The rapidly developing agro-industry generates huge amounts of lignocellulosic crop
residues and animal manure worldwide. Although co-composting represents a promising …

Organic wastes are composted to stabilize organic matter, reduce the moisture content,
increase the concentrations of plant nutrients, eliminate pathogens and weed seeds …

Large numbers of organic pollutants (OPs), such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
pesticides and petroleum, are discharged into soil, posing a huge threat to natural …

Soil fungi are key drivers in regulating the ecosystem function, playing a vital role in
protecting the plant from phytopathogens and other biotic and abiotic pressures. However …

To date, compost maturation monitoring is carried out by physical-chemical and
microbiological analysis, which could be considered an overweening consumption of time …

Reuse, refurbishing, and recycling are the most sustainable options for handling waste
materials. However, for municipal solid waste (MSW) that is highly heterogenic, crude …

The present investigation is devoted, for the first time, to the potential of autochthonous
inoculums through bio-augmentation tests to improve the compost quality and to decrease …

The elevation of free fatty acids (FFAs) has been regarded as a universal metabolic
signature of excessive adipocyte lipolysis. Nowadays, in vitro lipolysis assay is generally …

A mesocosm fermentation experiment was undertaken to investigate interactions between
Eisenia fetida and Collembola affecting composting processes. Earthworms, Collembola …

In this work the possibility to apply hyperspectral imaging as a fast and non-destructive
technique for the monitoring of the production process at pilot plant scale of an innovative …