Life Cycle Assessment of high ligno-cellulosic biomass pyrolysis coupled with anaerobic digestion

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 212, Issue , 2016, Pages 245-253

  Righi, Serena ^a   Bandini, Vittoria ^a   Marazza, Diego ^a   Baioli, Filippo ^a   Torri, Cristian ^a   Contin, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biochar; Bioenergy; Crop residue; Hybrid thermochemical processing; Trade off

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ARTIFICIAL LIFE; BIOMASS; COAL; CROPS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; PYROLYSIS; SOIL CONDITIONERS;

BIO CHARS; BIO-ENERGY; CROP RESIDUE; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSING; TRADE OFF;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

FOSSIL FUEL; BIOCHAR; BIOFUEL; CHARCOAL; COAL; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; SOIL;

ACIDIFICATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; CROP RESIDUE; DIGESTION; EMISSION CONTROL; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; PYROLYSIS; RESOURCE DEPLETION; TRADE-OFF; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COAL POWER; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MAIZE; PLANT; PLANT RESIDUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SOIL; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENT; PROCEDURES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ZEA MAYS;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHARCOAL; COAL; ENVIRONMENT; LIGNIN; POWER PLANTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84963957217     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.04.052     Document Type: Article

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