Potencial de geração de metano em aterros sanitários através dos modelos IPCC, USEPA e Scholl Canyon estudo de caso do aterro sanitário de Moskogen, Kalmar, Suécia.

• Autor(a) principal: Cassaú Filho, Carlos Eduardo Gomes
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/10976
• topic: Environmental Engineering; Biogas; Anaerobic biodegradation; Landfills; Model; Engenharia Ambiental; Biogás; Biodegradação anaeróbia; Aterros sanitários; Modelo; CNPQ::ENGENHARIAS

The use of methane (CH4) present in the biogas generated by the anaerobic degradation of organic wastes in landfills as an energy source is an expanding technology, especially in developing countries. To ensure a proper utilization of CH4 and the economic feasibility of the energy recovery project it is necessary that these landfills evaluate their capability to produce this gas over the years, even after the end of waste disposal. The generation potential is commonly estimated from first-order kinetic models proposed by reputable institutions, however, recent studies indicate a high level of uncertainty and significant differences between the results obtained with each method. This study aims to analyze the variation of the results of methane generation estimatives, from the models recommended by the USEPA, the World Bank (Scholl Canyon Model) and the IPCC using field data and information provided by Moskogen landfill, located in Kalmar, Sweden, which was operated from 1977 to 2008. In addition to estimating the CH4 generation potential, the objective is to identity which model whose results are closer to the data of the amount of biogas effectively measured and to discover how much gas still can be extracted from the landfill. The study also evaluated how different values to the model main parameters affect the final generation estimative. The IPCC model proved to be the most reliable among the others analyzed, estimating that Moskogen will produce over 102 million m³ of CH4 between 1977 and 2100, which 39.384 can be extracted from 2012 to 2100. The other models presented inadequate assumptions in comparison to the reality of the studied landfill. Nevertheless, despite the fact that the model proposed by the IPCC has been judged as the most faithful, larger studies are needed on the area, in order to identify more field data, such as the occurrence of passive gas flow through the top covering layers of the landfill and a better estimative of the amount of degradable organic compounds in each fraction of waste disposed in Moskogen.