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Anaerobic digestion for global warming control and energy generation—An overview

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  • Abbasi, Tasneem
  • Tauseef, S.M.
  • Abbasi, S.A.

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Anaerobic digestion often generates ‘biogas’ – an approximately 3:1 mixture of methane and carbon dioxide – which has been known to be a ‘clean’ fuel since the late 19th century. But a great resurgence of interest in biogas capture – hence methane capture – has occurred in recent years due to the rapidly growing spectre of global warming. Anthropogenic causes which directly or indirectly release methane into the atmosphere, are responsible for as much as a third of the overall additional global warming that is occurring at present. Hence the dual advantage of methane capture – generating energy while controlling global warming – have come to the fore.

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  • Abbasi, Tasneem & Tauseef, S.M. & Abbasi, S.A., 2012. "Anaerobic digestion for global warming control and energy generation—An overview," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 16(5), pages 3228-3242.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:16:y:2012:i:5:p:3228-3242
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.02.046
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