title: Microbial methane oxidation processes and technologies for mitigation of landfill gas emissions.
abstract: Landfill gas containing methane is produced by anaerobic degradation of organic waste. Methane is a strong greenhouse gas and landfills are one of the major anthropogenic sources of atmospheric methane. Landfill methane may be oxidized by methanotrophic microorganisms in soils or waste materials utilizing oxygen that diffuses into the cover layer from the atmosphere. The methane oxidation process, which is governed by several environmental factors, can be exploited in engineered systems developed for methane emission mitigation. Mathematical models that account for methane oxidation can be used to predict methane emissions from landfills. Additional research and technology development is needed before methane mitigation technologies utilizing microbial methane oxidation processes can become commercially viable and widely deployed.
authors: Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark. chs@env.dtu.dk
authors: Charlotte
authors: C
authors: Scheutz
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Kjeldsen
authors: Jean E
authors: JE
authors: Bogner
authors: Alex
authors: A
authors: De Visscher
authors: Julia
authors: J
authors: Gebert
authors: Helene A
authors: HA
authors: Hilger
authors: Marion
authors: M
authors: Huber-Humer
authors: Kurt
authors: K
authors: Spokas
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D008697:Methane / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D008697:Methane