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anaerobic digestion

processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen
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anaerobic digestion

Summary

anaerobic digestion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (882 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • anaerobic digestion is a type of process[2].
  • anaerobic digestion is used for climate change mitigation[3].
  • anaerobic digestion's Commons category is recorded as Biological methanation[4].
  • anaerobic digestion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anaerobic digestion[5].
  • anaerobic digestion's product or material produced is recorded as biogas[6].
  • anaerobic digestion's product or material produced is recorded as digestate[7].

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Definition and Type

anaerobic digestion is a type of process[2].

Use and Application

anaerobic digestion is used for climate change mitigation[3].

Why It Matters

anaerobic digestion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (882 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Institut für Gärungsgewerbe und Biotechnologie

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . drawdown.org. drawdown.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product → —
    Subclass of → process
    Topic's main category → Category:Anaerobic digestion
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 17841, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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