Technologies for municipal solid waste management: Current status, challenges, and future perspectives

S Khan, R Anjum, ST Raza, NA Bazai, M Ihtisham - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a reflection of the culture that generates it and has a
negative impact on the health of the humans and the environment. In the global context …

A review of China's municipal solid waste (MSW) and comparison with international regions: Management and technologies in treatment and resource utilization

Y Ding, J Zhao, JW Liu, J Zhou, L Cheng, J Zhao… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although municipal solid waste (MSW) has a potential risk for human health and ecological
environment, it is gradually considered as one of the most renewable resources. To …

Environmental challenges impeding the composting of biodegradable municipal solid waste: A critical review

Y Wei, J Li, D Shi, G Liu, Y Zhao, T Shimaoka - … Conservation and Recycling, 2017 - Elsevier
Biodegradable material, primarily composed of food waste, accounts for 40–70 wt% of
municipal solid waste (MSW) in developing countries. Therefore, to establish a sustainable …

A systematic review on the composting of green waste: Feedstock quality and optimization strategies

M Reyes-Torres, ER Oviedo-Ocaña, I Dominguez… - Waste management, 2018 - Elsevier
Green waste (GW) is an important fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW). The composting
of lignocellulosic GW is challenging due to its low decomposition rate. Recently, an …

Municipal solid waste generation, composition, and management: the world scenario

T Karak, RM Bhagat… - Critical Reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is the abridgment of the waste generated from domestic,
commercial, and construction activities by natural persons that is collected and treated by …

Application of zeolites for sustainable agriculture: a review on water and nutrient retention

SAA Nakhli, M Delkash, BE Bakhshayesh… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2017 - Springer
Developing urbanization, water shortage, watercourse pollution, and demands for more food
due to population growth require a more efficient water irrigation and fertilizer application …

Impacts of addition of natural zeolite or a nitrification inhibitor on antibiotic resistance genes during sludge composting

J Zhang, M Chen, Q Sui, J Tong, C Jiang, X Lu… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Composting is commonly used for the treatment and resource utilization of sewage sludge,
and natural zeolite and nitrification inhibitors can be used for nitrogen conservation during …

An inventory of trace element inputs to agricultural soils in China

L Luo, Y Ma, S Zhang, D Wei, YG Zhu - Journal of Environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
It is important to understand the status and extent of soil contamination with trace elements
to make sustainable management strategies for agricultural soils. The inputs of trace …

The impact of landfilling and composting on greenhouse gas emissions–a review

XF Lou, J Nair - Bioresource technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions through
decomposition and life-cycle activities processes. The majority of these emissions are a …

Effect of inoculation with newly isolated thermotolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria on nitrogen conversion and microbial community during cattle manure composting

Z Xu, R Li, T Liu, S Wu, K Xu, Y Zhang, Q Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrogen loss during composting is closely related to NH 4+-N conversion, and ammonia-
oxidizing bacteria (AOB) are important microorganisms that promote NH 4+-N conversion …