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A Review of Biofertilizer Production: Bioreactor, Feedstocks and Kinetics

	International Journal of Recent Engineering Science (IJRES)
	© 2022 by IJRES Journal
	Volume-9 Issue-1
	Year of Publication : 2022
	Authors : Mujahid Umar Yunus, Kiman Silas, Ali L. Yaumi, Bitrus Highina Kwaji
	10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V9I1P106

Citation 

MLA Style: Mujahid Umar Yunus, et al. "A Review of Biofertilizer Production: Bioreactor, Feedstocks and Kinetics" International Journal of Recent Engineering Science  vol. 9, no. 1, Jan-Feb. 2022, pp. 39-49. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V9I1P106

APA Style: Mujahid Umar Yunus, Kiman Silas, Ali L. Yaumi, Bitrus Highina Kwaji. (2022). A Review of Biofertilizer Production: Bioreactor, Feedstocks and Kinetics. International Journal of Recent Engineering Science, 9(1), 39-49. https://doi.org/10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V9I1P106

Abstract
Synthetic fertilizers affect soil fertility when used for a long frame of time, negatively influencing human health. Biofertilizer, prevent damage to the natural origin of the soil, adds nutrient to soil and, to some degree, aids in cleaning nature from precipitated chemicals. This paper reviews the various type of biodigesters used in the production of biofertilizers, feedstocks, majorly waste from abattoirs, peels of various fruit, animal dung, human excrete and other agricultural waste. The study found that waste generated and disposed to litter the environment could be potentially harnessed for nontoxic and environmentally friendly fertilizer.

Keywords
Biofertilizer, Bioreactor, Solid waste, Anaerobic digestion, Microbes, Kinetics model.

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