Table 5. Results of the proposed method compared to results of other composting methods.

Composted material	Size (Liter)	Rotation protocol	Aeration protocol	Lag phase duration (hr)	Active phase duration+ (day)	Tc, max (°C)	Ref.
Cattle manure & green vegetables & sawdust	250	3 rotations/
		6hr	Intermittent	Not reported	9	53	[16]
		12hr			11	53
		18hr			9	55
		24hr			8	58
Different mixtures of vegetables wastes & cow manure & sawdust	550	1 rotation/24 hr	Intermittent	Not reported	8–12	61–66	[17]
Pig & poultry carcasses	360	24-min rotations/
		1hr	Intermittent	Not reported	11	60	[21]
		2hr			16	62
		3hr			17	70
		4hr			18	70
Penicillin mycelial dreg & sewage sludge & sawdust & rice straw	390	static	Continuous	Not reported	28	65	[14]
Tomato residues & chicken manure	200	Continuous	Continuous	10	4.5	66.8	Present study

+ The active periods were determined, based on the definition in this study, from the T_c evolution figures reported in the corresponding references.