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The Effect of Ash Admixture on Compost Quality and Availability of Nutrients

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  • Martin Dědina

    (Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering, 161 01 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Alice Jarošíková

    (Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, 252 43 Průhonice, Czech Republic)

  • Petr Plíva

    (Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering, 161 01 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Martin Dubský

    (Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, 252 43 Průhonice, Czech Republic)

Abstract

The effect of graded doses of ash from biomass wood chips and straw admixture combustion on compost properties was investigated through a set of large-scale experiments. In a compost plant, matured organic composts were prepared from raw organic mixtures based on biodegradable waste, separated digestate, straw, and biomass ash admixture of 0, 3, 6, and 9 wt. %. Final composts, as well as individual components, were analyzed for basic physical and chemical properties, total and available nutrients, and potentially hazardous elements. Biomass ash addition increased the total nutrient content (P, K, Mg, Ca, and S) in the studied composts. The highest ash addition (9 wt. %) increased the nutrient content as follows: Ca (2.6×), Mg (1.6×), K (1.5×), P (1.2×), S (1.3×). However, the availability of some nutrients (especially P, K, and Mg) for plant nutrition was reduced by the increasing amount of ash admixture. Even at the highest dosage of biomass ash addition, desirable chemical (nutrient content) and physical properties of composts (especially dry bulk density) were both obtained. The content of hazardous elements was below the legal limit values in all studied composts.

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  • Martin Dědina & Alice Jarošíková & Petr Plíva & Martin Dubský, 2022. "The Effect of Ash Admixture on Compost Quality and Availability of Nutrients," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-7, January.
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    1. Grzegorz Zając & Joanna Szyszlak-Bargłowicz & Wojciech Gołębiowski & Małgorzata Szczepanik, 2018. "Chemical Characteristics of Biomass Ashes," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-15, October.
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