A surface aeration system to reduce VFA, BOD, and solids in manure stored in open facilities

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 717-723

  Zhang, Zhijian ^a   Zhu, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

BOD reduction; Surface aeration; Swine manure; VFA

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; CONCRETE TANKS; FATTY ACIDS; HOSE; MANURES; ODOR CONTROL; PIPE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LIQUID INJECTION PIPES; SURFACE AERATION DEVICE; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

AGRICULTURE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1642438205     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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