Composting technology in waste stabilization: On the methods, challenges and future prospects

CO Onwosi, VC Igbokwe, JN Odimba, IE Eke… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Composting technology has become invaluable in stabilization of municipal waste due to its
environmental compatibility. In this review, different types of composting methods reportedly …

Occurrence and dissipation mechanism of organic pollutants during the composting of sewage sludge: A critical review

H Lü, XH Chen, CH Mo, YH Huang, MY He, YW Li… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge contains various classes of organic pollutants, limiting its land application.
Sludge composting can effectively remove some organic pollutants. This review summarizes …

Metagenomic analyses of microbial structure and metabolic pathway in solid-phase denitrification systems for advanced nitrogen removal of wastewater treatment …

Z Yang, Q Zhou, H Sun, L Jia, L Zhao, W Wu - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The pilot-scale solid-phase denitrification systems supporting with poly (3-hydroxybutyrateco-
3-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV) and PHBV-sawdust were constructed for advanced nitrogen …

Thermal pretreatment enhances the degradation and humification of lignocellulose by stimulating thermophilic bacteria during dairy manure composting

N Zhu, J Gao, D Liang, Y Zhu, B Li, H Jin - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of thermal pretreatment (TP) on the lignocellulose
degradation and humification during dairy manure composting and the underlying microbial …

Changes in the characteristics of dissolved organic matter during sludge treatment: A critical review

K Xiao, G Abbt-Braun, H Horn - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) of sludge is a heterogeneous mixture of high to low
molecular weight organic substances which is including proteinaceous compounds …

Increased abundance of nitrogen transforming bacteria by higher C/N ratio reduces the total losses of N and C in chicken manure and corn stover mix composting

WM Zhang, CX Yu, XJ Wang, L Hai - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to investigate how the initial C/N ratio during composting of chicken
manure/corn stover mix affected the succession of dominant bacteria in the mix which led to …

Effects of physico-chemical parameters on the bacterial and fungal communities during agricultural waste composting

J Zhang, G Zeng, Y Chen, M Yu, Z Yu, H Li, Y Yu… - Bioresource …, 2011 - Elsevier
The goal of this study was to identify and prioritize some of the physico-chemical parameters
that contributed to bacterial and fungal community compositions during agricultural waste …

Effects of moisture and carbon/nitrogen ratio on gaseous emissions and maturity during direct composting of cornstalks used for filtration of anaerobically digested …

Z Xu, G Li, N Huda, B Zhang, M Wang, W Luo - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the maturity and gaseous emission during direct composting of
cornstalks used as organic media for filtration of anaerobically digested manure centrate …

Denitrification performance and biofilm characteristics using biodegradable polymers PCL as carriers and carbon source

L Chu, J Wang - Chemosphere, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study, a fixed bed bioreactor filled with biopolymer polycaprolactone (PCL) was
developed to remove nitrate from groundwater through denitrification. PCL serves both as …

Enhancement of methane production from cassava residues by biological pretreatment using a constructed microbial consortium

Q Zhang, J He, M Tian, Z Mao, L Tang, J Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2011 - Elsevier
In the study, a stable thermophilic microbial consortium with high cellulose-degradation
ability was successfully constructed. That several species of microbes coexisted in this …