Author
Zhen Wang
Other affiliations: Ningxia University
Bio: Zhen Wang is an academic researcher from Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment. The author has contributed to research in topics: Compost & Manure. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 11 publications receiving 563 citations. Previous affiliations of Zhen Wang include Ningxia University.
Topics: Compost, Manure, Biochar, Chemistry, Organic matter
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TL;DR: The results suggested that 10%MS addition could significantly reduce the nitrogen conservation as well as improve the quality of compost.
272 citations
TL;DR: The results indicated that the combined use of B, Z, and WV could shorten the thermophilic phase and improve the maturity of compost compared to the control treatment and, based on the maturity indexes used, nitrogen conservation, and efficiency of GHG emissions reduction, the treatment 10%B + 10%Z’s + 2%WV is suggested for efficient PM composting.
159 citations
TL;DR: The results indicated that the addition of MS drastically promoted the organic carbon and lignin degradation and organic matter humification during pig manure composting.
105 citations
TL;DR: Comparison of organic matter transformation, nitrogen conservation and compost quality indicated that the combined use of biochar and zeolite could be more useful for PM composting.
99 citations
TL;DR: Higher dosage of biochar (8-12% biochar) was more feasible approach for biosolids composting and has significantly maximum close correlation among the all physicochemical and gaseous emission parameters.
60 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a document, redatto, voted and pubblicato by the Ipcc -Comitato intergovernativo sui cambiamenti climatici - illustra la sintesi delle ricerche svolte su questo tema rilevante.
Abstract: Cause, conseguenze e strategie di mitigazione Proponiamo il primo di una serie di articoli in cui affronteremo l’attuale problema dei mutamenti climatici. Presentiamo il documento redatto, votato e pubblicato dall’Ipcc - Comitato intergovernativo sui cambiamenti climatici - che illustra la sintesi delle ricerche svolte su questo tema rilevante.
4,187 citations
TL;DR: This review discussed remediation of PTEs contaminated soils through immobilization techniques using different soil amendments with respect to type of element, soil, and amendment, immobilization efficiency, underlying mechanisms, and field applicability.
630 citations
01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: In this article, the chemical structure of lignocellulosic biomass and factors likely affect the digestibility of LCLs are discussed, and then an overview about the most important pretreatment processes available are provided.
Abstract: Lignocellulosic materials are among the most promising alternative energy resources that can be utilized to produce cellulosic ethanol. However, the physical and chemical structure of lignocellulosic materials forms strong native recalcitrance and results in relatively low yield of ethanol from raw lignocellulosic materials. An appropriate pretreatment method is required to overcome this recalcitrance. For decades various pretreatment processes have been developed to improve the digestibility of lignocellulosic biomass. Each pretreatment process has a different specificity on altering the physical and chemical structure of lignocellulosic materials. In this paper, the chemical structure of lignocellulosic biomass and factors likely affect the digestibility of lignocellulosic materials are discussed, and then an overview about the most important pretreatment processes available are provided. In particular, the combined pretreatment strategies are reviewed for improving the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose and realizing the comprehensive utilization of lignocellulosic materials.
448 citations
TL;DR: The state of the art on compost supplementation with nutrients and the role played by the microorganisms involved (or added) in their transformation during the composting process are reviewed.
225 citations
TL;DR: This review focuses on the agronomic functions of biochar used as compost additives and soil amendments, which shows a good performance and a high agricultural value when applied to soils.
222 citations