Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 114, Issue -, Pages 382-388Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.040
Keywords
Additives; Compost; Jaggery; Polyethylene glycol; Gradation test
Funding
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- CSIR-NEERI
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The effect of various additives such as fly ash, phosphogypsum, jaggery, lime, and polyethylene glycol on green waste composting was investigated through assessing their influence on microbial growth, enzymatic activities, organic matter degradation, bulk density, quality of finished compost including gradation test, heavy metal analysis, etc. A perusal of results showed that addition of jaggery and polyethylene glycol were helpful to facilitate composting process as they significantly influenced the growth of microbes and cellulase activity. The quality of finished compost prepared from jaggery and polyethylene glycol added treatments were superior to other composts, wherein reduction in C/N ratio was more than 8% in jaggery treatment. All other parameters of compost quality including gradation test also favored jaggery and polyethylene glycol as the best additives for green waste composting. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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