Composting of waste from palm oil mill: A sustainable waste management practice

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 331-344

  Singh, R P ^a   Ibrahim, M Hakimi ^a   Esa, Norizan ^b   Iliyana, M S ^a  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Composting; Decanter cake; Empty fruit bunch; Fresh fruit bunch; POME

Indexed keywords

ELAEIS;

EID: 78449251513     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-010-9199-2     Document Type: Review

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