Improving the sustainability of organic waste management practices in the food-energy-water nexus: A comparative review of anaerobic digestion and composting

L Lin, F Xu, X Ge, Y Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
With global population growth, the security of food, energy and water is becoming more
challenging. Both anaerobic digestion (AD) and composting are waste management …

Composting of animal manures and chemical criteria for compost maturity assessment. A review

MP Bernal, JA Alburquerque, R Moral - Bioresource technology, 2009 - Elsevier
New livestock production systems, based on intensification in large farms, produce huge
amount of manures and slurries without enough agricultural land for their direct application …

Potential of aeration flow rate and bio-char addition to reduce greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions during manure composting

MA Chowdhury, A de Neergaard, LS Jensen - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Aeration is an important factor influencing CO 2, CH 4, N 2 O and NH 3 emissions from the
composting process. Both CH 4 and N 2 O are potent greenhouse gases (GHG) of high …

[HTML][HTML] Heat potential, generation, recovery and utilization from composting: A review

S Fan, A Li, A ter Heijne, CJN Buisman… - Resources, Conservation …, 2021 - Elsevier
Composting is an effective process for treating organic solid waste (OSW). There is a
growing interest in recovering and reusing heat from composting, in the context of climate …

Effect of ventilation quantity on electron transfer capacity and spectral characteristics of humic substances during sludge composting

Z Tan, H Zhu, X He, B Xi, Y Tian, X Sun… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Humic substances (HSs) can ameliorate soil pollution by mediating electron transfer
between microorganisms and contaminants. This capability depends on the redox-active …

The effect of aeration rate on forced-aeration composting of chicken manure and sawdust

M Gao, B Li, A Yu, F Liang, L Yang, Y Sun - Bioresource Technology, 2010 - Elsevier
The composting of chicken manure and sawdust has been investigated in forced-aeration
composting systems at aeration rates of 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7 lmin− 1kg− 1 organic matter (OM) …

Evaluation of biogas production potential by dry anaerobic digestion of switchgrass–animal manure mixtures

HK Ahn, MC Smith, SL Kondrad, JW White - Applied biochemistry and …, 2010 - Springer
Anaerobic digestion is a biological method used to convert organic wastes into a stable
product for land application with reduced environmental impacts. The biogas produced can …

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 …

Biological treatment of organic materials for energy and nutrients production—Anaerobic digestion and composting

L Lin, F Xu, X Ge, Y Li - Advances in Bioenergy, 2019 - Elsevier
With global population growth, the security of food, energy, and water is becoming more
challenging. Both anaerobic digestion (AD) and composting are biological waste …

Effect of air-flow rate and turning frequency on bio-drying of dewatered sludge

L Zhao, WM Gu, PJ He, LM Shao - Water Research, 2010 - Elsevier
Sludge bio-drying is an approach for biomass energy utilization, in which sludge is dried by
means of the heat generated by aerobic degradation of its organic substances. The study …