Waste Stabilisation

Precipitation is an important factor in leachate attenuation processes within landfills and is especially important in attenuating heavy metals. Most heavy metals are characteristically more soluble at low pH values and therefore may be expected to be more mobile during the early stages of waste stabilisation. However, as the waste decomposition proceeds, the pH rises causing the solubility of most heavy metals to decrease. Also under conditions of lower redox potential, the precipitation of heavy metals as insoluble sulphides and carbonates may occur (Rees, 1982), thus reducing the concentration of heavy metals in the leachate. According to Pohland (1991) inorganic heavy metals codisposed with MSW are attenuated by the microbially-mediated processes of reduction, precipitation. 

These conditions are the same as those that may be anticipated to promote maximum rates of waste stabilisation and to therefore reduce the long tenn pollution potential of landfilled waste. The use of highly engineered and specified containment landfills will create the opportunity to optimise (within Hnancial constraints) the limits of the above conditions to more effectively and safely codispose different waste streams, especially as Knox (1990a) was able to demonstrate the robusmess of the methanogenic waste degradation process under adverse conditions of co-disposal. 

EMCON Associates (1975) Sonoma County Solid Waste Stabilisation study, EPA 530/SW 65d.l, PB 239 778. USEPA. Cincinatti, OH. 

Due to the aeration, the ratio of CO to CH grows from ca. 0.5 that is typical for anaerobic conditions to 2.5-6 (Ritzkowski Stegmann, 2007). This statement complies with the results of the field study carried out by Cossu et al. (2007). The authors noticed that after the start of the aeration on the old landfill, the methane concentration lowered from ca. 60% to ca. 2% and the ratio of CO, to CH. rose from 0.6 to 6. At least 80% decrease in CH. concentration in landfill gas was reported by Read et al. (2001a) on the pilot cell of Live Oak Landfill (USA) within 3 weeks of the waste aeration. The concentration of CH remained below 15% v/v. A similar decrease in CH concentration was observed at Milmersdorf landfill (Germany) after the onset of low pressure aeration. Before the start of the waste stabilisation, the concentrations of CH and CO in the LGF measured in the gas wells were in the range 50-80 vol.% and ca. 20 vol.%, respectively. After the aeration system was commenced, the CH concentration rapidly decreased to 3-15%, and CO was in the range of 10-20% (Heyer et al. 2005a). 

Wood, MG,Greenfield,PF,Howes,T,Johns,MR and Keller, J (1995), Computational fluid dynamic modeling of wastewater ponds to improve design . Water Set Technol, 31(12, Waste Stabilisation Ponds and the Reuse of Pond Effluents) 111-118. 

Wood, M G, Howes, T, Keller, J and Johns, M R (1998), Two dimensional computational fluid dynamic models for waste stabilisation ponds . Water Research, 32(3) 958-963. 

A complex gathering station may include facilities to separate produced fluids, stabilise crude for storage, dehydrate and treat sales gas, and recover and fractionate NGLs. Such a plant would also handle the treatment of waste products for disposal. 

The composition of the inert fraction depends on the chemical composition of the waste input. Most probably the inorganic parts of the PVC formulations, like metal-containing stabilisers, will end up in this slag. 

If tars are formed (which happened in the trial with mixed PVC waste), it is necessary to apply a partial oxidation to convert these tars into gaseous products. Via a quench, HCl is recovered from the product stream which consists of fuel gas and HCl. After purification the HCl can be used for producing ethylene dichloride (EDC) via oxychlorination. The recovery of CI2 is more then 90%, in general 94%-97%. Inert materials in the feed, such as the chalk and metal stabilisers present in a PVC-formulation, are separated from the flue gas as fly ash or will be set free as a bleed from the circulating sand. 

In a reactor at low pressure (0.2-0.3 MPa) and moderate temperature (375 °C) the PVC is chemically and thermally degraded. A particular feature of the process is that the chlorine in the PVC reacts in part with the fillers in PVC and is neutralised with the formation of CaCl2. In similar vein, metal stabilisers in PVC are converted into the respective metal chlorides (lead, cadmium, zinc and/or barium). At current PVC waste compositions these chlorides consist of 60% lead which can be purified and re-used. The reaction in the end results in the following solid, liquid and gaseous products. 

A. A. Perejma, K. M. Tagirov, V. I. Ilyaev, and A. A. Kovalev. Plugging solution for conducting well repair works, etc.—contains Portland cement, polyacrylamide, specified stabilising additive, sodium sulphate waste from sebacic acid production and water. Patent RU 2035585-C, 1995. 

Montgomery DM, Sollars CJ, Sheriff TS, Perry R (1988) Organophilic clays for the successful stabilisation/solidification of problematic organic wastes. Environ Technol Lett 9 1403... 

It is briefly reported that the European Commission will issue a White Paper on PVC within the next couple of months. The Paper will probably be a mix of both legislation and voluntary commitments. A Green Paper on PVC was adopted by the EC in July 2000. This raised six issues to be addressed substitution, production process, cadmium stabilisers, lead stabilisers, phthalates and waste management. 

The environmental impact of PVC is discussed with reference to the toxicity of vinyl chloride, plasticisers and heavy metal stabilisers, the formation of dioxins and acid rain resulting from the incineration of PVC waste, and plasticiser migration from PVC products. A brief examination is also made of the recyclability of PVC. 18 refs. 

Anaerobic digestion stabilises animal wastes by reducing the complex organic compounds to principally carbon dioxide and methane. Although anaerobic digestion reduces the odour, the treated waste is not completely inoffensive. 

We showed that the application of PEG/CO2 biphasic catalysis is also possible in aerobic oxidations of alcohols [15]. With regard to environmental aspects it is important to develop sustainable catalytic technologies for oxidations with molecular oxygen in fine chemicals synthesis, as conventional reactions often generate large amoimts of heavy metal and solvent waste. In the biphasic system, palladium nanoparticles can be used as catalysts for oxidation reactions because the PEG phase both stabilises the catalyst particles and enables product extraction with SCCO2. 

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Starch can also be modified by fermentation as used in the Rodenburg process. In this case the raw material is a potato waste slurry originating from the food industry. The slurry mainly consists of starch, the rest being proteins, fats and oils, inorganic components and cellulose. The slurry is held in storage silos for about two weeks to allow for stabilisation and partial fermentation. The most important fermentation process that occurs is the conversion of a small fraction of starch to lactic acid by mans of the lactic acid bacteria that are naturally present in the feedstock. The product is subsequently dried to a final water content of 10% and then extruded. 

However the EU classification of lead stabilisers as reprotoxic, harmful, dangerous for the environment and danger of cumulative effects and their presence (heavy metal) causing issues in waste management strategies, resulted in their agreed phase-out in Europe (see Section 7). 

As the reader has observed in this review, the innovation process is thriving within this new environment. The focus has been on more cost effective polymerisation plants with an improved environmental profile, the replacement of lead stabilisers, scientific studies and support for phthalates, a greater understanding of and an increasing role for impact modifiers, recycling techniques and waste management possibilities. 

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