Trigeneration Based on Biomass - Specific Field Case: Agricultural Residues from Smallholder Farms in Ghana
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عنوان ژورنال: Energy Procedia
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1876-6102
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.163