title: Composting of pig manure and forest green waste amended with industrial sludge.
abstract: The aim of this research was to study the composting of chestnut forest green waste (FGW) from short rotation chestnut stands amended with sludge resulting from the manufacture of Medium Density Fibreboard (MDFS) and pig manure (PM). Both FGW and MDFS presented low biodegradation potential but different characteristics in granulometry and bulk density that make its mixture of interest to achieve high composting temperatures. PM decreased the C/N ratio of the mixture and increased its moisture content (MC). Three mixtures of MDFS:FGW at volume ratios of 1:1.3 (M2), 1:2.4 (M3) and 0:1 (M4) were composted after increasing its MC to about 70% with PM. A control with food waste (OFW) and FGW (1:2.4 in volume) (M1) was run in parallel. Watering ratios reached 0.25 (M1), 1.08 (M2) 1.56 (M3) and 4.35 (M4) L PM/kg TS of added solids wastes. Treatments M2 and M3 reached a thermophilic phase shorter than M1, whilst M4 remained in the mesophilic range. After 48days of composting, temperature gradients in respect to ambient temperature were reduced, but the mineralization process continued for around 8months. Final reduction in total organic carbon reached 35-56%, depending mainly on the content in MDFS. MDFS addition to composting matrices largely reduced nitrogen losses, which range from 22% (M2) to 37% (M3) and 53% (M4). Final products had high nutrient content, low electrical conductivity and low heavy metal content which make it a valuable product for soil fertilization, right to amend in the chestnut forests and as a pillar of their sustainable management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering I, University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, A Coruña 15008, Galiza, Spain. Electronic address: o.arias@udc.es.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering I, University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, A Coruña 15008, Galiza, Spain. Electronic address: silviavl94@gmail.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Viña
authors.affiliation: Boibel Forestal S.L. Lugar do Pazo de Galegos s/n. E-15.868 Frades, A Coruña, Galiza, Spain. Electronic address: corporativo@boibel.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uzal
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering I, University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, A Coruña 15008, Galiza, Spain. Electronic address: m.soto@udc.es.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soto
keywords: Chestnut forest sustainability; Composting; Forest green waste; MDF sludge; Pig manure