Estimation of the carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio in compostable solid waste using artificial neural networks

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 12 A, 2011, Pages 3250-3257

  Bayram, Adem ^a   Kankal, Murat ^a   Ozsahin, Talat Sukru ^a   Saka, Fatih ^b  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; C:N ratio; Composting; Municipal solid waste

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ASH; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FOOD; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; MODEL TEST; MOISTURE CONTENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PH;

GUMUSHANE; TURKEY;

EID: 84856291928     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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