scholarly journals Scale Deposition Inhibiting Composites by HDPE/Silicified Acrylate Polymer/Nano-Silica for Landfill Leachate Piping

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3497
Author(s):  
Min Li ◽  
Rui Zhao ◽  
Sude Ma ◽  
Tianxue Yang

Scaling commonly occurs at pipe wall during landfill leachate collection and transportation, which may give rise to pipe rupture, thus posing harm to public health and environment. To prevent scaling, this study prepared a low surface energy nanocomposite by incorporating silicone-acrylate polymer and hydrophobically modified nano-SiO2 into the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) substrate. Through the characterization of contact angle, scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetry, the results showed that the prepared composite has low wettability and surface free energy, excellent thermal stability and acid-base resistance. In addition, the prepared composite was compared with the commercial HDPE pipe material regarding their performance on anti-scaling by using an immersion test that places their samples into a simulated landfill leachate. It was apparent that the prepared composite shows better scaling resistance. The study further expects to provide insight into pipe materials design and manufacture, thus to improve landfill leachate collection and transportation.

2000 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 371-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J Bennett ◽  
Frederick J Longstaffe ◽  
R Kerry Rowe

This study uses several approaches to examine whether calcium-containing aggregate such as dolostone is a suitable drainage material for landfill leachate-collection systems. The thermodynamic stability of carbonate drainage materials has been assessed using published leachate data from landfills in the United Kingdom and leachate sampled from four large landfill sites of variable age in southern Ontario. Electron-microbeam techniques have been used to check for dissolution in dolomitic stone exhumed from the drainage layer of the Keele Valley Landfill leachate-collection system and from experiments that simulated landfill conditions. The mineralogy of cover soils applied daily to the landfill has been compared to the drainage stone and detrital material occluding pore space in the leachate-collection system to evaluate their relative contributions to clogging. The data suggest that dissolution of dolomitic drainage stone is not significant and contributes little to the clogging of landfill leachate-collection systems. However, crystallization of secondary calcite occurs about the dolomitic stones and sizeable quantities of inorganic fines, including dolomite, were present within some samples of "clog material" exhumed from the Keele Valley collection system. Most of the dolomitic fines probably were generated during construction of the collection system; such creation of fines ought to be minimized in future landfill developments.Key words: leachate-collection system, landfills, clogging, mineralogy, leachate chemistry.


2019 ◽  
Vol 145 (9) ◽  
pp. 04019052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bishow N. Shaha ◽  
Daniel E. Meeroff ◽  
Kevin Kohn ◽  
Timothy G. Townsend ◽  
John D. Schert ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 1045-1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reagan McIsaac ◽  
R. Kerry Rowe

The results of an experimental investigation into the clogging of unsaturated, uniformly graded 50 mm gravel permeated with municipal solid waste landfill leachate are reported. The flow of leachate within the unsaturated gravel was heterogeneous and occurred in free-draining flow pathways. The leachate experienced reductions in the concentrations of both the organic and inorganic constituents after passing through the unsaturated gravel although there was very little clogging within the unsaturated gravel. The average drainable porosity was reduced by 8% after 8 years permeation. The biofilm was limited to areas on the gravel where leachate could be retained; predominantly on top of lateral gravel surfaces and near particle-to-particle contacts. As a result, only a small fraction of the total surface area of the unsaturated gravel was covered with biofilm. The short leachate retention time and the sporadic distribution of biofilm limited the degree of contact between the bacteria and the leachate and hence limited biologically induced clogging within the unsaturated gravel. The data suggest that leachate collection systems should be designed and operated such that the drainage material of the leachate collection system remains unsaturated for as long as possible.


Author(s):  
Xinguang Wang ◽  
Gavin Parcsi ◽  
Eric Sivret ◽  
Minh Le ◽  
Richard Stuetz

As one of the important odour sources, landfill sites have drawn more and more public attentions. Odour emissions from landfill sites depend on the waste buried, operation activities, running conditions, etc. A study for finding out all possible odorous compounds from a landfill was conducted by analysing of on-site gas phase samples and emission samples from a landfill leachate in Sydney, Australia using thermal desorber – gas chromatography – mass spectrometer (TD-GC-MS) and air server – thermal desorber – gas chromatography – sulfur chemiluminoscence detector (AS-TD-GC-SCD). 49 odorants were identified from emission gas samples collected from landfill leachate collection pipe and only 8 odorants were detected from flux hood emission samples of the collected leachate sample. This indicates that more sampling and measurement techniques are always better to acquire all possible pollutants from an unknown odour source. The contributions of these odorants to overall odour emissions were also calculated based on their concentrations and odour thresholds. The top 10 odorants from leachate transportation pipe include methyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan, m-xylene, H2S, CS2, 1,2,3,4-tetra-methylbenzene, p-xylene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, ethylbenzene and α-pinene. They contributed more than 95% to the odour in the gas accumulated in the leachate collection pipe.


Geology ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 931-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Maliva ◽  
Thomas M. Missimer ◽  
Kevin C. Leo ◽  
Richard A. Statom ◽  
Christophe Dupraz ◽  
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Geology ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Maliva ◽  
Thomas M. Missimer ◽  
Kevin C. Leo ◽  
Richard A. Statom ◽  
Christophe Dupraz ◽  
...  

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