Feasibility study of recycling cephalosporin C fermentation dregs using co-composting process with activated sludge as co-substrate

Composting is a potential alternative for cephalosporin C fermentation dregs (CCFDs) compared with incineration process or landfill because of its advantage of recovering nutrients. In this research, CCFDs and activated sludge (AS) were co-composted to analyze the feasibility of recycling the nutrie...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental technology. - 1993. - 37(2016), 17 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 2222-30
1. Verfasser: Chen, Zhiqiang (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Wang, Yao, Wen, Qinxue, Zhang, Shihua, Yang, Lian
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Environmental technology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Composting activated sludge (AS) antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) cephalosporin C fermentation dregs (CCFDs) residual antibiotics Cephalosporins Sewage cephalosporin C 3XIY7HJT5L
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Zusammenfassung:Composting is a potential alternative for cephalosporin C fermentation dregs (CCFDs) compared with incineration process or landfill because of its advantage of recovering nutrients. In this research, CCFDs and activated sludge (AS) were co-composted to analyze the feasibility of recycling the nutrients in CCFDs. A pilot-scale aerobic composting system with an auto-control system was used in this research, and the maturity and security of the compost product were evaluated. The temperature of the composting mixtures was maintained above 55°C for more than 3 days during the composting, indicating that co-composting of CCFDs and AS could reach the compost maturity standard, and the seeds germination index (GI) increased from 17.61% to 68.93% by the end of the composting process (28 days). However, the degradation rate of cephalosporin C (CPC) was only 6.58% during the composting process. Monitoring the quality of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the composts showed that the log copy of blaTEM in the composts increased from 2.15 in the initial phase to 6.37 after 28 days. Long-term investigation of CPC degradation and ARGs variation was conducted for the composts; CPC could still be detected after the maturity phases. A removal efficiency of 49.10% could be achieved in 110 days, while the log copy of ARGs increased to 7.93. Although a higher GI value (>80.00%) was observed, the risk of recycling the CCFDs compost product into land is still high
Beschreibung:Date Completed 03.02.2017
Date Revised 03.02.2017
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1479-487X
DOI:10.1080/09593330.2016.1146340