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Suniti Singh1, Johanna M Rinta-Kanto2, Piet N L Lens3

  • 1Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, FI-33104 Tampere University, Finland; UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611AX Delft, the Netherlands; School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland.

Bioresource Technology
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Fats, oils, and grease (FOG)Low-temperature anaerobic digestionMethanogenesisMicrobial community assemblyNull modelling

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