Spectroscopy Techniques for Monitoring the Composting Process: A Review
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Title: | Spectroscopy Techniques for Monitoring the Composting Process: A Review |
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Authors: | Pérez-San Martín, Andrés | Marhuenda Egea, Frutos Carlos | Bustamante, María A. | Curaqueo, Gustavo |
Research Group/s: | Grupo de Fotoquímica y Electroquímica de Semiconductores (GFES) |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Edafología y Química Agrícola | Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Multidisciplinar para el Estudio del Medio "Ramón Margalef" |
Keywords: | Compost | UV-Vis spectroscopy | IR spectroscopy | Fluorescence spectroscopy | 13C NMR |
Issue Date: | 27-Aug-2023 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Citation: | Agronomy. 2023, 13(9): 2245. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13092245 |
Abstract: | Composting is described as a sustainable alternative to organic waste reuse from the agricultural and household sectors. The organic matter degradation and stabilization product presents great variability due to the waste composition used. Thus, the use of techniques that allow the monitoring of the decomposition process is necessary to determine the quality of the final product. Therefore, this review critically analyzes and updates the chemical spectroscopy methods described for the evaluation of the organic matter transformation in the composting process to optimize and generate amendments for agricultural use. This review examines spectroscopic techniques such as ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), infrared (IR), fluorescence, and 13C NMR reported for the evolution and maturation of carbonate structures in composting. In addition, they are used in the study of indicators for monitoring the degradation of complex structures, such as sugars and proteins, for the formation of precursors that are responsible for the formation of highly stabilized substances such as humic and fulvic compounds. Finally, these parameters may be used to elucidate organic matter degradation and its stabilization process, establish patterns that characterize each stage of composting along with its physicochemical characteristics, and monitor potential phytotoxicity levels. |
Sponsor: | This work was supported by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID)/Scholarship Program/Doctorado Nacional/2020—21201805 and VIPUCT 2020REGGC07 Project by Universidad Católica de Temuco. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/141628 |
ISSN: | 2073-4395 |
DOI: | 10.3390/agronomy13092245 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13092245 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - GFES - Artículos de Revistas |
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