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Two-Step Anaerobic Digestion Process

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In this chapter the valorization of the liquid end-products of H2 production under anaerobic digestion (AD) will be considered in order to increase the quantity of energy produced via methane dark fermentation, which is a well-established technology with several full-plant applications around the world.

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    Bernardo Ruggeri & Sara Sanfilippo

  2. Center for Space Human Robotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Turin, Italy

    Tonia Tommasi

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Ruggeri, B., Tommasi, T., Sanfilippo, S. (2015). Two-Step Anaerobic Digestion Process. In: BioH2 & BioCH4 Through Anaerobic Digestion. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6431-9_8

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