Food waste composting and microbial community structure profiling

K Palaniveloo, MA Amran, NA Norhashim… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the last decade, food waste has been one of the major issues globally as it brings a
negative impact on the environment and health. Rotting discharges methane, causing …

Effect of biochar addition on the OFMSW composting process under real conditions

M Malinowski, K Wolny-Koładka, MD Vaverková - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
The article evaluates the effect of small selected doses of biochar addition (0%, 1.5%, 3%
and 5%, wet weight) on the composting process of the organic fraction of municipal solid …

Mobility of heavy metals in sandy soil after application of composts produced from maize straw, sewage sludge and biochar

K Gondek, M Mierzwa-Hersztek, M Kopeć - Journal of Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Studies on the availability of heavy metals in composted organic materials and in soil
amended with these materials are of practical significance. They are used in the assessment …

Remediation of soils on municipal rendering plant territories using Miscanthus × giganteus

A Grzegórska, N Czaplicka, J Antonkiewicz… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Phytoremediation, as a cost-effective, highly efficient, environmentally friendly, and green
approach, gained attention to the removal of metals, including heavy metals, from …

Characterization of physicochemical parameters and bacterial diversity of composted organic food wastes in Dubai

CA Moubareck, B Alawlaqi, S Alhajeri - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Composting favours recycling organic waste and producing an end product with high
bioenergy potential and significant nutritional value for the soil. Analysing composted …

Monitoring of heavy metals, EOX and LAS in sewage sludge for agriculturale use: A case study

A Khakbaz, M De Nobili, M Mainardis, M Contin… - Detritus, 2020 - air.uniud.it
Subsequent to the increasing diffusion of wastewater treatment, particularly in high-and
middle-income countries, the sewage sludge generated should be treated and valorised in …

Effect of organic compost manufactured with vegetable waste on nutrient supply and phytotoxicity

EY Kim, YK Hong, CH Lee, TK Oh, SC Kim - Applied Biological Chemistry, 2018 - Springer
The amount of vegetable waste (VW) has increased, and demand for good quality of organic
soil amendment is high. For these reasons, successive composting technique was tried to …

Co-composting of green leaves and kitchen waste: characterization of organic amendments, microbial activity and analysis of defence enzymes in plants

TA Sathya, KM Alarjani, MS Elshikh… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Co-composting of green leaves and kitchen waste at low initial carbon–nitrogen (C/N) ratios
was carried out to improve the available nutrients. Composting was performed in a pile for a …

Fungistatic activity of composts with the addition of polymers obtained from thermoplastic corn starch and polyethylene-An innovative cleaner production alternative

M Mierzwa-Hersztek, K Gleń-Karolczyk… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Compost extracts with the addition of polymers obtained from thermoplastic corn starch and
polyethylene are novel organic amendments, which can be typically applied to suppress soil …

The dynamics of some physical and physico-chemical properties during composting of municipal solid wastes and biomass of energetic plants

A Kałuża-Haładyn, E Jamroz, J Bekier - Soil Science Annual, 2018 - search.proquest.com
The aim of the research was to analyze the composting process with respect to changes in
some physical and physicochemical properties of the organic part of municipal solid waste …