title: Fluorescence characteristic changes of dissolved organic matter during municipal solid waste composting.
abstract: Dissolved organic matter(DOM) of municipal solid waste (MSW) consists of minerals, water, ash and humic substances, and is known to enhance plant growth. In this study, inoculating microbes (ZJ, MS) were used in municipal solid wastes composting, and composting implemented a industrialized technology. During composting, dissolved organic matter was extracted from the compost and purified. The spectral characteristics of dissolved organic matter was determined by fluorescence emission, excitation, and synchronous spectroscopy. Fluorescence emission, excitation, and synchronous spectra characterized by different relative fluorescent intensities and peaks over time. Fluorescence spectra were similar to that of fulvic acid in sewage sludge, indicating the presence of dissolved organic matter with aromatic structures and a high degree of molecular polymerization. Compared with the controls with no microbial inoculation, the microbe-inoculated treatments exhibited the increase of aromatic polycondensation, in the following order: MS + ZJ > ZJ > MS > CK.
authors.affiliation: Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
authors.forename: Zi-min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Bei-dou
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.forename: Shi-ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jing-gang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yu-yan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hong-liang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000378:metabolism*; D002947:Cities; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000378:metabolism*; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012987:Soil