Composting as a way to convert cellulosic biomass and organic waste into high-value soil amendments: A review

BioResources

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2808-2854

  Hubbe, Martin A ^a   Nazhad, Mousa ^b   Sánchez, Carmen ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aeration; Bacterial succession; Biodegradation; Carbon; Cellulosic biomass; Composting; Humus; Nitrogen; Odor control; Recalcitrance; Soil

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL SUCCESSION; BIOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION; CELLULOSIC BIOMASS; CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL CHANGE; COMPOSTED MATERIALS; COMPOSTING PROCESS; CRITICAL VARIABLES; HUMUS; LIGNIN COMPONENTS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; ORGANIC WASTES; RECALCITRANCE; RECALCITRANT ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL HEALTH; SOURCE OF ENERGY; TEMPERATURE RISE; WASTE PROBLEMS; WATER RETENTION;

AIR PERMEABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; COMPOSTING; ION EXCHANGE; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; ODOR CONTROL; SEWAGE; SOILS; SOLID WASTES; WATER AERATION;

WASTE TREATMENT;

AERATION; AIR PERMEABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CARBON; COMPOSTING; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HUMUS; ION EXCHANGE; LIGNINS; NITROGEN; ODOR CONTROL; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOLID WASTES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80053218563     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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