Passive aeration composting of chicken litter: Effects of aeration pipe orientation and perforation size on losses of compost elements

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-91

  Ogunwande, Gbolabo A ^a   Osunade, James A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Air distribution; Composting; Element loss; Passive aeration; Perforation size; Pipe orientation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PILES;

AIR DISTRIBUTION; CHICKEN LITTER; CHICKEN MANURE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELEMENT LOSS; MOISTURE LEVEL; PASSIVE AERATION; PERFORATION SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PIPE ORIENTATION;

COMPOSTING;

CARBON; ELEMENT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

AERATION; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; DIAMETER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PERFORATION; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PIPELINE; POULTRY;

AERATION; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; CHICKEN LITTER; COMPOSTING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PASSIVE AERATION COMPOSTING; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PIPE ORIENTATION; PIPELINE; SANITATION; SAWDUST; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPHILE;

EID: 77957795696     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.08.026     Document Type: Article

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