Study of thin biocovers (TBC) for oxidizing uncaptured methane emissions in bioreactor landfills

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1364-1374

  Perdikea, Konstantina ^a   Mehrotra, Anil K ^a   Hettiaratchi, J Patrick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; LAND FILL; METHANE; OXIDATION;

BIOREACTOR LANDFILLS; THIN BIOCOVERS (TBC);

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

BIOMATERIAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE;

BIODEGRADATION; LAND FILL; METHANE; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; LANDFILL; METHANE; MOISTURE CONTENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPOST; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LANDFILL; MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAWDUST;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT LEAVES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 44149085898     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.06.017     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Agnew J.M., and Leonard J.J. Literature review: the physical properties of compost. Compost Science and Utilization 11 3 (2003) 238-264
2. Allen M.R., Braithwaite A., and Hills C.C. Trace organic compounds in landfill gas at seven UK waste disposal sites. Environmental Science and Technology 31 (1997) 1054-1061
3. Annual Book of ASTM Standards (ASTM), 2004. ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA.
4. Barlaz M.A., Green R.B., Chanton J.P., Goldsmith C.D., and Hater G.R. Evaluation of a biologically active cover for mitigation of landfill gas emissions. Environmental Science and Technology 38 (2004) 4891-4899
5. Bender M., and Conrad R. Kinetics of methane oxidation in toxic soils. Chemosphere 26 1-4 (1993) 687-696
6. Berger J., Fornés L.V., Ott C., Jager J., Wawra B., and Zanke U. Methane oxidation in a landfill cover with capillary barrier. Waste Management 25 (2005) 369-373
7. Bogner J., and Matthews E. Global methane emissions from landfills: new methodology and annual estimates 1980-1996. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 17 2 (2003) 1065 10
8. 4 at high partial pressures in an organic landfill cover soil under different moisture regimes. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 26 (1998) 207-217
9. 4 at different temperatures in landfill cover soils. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 48 (2004) 305-312
10. Czepiel P.M., Mosher B., Crill P.M., and Harriss R.C. Quantifying the effect of oxidation on landfill methane emissions. Journal of Geophysical Research 101 D11 (1996) 16,721-16,729
11. Das K., and Keener H.M. Moisture effect on compaction and permeability in composts. Journal of Environmental Engineering 123 3 (1997) 275-281
12. De Visscher A., Schippers M., and Van Cleemput O. Short-term kinetic response of enhanced methane oxidation in landfill cover soils to environmental factors. Biology and Fertility of Soils 33 (2001) 231-237
13. Delhoménie M.C., Bibeau L., Bredin N., Roy S., Broussau S., Brzezinski R., Kugelmass J.L., and Heitz M. Biofiltration of air contaminated with toluene on a compost-based bed. Advances in Environmental Research 6 3 (2002) 239-254
14. Doorn, M., Barlaz, M. 1995. Estimate of Global Methane Emissions from Landfills and Open Dumps. EPA-600/SR-95-019, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
15. Environment Canada (EC), 2006. National Inventory Report: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, 1990-2004. Greenhouse Gas Division.
16. European Environment Agency (EEA), 2001. Indicator Fact Sheet Signals 2001, Chapter Air Pollution. (http://themes.eea.europa.eu/Environmental_issues/air_quality/indicators/ozone_precursors/AP_5.pdf).
17. Gasser J.K.R. Composting of Agricultural and Other Waste (1985), Elsevier, London
18. Gebert J., Groengroeft A., and Miehlich G. Kinetics of microbial landfill methane oxidation in biofilters. Waste Management 23 (2003) 609-619
19. Haubrichs R., and Widmann R. Evaluation of aerated biofilter systems for microbial methane oxidation of poor landfill gas. Waste Management 26 (2006) 408-416
20. Hilger H., and Humer M. Biotic landfill cover treatments for mitigating methane emissions. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 84 (2003) 71-84
21. Humer, M., Lechner, P., 2001. Microorganisms against the greenhouse effect - suitable cover layers for the elimination of methane emissions from landfills. In: Proceedings of 6th Annual Landfill Symposium of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), San Diego, CA, June 2001, pp. 305-309.
22. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 1996. Climate Change 1995: The Science of Climate Change. In: Houghton, J.T., Meira Filho, L.G., Calander, B.A., Harris, N., Kattenberg, A., Maskell, K. (Eds.), Contribution of Working Group I to the Second Assessment Report of the IPCC. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
23. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2001. Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis. In: Houghton, J.T., Ding, Y., Griggs, D.J., Noguer, M., van der Linden, P.J., Dai, X., Maskell, K., Johnson, C.A. (Eds.), Contribution of Working Group I to the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
24. Jorio H., Kiared K., Brzezinski R., Viel G., and Heitz M. Treatment of air polluted with high concentrations of toluene and xylene in a pilot scale biofilter. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 73 (1998) 183-196
25. Kightley D., and Nedwell D.B. Methane oxidation in landfill cover soils: can bacteria solve the emission problem?. Environmental Management Journal 3 (1994) 24-26
26. Kightley D., Nedwell D.B., and Cooper M. Capacity for methane oxidation in landfill cover soils measured in laboratory-scale soil microcosms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 61 (1995) 592-601
27. Natural Resources Canada, (NRCan), 2002. Renewable Energy in Canada Status Report: A National Report prepared for the Renewable Energy Working Party (REWP) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (www2.nrcan.gc.ca/es/oerd/CMFiles/renewables-eng228LAU-05012004-337935IFB-2172006-1326.pdf).
28. Nikiema J., Bibeau L., Lavoie J., Brzezinski R., Vigneux J., and Heitz M. Biofiltration of methane: an experimental study. Chemical Engineering Journal 113 2-3 (2005) 111-117
29. Perdikea, K. 2006. A Novel Methane Emission Control Technique for Bioreactor Landfills. MSc Thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
30. Popov V., and Power H. Landfill Emission of Gases into the Atmosphere: Boundary Element Analysis (1999), Witpress Boston, Southampton, Computational Mechanics Publications
31. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 1997. Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, vol. 2, FCCC/CP/1997/L.7/Add.1.
32. US Emissions Inventory (USEI), 2003. Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2001. EPA 430-R-03-004. US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, District of Columbia.
33. US Emissions Inventory (USEI), 2005. Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2003. EPA 430-R-05-003. US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, District of Columbia.
34. US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), 2004. Bioreactors. Solid Waste Landfills, Office of Solid Waste, Washington, District of Columbia. (http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/landfill/bioreactors.htm).
35. Warith M. Bioreactor landfills: experimental and field results. Waste Management 22 (2002) 7-17
36. Waste Management Inc. (WM), 2004. Introducing the Bioreactor Landfill: Next Generation Landfill Technology - WM Bioreactor Program. Cincinnati, OH, US. (www.wm.com/WM/environmental/Bioreactor/bioreactorbrochure.pdf).
37. Whalen S.C., Reeburgh W.S., and Sandbeck K.A. Rapid methane oxidation in a landfill cover soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 56 11 (1990) 3405-3411
38. Whittenbury R., Phillips K.C., and Wilkinson J.F. Enrichment, isolation and some properties of methane-utilizing bacteria. Journal of General Microbiology 61 (1970) 205-218
39. Wilshusen J.H., Hettiaratchi J.P.A., and Stein V.B. Long-term behavior of passively aerated compost methanotrophic biofilter columns. Waste Management 24 7 (2004) 643-653
40. Wilshusen J.H., Hettiaratchi J.P.A., De Visscher A., and Saint-Fort R. Methane oxidation and formation of EPS in compost: effect of oxygen concentration. Environmental Pollution 129 (2004) 305-314