The Valorization of Biolignin from Esparto Grass ( Stipa tenacissima L.) Produced by Green Process CIMV (Compagnie Industrielle de la Matière Végétale) for Fertilization of Algerian Degraded Soil: Impact on the Physicochemical and Biological Properties

Amal Bendouma, Zohra Houyou, Abdelaziz Gherib and Hicham Gouzi
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Amal Bendouma: Process Engineering Laboratory, University of Laghouat, P.O. Box 37, Laghouat 03000, Algeria
Zohra Houyou: Mechanics Laboratory, University of Laghouat, P.O. Box 37, Laghouat 03000, Algeria
Abdelaziz Gherib: Process Engineering Laboratory, University of Laghouat, P.O. Box 37, Laghouat 03000, Algeria
Hicham Gouzi: Biological and Agronomic Sciences Laboratory, University of Laghouat, P.O. Box 37, Laghouat 03000, Algeria

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-23

Abstract: This study proposes a new use for a paper industry waste material, lignin, in agriculture and agronomy as a fertilizer for arid soils, while following a strategy aiming to both increase the amount of organic matter in these soils and decrease the impact of pollution caused by industrial discharges that contain organic and/or inorganic pollutants generated by the paper industry. In fact, this method works to improve soil quality through a new carbon-rich bioorganic fertilizer (biolignin) that results from a green method called CIMV, a targeted depollution objective of the paper industry. Over the course of 180 days, we monitored the physicochemical and biological characteristics of degraded soils treated with three different biolignin treatments of 0 (D0), 2 (D1), and 4 (D2) g/kg. The humification was then evaluated by the equation E4/E6. A remarkable variation of the physicochemical and biological parameters was observed in D1 and D2: temperature 12–38 °C, humidity 9–29%, and pH 7.06–8.73. The C/N ratio decreased from 266 to 49. After 180 days, the improvement in soil carbon content for the three treatments D0, D1, and D2 was 14%, 19%, and 24%, respectively. A maximum bacterial biomass of 152 (CFU/g soil) was observed on the 30th day for D1. Maximum laccase activity for D2 was observed on the 120th day. D1 and D2 recorded a significant degree of humification compared to D0. The best indicator of humification E4/E6 was observed in D1, where the value reached 2.66 at the end of the treatment period. The D2 treatment showed a remarkable effect improving the fertility of the degraded soil, which confirms that biolignin is a good fertilizer.

Keywords: biomass waste; biolignin; green chemistry; plant extracts; biopolymers; added value products; soil fertility; humification degree; organic amendment; carbon (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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