Effect of inoculation dosing on the composting of source-selected organic fraction of municipal solid wastes

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 420-425

  Barrena, Raquel ^a   Pagans, Estela ^a   Faltys, Gary ^a   Sánchez, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Composting; Inoculation; Maturity; Municipal solid wastes; Stability

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; MOISTURE; OXYGEN; STABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; INOCULATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOSTING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; MOISTURE; OXYGEN; STABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATURATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MICROORGANISM; MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESPIROMETRY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33644754225     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1418     Document Type: Article

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