An Investigation of Some Critical Physico-chemical Parameters Influencing the Operational Rotary In-vessel Composting of Food Waste by a Small-to-Medium Sized Enterprise

Orthodoxou, D.; Pettitt, Timothy; Fuller, M.; Newton, M.; Knight, N.; Smith, S.R.

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Orthodoxou, D., Pettitt, Timothy, Fuller, M., Newton, M., Knight, N. and Smith, S.R. (2015) An Investigation of Some Critical Physico-chemical Parameters Influencing the Operational Rotary In-vessel Composting of Food Waste by a Small-to-Medium Sized Enterprise. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 6 (3). pp. 293-302. ISSN Print: 1877-2641 Online: 1877-265X

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Abstract:

Decentralised treatment of food waste (FW) by in-vessel composting by small-to-medium sized enterprises supports the proximity principle of waste management and recycling, but the process is susceptible to instability from acidogenic reactions and low process temperatures due to the high degradability and moisture content (MC) of the feedstock.

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Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords:

acidogenesis, compost, food waste, moisture content, pH, temperature

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G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
T Technology > T Technology (General)
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering

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College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences > School of Science and the Environment

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School of Science and the environment

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Timothy Pettitt

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