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Effects of ferric oxide on the microbial community and functioning during anaerobic digestion of swine manure

Tiedong Lu1, Junya Zhang2, Yuansong Wei2

  • 1College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, Guangxi, China; State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Nanning 530005, Guangxi, China.

Bioresource Technology
|May 18, 2019
PubMed

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Ferric oxidesMethane productionMicrobial communitySwine manurepH ternary buffer system

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