Abstract
Composting with five levels of green waste and sewage sludge was compared to examine how feeding ratios affected composting performance with special focus on humification, and the underlying mechanisms. The results showed that the raw material ratio persistently affected compost nutrients and stability. Humification and mineralization were promoted by higher proportion of sewage sludge. Bacterial community composition and within-community relationships were also significantly affected by the raw material feeding ratio. Network analysis indicated that clusters 1 and 4 which dominated by Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, and Acidobacteria shown significantly positive correlation with humic acid concentration. Notably, the structural equational model and variance partitioning analysis demonstrated that bacterial community structure (explained 47.82% of the variation) mediated the effect of raw material feeding ratio on humification, and exceeded the effect of environmental factors (explained 19.30% of the variation) on humic acid formation. Accordingly, optimizing the composting raw material improves the composting performance.
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