Sustainability of using composting and vermicomposting technologies for organic solid waste biotransformation: recent overview, greenhouse gases emissions and economic analysis

Composting technology in waste stabilization: On the methods, challenges and future prospects.

Nitrification within composting: A review

Commercial mushrooms are produced on lignocellulose such as straw, saw dust, and wood chips As such, mushroom-forming fungi convert low-quality waste streams into high-quality food Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) is usually considered a waste product This review discusses the applications of SMS to promote the transition to a circular economy SMS can be used as compost, as a substrate for other mushroom-forming fungi, as animal feed, to promote health of animals, and to produce packaging and construction materials, biofuels, and enzymes This range of applications can make agricultural production more sustainable and efficient, especially if the CO2 emission and heat from mushroom cultivation can be used to promote plant growth in greenhouses

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Mushroom cultivation in the circular economy

With global population growth, the security of food, energy and water is becoming more challenging. Both anaerobic digestion (AD) and composting are waste management methods that are plausible approaches to address this challenge by reusing organic waste and generating value-added products. In this paper, recent research on AD and composting is summarized, and differences in the technical, economic, and environmental aspects of AD and composting, and their potential to improve the sustainability of waste management, are examined. Recent research on AD has focused on process enhancement and valorization of end products, while composting research has emphasized ways to shorten composting period and reduce odor and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Strategies to enhance AD and composting processes are similar, but the operational parameters that affect microbial activity, including inoculation, aeration, temperature, moisture, C/N ratio, and pH, can differ. AD can be economically more advantageous than composting, depending on plant scale and valorization of end products, while composting is more profitable at smaller scales (e.g.

Improving the sustainability of organic waste management practices in the food-energy-water nexus: A comparative review of anaerobic digestion and composting

Chuandong Wu

Papers

Feasibility of co-composting of sewage sludge, spent mushroom substrate and wheat straw.

Spectral study of dissolved organic matter in biosolid during the composting process using inorganic bulking agent: UV–vis, GPC, FTIR and EEM

Effects of sucrose amendment on ammonia assimilation during sewage sludge composting

Insight into effects of mature compost recycling on N2O emission and denitrification genes in sludge composting

Improving sewage sludge composting by addition of spent mushroom substrate and sucrose.