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Bioresour Technol

Title:		A systematic study of the gaseous emissions from biosolids composting: raw sludge versus anaerobically digested sludge
Author(s):		Maulini-Duran C; Artola A; Font X; Sanchez A;
Address:		"Composting Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain. Composting Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: adriana.artola@uab.cat"
Journal Title:		Bioresour Technol
Year:		2013
Volume:		20130729
Issue:
Page Number:		43 - 51
DOI:		10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.118
ISSN/ISBN:		1873-2976 (Electronic) 0960-8524 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Volatile organic compound (VOC) and ammonia, that contribute to odor pollution, and methane and nitrous oxide, with an important greenhouse effect, are compounds present in gaseous emission from waste treatment installations, including composting plants. In this work, gaseous emissions from the composting of raw (RS) and anaerobically digested sludge (ADS) have been investigated and compared at pilot scale aiming to provide emission factors and to identify the different VOC families present. CH4 and N2O emissions were higher in ADS composting (0.73 and 0.55 kg Mg(-1) sludge, respectively) than in RS composting (0.01 kg Mg(-1) sludge for both CH4 and N2O). NH3 and VOCs emitted were higher during the RS composting process (19.37 and 0.21 kg Mg(-1) sludge, respectively) than in ADS composting (0.16 and 0.04 kg Mg(-1) sludge). Significant differences were found in the VOC compositions emitted in ADS and RS composting, being more diverse in RS than ADS composting"
Keywords:		*Anaerobiosis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Gases/*chemistry *Sewage Soil Solid Phase Microextraction Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis Ads Composting Dom Dri Dvb Gc-ms Ghg Gaseous emissions Greenhouse gases Is Our Pdms Rs Spme Sludge Voc anaerob;
Notes:		"MedlineMaulini-Duran, Caterina Artola, Adriana Font, Xavier Sanchez, Antoni eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2013/09/03 Bioresour Technol. 2013 Nov; 147:43-51. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.118. Epub 2013 Jul 29"