Management of food waste containing animal protein in the process of liming and aerobic composting
author:
ANNA GŁOWACKA, SŁAWOMIRA BERING, BARTOSZ BOGUSŁAWSKI, JACEK MAZUR, KRZYSZTOF TARNOWSKI
ORCID ID:
0000-0002-4733-5970, 0000-0002- 0172-2473, 0000-0003-2743-5701, 0000-0002-3454- 014X, 0000-0001-9220-5641
No:
12/2024 Instal pp.43-47
DOI:
10.36119/15.2024.12.8
Food waste containing animal protein (FW-AP) processing was carried out it two stages: hygienization in the liming process and aerobic composting in real conditions. Pilot compost prisms consisted of 1-1,2 tons of wastes mix contained: (i) sewage sludge, dried to 14,5% of dry weight, (ii) food waste containing animal protein (FW-AP), fragmented to size 12mm, hygienized with calcium oxide CaO; dry matter content, after liming, was equal to 18%; (iii) bulking agents: straw and biowaste such as leaves, grass, waste paper, 66-75% dry weight; (iv) inoculate, 40% of dry weight. In the heaps, the content of limed FW-AP was 20%, 30% and 40%. After about 2 months of composting, the finished compost was obtained. The final product was characterized by the following parameters: moisture 40-52%, pH 7,0-7,4, organic matter 59,4-62,3%, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen 26,6 – 69,5 g N/kg dry matter by weight., Total phosphorus 17,6 – 63,0 g P/kg d. m.
Presented method is a simple and effective way to convert waste into a product. The contribution of food waste containing animal protein in total compost prism mass on a level up to 40% allows for the rapid processing of large amounts of waste. Final composts meet the requirements given for soil improvers or mineral – organic fertilizers.
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About Authors:
Dr hab. inż. Anna Głowacka, prof. ZUT https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4733-5970, dr inż. Sławomira Bering https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002- 0172-2473, dr inż. Krzysztof Tarnowski https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2743-5701, dr inż. Jacek Mazur https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3454- 014X, dr inż. Bartosz Bogusławski https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9220-5641 ‒ Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland. Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie, Wydział Budownictwa
i Inżynierii Środowiska, Katedra Inżynierii Środowiska, Szczecin. Corresponding author: slawomira.bering@zut.edu.pl
