Reducing ammonia volatilization during composting of organic waste through addition of hydrothermally treated lignocellulose

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 96, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-62

  Nakhshiniev, Bakhtiyor ^a   Perera, Chamila ^a   Biddinika, Muhammad Kunta ^a   Gonzales, Hazel Bantolino ^a   Sumida, Hiroaki ^b   Yoshikawa, Kunio ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Composting; Hydrothermal treatment; Lignocellulose; NH3 volatilization

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; HYDROTHERMALLY TREATED; LIGNOCELLULOSE; ORGANIC WASTES;

COMPOSTING;

AMMONIA; CELLULOSE; COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LIGNIN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SUGAR; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84910090278     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.08.011     Document Type: Article

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