Influence of controllable variables on the composting process, kinetic, and maturity of Stevia rebaudiana residues

International Journal of Recycling Organic Waste in Agriculture

مقاله 2، دوره 7، شماره 4، اسفند 2018، صفحه 277-286   

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.1007/s40093-018-0214-x

نویسندگان

J. Castro-Fernández؛ A. Serrato-González؛ M. Ruiz-Montoya؛ M. J. Díaz

Chemical Engineering Department, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Chemical Process and Product Technology Research Center (Pro2TecS), Universidad de Huelva, Campus El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain

چکیده

Purpose Stevia rebaudiana residues composting is studied and optimized using a central composite experimental design
Methods The influence of controllable composting variables [moisture (40–70%), aeration (0.05–0.30 Lair min⁻¹ kg⁻¹), and time (0–50 days)] on the temperature history and the properties of the compost (pH, organic matter) produced to determine suitable composting conditions. Mass balance and emitted gases of all the composting reactors have been done.
Results Compost with high degradation entails operating at 50 days of composting under high moisture content (70%) and aeration level with values close to 0.05 Lair min⁻¹ kg⁻¹. Moreover, the composting process kinetic for Stevia rebaudiana residues has been studied. The magnitude of the kinetic parameters on the studied conditions varies among 1/42 and 1/46 for 1/K1 and 0.15 and 1.6 for K2. Where 1/K1 is a value that measures the affinity between microorganisms and substrate and K2 depends on the composting variable optimization.
Conclusions Both moisture and aeration affects positively and negatively the composting process. Moreover, low effect of aeration has been found. The values of 1/K1 and K2 obtained showed higher values (higher degradation kinetic) under 55% moisture content and 0.30 Lair min⁻¹ kg⁻¹.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Stevia rebaudiana residues ؛ Composting controllable variables ؛ Composting kinetic