An integrated biochemical and physical model for the composting process

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3278-3293

  Sole Mauri, Francina ^a   Illa, Josep ^a   Magrí, Albert ^b   Prenafeta Boldú, Francesc X ^b   Flotats, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b GIRO Technological Centre   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composting; Kinetics; Modelling; Sensitivity analysis; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MASS TRANSFER; PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

COMPOSTING MASS; GAS LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL MODEL;

COMPOSTING;

AMMONIA; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN; LIPID; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PROTEIN;

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MASS TRANSFER; PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULOSE; COMPOSTING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNGUS; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETICS; LIGNIN; LIPID; MASS TRANSFER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MODEL; PROTEIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ACCURACY; ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; FUNGUS; GAS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROLYSIS; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WATER VAPOR;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); FUNGI;

EID: 34548134787     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.07.012     Document Type: Article

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