Effect of sawdust addition on composting of separated raw and anaerobically digested pig manure

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 111, Issue , 2012, Pages 70-77

  Troy, Shane M ^a,b   Nolan, Tereza ^a   Kwapinski, Witold ^c   Leahy, James J ^c   Healy, Mark G ^b   Lawlor, Peadar G ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Carbon:nitrogen ratio; Compost; Germination test; Oxygen uptake rate; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON; COMPOSTING; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

BULKING AGENTS; CARBON RICH; CARBON-NITROGEN RATIO; COMPOST; FRESH WEIGHT; GERMINATION INDEX; GERMINATION TEST; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATES; PIG MANURES; SWINE;

MANURES;

CARBON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CARBON; COMPOSTING; DUST; GERMINATION; MANURE; NITROGEN; PH; SEPARATION; WATER CONTENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSTING; GERMINATION; MANURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; SAWDUST; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTENT;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84864057428     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.06.035     Document Type: Article

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