Development of a value-added soil conditioner from high shear co-granulation of organic waste and limestone powder

Powder Technology

Volumn 252, Issue , 2014, Pages 33-41

  Mangwandi, Chirangano ^a   Albadarin, Ahmad B ^a   JiangTao, Liu ^a   Allen, Stephen ^a   Walker, Gavin M ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fertiliser; Granulation; Limestone; Strength; Tablets; Tea waste

Indexed keywords

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GRANULE STRENGTHS; LIMESTONE POWDER; POWDER COMPOSITION; STRENGTH; TABLETS; TEA WASTES; VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS;

BINARY MIXTURES; COMPRESSIBILITY; FERTILIZERS; LIMESTONE;

GRANULATION;

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; LIMESTONE; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALUE ADDED SOIL CONDITIONER;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMPRESSIBILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GRANULE STRENGTH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC WASTE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POWDER; RECYCLING; TEA; WET GRANULATION;

EID: 84887545919     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2013.10.039     Document Type: Article

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