Influence of carbon and buffer amendment on ammonia volatilization in composting

Liang, Yi; Leonard, J.J.; Feddes, J. J. R.; McGill, W. B.

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2005.03.041

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“…21,31,32) However, this reaction has been evaluated and discussed as the response of the total microbial community to the addition of carbon sources to compost materials, in studies that have been conducted concerning the reduction of NH 3 emissions or nitrogen loss during composting. 15,16) Although some microorganisms that assimilate NH 4 + -N were isolated from composts or wastes being composted, 22,[33][34][35] the utilization of these microorganisms to reduce NH 3 emissions during composting has been little examined.…”

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Utilization of Bacillus sp. strain TAT105 as a biological additive to reduce ammonia emissions during composting of swine feces

Kuroda

Yasuda

Fukumoto

et al. 2015

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

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Bacillus sp. strain TAT105 is a thermophilic, ammonium-tolerant bacterium that grows assimilating ammonium nitrogen and reduces ammonia emission during composting of swine feces. To develop a practical use of TAT105, a dried solid culture of TAT105 (5.3 × 109 CFU/g of dry matter) was prepared as an additive. It could be stored for one year without significant reduction of TAT105. Laboratory-scale composting of swine feces was conducted by mixing the additive. When the additive, mixed with an equal weight of water one day before use, was added to obtain a TAT105 concentration of above 107 CFU/g of dry matter in the initial material, the ammonia concentration emitted was lower and nitrogen loss was approximately 22% lower in the treatment with the additive than in the control treatment without the additive. The colony formation on an agar medium containing high ammonium could be used for enumeration of TAT105 in the composted materials.

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“…1,8,10) Among them, the addition of amendment to the compost raw material is considered as the simple method to reduce NH 3 emissions. These amendments include minerals, 9,11) inorganic chemicals, 9,[12][13][14] carbon sources, 15,16) and biological additives that contain specific microorganisms.…”

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Utilization of Bacillus sp. strain TAT105 as a biological additive to reduce ammonia emissions during composting of swine feces

Kuroda

Yasuda

Fukumoto

et al. 2015

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

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“…The ammonia emission could be related to the effect of free air space, and it also depends on the carbon available for micro-organisms (El Kader et al, 2007). Velasco-Velasco et al (2011) reported that the addition of C readily available to microorganisms in the pre-composting process can significantly reduce NH 3 emission by up to 50%, but adding cellulose such as paper and straw did not show any significant differences on ammonia emission (Liang et al, 2006). In this study, the N 2 O-N emissions were varied from 1.72% to 4.76% of the total nitrogen loss, and reached 4.76%, 3.12%, and 1.72% for the CS, SMC, and SWD runs, respectively (Fig.…”

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Influence of bulking agents on CH4, N2O, and NH3 emissions during rapid composting of pig manure from the Chinese Ganqinfen system

Sun

Lu²,

Jiang

et al. 2014

J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. B

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Mismanagement of the composting process can result in emissions of CH 4 , N 2 O, and NH 3 , which have caused severe environmental problems. This study was aimed at determining whether CH 4 , N 2 O, and NH 3 emissions from composting are affected by bulking agents during rapid composting of pig manure from the Chinese Ganqinfen system. Three bulking agents, corn stalks, spent mushroom compost, and sawdust, were used in composting with pig manure in 60 L reactors with forced aeration for more than a month. Gas emissions were measured continuously, and detailed gas emission patterns were obtained. Concentrations of NH 3 and N 2 O from the composting pig manure mixed with corn stalks or sawdust were higher than those from the spent mushroom compost treatment, especially the sawdust treatment, which had the highest total nitrogen loss among the three runs. Most of the nitrogen was lost in the form of NH 3 , which accounts for 11.16% to 35.69% of the initial nitrogen. One-way analysis of variance for NH 3 emission showed no significant differences between the corn stalk and sawdust treatments, but a significant difference was noted between the spent mushroom compost and sawdust treatments. The introduction of sawdust reduced CH 4 emission more than the corn stalks and spent mushroom compost. However, there were no significant differences among the three runs for total carbon loss. All treatments were matured after 30 d.

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“…During sludge composting, nitrogen loss is mainly caused by microbial activity involved in decomposition of nitrogenous material, nitrification, and denitrification (Bernal et al 1996;Roig et al 2001). The high ammonia emissions from sewage sludge composting due to the decomposition of nitrogenous material (proteins and amino acids) frequently occur at the thermophilic stage, and the characteristic low initial C/N ratio of the sludge exacerbates this (De Guardia et al 2008;Liang et al 2006). The emissions of NH 3, which is one of the principal malodorous compounds produced in sludge composting, can also cause nitrogen loss and acidification (Shen et al 2011).…”

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Influence of natural zeolite and nitrification inhibitor on organics degradation and nitrogen transformation during sludge composting

Zhang

Sui

et al. 2015

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Sludge composting is one of the most widely used treatments for sewage sludge resource utilization. Natural zeolite and nitrification inhibitor (NI) are widely used during composting and land application for nitrogen conservation, respectively. Three composting reactors (A-the control, B-natural zeolite addition, and C-3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP) addition) were established to investigate the influence of NI and natural zeolite addition on organics degradation and nitrogen transformation during sludge composting conducted at the lab scale. The results showed that, in comparison with the control, natural zeolite addition accelerated organics degradation and the maturity of sludge compost was higher, while the DMPP addition slowed down the degradation of organic matters. Meanwhile, the nitrogen transformation functional genes including those responses for nitrification (amoA and nxrA) and denitrification (narG, nirS, nirK, and nosZ) were quantified through quantitative PCR (qPCR) to investigate the effects of natural zeolites and DMPP addition on nitrogen transformation. Although no significant difference in the abundance of nitrogen transformation functional genes was observed between treatments, addition of both natural zeolite and DMPP increases the final total nitrogen content by 48.6 % and 23.1 %, respectively. The ability of natural zeolite for nitrogen conservation was due to the absorption of NH 3 by compost, and nitrogen conservation by DMPP was achieved by the source reduction of denitrification. Besides, it was assumed that the addition of natural zeolite and DMPP may affect the activity of these genes instead of the abundance.

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Influence of carbon and buffer amendment on ammonia volatilization in composting

Cited by 124 publications

References 16 publications

Utilization of Bacillus sp. strain TAT105 as a biological additive to reduce ammonia emissions during composting of swine feces

Utilization of Bacillus sp. strain TAT105 as a biological additive to reduce ammonia emissions during composting of swine feces

Influence of bulking agents on CH4, N2O, and NH3 emissions during rapid composting of pig manure from the Chinese Ganqinfen system

Influence of natural zeolite and nitrification inhibitor on organics degradation and nitrogen transformation during sludge composting

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