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Engineering, operation and economics of methane gas production

  • The Formation of Methane from Biomass-Ecology, Biochemistry and Applications
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Pfeffer, J.T. Engineering, operation and economics of methane gas production. Experientia 38, 201–205 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945075

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