Comparison of maturity indices for composting different organic waste

Journal of Residuals Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 55-64

  Islam, Md Kamrul ^a   Mondelli, Donato ^b   Al Chami, Ziad ^c   Mimiola, Giancarlo ^c   Dumontet, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLOROFORM; COMPOST PILE; COMPOST STABILITY; COW MANURE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DIETHYL ETHERS; EVOLUTION RATE; MATURITY INDICES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS C; ORGANIC SOURCES; ORGANIC WASTES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ETHERS; LIPIDS; MANURES; WASTES;

COMPOSTING;

CHLOROFORM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; ETHER; LIPID; ORGANIC POLLUTANT;

EID: 84864779145     PISSN: 15448053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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