Monitoring and optimizing the co-composting of dewatered sludge: A mixture experimental design approach

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2241-2249

  Komilis, Dimitrios ^a   Evangelou, Alexandros ^a   Voudrias, Evangelos ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amendments; Mixture experimental design; Process optimization; Sludge composting

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

BIOREACTOR; DESIGN; LANDFILL; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; DECOMPOSITION; MOISTURE; SAWDUST; SLUDGE DEWATERING; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 79957950993     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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