Exploring the use of micro-focus computed tomography for a better conceptual understanding of structure in landfilled waste in the context of post-closure management for landfills
Exploring the use of micro-focus computed tomography for a better conceptual understanding of structure in landfilled waste in the context of post-closure management for landfills
Alternative landfill operation strategies are required to reduce the time for which a landfill poses a pollution risk. The application of those alternative strategies, e.g., aeration and flushing, requires recirculation of fluids, consequently their implementation requires better understanding of fluid flow and transport processes in landfills. Research in porous media has revealed that flow and transport processes are strongly controlled by the physical structure, in particular the pore size, geometry and interconnectivity and particle size and shape. It is generally accepted that landfilled municipal solid waste (MSW) develops a heterogeneous and anisotropic structure during placement, degradation and settlement; however our detailed understanding of the structure that develops once MSW is placed into landfills, and how it influences fluid flow is very limited. This paper discusses the use of Micro-Computed Tomography ( CT) for the non invasive study of waste structure. Results are presented for waste analogues which were successfully analysed using threshold segmentation techniques to detect millimetre sized structural features and to quantify the volumetric content of high density materials. Improvements required (e.g., image quality, higher resolution, segmentation techniques) to extend CT to analyse the structure of landfilled waste samples and characterise pore architecture are also discussed.
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Watson, Geoff
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Richards, David
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Powrie, William
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Caicedo, Diana Milena
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Watson, Geoff
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Richards, David
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Powrie, William
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Caicedo, Diana Milena
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Watson, Geoff, Richards, David, Powrie, William and Caicedo, Diana Milena
(2011)
Exploring the use of micro-focus computed tomography for a better conceptual understanding of structure in landfilled waste in the context of post-closure management for landfills.
Sustainable Development, 21 (4), .
(In Press)
Abstract
Alternative landfill operation strategies are required to reduce the time for which a landfill poses a pollution risk. The application of those alternative strategies, e.g., aeration and flushing, requires recirculation of fluids, consequently their implementation requires better understanding of fluid flow and transport processes in landfills. Research in porous media has revealed that flow and transport processes are strongly controlled by the physical structure, in particular the pore size, geometry and interconnectivity and particle size and shape. It is generally accepted that landfilled municipal solid waste (MSW) develops a heterogeneous and anisotropic structure during placement, degradation and settlement; however our detailed understanding of the structure that develops once MSW is placed into landfills, and how it influences fluid flow is very limited. This paper discusses the use of Micro-Computed Tomography ( CT) for the non invasive study of waste structure. Results are presented for waste analogues which were successfully analysed using threshold segmentation techniques to detect millimetre sized structural features and to quantify the volumetric content of high density materials. Improvements required (e.g., image quality, higher resolution, segmentation techniques) to extend CT to analyse the structure of landfilled waste samples and characterise pore architecture are also discussed.
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 October 2011
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/442431
ISSN: 0968-0802
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