title: Effect of control parameters on emitted volatile compounds in municipal solid waste and pine trimmings composting.
abstract: To investigate the effect of control parameters (moisture, aeration and C/N ratio) on the composting evolution (temperature, pH, O2 and volatile compounds (VCs)) of municipal solid waste and pine trimmings, a central composite experimental design was used. The ANFIS modelling obtained shows that all the independent parameters were clearly influenced by the studied parameters. The relative influence of the other independent variables on temperature was C/N > moisture > aeration. However, for pH, O2 and VCs followed the order C/N > aeration > moisture. Moreover, the results were concordant, with a positive relation between temperature and VCs. In this way, lower VCs contents in ambient atmosphere have been found by using medium-to-high aeration (< 0.1 l(air) kg(-1) min(-1)), medium-to-high C/N (60-77) and high moisture (> 55%).
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ingeniería Quimica, Química Fisica y Química Orgánica. Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Campus de "El Carmen", Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delgado-Rodríguez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Montoya
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Giraldez
authors.forename: I O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Cabeza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Díaz
mesh_terms: D028223:Pinus / Q000737:chemistry*; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D012987:Soil; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds