title: Simulation of municipal solid waste degradation in aerobic and anaerobic bioreactor landfills.
abstract: Municipal solid waste generation is huge in growing cities of developing nations such as India, owing to the rapid industrial and population growth. In addition to various methods for treatment and disposal of municipal solid waste (landfills, composting, bio-methanation, incineration and pyrolysis), aerobic/anaerobic bioreactor landfills are gaining popularity for economical and effective disposal of municipal solid waste. However, efficiency of municipal solid waste bioreactor landfills primarily depends on the municipal solid waste decomposition rate, which can be accelerated through monitoring moisture content and temperature by using the frequency domain reflectometry probe and thermocouples, respectively. The present study demonstrates that these landfill physical properties of the heterogeneous municipal solid waste mass can be monitored using these instruments, which facilitates proper scheduling of the leachate recirculation for accelerating the decomposition rate of municipal solid waste.
authors.affiliation: 1 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Bhagwan Shamrao
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Agnes Anto
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: C
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Devendra Narain
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D019149:Bioreactors; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000295:instrumentation; D062611:Solid Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D064091:Waste Disposal Facilities; D018505:Waste Management / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D062611:Solid Waste
keywords: Municipal solid waste; aerobic/anaerobic bioreactor landfill; decomposition; frequency domain reflectometry (FDR) probe; instrumentation; monitoring