Effects of urease inhibitors on enzymatic activities and fungal communities during the biosolids composting. Issue 60 (23rd November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jiang, Jishao; Wang, Yang; Yu, Dou; Li, Jingyu; Han, Jin; Cui, Huilin; Cheng, Ronghui; Yao, Xing; Yan, Guangxuan; Li, Yunbei; Zhu, Guifen
• Is Part Of: RSC advances. Volume 11:Issue 60(2021)
• Page Start: 37667
• Page End: 37676
• Publication Date: 2021-11-23
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07628k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-2069

Abstract

Abstract : Adding UI was effective for nitrogen conservation and the increase of enzyme activity during biosolid composting. Abstract : This study evaluated the influences of urease inhibitors (UIs) on nitrogen conversion, enzyme activities, and fungal communities during aerobic composting. Results showed that UI addition reduced NH3 emissions by 22.2% and 21.5% and increased the total nitrogen (TN) content by 9.7% and 14.3% for the U1 (0.5% UI of the dry weight of the mixture) and U2 (1% UI of the dry weight of the mixture) treatments, respectively. The addition of UI inhibited the enzyme activity during thermophilic stage while increased enzyme activity during the cool and maturity stages. Ascomycota, Basidiomycota and unclassified fungi were the main phyla, and Ascomycota increased significantly during the maturity period. Network analysis showed that Aspergillus, Penicillium, Trichoderma, Talaromyces, Peseudeurotium, and Exophiala were the main "connecting" genera. The redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that the fungal community was mainly influenced by temperature, DOC, pH, and urease. The results suggested that UI was an effective additive for nitrogen conservation and the increase of enzyme activity reduce nitrogen loss and promote enzyme activity during biosolids composting.