Effect of aeration rate and moisture content on the emissions of selected VOCs during municipal solid waste composting

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 371-378

  Delgado Rodriguez M ^a   Ruiz Montoya, M ^a   Giraldez, I ^a   Lopez R ^b   Madejon E ^b   Diaz M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composting; Minimization; MSW; VOC

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; MOISTURE; MONOTERPENES; OPTIMIZATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE TREATMENT;

AERATION RATE; ANAEROBIOSIS; COMPOSTING CONDITIONS; DIMETHYL DISULFIDES; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS; LOW AERATION RATES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

EID: 84867873301     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-012-0080-y     Document Type: Article

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