Identifying the Advantages of Using Municipal Solid Waste Bottom Ash in Combination with Rice Husk and Bamboo Biochar Mixtures as Soil Modifiers: Enhancement of the Release of Polyphenols from a Carbon Matrix
Publication: Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Volume 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Incineration is one of the most popular options used to treat waste in highly populated developed countries. It is crucial to find an environmentally acceptable alternative for the disposal of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWIBA). The main objective of this study is therefore to investigate the value of biochar and MSWIBA mixtures as soil modifiers and determine their effects on plant growth, root yield, and the dry biomass weight of corn (Zea mays L.). Two different feedstocks (rice husks and bamboo) were used to produce the biochars applied in this test. Water-soluble phenol-based macromolecules (polyphenols) from woody raw materials would be enhanced to leach out metals under an alkali environment. In addition, extraction of polyphenols from a BA-mixed matrix and Z. mays L. dry biomass was performed. Polyphenol content was shown to increase when fertilizer was applied, inhibiting plant growth, root yield, and plant biomass dry weight. After applying fertilizer, the polyphenol content increased to . Without the application fertilizer, however, the polyphenol content was . A combination of BA and biochars added to soil seems to have the potential to improve the growth and yield of corn without the application of any chemical fertilizer. In addition, the BA-enhanced biochar degradation could be achieved through the results of this study.
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Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Volume 17 • Issue 3 • July 2013
Pages: 204 - 210
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Received: Nov 13, 2012
Accepted: Feb 7, 2013
Published online: Feb 9, 2013
Published in print: Jul 1, 2013
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