Development and performance analysis of a biogas reactor using livestock manure | Science and Technology for Energy Transition (STET)

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Issue		Sci. Tech. Energ. Transition Volume 80, 2025


Article Number		47
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DOI		https://doi.org/10.2516/stet/2025027
Published online		29 July 2025

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