A multivariate approach to the study of the composting process by means of analytical electrofocusing

Waste Management

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1072-1082

  Grigatti, Marco ^a   Cavani, Luciano ^a   Ciavatta, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSTING; PH EFFECTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ELECTROFOCUSING; FOCUSED BANDS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

BULKING AGENT; ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSTING; PH EFFECTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMPOSTING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; PH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREE PRUNING; WASTE WATER;

ANIMALS; CARBON; CELLULOSE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIGNIN; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; METALS, HEAVY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POULTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SOIL; STARCH; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34250664999     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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