Journal article
Modified lignite and black coal reduce ammonia volatilization from cattle manure
W Zhang, C Butterly, B Han, JZ He, D Chen
Journal of Environmental Management | Published : 2022
Abstract
Modified lignite and black coal (BC) are potential amendments for animal bedding to abate ammonia (NH3) emissions due to their large adsorption capacities for ammoniacal nitrogen (N). However, the ability of modified lignite and BC in reducing NH3 volatilization from livestock manure and the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. The present study has investigated the effect of lignite, modified lignite, BC and modified BC on NH3 volatilization from cattle manure, biological immobilization of manure ammoniacal N and manure properties. Modified lignite and BC reduced the NH3 volatilization from manure by 44 and 36%, respectively, which were comparable with original lignite (43%). The biologica..
View full abstractRelated Projects (1)
Grants
Awarded by University of Melbourne
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Brendon Costello for help with setting up the ammonia acid-trap system, and thank Dr. Ian Willett for careful editing of the English grammar and valuable suggestions. The authors also thank the Trace Analysis for Chemical, Earth and Environmental Science (TrACEES) platform, the University of Melbourne, for technical support. This research was supported by the Australia-China Joint Research Centre -Healthy Soils for Sustainable Food Production and Environmental Quality (ACSRF48165), the Victoria-Jiangsu Program for Technology and Innovation Research and Development (VIC-JS TECH) project "Development of novel bio-organic fertilisers", and the Melbourne Research Scholarship of the University of Melbourne.