Carbon and N conservation during composting: A review

D Huang, L Gao, M Cheng, M Yan, G Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Composting, as a conventional solid waste treatment method, plays an essential role in
carbon and nitrogen conservation, thereby reducing the loss of nutrients and energy …

Key factors affecting seed germination in phytotoxicity tests during sheep manure composting with carbon additives

G Wang, Y Yang, Y Kong, R Ma, J Yuan, G Li - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The germination index (GI) was widely applied to evaluate the phytotoxicity of compost. This
study investigated the key phytotoxicity factors affecting seed germination in compost by …

Relating bacterial dynamics and functions to gaseous emissions during composting of kitchen and garden wastes

Z Xu, Y Ma, L Zhang, Y Han, J Yuan, G Li… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to relate bacterial dynamics to gaseous emissions during the composting of
kitchen and garden wastes. High-throughput sequencing and Functional Annotation of …

[HTML][HTML] Phytotoxicity of farm livestock manures in facultative heap composting using the seed germination index as indicator

Y Kong, G Wang, W Chen, Y Yang, R Ma, D Li… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Static facultative heap composting of animal manure is widely used in China, but there is
almost no systematic research on the phytotoxicity of the produced compost. Here, we …

Biochar—an effective additive for improving quality and reducing ecological risk of compost: a global meta-analysis

S Zhou, F Kong, L Lu, P Wang, Z Jiang - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is considered as a promising additive with multi-benefits to compost production.
However, how the biochar properties and composting conditions affect the composting …

Soil decreases N2O emission and increases TN content during combined composting of wheat straw and cow manure by inhibiting denitrification

R Yan, H Wu, X Yang, C Yang, H Lyu, H Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrogen loss is a significant factor limiting the quality of compost products. This work
examined the composting of cattle manure and wheat straw in combination with soil …

Nitrogen transformation and dynamic changes in related functional genes during functional-membrane covered aerobic composting

J **ong, S Ma, X He, L Han, G Huang - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of functional membrane covering (FMC) on nitrogen transformation and related
functional genes during aerobic composting were investigated by performing a comparable …

Reducing nitrogen loss during kitchen waste composting using a bioaugmented mechanical process with low pH and enhanced ammonia assimilation

J Mo, L **n, C Zhao, Y Qin, Q Nan, Q Mei, W Wu - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Exploring the regulation of nitrogen transformation in bioaugmented mechanical composting
(BMC) process for rural kitchen waste (KW) is essential to avoid the “not-in-my-backyard” …

Red mud conserved compost nitrogen by enhancing nitrogen fixation and inhibiting denitrification revealed via metagenomic analysis

Y Huang, H Yang, K Li, Q Meng, S Wang, Y Wang… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of adding red mud (RM) on
denitrification and nitrogen fixation in composting. The results revealed that the retentions of …