anaerobic digestion
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Food waste is sent to an anaerobic digestion plant, and converted into energy by burning the methane waste that comes from it, with the by-product being used for farm fertiliser.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025
This phenomenon in biofilms has been used to develop various environmental and energy technologies, including microbial fuel cells, anaerobic digestion, and electrochemical sensors.
From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024
The anaerobic digestion practiced by those microbes produces methane.
From National Geographic • Sep. 26, 2023
And in step with a larger push in the United States to increase its own anaerobic digestion capacity, California has recently been ramping up its own food-to-biogas program.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023
This is because contamination and non-compatible materials in the waste stream can hinder the microbal processes driving anaerobic digestion.
From Salon • Aug. 1, 2023
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