Addressing problems at small-scale biogas plants: A case study from central Vietnam

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 2784-2792

  Roubík, Hynek ^a   Mazancová, Jana ^a   Banout, Jan ^a   Verner, Vladimír ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Facilitators; Payback period; Technology difficulties; Thua Thien Hue

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INVESTMENTS; SURVEYS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS; FACILITATORS; IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; METHODS OF DATA COLLECTIONS; PAYBACK PERIODS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; THUA THIEN HUE; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS;

BIOGAS;

EID: 84958818901     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.114     Document Type: Article

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