Microbial-growth inhibition during composting of food waste: Effects of organic acids

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 5925-5934

  Cheung, H N B ^a   Huang, G H ^a,b   Yu, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Factorial designs; Mesophilic; Microorganisms; Organic acids; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

FACTORIAL DESIGN; FOOD WASTE; GROWTH INHIBITION; INHIBITORY EFFECT; MESOPHILIC; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MICROENVIRONMENTS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; REGRESSION MODEL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA;

BACTERIOLOGY; COMPOSTING; DESIGN; FATTY ACIDS; LACTIC ACID; ORGANIC ACIDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

BACTERIA;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID;

COMPOSTING; GROWTH; INHIBITION; MICROORGANISM; ORGANIC ACID; PH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD WASTE COMPOSTING; GROWTH INHIBITION; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ACIDS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CELL PROLIFERATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77951093664     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.02.062     Document Type: Article

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