Anaerobic digestion is a process in which organic matter is degraded by a microbial population of bacteria in the absence of oxygen. This process produces methane and carbon dioxide (biogas) and compost . During the process, no heat is being released. The resulting biogas can be treated in a Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) to produce electricity and heat or be upgraded into bio-methane.
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- Description of technology
- Current distribution and perspective of technology
- Anaerobic digestion and bioplastics: standards, certification and labelling
- Interactions between bioplastics and anaerobic digestion
- Legal and political framework
- Benefits and challenges of bioplastics in anaerobic digestion
- Successful cases