compost biomass Articles
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Wood innovations grants provide funding for biomass projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, has announced the recipients of the 2015 Wood Innovations Grants. More than 40 projects were awarded over $9 million to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood product markets. The $9 million will leverage private investments from partners, resulting in a total of $31 million distributed to grant winners ...
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Why Biochar Production Instead of Composting Biomass
In the pursuit of sustainable biomass management, two distinctive approaches have garnered attention: biochar production and composting. Both methods seek to convert organic matter into valuable resources, but they differ significantly in their mechanisms and outcomes. This article delves into the world of biochar production and composting, exploring the advantages of choosing biochar production ...
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Co–composting as a management strategy to reuse the white–rot fungus Trametes versicolor after its use in a biotechnological process
White–rot fungi are extensively used in biotechnological processes but little is known about the disposal of fungal biomass after its use. Final products stability parameters (self–heating test and respiration index) indicate that co–composting of the white–rot fungus Trametes versicolor with Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Wastes (OFMSW) ensure a higher stable final ...
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Mariposa compost facility odor remediation update
Staring in the winter of 2006 the staff at the Mariposa Compost Facility worked quickly to make process changes to bring odor issues under control. Here is the latest chapter in their story. Odor (incident) Logs In January 2007 the Local Environmental Agency (LEA) provided "odor logs" to the county residents that were troubled by the compost facility's odors. The odor logs were collected ...
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Microbial biomass c and ninhydrin-reactive n as Parameters to characterize composting process
The use of compost in agriculture is increasing as a source of organic matter to counteract the decrease of organic matter level in soils and as a means of disposal of agricultural and domestic waste. Despite many researches on the subject, there is still the need to improve our knowledge on the compost process and on the methods to evaluate compost maturity. The composting of organic waste has ...
By ORBIT e.V.
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LCA and tomato production in Mediterranean greenhouses
LCA is used to analyse and evaluate the environmental impact associated with the process of greenhouse cultivation of a tomato crop. Tomato production in kg is selected as a functional unit. Three different tomato production processes were compared: soil cultivation and open and closed hydroponic systems. Three different waste management scenarios were also analysed. The most significant negative ...
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Investigations into the possibility to compost paraffincoated packaging materials
Utilisation of biodegradable materials is indispensable for effective economic operation (Soyez, 1998). However, the requirements to be met by the application characteristics sometimes prevent use of such materials. For example, packaging materials for foodstuffs, where protection of the contents is the predominant aim, are required to display hydrophobic properties. Paraffin-coated papers have ...
By ORBIT e.V.
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Effects of biowaste compost amendment on soil microbial biomass and specific carbon turnover in agricultural soils
The importance of biowaste compost as organic fertilisers has become more emergent in the last years due to the increased production of compost produced from biowaste. The utilisation of organic fertilisers in agriculture improves the physical, chemical and microbial properties of soils (Allievi et al., 1993; Senesi, 1989). Amendment of compost affects several soil properties positively like e.g. ...
By ORBIT e.V.
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“Jerez guadalete w.w.t.p.”: from sludge to biosolids, and finally e.u. ecological fertilizer?
‘Guadalete W.W.T.P’ began its operations in January 1994 in ‘Jerez de la Frontera’, in the province of Cádiz, southwestern Spain. 15.000 t of anaerobically digested dewatered sludge has been produced on a yearly basis over the last four years. An 11 hectares open-air windrow composting facility, privately owned and operated, has permitted sludge to be transformed into biosolids compost. Compost ...
By ORBIT e.V.
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