Biofiltration of methane and trace gases from landfills: a review

Concerns about biogas from landfills are reviewed in terms of biogas generation, composition, and elimination. Biogas is mainly composed of methane and carbon dioxide but it also contains a few hundred non-methane organic compounds. The solutions available to reduce its harmful effects on the enviro...

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Main Authors: Menard, C., Ramírez, A.A., Nikiema, J., Heitz, M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34651
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Ramírez, A.A.
Nikiema, J.
Heitz, M.
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Nikiema, J.
Ramírez, A.A.
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description Concerns about biogas from landfills are reviewed in terms of biogas generation, composition, and elimination. Biogas is mainly composed of methane and carbon dioxide but it also contains a few hundred non-methane organic compounds. The solutions available to reduce its harmful effects on the environment and on human health are valorization as electricity or heat, flaring, or biofiltration. The main parameters affecting the biofiltration of methane are reviewed: temperature, moisture content, properties of the packing material, nutrient supply, oxygen requirements, formation of exopolysaccharides, and gas residence time. An analysis is performed on the co-metabolic properties and the inhibition interactions of the methane-degrading bacteria, methanotrophs.
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spelling CGSpace346512024-05-06T08:03:46Z Biofiltration of methane and trace gases from landfills: a review Menard, C. Ramírez, A.A. Nikiema, J. Heitz, M. methane carbon dioxide biogas filtration biotechnology landfills water Concerns about biogas from landfills are reviewed in terms of biogas generation, composition, and elimination. Biogas is mainly composed of methane and carbon dioxide but it also contains a few hundred non-methane organic compounds. The solutions available to reduce its harmful effects on the environment and on human health are valorization as electricity or heat, flaring, or biofiltration. The main parameters affecting the biofiltration of methane are reviewed: temperature, moisture content, properties of the packing material, nutrient supply, oxygen requirements, formation of exopolysaccharides, and gas residence time. An analysis is performed on the co-metabolic properties and the inhibition interactions of the methane-degrading bacteria, methanotrophs. 2012-03 2013-11-21T06:40:32Z 2014-02-02T16:39:50Z 2013-11-21T06:40:32Z 2014-02-02T16:39:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34651 en Limited Access Canadian Science Publishing Ménard, C., Ramirez, A. A., Nikiema, J., & Heitz, M. (2012). Biofiltration of methane and trace gases from landfills: A review. Environmental Reviews, 20(1), 40–53. https://doi.org/10.1139/a11-022
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carbon dioxide
biogas
filtration
biotechnology
landfills
water
Menard, C.
Ramírez, A.A.
Nikiema, J.
Heitz, M.
Biofiltration of methane and trace gases from landfills: a review
title Biofiltration of methane and trace gases from landfills: a review
title_full Biofiltration of methane and trace gases from landfills: a review
title_fullStr Biofiltration of methane and trace gases from landfills: a review
title_full_unstemmed Biofiltration of methane and trace gases from landfills: a review
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carbon dioxide
biogas
filtration
biotechnology
landfills
water
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