Effect of Artificial Zeolite on Fermentation and Emission of Ammonia and Methane during Animal Waste Composting

인공제올라이트 처리가 가축분 퇴비의 발효 및 암모니아, 메탄가스 발생에 비치는 영향

  • Lee, Deog-Bae (National Honam Agricultural Experiment Station, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Gu (National Honam Agricultural Experiment Station, RDA) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Bo (National Honam Agricultural Experiment Station, RDA) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Bok (National Honam Agricultural Experiment Station, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Duk (National Honam Agricultural Experiment Station, RDA)
  • Published : 2000.10.30

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the influence of artificial zeolite on the change of temperature, gas emission, water content and chemical properties during the composting process with the mixture of animal feces, broken bark and extruded rice hull. Artificial zeolite was added 0, 0.5, 1, 3 and 5% volume of the raw composting material, and proceeded 1.2m every day with mobile stacking escalator. Temperature was increased, and water content was decreased in the composting pile by addition of artificial zeolite. This caused to accelerate decomposition of organic matter during composting. $NH_3$ was emitted the highest at 6th day after stacking, then decreased gradually. And addition of artificial zeolite caused to decrease greatly in $NH_3$ emission from composting pile. As result of this, content of nitrogen in the compost was increased by addition of artificial zeolite. Emission of $CH_4$ was the highest at early stacking stage, and that was decreased drastically at 8th day. Emission of $CH_4$ was also decreased greatly by addition of artificial zeolite at 5th days after stacking. It may be resulted from adsorption of $CH_4$ into the molecular sieve structure of artificial zeolite and low water content by high temperature fermentation.

가축분 퇴비제조시 악취발생을 저감하고 부숙을 촉진시킬수 있는 인공제올라이트의 적정 첨가량을 구명하고자 폭 6m, 길이 70m, 높이 1.5m인 퇴비제조장에서 에스컬레이터식 교반기로 원료 대비 인공제올라이트를 0, 0.5, 1, 3, 5% (V/V)첨가 후 1일 1.2m씩 전진하면서 1차발효 과정중 온도, 수분함량, 단위 시간당 가스발생 농도, 그리고 비료성분함량의 변화를 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 가축분 퇴비원료에 인공제올라이트를 첨가하면 무처리 대비 최고온도가 $2{\sim}11^{\circ}C$높았고 후기에도 온도상승효과가 있었으며, 퇴비더미중 함수율도 낮아졌다. 퇴비더미에서 발생되는 암모니아 가스 농도는 퇴비화 개시6일째 최고치를 나타내고 이후 점차 낮아졌으며, 메탄가스는 퇴적 초기에 발생이 많다가 이후 점차 낮아졌다. 인공제올라이트 첨가량이 많을수록 퇴비더미에서 발생되는 암모니아와 메탄가스 발생량이 적었다. 인공제올라이트 처리로 퇴비중 질소함량은 증가되고 유기물 함량은 낮아져 유기물 대비 질소함량비가 30이하로 낮아지는 소요일수가 무처리 대비 7일 이상 단축되었다.

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