Assessment of the efficiency and economic viability of various methods of treatment of sanitary landfill leachate |
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Authors: | S K Gupta Gurdeep Singh |
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Institution: | (1) Centre of Mining Environment, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 826004, India |
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Abstract: | This study assesses the efficiency of various physico-chemical, biological and other tertiary methods for treating leachate.
An evaluation study on the treatability of the leachate from methane phase bed (MPB) reactor indicated that at an optimum
hydraulic retention time of 6 days, the efficiency of the reactor in terms of biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical
oxygen demand (COD) removal was 91.29 and 82.69%, respectively. Recycling of the treated leachate through the municipal solid
waste layers in the leachate recycling unit (LRU) resulted in a significant increase in the biodegradation of organics present
in the leachate. Optimum BOD and COD removal efficiencies were achieved at the third recycle; additional recycling of the
leachate did not produce any significant improvement. Physico-chemical treatment of the leachate demonstrated that alum and
lime (Option 2) were more economical than coagulants lime and MgCO3. A cost analysis of the economics of the various treatments revealed that the alternative treatment consisting of a MPB bed
followed by a LRU and aerated lagoon is the most cost-effective treatment. However, the alternative consisting of a MPB followed
by the LRU and a soil column, which is slightly more costly, would be the most appropriate treatment when adequate land is
readily available. |
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Keywords: | Cost optimization Leachate Leachate treatment plants Methane phase bed Municipal solid waste Recirculation |
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