Characterizing the transformation and transfer of nitrogen during the aerobic treatment of organic wastes and digestates

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2239-2247

  Zeng, Yang ^a,b   de Guardia, Amaury ^a   Daumoin, Mylène ^a   Benoist, Jean Claude ^a  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonia emissions; Ammonification; Composting; Digestates; Nitrogen; Organic wastes

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC TREATMENT; AMMONIA EMISSIONS; AMMONIA NITROGEN; AMMONIFICATION; DIGESTATES; LEACHATES; MAIN PROCESS; NITRIFICATION RATES; NITRIFICATION-DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN LOSS; ORGANIC WASTES; TOTAL NITROGEN; TREATMENT CONDITIONS;

COMPOSTING; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; WASTES;

NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; CARBON; NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; AMMONIFICATION; CARBON; COMPOSTING; DENITRIFICATION; EMISSION; LEACHATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OXIC CONDITIONS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; DENITRIFICATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; AMMONIA; GASES; NITROGEN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOLID WASTE;

EID: 84870236452     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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