Modelling of biogas extraction at an Italian landfill accepting mechanically and biologically treated municipal solid waste

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1277-1285

  Calabrò, Paolo S ^a   Orsi, Sirio ^b   Gentili, Emiliano ^c   Carlo, Meoni ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b CMSA Cooperativa Muratori Sterratori e Affini ^*  (Italy)

^c Professional Chemical Engineer   (Italy)

^d Barano d'Ischia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogas; landfill; mechanical biological treatment; methane; recirculation; sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS EXTRACTION; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; INPUT DATAS; LANDFILL GAS; LANDFILL MANAGEMENT; LEACHATE TREATMENT PLANT; LEACHATES; MEASURED DATA; MECHANICAL-BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; METHANE PRODUCTION; MODEL PERFORMANCE; RECIRCULATIONS; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOGAS; LAND FILL; LEACHING; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

BIOGAS; METHANE;

BACTERIUM; BIOGAS; CALIBRATION; EXTRACTION METHOD; INHIBITION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; METHANE; MODEL TEST; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NUMERICAL MODEL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANDREOTTOLA COSSU MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CALIBRATION; EXTRACTION; ITALY; LANDFILL LEACHATE; METHANOGEN; MODEL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIOFUELS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ITALY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

ITALY;

EID: 82655171895     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X11417487     Document Type: Article

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