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Science, production and applications is a practical reference to biogas technology for process engineers, manufacturers, industrial chemists and biochemists, scientists, researchers and academics working in this field. House, david, the complete biogas handbook, revised 2007. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The agstar project development handbook provides technical information, processes and concepts to better inform the development of anaerobic digestionbiogas systems.
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