1. Characterization of bulking agents and its effects on physical properties of compost
- Author
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Muhammad Khalid Iqbal, Khurshed Ahmed, and Tahira Shafiq
- Subjects
Paper ,Environmental Engineering ,Time Factors ,Arachis ,Compressive Strength ,Bioengineering ,engineering.material ,Soil ,Process dynamics ,Materials Testing ,Pakistan ,Food science ,Particle Size ,Cellulose ,Waste Management and Disposal ,Moisture ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Compost ,Chemistry ,Air ,Environmental engineering ,Humidity ,General Medicine ,Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ,Wood ,Refuse Disposal ,Urban waste ,visual_art ,engineering ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Air space ,Sawdust ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Objective was to enquire the attributes of regionally obtainable BA (bagass, paper, peanut shell, sawdust) to inscribe the efficacy of BA at (10-40%) for moisture reduction. Sawdust was prominent in moisture reduction capability in 5-7 days. The prime physical changes in BA under various compression forces were as; by increasing compression force, BD rise and FAS decline, whereas PD had not exhibit any discrepancy. Proficient compost production entails meticulous understanding the process dynamics in terms of correlation between moisture reduction; FAS, BD and PD. FAS and moisture were negatively where as BD and moisture positively correlated.
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- 2009