Effects of bamboo charcoal and bamboo vinegar on nitrogen conservation and heavy metals immobility during pig manure composting

Composting is an effective methodology for the treatment of organic waste like pig manure (PM) before land application. However, nitrogen loss through NH 3 volatilization during the thermophilic phase is one of the major disadvantages of composting. The presence of Cu and Zn in compost arising from...

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Published in:Chemosphere (Oxford) 2010-02, Vol.78 (9), p.1177-1181
Main Authors: Chen, Ying-Xu, Huang, Xiang-Dong, Han, Zhi-Ying, Huang, Xiao, Hu, Bin, Shi, De-Zhi, Wu, Wei-Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetic Acid - chemistry
Addition
additives
adsorption
Animals
Applied sciences
bamboo charcoal
bamboo shoots (food)
bamboo vinegar
Bambusa - chemistry
charcoal
Charcoal - chemistry
Compost
composted manure
composting
Copper
Exact sciences and technology
heavy metals
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Immobilization
Manure - microbiology
Metals, Heavy - chemistry
Metals, Heavy - metabolism
nitrogen
Nitrogen - chemistry
Nitrogen - metabolism
nitrogen content
Nitrogen loss
pig manure
Pollution
Soil
solubility
Swine
Temperature
vinegars
zinc
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Summary:Composting is an effective methodology for the treatment of organic waste like pig manure (PM) before land application. However, nitrogen loss through NH 3 volatilization during the thermophilic phase is one of the major disadvantages of composting. The presence of Cu and Zn in compost arising from pig feed additives is also an issue. In this study the effects of bamboo charcoal (BC) and bamboo vinegar (BV) added to composting piles on nitrogen conservation and immobility of Cu and Zn during PM composting was investigated. Total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) loss and mobility of Cu and Zn decreased with increased BC addition. TKN loss and mobility of Cu and Zn in the treatment with 9% BC at the end of composting significantly decreased by 65%, 35% and 39% respectively, as compared to the control. Addition of BV further decreased TKN loss. After composting, TKN loss in the treatment with 3% BC + 0.4% BV was 23% lower than that in the treatment with 9% BC. The final results indicated that by adding BC or BC + BV into PM composting is an effective method to reduce TKN loss and control the mobility of Cu and Zn.
ISSN:0045-6535
1879-1298
DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.12.029