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The effect of microbial agent and phosphorus-containing additives on compost maturity and pollutant gas emissions during sewage sludge composting
Received:August 02, 2021  
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KeyWord:sewage sludge;composting;microbial agent;phosphorus-containing additives;maturity;pollutant gas
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LI Wangwang Hubei Xiaohuan Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., Xiaogan 432100, China  
LIU Yan Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resource and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China  
LI Guoxue Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resource and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China  
YANG Jia Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resource and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China  
YANG Yan Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resource and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China  
MA Ruonan Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resource and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China  
YUAN Jing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resource and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China jingyuan@cau.edu.cn 
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Abstract:
      The effects of VT microbial agents and phosphorus-containing additives(superphosphate and phosphogypsum)on compost maturity and gas emission during dewatered sludge and corn stalk composting was investigated in a laboratory-scale system. The results showed that microbial agent addition had a higher final germination index(GI),(126%~158%), which significantly promoting compost maturity. The microbial agent combined with superphosphate reduced NH3 and H2S emissions by 63.3% and 42.8%, respectively. The combined addition of a microbial agent and phosphogypsum reduced NH3 and H2S emissions by 97.6% and 54.4%, respectively. All additive treatments reduced CH4 emissions and microbial agent addition reduced N2O emissions by 30.7%. However, combined addition of the microbial agent with superphosphate or phosphogypsum increased N2O emissions in the early stage of composting. Two treatments involving phosphorus additives increased the total nutrient content(TN+P2O5+K2O)from 18.3% to 22.9%. Therefore, combined addition of the VT microbial agent and phosphorus-containing additives is an effective method for improving the compost maturity and reducing pollutant gas emissions.