Influence of mechanical-biological waste pre-treatment methods on the gas formation in landfills

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Waste Management

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2005.02.004· OSTI ID:20875652

Bockreis, A ^[1]; Steinberg, I ^[1]

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1. Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Darmstadt University of Technology, Institute for Water Supply and Groundwater Protection, Wastewater Technology, Waste Management, Industrial Material Flows and Environmental Planning (Institute WAR), Chair of Waste Management and Waste Technology, Darmstadt (Germany)

In order to minimise emissions and environmental impacts, only pre-treated waste should be disposed of. For the last six years, a series of continuous experiments has been conducted at the Institute WAR, TU Darmstadt, in order to determine the emissions from pre-treated waste. Different kinds of pre-treated waste were incubated in several reactors and various data, including production and composition of the gas and the leachate, were collected. In this paper, the interim results of gas production and the gas composition from different types of waste after a running time of six years are presented and discussed.

• OSTI ID: 20875652
• Journal Information: Waste Management, Vol. 25, Issue 4; Conference: 1. UK conference and exhibition on biodegradable and residual waste management, Harrogate (United Kingdom), 18-19 Feb 2004; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2005.02.004; PII: S0956-053X(05)00070-X; Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0956-053X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
EMISSION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
SANITARY LANDFILLS
WASTE PROCESSING