Characterization of bulking agents and its effects on physical properties of compost

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1913-1919

  Iqbal, Muhammad Khalid ^a   Shafiq, Tahira ^a   Ahmed, Khurshed ^b  

^a PCSIR LABORATORIES COMPLEX   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bulking agent; Compost; Free air space; Moisture; Municipal solid waste

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BULKING AGENTS; COMPOST PRODUCTION; COMPRESSION FORCE; FREE AIR SPACES; MOISTURE REDUCTION; PEANUT SHELLS; PHYSICAL CHANGES; PROCESS DYNAMICS;

COMPOSTING;

BULKING AGENT; BAGASSE; CELLULOSE;

COMPOST; COMPRESSION; CORRELATION; MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

AIR; ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT; FREE AIR SPACE; MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PAPER; PARTICLE DENSITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SAWDUST; SEASONAL VARIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PAKISTAN; PEANUT; PH; SOIL; TIME; WASTE DISPOSAL; WOOD;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

AIR; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULOSE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MATERIALS TESTING; PAKISTAN; PAPER; PARTICLE SIZE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; WOOD;

EID: 77951091051     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.10.030     Document Type: Article

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