11 research outputs found
Assessment of compost quality in agitated pile composting of water hyacinth collected from different sources
Performance of locally available bulking agents in Newfoundland and Labrador during bench-scale municipal solid waste composting
Effects of Recirculation of Exhaust Air in Rotary Drum Composter on Composting Properties and Energy Consumption
Study of physico-chemical and biochemical parameters during rotary drum composting of water hyacinth
Experimental Investigation on the Treatment of Mixed Market Waste by a Novel Rotary Air Dryer
In-vessel co-composting of yard waste and food waste: an approach for sustainable waste management in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
Selecting Monitoring Variables in the Manual Composting of Municipal Solid Waste Based on Principal Component Analysis
This paper proposes the use of principal component analysis performed on the correlation matrix for identifying the best variables for monitoring the composting of municipal solid wastes. Accordingly, 12 physicochemical and two microbiological parameters have been measured throughout the 7 weeks in which the compositing of 1300 kg of organic wastes obtained from MSW was carried out. All the analyses confirm a correct development of the composting process, and the final values fulfil the requirements of the Colombian legislation. The statistical analysis shows that four variables are sufficient for ensuring a suitable process development and, based on economic criteria and technical simplicity, the selected ones are as follows: respirometry, water retention capacity, ash content and moisture content. © 2018 Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Natur