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Integration of biogas systems into a carbon zero and hydrogen economy: a review

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The potential of sustainable biogas production from biomass waste for power generation in Pakistan

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Coupling biochar with anaerobic digestion in a circular economy perspective: A promising way to promote sustainable energy, environment and agriculture development in China

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State indicators of anaerobic digestion: A critical review on process monitoring and diagnosis

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Current understanding and perspectives on anaerobic digestion in developing countries: Colombia case study

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Recent advances of carbon-based additives in anaerobic digestion: A review

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Fundamentals, Operation and Global Prospects for the Development of Biogas Plants—A Review

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Policy coherence in a fragmented context: the case of biogas systems in Brazil

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How does the climate change effect on hydropower potential, freshwater fisheries, and hydrological response of snow on water availability?

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Ammonia stress decreased biomarker genes of acetoclastic methanogenesis and second peak of production rates during anaerobic digestion of swine manure

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A Review of the State of the Art of Biomethane Production: Recent Advancements and Integration of Renewable Energies

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A review of household and industrial anaerobic digestion in Asia: Biogas development and safety incidents

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Research Progress and Analysis on Comprehensive Utilization of Livestock and Poultry Biogas Slurry as Agricultural Resources

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Biogas potential studies: A review of their scope, approach, and relevance

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Challenges and strategies for biogas production in the circular agricultural waste utilization model: A case study in rural China

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From waste to resource: biogas and digestate valorization strategies for sustainable energy and agriculture

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The role of construction industry and construction policy on sustainable rural development in China

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A comprehensive review of the methane decomposition using a gliding arc discharge reactor for hydrogen generation

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Biogas as sustainable approach for social uplift in South East Asian Region

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Data Driven Modelling and Control Strategies to Improve Biogas Quality and Production from High Solids Anaerobic Digestion: A Mini Review

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The Effect of Ammonia Toxicity on Methane Production of a Full-Scale Biogas Plant—An Estimation Method

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Managing liquid digestate to support the sustainable biogas industry in China: Maximizing biogas‐linked agro‐ecosystem balance

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Genome-centric investigation of anaerobic digestion using sustainable second and third generation substrates

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Sustainable development trial undertaking: Experience from China's innovation demonstration zones

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Optimization of feedstock and insulating strategies to enhance biogas production of solar-assisted biodigester system

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Exploring the dilemma of straw economy in China: An analysis based on tripartite evolutionary game model

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Impact Analysis of Renewable Energy based Generation in West Africa – A case study of Nigeria

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Combining in-cylinder pressure and 1D simulation tools to understand the combustion characteristics of natural gas in pre-chamber ignition systems for energy generation

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Bio-inoculants for Biodegradation and Bioconversion of Agrowaste: Status and Prospects

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Energetic and Economic Aspects of Biogas Plants Feed with Agriculture Biomass

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Sustainability of agricultural waste power generation industry in China: criteria relationship identification and policy design mechanism

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Analysis of the types of animal husbandry and planting that influence household biogas in rural China

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Phosphate-functionalized mesoporous carbon for efficient extraction of uranium (VI)

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Multidimensional insights into efficiency-stability trade-off in anaerobic digestion from organic overloading stress: Kinetic behavior, energy harvesting, and genome-centric metagenomics microbial self-adaptation

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Synergies between Sustainable Farming, Green Technology, and Energy Policy for Carbon-Free Development

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China’s Biogas Industry’s Sustainable Transition to a Low-Carbon Plan—A Socio-Technical Perspective

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Energetic Assessment of Biogas Plant Projects Based on Biowaste and Maize Silage Usage

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Structural change in agricultural inputs and greenhouse gas emissions: Pathways for sustainable environmental management in China

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Biogas Energy Resources in Pakistan Status, Potential, and Barriers

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Prediction of the Methane Production in Biogas Plants Using a Combined Gompertz and Machine Learning Model

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Regional suitability analysis of the rural biogas power generation industry:A case of China

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Small-scale biogas plants in Vietnam: How are affected by policy issues?

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Integrated district electricity system with anaerobic digestion and gasification for bioenergy production optimization and carbon reduction

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