TY  - JOUR
A1  - Soyez, Konrad
A1  - Reinhold, Jürgen
T1  - Biowaste treatment - recycling potential for humus reproduction
JF  - Chemie - Ingenieur - Technik
N2  - The majority of the annually accumulated 9 million t of organics in municipal solid waste is recycled. Amongst the technological options composting is most important. 15% are treated by digestion and result in both biogas as a renewable energy source and organic residues. Compost contains considerable amounts of minerals and organic carbon which can substitute fertilizers including organic compounds. Application of compost for the reproduction of humus in soils is its most important effect. Scientifically, the applicability of the humus balancing method developed by VDLUFA is proven. It balances input and output of organic carbon during cultivation and harvest. Optimum level of humus which is a specific fixed value for each type of soils is therefore realized. An energy humus index is proposed, which may indicate preferred usage of organics as fertilizer or renewable energy source.
KW  - Biowaste composting
KW  - Humus reproduction
KW  - Renewable raw material
KW  - Soil fertility
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201100247
SN  - 0009-286X
VL  - 84
IS  - 7
SP  - 991
EP  - 998
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -