Among different conversion processes for biomass, biological anaerobic digestion is one of
the most economic ways to produce biogas from various biomass substrates. In addition to …

Rice agriculture feeds about a third of the world's population. However, rice fields are also
an important source in the global budget of the greenhouse gas methane. The emission of …

Composting is a controlled self-heating, aerobic solid phase biodegradative process of
organic materials. The process comprises mesophilic and thermophilic phases involving …

The production of methane is a ubiquitous, defining characteristic of methanogens. The
production of methane or any other hydrocarbon as a major catabolic product is unique to …

ABSTRACT A cultivation-independent technique for genetic profiling of PCR-amplified small-
subunit rRNA genes (SSU rDNA) was chosen to characterize the diversity and succession of …

High-temperature (≥ 60° C) synthetic food waste compost was examined by cultivation-
dependent and-independent methods to determine predominant microbial populations …

The study concerns the application of the semi-dry single phase thermophilic anaerobic
digestion process to the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. The xperiments were …

Methane cycling within compost heaps has not yet been investigated in detail. We show that
thermophilic methane oxidation occurred after a lag phase of up to one day in 4-week old, 8 …

The existence of life at high temperatures is quite fascinating. At both ends of the
temperature range compatible with life, only microorganisms are capable of growth and …

The initial phase of composting is the most dynamic part of the process and is characterized
by rapid increases in temperature, large swings in pH, and the degradation of simple …