K. Nakasaki et al., Effect of bulking agent on the reduction of NH3 emissions during thermophilic composting of night-soil sludge, WASTE MAN R, 19(4), 2001, pp. 301-307
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology,"Environmental Engineering & Energy
Night,soil sludge contains a high percentage of nitrogen and releases large
amounts of ammonia when it is composted. In this research, three types of
bulking agents, sawdust, perlite, and activated carbon, were used, and the
effects of these bulking agents on the reduction of NH3 emissions during th
ermophilic composting were evaluated. It was found that not only is sawdust
the most effective agent in reducing NH3 emissions, but that it also effec
tively promotes organic matter decomposition. Increases in the mixing ratio
of sawdust in the range adopted in the present research, from 70% to 92% o
n a dry,weight basis, appeared to cause no adverse effects on the decomposi
tion of sludge itself. And the higher the mixing ratio of sawdust, the more
effective the reduction in NH3 emissions, however this effect was not enou
gh to completely suppress these emissions, even at the highest mixing ratio
.