Composting of water hyacinth using a pilot scale rotary drum composter

Environmental Engineering Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 69-75

  Singh, Waikhom Roshan ^a   Das, Ayan ^a   Kalamdhad, Ajay ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Cattle manure; Composting; Rotary drum; Stability; Water hyacinth

Indexed keywords

CATTLE MANURES; COMPOSTING PROCESS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EVOLUTION RATE; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; NITROGEN DYNAMICS; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PILOT SCALE; RICE HUSK; ROTARY DRUM; TOTAL ORGANIC MATTER; WATER HYACINTH;

COMPOSTING; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MANURES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84863874085     PISSN: 12261025     EISSN: 2005968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4491/eer.2012.17.2.069     Document Type: Article

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