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The study focused on creating a low-cost, automated, rapid composting, improving the speed of the composting process of biodegradable wastes with the help of monitoring and maintaining proper temperature range and monitoring proper moisture content. The system includes input of password and mobile number, applying of water and enzyme mixture for moisture content, heating of compost material using blower, driving of mixer using DC motor to promote aeration, sensing of temperature and moisture and then displaying it on LCD, and sending SMS notification after completion of the process. Result showed that monitoring to maintain temperature range and moisture content speed up the bio composting process from a span of more than 1 month to 1–3 days, which makes it a rapid bio composting process.
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Garcia, S.M., Santos, C.L.B., Dolendo, D.C., Roque, N.A., Marquez, A.C., Pula, R. (2020). Low-Cost, Automated, Rapid Bio Composting with SMS Monitoring System. In: Beltran Jr., A., Lontoc, Z., Conde, B., Serfa Juan, R., Dizon, J. (eds) World Congress on Engineering and Technology; Innovation and its Sustainability 2018. WCETIS 2018. EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20904-9_3
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