Abstract
The effect of temperature on the composting reaction of sewage sludge was investigated at 50, 60, and 70°C. The total amount of CO2 evolved and the final conversion of volatile matter were maximum at 60°C., suggesting that the optimal temperature for composting was around 60°C. The specific CO2 evolution rate (moles of CO2 evolved per hour per viable cell) was maximum at 70°C. The isolated thermophilic bacterium which was dominant at 60°C but did not grow at 70°C showed that the rate of O2 consumption measured on the agar plate at 70°C was four times higher than that at 60°C. This showed that the energy yielded from catabolism is rather uncoupled with the anabolism at 70°C in the metabolism of microorganisms indigenous in the compost. A higher respiratory quotient was observed at 70°C than at any other temperature.
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