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Liqiang Meng1, Weiguang Li2, Shumei Zhang3

  • 1School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150090 Harbin, China; Institute of Microbiology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, 150010 Harbin, China; Institute of Advanced Technology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, 150020 Harbin, China.

Bioresource Technology
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Ammonia assimilationAmmonia emissionCompostingSewage sludgeSucrose

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