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Hydrogen Production from Biowaste

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In this chapter the feasibility of hydrogen production from organic waste (OW) is highlighted. Possible sources are the residue of municipal solid waste (MSW) sorting by mechanical/physical treatment, the OW separately collected from households and the waste produced along the entire food production chain.

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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). Hydrogen Production from Biowaste. In: BioH2 & BioCH4 Through Anaerobic Digestion. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6431-9_6

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