ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM GASE OF SOLID WASTE LANFILLS
Author(s): Yüksel Gürhan1, Merve Soğancioğlu2
- 1. Selçuk University, Engineering Faculty, Environmental Engineering Department, Konya, Turkey
- 2. Selçuk University, Engineering Faculty, Environmental Engineering Department, Konya, Turkey
Abstract: The amount of solid waste generated in parallel with increasing population, urbanization and industrialization is rapidly increasing and becoming a big problem. The adverse effect of the storage gas on the environmental and human health is also an important question. Gases occurring in such storage areas can create environmental risks and have significant energy potentials when collected by appropriate methods. The storage gas has 45-50% methane content. The recovery of methane is due to its high calorific value. One of the methods of utilizing the storage gas is electricity generation.