Greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions from composting

SL Nordahl, CV Preble, TW Kirchstetter… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Composting can divert organic waste from landfills, reduce landfill methane emissions, and
recycle nutrients back to soils. However, the composting process is also a source of …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of biowaste and green waste composting systems: a review of applications and implementation challenges

ER Oviedo-Ocaña, C Abendroth, IC Domínguez… - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Composting is one of the most widely applied methods for recycling organic waste. This
process has been proposed as one option that facilitates the reincorporation of materials …

[HTML][HTML] Compost to improve sustainable soil cultivation and crop productivity

TTK Ho, TH Le, CS Tran, PT Nguyen, VN Thai… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural waste is one of the biggest concerns related to agronomy. The most effective
approach dealing with agricultural waste is compositing. In particular, composting is a …

Closing the carbon loop in the circular plastics economy

CG Schirmeister, R Mülhaupt - Macromolecular rapid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Today, plastics are ubiquitous in everyday life, problem solvers of modern technologies, and
crucial for sustainable development. Yet the surge in global demand for plastics of the …

Gases emissions during composting process of agri-food industry waste

W Czekała, D Janczak, P Pochwatka, M Nowak… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The vegetable production is an important part of agriculture sector in every country. In
Poland, vegetables and fruits production covering the area of no more than 3% of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of different gasification biochar grain size on greenhouse gases and ammonia emissions in municipal aerated composting processes

F Ottani, M Parenti, G Santunione, G Moscatelli… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work is aimed at investigating the effects derived from the application of minimum
amounts of two different sized biochars, obtained through biomass gasification, on the …

Effect of a semi-permeable membrane covered composting on greenhouse gas emissions and bacterial community succession: A comparative study with biomass …

Y Yang, W Chen, G Liu, B Cui, L Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of cornstalk, sawdust, and semi-permeable membrane
covering on gaseous emissions and bacterial communities during composting, and the …

Environmental sustainability assessment of banana waste utilization into food packaging and liquid fertilizer

M Castillo, MJK de Guzman, JM Aberilla - Sustainable Production and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Banana pseudostems (BPS), which comprise about 60% of a banana plant's mass,
represent a significant waste fraction in banana farms as they are cut down after each …

Biochar N Content, Pools and Aromaticity as Affected by Feedstock and Pyrolysis Temperature

I de Oliveira Paiva, EG de Morais, K Jindo… - Waste and Biomass …, 2024 - Springer
Forms and availability of nitrogen (N) in biochars are influenced by both feedstock and
pyrolysis temperature. We conducted an assessment to examine how feedstock composition …

Seeking the synergistic potential of biochar integration in municipal composting plants for techno-economic and environmental leverage

F Ottani, S Pedrazzi, N Morselli, M Puglia… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work comprehensively investigates the technological, economic, and environmental
implications of biochar application to a municipal composting facility through various …