Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture (한국환경농학회지)

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Effects of Additives on Greenhouse Gas Emission during Organic Waste Composting: A Review and Data Analysis

첨가제가 유기성 폐기물 퇴비화 과정 중 온실가스 발생에 미치는 영향: 리뷰 및 데이터 분석

  • Seok-Soon Jeong (Agriculture and Life Science Research Institute, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Byung-Jun Park (Department of Biological Environment, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Jung-Hwan Yoon (Agriculture and Life Science Research Institute, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Sang-Phil Lee (Agriculture and Life Science Research Institute, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Jae-E. Yang (Department of Biological Environment, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Hyuck-Soo Kim (Department of Biological Environment, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kangwon National University)
  • 정석순 (강원대학교 농업생명과학연구원) ;
  • 박병준 (강원대학교 농업생명과학대학 환경융합학부) ;
  • 윤정환 (강원대학교 농업생명과학연구원) ;
  • 이상필 (강원대학교 농업생명과학연구원) ;
  • 양재의 (강원대학교 농업생명과학대학 환경융합학부) ;
  • 김혁수 (강원대학교 농업생명과학대학 환경융합학부)
  • Received : 2023.11.20
  • Accepted : 2023.12.11
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

Composting has been proposed for the management of organic waste, and the resulting products can be used as soil amendments and fertilizer. However, the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as CO2, CH4, and N2O produced in composting are of considerable concern. Hence, various additives have been developed and adopted to control the emissions of GHGs. This review presents the different additives used during composting and summarizes the effects of additives on GHGs during composting. Thirty-four studies were reviewed, and their results showed that the additives can reduce cumulative CO2, CH4, and N2O emission by 10.5%, 39.0%, and 28.6%, respectively, during composting. Especially, physical additives (e.g., biochar and zeolite) have a greater effect on mitigating N2O emissions during composting than do chemical additives (e.g., phosphogypsum and dicyandiamide). In addition, superphosphate had a high CO2 reduction effect, whereas biochar and dicyandiamide had a high N2O reduction effect. This implies that the addition of superphosphate, biochar, and dicyandiamide during composting can contribute to mitigating GHG emissions. Further research is needed to find novel additives that can effectively reduce GHG emissions during composting.

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Acknowledgement

This work was carried out with the support of "Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science and Technology Development (Project No. RS-2022- RD010368)" Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.

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