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    The document describes how to calculate the amount of sawdust needed to mix with 1 kg of nonlegume vegetable waste to achieve a carbon to nitrogen ratio of 20 during composting. It is given that the vegetable waste is 80% moisture and 4% nitrogen, while the sawdust is 50% moisture and 0.1% nitrogen. It calculates that 0.3 kg of sawdust is required per 1 kg of vegetable waste to obtain the desired C:N ratio of 20.

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    The document describes how to calculate the amount of sawdust needed to mix with 1 kg of nonlegume vegetable waste to achieve a carbon to nitrogen ratio of 20 during composting. It is given that the vegetable waste is 80% moisture and 4% nitrogen, while the sawdust is 50% moisture and 0.1% nitrogen. It calculates that 0.3 kg of sawdust is required per 1 kg of vegetable waste to obtain the desired C:N ratio of 20.

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    1. Nonlegume vegetable wastes have a moisture content of 80% and are 4% N of a dry mass basis.

    The vegetable
    wastes are to be composted with readily available sawdust. The sawdust has a moisture content of 50% and is
    0.1% N on a dry mass basis. The desired C: N for the mixture is 20. The C:N ratio for vegetable wastes is 11 and
    the C:N ratio for sawdust is 500. Determine the weight of sawdust required per kilogram of vegetable waste
    that results in an initial C:N ratio of 20.

    Given:
    Nitrogen C: N Ratio
    Material % Moisture Content
    (% dry mass) (dry mass basis)
    Nonlegume
    80 4.0 11
    vegetable wastes
    Sawdust 50 0.1 500

    Required: weight of sawdust required for C: N ratio of 20

    Solution:
    Basis: 1-kilogram nonlegume vegetable wastes

    Let x be the weight of sawdust:

    dry mass N from NVW = 1 kg NVW × (1 − 0.80) × 0.04 = 0.008 kg

    dry mass C from NVW = 0.008 kg N × 11 = 0.088 kg

    dry mass N from SD = x × (1 − 0.50) × 0.001 = 0.0005x

    dry mass C from SD = 0.0005x × 500 = 0.25x

    C mass C from NVW + mass C from SD


    =
    N mass N from NVW + mass N from SD

    0.088 + 0.25x
    20 =
    0.008 + 0.0005x

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