Remix scheduling during composting based on moisture control

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1839-1845

  Keener, H M ^a,b,c   Elwell, D L ^a,b   Das, K ^b   Hansen, R C ^a,c  

^a ASAE ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airflow; Composting; Moisture; Process control; Remix

Indexed keywords

REMIX SCHEDULING;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; MOISTURE CONTROL; PROCESS CONTROL;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES;

EID: 0030237463     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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