Characterization of Compost From a Pilot Plant-Scale Composter Utilizing Simulated Solid Waste

Waste Management & Research - Tập 12 Số 4 - Trang 289-303 - 1994
Burney S. Schwab1, Carla J. Ritchie1, Denver J. Kain1, G. Chris Dobrin1, Lawrence King1, Anna C. Palmisano1
1Environmental Safety Department, Paper Products Division, Procter and Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 45217, U.S.A. and Office of Naval Research, 800 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA. 22217, U.S.A.

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A pilot plant-scale composter using simulated solid waste was developed to test the fate of consumer products such as disposable diapers. The simulated waste consisted of a mixture of rabbit chow (which included alfalfa), shredded newspaper, sand, and composted cow manure. The compost mass self-heated from an ambient temperature of 27°C to about 55°C in the first 24 h. Dissolved ammonia levels, high in the early stages of the process, began to decrease after about 4 weeks as nitrate concentration began to increase. Both volatile solids and carbon:nitrogen ratios exhibited gradual decreases with time. Microbial biomass, esterase activity, cellulose mineralization, direct microscopic counts (AODC), and relative APIZYM enzyme activity increased significantly in the first several days, and maintained higher levels than initial measurements throughout the 22-week testing period. We concluded that the simulated solid waste underwent physical, chemical, and microbiological changes that would be expected to occur in municipal solid waste in a full-scale composting system. The pilot plant-scale composter should prove to be a valuable tool in assessing the fate of products and materials under simulated compost conditions.

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Waste Management & Research

Tập 12 Số 4

289-303

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