Characterization of Matured Vermicompost Derived from Valorization of Palm Oil Mill Byproduct

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1761-1769

  Lim, Su Lin ^a   Wu, Ta Yeong ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

biofertilizer; biotransformation; decanter cake; Eudrilus eugeniae; rice straw; vermicomposting; waste reuse; waste valorization

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; FERTILIZERS; OIL SHALE;

BIO FERTILIZERS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DECANTER CAKE; EUDRILUS EUGENIAE; RICE STRAWS; VERMI-COMPOSTING; WASTE REUSE; WASTE VALORIZATIONS;

PALM OIL;

FERTILIZER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MAGNESIUM; PALM OIL; POTASSIUM; SOIL; VEGETABLE OIL; WASTE;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SOIL; WASTE;

FERTILIZERS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MAGNESIUM; PLANT OILS; POTASSIUM; SOIL; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84959496941     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00531     Document Type: Article

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