Influence of lime on struvite formation and nitrogen conservation during food waste composting

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 217, Issue , 2016, Pages 227-232

  Wang, Xuan ^a   Selvam, Ammaiyappan ^a   Wong, Jonathan W C ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Composting; Food waste; Lime; Nitrogen; Struvite

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COMPOSTING; LIME; NITROGEN; SALTS;

ADDITION OF LIME; AMMONIA EMISSIONS; BENCH SCALE REACTOR; COMPOST MATURITY; FOOD WASTE; FOOD WASTE COMPOSTING; STRUVITE FORMATION; STRUVITES;

WASTE TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; BUFFER; CALCIUM OXIDE; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; STRUVITE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; OXIDE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; SOIL;

AMMONIA; COMPOSTING; EMISSION CONTROL; LIME; NITROGEN; PH; SALINITY; SOLID WASTE;

ARTICLE; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD WASTE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SAWDUST; CHEMISTRY; FOOD; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SOIL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; FOOD; NITROGEN; OXIDES; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; STRUVITE;

EID: 84962145333     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.02.117     Document Type: Article

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