[HTML][HTML] Municipal solid waste compost: Global trends and biogeochemical cycling

X Cao, PN Williams, Y Zhan, SA Coughlin… - Soil & Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) compost is being prioritised as a sustainable solution for urban
waste management and is increasingly being used by agriculture as a soil enhancer, quasi …

A review of the definition, influencing factors, and mechanisms of rapid composting of organic waste

J Yin, M Xie, X Yu, H Feng, M Wang, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Composting is a traditional method of treating organic waste. A growing number of studies
have been focusing on accelerating the process to achieve “rapid composting.” However …

The use of life cycle assessment for the comparison of biowaste composting at home and full scale

J Martínez-Blanco, J Colón, X Gabarrell, X Font… - Waste management, 2010 - Elsevier
Environmental impacts and gaseous emissions associated to home and industrial
composting of the source-separated organic fraction of municipal solid waste have been …

Environmental assessment of home composting

J Colón, J Martínez-Blanco, X Gabarrell, A Artola… - Resources …, 2010 - Elsevier
In this study the environmental burdens of home composting were determined using the life
cycle assessment (LCA) tool. Data used for the LCA study such as gas emissions (CH4 …

Bioremediation of PAHs-contaminated soil through composting: Influence of bioaugmentation and biostimulation on contaminant biodegradation

T Sayara, E Borràs, G Caminal, M Sarrà… - International …, 2011 - Elsevier
The degradation of several polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil through
composting was investigated. The selected PAHs included: fluorene, phenanthrene …

The evolution of compost stability and maturity during the full-scale treatment of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste

A Cesaro, A Conte, V Belgiorno, A Siciliano… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Composting is the method most commonly applied worldwide for the recovery of the source
sorted organic waste. The process aims at stabilizing the organic matter, so as to produce a …

Home and vermicomposting as sustainable options for biowaste management

T Lleó, E Albacete, R Barrena, X Font, A Artola… - Journal of cleaner …, 2013 - Elsevier
Home composting (also known as backyard composting) presents some potential benefits
for the industrial treatment of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste or biowaste. Home …

The effect of the composting time on the gaseous emissions and the compost stability in a full-scale sewage sludge composting plant

D González, J Colón, D Gabriel, A Sánchez - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ammonia are some of the compounds present in
gaseous emissions from waste treatment facilities that contribute to odour pollution. In the …

Stability and maturity of biowaste composts derived by small municipalities: Correlation among physical, chemical and biological indices

ER Oviedo-Ocaña, P Torres-Lozada… - Waste Management, 2015 - Elsevier
Stability and maturity are important criteria to guarantee the quality of a compost that is
applied to agriculture or used as amendment in degraded soils. Although different …

Evolution of process control parameters during extended co-composting of green waste and solid fraction of cattle slurry to obtain growing media

R Cáceres, N Coromina, K Malińska, O Marfà - Bioresource Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
This study aimed to monitor process parameters when two by-products (green waste–GW,
and the solid fraction of cattle slurry–SFCS) were composted to obtain growing media. Using …