Demonstration of an advanced liquid treatment system for industrial wastes and energy conservation: Al Turi sanitary landfill leachate treatment plant. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:377345

Landfill leachate, collected at lined sanitary landfills, is usually hauled to off-site sewage treatment plants for disposal. These sewage treatment plants are characteristically aerobic treatment systems designed to treat moderate strength wastewater; however, transportation off-site and aerobic treatment both use energy. The project investigated the on-site anaerobic treatment (anaerobic treatment systems usually produce methane gas) of leachate, designed to enhance methane gas production and eliminate having to haul leachate off-site. The methane gas would heat various buildings on the landfill; energy used by the landfilling operation would decrease. The project`s objective was to design and construct an on-site treatment plant to treat the leachate produced by the landfill and to compare the system`s operation to transportation and treatment off-site at a nearby sewage treatment plant. Bench-scale tests were done on the leachate to determine design. Using this design, the system was constructed and used to treat leachate. Costs and effluent quality were monitored.

• Research Organization: Wehran-New York, Inc., Middletown, NY (United States)
• OSTI ID: 377345
• Report Number(s): PB--96-195169/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BIOGAS PROCESS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
SANITARY LANDFILLS
WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL