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Improvement of the Wettability Properties of Compost Using Seaweed

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dc.contributor.authors Ozdemir, S; Dede, OH; Celebi, A;
dc.date.accessioned 2020-02-26T08:56:53Z
dc.date.available 2020-02-26T08:56:53Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.citation Ozdemir, S; Dede, OH; Celebi, A; (2015). Improvement of the Wettability Properties of Compost Using Seaweed. COMPOST SCIENCE & UTILIZATION, 23, 93-87
dc.identifier.issn 1065-657X
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2014.980470
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/50173
dc.description.abstract Composting substrate components from a wide variety of organic materials are becoming more prevalent in ornamental growing medium mixes. Hazelnut husk (HH) and seaweed (HHSW) composts were investigated for their different hydro-physical roles in substrate dynamics. The water repellent material HH was composted either solely or mixed with seaweed (1: 1 by volume) and the hydro-physical properties related to the water retention and wettability of the two composts were evaluated using the water drop penetration (WDPT) and molarity of ethanol droplet (MED) tests and contact angle (theta) determination. The addition of seaweed to the HH compost mixture had positive effects on the water holding capacity, water conductivity, air porosity, and wettability characteristics compared to pure HH compost. Although both composts exhibited signs of hydrophobicity under dry conditions, the repellency rate was more severe in the pure HH compost. The wettability tests results indicate that seaweed improved the hydrophobicity of HH compost by at least two ranking classes, from severe hydrophobicity to moderate hydrophobicity. Also, the contact angle reduced from 107 degrees to 103 degrees by composting seaweed. Seaweed was found to have an influence on the hydrological properties when incorporated as a compost component with the HH substrate.
dc.language English
dc.publisher TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
dc.subject Agriculture
dc.title Improvement of the Wettability Properties of Compost Using Seaweed
dc.type Article
dc.identifier.volume 23
dc.identifier.startpage 87
dc.identifier.endpage 93
dc.contributor.department Sakarya Üniversitesi/İlahiyat Fakültesi/İslam Tarihi Ve Sanatları Bölümü
dc.contributor.saüauthor Özdemir, Serdar
dc.contributor.saüauthor Çelebi, Ahmet
dc.relation.journal COMPOST SCIENCE & UTILIZATION
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000354324300002
dc.identifier.doi 10.1080/1065657X.2014.980470
dc.identifier.eissn 2326-2397
dc.contributor.author Özdemir, Serdar
dc.contributor.author Omer H. Dede
dc.contributor.author Çelebi, Ahmet


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