Dear Researchers
I am currently working for my PhD Problem statement in reference of SSF technique to enhance and implement the composting technique.
Looking in Asian context, an Indian climate zone, the present large scale composting industry is looped in Mechanical composting mostly.
To configure it, with better way of material handling, and best dealt with ecological/natural composting, but in more technologically enhanced, with more valued as end product as a fertilizer or soil enhancer, i wish to use and incorporate the SSF techniques for same.
Please Guide me, whether,
- Use of combination of micro-flora will decide the nature of end product?
- Can i choose specific track of microorganism, for better soil enhancer?
- Can better management of heat and mass transfer, moisture level, air circulation will add values to objectives?
- My objective should answer to small town/cities waste valorization with minimum industrial fusion and investment.
I have enough good literature for SSF, but let me clear my Pathway.
Please guide me to avoid long traveled U - Turns, in Research.
Dinesh joshi.
(Domestic Solid Waste Management student).
Dinesh Bhalchandra Joshi: I do not understand well what is the problem, because your question is a little bit unclear.
If SSF means "solid state fermentation": SSF is an anaerobic process. To enhance composting (aerobic process) using SSF as far as I could imagine only, if SSF is employed as a pretreatment of raw material for composting. But I ma not sure what is your idea exactly.
Best regards
Vit
Sir,
I am Referring Solid state fermentation only.
Also i am referring process with aerobic process only.
The Literature i am referring is " Solid State Fermentation by David A Mitchell, Nadia Kreeger, Marin berovics.
Dinesh.
Dear Dinesh,
As I understand, you have a lot of literature on this subject. Although this is not my main area of interest and competences, I can confirm that SSF (which is the fermentation in the absence of free water, in combined aerobic-anaerobic processes, involving diverse microroganisms such as bacteria, fungi, yeasts) is a better option than mechanical composting, in the sense that it helps to enrich the substrate in nutrients, creates a better feed and soil conditioner, it is more efficient for waste stabilization and recovery, offers a higher productivity in a low volume etc. I am sure that in a more detailed study you will find out that combination of micro-flora may decide the nature and quality of the end product, also that there are specific microorganisms for better soil enhance. Surely there are some conditions to optimize the SSF parameters such as substrate humidity, aeration requirements, temperature, substrate density and granulation. But for commercialization I think there is still need for a better understanding of this technique and the symbiosis of bacteria and fungi in aerobic-anaerobic environments.
Thanks Doc. Carmen Mateescu.
You gave very specific answer, exactly this i mean too.
At present, bio conversion in above reference is left on conditions and micro flora usually specific strains, The combinations of same, and optimized controlled parameters can be work out for better output.
Thanks lot.
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