Conservation of ammonia during food waste composting

Environmental Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1067-1073

  Al Jabi, L F ^a   Halalsheh, M M ^b   Badarneh, D M ^b  

^a Jordan University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Ammonia loss; Compost; Nitrifying activity; Organic waste; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COMPOSTING; FOOD WASTE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE; ZEOLITES;

BARLEY STRAWS; FOOD WASTE COMPOSTING; N LOSS; NITRIFYING ACTIVITY; ORGANIC WASTES; PHILLIPSITE; TOTAL NITROGEN; WASTE MIXTURES;

WASTE TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITRITE; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AMMONIA; COMPOSTING; ZEOLITES;

AMMONIA; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NITRIFICATION; OXIC CONDITIONS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; FOOD; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC WASTE; REACTOR; SLUDGE; VOLATILIZATION;

HORDEUM;

EID: 50649105475     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330802175872     Document Type: Article

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