title: Commercial-scale utilization of greenhouse residues.
abstract: Development of techniques utilizing waste without any additional energy or rare catalysts is a starting point for becoming sustainable. In the present work, the complex utilization of greenhouse residues was studied on a commercial scale. Only the energy produced by the process (8%) was used to run the technology, thanks to multilevel heat recuperation and high methane yields (over 340 m(3) volatile solid t(-1) ). Manifestations of labile carbon in relation to available nitrogen, methane yields, and the formation of inhibitors were investigated in detail. The results sweep away many false beliefs about the ratios of carbon to nitrogen and highlight the role of the availability of carbon in phytomass utilization.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. josef.marousek@gmail.com
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maroušek
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawamitsu
mesh_terms: D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources; D005740:Gases; D017752:Greenhouse Effect
chemical_list: D005740:Gases