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Turning Food Into Energy

MAR 05, 2013
Environmental engineers harvest energy from untapped resources.
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Turning Food Into Energy

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  1. Anaerobic - An activity that occurs in the absence of oxygen.
  2. Digester - A device in which biological materials are broken down and converted into energy.
  3. Methane - A chemical compound consisting of a carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms; the largest component of natural gas.

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