Comparative analysis of vermicompost quality produced from rice straw and paper waste employing earthworm Eisenia fetida (Sav.)

K Sharma, VK Garg - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Present study was undertaken to investigate the vermicomposting of two different organic
wastes (rice straw and paper waste) employing, Eisenia fetida. Nine feedstocks were …

Problems and resolutions in dealing with waste disposable paper cups

M Yuhui - Science progress, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, the problem caused by waste disposable paper cups (WDPCs) has became
a topic of great concern to scientists, and commercial companies have also begun to take an …

Effect of bean dregs on nitrogen transformation and bacterial dynamics during pig manure composting

Y Yang, MK Awasthi, X Ren, H Guo, J Lv - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
This work studied the nitrogen transformation and bacterial dynamics in the co-composting
of bean dregs (BD) and pig manure (PM). Four treatments were performed with BD at …

Investigation on paper cup waste degradation by bacterial consortium and Eudrillus eugeinea through vermicomposting

K Arumugam, S Renganathan, OO Babalola… - Waste management, 2018 - Elsevier
Disposable Paper cups are a threat to the environment and are composed of 90% high
strength paper with 5% thin coating of polyethylene. This polyethylene prevents the paper …

Characterization of microbial community succession during vermicomposting of medicinal herbal residues

Y Chen, SKC Chang, J Chen, Q Zhang, H Yu - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Large amounts of medicinal herbal residues (MHR) are produced in the world annually due
to the increasing demand for herbal products. In this study, vermicomposting was used to …

Management of food and vegetable processing waste spiked with buffalo waste using earthworms (Eisenia fetida)

K Sharma, VK Garg - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017 - Springer
The present investigation was focused on the vermicomposting of food and vegetable
processing waste (VW) mixed with buffalo dung (BW) under laboratory condition employing …

Cellulolytic bacteria isolation, screening and optimization of enzyme production from vermicompost of paper cup waste

A Karthika, R Seenivasagan, R Kasimani… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
In the current scenario, used paper cups are disposed of without any proper treatment,
thereby damaging the environment. Hence, the vermicomposting technique is preferred for …

Influence of sugar beet pulp and paper waste as bulking agents on physical, chemical, and microbial properties during green waste composting

L Zhang, X Sun - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Composting is considered to be a natural, sustainable, and highly beneficial method for
solid waste disposal. The objective of this study was to investigate the two-stage composting …

Inoculation of fly ash amended vermicompost with phosphate solubilizing bacteria (Pseudomonas fluorescens) and its influence on vermi-degradation, nutrient …

NS Lukashe, HA Mupambwa, E Green, PNS Mnkeni - Waste management, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to the crucial role played by microbes during vermicomposting, deliberate inoculation of
composts with specialized microbes as a way of further optimizing the vermicomposting …

Synthesis and structure of carboxymethylcellulose with a high degree of substitution derived from waste disposable paper cups

J Chen, H Li, C Fang, Y Cheng, T Tan, H Han - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
The cost of the cellulose derived from some raw materials was high. In addition, the
dispersion of the cellulose with special shape and a low degree of substitution (DS) in water …