Vermicomposting technology as a tool for nutrient recovery from kitchen bio-waste

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 431-439

  Hanc, Ales ^a   Pliva, Petr ^b  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Kitchen waste; Nutrients; Technology; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; KITCHENS;

EARTHWORMS; FOOD WASTE; KITCHEN WASTE; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; TOTAL CONTENT; USED PAPER; VERMI-COMPOSTING; WOODCHIPS;

NUTRIENTS;

EID: 84884900905     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-013-0127-8     Document Type: Article

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