Nanoparticles in mitigating gaseous emissions from liquid dairy manure stored under anaerobic condition

Niloy Chandra Sarker; Shafiqur Rahman; Md Saidul Borhan; Parthiban Rajasekaran; Swadeshmukul Santra; Ali Ozcan

doi:10.1016/j.jes.2018.03.014

Nanoparticles in mitigating gaseous emissions from liquid dairy manure stored under anaerobic condition

J Environ Sci (China). 2019 Feb:76:26-36. doi: 10.1016/j.jes.2018.03.014. Epub 2018 Mar 24.

Authors

Niloy Chandra Sarker¹, Shafiqur Rahman², Md Saidul Borhan¹, Parthiban Rajasekaran³, Swadeshmukul Santra⁴, Ali Ozcan⁵

Affiliations

¹ Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA.
² Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA. Electronic address: s.rahman@ndsu.edu.
³ NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA.
⁴ NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA; Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA.
⁵ NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA.

PMID: 30528017
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2018.03.014

Abstract

A number of mitigation techniques exist to reduce the emissions of pollutant gases and greenhouse gases (GHGs) from anaerobic storage of livestock manure. Nanoparticle (NP) application is a promising mitigating treatment option for pollutant gases, but limited research is available on the mode of NP application and their effectiveness in gaseous emission reduction. In this study, zinc silica nanogel (ZnSNL), copper silica nanogel (CuSNL), and N-acetyl cysteine (NACL) coated zinc oxide quantum dot (Qdot) NPs were compared to a control lacking NPs. All three NPs tested significantly reduced gas production and concentrations compared to non-treated manure. Overall, cumulative gas volumes were reduced by 92.73%-95.83%, and concentrations reduced by 48.98%-99.75% for H₂S, and 20.24%-99.82% for GHGs. Thus, application of NPs is a potential treatment option for mitigating pollutant and GHG emissions from anaerobically stored manure.

Keywords: Anaerobic storage; Gaseous reduction; Greenhouse gas; Hydrogen sulfide; Nanoparticles.

MeSH terms

Anaerobiosis
Animals
Dairying*
Greenhouse Gases / chemistry*
Greenhouse Gases / isolation & purification
Manure / analysis*
Manure / microbiology
Nanoparticles / chemistry*

Substances

Greenhouse Gases
Manure