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Chemical characterization of emissions from a municipal solid waste treatment plant.
Moreno, A I; Arnáiz, N; Font, R; Carratalá, A.
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  • Moreno AI; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain. Electronic address: anaisabel.moreno@ua.es.
  • Arnáiz N; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
  • Font R; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
  • Carratalá A; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
Waste Manag ; 34(11): 2393-9, 2014 Nov.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25106121
Gaseous emissions are an important problem in municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment plants. The sources points of emissions considered in the present work are: fresh compost, mature compost, landfill leaks and leachate ponds. Hydrogen sulphide, ammonia and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were analysed in the emissions from these sources. Hydrogen sulphide and ammonia were important contributors to the total emission volume. Landfill leaks are significant source points of emissions of H2S; the average concentration of H2S in biogas from the landfill leaks is around 1700 ppmv. The fresh composting site was also an important contributor of H2S to the total emission volume; its concentration varied between 3.2 and 1.7 ppmv and a decrease with time was observed. The mature composting site showed a reduction of H2S concentration (<0.1 ppmv). Leachate pond showed a low concentration of H2S (in order of ppbv). Regarding NH3, composting sites and landfill leaks are notable source points of emissions (composting sites varied around 30-600 ppmv; biogas from landfill leaks varied from 160 to 640 ppmv). Regarding VOCs, the main compounds were: limonene, p-cymene, pinene, cyclohexane, reaching concentrations around 0.2-4.3 ppmv. H2S/NH3, limonene/p-cymene, limonene/cyclohexane ratios can be useful for analysing and identifying the emission sources.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminantes Químicos del Agua / Residuos Sólidos / Contaminantes Atmosféricos / Biocombustibles Idioma: En Revista: Waste Manag Asunto de la revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL / TOXICOLOGIA Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminantes Químicos del Agua / Residuos Sólidos / Contaminantes Atmosféricos / Biocombustibles Idioma: En Revista: Waste Manag Asunto de la revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL / TOXICOLOGIA Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos