Potential of locally available products for use as binders in producing fecal compost pellets in ghana

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 504-511

  Nikiema, J ^a   Cofie, O ^a   Asante Bekoe, B ^a   Otoo, M ^a   Adamtey, N ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

binding material; cassava; clay; fertilizer; starch

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMMERCE; COMPOSTING; FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; PELLETIZING; PLANTS (BOTANY); STARCH;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; BINDING MATERIALS; CASSAVA; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE CRITERIA; QUANTITATIVE CRITERIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STORAGE CONDITION;

BINDERS;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84899100683     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.11790     Document Type: Article

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