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Anaerobic digestion: a multi-faceted process for energy, environmental management and rural development

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The biological transformation, by which organic matter is degraded to methane and carbon dioxide is commonly called “methanogenesis”. The main product of methanogenesis, a mixture of carbon dioxide and methane, is called “biogas”. The term “biogas” was registered as trade name (Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, United States), but nevertheless, is commonly used by the public.

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Braun, R. (2007). Anaerobic digestion: a multi-faceted process for energy, environmental management and rural development. In: RANALLI, P. (eds) Improvement of Crop Plants for Industrial End Uses. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5486-0_13

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