Stability analysis of dewatered sludge of pulp and paper mill during vermicomposting

Waste and Biomass Valorization

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-26

  Sonowal, Puspanjli ^a   Khwairakpam, Meena ^b   Kalamdhad, Ajay S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^b MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Dewatered sludge; Eisenia fetida; Eudrilus eugeniae; Perionyx excavates; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEWATERING; PULP MANUFACTURE;

DEWATERED SLUDGE; EISENIA FETIDA; EUDRILUS EUGENIAE; PERIONYX EXCAVATES; VERMI-COMPOSTING;

COMPOSTING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; DRAINAGE; MANUFACTURE; PULPS;

EID: 84896791245     PISSN: 18772641     EISSN: 1877265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-013-9225-z     Document Type: Article

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