The emission of volatile compounds during the aerobic and the combined anaerobic/aerobic composting of biowaste

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1295-1303

  Smet, Erik ^a   Van Langenhove, Herman ^a   De Bo, Inge ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biowaste; Composting; Odour; Terpenes; Volatile organic compounds (VOC)

Indexed keywords

BIOWASTES; TERPENES;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; COMBUSTION; COMPOSTING; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ODOR CONTROL; SOLID WASTES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AMMONIA; BIOGAS; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; ESTER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE AGENT;

EMISSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; COMBUSTION; COMPOSTING; ODOR; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0033120825     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00260-X     Document Type: Article

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