Editing Digester

{{For|the precursor to the pressure cooker|Steam digester}}
{{wiktionary|digester}}
A '''digester''' is a vessel where chemical or biological reactions are carried out, which may involve the use of heat, enzymes or solvent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=digester noun |url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/digester |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Oxford Learner's Dictionaries}}</ref> They are used in different types of [[process industries]], such as in the production of [[biogas]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 30, 2019 |title=Do You Know ... What Is a Digester? |url=https://www.usdairy.com/news-articles/what-is-a-digester |access-date= |website=[[Dairy Management Inc.]] |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201210831/https://www.usdairy.com/news-articles/what-is-a-digester |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=He |first=Xiaoqin |last2=Nasiruddin |first2=Sayed Mohammad |last3=Zhou |first3=Xiaoqin |last4=Li |first4=Zifu |last5=Mang |first5=Heinz-Peter |last6=Ryndin |first6=Roman |last7=Kabir |first7=Humayun |last8=Uddin |first8=Sayed Mohammad Nazim |date=2023-12-21 |title=Peering into a Simplified Digestor for Households: Performance, Cost and Carbon-Neutral Niche |url=https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/1/36 |journal=Water |language=en |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=36 |doi=10.3390/w16010036 |issn=2073-4441 |doi-access=free |archive-date=2024-02-01 |access-date=2024-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201210831/https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/1/36 |url-status=live }}</ref> Digesters are referred to as ''reactors'' in some applications.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 January 2024 |title=How Does Anaerobic Digestion Work? |url=https://www.epa.gov/agstar/how-does-anaerobic-digestion-work |access-date=12 April 2024 |website=United States Environmental Protection Agency |archive-date=12 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412103713/https://www.epa.gov/agstar/how-does-anaerobic-digestion-work |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Processes where digesters are used==
* [[Anaerobic digestion]]
* [[Bayer process]]
* [[Kraft process]]
* [[Soda process]]
* [[Sulfite process]]

== References ==
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