Some Technical Aspects of Composting

  • Hong, Ji-Hyung (Dept. of Agricultural Machinery Engineering Suncheon University)
  • Published : 1993.10.01

Abstract

The development of composting techniques is essential to the low input sustainable agriculture. This paper resents an evaluation of composting system, compost materials, aeration & temperature effects, compost maturity , and operational concerns for compost utilization. The composting of organic waste is markedly affected by the nature of the feedstock and the operational temperature employed for the process. These two major parameters are critically examined in this paper, with references to the decomposition of the organic waste. Future research should concentrate on the indications of stability and environmental problems.

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