Coupling composting and biofiltration for ammonia and volatile organic compound removal

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 491-500

  Pagans, Estela ^a   Font, Xavier ^a   Sánchez, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; EXHAUST GASES; REMOVAL; SOLID WASTES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LOADING RATE RANGE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; ORGANIC WASTES; WASTE GASES;

BIOFILTRATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34547799305     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2007.03.035     Document Type: Article

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