Biogas production from winter barley, winter wheat, winter rye, winter triticale, and maize
Abstract
In the last years, the cropping of renewable primary products for energy production increas-ingly gains in importance. Through integration of crops like triticale, rye, maize, sorghum for silage and biomass millet in the crop rotation, the sustainable cropping of different en-ergy crops as well as the conservation of cultural landscapes and the biodiversity of the land cultivation can be ensured for the production of renewable primary products. In the present project the specific biomass and methane yield of the following crops was investi-gated: winter barley, winter wheat, winter rye, biomass millet and maize for silage. The methane yield was measured in the lab applying DIN 38414. The project results show that the investigated crops have high methane yields (244 to 339 lN CH4 (kg VS)-1) and high biomass yields (particularly the biomass millet). That means these crops are attractive al-ternatives for silage maize as energy crops for the production of biogas particularly in dry regions.
www.landwirtschaftsverlag.comProject staff
Barbara Amon
Priv.Doz.Dr. Barbara Amon
barbara.amon@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.04.2005 - 31.05.2006
Matthias Schreiner
Priv.Doz.Dr. Matthias Schreiner
matthias.schreiner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-75417
Project Staff
01.04.2005 - 31.05.2006
Helmut Wagentristl
Assistenzprofessor Dipl.-Ing.Dr.nat.techn. Helmut Wagentristl
helmut.wagentristl@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-95501, 95511
Project Staff
01.04.2005 - 31.05.2006
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