Comparison between composting of untreated and anaerobically treated paper mill sludges

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 475-481

  Das, Keshav C ^a   Tollner, Ernest W ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Composting; Degradation; Paper mill byproducts; Stability

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DEBRIS; LAND FILL;

PULP SLUDGES;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOSTING; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 0038269689     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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