Journal
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Volume 56, Issue -, Pages 403-410Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.07.017
Keywords
Composting; Sewage sludge; Aeration rate; Maturity; Gaseous emissions
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- Sino-Euro cooperation project [SQ2013ZOA000008]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41275161]
- National Science and Technology Support Program [2012BAD14B01]
- Euro Ministry for Education and Research, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (MOST)
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This study investigated effects of aeration rate (AR) on maturity and gaseous emissions during sewage sludge composting, sewage sludge and corn stalks as the bulking agent were co-composted at different ARs (0.1, 0.2, 0.3 L.kg(-1) dry matter (DM).min(-1)). The thermophilic phase for the low and moderate AR treatments was able meet sanitation requirements, but too short to meet sanitation requirements in the high AR treatment. The high AR treatment was significantly different from the other treatments, and had the lowest electrical conductivity and highest E-4/E-6(absorbance ratio of wavelength 465 and 665 nm). The AR influences the nitrogen variations; high AR compost had the highest NH4+-N content and lowest NOx--N content. The AR was the main factor influencing compost stability, but the AR had little impact on pH and the germination index. The moderate AR treatment had the highest NH3 emissions during composting, while the low AR treatment had the highest CH4 and N2O emissions. Based on our comprehensive investigation, the recommended AR for sludge composting is 0.2 L.kg(-1) DM.min(-1). (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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