Respirometric screening of several types of manure and mixtures intended for composting

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1367-1377

  Barrena, Raquel ^a   Turet, Josep ^b,c   Busquets, Anna ^b   Farrés, Moisès ^b,c   Font, Xavier ^a   Sánchez, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIC CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA   (Spain)

^c Agrotech Biotecnologia Aplicada   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composting; Dynamic respiration index; Manure; Oxygen uptake rate; Respiration activity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; C:N RATIO; COMPOSTING PROCESS; COMPOSTING SYSTEMS; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; DYNAMIC RESPIRATION INDEX; FORCED AERATION; FREE AIR SPACES; FULL SCALE; HIGH POTENTIAL; IN-SITU; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; LABORATORY SCALE; MOISTURE CONTENTS; NEW PARAMETERS; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATE; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATES; RESPIRATION ACTIVITY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MANURES; MIXTURES; OXYGEN;

WASTE TREATMENT;

OXYGEN;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; COMPOSTING; MANURE; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESPIRATION;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; DYNAMIC RESPIROMETRIC INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; LABORATORY TEST; MANURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIROMETER; SCREENING;

AEROBIOSIS; MANURE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 78650688464     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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