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  • Environmental Science
  • Agronomy
  • Waste Management

Background:

  • Global food waste (FW) generation is a significant environmental challenge.
  • Composting offers a profitable solution for FW, promoting zero-waste and sustainable practices.
  • Improving compost quality is crucial for effective waste management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of additives on compost quality.
  • To determine the effect of pH adjustment on ammonia emissions.
  • To assess the benefits of compost application in agricultural soil.

Main Methods:

  • Composting FW with various additives.
  • Monitoring ammonia (NH3) emissions at different pH levels (7, 6, and 5).
  • Assessing compost quality using seed germination tests (tomato) and analyzing soil nutrient enhancement (phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium).

Main Results:

  • Adjusting pH to 7, 6, and 5 reduced ammonia emissions by 20%, 45%, and 55%, respectively.
  • Achieved a 142% germination index for tomato seeds and 100% germination for all seeds.
  • Compost application increased soil total phosphorus by 2%, total nitrogen by 1.4%, and total potassium by 2.4%.

Conclusions:

  • Optimizing pH is effective in reducing ammonia emissions during composting.
  • The produced compost is high-quality, promoting plant growth and soil fertility.
  • Sustainable composting practices contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goals 12 and 13.