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Analysis of Flow Character and Gas Measurement from Final Cover Soil of sanitary Landfill (쓰레기 매립지 최종 복토층에서 가스 측정방법과 유출특성 해석)

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    • Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.75-86
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    • 1998
  • This paper is going to show the way we can sample the landfill gases flowing out to the air through final cover soil by using an closed chamber in the field for a short time. In addition, we came to the following results through the application of model with actual measurements. 1) Analyzing changes of concentration in the chamber(H: 10-30cm) every 5 minutes, considering analysis time of gas chromatograph for an half hour. 2) The proportion of $CE_4$to $CO_2$changes rapidly near the surface of final cover soil by the influence of methane oxidation reaction. 3) When flux of landfill gas is F=$10^{-5}$mol/$\textrm{m}^2$.s), methane oxidation reaction has an influence on composition of gases, however there is little influence when F=$10^{-6}$ mol/($\textrm{m}^2$.s).

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Characterization of Carbon Molecular Sieve for Separating CH4 Gas (메탄가스 분리용 탄소분자체 특성 연구)

  • Lee Byum-Suk;Kim Taik-Nam;Kim Yun-Jong
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.157-162
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    • 2004
  • The object of this research is to develop a carbon molecular sieve(below CMS) which can separate selectively to convert mixture gases spout at waste landfill into fuel. And this research is meaningful from the viewpoint of a quality improvement of CH$_4$ gas and an utilization of by-product. CMS was prepared using coconut shell powder as starting material and the effects of activators, temperature and modifier on the reaction were investigated in this research. Also, pore diameter, surface area of CMS and adsorption rate were measured and studied by cahn balance and ASAP2010. Its specific surface area and pore distribution were controlled easily at 800^{\circ}C and adsorption rate was very good. The CMS prepared in this research is shown to be able to separate landfill gases very effectively.

The Analysis of LFG Composition with Respect to Malodorous Sulfur Compounds (환원황 화합물을 중심으로 한 매립가스의 조성에 대한 연구)

  • 김기현;오상인;최여진;전의찬;사재환;선우영
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.77-85
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    • 2004
  • In this study, the concentrations of reduced S compounds (including hydrogen sulfide (H$_2$S); methyl mercaptan ($CH_3$SH); dimethyl sulfide (($CH_3$)$_2$S); carbon disulfide (CS$_2$); and dimethyl disulfide (($CH_3$)$_2$S$_2$) were determined from landfill gas (LFG) in three municipal landfill sites in the two cities of Gwang Ju (GJ) and Jeju (JJ), Korea. The S gas concentrations measured in these landfill sites were found to be dominated by H$_2$S with its mean concentration of 850 ppm from 10 LFG samples. Both absolute and relative dominance of H$_2$S was seen to be significant in most LFG samples, except those collected from very old and inactive landfills. Unlike the pattern of H$_2$S, other S gases were typically observed at much reduced concentration levels (a few ppm or less) as follows: DMS (3.5); $CH_3$SH (1.3); CS$_2$(1.2); and DMDS (0.02 ppm). If compared equally in mass concentration unit (mg m$^{-3}$ ), H$_2$S generally explained far above 90% of all S gas masses determined concurrently. Moreover, as its mass concentration commonly exceeds those of the major aromatic VOC components in LFG (like benzene and toluene), it appeared to be one of the most dominant gaseous components emitted as LFG in a quantitative sense.

Groundwater Contamination at the Seokdae Waste Landfill Area of Pusan City (부산 석대 폐기물 매립장 일대의 지하수 오염)

  • 정상용
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Groundwater Environment
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 1995
  • Wastes produce groundwater contamination, offensive odor, and hazardous gases. This study investigates the contamination of groundwater at the Seokdae waste landfill area and seeks the desirable ways to minimize the groundwater contamination. Groundwater levels, water chemistry and aquifer characteristics of wells were examined around the Seokdae waste landfill. The water chemistry of the Dong stream, the groundwater distribution and flow were also studied. The results of this research show that the estimated quantity of the percolation from the landfill base to the ground is 520 ㎥/day and the extent of groundwater contamination is about 1-1.5 km from the center of the waste landfill. The groundwater contains heavy metals and other toxic elements. The conservation and management of the groundwater of the waste landfill need several monitoring wells to check the quantity and quality of groundwater, pumping wells to extract the contaminated groundwater, and slurry walls to protect the movement of contaminated groundwater.

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The Distribution Characteristics of CH4 and CO2 from the Infiltrated Ventpipes of the Nan-Ji-Do Landfill Site (난지도매립장 배출공으로부터 관측한 메탄 및 이산화반소의 농도분포)

  • Kim, Min-Young;Cho, Suk-Joo;Lee, Min-Hwan;Kim, Ki-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.270-279
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    • 2002
  • The concentrations of major greenhouse pollutants which include $CO_2$ and $CH_4$ were determined from the outlet of 42 ventpipes in Nan-Ji-Do area of Seoul during September/October of 2000. Using these data, the concentration distribution of major greenhouse gases was checked and compared. The mean concentrations of $CO_2$ and $CH_4$, computed using the data sets collected from 42 ventpipes, were 27.8 and 50.9%, respectively. Because the concentration levels were different not only between plain and slope areas of each sector but also between chemicals, evaluation of the data sets was made after dividing them separately into four data groups. The results of our analysis clearly indicate that their distribution is rather homogeneous than those of minor constituents of landfill ventilated gases (e.g., Hg).

Prediction of greenhouse gas emission from municipal solid waste for South Korea

  • Popli, Kanchan;Lim, Jeejae;Kim, Hyeon Kyeong;Kim, Young Min;Tuu, Nguyen Thanh;Kim, Seungdo
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.462-469
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    • 2020
  • This study is proposing a System Dynamics Model for estimating Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission from treating Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in South Korea for years 2000 to 2030. The government of country decided to decrease the total GHG emission from waste sector in 2030 as per Business-as-usual level. In context, four scenarios are generated to predict GHG emission from treating the MSW with three processes i.e., landfill, incineration and recycling. For prior step, MSW generation rate is projected for present and future case using population and waste generation per capita data. It is found that population and total MSW are directly correlated. The total population will increase to 56.27 million and total MSW will be 21.59 million tons in 2030. The methods for estimating GHG emission from landfill, incineration and recycling are adopted from IPCC, 2006 guidelines. The study indicates that Scenario 2 is best to adopt for decreasing the total GHG emission in future where recycling waste is increased to 75% and landfill waste is decreased to 7.6%. Lastly, it is concluded that choosing proper method for treating the MSW in country can result into savings of GHG emission.

Determination of Weighted Value to Estimate Each Emission Factor of Landfill (폐기물 매립부문 배출계수 평가항목의 가중치 결정)

  • Lee, Seung Hoon;Kim, Jae Young;Yi, Seung Muk;Choi, Eun Hwa;Kim, Young Soo
    • Journal of Climate Change Research
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.199-208
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    • 2014
  • According to "IPCC guide line for national greenhouse gas inventories" each country should develop the 'Country-specific emission factor' and apply it to estimate greenhouse gases emissions from landfill. It could reflect properties of country and make estimation more accurate. For that accuracy, developed country-specific emission factor should be assessed and be verified consistently. Developed emission factors should be assessed in terms of Representative, Emission Property, Accuracy and Uncertainty, but there is no study about weighted assessment factors under each emission variable. This study do survey targeting public officials, professors and other experts for Analytical Hierarchy Process(AHP), mostly use to make decisions, to weight assessment factors. We investigated the weighted values per Emission factor for Representative, Emission property, Accuracy and Uncertainty on AHP survey, and Representative factor was the highest, and then in the order of Emission property (0.26), Accuracy(0.22), Uncertainty (0.15).

Study on the Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide in Landfill Gases using Hydroquinone Clathrate (하이드로퀴논을 이용한 매립가스 내 황화수소 제거에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Kyuwon;Moon, Donghyun;Shin, Hyungjoon;Lee, Jaejeong;Lee, Gangwoo
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.189.2-189.2
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    • 2011
  • 매립가스(LFG)는 약 50v/v% 이상의 메탄가스로 이루어져 있어 LFG의 자원화 사업은 국내 신 재생에너지를 이용한 발전사업 중 태양광사업 다음으로 활발히 진행되고 있다. LFG의 대표적인 활용기술로는 가스엔진, 가스터빈 및 증기터빈을 이용한 발전과 중질가스 및 고질가스 형태의 연료로 생산하는 방식 등이 있으며 이러한 분야에 매립지가스를 적용하기 위해서는 장치 부식의 주 원인이 되는 황화수소 가스의 제거가 반드시 이루어져야 한다. 본 연구에서는 황화수소 제거를 위해 하이드레이트와 마찬가지로 동공을 형성하여 가스의 포집과 저장이 가능한 하이드로퀴논(HQ)을 이용하고자 한다. HQ은 $0^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 해리되는 하이드레이트와 달리 상온에서 고체 형태로 구조를 유지할 수 있어 가스의 포집 및 저장에 용이한 장점이 있다. 메탄, 이산화탄소, 황화수소 혼합가스에서 황화수소 90% 이상 제거를 목적으로 HQ와 반응시켜 동공 내에 이들 가스의 포집여부를 확인하였다.

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Modeling of coupled THMC processes in porous media

  • Kowalsky, Ursula;Bente, Sonja;Dinkler, Dieter
    • Coupled systems mechanics
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.27-52
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    • 2014
  • For landfill monitoring and aftercare, long-term prognoses of emission and deformation behaviour are required. Landfills may be considered as heterogeneous porous soil-like structures, in which flow and transport processes of gases and liquids interact with local material degradation and mechanical deformation of the solid skeleton. Therefore, in the framework of continuous porous media mechanics a model is developed that permits the investigation of coupled mechanical, hydraulical and biochemical processes in municipal solid waste landfills.