A systematic study of the gaseous emissions from biosolids composting: Raw sludge versus anaerobically digested sludge

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 147, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-51

  Maulini Duran, Caterina ^a   Artola, Adriana ^a   Font, Xavier ^a   Sánchez, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composting; Gaseous emissions; Greenhouse gases; Sludge; VOC

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; COMPOSTING; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANAEROBICALLY DIGESTED SLUDGES; BIOSOLIDS COMPOSTING; COMPOSTING PROCESS; EMISSION FACTORS; ODOR POLLUTION; SLUDGE; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

DECELERATION;

MAGNESIUM ION; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOSOLID; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPOSTING; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INSTALLATION; METHANE; SLUDGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AERATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBICALLY DIGESTED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPOSTING; DENITRIFICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAW SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ADS; ANAEROBICALLY DIGESTED SLUDGE; COMPOSTING; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DIVINYLBENZENE; DOM; DRI; DVB; DYNAMIC RESPIRATION INDEX; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GASEOUS EMISSIONS; GC-MS; GHG; GREENHOUSE GAS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNAL STANDARD; IS; OUR; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATE; PDMS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; RAW SLUDGE; RS; SLUDGE; SOLID PHASE MICRO EXTRACTION; SPME; VOC; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANAEROBIOSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GASES; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84883229019     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.118     Document Type: Article

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