Biochar from municipal solid waste for resource recovery and pollution remediation

V Gunarathne, A Ashiq, S Ramanayaka… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Open dumping of municipal solid waste is a common method of waste disposal in
developing countries, thus leading to pollution by gaseous emissions and landfill leachate …

Biofiltration of methane

H La, JPA Hettiaratchi, G Achari, PF Dunfield - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
The on-going annual increase in global methane (CH 4) emissions can be largely attributed
to anthropogenic activities. However, as more than half of these emissions are diffuse and …

Gas transport in landfill cover system: A critical appraisal

Q Wang, X Gu, S Tang, A Mohammad, DN Singh… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Landfill gas (LFG) emission is gaining more attention from the scientific fraternity and
policymakers recently due to its threat to the atmosphere and human health of the populace …

Application of nitrogen-rich sunflower husks biochar promotes methane oxidation and increases abundance of Methylobacter in nitrogen-poor soil

A Kubaczyński, A Walkiewicz, A Pytlak… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The area of sunflower crops is steadily increasing. A beneficial way of managing sunflower
waste biomass could be its use as a feedstock for biochar production. Biochar is currently …

Implications of municipal solid waste disposal methods in China on greenhouse gas emissions

Z Zhao, R Bian, F Zhao, X Chai - Environmental Progress & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Waste disposal sector is an important anthropogenic source of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions; therefore, it is important to accurately estimate GHG budget of waste disposal …

Methane emissions and energy generation potential from a municipal solid waste landfill based on inventory models: A case study

R Bian, J Chen, W Li, W Shi, Y Lin… - … & Sustainable Energy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills are the third largest source of anthropogenic methane
(CH4) emission. Evaluating the CH4 emission and energy generation potential of MSW …

Numerical study of landfill gas emissions through three earthen landfill covers

S Feng, HW Liu - Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The effects of different types of earthen landfill covers and vapor on landfill gas emissions
are not well understood. In this study, an existing theoretical model of water and …

Assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from Ontario's solid waste landfills: Assessment of improvement scenarios

RA Mohsen, B Abbassi, A Dutta - Journal of Environmental …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Actual data of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Ontario's large landfills were
compared with data generated by a first-order decay model. Different scenarios were …

The influence of biochar and compost mixtures, water content, and gas flow rate, on the continuous adsorption of methane in a fixed bed column

H La, JPA Hettiaratchi, G Achari - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
Biofiltration is an excellent alternative for the treatment of diffuse emissions of methane (CH
4) that cannot be treated by physical/chemical means or recovered for energy. Despite the …

Municipal waste biochar for energy and pollution remediation

V Gunarathne, A Ashiq, MP Ginige… - Green Adsorbents for …, 2018 - Springer
Municipal solid waste has become a hassle in many developing countries due to haphazard
disposing to open dumpsites, which has zero management. This way of disposing the waste …