Treatment methods:
Suitability of various treatment methods depends on physical and chemical characteristics of waste (Fig.1). The method of treatment is decided based on moisture content, organic matter and total solids.
Biological Properties of MSW
Excluding plastic, rubber, and leather components, the organic fraction of most MSW can be classified as follows:
1. Water-soluble constituents, such as sugars, starches, amino acids, and various organic acids.
2. Hemicellulose, a condensation product of five- and six-carbon sugars,
3. Cellulose, a condensation product of the six-carbon sugar glucose
4. Fats, oils, and waxes which are esters of alcohols and long-chain fatty acids,
5. Lingnin, a polymeric material containing aromatic
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The use of VS in describing the biodegradability of the organic fraction of MSW is misleading, as some of the organic constituents of MSW are highly volatile but low in biodegradability (e.g., newsprint and certain plant trimmings). Alternatively, the lignin content of a waste can be used to estimate the biodegradable fraction, using the following relationship [8]:
BF = 0.83 – 0.028 LC 8
where BF= biodegradable fraction expressed on a volatile solids (VS) basis 0.83 = empirical constant 0.028 = empirical constant LC = lignin content of VS expressed as a percent of dry weight
As shown in Table 7, wastes with high lignin contents, such as newsprint, are significantly less biodegradable than the other organic wastes found in MSW.
4.hazardous waste definition
Characteristics of Hazardous Waste The Environmental Protection Agency of America (EPA) defines the characteristics of hazardous waste as:
1. Flammability and Ignitability The waste burns or explodes with the application of fire, friction, electricity spark, or any source of heat; wastes with high ignitable potential and/or which burn vigorously and persistently. Such wastes have a flash point of less than 600 C. Examples: solvent washes, waste oil, alcohols, aldehydes, paint wastes, petroleum wastes, cleaning solvents, etc. Flash point of a liquid is the lowest temperature at which it gives off enough vapour to form an
Further, there are recycling programs for commonly produced waste like fluorescent lighting; batteries; paper products, green waste, oil, glass and aluminum products. They have sent all non-recyclable items to Ti Tree Bioenergy for disposal in an environmentally friendly manner. Bio-friendly products are used for cleaning, landscaping and general maintenance.
Identified wastes in the current processes using the seven wastes as a guide to what should be looked for. The question was asked, “Why did this waste occur?” and, “What can be done to prevent it?”.
Baur, Richard C., et al. 2009, Investigation 7: How Can The Waste Be Made Useful?, Lab Inquiry in Chemistry. Belmont: Brooks/Cole, 2009.
You need to understand the waste disposal arrangements and procedures for your work area. You should also be aware that different local authorities have different waste disposal arrangements for other forms of waste.
Question # 1 What is the “Fire Tetrahedron”? Describe its components. Answer#1: Fires twitch when a combustible or a explosive material, in permutation with a adequate amount of an oxidizer such as O2 gas or extra oxygen rich complex, is unprotected to a basis of heat or ambient temperature exceeding the flash point for the fuel/oxidizer mixture, and is capable to withstand a proportion of fast oxidation that creates a chain reaction. This is usually named the fire tetrahedron.
Under the final rule: if a recycler can show that waste that has accumulated can be recycled within a calendar year with 75% of the amount present at the beginning, then the material is not “solid waste”. Furthermore, solid wastes from extraction, beneficiation, and processing were considered to be exempt from “solid waste’s” definition. It was agreed that the challenged parties had the right to review.
Biofuels are fuels made from biomass, which is the organic physical material of an organism that is or was alive. Biomasses can be separated into two categories - liquids and solids. Liquid biomass fuels include biodiesel and ethanol. Solids include charcoal, garbage, wood, and manure. The majority of organic matter contains carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, the same elements that make up fossil fuels such as petroleum and coal. Biomass can be burned as is or converted into a different fuel that burns more efficiently. The use of biomass for fuel is not a new idea, as humans long ago used whatever could help them survive. Solid biofuels like wood, manure, and charcoal have been used ever since man discovered
Surprisingly, there is another, more profound process paper has to go through, the manufacturing of the forest trees into chips, which is done in Pulp mills. The steps after the main pulpier, remove imperfections in the mixture, to remove oversize pieces of wood, and then to bleach the fibers to make the paper white. Bleaching is a hugely debated part of the process, involving chlorine or chlorine compounds, Chlorine has significant risk to our environment and humans, to illustrate how serious the health concerns are “Chlorine bleaching was used as a chemical weapon during World War I". (http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/em/chlorine.shtml)(2015) Additionally, Bleaching water waste contaminates our air, water, and soil. Environmental groups in favor of banning plastic bags argue, the manufacturing, ingredients, and the decomposing factors of plastic are harmful to our environment. Moreover, paper bags are a natural resource, such they have the ability to be replenished by planting more trees. In addition, plastic microscopic particles can take up 500 to 1000 years to break down and many animals, on land and sea are ingesting the plastic and dying. Another claimed is plastic is an eyesore, plastic is ending up on our National Recreation Areas, and taking over our landfills. (EPA.org)(2014) Additional arguments include the harmful ingredients use to process plastic and the health issues associated with them. Such as
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Waste treatment system reported in this paper is in Batam Municipality. It is an island city in Riau Island Province of Indonesia, which is located east of Sumatera Island and near Singapore. It has a territorial area of 108,265 (ha). During the period from 2000 through 2010, the population increased at an annual average of 7.57%. Currently, 1,168,741 citizens live in Batam Municipality. Population density has increased from 600 people/km2 in 2009 to 641 people/km2 in 2010. Waste collecting system is done by three ways. Firstly waste is immediately brought by each resident to temporary dumping site. Secondly the waste is brought to temporary dumping site under
While manufacturing papers we use wood pulp from trees, producing plastic requires the use of
The efficiency of the activated sludge treatment process is correlated to an efficient solid-liquid separation, which is strongly depended on the biomass settling properties (Govoreanu et al., 2003). Efficient solid-liquid separation results from the aggregation of microbes and solids into activated sludge flocs (bioflocs). An ideal biofloc is defined as one that is strong and compacts well so that it settles properly producing a dense sludge for recycle to the bioreactor and a high quality effluent (Nirupa, 2010). Bioflocculation has an impact both on settling properties and the dewaterability of sludge. The final stage of biosolid-liquid separation is the settling process in secondary clarifiers which is considered the limiting factor in producing high quality effluent. Poor bioflocculation in a WWTP can result poor settling in the clarifiers, turbid effluent and adverse effects on dewatering (Grady et al., 1999; Sanin et al., 2006; Nguyen et al., 2008).
Congress passed The Solid Waste Disposal Act in 1965. The Agency of Environmental Safety considered this Act as the primary effort made by federal authority for efficient waste clearance technology. This act controls the dumping material; manage storage and management of solid, both and non-precarious and precarious wastage. It highlights the processes that are environmentally liable to dispose waste at the commercial, municipal, industrial and household levels (Tchobanoglous & Vergara, 2010). This was considered as primary initiative of a chain of systems focusing on resource management and air cleaning (Gerlak, 2005). There have been several major adjustments made to the Act with the reference to Resource Recovery and Conservation Act (1976). The involvement of federal
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