ROLE OF PAECILOMYCES IN WASTE MANAGEMENT

摘要

Rapid urbanization, industrialization and globalization are exerting a severe pressure on the environment through many ways including production of huge quantities of organic solid waste. Hence the environmental problems have emphasized for better utilization of waste for various purposes involving suitable cost-effective technologies. There are number of bioinoculants (efficient microorganisms as Paecilomyces, Trichoderma, Penicillium, Azotobacter etc.) which could be suitably employed for various applications using biowaste. Further if they are used in combinations, their synergistic effect may yield fruitful results. However their growth under uncontrolled conditions, to harness their potential for different applications including waste management is important. The present paper deals with the study of growth parameters of Paecilomyces under different environmental conditions (different ranges of temperature, pH and humidity), its interaction among other bioinoculants and utilizing it as an efficient microbe for rapid composting. The comparison of the parameters related as EC, pH, total organic carbon, total kjeldhal nitrogen, potassium, cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignin etc have been studied during composting, with and without inoculating Paecilomyces as bioinoculant.