Comparison of mass balance, energy consumption and cost of composting facilities for different types of organic waste

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 416-422

  Zhang, HuiJun ^a   Matsuto, Toshihiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASH CONTENTS; COMPOSTING FACILITIES; DRY WEIGHT; ECONOMY OF SCALE; ELEMENTAL CONTENTS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND COST; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; INORGANIC NUTRIENTS; MAINTENANCE COST; MASS BALANCE; MOISTURE CONTENTS; ORGANIC WASTES; PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSTING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUEL ECONOMY; HEAVY METALS; MAINTENANCE; OPERATING COSTS; SEWAGE; SURVEYS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CARBON; COPPER; HYDROGEN; MERCURY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; ZINC;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSTING; ENERGY USE; MASS BALANCE; MOISTURE CONTENT; TRANSACTION COST; WAGE; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSTING; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; HUMAN; INORGANIC NUTRIENT; MOISTURE; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 79151485423     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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