Bath, Inc. Landfill : Macon County, Illinois.

The 17-acre landfill southwest of Decatur on the south bank of the Sangamon River was permitted in 1974 as a demolition debris landfill. It originated as an open dump in 1918. The site had a history of not complying with the state landfill rules in the 1980s. The landfill also exceeded its permitted waste disposal limits, by the time that the operations stopped in 1991. The owner failed to comply with an August 1994 court order requiring proper cover to be installed and maintained. Visible leachate seeps (leachate is water that has traveled through the landfill and contacts waste material) and exposed refuse were observed along the bank of the Sangamon River. ... This landfill was one of the 33 landfills in Illinois identified by the Illinois EPA in 1998 as most in need of immediate repairs. The state legislature responded by passing legislation that allocated $50 million over five years to address these 33 sites. These 33 landfills are being managed through the Abandoned Landfill Program.

Centralia Environmental Services, Inc. Landfill : Centralia, Illinois.

"31581"--Colophon.

Chicago Heights Refuse Depot Landfill Site : Chicago Heights, Illinois.

"32946"--Colophon.

Congress Development Company/Allied Waste Transportation, Inc., Hillside Landfill factsheet, Hillside, Illinois /

"9/10"--Colophon.

Estudo Experimental de Gases em Camadas de Cobertura no Aterro de Nova Iguaçu - RJ.

Esta pesquisa apresenta uma revisão bibliográfica sobre as emissões de metano em aterros sanitários, os conceitos de geração de gases em aterros sanitários, movimentações de gases em aterro, apresenta os métodos de medição de gases in situ, tipos de cobertura finais para aterros e a oxidação do metano na camada de cobertura. A pesquisa também tem como objetivo medir as emissões de gases e avaliar a infiltração das águas pluviais através da camada de cobertura do aterro sanitário da CTR Nova Iguaçu. As medições foram realizadas nos meses de julho a novembro de 2010, na camada de cobertura monolítica existente e em outra construída sobre uma barreira capilar. Sensores para medir temperatura e umidade foram instalados em profundidade nas duas camadas. Foram realizados ensaios de placa de fluxo para medir a composição dos gases e o fluxo através dos dois tipos de camadas, e avaliadas duas situações: com os poços de extração de gás ativos e desligados. Os sensores indicaram que em período de baixa pluviosidade, a barreira capilar apresenta uma eficácia superior à camada monolítica, e com a intensificação das chuvas, as umidades medidas nos dois tipos de camadas aumentam, e na barreira capilar o gradiente estabelecido entre os sensores diminui, indicando uma possível tendência à saturação desta barreira capilar. Porém, com a paralisação das chuvas, recupera e retoma sua condição inicial. Os resultados de medidas dos gases demostraram a eficiência do sistema de extração de gás quando ativado, resultando em emissões quase nulas de metano e gás carbônico nos dois tipos de camadas. No entanto, quando o sistema está desativado, as emissões através da camada monolítica são cerca de 3 vezes maiores do que através da barreira capilar.

Algae-Based Purification of Landfill Biogas Using a CO2 Removal System and Helical Photobioreactor in Series

Biogas is a mixture of methane and other gases. In its crude state, it contains carbon dioxide (CO2) that reduces its energy efficiency and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) that is toxic and highly corrosive. Because chemical methods of removal are expensive and environmentally hazardous, this project investigated an algal-based system to remove CO2 from biogas. An anaerobic digester was used to mimic landfill biogas. Iron oxide and an alkaline spray were used to remove H2S and CO2 respectively. The CO2-laden alkali solution was added to a helical photobioreactor where the algae metabolized the dissolved CO2 to generate algal biomass. Although technical issues prevented testing of the complete system for functionality, cost analysis was completed and showed that the system, in its current state, is not economically feasible. However, modifications may reduce operation costs.

Análise da variação da vazão e da concentração do metano presentes nos gases gerados no aterro sanitário de Rio Claro - SP

The study of the generation of landfill gas contributes to the understanding of the relationship between gas production and other parameters, such as time of disposal of waste and moisture (rainfall) and, thus, can subsidize the viability study for energy. This study aims to evaluate the interference of the time of disposal of waste and moisture (rainfall) in the production and composition of biogas generated at the landfill in Rio Claro - SP. As a result it was observed that for the landfill studied, the average percentage of methane in biogas ranged from 49.9% to 54.7%. It was found that moisture (rainfall) and the time of waste disposal are parameters which do not cause significant changes in methane concentration in biogas. However, when analyzed the flow of biogas, which had the maximum average value of 152.86m3/h and minimum average value of 15.47m3/h was observed great interference of moisture (rainfall) and the time of disposal of waste, because well of gas located in newer areas of the landfill showed higher values of flow rate than the areas where the landfill was the beginning of the arrangement. The same way, it was observed that in the dry season flow of biogas decreased in all drains gas analyzed

Análise e simulação de modelos matemáticos para a estimativa da geração de gases em bioprocessos de decomposição anaeróbia de resíduos sólidos em aterros sanitários

Brazil faces a complex problem in respect to municipal solid waste, having been in recent years an increase of its generation without the country there be adequate for proper disposal thereof. In many states , the percentage of waste destined improperly , ie , in dumps , landfills, send- outs , among others , is greater than that disposed in landfills , which would be the most correct way to be made. It can be argued that this discrepancy is due to the high cost of implementation and operation of the landfill, and the same need large areas with physical characteristics that suit their operations . When there is a provision in properly constructed landfills , municipal solid waste grounded generate gases with high potential energy through biochemical reactions during the anaerobic decomposition of organic material stored . Such gases can be used for power generation within the landfill or other economic means . To estimate the gas generation will be sufficient for such economic compensation , there are mathematical models that make estimating the amount of gas produced . These models calculate the energy capacity and generation , using parameters obtained based on the characteristics of solid waste , climate of the region where they are grounded and grounding time . Such models have been raised and studied so that it was possible to perform simulations that demonstrate the behavior of biogas generation related to the external conditions of the landfill that interfere with biological reactions within. The results show differences between the values obtained , it shows that the preparation of the models found and used in the simulations were allocated amounts for different parameters that determine this difference in the estimate . Therefore, to rule, the models have difficulty understanding this because there is no clarity in the formulation of the equations , and the definition of variables and parameters would require a detailed study to...

Energetic performance of landfill and digester biogas in a domestic cooker

The energetic performance of landfill biogas (LB) and biodigester biogas (BB) from municipal waste was examined in consumption tests. These tests were performed in situ at a gas generation plant associated with a landfill facility in Madrid (Spain) and following the standard UNE-EN 30-2-1 (1999). The jets of a domestic cooker commonly used for natural gas (NG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) were modified to operate with the biogases produced at the facility. The working pressures best suited to the tested gases, i.e., to avoid flashback and flame lift, and to ensure the stability and correct functioning of the flame during combustion, were determined by trial and error. Both biogases returned optimum energetic performance for the transfer of heat to water in a metallic recipient (as required by the above standard) at a supply pressure of 10 mbar. Domestic cookers are normally supplied with NG at a pressure of 20 mbar, at which pressure the energetic performance of G20 reference gas was higher than that of both biogases (52.84% compared to 38.06% and 49.77% respectively). Data concerning these issues involving also unexplored feedstock are required for the correct conversions of domestic cookers in order to avoid risks of serious personal injuries or property damages.

Estudio de las posibilidades de aplicación de los conceptos de urban mining y landfill mining

Como la demanda de la sociedad de metal aumenta, la tasa de extracción de minerales hace lo mismo. Esto contribuye al aumento de las implicaciones ambientales en forma de emisiones y el agotamiento de los recursos naturales. El reciclaje es una fuente importante para satisfacer la demanda de metales; como mucho un 30% de la demanda de metal está cubierto por el reciclaje en algunos mercados. Otra forma de reciclaje es la práctica de Urban Mining. El presente trabajo estudia la potencialidad del Landfill Mining en los vertederos españoles. Este concepto denomina el proceso de recuperación de materiales residuales depositados en vertederos para su uso posterior como materiales secundarios y, cuando ello no es posible, para su reaprovechamiento energético. Como consecuencia esto implica el cumplimiento de un segundo objetivo: la reducción o mitigación de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero derivadas de la presencia de residuos en vertederos.

The effect of alternate supply of shielding gases in austenite stainless steel GTA welding

Welding system has now been concentrated on the development of new process to achieve cost savings, higher productivity and better quality in manufacturing industry. Discrete alternate supply of shielding gas is a new technology that alternately supplies the different kinds of shielding gases in weld zone. As the newdevelopedmethods compared to the previous generalwelding with a mixing supply of shielding gas, it cannot only increase thewelding quality, but also reduce the energy by 20% and the emission rate of fume. As a result, under thesamewelding conditions,comparedwith thewelding by supplying pure argon, argon + 67% helium mixture by conventional method and thewelding by supplying alternately pure argon and pure helium by alternate method showed the increased welding speed. Also, the alternate method showed the same welding speed with argon + 67% helium mixture without largely deteriorating of weld penetration. The alternate method with argon and helium compared with the conventional methods of pure argon and argon + 67% helium mixture produced the lowest degree of welding distortion.