Methods to improve the composting process of the solid fraction of dairy cattle slurry

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 8955-8960

  Brito, L M ^a   Coutinho, J ^b   Smith, S R ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Compost; Mineralisation; Nitrate; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; DAIRIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PILES; SEPARATION; SLURRY PIPELINES;

AMMONIUM; CATTLE SLURRY; CHEMICAL CHANGES; COMPOST; COMPOSTING PROCESSES; COVER TYPES; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRY FARMS; DIFFERENT SIZES; DRY MATTER; FINAL COMPOST; MINERALISATION; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; SOLID FRACTIONS;

FOOD PRODUCTS PLANTS;

NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYETHYLENE;

CATTLE; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; ETHYLENE; MINERALIZATION; REDUCTION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMPOSTING; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MINERALIZATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CARBON; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

BOS;

EID: 50649085242     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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