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Aspects of Producing Biogas from Biodegradable Waste in Small-Scale Bioreactors

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This chapter includes a description of biogas production characteristics in the small bioreactors, the composition and major properties of biogas, calculations of the predicted amount of biogas and methane generated, description of the typical charge of bioreactors as well as mathematical modelling of biogas generation kinetics.

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Baltrėnas, P., Baltrėnaitė, E. (2018). Aspects of Producing Biogas from Biodegradable Waste in Small-Scale Bioreactors. In: Small Bioreactors for Management of Biodegradable Waste. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78211-9_2

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