Continuously-stirred anaerobic digester to convert organic wastes into biogas: System setup and basic operation

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 65, 2012, Pages

  Usack, Joseph G ^a   Spirito, Catherine M ^a   Angenent, Largus T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 84869785870     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3978     Document Type: Article

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