Keith Addison said: > > >meosphilic? Middle loving? > > Almost: mid-range temperature loving. Mesophilic microbes live and > grow at temperatures between 50 and 113 deg F (10-45 deg C), followed > by thermophilic microbes that thrive between 113 and 158 deg F (45-70 > deg C). > > Sort of, there'll be some anaerobic, and some that are sort of both, > or either, but the preponderance is aerobic.
Okay, that's the first stage, runs at about 90 deg F, and in this case it is mostly anerobic. > I think that means they aerate the liquid, right? I know that system, > it works well for decomposing biosolids etc to clean it up for easier > handling/disposal, but it's not at all the same thing as a hot > compost pile when it comes to biodegrading nasties and killing > pathogens (and weed seeds, incidentally). Two essentially different > processes for different purposes. Yes, after the anerobic stage, they areate the liquid, and yes, quite different from the process you have been discussing. This doesn't reach the temps of a hot composte pile, and thus does not offer those benifits. > That's why I always specify "thermophilic, aerobic". Other parameters > are a moisture content of about 65% (not more) and a C:N ratio of > about 25-30:1 - that's initially, when you build the pile, once the > process takes off those ratios will quickly change. Please see > Journey to Forever's composting section for more info. Will do. Thanks. Dan -- Jack of all trades, master of none. Fiber Artist - Genealogist - Kilt Maker - Linux Geek - Piper - Woodworker http://www.xmission.com/~redbeard Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
