title: Compartment model of aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation in a municipal solid waste landfill.
abstract: The mathematical formulations in a one-dimensional compartment model of the biodegradation of organic landfill components are described. The model is designed to switch between anaerobic and aerobic conditions, depending on the local oxygen concentration. The model also includes the effect of environmental factors, such as moisture content, pH, and temperature, on reaction rates. The model includes not only biodegradation processes for carbon compounds (acetate, CO2, CH4), but also for nitrogen compounds involved in nitrification and denitrification due to their significance in landfills. Two example runs to simulate anaerobic and aerobic waste were conducted for a single landfill unit cell by changing the organic content and diffusion coefficient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Solid Waste, Resources and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: Sang-Yul
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yasumasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tojo
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuto
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D002947:Cities; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D010100:Oxygen