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Biogas production from rice husks generated from various rice mills in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Okeh, Okeh C.; Onwosi, Chukwudi O.; Odibo, Frederick John C. - In: Renewable Energy 62 (2014) C, pp. 204-208

In the present study, laboratory scale biogas production from rice husks (RH) generated from different rice mills was investigated using cow rumen fluid as a source of inoculum. The effects of various parameters such as water dilution, initial pH, heavy metals and nitrogen sources on digester...

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Energy production from piggery waste using anaerobic digestion: Current status and potential in Cyprus

Theofanous, Elisavet; Kythreotou, Nicoletta; … - In: Renewable Energy 71 (2014) C, pp. 263-270

In this work the current status and the potential of biogas production and energy generation through the anaerobic digestion of piggery waste in Cyprus are presented. The onsite use of anaerobic digestion for treating piggery waste not only generates renewable energy, but it is also a...

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Optimizing low-temperature biogas production from biomass by anaerobic digestion

Markowski, Marek; Białobrzewski, Ireneusz; Zieliński, … - In: Renewable Energy 69 (2014) C, pp. 219-225

-temperature biogas production from biomass by anaerobic digestion was studied to determine the optimal geometric parameters of the …

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Algae biomass as an alternative substrate in biogas production technologies—Review

Dębowski, Marcin; Zieliński, Marcin; Grala, Anna; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 27 (2013) C, pp. 596-604

present possibilities of applying algae biomass for biogas production purposes and to determine the effectiveness of the … different morphology and properties. Finally, this work reports on methods and technological solutions for algae biomass … production as well as impediments and opportunities stemming from algae biomass use in biogas production technologies. …

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Status and potential of biogas energy from animal wastes in Turkey

Avcioğlu, A. Onurbaş; Türker, U. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 3, pp. 1557-1561

Biogas is a potentially important energy source that can be used for the production of heat, electricity and fuel. It can be produced at wastewater treatment plants, landfills, food and other industrial operations throughout the world. There is largely untapped potential in agricultural...

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Effects of operational shocks on key microbial populations for biogas production in UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) reactors

Couras, C.S.; Louros, V.L.; Grilo, A.M.; Leitão, J.H.; … - In: Energy 73 (2014) C, pp. 866-874

intermittent systems, but was not detected in the biomass from the continuous systems. Hydraulic and temperature shocks, but not …

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Impacts of Biogas Production on the Production Factors Land and Labour – Current Effects, Possible Consequences and Further Research Needs

Emmann, Carsten H.; Guenther-Lübbers, Welf; Theuvsen, … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 04 (2013) 1

Among the members of the European Union (EU), Germany has the largest biogas produc-tion from agricultural sources. However, many other EU member states are creating the necessary conditions for rapid growth in this area. The German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), which sets payments over a...

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Impacts of Biogas Production on the Production Factors Land and Labour – Current Effects, Possible Consequences and Further Research Needs

Emmann, Carsten H.; Guenther-Lübbers, Welf; Theuvsen, … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013

tion from agricultural sources. However, many other EU member states are creating the necessary conditions for rapid growth in this area. The German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), which sets payments over a long time period for electricity supplied from renewa-ble sources, often serves as a...

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Biogas Production Potential from Economically Usable Green Waste

Pick, Daniel; Dieterich, Martin; Heintschel, Sebastian - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 4, pp. 682-702

Biomass production for energy purposes on agricultural land competes with food production. This is a serious problem … promising resource, but in terms of potentials, difficult to estimate for biomass for use in the energy sector. Biomass … fields) were the area types considered. Data for biomass and biogas yields were either determined through a sampling program …

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Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) for rapid determination of biochemical methane potential of plant biomass

Triolo, Jin M.; Ward, Alastair J.; Pedersen, Lene; … - In: Applied Energy 116 (2014) C, pp. 52-57

series of pre-processing methods with caution. A total of 88 plant biomass samples of a wide variety were used for model …

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