Food Waste Composting and Microbial Community Structure Profiling

Kishneth Palaniveloo; Muhammad Azri Amran; Nur Azeyanti Norhashim; Nuradilla Mohamad-Fauzi; Fang Peng-Hui; Low Hui-Wen; Yap Kai-Lin; Looi Jiale; Melissa Goh Chian-Yee; Lai Jing-Yi; Baskaran Gunasekaran; Shariza Abdul Razak

doi:10.3390/pr8060723

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Food Waste Composting and Microbial Community Structure Profiling

Kishneth Palaniveloo

Muhammad Azri Amran

Nur Azeyanti Norhashim

Nuradilla Mohamad-Fauzi

Fang Peng-Hui Low Hui-Wen Yap Kai-Lin Looi Jiale Melissa Goh Chian-Yee Lai Jing-Yi Baskaran Gunasekaran

Shariza Abdul Razak

Processes Vol. 8 No. 6 pp. 723 · MDPI AG

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Abstract

Over the last decade, food waste has been one of the major issues globally as it brings a negative impact on the environment and health. Rotting discharges methane, causing greenhouse effect and adverse health effects due to pathogenic microorganisms or toxic leachates that reach agricultural land and water system. As a solution, composting is implemented to manage and reduce food waste in line with global sustainable development goals (SDGs). This review compiles input on the types of organic composting, its characteristics, physico-chemical properties involved, role of microbes and tools available in determining the microbial community structure. Composting types: vermi-composting, windrow composting, aerated static pile composting and in-vessel composting are discussed. The diversity of microorganisms in each of the three stages in composting is highlighted and the techniques used to determine the microbial community structure during composting such as biochemical identification, polymerase chain reaction denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE), terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) and single strand-conformation polymorphism (SSCP), microarray analysis and next-generation sequencing (NGS) are discussed. Overall, a good compost, not only reduces waste issues, but also contributes substantially to the economic and social sectors of a nation.

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Published: Jun 22, 2020
Vol/Issue: 8(6)
Pages: 723
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Authors

K

Kishneth Palaniveloo

Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies Building, University of Malaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

M

Muhammad Azri Amran

Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies Building, University of Malaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

N

Nur Azeyanti Norhashim

Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies Building, University of Malaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

N

Nuradilla Mohamad-Fauzi

Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies Building, University of Malaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

F

Fang Peng-Hui