Maturation of primary stabilized compost from rotary drum composter

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 386-392

  Kumar Singh, Yatish ^b   Kalamdhad, Ajay S ^a   Ali, Muntjeer ^b   Kazmi, A A ^b  

^a VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Aerated pile; CO2 evolution rate; Maturation; Primary stabilized compost; Vermicomposting; Windrows

Indexed keywords

AERATED PILE; CO2 EVOLUTION RATE; MATURATION; PRIMARY STABILIZED COMPOST; VERMICOMPOSTING; WINDROWS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PILES; PIPE; SEWAGE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

COMPOSTING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER;

AERATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; MOISTURE CONTENT; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXYGEN; PH; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AERATION; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ORGANIC WASTE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; SEASONAL VARIATION; VERMICOMPOST;

CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS; EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 67349103444     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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