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Optimization of Food Waste and Biochar In-Vessel Co-Composting

doi: 10.3390/su12041356
As bulking agents (BA) affect the composting process, this work examined the impact of combinations of different organic components in order to obtain an efficient co-substrate for food waste (FW) in-vessel composting. To boost the occurrence of microorganisms inhabiting the compost, mature compost was firstly coupled with wheat straw, added to FW, and considered as a control (BC0). Then, two trials (BC10, BC20) including 10% and 20% of biochar were monitored. The results indicated that the temperature of the amended bioreactors was notably increased compared to the unamended one. Thermophilic temperatures were achieved at 14, 34, and 78 h after the experimental setup for BC20, BC10, and BC0, which lasted for 14, 17, and 12 days, respectively. When it came to an assessment of maturity and stability, the quality of the compost was evaluated against several indicators and compared with the compost quality standards of the UK, France, Canada, the USA, Poland, and Germany. BC10 illustrated a high-quality product in relation to the heavy metal concentration, a C:N ratio which reached 14.97, an AT4 which was lower than 6 (4.36 mg O2/g TS), and a nitrification index of 2.61 (<3). Consequently, the addition of 10% of biochar as a co-substrate showed an improvement of the process evolution and the characteristics of the biofertilizer produced.
- University of Rostock Germany
- University of Carthage Tunisia
- University of Gabès Tunisia
- University of Carthage Tunisia
- National Institute of Applied Science and Technology Tunisia
wheat straw, Environmental effects of industries and plants, TJ807-830, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, bulking agent, Environmental sciences, food waste, standards composting limitation, biofertilizer, biochar, GE1-350, mature compost
wheat straw, Environmental effects of industries and plants, TJ807-830, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, bulking agent, Environmental sciences, food waste, standards composting limitation, biofertilizer, biochar, GE1-350, mature compost
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