Biological oxidation of elemental sulphur added to three composts from different feedstocks to reduce their pH for horticultural purposes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 3561-3569

  Garcia de la Fuente R ^a   Carrion C ^a   Botella, S ^a   Fornes, F ^a   Noguera, V ^a   Abad, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidification efficiency; Compost pH; Containerized crop production; Sulphur oxidizing microorganisms; Titration curves

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEEDSTOCKS; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; SULFUR;

ACIDIFICATION EFFICIENCY; CONTAINERIZED CROP PRODUCTION; SULPHUR OXIDIZING MICROORGANISMS; TITRATION CURVES;

COMPOSTING;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; SULFUR;

BACTERIA; COMPOSTING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEEDSTOCKS; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; SULFUR;

ACIDIFICATION; BACTERIUM; COMPOST; CROP PRODUCTION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HORTICULTURE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; PH; SULFUR;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; COMPOSTING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HORTICULTURE; OXIDATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TITRIMETRY;

AGRICULTURE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL; SULFUR;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS; FUNGI;

EID: 34548248098     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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