In this study, a Fenton-like system was constructed by CaO 2 and nano-Fe 3 O 4 in the co-composting system of straw and sediment. Its effect on the passivation of heavy metals and the evolution of microbial community were investigated. The results showed that the establishment of CaO 2 -Fenton-like system increased the residual Cu and residual Zn by 27.62% and 16.80%, respectively. In addition, the CaO 2 -Fenton-like system facilitated the formation of humic acid (HA) up to 20.84 g·kg −1 . Redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that the CaO 2 -Fenton-like system accelerated bacterial community succession and promoted the passivation of Cu and Zn. Structural equation models (SEMs) indicated that Fenton reaction affected Cu and Zn passivation by affecting pH, bacterial communities, and HA. This study shows that the CaO 2 -Fenton-like system could promote the application of composting in the remediation of heavy metals contamination in sediment.
This study aimed to investigate the effects of antibiotics on environmental factors, hydrolase activity, and microbial community during aerobic co-composting of food waste and sewage sludge. The results showed that 5 mg/kg of antibiotics decreased cellulase activity and increased lipase and proteinase activity, while 20 mg/kg of antibiotics also decreased cellulase activity and increased the contents of Zn, Cu, and Hg. The dominant bacterial genera of the four treatment groups were Enterococcus, Pseudomonas, Idiomarina, Lactobacillus, and Bacillus. The addition of antibiotics affected the succession of microbial community structure. Microbial communities treated with 5 mg/kg antibiotics had the highest in diversity, while those treated with 20 mg/kg antibiotics had the lowest in richness. Redundancy analysis (RDA) revealed that the pH and temperature were the most important environmental factors that affected microbial community succession, followed by total nitrogen and moisture content during co-composting of food waste and sewage sludge.
Zichun Zhang,Huaikai Yang,Bin Wang,Chao Chen,Xiaoshuang Zou,Tuo Cheng,Jiang Li
The production of organic fertilizer by aerobic composting of cattle manure is an important way of its resource utilization. This study evaluated the effects of adding mature compost on the decomposition and microbial communities in the aerobic composting of cattle manure. The addition of mature compost shortens the composting cycle and results in a final lignocellulosic degradation rate of 35%. Metagenomic analysis showed that this was due to the proliferation of thermophilic and organic matter-degrading functional microorganisms, which enhanced the activity of carbohydrate-active enzymes. With the addition of mature compost, the microbial community exhibited stronger metabolic functions, especially carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, which are the driving forces of organic matter degradation. This study deepens the understanding of organic matter conversion and microbial community metabolic functions when mature compost is used for livestock manure composting and provides a promising technology for livestock manure composting.