Evolution of enzymatic activities and carbon fractions throughout composting of plant waste

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 355-364

  Jurado, M M ^a   Suarez Estrella F ^a   Vargas Garcia M C ^a   Lopez M J ^a   Lopez Gonzalez J A ^a   Moreno, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composting; Enzymatic activity; Humification; Stability

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMYLASE; CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; HYDROLASE; LIGNIN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROTEINASE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; HUMIFICATION; MATURATION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; STABILIZATION; WASTE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON FRACTION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSTING; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; HUMIFICATION; MATURITY INDEX; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLANT RESIDUE; QUALITY INDEX;

COMPOSTING; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; HUMIFICATION; STABILITY;

CARBON; ENZYMES; PLANTS; SOIL;

EID: 84892430186     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.020     Document Type: Article

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