Microbiota Dynamics of Mechanically Separated Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste during Composting.

ABSTRACT: Mechanical-biological treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) facilitates reducing the landfill workload. The current research aimed to study general activity parameters, content, functions, and diversity of fungal and prokaryotic microbiota in mechanically separated organic fraction of MSW (ms-OFMSW) composting, without using bulking agents and process-promoting additives. During 35 days of composting, vigorous emission of CO₂ (max. 129.4 mg CO₂ kg^-1 h^-1), NH₃ (max. 0.245 mg NH₃ kg^-1 h^-1), and heat release (max. 4.28 kJ kg^-1 h^-1) occurred, indicating intense microbial activity. Immediately following the preparation of the composting mixture, eight genera of lactic acid bacteria a

SUBMITTER: Mironov V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8468692 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature