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Sustainability has always been a huge driver for the anaerobic digestion community, and now it is becoming a practical business priority across all of agriculture and industry. From renewable energy generation to improved waste management, businesses are looking for ways to reduce their environmental impact while maintaining productiv...

Sustainability has become an important consideration across biotechnology, including the anaerobic digestion industry, influencing everything from laboratory practices to the development of new materials, medicines, and manufacturing processes. Laboratory models play a central role in this work because they allow researchers to invest...

The biogas production process converts biodegradable organic material into a methane-rich gas that can be used as a renewable source of energy.

But there is an important distinction that is often missed when the process is explained.

The four stages commonly described as the “4 stages of biogas production” — hydrolysis, acidogen...

Small-scale anaerobic digestion can provide a practical way for farms, food businesses, institutions and communities to treat organic residues while producing biogas and digestate. But reducing the size of an anaerobic digestion plant does not automatically make the technology simple or inexpensive.

A small digester still needs a reliable feedstock, bi...