Assessment of landfill gases by LandGEM and energy recovery potential from municipal solid waste of Kanpur city, India.

ABSTRACT: The world due to increased urbanization and globalization is facing major environmental challenges. Anthropogenic emissions of Greenhouse gases (GHG) like carbon dioxide and methane are on the rise and unsustainable which needs to be regulated. Open dumping of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) contributes to generation of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. This is because large fractions of the waste open dumped are organic in nature which undergoes anaerobic decomposition leading to generation of GHGs. In particular, methane has a high potential for energy generation and if utilized could be highly beneficial. The present study assesses the generation of landfill gases, primarily methane generation potential from MSW generated in Kanpur city using LandGEM 3.02 version model devel

SUBMITTER: Chandra S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10113863 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature