Experimental study on nitrogen components during composting process of feces

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 181-186

  Hotta, S ^a   Noguchi, Tomopiro ^a   Funamizu, N ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ammonia production; Biodegradation of organic matter in feces; Composting process of feces; Fecal nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; NITROGEN; SAWDUST; VAPORIZATION;

FECAL NITROGEN; FECES;

COMPOSTING;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; NITROGEN; SAWDUST; VAPORIZATION;

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

BATCH REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; FECES ANALYSIS; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC WASTE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SAWDUST; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; VOLATILIZATION;

FECES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION;

AMMONIA; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; DECAY; NITROGEN; SAW DUST; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 34248512376     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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