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Waste Willow-Bark from Salicylate Extraction Successfully Reused as an Amendment for Sewage Sludge Composting

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  • Dorota Kulikowska

    (Department of Environmental Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-709 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Katarzyna Bernat

    (Department of Environmental Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-709 Olsztyn, Poland)

Abstract

Due to the fact that compost is a valuable fertilizer that serves principally as a source of macronutrients, composting is one of the preferred methods of management of organic waste, including municipal sewage sludge. However, due to its high moisture content and low C/N ratio, sewage sludge cannot be composted alone. This study investigated the usefulness of waste willow-bark (WWB) (after salicylate extraction) as an amendment for municipal sewage-sludge composting in a two-stage system: an aerated bioreactor and a periodically turned windrow. Both organic matter (OM) removal and humification progress were monitored. It was found that the prepared feedstock (70% sewage sludge, 25% WWB, and 5% wood chips, w / w ) enabled proper temperature profiles to be obtained, with a maximum temperature of 72.3 °C. The rate constant of OM degradation in the bioreactor was 0.25 d −1 , almost 4-fold higher than that in the windrows. During composting, the concentrations of humic substances (HS), humic acids (HA), and the fulvic fraction (FF) changed. HS, HA, and FF formation proceeded according to 1. order kinetics, and their respective rates were 1.33 mg C/(g OM d), 1.03 mg C/(g OM d), and 0.76 mg C/(g OM d). However, in mature compost, FF predominated (ca. 70%) in HS. These results indicate that waste willow-bark, a product of salicylate extraction, can be successfully reused as an amendment during municipal sewage sludge composting. Both waste willow-bark reuse and sewage sludge composting are compatible with a circular economy.

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  • Dorota Kulikowska & Katarzyna Bernat, 2021. "Waste Willow-Bark from Salicylate Extraction Successfully Reused as an Amendment for Sewage Sludge Composting," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-11, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:12:p:6771-:d:575414
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    1. Dorota Kulikowska & Katarzyna Bernat & Magdalena Zaborowska & Magdalena Zielińska, 2022. "Municipal Sewage Sludge Composting in the Two-Stage System: The Role of Different Bulking Agents and Amendments," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-14, July.
    2. Vasile Staicu & Cristina Luntraru & Ioan Calinescu & Ciprian Gabriel Chisega-Negrila & Mircea Vinatoru & Miruna Neagu & Adina Ionuta Gavrila & Ioana Popa, 2021. "Ultrasonic or Microwave Cascade Treatment of Medicinal Plant Waste," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-13, November.
    3. Amal Bendouma & Zohra Houyou & Abdelaziz Gherib & Hicham Gouzi, 2021. "The Valorization of Biolignin from Esparto Grass ( Stipa tenacissima L.) Produced by Green Process CIMV (Compagnie Industrielle de la Matière Végétale) for Fertilization of Algerian Degraded Soil: Imp," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-23, December.

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