Engineered Ecosystems for Waste Management
{"Image DocumentName": "Engineered Ecosystems for Waste Management", "Image ImageDescription": "Salient features of process are: Organic wastes from human and animal habitations can accumulate in, and endanger the environment. Engineered ecosystems research for waste conversion has led to the development of Vermiculture Technology at IIT Bombay. This process overcomes the problems associated with conventional methods such as solid state composting, activated sludge, and extended aeration in which bio-energy gets dissipated. It engages an ecology consisting of soil, plants and soil micro and macro-organisms including geophagous earthworms. The process obtains synergy between photosynthesis and respiration, so that bio-energy of wastes is fully utilized. Facilitated through initial support by the Department of Biotechnology, the process has major potential in city farming, animal husbandry, agriculture, wasteland development, and agro-industrial waste processing. Prof. H S Shankar, Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}