Energy from waste: Reuse of compost heat as a source of renewable energy

International Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Antizar Ladislao, B ^a   Irvine, G ^a   Lamont, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955398925     PISSN: 1687806X     EISSN: 16878078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/627930     Document Type: Article

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