Conditions for energy generation as an alternative approach to compost utilization

Environmental Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 407-417

  Raclavska, H ^a   Juchelkova, D ^a   Skrobankova, H ^a   Wiltowski, T ^b   Campen, A ^b  

^a VSB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^b Southern Illinois University at Carbondale   (United States)

Author keywords

biomass; calorific values; compost; wastewater treatment sludge

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CALORIFIC VALUE; CARBOHYDRATES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; LAND RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; ASH CONTENTS; COMPOST; COMPOST UTILIZATION; COMPOSTING PROCESS; DRY MATTERS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY LOSS; GRAIN SIZE; NET CALORIFIC VALUE; PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; RENEWABLE HEAT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SLUDGE;

COMPOSTING;

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FUEL; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOMASS; COMPOST; GRAIN SIZE; LAND RECLAMATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POWER GENERATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ASH; COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; GRAIN; MOISTURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 79953676586     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2010.501089     Document Type: Article

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