Effect of the bulking agent on acid and alkaline phosphomonoesterase and β-D-glucosidase activities during manure composting

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-138

  Vuorinen, Arja H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Glucosidase; Drum composting; Manure composting; Peat; Phosphatases; Straw

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CURING; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYMES; MANURES; PEAT; STRAW;

BULKING AGENTS; GLUCOSIDASE; MINERALIZATION; PHOSPHOMONOESTERASE;

COMPOSTING;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; BULKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPOSTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOIL; SWINE;

EID: 0034027653     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(00)00042-0     Document Type: Article

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