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the landfill, their potential is a resultant value of the potentials of particular waste categories,
which are significantly different from each other (Table 2.5). This potential can be deter-
mined theoretically or on the basis of experiments carried out in a laboratory scale (in batch
or continuous flow systems), or on the basis of data obtained in an industrial scale.
The theoretical biogas production per unit weight of the organic compounds may be cal-
culated on the basis of the elemental composition of digested waste. In order to calculate
the amount of the most important components of biogas produced during ...