Co-composting of palm oil mill sludge-sawdust

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 4473-4478

  Yaser, Abu Zahrim ^a   Rahman, Rakmi Abd ^b   Kali, Mohd Sahaid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Composting; Cymbopogun citratus; Palm oil mill; Sawdust; Sludge

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349067092     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.4473.4478     Document Type: Article

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