publication . Article . Other literature type . 2006

Ammonia emissions from the composting of different organic wastes. Dependency on process temperature

Name: Ammonia emissions from the composting of different organic wastes. Dependency on process temperature
Keywords: Ammonia emissions, Composting, Organic wastes, Process temperature, Sanitisation, General Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, General Medicine

Antoni Sánchez; Raquel Barrena; Xavier Font; Estela Pagans;

Open Access English

Published: 01 Mar 2006

Country: Spain

Summary

Abstract

Abstract Ammonia emissions were quantified for the laboratory-scale composting of three typical organic wastes with medium nitrogen content: organic fraction of municipal solid wastes, raw sludge and anaerobically digested sludge; and the composting of two wastes with high nitrogen content: animal by-products from slaughterhouses and partially hydrolysed hair from the leather industry. All the wastes were mixed with the proper amount of bulking agent. Ammonia emitted in the composting of the five wastes investigated revealed a strong dependence on temperature, with a distinct pattern found in ammonia emissions for each waste in the thermophilic first stage of co...

doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.06.044

Subjects

free text keywords: Ammonia emissions, Composting, Organic wastes, Process temperature, Sanitisation, General Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, General Medicine, Waste treatment, Mesophile, Biodegradable waste, Compost, engineering.material, engineering, Ammonia, chemistry.chemical_compound, chemistry, Mechanical biological treatment, Waste management, Sludge, In-vessel composting, Environmental science

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