Influence of Anaerobic Spots and Key Parameters on Gas Emissions During Aerobic Co-composting of Specified Risk Materials and Cattle Manure
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Abstract
Abstract A series of experiments were conducted using a pilot-scale column reactor to investigate the effects of aerobic and anaerobic biological activities on gas emissions during the co-composting of Specified Risk Materials (SRM) with cattle manure. The reactor was designed with two zones: a lower anaerobic zone and an upper aerobic zone. The temporal and spatial distributions of CO2, CH4, and NH3 emissions were measured in both zones. The gas generated in the aerobic and anaerobic zones and the unused supplied air were collected through an outlet and measured as cumulative gas emissions. The study examined the influence of SRM content (10, 20, and 30%), manure type (M1, M2, and M3), manure content, and phosphogypsum (PG, 16%) on gas emissions and carbon loss. Variations in pH, nitrogen-15 isotope (δ15N), nitrate ions (\(\:{NO}_{3}^{-}\)), and ammonium ions (\(\:{NH}_{4}^{+}\)) during the co-composting process were determined and discussed. The results show that SRM can be consumed by aerobic bacteria almost as effectively as manure; however, the SRM consumption rate depends on the manure type. Additionally, anaerobic treatment is more effective for SRM than manure when the SRM percentage exceeds 20%. SRM generates significantly more CH4 than manure through aerobic composting, making an effective aeration method essential to reduce CH4 emissions. To minimize CH₄ production, SRM content should be kept below 20%. PG can significantly reduce NH3 emissions but may adversely affect the co-composting process. Additionally, PG can increase the nitrogen conversion rate.
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Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
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