From waste-to-worth: Energy, emissions, and nutrient implications of manure processing pathways

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 770-793

  Aguirre Villegas, Horacio Andres ^a   Larson, Rebecca ^a   Reinemann, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia emissions; Anaerobic digestion; Dairy manure; Energy; GHG; LCA; Nutrients; Solid liquid separation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DIGITAL STORAGE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INVESTMENTS; MANURES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AMMONIA EMISSIONS; DAIRY MANURES; ENERGY; GHG; LCA; SOLID LIQUID SEPARATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84924064541     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1496     Document Type: Article

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