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Title: | Application of biochar to anaerobic digestion versus digestate: Effects on N emissions and C stability | Authors: | Viaene, J. Peiren, N. VANDAMME, Dries LATAF, Amine CUYPERS, Ann Debeer, L. Vandecasteele, B. |
Issue Date: | 2024 | Publisher: | ELSEVIER | Source: | Science of The Total Environment, 915 (Art N° 170124) | Abstract: | Research attention is growing for biochar as amendment for anaerobic digestion (AD), as it may improve both the AD process and digestate properties. In this study, two biochars (from insect frass or the woody fraction of green waste, both pyrolyzed at 450 C) were added (5 % w/w) during semi-continuous AD of organic kitchen waste and chicken manure. Biochar was mixed either during the AD process or to the digestate post-treatment. The impact of biochar addition on the AD process, NH3 and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as C and N mineralization following soil application, was examined. Biochar did not affect the biogas yield, but did lead to a reduction in NH3 levels in the biogas and NH4+-N sorption onto the biochars, reducing the risk of AD inhibition. N sorbed as NH4+-N onto the biochar was more available for mineralization than N sorbed as NH3. N sorption on biocharamended digestates did not result in trade-offs when these digestates were applied to soil: the sorbed N was not released as NH3 or N2O after soil application and was not released as mineral N in either the short or medium term. The C-rich biochars increased the OC content of the digestate, which enhanced its value as soil improver. Additionally, mixing biochar with digestate decreased the soil CO2 emissions up to 33 % when it was added after AD; no priming effects were observed. These findings highlight the potential benefits of incorporating biochar into AD systems and the subsequent application of biochar-amended digestate in agricultural practices. | Notes: | Viaene, J (corresponding author), Flanders Res Inst Agr Fisheries & Food ILVO, Burg Gansberghelaan 92, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. jarinda.viaene@ilvo.vlaanderen.be; nico.peiren@ilvo.vlaanderen.be; dries.vandamme@uhasselt.be; amine.lataf@uhasselt.be; ann.cuypers@uhasselt.be; Lies.Debeer@normecgroup.com; bart.vandecasteele@ilvo.vlaanderen.be |
Keywords: | Insect frass biochar;Biochar-enriched digestate;Greenhouse gas emissions;NH3 emissions;Biochar-based fertilizers | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/42684 | ISSN: | 0048-9697 | e-ISSN: | 1879-1026 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170124 | ISI #: | 001171804100001 | Rights: | 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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