Next Article in Journal
Development of a Mobile Robot That Plays Tag with Touch-and-Away Behavior Using a Laser Range Finder
Next Article in Special Issue
The Efficacy of Functional Composts Manufactured Using Spent Coffee Ground, Rice Bran, Biochar, and Functional Microorganisms
Previous Article in Journal
Assessing Urban Accessibility in Monterrey, Mexico: A Transferable Approach to Evaluate Access to Main Destinations at the Metropolitan and Local Levels
Previous Article in Special Issue
Effects of Organic Additives on Chemical, Microbiological and Plant Pathogen Suppressive Properties of Aerated Municipal Waste Compost Teas
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Applied Sciences
Volume 11
Issue 16
10.3390/app11167525
Review Report
applsci-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
Article
Peer-Review Record

Compost Quality and Sanitation on Industrial Scale Composting of Municipal Solid Waste and Sewage Sludge

Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(16), 7525; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167525
by Ana B. Siles-Castellano, Juan A. López-González *, Macarena M. Jurado, María J. Estrella-González, Francisca Suárez-Estrella and María J. López
Reviewer 1: Anonymous
Reviewer 2: Anonymous
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(16), 7525; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167525
Submission received: 30 June 2021 / Revised: 9 August 2021 / Accepted: 12 August 2021 / Published: 17 August 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Composts and Organic Wastes: Analytical Methods and Applications)

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The manuscript “ Compost quality and sanitation on industrial scale composting of municipal solid waste and sewage sludge” is interesting and within the scope of the journal but some minor changes should be addressed:

  1. Please try to short the figure titles by inserting the information in the manuscript text.
  2. I recommend to update the state-of-the-art by discussing briefly about potential unconventional techniques for sewage sludge derived products obtaining (please see https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.20.10.8361). It will be also interesting to discuss about the migration of metals from waste into environment in order to highlight the ecological risk (please see https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.19.12.7725).
  3. Please mention in the materials and methods section from how many points were collected the samples.
  4. Please use subscript (e.g. line 112).
  5. I recommend to use equation at line 140.
  6. Please try to extend the conclusion section by bringing the own opinions or future direction.

Author Response

The comments are very much appreciated, we thank the referee. Please see the attachment.

Author Response File: Author Response.docx

Reviewer 2 Report

This manuscrpit presents the results of study conducted in order to evaluate the processes of sanitation and the quality of the compost produced form municipal solid waste and sewage sludge.

Prior acceptance, this manuscript should be carefully read, checked and technically correct.

Doing things, authors should be specially focused on following:

  • all units should be written in the same form
  • chemical formulas should be carefully check and rewrite
  • the information about the results of this study should be incorporated in the section Conclusions

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

The corrections are very much appreciated, we thank the referee. We have corrected and marked in red everything indicated by the reviewer. Please see the attachment

Author Response File: Author Response.docx

Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

The manuscript can be accpeted.

Back to TopTop