Maleic anhydride promotes humus formation via inducing functional enzymes response in composting.

The purpose of this paper was to explore the promotion of maleic anhydride on the polymerization of precursors into humus in composting, and analyze the changes of key functional enzymes. The results showed that the content of humus in the treatment group added maleic anhydride (MAH) was higher than that in the control check (CK). The decrease rate of humus precursor concentration of MAH was also higher than that of CK. In MAH, the activities of laccase and tyrosinase were improved, thus enhanced the catalytic conversion of humus precursors. The analysis of bacterial community showed that maleic anhydride optimized the community structure of humification functional enzymes producing bacteria, with the most obvious increase of Firmicutes. In conclusion, this study provided theoretical supports for the introduction of maleic anhydride into the compost system to promote the polymerization of precursors to form humus. Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Mengxin Fu, Ziyi Cao, Ru Sun, Xiaoli Wen, Yiwu Wang, Kecheng Li, Qunliang Li. Maleic anhydride promotes humus formation via inducing functional enzymes response in composting. Bioresource technology. 2023 Jul;380:129125

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