Effects of lime addition on sewage sludge composting process

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 3691-3698

  Wong, Jonathan W C ^a   Fang, Min ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composting; Enzyme activity; Lime; Mesophile; Sewage sludge; Thermophile

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMPOSTING; ENZYMES; HEAVY METALS; LIME; PH; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

HEAVY METAL AVAILABILITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHINA; COMPOSTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034668310     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00116-0     Document Type: Article

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