Composting of solids separated from anaerobically digested animal manure: Effect of different bulking agents and mixing ratios on emissions of greenhouse gases and ammonia

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-77

  Chowdhury, Md Albarune ^a   de Neergaard, Andreas ^a   Jensen, Lars Stoumann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Bulking agent; Composting; Digested solids; Greenhouse gas

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; MANURES; MIXING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL MANURE; BARLEY STRAWS; BULKING AGENTS; GHG EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG); MIXING RATIOS; REDUCING EMISSIONS; THERMOPHILIC TEMPERATURES;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84903135333     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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