ormulate a compost mixture of at consisting of least three ingredients using the Cornell Composting Spreadsheet that will satisfy the range of percent moisture content from 50-60% nd the range of C:N ratio from 25 to 35. A composting bioreactor has a total capacity of 500 g. The total weight of the mixture ranges from 400-500 kg.
Control of Microbial Growth
It can be defined as the process to inhibit or prevent the growth of the population of microorganisms. It usually involves the use of physical and chemical agents to the growth of microorganisms. It is very important to control the growth of microorganisms, especially in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, academic research, medical field, and food industry.
Sterilization
It is a method for the destruction of all forms of vegetative growth and endospores from a medium. In other words, sterilization can be defined as a method of killing every microbial organism such as bacteria, fungi, etc. present in an object or a medium. There are different strategies present to sterilize an object, like physical methods and chemical methods of microbial control.
![App. A Characteristics of Raw Materials
Table A.1
% N
C:N ratio
Moisture
Bulk density
Туре of
value
(pounds per
cubic yard)
Material
(dry
weight)
(weight
content %
to weight)
(wet weight)
Crop residues and fruit/vegetable-processing wastes
Apple filter cake
Apple pomace
Турісal
Туpical
Туpical
Туpіcal
Туріcal
Range
Average
1.2
13
60
1,197
1.1
48
88
1,559
Apple-processing sludge
Cocoa shells
Coffee grounds
Corn cobs
2.8
7
59
1,411
2.3
22
8
798
20
0.4-0.8
56-123
9-18
0.6
98
15
557
Corn stalks
Туpіcal
0.6-0.8
60-73 a
12
32
Туpical
Турiісal
Туpіcal
Туpіcal
Туріcal
Range
Average
Туpіcal
Туріcal
Cottonseed meal
7.7
7
-
Cranberry filter cake
(with rice hulls)
Cranberry plant (stems, leaves)
Cull potatoes
2.8
31
50
1,021
1.2
42
71
1,298
0.9
61
61
18
78
1,540
Fruit wastes
0.9-2.6
20-49
62-88
1.4
40
80
Olive husks
1.2-1.5
30-35
8-10
Potato-processing sludge
28
75
1,570
Potato tops
Rice hulls
Туpical
Range
Average
Туpіcal
Туpіcal
Туріcal
|Туріcal
1.5
25
0-0.4
113-1120
7-12
185-219
0.3
121
14
202
Soybean meal
Tomato-processing waste
Vegetable produce
Vegetable wastes
7.2-7.6
4-6
4.5
11 a
62
2.7
19
87
1,585
2.5-4
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![Formulate a compost mixture of at consisting of least three ingredients using the Cornell
Composting Spreadsheet that will satisfy the range of percent moisture content from 50-60%
and the range of C:N ratio from 25 to 35. A composting bioreactor has a total capacity of 500
kg. The total weight of the mixture ranges from 400-500 kg.
Example:
Ingredient
% Moisture
% Carbon
% Nitrogen
Mass (Ibs.)
Laying hens manure
69.0
48.0
8.0
100
Leaves, Loose and dry
15.0
48.6
0.9
65
Corn cobs
15.0
58.8
0.6
150
Water
100.0
0.0
0.0
150
Total
465
Calculated mixture moisture content:
54.0
Calculated mixture C/N ratio:
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