A review of mathematical models for composting

E Walling, A Trémier, C Vaneeckhaute - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Composting is a valuable method to treat and valorize organic waste. However, the process
is defined by its dynamic nature and governed by a multitude of operating parameters. As …

A review on mathematical modeling of in-vessel composting process and energy balance

M Ajmal, S Aiping, S Uddin, M Awais… - Biomass Conversion …, 2020 - Springer
Composting is an integral part of waste management. In-vessel composting makes for a
more efficient compost within a short period. Composting allows the transformation of waste …

Garbage enzymes effectively regulated the succession of enzymatic activities and the bacterial community during sewage sludge composting

J Jiang, Y Wang, D Yu, X Yao, J Han, R Cheng… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study evaluated nitrogen transformation, enzymatic activities and bacterial succession
during sewage sludge composting with and without garbage enzymes (GE and CK …

An integrated biochemical and physical model for the composting process

F Sole-Mauri, J Illa, A Magrí, FX Prenafeta-Boldú… - Bioresource …, 2007 - Elsevier
A dynamic model for the composting process has been developed, which integrates several
biochemical and physical processes. Different microbial populations (mesophilic and …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of the influence of biofertilizer synthesized using microbial inoculums on the growth performance of two agricultural crops

CO Asadu, IS Ike, CE Onu, SO Egbuna, M Onoh… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, biofertilizer was synthesized by mixing sawdust and other nitrogenous
agricultural wastes into composites in the following ways: S1 (sawdust+ chicken litter+ …

Effects of aeration strategies on the composting process: Part I. Experimental studies

K Ekinci, HM Keener, DL Elwell… - Transactions of the …, 2004 - elibrary.asabe.org
The effects of aeration strategies (one-directional airflow, one-directional airflow with
recirculation, reversed-direction airflow, and reversed-direction airflow with recirculation) on …

Rapid mineralisation of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste

FJ Martínez-Valdez, C Martínez-Ramírez… - Bioresource …, 2015 - Elsevier
The effect of pH, C/N ratio, addition of a microbial consortium (MC) and temperature upon
mineralisation of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) was studied; …

Composting of olive processing wastes and tomato stalks together with sewage sludge or dairy manure

F Şevik, I Tosun, K Ekinci - International journal of environmental science …, 2016 - Springer
In this study, composting of olive pomace from three-phase oil production system, sewage
sludge, dairy manure, and tomato stalks were carried out. The effects of carbon/nitrogen …

Composting process optimization–using on/off controls

HM Keener, K Ekinci, FC Michel - Compost science & utilization, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the commercialization of a variety of different composting systems, the design and
operation of composting systems to minimize the cost of producing compost remains a major …

An evaluation of substrate degradation patterns in the composting process. Part 2: Temperature-corrected profiles

IG Mason - Waste management, 2008 - Elsevier
In this paper, the patterns of 44 substrate degradation profiles obtained from the composting
literature are examined following their correction to a constant temperature of 40° C, using a …