The aim of the course is to give the deeper knowledge in the field of
biodegradation of plant material, clarify the biochemical, microbiological
and ecological aspects and present possible technical solutions in this
process. The course is intended to MSc students and also practitioners
interested in agricultural and environmental topics.
Course topics:
- Biochemical processes during biodegradation.
- Microbiological aspects of biodegradation.
- Technical solutions of biodegradation problems.
- Ecological aspects of biodegradation.
The study tour to "Bakhus" company and presentation of technologies of
compost preparation and some of farms visit will be suggested to course
participants.
The course will consist of the distance learning part - one month
before the course students will get the pre-reading materials on the
course topic and home task. Lectures, measurement exercises, group work
and seminars with presentation by participants will take place during the
meetings in person. Some course materials will be available on website.
All teaching will be carried out in English. Teaching team is invited from
Latvia and neighbour countries: Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden.
Readings:
Antonio C. Caputo, Pacifico M. Pelagagge. RDF production plants: II Economics and profitability.-
Applied Thermal Engineering 22 (2002) P. 439�448
M. Tuomela, M. Vikman, A. Hatakka, M. Itavaara.
Biodegradation of lignin in a compost environment: a review.-
Bioresource Technology 72 (2000) P.169-183
Suzelle Barrington, Denis Choiniere, Maher Trigui,
William Knight.
Effect of carbon source on compost nitrogen and carbon losses.-
Bioresource Technology 83 (2002) P.189�194.
Sonia M. Tiquia, Judy H.C. Wan, Nora F.Y. Tam.
Microbial population dynamics and enzyme activities during composting.-
Compost Science and Utilization (2002), Vol.10, No.2, P.150-161
F.R. Hawkes, R. Dinsdale, D.L. Hawkes, I. Hussy.
Sustainable fermentative hydrogen production: challenges for process
optimisation.- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 27
(2002) P.1339 � 1347
M.P.Bernal, C.Paredes, M.A.
S�nchez-Monedero & J.Cegarra. Maturity and stability parameters of
composts prepared with a wide range of organic wastes.- Bioresource
Technology 63 (1998) P. 91-99
M.P.Bernal, M.A. S�nchez-Monedero, C.Paredes, A. Roig. Carbon
mineralization from organic wastes at different composting stages during
their incubation with soil.- Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 69
(1998) P. 175-189
J. Kaiser. Modelling composting as a microbial ecosystem: a
simulation approach.- Ecological Modelling 91 (1996) P. 25-37
J.M. Murillo, F.Cabrera, P.L�pez, P.Mart�n-Olmedo. Testing
low-quality urban composts for agriculture: germination and seedling
performance of plants.- Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 54 (1995)
P. 127-135
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