Simplified Kinetic Analysis for Composting of Municipal Solid Waste
Publication: Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management
Volume 13, Issue 3
Abstract
The kinetic parameter of a composting process along with the effect of various parameters of composting mechanism on Michaelis Menten constant and maximum or limiting velocity constant has been evaluated in the present work. The results exhibit comparable variations in the kinetic constants and under varying parameters during the entire composting process. The deviations in the computed values of kinetic constants and helped to assess the dominant effect of various parameters during the composting process. It was also observed that the encapsulation of soil insulation has a detrimental effect on the extent of degradation. The overall assessment of kinetic data for windrows with soil insulation and variable parameters showed enhancement of degradation during the composting process.
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Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management
Volume 13 • Issue 3 • July 2009
Pages: 179 - 186
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© 2009 ASCE.
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Received: Sep 30, 2008
Accepted: Oct 2, 2008
Published online: Jun 15, 2009
Published in print: Jul 2009
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