This review analyses the main challenges of the process of food waste composting and
examines the crucial aspects related to the quality of the produced compost. Although recent …

Composting technology has become invaluable in stabilization of municipal waste due to its
environmental compatibility. In this review, different types of composting methods reportedly …

The seed germination index (GI) is a widely used indicator of compost maturity and is a
required index in many national standards. However, seeds of different species vary …

Compost is commonly used for the growth of plants and the remediation of environmental
pollution. It is important to evaluate the quality of compost and seed germination test is a …

Rapid increase of solid wastes is a global challenge and organic waste takes the majority
part. Composting is an efficient and effective way of converting solid organic wastes to …

The phytotoxicity of the compost aqueous extracts determines the maturity. To improve the
accuracy of compost maturity evaluation using the seed germination index (GI) method …

This study investigated the effects of applying psychrotrophic cellulose-degrading fungi on
cellulase production, fungal community structure, and maturity of pig manure (PM) compost …

Recycling of BR and SMS are crucial for the development of biogas industry and commercial
mushroom cultivation. The seed germination test is limited to examine the maturity of …

A comparative analysis of industrial composting facilities processing Vegetal Residues,
Sewage Sludge, Municipal Solid Waste, Agri-food Waste or Olive Mill Waste was performed …

Composting of poultry manure which is high in N and dense in structure can cause several
problems including significant N losses in the form of NH 3 through volatilization. Biochar …