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http://dx.doi.org/10.17137/korrae.2015.23.4.040

Possibility of aerobic stabilization technology for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from landfills in Korea  

Ban, Jong-Ki (Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Anyang University)
Park, Jin-Kyu (Ecowillplus Co, Ltd.)
Kim, Kyung (Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Anyang University)
Yoon, Seok-Pyo (Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Semyung University)
Lee, Nam-Hoon (Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Anyang University)
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Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association / v.23, no.4, 2015 , pp. 40-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is to estimate the viability of aerobic stabilization technology for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from landfills in Korea. In this study, methane emissions were estimated by applying Landfill gas estimation model (LandGEM) to Y landfill in Korea. By comparison of an anaerobic condition (baseline) and an aerobic condition, the amount of $CO_2eq$ savings was calculated. The $CO_2eq$ savings take place inside the landfilled waste during aeration due to the conversion of previously anaerobic biodegradation to aerobic processes, releasing mainly $CO_2$. It was demonstrated that 86.6% of the total GHG emissions occurring under anaerobic conditions could be reduced by aerobic stabilization technology. This means the aerobic stabilization technology could reduce environmental contamination through early stabilization and GHG emissions considerably at the same time. Therefore, the aerobic stabilization technology is one of the optimal technologies that could be employed to domestic landfill sites to achieve sustainable landfill.
Keywords
Greenhouse gas; Sustainable landfill; Methane; Aerobic stabilization technology;
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