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  • Microbial community dynamics and biogas optimization in full-scale anaerobic digesters across South Korea

  • Okkyoung Choia, Darsha Prabhaharanb, Hyojeong Songc, HyunJin Kimd, Hyunook Kime,*, Jung Han Parkf, Amith Abrahamg and Byoung-In Sangb,g,*

  • aEco Lab Center, SK Ecoplant, 51, Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
    bDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong- gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
    cDepartment of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02504, Republic of Korea
    dDepartment of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Schnarrenbergstraße 94-96, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
    eKorea Electric Power Research Institute, 105 Munji-ro, Yooseong-gu, Daejeon 34056, Republic of Korea
    fNational Research Facilities and Equipment Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
    gClean-Energy Research Institute, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong- gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea

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This Article

  • 2025; 26(3): 440-449

    Published on Jun 30, 2025

  • 10.36410/jcpr.2025.26.3.440
  • Received on Feb 24, 2025
  • Revised on Mar 12, 2025
  • Accepted on Mar 14, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Hyunook Kim e, Byoung-In Sang b,g

  • bDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong- gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
    eKorea Electric Power Research Institute, 105 Munji-ro, Yooseong-gu, Daejeon 34056, Republic of Korea
    gClean-Energy Research Institute, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong- gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
    Hyunook Kim Tel : +82-2-6490-5456
    Byoung-In Sang Tel : +82-2-2220-4717

  • E-mail: h_kim@uos.ac.kr, biosang@hanyang.ac.kr