Biochemical and physical processes in landfills
Biochemical and physical processes in landfills
This paper presents a mathematical model describing biochemical and physical processes in landfills. The model incorporates biokinetic equations describing the dynamics of the microbial landfill ecosystem into multi-component (methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen) time dependent gas and heat generation and transport models. The model accounts for effects of temperature variations with time on transport properties and biochemical processes in a landfill environment. The resulting integrated biokinetic, gas, and heat generation and transport model was used to simulate field data from the Mountain View Controlled Landfill Project, California. Model simulation results were in good agreement with data from the landfill field test. The model can be used to simulate the gas production, migration, and emission at a landfill site, and assess the parameters that control biological, physical, and chemical processes in a landfill ecosystem.
129-141
El-Fadel, M.
5a565dad-695d-4dd3-a3a6-f02389b82dc4
Findikakis, A
ca599cd0-137c-4d13-8bfc-1302e406e380
Leckie, J
6acfb0c6-92b5-448e-bc50-8f68ad078321
1996
El-Fadel, M.
5a565dad-695d-4dd3-a3a6-f02389b82dc4
Findikakis, A
ca599cd0-137c-4d13-8bfc-1302e406e380
Leckie, J
6acfb0c6-92b5-448e-bc50-8f68ad078321
El-Fadel, M., Findikakis, A and Leckie, J
(1996)
Biochemical and physical processes in landfills.
The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, 23 (3), .
Abstract
This paper presents a mathematical model describing biochemical and physical processes in landfills. The model incorporates biokinetic equations describing the dynamics of the microbial landfill ecosystem into multi-component (methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen) time dependent gas and heat generation and transport models. The model accounts for effects of temperature variations with time on transport properties and biochemical processes in a landfill environment. The resulting integrated biokinetic, gas, and heat generation and transport model was used to simulate field data from the Mountain View Controlled Landfill Project, California. Model simulation results were in good agreement with data from the landfill field test. The model can be used to simulate the gas production, migration, and emission at a landfill site, and assess the parameters that control biological, physical, and chemical processes in a landfill ecosystem.
This record has no associated files available for download.
More information
Published date: 1996
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 74368
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/74368
ISSN: 1088-1697
PURE UUID: 2ecdef81-9b36-4a0f-bd80-b99b0ccf170f
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
Last modified: 08 Jan 2022 02:25
Export record
Contributors
Author:
M. El-Fadel
Author:
A Findikakis
Author:
J Leckie
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics