Biodegradation of animal fats in a co-composting process with wastewater sludge

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-303

  Ruggieri, Luz ^a   Artola, Adriana ^a   Gea, Teresa ^a   Sánchez, Antoni ^a  

^a Escola Tecnica Superior d'Enginyeria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal fats; Composting; Porosity; Turning; Wastewater sludge

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; LEACHING; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PILES; PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ACTIVE BIOMASS; AIR-FILLED POROSITY; ANIMAL FATS; BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC MATTER; C/N RATIO; CO SUBSTRATES; CO-COMPOSTING; COMPOSTING; COMPOSTING PROCESSES; FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS; LEACHATE; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; POROSITY; TURNING; WASTEWATER SLUDGE; WASTEWATER SLUDGES;

BIODEGRADATION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAT; FUNGUS; ORGANIC MATTER; POROSITY; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 50849117483     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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