Influence of lime on struvite formation and nitrogen conservation during food waste composting

Engineering & Materials Science

• Food waste 100%
• Composting 98%
• Lime 72%
• Conservation 62%
• Nitrogen 59%
• Salts 44%
• Ammonia 34%
• Synthetic foods 33%
• Sawdust 22%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• struvite 85%
• food waste 73%
• composting 67%
• lime 59%
• nitrogen 38%
• salt 33%
• salinity 33%
• compost 33%
• ammonia 25%
• sawdust 19%
• reactor 11%
• loss 8%
• effect 3%

Chemical Compounds

• Salinity 75%
• Compost 59%
• Food 46%
• Nitrogen 38%
• Ammonia 32%
• Sawdust 27%
• Buffer Solution 13%
• pH Value 9%