Methane and carbon dioxide production from simulated anaerobic degradation of cattle carcasses

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 939-943

  Yuan, Qi ^a   Saunders, Samuel E ^a   Bartelt Hunt, Shannon L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic decomposition; Burial; Carbon dioxide; Cattle carcass; Greenhouse gas production; Methane

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SECTOR; ANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITION; ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; ANIMAL CARCASS; ANIMAL PRODUCTION; BENCH SCALE REACTOR; BURIAL; CATTLE CARCASS; DISPOSAL METHODS; DRY MATERIALS; GREENHOUSE GAS PRODUCTION; METHANE EMISSIONS; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANE YIELD; POULTRY CARCASS; TOTAL EMISSIONS;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

METHANE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOREACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARRION; CATTLE; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CARCASS; CATTLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LEACHING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHUMAN; PH; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CADAVER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; MORTUARY PRACTICE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; UNITED STATES; WASTE PRODUCTS;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84858798059     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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