Recent trends and advances in composting and vermicomposting technologies: A review

Y Zhou, R Xiao, T Klammsteiner, X Kong, B Yan… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Composting technologies have come a long way, developing from static heaps and windrow
composting to smart, artificial intelligence-assisted reactor composting. While in previous …

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 …

Alternating ventilation accelerates the mineralization and humification of food waste by optimizing the temperature-oxygen-moisture distribution in the static …

L Zhu, Y Zhao, S Chen, X Miao, Z Fang, X Yao… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
Traditional unidirectional ventilation often leads to the loss of heat and moisture during
composting, disrupting the favorable microenvironment required for aerobic microbes. This …

Metagenomic and q-PCR analysis reveals the effect of powder bamboo biochar on nitrous oxide and ammonia emissions during aerobic composting

X He, H Yin, C Fang, J Xiong, L Han, Z Yang… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
To investigate the emission mechanism of ammonia (NH 3) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) during
aerobic composting and the influence of powder bamboo biochar (PBB) on this process, this …

Effect of different particle-size biochar on methane emissions during pig manure/wheat straw aerobic composting: Insights into pore characterization and microbial …

X He, H Yin, X Sun, L Han, G Huang - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
This study explored the effects of different particle sizes of rice straw biochar (RSB) on the
methane emissions of pig manure/wheat straw aerobic composting experiments to provide a …

Downward aeration promotes static composting by affecting mineralization and humification

Z Zhang, X Li, X Hu, S Zhang, A Li, Y Deng, Y Wu… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
A composting experiment with sewage sludge and green waste was conducted to explore
the effects of aeration directions (ie, upward and downward) on static composting systems …

Simulation of dissolved-oxygen distribution in matrix particles during the aerobic composting process of sewage sludge with two-region model

D Mou, Y Lu, Y Chen, J Wei, J Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The anaerobic cores of compost particles generate and emit harmful off-gases during
composting, and the air-immobile region is a significant factor contributing to an anaerobic …

Safety of composts consisting of hydrothermally treated penicillin fermentation residue: Degradation products, antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial diversity

J Ren, L Deng, C Li, L Dong, Z Li, J Zhao, J Zhang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Combining hydrothermal treatment and composting is an effective method to dispose of
penicillin fermentation residue (PFR), but the safety and related mechanism are still unclear …

Effect and microbial reaction mechanism of rice straw biochar on pore methane production during mainstream large-scale aerobic composting in China

X He, L Han, B Fu, S Du, Y Liu, G Huang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of rice straw biochar (RSB) on methane production during
mainstream large-scale aerobic composting by using high-throughput sequencing and …

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 …