Study on mechanisms of biosurfactant-enhanced composting technology for waste management

Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering

Volumn 2003, Issue , 2003, Pages 2323-2329

  Zhang, B Y ^a   Huang, G H ^a   Chen, B ^a   Xi, B D ^a   Maqsood, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPOSTING; CONDITION MONITORING; SOLID WASTES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

BIOSURFACTANTS; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; SOLID WASTE COMPOSTING;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33645714329     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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