[PDF][PDF] Nitrogen transformation and losses during composting and mitigation strategies

X Hao, MB Benke - Dynamic Soil, Dynamic Plant, 2008 - globalsciencebooks.info
Composting organic material, such as livestock manure, reduces its odor and C: N ratio
while sanitizing and improving its physical properties. However, the biggest challenge in …

Effect of aeration interval on oxygen consumption and GHG emission during pig manure composting

J Zeng, H Yin, X Shen, N Liu, J Ge, L Han… - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
To verify the optimal aeration interval for oxygen supply and consumption and investigate
the effect of aeration interval on GHG emission, reactor-scale composting was conducted …

The kinetics of nicotine degradation, enzyme activities and genotoxic potential in the characterization of tobacco waste composting

A Piotrowska-Cyplik, A Olejnik, P Cyplik, J Dach… - Bioresource …, 2009 - Elsevier
This study aimed to determine nicotine biodegradation and the genotoxic potential of
nicotine and its degradation products during the process of tobacco waste composting …

Effect of turning frequency on co-composting pig manure and fungus residue

Z Jiang-Ming - Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Composting of agricultural wastes not only can reduce environmental pollution caused by
improper disposal, but also can recycle agricultural wastes and transform them into highly …

Co-composting of brewers' spent grain with animal manures and wheat straw: influence of two composting strategies on compost quality

D Assandri, N Pampuro, G Zara, A Bianco, E Cavallo… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The main challenge of this work is to identify a novel approach to reuse and valorize
brewers' spent grain (BSG) to produce a new source of income for the brewers in terms of …

Dynamics of oxygen supply and consumption during mainstream large-scale composting in China

J Zeng, X Shen, L Han, G Huang - Bioresource Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
This study characterized some physicochemical and biological parameters to systematically
evaluate the dynamics of oxygen supply and consumption during large-scale trough …

Complete nitrification–denitrification of swine manure in a full-scale, non-conventional composting system

A Chiumenti - Waste Management, 2015 - Elsevier
A full-scale composting plant (track type, aerated by screws), treating liquid swine manure
(94.8% on mass basis) with straw (< 0.8%) and sawdust (4.4%), was monitored. The main …

Ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from slatted dairy barn floors cleaned by robotic scrapers

A Chiumenti, F Da Borso, A Pezzuolo, L Sartori… - Research in …, 2018 - air.uniud.it
The design of animal housing and manure management systems are key factors in livestock
farming. Frequent removal methods, in fact, allow for the reduction of gasses produced from …

Mitigating off-gas emissions in the biological nitrogen removal via nitrite process treating anaerobic effluents

N Frison, A Chiumenti, E Katsou, S Malamis… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2015 - Elsevier
A sequencing batch reactor treating the reject water produced from the dewatering of the
anaerobic co-digestate of waste activated sludge and the organic fraction of municipal solid …

Evaluation of two composting strategies for making pig slurry solid fraction suitable for pelletizing

N Pampuro, E Dinuccio, P Balsari, E Cavallo - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, two composting strategies (not turned and turned windrows) of pig slurry solid
fraction (SF) were evaluated and compared in terms of their suitability to obtain a composted …