Emission of volatile sulfur compounds during composting of municipal solid waste (MSW)

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 957-963

  Zhang, Hongyu ^a,b   Schuchardt, Frank ^c   Li, Guoxue ^b   Yang, Jinbing ^b   Yang, Qingyuan ^b  

^a CHINA BUILDING MATERIALS ACADEMY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Institute of Agricultural Technology and Biosystems Engineering   (Germany)

Author keywords

Co composting; Composting; Kitchen waste; Municipal solid waste (MSW); Volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs)

Indexed keywords

COCOMPOSTING; DIMETHYL DISULFIDES; HIGH MOISTURE CONTENTS; KITCHEN WASTE; LEACHATE PRODUCTION; METHYL MERCAPTANS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); VOLATILE SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

COBALT COMPOUNDS; COMPOSTING; KITCHENS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

WASTE TREATMENT;

CARBON DISULFIDE; DIMETHYL DISULFIDE; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANETHIOL; OXYGEN; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

AERATION; BIOREACTOR; COMPOSTING; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LEACHATE; MIXING RATIO; MOISTURE CONTENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SULFUR COMPOUND; SULFUR EMISSION;

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC WASTE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BIOMASS; GARBAGE; OXYGEN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84875803243     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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