Nitrogen-retaining property of compost in an aerobic thermophilic composting reactor for the sanitary disposal of human feces

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 228-234

  Bai, Fan ^a,b   Wang, Xiaochang ^a  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BAOJI UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Composting reactor; Fertilizer; Human feces; Nitrogen retention; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953231583     PISSN: 16737415     EISSN: 16737520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-010-0022-7     Document Type: Article

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