Applicability and limitation of compost maturity evaluation indicators: A review

Y Kong, J Zhang, X Zhang, X Gao, J Yin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Composting is a resource treatment method that uses aerobic microorganisms to convert
organic solid waste into stable humus and applied as organic fertilizer. The maturity …

Application of hyperthermophiles in sludge composting: a review

S Chen, J Gu, S Zhang, R Yu - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2024 - Springer
Sewage sludge treatment and disposal remains a challenging problem. Composting of
sewage sludges is gaining increasing attention due to its cost-effectiveness, operation …

Determining the extraction conditions and phytotoxicity threshold for compost maturity evaluation using the seed germination index method

Y Kong, J Zhang, Y Yang, Y Liu, L Zhang, G Wang… - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Phytotoxicity of farm livestock manures in facultative heap composting using the seed germination index as indicator

Y Kong, G Wang, W Chen, Y Yang, R Ma, D Li… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Static facultative heap composting of animal manure is widely used in China, but there is
almost no systematic research on the phytotoxicity of the produced compost. Here, we …

Zero-valent iron drives the passivation of Zn and Cu during composting: Fate of heavy metal resistant bacteria and genes

K Li, M Fu, L Ma, H Yang, Q Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Livestock and poultry manures usually contain substantial heavy metals, especially Cu and
Zn, which may induce the enrichment of heavy metal resistant genes (HMRGs) and heavy …

Comparing the bacterial composition, succession and assembly patterns in plastisphere and kitchen waste composting with PLA/PBAT blends

W Chen, Z Feng, Y Chang, S Xu, K Zhou, X Shi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodegradable plastics has aroused increasing concern due to the negative environmental
impact of plastic waste, however, the impact of biodegradable plastics mixed into kitchen …

Comparison analysis of microbial agent and different compost material on microbial community and nitrogen transformation genes dynamic changes during pig …

N Liu, Z Liu, K Wang, J Zhao, J Fang, G Liu, H Yao… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess the impact of microbial agent and different compost material, on
physicochemical parameters dynamic change, nitrogen-transfer gene/bacterial community …

Effects of thermophilic bacteria inoculation on maturity, gaseous emission and bacterial community succession in hyperthermophilic composting

J Zhang, Y Kong, Y Yang, R Ma, G Li, J Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hyperthermophilic composting, characterized by temperatures equal to or exceeding 75° C,
offers superior compost maturity and performance. Inoculation with thermophilic bacteria …

Phosphorus transformation behavior and phosphorus cycling genes expression in food waste composting with hydroxyapatite enhanced by phosphate-solubilizing …

S Xu, K Jia, Y Zheng, W Chen, Z Wang, D Wei… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to explore the effect of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) Bacillus
inoculation in the cooling stage on hydroxyapatite dissolution, phosphorus (P) forms …

Bacterial dynamics and functions driven by a novel microbial agent to promote kitchen waste composting and reduce environmental burden

C Wang, M Wu, C Peng, F Yan, Y Jia, X Li, M Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to high oil content and complex composition, Kitchen waste (KW) is refractory for
biotreatment and easily causes environmental burden, especially in Sichuan area with …