Efficient Degradation of Industrial Biowaste via In-Vessel Composting—Technical and Microbial Assessments
In this study, a pilot-scale in-vessel composter was used to treat a mixture of industrial biowaste, with soybean curd residue and saw dust as the major substrates. The composter is capable of treating up to 350 tons/month of waste, producing up to 150 tons/month of high-quality compost within a ret...
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| author | Jamie Jean Minn Tan Zi Xiang Keng Siew Hui Chong Guan-Ting Pan Ajit Singh Christinavimala Supramaniam Ianatul Khoiroh |
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| description | In this study, a pilot-scale in-vessel composter was used to treat a mixture of industrial biowaste, with soybean curd residue and saw dust as the major substrates. The composter is capable of treating up to 350 tons/month of waste, producing up to 150 tons/month of high-quality compost within a retention time of 7–10 days. The final compost has an average nitrogen–phosphorus–potassium content of 6%, moisture content of 28%, pH of 6.1, organic matter of 68%, and carbon–nitrogen ratio of 19:1. It also has a good amount of humic acid and macronutrients. Composts from all stages of the composting process—pre-mix, directly after discharge, after one-month of curing, and right before packaging—were evaluated with metagenomic analysis to identify the microbes that may add value to the compost. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-920b043301224222a3b8a54ced1fc7da2025-01-24T13:23:01ZengMDPI AGBioengineering2306-53542025-01-011213310.3390/bioengineering12010033Efficient Degradation of Industrial Biowaste via In-Vessel Composting—Technical and Microbial AssessmentsJamie Jean Minn Tan0Zi Xiang Keng1Siew Hui Chong2Guan-Ting Pan3Ajit Singh4Christinavimala Supramaniam5Ianatul Khoiroh6School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, MalaysiaCollege of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, AustraliaSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, MalaysiaSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, MalaysiaIn this study, a pilot-scale in-vessel composter was used to treat a mixture of industrial biowaste, with soybean curd residue and saw dust as the major substrates. The composter is capable of treating up to 350 tons/month of waste, producing up to 150 tons/month of high-quality compost within a retention time of 7–10 days. The final compost has an average nitrogen–phosphorus–potassium content of 6%, moisture content of 28%, pH of 6.1, organic matter of 68%, and carbon–nitrogen ratio of 19:1. It also has a good amount of humic acid and macronutrients. Composts from all stages of the composting process—pre-mix, directly after discharge, after one-month of curing, and right before packaging—were evaluated with metagenomic analysis to identify the microbes that may add value to the compost.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/12/1/33in-vessel compostingmetagenomicbacterialfungibiowastecompost |
| spellingShingle | Jamie Jean Minn Tan Zi Xiang Keng Siew Hui Chong Guan-Ting Pan Ajit Singh Christinavimala Supramaniam Ianatul Khoiroh Efficient Degradation of Industrial Biowaste via In-Vessel Composting—Technical and Microbial Assessments Bioengineering in-vessel composting metagenomic bacterial fungi biowaste compost |
| title | Efficient Degradation of Industrial Biowaste via In-Vessel Composting—Technical and Microbial Assessments |
| title_full | Efficient Degradation of Industrial Biowaste via In-Vessel Composting—Technical and Microbial Assessments |
| title_fullStr | Efficient Degradation of Industrial Biowaste via In-Vessel Composting—Technical and Microbial Assessments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficient Degradation of Industrial Biowaste via In-Vessel Composting—Technical and Microbial Assessments |
| title_short | Efficient Degradation of Industrial Biowaste via In-Vessel Composting—Technical and Microbial Assessments |
| title_sort | efficient degradation of industrial biowaste via in vessel composting technical and microbial assessments |
| topic | in-vessel composting metagenomic bacterial fungi biowaste compost |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/12/1/33 |
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