Review of small-scale tubular anaerobic digesters treating livestock waste in the developing world

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 58, Issue , 2016, Pages 896-910

  Kinyua, Maureen N ^a   Rowse, Laurel E ^a   Ergas, Sarina J ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits; Biogas; Energy; International development; Livestock waste; Tubular digester

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFLUENTS; SOILS; WASTE INCINERATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; BENEFIT; CH 4; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LIVESTOCK WASTES; SMALL SCALE; TUBULAR DIGESTER; TUBULARS;

BIOGAS;

EID: 84954287398     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.324     Document Type: Review

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