High rate composting with innovative process control

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 290-295

  De Bertoldi, Marco ^a   Civilini, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DECOMPOSITION; DESIGN; MICROORGANISMS; PROCESS CONTROL;

MESOPHILIC PHASE; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PATHOGEN DESTRUCTION; THERMOPHILIC PHASE;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; FECAL COLIFORM; GERMINATION; PHYTOTOXICITY; THERMOPHILY;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 33846029179     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2006.10702299     Document Type: Article

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