Design of a solar thermophilic anaerobic reactor for small farms

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 345-353

  El Mashad, Hamed M ^a   Van Loon, Wilko K P ^a   Zeeman, Grietje ^a   Bot, Gerard P A ^a   Lettinga, Gatze ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 1542474771     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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