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Life Cycle Assessment of Biogas Production from Marine Macroalgae: a Latvian Scenario

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|Jan 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10145-011-0010-6 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
Language: English
Page range: 69 - 78
Published on: Jan 13, 2012
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2012 Iluta Pilicka, Dagnija Blumberga, Francesco Romagnoli, published by Riga Technical University
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