A systematic study of the gaseous emissions from biosolids composting

Volatile organic compound (VOC) and ammonia, that contribute to odor pollution, and methane and nitrous oxide, with an important greenhouse effect, are compounds present in gaseous emission from waste treatment installations, including composting plants. In this work, gaseous emissions from the comp...

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Autores: Maulini Duran, Caterina, Artola, Adriana|||0000-0002-0524-2119, Font, Xavier|||0000-0003-4981-7436, Sánchez, Antoni|||0000-0003-4254-8528
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:196167
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/196167
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.118
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Composting
Gaseous emissions
Greenhouse gases
Sludge
VOC
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Resumo:Volatile organic compound (VOC) and ammonia, that contribute to odor pollution, and methane and nitrous oxide, with an important greenhouse effect, are compounds present in gaseous emission from waste treatment installations, including composting plants. In this work, gaseous emissions from the composting of raw (RS) and anaerobically digested sludge (ADS) have been investigated and compared at pilot scale aiming to provide emission factors and to identify the different VOC families present. CH₄ and N₂O emissions were higher in ADS composting (0.73 and 0.55 kg Mg⁻¹ sludge, respectively) than in RS composting (0.01 kg Mg⁻¹ sludge for both CH₄ and N₂O). NH₃ and VOCs emitted were higher during the RS composting process (19.37 and 0.21 kg Mg⁻¹ sludge, respectively) than in ADS composting (0.16 and 0.04 kg Mg⁻¹ sludge). Significant differences were found in the VOC compositions emitted in ADS and RS composting, being more diverse in RS than ADS composting.