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- Title
Comparative study on different turning device alignments for household food waste composters.
- Authors
Prommuak, Chattip; Jarunglumlert, Teeraya; Putmai, Namtip; Sawatdee, Sopanat; Sanguanwong, Amaret; Pavasant, Prasert
- Abstract
In this study, two in‐vessel composters with a turning device aligned horizontally or vertically were compared for their performances in composting food waste. Both composters were operated in batch mode at the fixed temperature of 55–60°C, and biological digestion was allowed to take place for 6 days. Both composters exhibited comparable performance with similar CO2 evolution characteristics and similar composted food waste properties, including moisture content, C:N ratio, electrical conductivity (EC), and pH. However, the reactor with the horizontal agitator provided a better stability of the final product, as the product from the vertical composter had traces of post‐anaerobic reaction. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 37: 1901–1907, 2018
- Subjects
FOOD industrial waste; WASTE management; COMPOSTING; MOISTURE content of food; ELECTRIC conductivity
- Publication
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 2018, Vol 37, Issue 6, p1954
- ISSN
1944-7442
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ep.12873