Factors affecting air pycnometer performance for its use in the composting process

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 266-275

  Ruggieri, L ^a   Gea, T ^a   Artola, A ^a   Sanchez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAGES; POROSITY;

AEROBIC CONDITION; AIR-FILLED POROSITIES; COMPOSTING PROCESS; COMPOSTING REACTORS; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; INITIAL PRESSURE; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; TEMPERATURE VARIATION;

PORE SIZE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPOSTING; OXIC CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 73549111756     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2009.10702433     Document Type: Article

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