Biodrying under Greenhouse Conditions as Pretreatment for Horticultural Waste英文文献资料.docVIP

Journal of Environmental Protection, 2012, 3, 298-303 /10.4236/jep.2012.34038 Published Online April 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/jep) Biodrying under Greenhouse Conditions as Pretreatment for Horticultural Waste Fabián Robles-Martínez , Elizabeth M. Silva-Rodríguez , Teodoro Espinosa-Solares , 1 1 2,3 1 4 Belem Pi?a-Guzmán , Carmen Calixto-Mosqueda , Francisco J. Colomer-Mendoza , 1* 1 Enrique Durán-Páramo 1 Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Biotecnología, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico; Institute, West Virginia State University, South Charleston, USA; Departamento de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Texcoco, Mexico; Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y Construcción, Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Spain. 2 Gus R. Douglass 3 4 Email: apinag@ipn.mx * Received February 2 , 2012; revised February 29 , 2012; accepted March 31 , 2012 nd th st ABSTRACT The biodrying process was studied as an alternative technology to reduce the mass and volume of horticultural waste. Four static piles were prepared inside a greenhouse: two containing whole waste and two consisting of shredded waste. All the piles were compared with a test pile containing whole waste and placed outside the greenhouse. In two cases, ventilation ducts were installed to improve aeration. Each greenhouse was 2.0 m wide, 3.5 m long and 1.16 m high. The air temperature and relative humidity were monitored both inside and outside the greenhouse. Mass, humidity, organic matter and total nitrogen in the waste were measured. Piles inside the greenhouse