Research Progress in CO2 Bio-methanation Technology

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 222, 2026 2026 2^nd International Conference on Agriculture and Resource Economy (ICARE 2026)


Article Number		01006
Number of page(s)		10
Section		Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Economy
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202622201006
Published online		16 February 2026

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