energy. The potential biogas production was estimated on the basis of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) consumption and on the … waste can be used for the production of biogas (BG), which can be combusted for the production of thermal and electrical … basis of digested mass. The potential biogas production was found to be 114 and 697 million m3 respectively. Further …

While a rich body of literature has looked at greenhouse gas emissions in biogas production systems and the potential … impacts of biogas production on food supply, broader issues relating to the economic, environmental and social pillars of … with large-scale implementation of biogas and biomethane production. Topics of particular interest include policy …

prospects coupled with various aspects of biogas production such as sustainable feedstock utilization, microbial and enzyme …A key strategy allied with today is to develop an alternative energy source instead of fossil fuels in order to … compensate present energy need in addition to reduce environmental concerns owed by pollution and global warming. Energy …

viable, management of multiple feedstock supplies – that vary in their yields, density (tons per unit area), harvest window … for the success of individual enterprises. The manager’s feedstock procurement problem is modeled as a multi … land acreage that has to be contracted with for corn stover collection, or dedicated energy production and the amount of …

Biomass, a renewable energy source, has been viewed as “carbon neutral”—that is, its use as energy is presumed not to …), questioned the treatment of all biomass energy as carbon neutral, arguing that it could undermine legislative emissions reduction …, independent of the feedstocks, would encourage further fossil fuel energy production, to the long-term detriment of the atmosphere …

amounts, planting dates, and soils—that would maximize the energy sustainability and eco-friendliness of maize (<i>Zea mays … to compute net energy value (NEV) and carbon credit balance (CCB), the indicators of sustainability and eco … increasing feedstock yields should be emphasized over reducing travel distance. The NEV and CCB values indicated that stover …

, lubrication, and maintenance of machines and equipment. The net energy of the rice straw supply chain for biogas generation … straw for energy generation is the main objective of this research. The study evaluated the energy balance of the rice straw … supply chain and energy conversion through anaerobic digestion (AD). The input energy was categorized either as direct and …