Waste management systems are a non-negligible source of greenhouse gases. In particular, methane and carbon dioxide emissions occur in landfills due to the breakdown of biodegradable carbon compounds operated on by anaerobic bacteria. The conventional possibilities of reducing the greenhouse effect (GHE) from waste landfilling consists in landfill gas (LFG) flaring or combustion with energy recovery in reciprocating engines. These conventional treatments are compared with three innovative possibilities: the direct LFG feeding to a fuel cell (FC); the production of a hydrogen-rich gas, by means of steam reforming and CO2 capture, to feed a stationary FC; the production of a hydrogen-rich gas, by means of steam reforming and CO2 capture, to feed a vehicle FC. The comparison is carried out from an environmental point of view, calculating the specific production of GHE per unit mass of waste disposed in landfill equipped with the different considered technologies. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

Lombardi, L., Carnevale, E., Corti, A. (2006). Greenhouse effect reduction and energy recovery from waste landfill. ENERGY, 31(15), 3208-3219 [10.1016/j.energy.2006.03.034].

Greenhouse effect reduction and energy recovery from waste landfill

Corti, Andrea
2006-01-01

Abstract

Waste management systems are a non-negligible source of greenhouse gases. In particular, methane and carbon dioxide emissions occur in landfills due to the breakdown of biodegradable carbon compounds operated on by anaerobic bacteria. The conventional possibilities of reducing the greenhouse effect (GHE) from waste landfilling consists in landfill gas (LFG) flaring or combustion with energy recovery in reciprocating engines. These conventional treatments are compared with three innovative possibilities: the direct LFG feeding to a fuel cell (FC); the production of a hydrogen-rich gas, by means of steam reforming and CO2 capture, to feed a stationary FC; the production of a hydrogen-rich gas, by means of steam reforming and CO2 capture, to feed a vehicle FC. The comparison is carried out from an environmental point of view, calculating the specific production of GHE per unit mass of waste disposed in landfill equipped with the different considered technologies. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
2006
Lombardi, L., Carnevale, E., Corti, A. (2006). Greenhouse effect reduction and energy recovery from waste landfill. ENERGY, 31(15), 3208-3219 [10.1016/j.energy.2006.03.034].
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