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DIGESTATE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbial Ecology
  • Waste Management
CONT

The solid or semi-solid material left over after AD [anaerobic digestion] is called "digestate" while liquid exiting from the digester is called "effluent." In some jurisdictions, digestate can be used directly, land-applied as fertilizer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie microbienne
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

Matière résiduaire organique qui subsiste après la digestion anaérobie.

OBS

Le digestat peut être traité pour être utilisé comme amendement ou engrais.

OBS

digestat : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 26 mai 2018.

Spanish

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