Modeling of aerobic biodegradation of feces using sawdust as a matrix

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1327-1339

  Lopez Zavala, Miguel Angel ^a   Funamizu, Naoyuki ^a   Takakuwa, Tetsuo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerobic biodegradation of feces; Bio kinetic model; Bio toilet; Composting; Stoichiometric and kinetic parameters

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURVE FITTING; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SAWDUST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

KINETIC PARAMETERS; RESPIRATION RATES;

COMPOSTING;

BIODEGRADATION; FECES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECES; KINETICS; MATERIALS; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIROMETRY; SANITATION; SAWDUST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 1242340446     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2003.10.028     Document Type: Article

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