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Anaerobic digestion

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000332

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000332
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
Synonymsanaerobic co-digestion
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoAnaerobic treatment; Biotechnology; Microbial fuel cells; Waste treatment; Methane; Biogas; Anaerobes; Anaerobic digesters; Anaerobic conditions; Biological treatment; Organic wastes
TranslationsSpanish: digestión anaeróbica
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000332",
  "term": "Anaerobic digestion",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A biochemical process which utilizes bacteria in the absence of oxygen to decompose organic matter, whereby methane and other byproducts are produced.",
  "synonyms": [
    "anaerobic co-digestion"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "anaerobic treatment",
    "biotechnology",
    "microbial fuel cells",
    "waste treatment",
    "methane",
    "biogas",
    "anaerobes",
    "anaerobic digesters",
    "anaerobic conditions",
    "biological treatment",
    "organic wastes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "digestión anaeróbica"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/anaerobic-digestion/"
}

Record 329 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.