Composting of municipal solid waste

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-136

  Kumar, Sunil ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

biomethanation; Compost; decomposition; organic matter; vermicompost

Indexed keywords

BIO-METHANATION; COMPOST; COMPOSTING PROCESS; CONTROL AND MONITORING; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; ORGANIC MATTER; VERMI-COMPOSTING; VERMICOMPOSTS; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSTING; CONSERVATION; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE TREATMENT;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER;

AERATION; COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; INDIA; MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PH; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MONITORING; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VERMICOMPOST;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CITIES; FERTILIZERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDIA; METHANE; OLIGOCHAETA; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952666403     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: 15497801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2010.492207     Document Type: Review

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