Design and operation of a demonstration sanitary landfill developed to optimize the generation and capture of combustible gas

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6205737

Facilities consisting of six model sanitary landfill cells, each with a capacity of approximately 450 cubic yards of municipal waste, and auxiliary subsystems were constructed in the San Fernando Valley, north of Los Angeles, California, The site, earth work, municipal waste, and processing of waste were provided by the Bureau of Sanitation, Department of Public Works, city of Los Angeles. Municipal waste in each cell is contained in a 30-mil thick polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic sheeting that forms a virtually gas-tight envelope. Three pairs of cells were filled with waste: two cells with as-collected urban waste, two with shredded waste, and two with shredded and air classified waste. One cell from each pair was used as a control cell; the other cell was used as an experimental cell. Systems were provided for adding measured amounts of water, removing and recirculating leachate, extracting gas, and measuring gas flow. During the demonstration period, the rate of gas production, quantity and composition of gas produced, and internal cell characteristics were measured to determine the effects of mechanical processing (shredding and air classifying) moisture content, and leachate pH.

• Research Organization: Engineering-Science, Inc., Arcadia, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6205737
• Report Number(s): ANL/CNSV-TM-112; ON: DE83011658
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320604* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-)
ALKANES
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
DESIGN
GAS YIELDS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
MANAGEMENT
METHANE
MUNICIPAL WASTES
OPERATION
OPTIMIZATION
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
POLYMERS
POLYVINYLS
PVC
SANITARY LANDFILLS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
YIELDS