Compost odor control using high carbon wood ash

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 171-178

  Rosenfeld, P E ^a   Grey, M A ^b   Suffet, I H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Synargo Technologies

Author keywords

Composting; Odor control; Sorption; Wood ash

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ODOR CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

COMPOST ODOR CONTROL; GREEN-MATERIAL COMPOST FEEDSTOCK;

HYDROLOGY;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALDEHYDE; CARBON; KETONE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ODOR;

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; ODOR; ODOR CONTROL; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PILOT STUDY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WOOD ASH;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 3042855341     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0563     Document Type: Article

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