Effect of aeration rate, C/N ratio and moisture content on the stability and maturity of compost

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 171-178

  Guo, Rui ^a,b,e   Li, Guoxue ^b   Jiang, Tao ^b,d   Schuchardt, Frank ^c   Chen, Tongbin ^a   Zhao, Yuanqiu ^b   Shen, Yujun ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Institute of Agricultural Technology and Biosystems Engineering   (Germany)

^d LESHAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aeration rate; C N ratio; Composting; Moisture content; Pig feces

Indexed keywords

AERATION RATE; C/N RATIO; COMPOST MATURITY; COMPOST QUALITY; COMPOST STABILITY; CORN STALK; DRY MATTERS; GERMINATION INDEX; OXYGEN CONTENT; PIG FECES; THERMOPHILIC PHASE;

MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

COMPOSTING;

AMMONIA; CARBON; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

AERATION; CARBON; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; FECES; MAIZE; MOISTURE CONTENT; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PIG; SANITATION; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

AERATION; AMMONIFICATION; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GERMINATION; MAIZE; MANURE; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CUCUMIS; FECES; GERMINATION; HUMIDITY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXYGEN; SOIL; SUS SCROFA; TEMPERATURE; WASTE PRODUCTS; ZEA MAYS;

SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84862816277     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.099     Document Type: Article

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