LANDFILL GAS PRODUCTION IN LANDFILL BIOREACTORS CONTAINING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND SEWAGE

SLUDGE

Abstract
Pilot scale anaerobic landfill bioreactors were constructed to investigate their efficiencies in terms of LFG production. Two of the reactors (R1 and
R2) contained sewage sludge and municipal solid waste, while the other three (R3, R4, and R5) did not contain any sewage sludge. R2, R3 and R4
also contained a geotextile filter in their drainage layers. After 420 days of operation, the cumulative LFG productions were 7454, 21398, 902, 1412,
and 9067 liters for R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 respectively. It was concluded that the addition of sewage sludge into the municipal solid waste and
inserting a geotextile filter in the drainage layer effectively increased the cumulative LFG volume in R1 and R2.

Key words Municipal Solid Waste, Landfill Bioreactors, Landfill Gas, Sewage Sludge