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creators_name: Chew, K.W.
creators_name: Chia, S.R.
creators_name: Yen, H.-W.
creators_name: Nomanbhay, S.
creators_name: Ho, Y.-C.
creators_name: Show, P.L.
title: Transformation of biomass waste into sustainable organic fertilizers
ispublished: pub
keywords: biomass; chemical composition; fertilizer; municipal solid waste; organic matter; recycling; sewage; soil structure; sustainability; waste management, Animalia
note: cited By 117
abstract: The management of solid waste presents a challenge for developing countries as the generation of waste is increasing at a rapid and alarming rate. Much awareness towards the sustainability and technological advances for solid waste management has been implemented to reduce the generation of unnecessary waste. The recycling of this waste is being applied to produce valuable organic matter, which can be used as fertilizers or amendments to improve the soil structure. This review studies the sustainable transformation of various types of biomass waste such as animal manure, sewage sludge, municipal solid waste, and food waste, into organic fertilizers and their impact on waste minimization and agricultural enhancement. The side effects of these organic fertilizers towards the soil are evaluated as the characteristics of these fertilizers will differ depending on the types of waste used, in addition to the varying chemical composition of the organic fertilizers. This work will provide an insight to the potential management of biomass waste to be produced into organic fertilizer and the advantages of substituting chemical fertilizer with organic fertilizer derived from the biomass waste. © 2019 by the authors.
date: 2019
publisher: MDPI
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85066865609&doi=10.3390%2fsu11082266&partnerID=40&md5=31503e8c408c8426bcbde312485a2a20
id_number: 10.3390/su11082266
full_text_status: none
publication: Sustainability (Switzerland)
volume: 11
number: 8
refereed: TRUE
issn: 20711050
citation:   Chew, K.W. and Chia, S.R. and Yen, H.-W. and Nomanbhay, S. and Ho, Y.-C. and Show, P.L.  (2019) Transformation of biomass waste into sustainable organic fertilizers.  Sustainability (Switzerland), 11 (8).   ISSN 20711050