Role of Bioavailability in Compost Maturity During Aerobic Composting of Chicken Manure

Jiahuan Tang, Shuqun Zhang, Guannan Zheng, Zhuoya Han, Dingmei Wang () and Hao Lin
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Jiahuan Tang: Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology, College of Ecology and Resources Engineering, Wuyi University, Wuyishan 354300, China
Shuqun Zhang: Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology, College of Ecology and Resources Engineering, Wuyi University, Wuyishan 354300, China
Guannan Zheng: Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Eco-Circuling Agriculture, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
Zhuoya Han: Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Eco-Circuling Agriculture, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
Dingmei Wang: Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Eco-Circuling Agriculture, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
Hao Lin: Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology, College of Ecology and Resources Engineering, Wuyi University, Wuyishan 354300, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 24, 1-13

Abstract: To evaluate the effects of the type and proportion of bulking agents on compost maturity, chicken manure feedstock (J) was selected as the main raw material for aerobic composting, and wood chips (M), straw (S), and cornmeal (Y) were used as bulking agents. The ratios of chicken manure feedstock to the three bulking agents were set at 1:3, 1:1, and 3:1, respectively. The compost mixture composed of wood chips (M) and feedstock (J) in a 1:1 ratio exhibited the highest temperature (75 °C). The treatment with a bulking-agent-to-feedstock ratio of 3:1 exhibited the lowest temperature (52 °C) and the longest high-temperature period (about 10 days). Moreover, the compost mixture composed of wood chips (M) and feedstock (J) in a 3:1 ratio exhibited the highest seed germination index (1.32), while the GI values for all cornmeal treatments did not meet the standard requirements (0.4). The predominant microorganisms in all three treatments included Firmicutes , Bacteroidetes , Actinobacteria , and Proteobacteria . The total carbon transformation-related microorganism abundance in MJ31, SJ31, and YJ31 was 1.65%, 10.69%, and 3%, respectively. Further analysis showed that the bioavailability of feedstock was strongly correlated with compost maturity. The treatment with a bulking-agent-to-feedstock ratio of 3:1, with the highest GI, also exhibited the highest bioavailability. These results can guide the selection of the appropriate bulking agent and the optimal bulking-agent-to-feedstock ratio, offering a new direction for the optimization of the composting process.

Keywords: bioavailability; compost maturity; bulking agent; chicken manure composting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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