Biotransformation of biodegradable solid wastes into organic fertilizers using composting or/and Vermicomposting

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 39, Issue Special Issue, 2014, Pages 1579-1584

  Wu, Ta Yeong ^a   Lim, Su Lin ^a   Lim, Pei Nie ^a   Shak, Katrina Pui Yee ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC MATTER DECOMPOSITION; SOLID ORGANIC MATERIALS; VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS; VERMI-COMPOSTING;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84908085115     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1439264     Document Type: Article

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