Ecological Impact and Management of Solid Waste Landfill Gas

Izmir has been one of the cities in our country which firstly began to implement a regular solid waste disposal system with the operation of Harmandali Landfill Facility in 1992. An important part of municipal solid waste produced in contiguous area of Izmir during the period of 25 years was disposed in this facility in order to minimize any possible problems on health and environment caused from that solid waste. The most important factor for deciding on the energy potential of landfill is the amount of landfill methane gas in the landfill area. There are several approaches used to determine the amount of landfill gas. We used one method (When the facility conditions are taken into account (moisture, waste water, landfill leachate etc.) that it is the most appropriate method) and one Literature-Based Approximate Forecast to determine the amount of the landfill gas in Harmandali Landfill. This method is Multi-Phase method. The main objective of this study is to investigate the use of landfill gas as potential energy and electricity provided from municipal solid waste (domestic, industrial, medical waste and sewage sludge) stored regularly in Harmandali Solid Waste Landfill Area, within the boundaries of the contiguous area of Izmir.

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Effect of Biocover Thickness on Methane Oxidation Rate of Landfill Gas Emission from Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in Tropical Climate Region

IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering ◽

10.1088/1757-899x/778/1/012149 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 778 ◽

pp. 012149

Author(s):

Yusnan ◽

F. Razi ◽

E. Munawar

Keyword(s):

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Methane Oxidation ◽

Oxidation Rate ◽

Landfill Gas ◽

Gas Emission ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Landfill ◽

Waste Landfill ◽

Climate Region ◽

Methane Oxidation Rate

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The assessment of energy capacity of the municipal solid waste landfill

Вопросы безопасности ◽

10.25136/2409-7543.2020.5.34738 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 36-45

Author(s):

Anton Aleksandrovich Antushevich ◽

Polina Sergeevna Minakova ◽

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Zyazya ◽

Andrei Mikhailovich Poddubnyi

Keyword(s):

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Landfill Gas ◽

Component Composition ◽

Yield Component ◽

Energy Resources ◽

Energy Capacity ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Landfill ◽

Biogas Yield ◽

Waste Landfill

This article examines the energy capacity of the municipal solid waste landfill in the town of Partizansk, Primorsky Krai. The landfill was launched in 1975. The landfill has a monsoon-type climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters with little amount of snow. The services are provided to 45,646 people. The morphological composition of municipal solid waste (MSW) stored on the landfill consist of recyclable paper, glass, polymers, textiles, ferrous and nonferrous metal, food waste, etc. The authors provide a brief characteristics to the landfill; examine biogas yield, component composition of landfill gas, and average composition of biogas; determine specific density of biogas per year. The article calculates the maximum single and gross emissions of pollutants, average specific values of harmful emissions, annual and maximum single amount of landfill gas. Assessment is given to the theoretical energy value of municipal solid waste landfill. The energy capacity of municipal solid waste landfill and its economic efficiency are indicated. In the course of technical calculations, the number of nonrenewable energy resources (coal, oil, natural gas), which can be saved if replace energy carriers with landfill gas is determined. The analysis of using MSW as the renewable secondary energy resources demonstrates the growing role of this source in energy saving and capacity for reducing environmental pollution due to collection and disposal of biogas.

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