Optimisation of biogas production from the macroalgae Laminaria sp. at different periods of harvesting in Ireland

Applied Energy

Volumn 177, Issue , 2016, Pages 671-682

  Montingelli, Maria E ^a   Benyounis, Khaled Y ^a   Quilty, Brid ^a   Stokes, Joseph ^a   Olabi, Abdul G ^b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Laminaria sp.; Organic substrate concentration; Pretreatment; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; METHANE; SEAWEED; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; HARVESTING PERIODS; LAMINARIA SP; METHANE PRODUCTION; ORGANIC SUBSTRATE; PRE-TREATMENT; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUACULTURE; BROWN ALGA; CARBOHYDRATE; DIGESTIBILITY; MACROALGA; METHANE; METHODOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWEED; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

IRELAND;

LAMINARIA SP.;

EID: 84980325730     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.05.150     Document Type: Article

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