Study of forced aeration system for fruit and vegetable waste composting

• Main Authors: Yu Heng, Then, Jia Chi, Lai, Yi Lung, Then
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing Ltd. 2021
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General); TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39330/3/Study%20of%20forced%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39330/; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/1195/1/012059/meta

Composting of fruit and vegetable waste (FVW) was investigated in a forced aeration system to determine the effects of aeration rate (AR) and aeration method (AM) on compost quality. Rice husk was mixed with FVW as bulking agent to compost for seven days and aerated in continuous and intermittent at...