Environmental and energy system analysis of bio-methane production pathways: A comparison between feedstocks and process optimizations

Applied Energy

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 456-466

  Pierie, F ^a,b,c   van Someren, C E J ^a   Benders, R M J ^b   Bekkering, J ^a   van Gemert, W J Th ^a   Moll, H C ^b  

^a Hanze Research Centre Energy   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Bio methane; Energy crops; Green gas; Life cycle analysis (LCA); Organic waste

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEEDSTOCKS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASES; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; METHANE; SOLID WASTES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS; ENERGY CROPS; ENERGY SYSTEM ANALYSIS; GAS PRODUCTION PROCESS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC WASTES; TRANSPORT DISTANCES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS PRODUCTION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MAIZE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84943652326     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.09.066     Document Type: Article

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