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Biological hydrogen methanation systems – an overview of design and efficiency

Davis Rusmanisa MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute (ERI), University College Cork (UCC), Cork, Ireland;b School of Engineering, UCC, Cork, IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2718-5071View further author information
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Richard O’Sheaa MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute (ERI), University College Cork (UCC), Cork, Ireland;b School of Engineering, UCC, Cork, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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David M. Walla MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute (ERI), University College Cork (UCC), Cork, Ireland;b School of Engineering, UCC, Cork, IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5802-2884View further author information
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Jerry D. Murphya MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute (ERI), University College Cork (UCC), Cork, Ireland;b School of Engineering, UCC, Cork, IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2120-1357View further author information
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Pages 604-634 | Received 02 Sep 2019, Accepted 17 Oct 2019, Published online: 03 Nov 2019

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