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Acceleration Effects of Microbial Inoculum on Palm Oil Mill Organic Waste Composting

C.Y. YeohDepartment of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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N.L. ChinDepartment of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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C.S. TanBiotechnology Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Selangor, Malaysia
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H.S. OoiO3 Solution, Selangor, Malaysia
Pages 135-142 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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