Experiment 1: Control Set, Constant EFB = 5 g (0 ml POME + 7 ml MS) [12:0]

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH

DAY
1
24

DAY
2
26

DAY
3
28

DAY
4
29

DAY
5
31

DAY
6
30

DAY
7
30

DAY
8
30

DAY
9
29

DAY
10
29

DAY
11
28

DAY
12
27

DAY
13
27

DAY
14
25

DAY
15
26

125.72 125.69 125.67 125.64 125.61 125.59 125.56 125.53 125.50 125.48 125.45 125.42 125.40 125.37 125.34
7.5

7.6

7.4

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.2

DAY
16
25

DAY
17
24

DAY
18
24

DAY
19
25

DAY
20
23

DAY
21
24

DAY
22
23

DAY
23
24

DAY
24
22

DAY
25
24

DAY
26
24

DAY
27
23

DAY
28
24

DAY
29
24

DAY
30
24

Rate of Compost
(g/day)

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH
Rate of Compost
(g/day)

125.32 125.29 125.26 125.23 125.21 125.18 125.15 125.13 125.10 125.07 125.05 125.02 124.99 124.96 124.92
7.1

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.1

7.0

7.1

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

Experiment 1: Set 1, Constant EFB = 5 g (3 ml POME + 4 ml MS) [3:9]

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH

DAY
1
22

DAY
2
34

DAY
3
36

DAY
4
39

DAY
5
39

DAY
6
37

DAY
7
36

DAY
8
35

DAY
9
35

DAY
10
35

DAY
11
35

DAY
12
32

DAY
13
31

DAY
14
30

DAY
15
31

123.02 122.98 122.95 122.92 122.89 122.86 122.83 122.80 122.77 122.74 122.71 122.67 122.64 122.61 122.58
7.5

7.6

7.4

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.2

DAY
16
31

DAY
17
31

DAY
18
28

DAY
19
27

DAY
20
25

DAY
21
25

DAY
22
24

DAY
23
24

DAY
24
24

DAY
25
24

DAY
26
24

DAY
27
24

DAY
28
24

DAY
29
24

DAY
30
24

Rate of Compost
(g/day)

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH
Rate of Compost
(g/day)

122.55 122.52 122.49 122.46 122.43 122.40 122.36 122.33 122.30 122.27 122.24 122.21 122.18 122.12 122.09
7.2

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.1

7.3

7.1

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.0

Experiment 1: Set 2, Constant EFB = 5 g (5 ml POME + 2 ml MS) [5:7]

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH

DAY
1
23

DAY
2
38

DAY
3
41

DAY
4
41

DAY
5
40

DAY
6
39

DAY
7
37

DAY
8
35

DAY
9
36

DAY
10
35

DAY
11
34

DAY
12
33

DAY
13
33

DAY
14
33

DAY
15
32

122.54 122.50 122.47 122.44 122.41 122.38 122.35 122.32 122.29 122.26 122.23 122.20 122.17 122.14 122.11
7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.2

DAY
16
31

DAY
17
30

DAY
18
29

DAY
19
28

DAY
20
26

DAY
21
25

DAY
22
23

DAY
23
23

DAY
24
24

DAY
25
24

DAY
26
23

DAY
27
24

DAY
28
24

DAY
29
23

DAY
30
23

Rate of Compost
(g/day)

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH
Rate of Compost
(g/day)

122.08 122.05 122.02 121.99 121.96 121.93 121.90 121.87 121.84 121.81 121.78 121.75 121.72 121.69 121.66
7.1

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.1

7.0

7.1

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

Experiment 1: Set 3, Constant EFB = 5 g (7 ml POME + 0 ml MS) [7:5]

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH

DAY
1
23

DAY
2
36

DAY
3
39

DAY
4
41

DAY
5
43

DAY
6
43

DAY
7
43

DAY
8
42

DAY
9
37

DAY
10
38

DAY
11
37

DAY
12
37

DAY
13
36

DAY
14
34

DAY
15
34

122.47 122.45 122.44 122.43 122.42 122.41 122.39 122.39 122.38 122.37 122.36 122.35 122.34 122.33 122.33
7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.2

DAY
16
33

DAY
17
34

DAY
18
33

DAY
19
31

DAY
20
30

DAY
21
28

DAY
22
26

DAY
23
26

DAY
24
24

DAY
25
26

DAY
26
24

DAY
27
22

DAY
28
24

DAY
29
22

DAY
30
23

Rate of Compost
(g/day)

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH
Rate of Compost
(g/day)

122.31 122.30 122.29 122.28 122.27 122.26 122.25 122.24 122.23 122.22 122.21 122.20 122.19 122.18 122.16
7.1

7.2

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.0

7.1

7.1

6.9

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.0

Experiment 1: Set 4, Constant EFB = 5 g (10 ml POME + 0 ml MS) [10:5]

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH

DAY
1
22

DAY
2
34

DAY
3
38

DAY
4
42

DAY
5
49

DAY
6
50

DAY
7
47

DAY
8
45

DAY
9
40

DAY
10
41

DAY
11
40

DAY
12
37

DAY
13
35

DAY
14
35

DAY
15
37

127.36 127.32 127.28 127.23 127.19 127.15 127.15 127.07 127.02 126.98 126.94 126.90 126.86 126.81 126.77
7.4

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

7.8

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.4

7.3

7.1

DAY
16
33

DAY
17
32

DAY
18
31

DAY
19
30

DAY
20
30

DAY
21
29

DAY
22
29

DAY
23
28

DAY
24
26

DAY
25
25

DAY
26
24

DAY
27
25

DAY
28
24

DAY
29
24

DAY
30
23

Rate of Compost
(g/day)

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH
Rate of Compost
(g/day)

126.73 126.69 126.65 126.60 126.59 126.52 126.48 124.44 126.39 126.35 126.31 126.27 126.23 126.18 126.14
7.2

7.1

7.0

6.9

7.0

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.1

Experiment 1: Set 5, Constant EFB = 5 g (15 ml POME + 0 ml MS) [15:5]

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH

DAY
1
23

DAY
2
35

DAY
3
40

DAY
4
48

DAY
5
56

DAY
6
54

DAY
7
48

DAY
8
46

DAY
9
42

DAY
10
41

DAY
11
38

DAY
12
38

DAY
13
37

DAY
14
36

DAY
15
35

131.46 131.44 131.41 131.39 131.37 131.34 131.32 131.30 131.27 131.25 131.23 131.20 131.18 131.16 131.13
7.5

8.0

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.9

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.2

DAY
16
35

DAY
17
33

DAY
18
30

DAY
19
31

DAY
20
33

DAY
21
29

DAY
22
29

DAY
23
28

DAY
24
27

DAY
25
26

DAY
26
25

DAY
27
24

DAY
28
24

DAY
29
24

DAY
30
24

Rate of Compost
(g/day)

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH
Rate of Compost
(g/day)

131.11 131.09 131.08 131.07 131.02 130.99 130.95 130.92 130.90 130.88 130.86 130.83 130.81 130.78 130.76
7.2

7.1

7.0

7.2

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

Experiment 2: Control Set, Constant POME = 5 ml (6 g EFB + 0 ml MS) [6:5]

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH

DAY
1
23

DAY
2
36

DAY
3
39

DAY
4
40

DAY
5
43

DAY
6
45

DAY
7
44

DAY
8
43

DAY
9
38

DAY
10
39

DAY
11
38

DAY
12
38

DAY
13
37

DAY
14
36

DAY
15
36

125.01 124.99 124.97 124.95 124.93 124.91 124.89 124.89 124.86 124.84 124.82 124.80 124.78 124.76 124.74
7.6

7.7

7.8

8.0

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.4

DAY
16
36

DAY
17
35

DAY
18
34

DAY
19
35

DAY
20
33

DAY
21
31

DAY
22
30

DAY
23
29

DAY
24
29

DAY
25
26

DAY
26
25

DAY
27
22

DAY
28
24

DAY
29
25

DAY
30
24

Rate of Compost
(g/day)

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH
Rate of Compost
(g/day)

124.72 124.71 124.69 124.67 124.65 124.63 124.61 124.59 124.56 124.54 124.52 124.50 124.48 124.46 124.44
7.4

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

Experiment 2: Set 1, Constant POME = 5 ml (4 g EFB + 2 ml MS) [6:5]

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH

DAY
1
23

DAY
2
34

DAY
3
35

DAY
4
37

DAY
5
38

DAY
6
37

DAY
7
37

DAY
8
36

DAY
9
36

DAY
10
35

DAY
11
35

DAY
12
35

DAY
13
31

DAY
14
31

DAY
15
31

122.98 122.95 122.93 122.90 122.87 122.85 122.82 122.79 122.76 122.75 122.71 122.68 122.66 122.63 122.60
7.5

7.7

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.5

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.3

7.3

DAY
16
31

DAY
17
31

DAY
18
30

DAY
19
28

DAY
20
28

DAY
21
27

DAY
22
26

DAY
23
26

DAY
24
24

DAY
25
24

DAY
26
24

DAY
27
24

DAY
28
24

DAY
29
24

DAY
30
24

Rate of Compost
(g/day)

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH
Rate of Compost
(g/day)

122.58 122.55 122.50 122.49 122.47 122.44 122.41 122.39 122.36 122.33 122.31 122.28 122.25 122.22 122.17
7.4

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

Experiment 2: Set 2, Constant POME = 5 ml (2 g EFB + 4 ml MS) [6:5]

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH

DAY
1
24

DAY
2
32

DAY
3
39

DAY
4
38

DAY
5
39

DAY
6
35

DAY
7
35

DAY
8
34

DAY
9
34

DAY
10
33

DAY
11
32

DAY
12
32

DAY
13
33

DAY
14
33

DAY
15
34

123.58 123.54 123.51 123.47 123.44 123.40 123.37 123.34 123.30 123.27 123.23 123.20 123.16 123.13 123.10
7.5

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.5

7.5

7.4

DAY
16
32

DAY
17
30

DAY
18
28

DAY
19
28

DAY
20
28

DAY
21
29

DAY
22
26

DAY
23
28

DAY
24
27

DAY
25
26

DAY
26
25

DAY
27
24

DAY
28
24

DAY
29
24

DAY
30
24

Rate of Compost
(g/day)

Constraint\Time
Temp
(C)
Moisture loss
(weight, g)
pH
Rate of Compost
(g/day)

123.06 123.03 122.98 122.96 122.93 122.89 122.86 122.82 122.79 122.75 122.72 122.69 122.65 122.62 122.55
7.4

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.1

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.0

7.0