Considering inorganic P binding in bio-based products improves prediction of their P fertiliser value

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Prediction of the relative phosphorus (P) fertiliser value of bio-based fertiliser products is agronomically important, but previous attempts to develop prediction models have often failed due to the high chemical complexity of bio-based fertilisers and the limited number of products included in analyses. In this study, regression models for prediction were developed using independently produced data from 10 different studies on crop growth responses to P applied with bio-based fertiliser products, resulting in a dataset with 69 products. The 69 fertiliser products were organised into four sub-groups, based on the inorganic P compounds most likely to be present in each product. Within each product group, multiple regression was conducted using mineral fertiliser equivalents (MFE) as response variable and three potential explanatory variables derived from chemical analysis, all reflecting inorganic P binding in the fertiliser products: i) NaHCO3-soluble P, ii) molar ratio of calcium (Ca):P and iii) molar ratio of aluminium + iron (Al + Fe):P. The best regression model fit was achieved for sewage sludges with Al-/Fe-bound P (n = 20; R2 = 79.2%), followed by sewage sludges with Ca-bound P (n = 11; R2 = 71.1%); fertiliser products with Ca-bound P (n = 29; R2 = 58.2%); and thermally treated sewage sludge products (n = 9; R2 = 44.9%). Even though external factors influencing P fertiliser values (e.g. fertiliser shape, application form, soil characteristics) differed between the underlying studies and were not considered, the suggested prediction models provide potential for more efficient P recycling in practice.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer155590
TidsskriftScience of the Total Environment
Vol/bind836
Antal sider7
ISSN0048-9697
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2022

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by several research projects, two of which were funded by The Research Council of Norway : Kretsløp SIS (Sustainable recycling of organic waste resources in the future bioeconomy, grant no. 194051 ) and Mind-P (Nutrients in a circular bioeconomy: barriers and opportunities for mineral phosphorus independence in Norway, grant no. 268338 ). The Danish research projects funding the study were supported by the Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark (Green Development and Demonstration Programme, grant no. 340009-13-0600 ), the Danish Energy Agency via the EUDP programme (grant no. 64011-0337 ) and the Market Development Fund and DANVA through a public tender for pre-commercial procurement. We sincerely thank Torfinn Torp for advice on statistical treatment of the data.

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