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Transformation of dissolved organic matters in swine, cow and chicken manures during composting

  • Ke Wang
  • , Xiangkun Li*
  • , Chao He
  • , Chia Lung Chen
  • , Jianwei Bai
  • , Nanqi Ren
  • , Jing Yuan Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Nanyang Technological University
  • Harbin Engineering University

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Abstract

The changes of dissolved organic matters (DOMs) extracted from swine, cow and chicken manures were assessed by Fourier transform infrared, ultraviolet, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), excitation-emission-matrix fluorescence (EEM-FL), Biolog Eco and 1H NMR during 60-day composting. Pumice was adopted to eliminate the disturbing of common organic bulking agents. The results showed chicken manure had the highest DOC, DTN (dissolved total nitrogen) and lowest DOC/DTN among the three manures; cow manure had the highest volatile solids, lowest DTN, slowest DOMs hydrolysis rate and the fastest bio-stabilization rate. 1H NMR showed the decrease rates of OC band and saturated carbon chain were distinctly faster than that of olefinic and aromatic structures. The molecular size distribution of DOMs in the three manures was in the range of 1-10kDa detected by GPC. Microbial carbon utilization capacity decreased in cow manure with composting time, but the contrast was observed in the chicken and swine manures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)222-228
Number of pages7
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume168
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2014

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

  • Compost
  • Dissolved organic matter
  • Inorganic bulking agent
  • Manure
  • NMR

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