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Mitigation of landfill gas emissions / by Malgorzata Pawlowska

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: CRC Press, 2014. Leiden:Description: xiii, 104 pISBN:
  • 9780415630771
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.7387 PAW-M
Contents:
1 Landfilling of municipal solid waste in global perspective -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Current state of waste landfilling -- 1.3 Landfill gas impact on the environment -- 1.3.1 Landfill gas contribution to climate change -- 1.3.2 Landfill gas effect on the atmospheric chemistry -- 1.3.3 Local odour nuisance -- 1.3.4 Human health hazards -- 1.4 Role of waste landfilling in carbon budget -- 1.4.1 Landfills as a carbon repository -- 1.4.2 Landfill gas as renewable energy source -- 1.5 Strategies of mitigation for landfill gas emission -- 1.6 Summary References -- 2 Characteristics of landfill gas -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Landfill gas composition -- 2.2.1 Factors influencing landfill gas composition -- 2.2.2 Characteristics of landfill gas components -- 2.3 Quantitative estimation of landfill gas production-- 2.4 Landfill gas utilization -- 2.5 Summary References -- 3 Increasing landfill gas production and recovery -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Recirculation of liquids as a basis for an anaerobic bioreactor landfill -- 3.2.1 Increasing moisture content and water migration inside deposited waste -- 3.2.2 Other effects accompanying the supply of liquids to a landfill bioreactor -- 3.3 Technical requirements for anaerobic bioreactor landfill construction -- 3.4 Effects of liquids recirculating inside the landfill -- 3.5 Critical approach to anaerobic bioreactors landfill technology -- 3.6 Hybrid bioreactor landfill-- 3.7 Summary References -- 4 Attenuation of greenhouse gas emissions via landfill aeration -- 4.1 Introduction-- 4.2 Fundaments of the aerobic decomposition of organic matter in landfill -- 4.3 Consequences of in situ landfill aeration -- 4.3.1 Landfill gas composition -- 4.3.2 Quality and quantity of landfill leachate -- 4.3.2.1 Changes in pH value -- 4.3.2.2 Reduction in leachate organic strength -- 4.3.2.3 Enhanced ammoniacal nitrogen removal -- 4.3.2.4 Changes in leachate alkalinity -- 4.3.2.5 Decrease in heavy metals concentration -- 4.3.2.6 Decrease in ecotoxicity of leachate -- 4.3.2.7 Increase in chloride concentration -- 4.3.2.8 Reduction in leachate volume -- 4.3.3 Deposited waste parameters -- 4.3.3.1 Landfill settlement -- 4.3.3.2 Reduction of organic matter content in waste -- 4.3.3.3 Temperature inside the landfill -- 4.4 Concepts of landfill aeration -- 4.4.1 Aerobic bioreactor landfill -- 4.4.2 Semi-aerobic landfill -- 4.4.3 In-situ aeration of old landfills -- 4.5 Methods of air supply to the landfill -- 4.5.1 Low pressure aeration -- 4.5.1.1 Active aeration without or with off-gas extraction -- 4.5.1.2 Passive aeration (air venting or over-suction system) -- 4.5.2 High pressure aeration -- 4.6 Advantages and disadvantages of the landfill aeration-- 4.7 Critical approach to the landfill aeration concept -- 4.8 Summary References -- 5 Biological oxidation as a method for mitigation of LFG emission -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Fundaments of microbial removal of LFG components -- 5.3 Biooxidation of methane under aerobic conditions -- 5.3.1 Methane-oxidising microorganisms: Classification and habitat requirements -- 5.3.2 Pathway of aerobic methane biooxidation-- 5.3.3 Methanotrophs in landfill covers and biofilters -- 5.4 Biooxidation of VOCs under aerobic conditions -- 5.4.1 VOCs-oxidising microorganisms -- 5.4.2 Pathways of degradation of VOCs used as a primary substrate for bacteria growth -- 5.4.3 Cometabolic pathways of aerobic VOCs biodegradation -- 5.4.4 Substrate interactions affecting biodegradation of particular BTEXs -- 5.5 Factors determining efficiency of biological methods for mitigation of LFG emission-- 5.5.1 Parameters of filter bed material -- 5.5.2 Temperature of microorganisms growth -- 5.5.3 Composition of gas mixture -- 5.6 Technological approach to application of biological methods for mitigation of LFG emission -- 5.6.1 Forms of biotic systems for landfill gas mitigation -- 5.6.1.1 Landfill biocovers -- 5.6.1.2 Biowindows -- 5.6.1.3 Biofilters -- 5.6.1.4 Biotarps -- 5.7 Operating and control parameters of landfill gas biofilters -- 5.8 Quantitative approach to methane and VOCs removal in landfill covers and biofilters -- 5.9 Critical approach to LFG biofiltration -- 5.10 Summary References
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1 Landfilling of municipal solid waste in global perspective --
1.1 Introduction --
1.2 Current state of waste landfilling --
1.3 Landfill gas impact on the environment --
1.3.1 Landfill gas contribution to climate change --
1.3.2 Landfill gas effect on the atmospheric chemistry --
1.3.3 Local odour nuisance --
1.3.4 Human health hazards --
1.4 Role of waste landfilling in carbon budget --
1.4.1 Landfills as a carbon repository --
1.4.2 Landfill gas as renewable energy source --
1.5 Strategies of mitigation for landfill gas emission --
1.6 Summary References --
2 Characteristics of landfill gas --
2.1 Introduction --
2.2 Landfill gas composition --
2.2.1 Factors influencing landfill gas composition --
2.2.2 Characteristics of landfill gas components --
2.3 Quantitative estimation of landfill gas production--
2.4 Landfill gas utilization --
2.5 Summary References --
3 Increasing landfill gas production and recovery --
3.1 Introduction --
3.2 Recirculation of liquids as a basis for an anaerobic bioreactor landfill --
3.2.1 Increasing moisture content and water migration inside deposited waste --
3.2.2 Other effects accompanying the supply of liquids to a landfill bioreactor --
3.3 Technical requirements for anaerobic bioreactor landfill construction --
3.4 Effects of liquids recirculating inside the landfill --
3.5 Critical approach to anaerobic bioreactors landfill technology --
3.6 Hybrid bioreactor landfill--
3.7 Summary References --
4 Attenuation of greenhouse gas emissions via landfill aeration --
4.1 Introduction--
4.2 Fundaments of the aerobic decomposition of organic matter in landfill --
4.3 Consequences of in situ landfill aeration --
4.3.1 Landfill gas composition --
4.3.2 Quality and quantity of landfill leachate --
4.3.2.1 Changes in pH value --
4.3.2.2 Reduction in leachate organic strength --
4.3.2.3 Enhanced ammoniacal nitrogen removal --
4.3.2.4 Changes in leachate alkalinity --
4.3.2.5 Decrease in heavy metals concentration --
4.3.2.6 Decrease in ecotoxicity of leachate --
4.3.2.7 Increase in chloride concentration --
4.3.2.8 Reduction in leachate volume --
4.3.3 Deposited waste parameters --
4.3.3.1 Landfill settlement --
4.3.3.2 Reduction of organic matter content in waste --
4.3.3.3 Temperature inside the landfill --
4.4 Concepts of landfill aeration --
4.4.1 Aerobic bioreactor landfill --
4.4.2 Semi-aerobic landfill --
4.4.3 In-situ aeration of old landfills --
4.5 Methods of air supply to the landfill --
4.5.1 Low pressure aeration --
4.5.1.1 Active aeration without or with off-gas extraction --
4.5.1.2 Passive aeration (air venting or over-suction system) --
4.5.2 High pressure aeration --
4.6 Advantages and disadvantages of the landfill aeration--
4.7 Critical approach to the landfill aeration concept --
4.8 Summary References --
5 Biological oxidation as a method for mitigation of LFG emission --
5.1 Introduction --
5.2 Fundaments of microbial removal of LFG components --
5.3 Biooxidation of methane under aerobic conditions --
5.3.1 Methane-oxidising microorganisms: Classification and habitat requirements --
5.3.2 Pathway of aerobic methane biooxidation--
5.3.3 Methanotrophs in landfill covers and biofilters --
5.4 Biooxidation of VOCs under aerobic conditions --
5.4.1 VOCs-oxidising microorganisms --
5.4.2 Pathways of degradation of VOCs used as a primary substrate for bacteria growth --
5.4.3 Cometabolic pathways of aerobic VOCs biodegradation --
5.4.4 Substrate interactions affecting biodegradation of particular BTEXs --
5.5 Factors determining efficiency of biological methods for mitigation of LFG emission--
5.5.1 Parameters of filter bed material --
5.5.2 Temperature of microorganisms growth --
5.5.3 Composition of gas mixture --
5.6 Technological approach to application of biological methods for mitigation of LFG emission --
5.6.1 Forms of biotic systems for landfill gas mitigation --
5.6.1.1 Landfill biocovers --
5.6.1.2 Biowindows --
5.6.1.3 Biofilters --
5.6.1.4 Biotarps --
5.7 Operating and control parameters of landfill gas biofilters --
5.8 Quantitative approach to methane and VOCs removal in landfill covers and biofilters --
5.9 Critical approach to LFG biofiltration --
5.10 Summary References

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