Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 102, Issue 17, Pages 7966-7974Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.05.073
Keywords
Spent coffee grounds; Total carbon; Total nitrogen; Eisenia fetida; Composting systems
Funding
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
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This study was conducted to evaluate the optimum composting approach for the management of spent coffee grounds from the restaurant and ready-to-serve coffee industry. Three composting systems were assessed, including in-vessel composting, vermicomposting bins, and aerated static pile bin composting, over study periods ranging from 47 to 98 days. Total carbon content was reduced by 5-7% in the spent coffee ground treatments across the three composting systems. Nitrogen and other mineral nutrient contents were conserved or enhanced from the initial to the final composts in all the composting systems assessed. Earthworm growth and survival (15-80%) was reduced in all the treatments but mortality rates were lower in coffee treatments with cardboard additions. A decline in earthworm mortality with cardboard additions was the result of reduced exposure to organic compounds and chemicals released through the decomposition of spent coffee grounds. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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