Composting of spent mushroom compost, carnation wastes, chicken and cattle manures.
This study has purposed to determine the optimum mixture ratio of used mushroom compost, chicken manure, cattle manure and carnation waste for composting. For this purpose, these materials have been mixed in seven various ratios (R1-R7) and composted in the experimental composting reactors. The highest dry material losses and temperature values have been obtained by the R4 which contains 50% carnation waste, 25% chicken manure and 25% spent mushroom compost. Beside R4, mixtures of R2, R5 and R6 have also provided high process temperature and dry material loss values. The lowest dry material loss and temperature values have been obtained in the R7 which contains only carnation wastes. In the study, it has also seen that FAS (free air space) parameter is effective on the process and must be in the interval of 24-32%.
Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Farm Machinery, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey.
Recep
R
Kulcu
Ilker
I
Sönmez
Osman
O
Yaldiz
Mustafa
M
Kaplan
D000363:Agaricales / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D019149:Bioreactors; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D029749:Dianthus / Q000378:metabolism*; D008372:Manure; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis; D012987:Soil; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014866:Waste Products; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis
D008372:Manure; D012987:Soil; D014866:Waste Products; D014867:Water; D010100:Oxygen