Mature compost promotes biodegradable plastic degradation and reduces greenhouse gas emission during food waste composting

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Mature compost can promote the transformation of organic matter (OM) and reduce the emission of polluting gases during composting, which provides a viable approach to reduce the environmental impacts of biodegradable plastics (BPs). This study investigated the impact of mature compost on polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) degradation, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, and microbial community structure during composting under two treatments with mature compost (MC) and without (CK). Under MC, visible plastic rupture was advanced from day 14 to day 10, and a more pronounced rupture was observed at the end of composting. Compared with CK, the degradation rate of PBAT in MC was increased by 4.44 % during 21 days of composting. Thermobifida, Ureibacillus, and Bacillus, as indicator species under MC treatment, played an important role in PBAT decomposition. Mature compost reduced the total global warming potential (GWP) by 25.91 % via inhibiting the activity of bacteria related to the production of CH4 and N2O. Functional Annotation of Prokaryotic Taxa (FAPROTAX) further revealed that mature compost addition increased relative abundance of bacteria related to multiple carbon (C) cycle functions such as methylotrophy, hydrocarbon degradation and cellulolysis, inhibited nitrite denitrification and denitrification, thus alleviating the emission of GHGs. Overall, mature compost, as an effective additive, exhibits great potential to simultaneously mitigate BP and GHG secondary pollution in co-composting of food waste and PBAT.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:926

Enthalten in:

The Science of the total environment - 926(2024) vom: 20. Apr., Seite 172081

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Lingxiao [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Ruixue [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Zhiping [VerfasserIn]
Meng, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yanming [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Miao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biodegradable Plastics
Biodegradable plastics
Biodegradation
Composting
Food Loss and Waste
Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse gas emissions
Journal Article
Manure
Mature compost
Methane
OP0UW79H66
Soil

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Date Completed 17.04.2024

Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172081

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370444914