Carbon dynamics of paper, engineered wood products and bamboo in landfills: evidence from reactor studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There has been growing interest in the development of waste-specific decay factors for estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from landfills in national greenhouse gas inventories. Although engineered wood products (EWPs) and paper represent a substantial component of the solid waste stream, there is limited information available on their carbon dynamics in landfills. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of carbon loss for EWPs and paper products commonly used in Australia. Experiments were conducted under laboratory conditions designed to simulate optimal anaerobic biodegradation in a landfill.

Results

Methane generation rates over incubations of 307-677 days ranged from zero for medium-density fibreboard (MDF) to 326 mL CH₄ g^-1

SUBMITTER: Ximenes FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6419946 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature