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Tie HO, Che Man H, Koyama M, Syukri F, Md Yusoff F, Toda T, Nakasaki K, Mohamed Ramli N. Integrated nutrient recycling: Ammonia recovery from thermophilic composting of shrimp aquaculture sludge via self-heated bench-scale reactor and mango plant growth enhancement by the compost. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2024; 180:55-66. [PMID: 38520898 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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Due to the rapid growth of the aquaculture industry, large amounts of organic waste are released into nature and polluted the environment. Traditional organic waste treatment such as composting is a time-consuming process that retains the ammonia (NH3) in the compost, and the compost produced has little economic value as organic fertilizer. Illegal direct discharge into the environment is therefore widespread. This study investigates the recovery of NH3 through thermophilic composting of shrimp aquaculture sludge (SAS) and its application as a soil conditioner for the growth of mango plants. A maximum composting temperature of 57.10 °C was achieved through self-heating in a 200 L bench-scale reactor, resulting in NH3 recovery of 224.04 mol/ton-ds after 14 days. The addition of calcium hydroxide and increased aeration have been shown to increase NH3 volatilization. The recovered NH3 up to 3 kg-N can be used as a source of clean nitrogen for high-value microalgae cultivation, with a theoretical yield of up to 34.85 kg-algae of microalgae biomass from 1 ton-ds of SAS composting. Despite the high salinity, SAS compost improved mango plant growth and disease resistance. These results highlight the potential of SAS compost as a sustainable source of clean nitrogen for microalgae cultivation and soil conditioner, contributing to a waste-free circular economy through nutrient recycling and sustainable agriculture.
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- Hieng Ong Tie
- SMART Farming Technology Research Centre (SFTRC), Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- SMART Farming Technology Research Centre (SFTRC), Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; The International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I-AQUAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 71050 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
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- School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; The International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I-AQUAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 71050 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; The International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I-AQUAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 71050 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Soka University, 1-236 Tangi-machi, Tokyo 192-8577, Japan
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- School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- SMART Farming Technology Research Centre (SFTRC), Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; The International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I-AQUAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 71050 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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Lin N, Zha X, Cai J, Li Y, Wei L, Wu B. Investigating fungal community characteristics in co-composted cotton stalk and various livestock manure products. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:26141-26152. [PMID: 38491241 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32909-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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Agricultural wastes, comprising cotton straw and livestock manure, can be effectively managed through aerobic co-composting. Nevertheless, the quality and microbial characteristics of co-composting products from different sources remain unclear. Therefore, this study utilized livestock manure from various sources in Xinjiang, China, including herbivorous sheep manure (G), omnivorous pigeon manure (Y), and pigeon-sheep mixture (GY) alongside cotton stalks, for a 40-day co-composting process. We monitored physicochemical changes, assessed compost characteristics, and investigated fungal community. The results indicate that all three composts met established composting criteria, with compost G exhibiting the fastest microbial growth and achieving the highest quality. Ascomycota emerged as the predominant taxon in three compost products. Remarkably, at the genus level, the biomarker species for G, Y, and GY are Petromyces and Cordyceps, Neurospora, and Neosartorya, respectively. Microorganisms play a pivotal role in organic matter degradation, impacting nutrient composition, demonstrating significant potential for the decomposition and transformation of compost components. Redundancy analysis indicates that potassium, total organic carbon, and C:N are key factors influencing fungal communities. This study elucidates organic matter degradation in co-composting straw and livestock manure diverse sources, optimizing treatment for efficient agricultural waste utilization and sustainable practices.
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- Ning Lin
- Xinjiang Biomass Solid Waste Resources Technology and Engineering Center, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Kashi University, Kashi, 844000, China
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- Xinjiang Biomass Solid Waste Resources Technology and Engineering Center, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Kashi University, Kashi, 844000, China
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- Xinjiang Biomass Solid Waste Resources Technology and Engineering Center, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Kashi University, Kashi, 844000, China
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- Xinjiang Biomass Solid Waste Resources Technology and Engineering Center, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Kashi University, Kashi, 844000, China
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- Xinjiang Biomass Solid Waste Resources Technology and Engineering Center, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Kashi University, Kashi, 844000, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Muhammad T, Jiang C, Li Y, Manan I, Ma C, Geng H, Fatima I, Adnan M. Impacts and mechanism of coal fly ash on kitchen waste composting performance: The perspective of microbial community. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 350:141068. [PMID: 38160955 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.141068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Aerobic composting is eco-friendly and sustainable practice for kitchen waste (KW) disposal to restore soil fertility and reduce environmental risks. However, KW compact structure, perishable nature, acidification by anaerobic acidogens, inhibits the metabolism of aerobic microbes, insufficient breakdown of organic matters, and prolong the composting duration. This study, co-composted coal fly ash (FA), to regulate bacterial dynamics, co-occurrence patterns and nutrients transformation in KW composting. Our results indicated, FA created suitable environment by increasing pH and temperature, which facilitated the proliferation and reshaping of microbial community. FA fostered the relative abundances of phlya (Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi and Actinobacteriota) and genera (Bacillus, Paenibacillus and Lysinibacillus), which promoted the nutrients transformation (phosphorus and nitrogen) in KW compost. FA enhanced the mutualistic correlations between bacterial communities, promoted the network complexity (nodes & edges) and contains more positive connections, which reflect the FA amendment effects. KW mature compost seed germination index reached >85% of FA treatment, indicated the final products fully met the Chinese national standard for organic fertilizer. These findings might provide opportunity to advance the KW composting and collaborative management of multiple waste to curb the current environmental challenges.
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- Tahir Muhammad
- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Department of Botany, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University, Quetta 87300, Pakistan.
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA.
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- College of Environment Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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Xing CM, He ZL, Lan T, Yan B, Zhao Q, Wu QL, Wang HZ, Wang CX, Guo WQ. Enhanced humus synthesis from Chinese medicine residues composting by lignocellulose-degrading bacteria stimulation: Upregulation of key enzyme activity and neglected indirect effects on humus formation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 907:167754. [PMID: 37879479 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Chinese medicine residues (CMHRs) resource is attracting widespread attention, as it is expected to be produced into Humus-rich fertilizer for soil application. This study aimed to promote effective humus (HS) production through lignocellulose-degrading bacteria (LDB) addition and explore the biological regulation mechanism of LDB affecting lignocellulose-to-humus conversion. The results showed higher HS production was achieved, with 109.73 and 111.44 g·kg-1, and HA/FA was raised by 12.70-16.02 % in compost products by LDB addition stimulation. Significant upregulation of β-glucanase and xylanase activities catalyzed higher decomposition of lignocellulose toward more HS potential precursors supply. Furthermore, exogenous LDB intervention induced microbial community restructure and microbial network establishment via enriching synergism functional bacteria, i.e., Thermobifida, Paenibacillus, Nonomuraea, etc. Mantel test results showed that it was variation of cellulose, hemicellulose and HS that affected microbial community succession (p < 0.01, r > 0.6), which represented the positive action of LDB addition stimulation on HS synthesis upregulation. Further exploration suggested LDB had an indirect effect on HS formation by enhanced lignin and hemicellulose conversion based on the Random Forest model and Partial least-squares path modeling results. This research provides new insights into the trigger effects of LDB introduction on upregulating HS synthesis and is expected to propose new perspectives for HS efficient production in CMHRs composting.
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- Chuan-Ming Xing
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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Efremenko E, Stepanov N, Senko O, Lyagin I, Maslova O, Aslanli A. Artificial Humic Substances as Biomimetics of Natural Analogues: Production, Characteristics and Preferences Regarding Their Use. Biomimetics (Basel) 2023; 8:613. [PMID: 38132553 PMCID: PMC10742262 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics8080613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Various processes designed for the humification (HF) of animal husbandry wastes, primarily bird droppings, reduce their volumes, solve environmental problems, and make it possible to obtain products with artificially formed humic substances (HSs) as analogues of natural HSs, usually extracted from fossil sources (coal and peat). This review studies the main characteristics of various biological and physicochemical methods of the HF of animal wastes (composting, anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, hydrothermal carbonation, acid or alkaline hydrolysis, and subcritical water extraction). A comparative analysis of the HF rates and HS yields in these processes, the characteristics of the resulting artificial HSs (humification index, polymerization index, degree of aromaticity, etc.) was carried out. The main factors (additives, process conditions, waste pretreatment, etc.) that can increase the efficiency of HF and affect the properties of HSs are highlighted. Based on the results of chemical composition analysis, the main trends and preferences with regard to the use of HF products as complex biomimetics are discussed.
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- Elena Efremenko
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, Moscow 119991, Russia; (N.S.); (O.S.)
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Wang W, Hu C, Chang Y, Wang L, Bi Q, Lu X, Zheng Z, Zheng X, Wu D, Niu B. Differentiated responses of the phyllosphere bacterial community of the yellowhorn tree to precipitation and temperature regimes across Northern China. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1265362. [PMID: 37954985 PMCID: PMC10634255 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1265362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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Introduction As an ephemeral and oligotrophic environment, the phyllosphere harbors many highly diverse microorganisms. Importantly, it is known that their colonization of plant leaf surfaces is considerably influenced by a few abiotic factors related to climatic conditions. Yet how the dynamics of phyllosphere bacterial community assembly are shaped by detailed climatological elements, such as various bioclimatic variables, remains poorly understood. Methods Using high-throughput 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing technology, we analyzed the bacterial communities inhabiting the leaf surfaces of an oilseed tree, yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium), grown at four sites (Yinchuan, Otogqianqi, Tongliao, and Zhangwu) whose climatic status differs in northern China. Results and Discussion We found that the yellowhorn phyllosphere's bacterial community was generally dominated by four phyla: Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. Nevertheless, bacterial community composition differed significantly among the four sampled site regions, indicating the possible impact of climatological factors upon the phyllosphere microbiome. Interestingly, we also noted that the α-diversities of phyllosphere microbiota showed strong positive or negative correlation with 13 bioclimatic factors (including 7 precipitation factors and 6 temperature factors). Furthermore, the relative abundances of 55 amplicon sequence variants (ASVs), including three ASVs representing two keystone taxa (the genera Curtobacterium and Streptomyces), exhibited significant yet contrary responses to the precipitation and temperature climatic variables. That pattern was consistent with all ASVs' trends of possessing opposite correlations to those two parameter classes. In addition, the total number of links and nodes, which conveys community network complexity, increased with rising values of most temperature variables. Besides that, remarkably positive relevance was found between average clustering coefficient and most precipitation variables. Altogether, these results suggest the yellowhorn phyllosphere bacterial community is capable of responding to variation in rainfall and temperature regimes in distinctive ways.
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- Weixiong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- The Center for Basic Forestry Research, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Mathematics, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Chifeng Research Institute of Forestry Science, Chifeng, China
- National Forestry and Grassland Shiny-Leaved Yellowhorn Engineering and Technology Research Center, Chifeng, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- The Center for Basic Forestry Research, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- The Center for Basic Forestry Research, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- The Center for Basic Forestry Research, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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Hassanzadeh Moghimi O, Nabi Bidhendi G, Daryabeigi Zand A, Rabiee Abyaneh M, Nabi Bidhendi A. Effect of forest-based biochar on maturity indices and bio-availability of heavy metals during the composting process of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). Sci Rep 2023; 13:15977. [PMID: 37749149 PMCID: PMC10519951 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42835-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
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The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of biochar on the composting process of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) under real conditions. Different doses of biochar (1%, 3%, and 5%) were mixed with compost piles to evaluate the variation of temperature, moisture content (MC), organic matter (OM), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), C/N ratio, and heavy metal (HM) contents in comparison with the control treatment (with 0% biochar addition). The results of this study showed that the compost piles combined with different doses of biochar had higher MC. The use of biochar as an additive, even at low doses (1%), was able to increase the compost quality through the reduction of N losses during the composting process. The highest reduction of OM during the composting process was observed in the control pile (without biochar addition) by 48.06%, whereas biochar affected the biodegradability of OM and prevented the reduction of nutrients during the composting process under real conditions. The contents of HMs (Pb, Zn, Ni, Cd, and Cu) showed a significant reduction in all of the compost piles combined with biochar in comparison with the control treatment. Considering that in terms of all compost quality indicators, the piles combined with biochar can regarded as high standard product, the composts obtained from combining the OFMSW with different biochar doses have desirable features to be used as an amendment agent to improve agricultural soil quality.
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- Omid Hassanzadeh Moghimi
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kish International Campus, University of Tehran, Kish, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kish International Campus, University of Tehran, Kish, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Aras International Campus, University of Tehran, Jolfa, Iran
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Wu KK, Zhao L, Zheng XC, Sun ZF, Wang ZH, Chen C, Xing DF, Yang SS, Ren NQ. Recovery of methane and acetate during ex-situ biogas upgrading via novel dual-membrane aerated biofilm reactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 382:129181. [PMID: 37210035 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Biological biogas upgrading has been well-proven to be a promising approach for renewable bioenergy recovery, but hydrogen (H2)-assisted ex-situ biogas upgrading is hindered by a large solubility discrepancy between H2 and carbon dioxide (CO2). This study established a new dual-membrane aerated biofilm reactor (dMBfR) to improve the upgrading efficiency. Results showed that dMBfR operated at 1.25 atm H2 partial pressure, 1.5 atm biogas partial pressure, and 1.0 d hydraulic retention time could significantly improve the efficiency. The maximum methane purity of 97.6%, acetate production rate of 34.5 mmol L-1d-1, and H2 and CO2 utilization ratios of 96.5% and 96.3% were achieved. Further analysis showed that the improved performances of biogas upgrading and acetate recovery were positively correlated with the total abundances of functional microorganisms. Taken together, these results suggest that the dMBfR, which facilitates the precise CO2 and H2 supply, is an ideal approach for efficient biological biogas upgrading.
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- Kai-Kai Wu
- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Li F, Ghanizadeh H, Cui G, Liu J, Miao S, Liu C, Song W, Chen X, Cheng M, Wang P, Zhang Y, Wang A. Microbiome - based agents can optimize composting of agricultural wastes by modifying microbial communities. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 374:128765. [PMID: 36822555 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Microorganisms that facilitate the decomposition of agricultural wastes are of importance during composting processes. Here, we assessed if microbial agents, comprising Clonostachys rosea, Bacillus amylolyticus and Rhodospirillum photometricum can facilitate the decomposition of a compost mix of vegetable waste, chicken manure, sawdust, and biochar. The results showed that inoculating the compost mix with the microbial agents elevated the compost temperature, increased the thermophilic period, and enhanced cellulose degradation. Microbial agent inoculation also changed the diversity and richness of decomposing microbial communities. Among the microbial agents, the mixture of C. rosea and B. amylolyticus performed better than other mixtures. Taken together, the results confirmed that the microbial agents comprising C. rosea can enhance the composting process by ameliorating the physiochemical conditions of agricultural wastes and promoting the diversity and proliferation of beneficial bacteria involved in the decomposition of cellulose.
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- Fengshuo Li
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Wu KK, Zhao L, Sun ZF, Wang ZH, Chen C, Ren HY, Yang SS, Ren NQ. Synergistic effect of hydrogen and nanoscale zero-valent iron on ex-situ biogas upgrading and acetate recovery. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 856:159100. [PMID: 36174700 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Hydrogen (H2) assisted ex-situ biogas upgrading and liquid chemicals production can augment the fossil fuel-dominated energy market, and alleviate CO2-induced global warming. Recent investigations confirmed that nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) enabled the enhancement of anaerobic digestion for biogas production. However, little is known about the effect of nZVI on the downstream ex-situ biogas upgrading. Herein, different levels (0 mg L-1, 100 mg L-1, 200 mg L-1, 500 mg L-1, 1000 mg L-1, 2000 mg L-1) of nZVI were added for H2-assisted ex-situ biogas upgrading, to study whether nZVI could impact the biomethane purity and acetate yield for the first time. Results showed that all tested nZVI levels were favorable for biogas upgrading in the presence of H2, the highest biomethane content (94.1 %, v/v), the CO2 utilization ratio (95.9 %), and acetate yield (19.4 mmol L-1) were achieved at 500 mg L-1 nZVI, respectively. Further analysis indicated that increased biogas upgrading efficiency was related to an increase in extracellular polymeric substances, which ensures the microbial activity and stability of the ex-situ biogas upgrading. Microbial community characterization showed that the Petrimonas, Romboutsia, Acidaminococcus, and Clostridium predominated the microbiome during biogas upgrading at 500 mg L-1 nZVI with H2 supply. These results suggested that nZVI and H2 contributed jointly to promoting the bioconversion of CO2 in biogas to acetate. The findings could be helpful for paving a new way for efficient simultaneous ex-situ biogas upgrading and liquid chemicals recovery.
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- Kai-Kai Wu
- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Liu Y, Zhang K, Zhang H, Zhou K, Chang Y, Zhan Y, Pan C, Shi X, Zuo H, Li J, Wei Y. Humic acid and phosphorus fractions transformation regulated by carbon-based materials in composting steered its potential for phosphorus mobilization in soil. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 325:116553. [PMID: 36283197 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of different carbon-based additives including biochar, woody peat, and glucose on humic acid, fulvic acid, and phosphorus fractions in chicken manure composting and its potential for phosphorus mobilization in soil. The results showed that the addition of glucose effectively increased the total humic substance content (90.2 mg/g) of composts, and the fulvic acid content was significantly higher than other groups (P < 0.05). The addition of biochar could effectively improve the content of available phosphorus by 59.9% in composting. The addition of carbon-based materials to the composting was beneficial for the production of more stable inorganic phosphorus in the phosphorus fraction. The highest proportion of soluble inorganic phosphorus components of sodium hydroxide was found in group with woody peat addition (8.7%) and the highest proportion of soluble inorganic phosphorus components of hydrochloric acid was found in group with glucose addition (35.2%). The compost products with the addition of biochar (humic acid decreased by 17.9%) and woody peat (fulvic acid decreased by 72.6%) significantly increased soil humic acid mineralization. The compost products with the addition of biochar was suitable as active phosphate fertilizer, while the compost products with the addition of glucose was suitable as slow-release phosphate fertilizer.
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- Yongdi Liu
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Organic Recycling Research Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, 215100, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Organic Recycling Research Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, 215100, China
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- Technical Centre for Soil, Agriculture and Rural Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing, 100012, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Organic Recycling Research Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, 215100, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Organic Recycling Research Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, 215100, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Organic Recycling Research Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, 215100, China
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- Organic Recycling Research Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, 215100, China
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- Yangtze Eco-Environment Engineering Research Center, China Three Gorges Corporation, Beijing, 100038, China; National Engineering Research Center of Eco-Environment Protection for Yangtze River Economic Belt, China Three Gorges Corporation, Suzhou, 215163, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Organic Recycling Research Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, 215100, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Organic Recycling Research Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, 215100, China.
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Kong Y, Wang G, Chen W, Yang Y, Ma R, Li D, Shen Y, Li G, Yuan J. Phytotoxicity of farm livestock manures in facultative heap composting using the seed germination index as indicator. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 247:114251. [PMID: 36327785 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Static facultative heap composting of animal manure is widely used in China, but there is almost no systematic research on the phytotoxicity of the produced compost. Here, we evaluated the phytotoxic variation in compost produced by facultative heap composting of four types of animal manure (chicken manure, pig manure, sheep manure, and cattle manure) using different plant seeds (cucumber, radish, Chinese cabbage, and oilseed rape) to determine germination index (GI). The key factors that affected GI values were identified, including the dynamics of the phytotoxicity and microbial community during heap composting. Sensitivity to toxicity differed depending on the type of plant seed used. Phytotoxicity during facultative heap composting, evaluated by the GI, was in the order: chicken manure (0-6.6 %) < pig manure (14.4-90.5 %) < sheep manure (46.0-93.0 %) < cattle manure (50.2-105.8 %). Network analysis showed that the volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration was positively correlated with Firmicutes abundance, and NH4+-N was correlated with Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. More bacteria were stimulated to participate in conversions of dissolved organic carbon, dissolved nitrogen, VFA, and ammonia-nitrogen (NH4+-N) in sheep manure heap composting than that in other manure. The GI was most affected by VFA in chicken manure and cattle manure heap composting, while NH4+-N was the main factor affecting the GI in pig manure and sheep manure compost. The dissolved carbon and nitrogen content and composition, as well as the core and proprietary microbial communities, were the primary factors that affected the succession of phytotoxic substances in facultative heap composting, which in turn affected GI values. In this study, the key pathways of livestock manure composting that affected GI and phytotoxicity were found and evaluated, which provided new insights and theoretical support for the safe use of organic fertilizer.
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- Yilin Kong
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Energy and Environmental Protection, Academy of Agricultural Planning & Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100125, China
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- Institute of Energy and Environmental Protection, Academy of Agricultural Planning & Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100125, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Wuzhong District, Suzhou 215128, China.
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Influence of Biochar on Physico-Chemical, Microbial Community and Maturity during Biogas Residue Aerobic Composting Process. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8110623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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With the rapid development of large and medium-sized biogas projects, the high-value utilization of anaerobic fermentation residues has become a hot spot in recent years. In this study, biogas residue from biogas engineering was used as composting raw material, and 0 (CK), 2.5% (T1), 5.0% (T2), 7.5% (T3), and 10.0% (T4) biochar was added to investigate its effects on physico-chemical properties, microbial populations, and maturity degree during the aerobic composting process. Results show that the addition of biochar shortens the time (3 days) to reach the high-temperature period, increases the composting temperature (63.8 °C) and germination index (GI), decreases the electrical conductivity (EC), reduces the loss of C and N elements, and increases the microbial population during composting. These results suggest that biochar can improve the maturity and fertility of compost products, and significantly regulate the structure and function of microbial communities during the composting process.
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Sun P, Liu B, Ahmed I, Yang J, Zhang B. Composting effect and antibiotic removal under a new temperature control strategy. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 153:89-98. [PMID: 36063581 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The main objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of a new temperature control strategy in the co-composting process to accelerate operation cycle and remove antibiotics from mixed organic wastes. The evaluation of the composting process showed that composting with temperature control (TC) was completed within 14 days. The final compost of TC exhibited a 10% higher degradation of organic matters, more humus formation and 11.25% lower heavy metals concentration than conventional composting (CC), which fully met the Chinese National Agricultural Organic Fertilizer Standard requirements. The degradation extent and kinetic of macrolides, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and fluoroquinolones showed that the removal efficiency of total antibiotics in TC was 23.58% higher than CC, with less half-life, which was significantly correlated with higher temperature. Particularly, the highest removal was observed for sulfonamides (87.45%) in TC, the half-life of which was reduced by 75.95% compared with CC. The higher degradation rate was attributed to enhanced decomposition of unstable antibiotics and degrading activity of microbes at high temperature. The microbiological analysis showed that the external heating led to a distinct composition and succession of bacterial community in TC. Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteriota and Bacteroidota were dominant and the emergence of Patescibacteria and Chloroflexi at cooling period in TC proved that the later composting environment was in an oligotrophic state. Current research provided a promising rapid composting approach for high-quality fertilizer production and antibiotic management in organic waste disposal.
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- Pengyu Sun
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Liu C, Zhang X, Zhang W, Wang S, Fan Y, Xie J, Liao W, Gao Z. Mitigating gas emissions from poultry litter composting with waste vinegar residue. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 842:156957. [PMID: 35760166 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The composting process is important in the recycling of organic wastes produced in agriculture, food, and municipal waste management. This study explored the suitability of using waste vinegar residue (WVR) as an amendment in poultry litter (PL) composting. Four treatments, including poultry litter (CK), poultry litter+vinegar residue (VR), poultry litter+vinegar residue+lime (VR_Ca) and poultry litter+vinegar residue+biochar (VR_B), were conducted. During a 42-day composting period, the dynamics of carbon dioxide (CO2), ammonia (NH3), nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) emissions, as well as the physicochemical properties and abundances of the bacteria and fungi of the feedstock were tracked to examine the potential barriers in the co-composting of WVR and PL. Compared to those of the CK, using a WVR amendment lowered the pH, increased the electrical conductivity significantly at the early stage, resulted in a strong inhibition of bacterial and fungal growth and delayed the thermophilic period of poultry litter composting while significantly reducing NH3 and N2O and GHG (CO2-e) emissions. A preadjustment of the WVR with alkaline biochar or lime lengthened the thermophilic period and increased the germination index (GI) by alleviating the inhibitory effect of the WVR on bacterial and fungal growth during composting. However, such preadjustment might reduce the mitigation effect on NH3. In conclusion, WVR can be recycled through co-composting with poultry litter, and the additional mitigation of N losses and N conservation can be achieved without halting compost quality.
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- Chunjing Liu
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, PR China; Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-Environment of Hebei Province, Baoding, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, PR China
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- General Husbandry Station of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050000, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, PR China; Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-Environment of Hebei Province, Baoding, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, PR China; Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-Environment of Hebei Province, Baoding, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, PR China; Key Laboratory for Farmland Eco-Environment of Hebei Province, Baoding, PR China.
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Wang S, Niu Q, Zhu P, Huang Y, Li K, Li Q. Metagenomics analysis unraveled the influence of sulfate radical-mediated compost nitrogen transformation process. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 317:115436. [PMID: 35653842 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The mechanism of nitrogen transformation of sulfate radical (SO- 4⋅) in the process of composting is unclear. The objectives of this study were to investigate the influence of SO- 4⋅ on nitrogen biotransformation during composting and to compare the differences in physicochemical parameters and metagenomics analysis between CK (fresh dairy manure and bagasse pith) and PS (the composting raw materials added with potassium persulfate). The results indicated that SO-4⋅ guides electron transfer in the conversion of NH+4-N to NO- 3-N and breaches the extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) structure to promote nitrogen removal. Aminomonooxygenase (AMO) and nitrate reductase (NR) levels displayed an interactive relationship between microorganisms and substrates. Metagenomics analysis revealed distinct microbial community compositions and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways between nitrification and denitrification. Correlation analysis indicated that Methanobrevibacter, Bacillus and Pseudomonas were closely related to these processes. This work demonstrates the effect of SO- 4⋅ on nitrogen cycling and retention, and possible mechanisms of nitrification and denitrification during composting.
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- Susu Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
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Qiu W, Kang J, Ding H, Sun R, Yang Z, Ge J. Aerobic composting of chicken manure with amoxicillin: Alpha diversity is closely related to lipid metabolism, and two-component systems mediating their relationship. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 360:127543. [PMID: 35777649 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Composting is a technology that can use various functional microorganisms to degrade antibiotics. However, antibiotics will cause a coercion for the growth of most microorganisms. Microorganism can survive different environments, thanks to the development of different adaptive responses. Often, two-component systems sense changes in the environment and trigger a cellular response and adaptation. Therefore, the main purpose of this study was to explore how the two-component system modulates the corresponding metabolic functions to affect alpha diversity during composting. The results show that amoxicillin increases species diversity, reduces species richness. Lipid metabolism is an important metabolic pathway mediating changes in alpha diversity. Two-component system indirectly affects alpha diversity by regulating lipid metabolism. Firmicutes are important microbial communities mediating changes in alpha diversity This work presents an understanding of the impact of environmental information processing on microbial diversity, during composting.
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- Wei Qiu
- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150500, China; Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150500, China; Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150500, China; Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150500, China; Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150500, China; Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150500, China; Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China.
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Nguyen MK, Lin C, Hoang HG, Sanderson P, Dang BT, Bui XT, Nguyen NSH, Vo DVN, Tran HT. Evaluate the role of biochar during the organic waste composting process: A critical review. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 299:134488. [PMID: 35385764 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Composting is very robust and efficient for the biodegradation of organic waste; however secondary pollutants, namely greenhouse gases (GHGs) and odorous emissions, are environmental concerns during this process. Biochar addition to compost has attracted the interest of scientists with a lot of publication in recent years because it has addressed this matter and enhanced the quality of compost mixture. This review aims to evaluate the role of biochar during organic waste composting and identify the gaps of knowledge in this field. Moreover, the research direction to fill knowledge gaps was proposed and highlighted. Results demonstrated the commonly referenced conditions during composting mixed biochar should be reached such as pH (6.5-7.5), moisture (50-60%), initial C/N ratio (20-25:1), biochar doses (1-20% w/w), improved oxygen content availability, enhanced the performance and humification, accelerating organic matter decomposition through faster microbial growth. Biochar significantly decreased GHGs and odorous emissions by adding a 5-10% dosage range due to its larger surface area and porosity. On the other hand, with high exchange capacity and interaction with organic matters, biochar enhanced the composting performance humification (e.g., formation humic and fulvic acid). Biochar could extend the thermophilic phase of composting, reduce the pH value, NH3 emission, and prevent nitrogen losses through positive effects to nitrifying bacteria. The surfaces of the biochar particles are partly attributed to the presence of functional groups such as Si-O-Si, OH, COOH, CO, C-O, N for high cation exchange capacity and adsorption. Adding biochars could decrease NH3 emissions in the highest range up to 98%, the removal efficiency of CH4 emissions has been reported with a wide range greater than 80%. Biochar could absorb volatile organic compounds (VOCs) more than 50% in the experiment based on distribution mechanisms and surface adsorption and efficient reduction in metal bioaccessibilities for Pb, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cr and Cd. By applicating biochar improved the compost maturity by promoting enzymatic activity and germination index (>80%). However, physico-chemical properties of biochar such as particle size, pore size, pore volume should be clarified and its influence on the composting process evaluated in further studies.
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- Minh Ky Nguyen
- Ph.D. Program in Maritime Science and Technology, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 81157, Taiwan; Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, 81157, Taiwan
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- Ph.D. Program in Maritime Science and Technology, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 81157, Taiwan; Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, 81157, Taiwan.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences and Finance - Accounting, Dong Nai Technology University, Bien Hoa, Dong Nai, 76100, Viet Nam
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- HUTECH University, 475A, Dien Bien Phu, Ward 25, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Waste Treatment Technology, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh (VNU-HCM), Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam; Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Environment, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry (TUAF), Thai Nguyen, 23000, Viet Nam
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- Center of Excellence for Green Energy and Environmental Nanomaterials (CE@GrEEN), Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam; School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Management, Science and Technology Advanced Institute, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Faculty of Technology, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
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Yang X, Lai JL, Zhang Y, Luo XG. Reshaping the microenvironment and bacterial community of TNT- and RDX-contaminated soil by combined remediation with vetiver grass (Vetiveria ziznioides) and effective microorganism (EM) flora. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 815:152856. [PMID: 34998745 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Explosive pollutants remaining in global soils are serious threats to human health and ecological safety. Soils contaminated by trinitrotoluene (TNT) and cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX) are simulated in this study and remediated using vetiver grass and effective microorganism (EM) flora to determine the efficacy of combined remediation in reshaping the microenvironment and bacterial community of soils contaminated by explosives. The degradation rates of TNT and RDX after 60 days of combined remediation were 95.66% and 84.37%, respectively. Soil microbial activity and enzyme activities related to the nitrogen cycle were upregulated. The content of soil elements in the remediation group changed significantly. Vetiver remediation increased the diversity and significantly changed the structure of the microbial community. Notably, bacteria, such as Sphingomonadaceae and Actinobacteriota, which can degrade explosives, occupied the soil niche, and the Proteobacteria and Bacteroidota, which are involved in sugar metabolism, showed particularly increased abundance. The metabolism of soil carbohydrates, fatty acids, and amino acids was upregulated in the vetiver, EM flora, and combined vetiver+EM flora remediation groups, and the most significantly upregulated pathway was galactose metabolism. The combined vetiver and EM flora treatment of soil contaminated by explosives greatly improved the ecology of the soil microenvironment.
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- Xu Yang
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China; State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing 102205, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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Werner KA, Poehlein A, Schneider D, El-Said K, Wöhrmann M, Linkert I, Hübner T, Brüggemann N, Prost K, Daniel R, Grohmann E. Thermophilic Composting of Human Feces: Development of Bacterial Community Composition and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Pool. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:824834. [PMID: 35250940 PMCID: PMC8895236 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.824834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In times of climate change, practicing sustainable, climate-resilient, and productive agriculture is of primordial importance. Compost from different resources, now treated as wastes, could be one form of sustainable fertilizer creating a resilience of agriculture to the adverse effects of climate change. However, the safety of the produced compost regarding human pathogens, pharmaceuticals, and related resistance genes must be considered. We have assessed the effect of thermophilic composting of dry toilet contents, green cuttings, and straw, with and without biochar, on fecal indicators, the bacterial community, and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Mature compost samples were analyzed regarding fecal indicator organisms, revealing low levels of Escherichia coli that are in line with German regulations for fertilizers. However, one finding of Salmonella spp. exceeded the threshold value. Cultivation of bacteria from the mature compost resulted in 200 isolates with 36.5% of biosafety level 2 (BSL-2) species. The majority is known as opportunistic pathogens that likewise occur in different environments. A quarter of the isolated BSL-2 strains exhibited multiresistance to different classes of antibiotics. Molecular analysis of total DNA before and after composting revealed changes in bacterial community composition and ARGs. 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing showed a decline of the two most abundant phyla Proteobacteria (start: 36-48%, end: 27-30%) and Firmicutes (start: 13-33%, end: 12-16%), whereas the abundance of Chloroflexi, Gemmatimonadetes, and Planctomycetes rose. Groups containing many human pathogens decreased during composting, like Pseudomonadales, Bacilli with Bacillus spp., or Staphylococcaceae and Enterococcaceae. Gene-specific PCR showed a decline in the number of detectable ARGs from 15 before to 8 after composting. The results reveal the importance of sufficiently high temperatures lasting for a sufficiently long period during the thermophilic phase of composting for reducing Salmonella to levels matching the criteria for fertilizers. However, most severe human pathogens that were targeted by isolation conditions were not detected. Cultivation-independent analyses also indicated a decline in bacterial orders comprising many pathogenic bacteria, as well as a decrease in ARGs. In summary, thermophilic composting could be a promising approach for producing hygienically safe organic fertilizer from ecological sanitation.
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- Katharina A. Werner
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of Microbiology, Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany
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- Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of Microbiology, Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of Microbiology, Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of Microbiology, Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of Microbiology, Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany
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Chen X, Du Z, Guo T, Wu J, Wang B, Wei Z, Jia L, Kang K. Effects of heavy metals stress on chicken manures composting via the perspective of microbial community feedback. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 294:118624. [PMID: 34864104 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Heavy metal pollution was the main risk during livestock manures composting, in which microorganisms played a vital role. However, response strategies of microbial community to heavy metals stress (HMS) remained largely unclear. Therefore, the objective of this study was to reveal the ecological adaptation and counter-effect of bacterial community under HMS during chicken manures composting, and evaluating environmental implications of HMS on composting. The degradation of organic matters (more than 6.4%) and carbohydrate (more than 19.8%) were enhanced under intense HMS, suggesting that microorganisms could quickly adapt to the HMS to ensure smooth composting. Meanwhile, HMS increased keystone nodes and strengthened significant positive correlation relationships between genera (p < 0.05), indicating that bacteria resisted HMS through cooperating during composting. In addition, different bacterial groups performed various functions to cope with HMS. Specific bacterial groups responded to HMS, and certain groups regulated bacterial networks. Therefore, bacterial community had the extraordinary potential to deal with HMS and guarantee chicken manures composting even in the presence of high concentrations of heavy metals.
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- Xiaomeng Chen
- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- Heilongjiang Province Environmental Monitoring Centre, Harbin, 150056, China
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- Heilongjiang Province Environmental Science Research Institute, Harbin, 150056, China
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Wei Y, Liang Z, Zhang Y. Evolution of physicochemical properties and bacterial community in aerobic composting of swine manure based on a patent compost tray. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 343:126136. [PMID: 34655776 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The objective of this study was to explore the changes in physicochemical properties and bacterial community during swine manure composting with a new compost tray (CT). The results showed that the organic matter (OM), moisture content (MC), and C/N decreased. The total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), P2O5, K2O and humic acids (HAs) contents of the compost increased. The properties of the final compost product comply with the requirements of regulation except for the moisture according to NY/T 525-2012. Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were the major phyla during the composting. Genus Terrisporobacter played a key role in degrading organic (OM). The content of K2O was main factors driving the succession of bacterial communities. These findings shed some novel lights into the dynamic changes of physicochemical propertied and their impact on bacterial community in a composting process.
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- Yihui Wei
- Guangxi Liyuanbao Science and Technology Co., LTD, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, PR China.
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- Guangxi Liyuanbao Science and Technology Co., LTD, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, PR China
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- Guangxi Liyuanbao Science and Technology Co., LTD, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, PR China
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