Molecular composition of recycled organic wastes, as determined by solid-state 13C NMR and elemental analyses

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2157-2169

  Eldridge, S M ^a,b   Chen, C R ^a   Xu, Z H ^a   Nelson, P N ^c   Boyd, S E ^a   Meszaros, I ^b   Chan, K Y ^b,d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Detergent fibre analysis; Lignin; Molecular mixing model; Nitrogen mineralisation; NMR

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DETERGENT FIBRE; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; EXTRACTION METHOD; MOLECULAR COMPONENTS; MOLECULAR COMPOSITIONS; MOLECULAR MIXING MODELS; NITROGEN MINERALISATION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; LIGNIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

RECYCLING;

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; LIGNIN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DETERGENT; LIGNIN; MINERALIZATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC MATTER; RECYCLING; WASTE;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; MANURE; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC WASTE; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLED ORGANIC WASTE; RECYCLING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOLID STATE; SOLID STATE 13C NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY BASIN;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DETERGENT FIBRE ANALYSIS; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR MIXING MODEL; NITROGEN MINERALISATION; NMR;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; GARBAGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MANURE; RECYCLING; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84885187821     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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