Use of lignocellulolytic microbial consortium and pH amendment on composting efficacy of rice straw
The present study was conducted at the Composting Unit, Universiti Putra Malaysia to determine the physico-chemical changes, microbial dynamics, and enzyme activities during microbial composting of rice straw at different pH conditions. Different treatments comprising of composting substrates (A), s...
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| author | Kausar, Hossain Ismail, Mohd Razi Mohd Saud, Halimi Othman, Radziah Habib, Sheikh Hasna |
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| description | The present study was conducted at the Composting Unit, Universiti Putra Malaysia to determine the physico-chemical changes, microbial dynamics, and enzyme activities during microbial composting of rice straw at different pH conditions. Different treatments comprising of composting substrates (A), substrates with microbial consortium (B), substrates, microbial consortium, and acetic acid (C), substrates, microbial consortium, and sodium hydroxide (D) were used to enhance the composting process of rice straw. In inoculated treatments, the temperature increased rapidly to higher than 50°C by day 5 and remained above 40°C up to day 17, while in the control the temperature increased slowly and peaked (46°C) at day 9 and remained above 40°C until day 23. The results showed that biodegradation was at its maximum in microbial-infused treatments within 14–21 days as indicated by profiles of pH, reduction of C/N ratio, lignocellulolytic (lignin peroxidase, endoglucanase, and exoglucanase) enzyme activities, and lignocellulose bioconversion. After day 21, the C/N ratio of microbial-infused treatment without any pH adjustment (B) was reduced to 17.5 from an initial value of 29.2 suggesting that there were no additive effects of pH adjustment during the microbial composting of rice straw. |
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| spelling | upm-294292016-02-24T13:48:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29429/ Use of lignocellulolytic microbial consortium and pH amendment on composting efficacy of rice straw Kausar, Hossain Ismail, Mohd Razi Mohd Saud, Halimi Othman, Radziah Habib, Sheikh Hasna The present study was conducted at the Composting Unit, Universiti Putra Malaysia to determine the physico-chemical changes, microbial dynamics, and enzyme activities during microbial composting of rice straw at different pH conditions. Different treatments comprising of composting substrates (A), substrates with microbial consortium (B), substrates, microbial consortium, and acetic acid (C), substrates, microbial consortium, and sodium hydroxide (D) were used to enhance the composting process of rice straw. In inoculated treatments, the temperature increased rapidly to higher than 50°C by day 5 and remained above 40°C up to day 17, while in the control the temperature increased slowly and peaked (46°C) at day 9 and remained above 40°C until day 23. The results showed that biodegradation was at its maximum in microbial-infused treatments within 14–21 days as indicated by profiles of pH, reduction of C/N ratio, lignocellulolytic (lignin peroxidase, endoglucanase, and exoglucanase) enzyme activities, and lignocellulose bioconversion. After day 21, the C/N ratio of microbial-infused treatment without any pH adjustment (B) was reduced to 17.5 from an initial value of 29.2 suggesting that there were no additive effects of pH adjustment during the microbial composting of rice straw. Taylor & Francis 2013 Article PeerReviewed Kausar, Hossain and Ismail, Mohd Razi and Mohd Saud, Halimi and Othman, Radziah and Habib, Sheikh Hasna (2013) Use of lignocellulolytic microbial consortium and pH amendment on composting efficacy of rice straw. Compost Science and Utilization, 21 (3-4). pp. 121-133. ISSN 1065-657X http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1065657X.2013.842131 10.1080/1065657X.2013.842131 |
| spellingShingle | Kausar, Hossain Ismail, Mohd Razi Mohd Saud, Halimi Othman, Radziah Habib, Sheikh Hasna Use of lignocellulolytic microbial consortium and pH amendment on composting efficacy of rice straw |
| title | Use of lignocellulolytic microbial consortium and pH amendment on composting efficacy of rice straw |
| title_full | Use of lignocellulolytic microbial consortium and pH amendment on composting efficacy of rice straw |
| title_fullStr | Use of lignocellulolytic microbial consortium and pH amendment on composting efficacy of rice straw |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of lignocellulolytic microbial consortium and pH amendment on composting efficacy of rice straw |
| title_short | Use of lignocellulolytic microbial consortium and pH amendment on composting efficacy of rice straw |
| title_sort | use of lignocellulolytic microbial consortium and ph amendment on composting efficacy of rice straw |
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