Management of MSW(Municipal Solid Waste)is a major downside in most of the biggest cities.The composting of the organic fraction of MSW is one of the oldest and simplest ways of organic waste stabilization.It is a sel...Management of MSW(Municipal Solid Waste)is a major downside in most of the biggest cities.The composting of the organic fraction of MSW is one of the oldest and simplest ways of organic waste stabilization.It is a self-heating biological conversion that generates appropriate finished merchandise such as soil conditioner or fertilizers.Mexico City generates about 12,500 ton/day of MSW,44%of it is food scraps and yard trimmings which are the OFMSW(Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste),2,500 ton/day of it is composted at the BPCP(Bordo Poniente Composting Plant)yielding 500 ton/day of compost.The purpose of this study was to evaluate three treatments to accelerate the composting process,so eventually the city could increase the amount of the OFMSW at BPCP.We compared three different treatments;one of them showed a significant reduction in time of the composting process(p≤0.05)i.e.,it took less time to reach the thermophilic stage,maturity and stabilization phases.Maturity was achieved at 35 days and 60 days to stabilize.We conclude that shredding the feedstock plus leachate inoculum addition at the beginning of the process,reduces the composting time in about 61%with respect to the time it takes at the BPCP,where lasted 90 days.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the Institute of Science and Technology of Mexico City and the Ministry of Works and Services of the Government of Mexico City.
文摘Management of MSW(Municipal Solid Waste)is a major downside in most of the biggest cities.The composting of the organic fraction of MSW is one of the oldest and simplest ways of organic waste stabilization.It is a self-heating biological conversion that generates appropriate finished merchandise such as soil conditioner or fertilizers.Mexico City generates about 12,500 ton/day of MSW,44%of it is food scraps and yard trimmings which are the OFMSW(Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste),2,500 ton/day of it is composted at the BPCP(Bordo Poniente Composting Plant)yielding 500 ton/day of compost.The purpose of this study was to evaluate three treatments to accelerate the composting process,so eventually the city could increase the amount of the OFMSW at BPCP.We compared three different treatments;one of them showed a significant reduction in time of the composting process(p≤0.05)i.e.,it took less time to reach the thermophilic stage,maturity and stabilization phases.Maturity was achieved at 35 days and 60 days to stabilize.We conclude that shredding the feedstock plus leachate inoculum addition at the beginning of the process,reduces the composting time in about 61%with respect to the time it takes at the BPCP,where lasted 90 days.
