Abstract
The effects of functional membrane covering (FMC) on nitrogen transformation and related functional genes during aerobic composting were investigated by performing a comparable experiment. The FMC increased the pile temperature, promoted compost maturity, and decreased nitrogen loss. The FMC reduced NH3 and N2O emissions by 7.34% and 26.27%, respectively. The water film and the micro-positive pressure environment under the membrane effectively prevented NH3 escaping. The FMC up-regulated the amoA gene copy number (promoting NH3/NH4+ oxidation). The reduction of N2O emission by the FMC was mainly related to denitrifying genes (nirK, nirS, and nosZ). The FMC down-regulated the nirK and nirS gene copy numbers, but up-regulated the nosZ gene copy number. Pearson correlation analysis indicated that the functional membrane characteristics and differences between the composting pile environments caused by the FMC significantly affected the nitrogen forms and the related functional genes. The FMC strongly decreased nitrogen emissions and therefore conserved nitrogen.
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