Recycling of organic wastes through composting: Process performance and compost application in agriculture

T Sayara, R Basheer-Salimia, F Hawamde, A Sánchez - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Composting has become a preferable option to treat organic wastes to obtain a final stable
sanitized product that can be used as an organic amendment. From home composting to big …

Humic substances developed during organic waste composting: Formation mechanisms, structural properties, and agronomic functions

X Guo, H Liu, S Wu - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Aerobic composting is a typical biochemical process of stabilization and harmlessness of
organic wastes during which organic matter degrades, and then aggregates, to produce …

Evaluation of composting parameters, technologies and maturity indexes for aerobic manure composting: A meta-analysis

Z Ji, L Zhang, Y Liu, X Li, Z Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Aerobic composting is an efficient method to recover nutrients from animal manure.
However, there is considerable variability in the management and maturity criteria used …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of microbial inoculants on co-composting of lignocellulosic crop residues with farm animal manure: A review

B Greff, J Szigeti, Á Nagy, E Lakatos, L Varga - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapidly develo** agro-industry generates huge amounts of lignocellulosic crop
residues and animal manure worldwide. Although co-composting represents a promising …

Effect of aeration rate, C/N ratio and moisture content on the stability and maturity of compost

R Guo, G Li, T Jiang, F Schuchardt, T Chen… - Bioresource …, 2012 - Elsevier
To estimate the order of importance of factors affecting the stability and maturation of
compost, pig feces and corn stalks were co-composted at different aeration rates (AR: 0.24 …

Long-term effects of organic amendments on soil fertility

M Diacono, F Montemurro - Sustainable agriculture volume 2, 2011 - Springer
Common agricultural practices such as excessive use of agro-chemicals, deep tillage and
luxury irrigation have degraded soils, polluted water resources and contaminated the …

Composting of animal manures and chemical criteria for compost maturity assessment. A review

MP Bernal, JA Alburquerque, R Moral - Bioresource technology, 2009 - Elsevier
New livestock production systems, based on intensification in large farms, produce huge
amount of manures and slurries without enough agricultural land for their direct application …

Effects of oxygen levels on maturity, humification, and odor emissions during chicken manure composting

R Ma, Y Liu, J Wang, D Li, C Qi, G Li, J Yuan - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Compost quality greatly depends on maturity and humification, and odor emissions can
cause severe air pollution and nutrient losses during composting. In this study, a laboratory …

Current approaches and future trends in compost quality criteria for agronomic, environmental, and human health benefits

MP Bernal, SG Sommer, D Chadwick, C Qing… - Advances in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Organic wastes are composted to stabilize organic matter, reduce the moisture content,
increase the concentrations of plant nutrients, eliminate pathogens and weed seeds …

Heavy metal concentrations and arsenic speciation in animal manure composts in China

X Yang, Q Li, Z Tang, W Zhang, G Yu, Q Shen… - Waste Management, 2017 - Elsevier
A nationwide survey of animal manure-based composts was carried out in China. Two
hundred and twelve samples were collected and analyzed for the concentrations of 9 heavy …