A novel method for accelerated composting of coir pith

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 822-827

  Ghosh, Prasanta K ^a   Sarma, U S ^b   Ravindranath, Anita Das ^b   Radhakrishnan, S ^b   Ghosh, Prasenjeet ^c  

^a ZYDUS RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Central Coir Research Institute   (India)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; SOILS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COIR PITH; SOIL ORGANIC MANURE;

COMPOSTING;

EID: 34247131441     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef060513c     Document Type: Article

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