Changes of Physical and Chemical Characteristics during Microbial Composting of Rice Straw at Various pH Levels

Autor: Mohd Razi Ismail, S. H. Habib, Radziah Othman, Halimi Mohd Saud, H. Kausar, M. S. H. Bhuiyan
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Compost Science & Utilization. 22:153-163
ISSN: 2326-2397
1065-657X
DOI: 10.1080/1065657x.2014.918864
Popis: The physical and chemical parameters were monitored for seven weeks during Trichoderma/Aspergillus inoculated rice straw composting at various pH levels. Three treatments (A, B, and C) were inoculated with lignocellulolytic microbial consortium (Aspergillus niger, F44 and Trichoderma viride, F26) and three were un-inoculated (D, E, and F). pH of the starting materials was amended to 5.75 (A and D), 6.75 (B and E), and 7.75 (C and F) with either acetic acid or sodium hydroxide. Three typical phases of temperature were observed both in inoculated and un-inoculated treatments during composting: mesophilic phase, thermophilic phase, and followed by cooling and maturation phase. The bioconversion were maximum in Trichoderma/Aspergillus inoculated treatments within 14–21 days as indicated by the profiles of electrical conductivity, bulk density, total carbon and nitrogen, and germination index. After day 21, the germination index of Trichoderma/Aspergillus inoculated treatment (B) without any pH amendme...
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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