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The fate of potentially phytotoxic lactic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid during composting has been studied in self-heating bench scale bioreactors. To investigate the impact of air supply on these acids, the aeration was cut off the end of the mesophilic phase, at maximum temperature and in the cooling phase. Aeration was restored after 17 days and the control treatment was kept aerobic through out the whole experiment. Data on mass balances, temperature, pH, oxygen and carbon dioxide in the compost mixture are presented together with levels of volatile organic acids.
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Robertsson, M. (2002). Effects of Interrupted Air Supply on the Composting Process — Composition of Volatile Organic Acids. In: Insam, H., Riddech, N., Klammer, S. (eds) Microbiology of Composting. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08724-4_16
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