Influence of bulking agent on sewage sludge composting process

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 5827-5833

  Yanez R ^a   Alonso, J L ^a   Diaz M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Compost; Compost kinetic; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BULKING AGENTS; C/N RATIO; COCOMPOSTING; COMPOST; COMPOST KINETIC; KINETIC MODELS; KJELDAHL; LABORATORY REACTORS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; ORGANIC MATTER; PROCESS FACTOR; SUBSTRATE AFFINITY;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; MIXTURES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

COMPOSTING;

BULKING AGENT; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE; SLUDGE;

ACACIA; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOREACTOR; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GERMINATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; OXYGEN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEEDS; SEWAGE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ACACIA; ACACIA DEALBATA;

EID: 68649112545     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.05.073     Document Type: Article

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