Composting of waste algae: A review

Waste Management

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1148-1155

  Han, Wei ^a   Clarke, William ^a   Pratt, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Compost stability; Composting; Composting process; Waste algae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPOSTING; FERTILIZERS; MACROS; NITROGEN; CARBON;

COMPOST MATERIALS; COMPOST PRODUCTS; COMPOST STABILITY; COMPOSTING PROCESS; EUTROPHIED WATER; HIGH MOISTURE CONTENTS; LOW CARBON TO NITROGENS; NITROGEN LOSS; HIGH SALINITY;

WASTE TREATMENT;

HEAVY METAL; MICROCYSTIN; CARBON; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; SOIL;

ALGA; CARBON; COMPOSTING; NITROGEN; TOXIN; WASTE TREATMENT; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPOST; MACROALGA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON TO NITROGEN RATIO; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; MICROALGA; MOISTURE; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SALINITY; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; ALGA; ARTICLE; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; COMPOST; MACROALGA; BROWN ALGA; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GREEN ALGA; PROCEDURES; SOIL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE;

CARBON; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PHAEOPHYTA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84901985567     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.01.019     Document Type: Article

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