A 'Composting Science for Industry' lecture is delivered yearly to postgraduate Masters of Environmental Management students at The University of New South Wales by the Recycled Organics Unit.

The two-part lecture provides an overview of the basic areas of composting science relating to management of temperature, oxygen, water and physical composition of the mix. The second-part covers other areas of composting science, including nutrient management, pH and processing time / curing:

• Composting Science Part 1
  1) Introduction
  2) Temperature management
  3) Importance of oxygen
  4) Water availability
  5) Physical properties of the compost mix

• Composting Science Part 2
  1) Nutrients required for rapid composting
  2) Role of pH and other nutrients
  3) Processing time and curing

Download the lecture slides.