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ArticleEnvironmental geochemistry and health2020

Perlite as the partial substitute for organic bulking agent during sewage sludge composting.

Xiankai Wang, Tongbin Chen, Guodi Zheng

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Article in Environmental geochemistry and health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors.

Xiankai WangCenter for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Tongbin ChenCenter for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Guodi ZhengCenter for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. zhenggd@igsnrr.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0315-4331

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 41371455the National Key Research and Development Program of China 2018YFD0800601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Composting is an efficient and cost-effective technology for sewage sludge treatment, and bulking agents are essential in sewage sludge composting. In this study, perlite was chosen as inorganic bulking agent to partially substitute for the organic bulking agent. Variations in the temperature, bulk density, moisture content, pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium were detected during sewage sludge composting. The treatment with a mass ratio of spent mushroom substrate to perlite at 3:1 exhibited the highest pile temperature and the best effect on reducing bulk density and moisture content. In addition, Fourier transform infrared spectra showed that perlite promotes the degradation of organic matter during the composting process, and the germination index showed that the compost from all treatments was safe for agricultural application. When the mass ratios of spent mushroom substrate and perlite at 3:1 and 2:2 were chosen as bulking agents, the sewage sludge compost product could be used to produce plant cultivation substrate, and economic benefits could be obtained from sewage sludge composting according to comprehensive cost analysis.

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Aluminum OxideSilicon DioxideCompostingElectric ConductivityHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationNitrogenPhosphorusPotassiumSewageTemperatureAluminum OxideNitrogenPerlitePhosphorusPotassiumSewageSilicon DioxideBulking agentCompostingPerlitePlant cultivation substrateSewage sludge

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