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Testing the Degree of Biostabilization in the Refuse from Composting Plants

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In composting plants, aerobic fermentation could not to be complete and therefore, the fate of unstabilyzed wastes from the compost refining, uses to be landfill. This fact provokes an extra biogas generation in landfills, which contributes to greenhouse effect. In this work, the refuse of compost refining process has been subjected to an anaerobic fermentation. For that, in order to analyze their biogas generation, three samples of different composting plants have been selected. In one of these plants, the amount of biogas generation has been considerable, which involves a not complete stabilization of biowaste in the composting process.

DOI 10.11648/j.ajep.20140305.15
Published in American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 3, Issue 5, October 2014)
Page(s) 238-243
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Keywords

Biomethanization, Biowaste, Compost, Refine, Refuse

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  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construction, Universitat Jaume I, Ave. Vicent Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón, Spain

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construction, Universitat Jaume I, Ave. Vicent Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón, Spain

  • Facultatea De Ingineria Mediului si Biotehnologii, Universitatea “Valahia” Din Targoviste.Str. N. T Radian, BI. T1 sc. A. et 1, ap 3, 130062. Dambovita, Romania

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construction, Universitat Jaume I, Ave. Vicent Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón, Spain

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construction, Universitat Jaume I, Ave. Vicent Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón, Spain

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    Antonio Gallardo Izquierdo, Francisco José Colomer Mendoza, Eduard Cirstea, Natalia Edo Alcón, Joan Esteban Altabella. (2014). Testing the Degree of Biostabilization in the Refuse from Composting Plants. American Journal of Environmental Protection, 3(5), 238-243. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajep.20140305.15

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    Antonio Gallardo Izquierdo; Francisco José Colomer Mendoza; Eduard Cirstea; Natalia Edo Alcón; Joan Esteban Altabella. Testing the Degree of Biostabilization in the Refuse from Composting Plants. Am. J. Environ. Prot. 2014, 3(5), 238-243. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20140305.15

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    Antonio Gallardo Izquierdo, Francisco José Colomer Mendoza, Eduard Cirstea, Natalia Edo Alcón, Joan Esteban Altabella. Testing the Degree of Biostabilization in the Refuse from Composting Plants. Am J Environ Prot. 2014;3(5):238-243. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20140305.15

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