Landfill gas(LFG)utilization which means a synergy between environmental protection and bioenergy recovery was investigated in this study.Pressure swing adsorption technology was used in LFG purification,and laborator...Landfill gas(LFG)utilization which means a synergy between environmental protection and bioenergy recovery was investigated in this study.Pressure swing adsorption technology was used in LFG purification,and laboratory experiment,pilot-scale test,and on-site demonstration were carried out in Shenzhen,China.In the laboratory experiment,A-type carbon molecular sieve was selected as the adsorbent by comparison of several other adsorbents.The optimal adsorption pressure and adsorption time were 0.25 MPa and 2 min,respectively,under which the product generation rate was 4.5 m^(3)/h and the methane concentration was above 90%.The process and optimization of the pilot-scale test were also reported in the paper.The product gas was of high quality compared with the National Standard of Compressed Natural Gas as Vehicle Fuel(GB18047-2000),when the air concentration in feed gas was under 10.96%.The demonstration project was composed of a collection system,production system,and utilization system.The drive performance,environmental protection performance,and economic feasibility of the product gas—as alternative fuel in passenger car,truck,and bulldozer—were tested,showing the feasibility technology for LFG utilization.展开更多
This investigation was carried out to establish a new domestic landfill gas(LFG)generation rate model that takes into account the impact of leachate recirculation.The first-order kinetics and two-stage reaction(FKTSR)...This investigation was carried out to establish a new domestic landfill gas(LFG)generation rate model that takes into account the impact of leachate recirculation.The first-order kinetics and two-stage reaction(FKTSR)model of the LFG generation rate includes mechanisms of the nutrient balance for biochemical reaction in two main stages.In this study,the FKTSR model was modified by the introduction of the outflow function and the organic acid conversion coefficient in order to represent the in-situ condition of nutrient loss through leachate.Laboratory experiments were carried out to simulate the impact of leachate recirculation and verify the modified FKTSR model.The model calibration was then calculated by using the experimental data.The results suggested that the new model was in line with the experimental data.The main parameters of the modified FKTSR model,including the LFG production potential(L0),the reaction rate constant in the first stage(K1),and the reaction rate constant in the second stage(K2)of 64.746 L,0.202 d^(–1),and 0.338 d^(–1),respectively,were comparable to the old ones of 42.069 L,0.231 d^(–1),and 0.231 d^(–1).The new model is better able to explain the mechanisms involved in LFG generation.展开更多
文摘Landfill gas(LFG)utilization which means a synergy between environmental protection and bioenergy recovery was investigated in this study.Pressure swing adsorption technology was used in LFG purification,and laboratory experiment,pilot-scale test,and on-site demonstration were carried out in Shenzhen,China.In the laboratory experiment,A-type carbon molecular sieve was selected as the adsorbent by comparison of several other adsorbents.The optimal adsorption pressure and adsorption time were 0.25 MPa and 2 min,respectively,under which the product generation rate was 4.5 m^(3)/h and the methane concentration was above 90%.The process and optimization of the pilot-scale test were also reported in the paper.The product gas was of high quality compared with the National Standard of Compressed Natural Gas as Vehicle Fuel(GB18047-2000),when the air concentration in feed gas was under 10.96%.The demonstration project was composed of a collection system,production system,and utilization system.The drive performance,environmental protection performance,and economic feasibility of the product gas—as alternative fuel in passenger car,truck,and bulldozer—were tested,showing the feasibility technology for LFG utilization.
基金the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(No.20050027002)。
文摘This investigation was carried out to establish a new domestic landfill gas(LFG)generation rate model that takes into account the impact of leachate recirculation.The first-order kinetics and two-stage reaction(FKTSR)model of the LFG generation rate includes mechanisms of the nutrient balance for biochemical reaction in two main stages.In this study,the FKTSR model was modified by the introduction of the outflow function and the organic acid conversion coefficient in order to represent the in-situ condition of nutrient loss through leachate.Laboratory experiments were carried out to simulate the impact of leachate recirculation and verify the modified FKTSR model.The model calibration was then calculated by using the experimental data.The results suggested that the new model was in line with the experimental data.The main parameters of the modified FKTSR model,including the LFG production potential(L0),the reaction rate constant in the first stage(K1),and the reaction rate constant in the second stage(K2)of 64.746 L,0.202 d^(–1),and 0.338 d^(–1),respectively,were comparable to the old ones of 42.069 L,0.231 d^(–1),and 0.231 d^(–1).The new model is better able to explain the mechanisms involved in LFG generation.
