Intelligent Bioreactor Management Information System (IBM-IS) for Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Technical Report · Fri Apr 30 04:00:00 EDT 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1010951· OSTI ID:1010951

Imhoff, Paul ^[1]; Yazdani, Ramin; Augenstein, Don; Bentley, Harold; Chiu, Pei

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1. University Of Delaware

Methane is an important contributor to global warming with a total climate forcing estimated to be close to 20% that of carbon dioxide (CO2) over the past two decades. The largest anthropogenic source of methane in the US is 'conventional' landfills, which account for over 30% of anthropogenic emissions. While controlling greenhouse gas emissions must necessarily focus on large CO2 sources, attention to reducing CH4 emissions from landfills can result in significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions at low cost. For example, the use of 'controlled' or bioreactor landfilling has been estimated to reduce annual US greenhouse emissions by about 15-30 million tons of CO2 carbon (equivalent) at costs between $3-13/ton carbon. In this project we developed or advanced new management approaches, landfill designs, and landfill operating procedures for bioreactor landfills. These advances are needed to address lingering concerns about bioreactor landfills (e.g., efficient collection of increased CH4 generation) in the waste management industry, concerns that hamper bioreactor implementation and the consequent reductions in CH4 emissions. Collectively, the advances described in this report should result in better control of bioreactor landfills and reductions in CH4 emissions. Several advances are important components of an Intelligent Bioreactor Management Information System (IBM-IS).

• Research Organization: University Of Delaware
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-05NT42432
• OSTI ID: 1010951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
09 BIOMASS FUELS
BIOREACTORS
CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
CLIMATES
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
GREENHOUSE GASES
IMPLEMENTATION
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT
METHANE
MITIGATION
SANITARY LANDFILLS
WASTE MANAGEMENT