title: Physical and chemical processes in baled waste fuel, with emphasis on gaseous emissions.
abstract: Over a period of seven months, the temperature and the emissions from six cylindrical and two rectangular stored bales containing waste for later use as fuel were measured. The bales were kept at two different ranges of temperatures: 30-35 degrees C and 20-25 degrees C respectively. It was found that only the rectangular bales showed significant production of CO2. The increase of emission for one of the rectangular bales kept at 30-35 degrees C, was 0.246% vol. CO2 per day for a 2-week period, after which there was a decrease of CO2 concentrations at a rate of 0.0224% vol. during a 32-week period. The other rectangular bale kept at 20-25 degrees C, exhibited a similar trend. However, the increase of CO2 concentrations was less at a rate of 0.0259% vol. per day during a 8-week period, after which the CO2 emission decreased at a rate of 0.0224% vol. per day during a 25-week period. All the bales exhibited aerobic decomposition in the sampling point. However on measuring the leachate concentrations, it was evident that the bales were actually in the equivalent acid-generating phase of a young landfill. The temperature inside the bales did not increase higher than the ambient air temperature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Technology, University of Kalmar, Kalmar, SE-391 82, Sweden. diauddin.nammari@hik.se
authors.forename: Diauddin R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Nammari
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hogland
authors.forename: Viatcheslav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Moutavtchi
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nimmermark
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005740:Gases / Q000032:analysis; D017745:Incineration; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D005740:Gases; D010100:Oxygen