Evolution on qualities of leachate and landfill gas in the semi-aerobic landfill

To study the characteristics of stabilization in semi-aerobic landfill, large-scale simulated landfill was constructed based on the semi- aerobic landfill theory. Consequently, the concentrations of chemical oxygen demand （COD）, ammonia nitrogen, and nitrite nitrogen, and the pH value in leachate, as well as the component contents of landfill gas composition （methane, carbon dioxide, and oxygen） in landfill were regularly monitored for 52 weeks. The restflts showed that COD and ammonia concentrations declined rapidly and did not show the accumulating rule like anaerobic landfill, and remained at about 300 and 100 mg/L, respectively, after 48 weeks. Meanwhile, the descending rate reached 98.9% and 96.9%, respectively. Nitrate concentration increased rapidly after 24 weeks and fluctuated between 220-280 mg/L after 43 weeks. The pH values were below 7 during the first 8 weeks and after that leachates appeared to be alkaline. Carbon dioxide was the main composition in landfill gas and its concentration remained at a high level through the whole stabilization process. The average contents of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and methane varied between 19 vol.%-28 vol.%, 2 vol.%-8 vol.%, and 5 vol.%-13 vol.%, respectively. A relative equilibrium was reached after 48 weeks. The highest temperature in the landfill chamber could amount to 75.8 degrees centigrade.

Occurrence and removal of organic micropollutants in the treatment of landfill leachate by combined anaerobic-membrane bioreactor technology

Organic micropollutants,with high toxicity and environmental concern,are present in the landfill leachate at much lower levels than total organic constituents (chemical oxygen demand (COD),biochemical oxygen demand (BOD),or total organic carbon (TOC)),and few has been known for their behaviors in different treatment processes.In this study,occurrence and removal of 17 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs),16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),and technical 4-nonylphenol (4-NP) in landfill leachate in a comb...

Effect of leachate recycling and inoculation on the biochemical characteristics of municipal refuse in landfill bioreactors

Activity development of key groups of enzymes involved in municipal refuse decomposition was measured in laboratory landfill bioreactors with and without leachate recycling and inoculation for about 210 days. The results showed that the enzymes (amylase, protease, cellulase, lipase and pectinase) were present in fresh refuse but at low values and positively affected by leachate recycling and refuse inoculation. The total average of cellulase activity in digesters D3 operated with leachate recycling but no inoculation, D4 and D5 operated with leachate recycling and inoculation was much higher than that in digesters D1 and D2 without leachate recycling and inoculation by 88%—127%, 117%—162% and 64%—98%. The total average of protease activity was higher in digester D4 than that in digesters D1, D2, D3 and D5 by 63%, 39%, 24% and 24%, respectively, and the positive effect of leachate recycling and inoculation on protease activity of landfilled refuse mainly was at the first two months. The total average of amylase activity was higher in digesters D3, D4 and D5 than that in digesters D1 and D2 by 83%—132%, 96%—148% and 81%—129%. During the early phase of incubation, the stimulatory effect of inoculation on lipase activity was measured, but refuse moisture was the main factor affecting lipase activity of landfilled refuse. The inoculation, initial and continuous inoculation of microorganisms existing in leachate, was the mainly stimulatory factor affecting pectinase activity of landfilled refuse.

Landfill leachate treatment in assisted landfill bioreactor

Landfill is the major disposal route of municipal solid waste（MSW） in most Asian countries. Leachate from landfill presents a strong wastewater that needs intensive treatment before discharge. Direct recycling was proposed as an effective alternative for leachate treatment by taking the landfill as a bioreactor. This process was proved not only considerably reducing the pollution potential of leachate, but also enhancing organic degradation in the landfill. However, as this paper shows, although direct leachate recycling was effective in landfilled MSW with low food waste fraction （3.5%, w/w）, it failed in MSW containing 54% food waste, as normally noted in Asian countries. The initial acid stuck would inhibit methanogenesis to build up, hence strong leachate was yielded from landfill to threaten the quality of receiving water body. We demonstrated the feasibility to use an assisted bioreactor landfill, with a well-decomposed refuse layer as ex-situ anaerobic digester to reducing COD loading in leachate. By doing so, the refuse in simulated landfill column （2.3 m high） could be stabilized in 30 weeks while the COD in leachate reduced by 95%（61000 mg/L to 3000 mg/L）. Meanwhile, the biogas production was considerably enhanced, signaling by the much greater amount and much higher methane content in the biogas.

Comparison between controlled landfill reactor and conditioned landfill bioreactor

Bioreactor landfills allow a more active landfill management that recognizes the biological, chemical and physical processes involved in a landfill environment. The laboratory-scale simulators of landfill reactors treating municipal solid wastes were studied, the effect of solid waste size, leachate recirculation, nutrient balance, pH value, moisture content and temperature on the rate of municipal solid waste(MSW) biodegradation were determined, and it indicated the optimum pH value, moisture content and temperature decomposing MSW. The results of waste biodegradation were compared with that of the leachate-recirculated landfill simulator and conservative sanitary landfill simulator. In the control experiment the antitheses of a decreasing trend of the organic load, measured as biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand, was shown. An obvious enhancement of effective disposal from conservative sanitary landfill(CSL) simulator, to the leachate-recirculated landfill(LRL) simulator and to the conditioned bioreactor landfill(CBL) simulator would be noted, through displaying the compared results of solid waste settlement, heavy metal concentration in leachate, methane production rate, biogas composition, BOD and COD as well as their ratio.

Degradation of Refuse in Hybrid Bioreactor Landfill

Objective To explore the process of refuse decomposition in hybrid bioreactor landfill. Methods The bioreactor landfill was operated in sequencing of facultative-anaerobic and aerobic conditions with leachate recirculation, pH, COD, and ammonia in the leachate and pH, biodegradable organic matter （BDM）, and cation exchange capacity （CEC） in refuse were detected. Results CEC increased gradually with the degradation of refuse, which was negatively correlated with BDM. COD and ammonia in the leachate was declined to 399.2 mg L^-1 and 20.6 mg N L^-1, respectively, during the 357-day operation. The respective concentrations of ammonia and COD were below the second and the third levels of current discharge standards in China. Conclusion The refuse is relatively stable at the end of hybrid bioreactor landfill operation. Most of the readily biodegradable organic matter is mineralized in the initial phase of refuse degradation, whereas the hard-biodegradable organic matter is mainly humidified in the maturity phase of refuse degradation.

Bioreactor landfill

Following the population expansion, there is a growing threat brought by municipal solid waste (MSW) against environment and human health. Sanitary landfill is the most important method of MSW disposal in China. In contrast to the conventional landfill, this paper introduces a new technique named bioreactor landfill (BL). Mechanisms, operation conditions as well as the advantages and disadvantages of BL are also discussed in this paper.

好氧加速降解技术在非正规垃圾填埋场治理中的应用

以天津滨海新区某非正规填埋场治理工程为例,通过有机质、气体成分等参数,分析了好氧加速降解技术在北方海滨地区填埋场中的应用效果。结果表明,好氧加速降解运行24个月,堆体中有机质降解率为27.6%,有机质平均含量从22.1%降低至16.0%;堆体沉降率为6.62%,平均沉降量为53 cm;地下水和周围地表水体水质稳定。该治理修复案例可为同类非正规垃圾场好氧治理提供参考。

Stable partial nitritation of mature landfill leachate in a continuous flow bioreactor:Long-term performance,microbial community evolution,and mechanisms

A continuous flow bioreactor was operated for 300 days to investigate partial nitritation(PN)of mature landfill leachate,establishing the long-term performance of the system in terms of the microbial community composition,evolution,and interactions.The stable operation phase(31-300 d)began after a 30 days of start-up period,reaching an average nitrite accumulation ratio(NAR)of 94.43%and a ratio of nitrite nitrogen to ammonia nitrogen(NO_(2)^(−)-N/NH_(4)^(+)-N)of 1.16.Some fulvic-like and humic-like compounds and proteins were effectively degraded in anaerobic and anoxic tanks,which was consistent with the corresponding abundance of methanogens and syntrophic bacteria in the anaerobic tank,and organic matter degrading bacteria in the anoxic tank.The ammonia-oxidizing bacteria(AOB)Nitrosomonas was found to be the key functional bacteria,exhibiting an increase in abundance from 0.27%to 6.38%,due to its collaborative interactions with organic matter degrading bacteria.In-situ inhibition of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria(NOB)was achieved using a combination of free ammonia(FA)and free nitrous acid(FNA),low dissolved oxygen(DO)with fewer bioavailable organics conditions were employed to maintain stable PN and a specific ratio of NO_(2)^(−)-N/NH_(4)^(+)-N,without an adverse impact on AOB.The synergistic relationships between AOB and both denitrifying bacteria and organic matter degrading bacteria,were found to contribute to the enhanced PN performance and microbial community structure stability.These findings provide a theoretical guidance for the effective application of PN-Anammox for mature landfill leachate treatment.

Spatio-temporal variation of landfill gas in pilot-scale semi-aerobic and anaerobic landfills over 5 years

Variation of CH4, CO2, and O2 concentrations in layers of different depths in semi-aerobic and anaerobic landfills was analyzed over a period of 5 years. The results showed that most of the municipal solid waste became basically stable after 5 years of landfill disposal. In the upper and middle layer, the concentration of CH4 in the semi-aerobic landfill was significantly lower than that in the anaerobic landfill in different landfill periods, while in the lower layer, there was little difference in the CH4 concentration between the semi-aerobic and anaerobic landfills. The average concentration of CH4 and CO2in the anaerobic landfill was always higher than that in the semi-aerobic landfill, while the O2 concentration showed an opposite variation in different landfill periods. This was related to the aerobic reaction of landfill waste around the perforated pipe in the semi-aerobic landfill,which inhibited effective landfill gas generation.

Particle size distribution of the organic matters in the treated leachate using aged-refuse-bioreactor

Micro-filtration membrane （1.2 μm）, hyper-filtration membrane （0.45 μm） and nano-filtration membrane （1000 Dalton） were used to characterize the particle size distribution of the organic matters in effluent leachate treated by the aged-refuse-bioreactor（ARB） installed at Laogang Refuse Landfill, Shanghai. The results showed that the particle size distribution of the treated fresh and aged leachate using the ARB were quite consistent. The organic matter with particle size below 1000 Dalton accounted for about 90%, balanced with the suspended （〉1.2 μm） and colloidal （1000 Dalton-l.2μm） matters. Hence, it is proposed that coagulation, nano-filtration and electrically chemical oxidation may be not applicable for the advanced treatment for the effluents to reach the discharge standard limit value defined in Chinese national Standard for Pollution Control on the Landfill Site of Municipal Solid Wastes （GB16889-2008）, CODCr〈100 mg/L. Aged refuse bioreactor combined reverse osmosis was suggested as an economically and technically feasible technology to treat sanitary landfill leachate.

N_2O and NH_3 emissions from a bioreactor landfill operated under limited aerobic degradation conditions

The combination of leachate recirculation and aeration to landfill may be an efficient way for in-situ nitrogen removal.However,nitrogenous substances contained in the landfill layer are concomitantly transformed into N2O and NH3,leading to increased emissions into the atmosphere.In the present study,the emissions of N2O and NH3 were measured under conditions of fresh or partially stabilized refuse with or without leachate recirculation or intermittent aeration.The results showed that the largest N2O emission（12.4 mg-N/L of the column） was observed in the aerated column loaded with partially stabilized refuse and recycled with the leachate of low C/N ratio;while less than 0.33 mg-N/L of the column was produced in the other columns.N2O production was positively correlated with the prolonged aerobic time and negatively related with the C/N ratio in the recycled leachate.NH3 volatilization increased with enhanced gas flow and concentration of free ammonia in the leachate,and the highest cumulative volatilization quantity was 1.7 mg-N/L of the column.

生物反应器填埋场系统的特性研究

对生物反应器填埋场系统的运行特性进行研究 .结果表明 :生物反应器填埋场系统有助于渗滤液中有机物进行分相降解 ,在渗滤液的净化和填埋场垃圾的稳定化上优于渗滤液直接循环系统 .

厌氧-膜生物反应器处理垃圾渗滤液中多环芳烃的研究

采用固相萃取前处理和气相色谱/质谱联用的方法,分析厌氧膜生物反应器处理垃圾渗滤液中多环芳烃的去除效果.结果表明,对多环芳烃的总去除效率超过80%;大部分三环、四环和五环的芳烃可在处理过程中被厌氧降解.多环芳烃的主要降解反应发生在厌氧滤池工艺段,然而SCOD(溶解性化学耗氧量),BOD和TOC的主要去除工艺段则是膜生物反应器.

MBR/RO工艺处理垃圾渗滤液

采用外置式膜生物反应器(MBR)/反渗透(RO)工艺对成都长安垃圾填埋场的渗滤液进行处理,设计处理规模为1300m3/d,出水水质满足《生活垃圾填埋场污染控制标准》(GB16889—2008)中一般地区对渗滤液出水水质的要求。

垃圾填埋场覆土层Ⅱ型甲烷氧化菌的群落结构

采用基于16SrDNA的变性凝胶梯度电泳(DGGE)技术研究了生活垃圾卫生填埋场和生物反应器填埋场覆土中Ⅱ型甲烷氧化菌群落结构,比较了不同填埋操作方式对Ⅱ型甲烷氧化菌的影响.结果表明,覆土铺有HDPE膜、无填埋气体渗入的填埋覆土中未发现Ⅱ型甲烷氧化菌;而有填埋气体渗入时,进行渗滤液亚表面灌溉的生物反应器填埋场,无论是否同时进行层内回灌,其覆土中均检测到甲烷孢囊菌(Methylocystis).卫生填埋场填埋龄长达5a的填埋覆土中发现了甲基弯菌(Methylosinus),填埋龄较低的填埋场覆土中未发现II型甲烷氧化菌.渗滤液亚表面灌溉及长时间填埋气体驯化能促进Ⅱ型甲烷氧化菌的生长.有机质等营养物质丰富而NH4+-N浓度较低的填埋覆土有利于Ⅱ型甲烷氧化菌的生长.

城市垃圾处理的新动向——生物反应器填埋场技术

基于传统垃圾卫生填埋场的不足 ,介绍了生物反应器填埋场及其对垃圾和渗滤液中污染物的有效去除和阻滞机理 ,总结了生物反应器填埋场降低渗滤液污染强度、增加填埋场有效容积、提高产气量、加速填埋场稳定、降低垃圾处置成本等优势 ,概括了生物反应器填埋场设计和操作运行要素 。

利用填埋层内生物代谢控制生活垃圾填埋场渗滤液污染

讨论了目前国内卫生填埋场运行中存在的渗滤液问题 ,分析了不同填埋结构中生物代谢环境和主要污染物的代谢途径 ,探讨了不同填埋结构中利用渗滤液回灌来控制渗滤液污染的“生物反应器型”填埋技术。

矿化垃圾反应床处理渗滤液的微生物学特性

研究了矿化垃圾生物反应床处理渗滤液时,不同床层高度、气温状况和水力负荷下矿化垃圾微生物学特性的变化规律.结果表明：床体浅层（0-20 cm）通透性好,细菌总数是床体厌氧区的数十倍,生理生化过程强烈,酶活性高,是污染物降解的最佳区域;气温的日变化对细菌总数影响不大,但在25-30℃时有利于维持微生物数量及其重要酶的活性;反应床对水力负荷有一定的耐冲击能力,但当矿化垃圾与渗滤液的体积比小于20（水力负荷超过16 cm.d^-1）时,床层微生物及酶面临胁迫环境,出水水质急剧变差.

膜生物反应器处理晚期垃圾渗滤液亚硝化性能及其抑制动力学分析

采用连续流MBR反应器处理晚期垃圾渗滤液,考察其亚硝化性能;并探讨底物、产物和毒性物质对亚硝化性能的抑制及其动力学特性.结果表明,在进水NH_4+-N浓度为(280±20)mg/L时,通过控制DO为0.5~1 mg/L,pH值为7.8~8.2和温度为(30±1)℃,成功启动MBR的亚硝化工艺,在第32d时,NO_2^--N积累率为84.27%;后逐步升高进水负荷,并提高DO至2~3mg/L,逐渐实现MBR系统中以晚期垃圾渗滤液原液为进水的亚硝化,在第112d时,系统出水NO_2^--N浓度为889mg/L,NO_2^--N积累率为97.23%.底物、产物和毒性物质的抑制实验表明,毒性物质对微生物的抑制作用强于底物和产物;当毒性物质浓度(以COD计)为1600.2mg/L时,氨氧化速率下降了22.15%,而相应条件下若以FA为单因子抑制时,氨氧化速率下降了4.74%~6.49%,若以FNA为单因子抑制时,氨氧化速率相比下降了14.46%~15.86%.分别采用Haldane底物抑制模型、Aiba产物抑制模型以及修正后的毒性物质抑制模型对实验数据进行非线性拟合,相关系数R^2分别为0.9821、0.9961和0.9924,并得到底物、产物和毒性物质的抑制动力学模型.