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Composting of Municipal Solid Waste and its Components
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Miller, Frederick C. |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Composting is a microbial decomposition process. The poor heat conductance of the physical matrix combined with the high density of available substrate causes these systems to accumulate metabolically released heat. Accumulation of heat leads to a characteristic temperature increase. Higher temperatures tend to increase rates of microbial metabolic activity until inhibitory, high temperatures are reached. In recent years, the practice of ventilating the composting masses to remove heat and thereby avoid high temperatures has become common. Composting is generally managed as an aerobic process. Unlike aqueous systems, composting systems are prone to spatial heterogeneity both in the larger scale and at the microsite level within aggregates. This tendency to spatial heterogeneity is significant in that it fosters a diversity of ecological niches for microorganisms. Book Name: Microbiology of Solid Waste |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2006-0-03777-8&isbn=9780138747268&doi=10.1201/9780138747268-4&format=pdf |
| Ending Page | 154 |
| Page Count | 40 |
| Starting Page | 115 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9780138747268-4 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-07-09 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Microbiology of Solid Waste Paper and Wood Microbiology Composting Heat Microorganisms Diversity High Temperatures Spatial Heterogeneity Accumulate Metabolically Metabolic Activity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
