Kinetic study for compost production by isolated fungal strains

Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed and Opatakun, Suraj and Alam, Md Zahangir and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed (2014) Kinetic study for compost production by isolated fungal strains. International Journal of Waste Resources, 4 (4). pp. 1-6. ISSN 2252-5211

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Abstract

Organic wastes, food wastes and trimming yard (FW and YT) were composted using selected fungal strains (Phanerochaete chrysosporium (PC), Lentinus tigrinus (LT), Aspergilus niger (ASP) and Penicillium Spp (PEN)) in a solid state bioconversion process. Results obtained at P ≤ 0.05 after ten harvests indicated the minimum value of germination index (GI) in the open system was 43 ± 105% while in the closed system it was 46 ± 132% respectively. The simplest zero and first order kinetic models described the microbial mineralization of carbon to nitrogen (C/N) relatively (R2 range of 0.87-0.99), but the second order model explained the observed kinetics of the solid state bioconversion (SSB) better with R2 range of 0.87–0.98 and a positive decay coefficient (k). The decay coefficient which indicates if all the components of the biomass decomposed at the same rate increases from -0.0584 to 2×10-4 for Phanerochaete chrysosporium stream & -0.0578 to 2×10-4 for Lentinus tigrinus stream in the open system across the zero, first and second order.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	4286/42898
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Composting; Organic wastes; Fungal strains; Germination index (GI); Reaction rate
Subjects:	T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering > TD785 Municipal refuse. Solid waste
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Biotechnology Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Nassereldeen Kabbashi
Date Deposited:	15 May 2015 15:32
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2017 15:14
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/42898

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