The Practical Handbook of Compost Engineering

<p>The Practical Handbook of Compost Engineering presents an in-depth examination of the principles and practice of modern day composting. This comprehensive book covers compost science, engineering design, operation, principles, and practice, stressing a fundamental approach to analysis throughout. Biological, physical, chemical, thermodynamic, and kinetic principles are covered to develop a unified analytical approach to analysis and an understanding of the process. A brief history of the development of composting systems, which leads to descriptions of modern processes, is presented. <br><br>The Practical Handbook of Compost Engineering also discusses the elements of successful odor management at composting facilities, including state-of-the-art odor treatment and enhanced atmospheric dispersion. The book is excellent for all engineers, practitioners, plant operators, scientists, researchers, and students in the field.</p> IntroductionComposting SystemsThermodynamic FundamentalsBiological FundamentalsKinetics of Heat InactivationFeed Conditioning: Physical and ChemicalAeration RequirementsFeed Conditioning: EnergySubstrate BiodegradabilityProcess Kinetics and Product StabilityProcess Dynamics I: Development of Simulation ModelsProcess Dynamics II: The CFCM StageProcess Dynamics III: Building the Complete SystemProcess Dynamics IV: Working with Bulking AgentsDesign of Manifold Distribution SystemsOdor Management I: Quantifying and TreatingOdor Management II: Atmospheric DispersionOdor Management III: Completing the Odor PictureAppendices: NotationNomenclature Used in Computer ModelsSimulation Modeling Results for ExamplesEquations Used for Modeling Atmospheric Dispersion Coefficients