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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. technology
  3. biotechnology
  4. anaerobic digestion
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. technology
  3. processing technology
  4. anaerobic treatment
  5. anaerobic digestion

Preferred term

anaerobic digestion

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A biochemical process which utilizes bacteria in the absence of oxygen to decompose organic matter, whereby methane and other byproducts are produced.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • anaerobic co-digestion

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/8374

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