Evaluation of Vermicompost Produced by Using Post-Consumer Cotton Textile as Carbon Source
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Compost Vessel
2.2. Composition of the Composting Materials and Different Levels of Post-Consumer Cotton Waste Mixture
2.3. Composting Process
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Pre-Compost Phase
3.2. Vermicomposting Phase
3.3. Final Compost
3.4. Various Post-Consumer Textile Waste Ratio Effect on Vermicomposting Efficiency
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Feed Stock | Moisture (%) | Carbon Content (%) | Nitrogen Content (%) | Density (kg/L) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leaves | 38.3 | 48.6 | 1.2 | 0.25 |
Biosolids | 69.8 | 27.6 | 3.6 | 0.58 |
Sawdust | 32.8 | 49.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Cotton | 8.1 | 43.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Water | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Trial 1—Control | Trial 2 | Trial 3 | Trial 4 | |||||
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Feed Stock | Weight (kg) | Carbon Content (kg) | Weight (kg) | Carbon Content (kg) | Weight (kg) | Carbon Content (kg) | Weight (kg) | Carbon Content (kg) |
Leaves | 4.50 | 2.19 | 4.40 | 2.14 | 4.30 | 2.09 | 4.20 | 2.04 |
Biosolids | 7.52 | 2.07 | 7.52 | 2.07 | 7.52 | 2.07 | 7.52 | 2.07 |
Sawdust | 11.25 | 5.59 | 11.25 | 5.59 | 11.25 | 5.59 | 11.25 | 5.59 |
Cotton | - | - | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.13 |
Water | 5.00 | - | 5.00 | - | 5.00 | - | 5.00 | - |
Total | 28.27 | 9.85 | 28.27 | 9.85 | 28.27 | 9.84 | 28.27 | 9.84 |
Feed Stock | Moisture Content (kg) | Nitrogen Content (kg) |
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Leaves | 1.72 | 0.05 |
Biosolids | 5.25 | 0.27 |
Sawdust | 3.69 | 0.07 |
Cotton | - | - |
Water | 5.00 | - |
Total | 15.66 | 0.39 |
Sample ID | C/N ratio |
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Trial 1 | 14.5 |
Trial 2 | 13.7 |
Trial 3 | 14.3 |
Trial 4 | 15.6 |
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Singh, V.; Wyatt, J.; Zoungrana, A.; Yuan, Q. Evaluation of Vermicompost Produced by Using Post-Consumer Cotton Textile as Carbon Source. Recycling 2022, 7, 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling7010010
Singh V, Wyatt J, Zoungrana A, Yuan Q. Evaluation of Vermicompost Produced by Using Post-Consumer Cotton Textile as Carbon Source. Recycling. 2022; 7(1):10. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling7010010
Chicago/Turabian StyleSingh, Vijaypal, Jordan Wyatt, Ali Zoungrana, and Qiuyan Yuan. 2022. "Evaluation of Vermicompost Produced by Using Post-Consumer Cotton Textile as Carbon Source" Recycling 7, no. 1: 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling7010010
APA StyleSingh, V., Wyatt, J., Zoungrana, A., & Yuan, Q. (2022). Evaluation of Vermicompost Produced by Using Post-Consumer Cotton Textile as Carbon Source. Recycling, 7(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling7010010