| Title: | Performance evaluation of an anaerobic/aerobic landfill-based digester using yard waste for energy and compost production |
| Author(s): | Yazdani R; Barlaz MA; Augenstein D; Kayhanian M; Tchobanoglous G; |
| Address: | "Yolo County Planning & Public Works Department, Division of Integrated Waste Management, Woodland, CA 95776, USA. ryazdani@sbcglobal.net" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.01.003 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-2456 (Electronic) 0956-053X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The objective of this study was to evaluate a new alternative for yard waste management by constructing, operating and monitoring a landfill-based two-stage batch digester (anaerobic/aerobic) with the recovery of energy and compost. The system was initially operated under anaerobic conditions for 366 days, after which the yard waste was aerated for an additional 191 days. Off gas generated from the aerobic stage was treated by biofilters. Net energy recovery was 84.3MWh, or 46kWh per million metric tons of wet waste (as received), and the biochemical methane potential of the treated waste decreased by 83% during the two-stage operation. The average removal efficiencies of volatile organic compounds and non-methane organic compounds in the biofilters were 96-99% and 68-99%, respectively" |
| Keywords: | "Anaerobiosis Biofuels Cost-Benefit Analysis Equipment Failure Methane Refuse Disposal/instrumentation/*methods *Soil Volatile Organic Compounds Water Pollutants, Chemical/chemistry;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineYazdani, Ramin Barlaz, Morton A Augenstein, Don Kayhanian, Masoud Tchobanoglous, George eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2012/02/10 Waste Manag. 2012 May; 32(5):912-9. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.01.003. Epub 2012 Feb 7" |
