Biotechnology for aerobic conversion of food waste into organic fertilizer

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-47

  Stabnikova, Olena ^a   Ding, Hong Bo ^a   Tay, Joo Hwa ^a   Wang, Jing Yuan ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aerobic bioconversion; Fertilizer; Food waste; Horticultural waste compost; Plant growth: wmr 769 9

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOCONVERSION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERTILIZERS; FOOD PRODUCTS; GROWTH KINETICS; PH EFFECTS; SOLID WASTES;

AEROBIC BIOCONVERSION; FOOD WASTES; HORTICULTURE; ORGANIC FERTILIZERS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER; WASTE TREATMENT;

AERATION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD HANDLING; HARVEST; HORTICULTURE; IPOMOEA; PH; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERTILIZERS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TEMPERATURE;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERTILIZERS; FOOD; GROWTH RATE; PH; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES;

EID: 14044265072     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X05049768     Document Type: Article

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