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A short note on anaerobic digestion of apples

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We conclude that apples are readily converted to biogas by anaerobic digestion. Of the three stages, gas production, digestibility and solids handling, it is likely that the limiting factor would be solids handling.

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  1. Biochemical Engineering Section Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, PO Box 363, B15 2TT, Birmingham

    D. A. J. Wase & S. Gordon

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Wase, D.A.J., Gordon, S. A short note on anaerobic digestion of apples. Biotechnol Lett 4, 436–440 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01134592

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