The PLOS One Editors retract this article [1] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about potential manipulation of the publication process. These concerns call into question the validity and provenance of the reported results. We regret that the issues were not identified prior to the article’s publication.
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Citation: The PLOS One Editors (2026) Retraction: Chemical mechanisms of biogas production from wastewater algal biomass via cobalt-catalysed pyrolysis and methanogenic co-digestion. PLoS One 21(1): e0341876. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0341876
Published: January 29, 2026
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