scholarly journals Treatability study of two hybrid-passive treatment systems for landfill leachate operated at cold temperature

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Speer ◽  
Pascale Champagne ◽  
Bruce Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Landfill Leachate ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Cold Temperature ◽  
Passive Treatment ◽  
Treatment System ◽  
Trickling Filter ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
Wood Shaving ◽  
Treatment Train

Cold ambient temperatures can negatively affect the performance of passive and semi-passive landfill leachate treatment systems and decrease treatment efficiency. Cold temperature leachate treatment efficiencies were compared between a commercially available semi-passive treatment system and a passive peat and wood shaving biological trickling filter. The addition of an active fixed-film pretreatment stage in the treatment train was also assessed. Results indicated that the internal temperature of the peat filters was independent of influent water temperature; exothermic reactions maintained internal system temperatures. It was determined that pretreatment of the leachate did not affect the overall removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD), but did increase nitrification in the subsequent passive treatment systems and allowed for the removal of dissolved inorganic constituents prior to the passive treatment system, which will extend the useful life of the entire treatment train. The hybrid-passive treatment systems reduced COD concentrations by 10 ± 3% and 15 ± 3%, in the semi-passive treatment system and the peat and wood shaving biological trickling filter-based systems, respectively, and indicated that nitrifying biomass was starting to populate the treatment systems. It was therefore concluded that operation of these systems would be feasible under cold climate and should be assessed at the pilot-scale.

Sustainable landfill leachate treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 1093-1100
Author(s):  
Yudi Wu ◽  
Boya Wang ◽  
Gang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Landfill Leachate ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Ammonium Nitrogen ◽  
Treatment System ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
Leachate Collection ◽  
Wetland Treatment ◽  
In Series ◽  
Calcium Magnesium

Landfilling is one of the most widely used forms of solid waste disposal, yet the management of landfill leachate is challenging because of the complex composition and high contaminant concentration. This study provides an on-site treatment system to treat 500 m3 day-1 of the leachate generated from the Perdido Landfill in Escambia County, Florida. The main concerns of the landfill leachate are ammonium-nitrogen, total dissolved solids (TDS) and biological oxygen demand (BOD) from the long-term monitoring (from September 1999 to May 2015). To target these major contaminants as well as other pollutants, we designed a wetland treatment system by fully utilizing the existing facilities at the Perdido Landfill site. The modified wetland treatment system consists of five components in series: leachate collection/aeration ponds, anaerobic ponds, aerobic ponds, wetlands and limestone filter ponds. The leachate collection/aeration ponds provide functions of nitrification as well as ammonia and CO2 stripping. The following anaerobic ponds focus on nitrogen removal by denitrification. The BOD is removed in the aerobic ponds. The TDS are removed in the wetlands and limestone filter ponds. In the wetlands, 60% of chloride and 40% of other contaminants are absorbed by Parthenium sp. In the limestone filter ponds, bicarbonate, calcium, magnesium and iron are removed.

Management and treatment of landfill leachate by a system of constructed wetlands and ponds in Singapore

2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 1114-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. Sim ◽  
B. S. Quek ◽  
R. B. E. Shutes ◽  
K. H. Goh
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Landfill Leachate ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Treatment System ◽  
Plant Management ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
Reed Beds ◽  
Treated Effluent ◽  
Removal Efficiencies ◽  
Pre Treatment

Lorong Halus, Singapore's first landfill leachate treatment system, consists of a pre-treatment system (8,000 m2), five constructed reed beds (38,000 m2), five polishing ponds (13,000 m2), an education centre and a learning trail for visitors. Eight species of wetland plants (total 160,000 plants) were selected for their ability to uptake nutrients, tolerance to low phosphorus concentrations and resistance to pest infestations. The wetland was launched in March 2011 and water quality monitoring started in April 2011. The removal efficiencies of the pre-treatment system from April 2011 to August 2012 are biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) 57.4%; chemical oxygen demand (COD) 23.6%; total suspended solids (TSS) 55.1%; ammoniacal nitrogen (NH4-N) 76.8%; total phosphorus (TP) 33.3% and total nitrogen (TN) 60.2%. Removal efficiencies of the reed beds are BOD5 47.0%; COD 42.2%; TSS 57.0%; NH4-N 82.5%; TP 29.3% and TN 83.9%. Plant growth is generally satisfactory, but the lower than designed volume of leachate has adversely affected some sections of plants and resulted in uneven flow distribution in reed beds. The plant management programme includes improving plant regrowth by harvesting of alternate strips of plants and replanting. The treated effluent meets water quality limits for discharge to the public sewer and is subsequently treated by the NEWater treatment system, which recycles water for industrial and indirect potable use.

scholarly journals Use of shredded tire chips and tire crumbs as packing media in trickling filter system for landfill leachate treatment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bibekananda Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Landfill Leachate ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Sudden Increase ◽  
Trickling Filter ◽  
Scrap Tire ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Filter System ◽  
Organic Removal ◽  
Tire Crumbs

Scrap tire stockpiles are havens for pests and mosquitoes; thereby this poses a potential health risk. This research work was carried out in six stages to determine the use of scrap tire materials in trickling filter system to treat landfill leachate; 81 to 96% BOD₅, 76 to 90% COD and 15 to 68% NH₃-N from leachate were removed. Organic removal appears to be largely related with total dissolved solids reduction from leachate. Sudden increase in organic content of effluent from time to time could be attributed to biomass sloughing and clogging in trickling filters. However, tire crumbs exhibited more consistent organic removal through out the experiment. Because of high surface area of tire materials, a thick layer of biomass was attached on them and sloughed off at an interval of 21 days. Further research and practical applications are needed to establish usefulness of tire materials in this field.

Ozonation With Catalyst in Landfill Leachate Treatment

2019 ◽  
pp. 324-354
Author(s):  
Siti Nor Farhana Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Hydroxyl Radical ◽  
Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Landfill Leachate ◽  
Treatment Cost ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Leachate Treatment

Landfill leachate is a hazardous pollutant generated from a landfill site. Discharge of landfill leachate has caused a major contamination to the environment and detrimental to human health. This chapter introduces an alternative method to treat recalcitrant pollutant in leachate by using ozonation with catalyst. The production of hydroxyl radical in ozonation was not enough to oxidize complex molecular structure in the leachate. Theoretically, the addition of catalyst enhances the capacity of radical and accelerates the chemical reaction. The effectiveness of ozonation with Fenton (O3/Fenton), hydrogen peroxide (O3/H2O2), and zirconium tetrachloride (O3/ZrCl4) in removing pollutant such as chemical oxygen demand (COD), color, and improvement of biodegradability by using this process were also discussed in this chapter. Comparison in term of treatment cost and benefits of the application of chemical as catalyst are briefly elaborated at the end of this chapter.

Raw landfill leachate treatment using an electrocoagulation process with a novel rotating electrode reactor

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 458-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Samir Naje ◽  
Mohammed A. Ajeel ◽  
Isam Mohamad Ali ◽  
Hussein A. M. Al-Zubaidi ◽  
Peter Adeniyi Alaba
Keyword(s):  
Landfill Leachate ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Neutral Medium ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
Electrode Distance ◽  
Treatment Performance ◽  
Electrocoagulation Process

Abstract In this work, landfill leachate treatment by electrocoagulation process with a novel rotating anode reactor was studied. The influence of rotating anode speed on the removal efficiency of chemical oxygen demand (COD), total dissolved solids (TDS), and total suspended solids (TSS) of raw landfill leachate was investigated. The influence of operating parameters like leachate pH, leachate temperature, current, and inter-distance between the cathode rings and anode impellers on the electrocoagulation performance were also investigated. The results revealed the optimum rotating speed is 150 rpm and increasing the rotating speed above this value led to reducing process performance. The leachate electrocoagulation treatment process favors the neutral medium and the treatment performance increases with increasing current intensity. Furthermore, the electrocoagulation treatment performance improves with increasing leachate temperature. However, the performance reduces with increasing inter-electrode distance.

scholarly journals The comparison of efficiency of Fenton and photo-Fenton treatment of stabilised landfill leachate / Porównanie efektywności oczyszczania odcieków z ustabilizowanego składowiska odpadów komunalnych w procesie Fentona i foto-Fentona

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Kwarciak-Kozłowska ◽  
Aleksandra Krzywicka
Keyword(s):  
Landfill Leachate ◽  
Fenton Reaction ◽  
Ferrous Sulphate ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Ammonia Removal ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
Removal Efficiencies

Abstract The goal of this article was to compare the efficiency of Fenton and photo-Fenton reaction used for stabilised landfill leachate treatment. The mass ratio of COD:H2O2 was fixed to 1:2 for every stages. The dose of reagents (ferrous sulphate/hydrogen peroxide) was different and ranged from 0.1 to 0.5. To determine the efficiency of treatment, the BOD (biochemical oxygen demand COD (chemical oxygen demand), TOC (total organic carbon) , ammonia nitrogen and BOD/COD ratio was measured. The experiment was carried out under the following conditions: temperature was 25ºC, the initial pH was adjusted to 3.0. Every processes were lasting 60 minutes. The most appropriate dose of reagents was 0.25 (Fe2+/H2O2). It was found that the application of UV contributed to increase of COD, TOC and ammonia removal efficiencies by an average of 14%.

The use of extended aeration and in-series surface-flow wetlands for landfill leachate treatment

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig D. Martin ◽  
Keith D. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Landfill Leachate ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Fecal Coliforms ◽  
Treatment Technique ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Minimum Criteria

Recently in the USA, the Solid Waste Industry has undergone specific changes in landfill regulations. The Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Acts (RCRA); and EPA subtitle D regulations, as well as stringent State regulations, impose minimum criteria for municipal solid waste facilities in the areas of location, operation, groundwater monitoring, and leachate management. In conjunction with these State and Federal mandates the University of West Florida developed a leachate treatment technique utilizing extended aeration and surface-flow constructed wetlands. Sampling of water quality has occurred monthly since February 1992. Parameters examined include: Nitrogen (NH3,), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total Phosphate (TPO4), Total Organic Carbon (TOC), pH, Alkalinity, and Chlorides. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total and Fecal Coliforms, Priority Pollutant Metals, and limited organic analytes are sampled on a less frequent basis. Samples are collected at a raw leachate site (L0), primary aerated lagoon (L1), and 6 stations within the 1.1 hectare constructed wetland complex (S1; W1; W3; W5; W7; W9) and one sandfilter (SF) location. Results thus far indicate removal percentages of the tested analytes average between 64% and 99%. This data suggests various physical, microbiological and chemical processes occurring within the aerated lagoon and constructed wetlands can provide an effective alternative to standard techniques for landfill leachate treatment and disposal. The methods as described have proven to be ideal for the circumstances occurring at the Perdido Landfill.

Concentrated Landfill Leachate Treatment by Electro-Ozonation

2019 ◽  
pp. 150-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Mojiri ◽  
Lou Ziyang ◽  
Wang Hui ◽  
Ali Gholami
Keyword(s):  
Landfill Leachate ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Treatment Technique ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
Primary Methods ◽  
Membrane Processes ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
The World ◽  
Pressure Driven

Municipal solid waste has continued to be a major problem in many nations of the world. The primary methods of treating landfill leachate include physical-chemical and biological treatment processes. Pressure-driven membrane processes, such as microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis (RO), are among the utmost promising and capable ways for treating landfill leachate. The concentrated leachate created from pressure-driven membrane processes typically represents 13%–30% of total incoming landfill leachate. Concentrated leachate is a dark brown solution with high levels of pollutants. Treating concentrated leachate is extremely difficult, and thus, a combined treatment system is suggested. In the present study, concentrated landfill leachate was treated using a combined treatment technique that included electro-ozonation. The removal efficacies of chemical oxygen demand (COD), color, and nickel were monitored at original pH (7.3) as well as current and voltage of 4 A and 9 V, respectively.

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