ASSESSMENT OF COMPOSTING, ENERGY AND GAS GENERATION POTENTIAL FOR MSW AT ALLAHABAD CITY IN INDIA

Sumedha Chakma, Rakesh Chandra Vaishya

Abstract: Management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a major concerned for Allahabad city as the city is growing with population and the increase is 20.74 percent for the last 10 years. In this regard, MSW samples were collected from twenty wards and three dumpsites to estimate composting, energy and gas generation potential for MSW Management. It was observed that the MSW is not suitable for composting because C/N ratio was found to be less than 30:1. Existing gas generation model is modified and found a bioreactor landfill with leachate recirculation would be the best method for the MSW management

Keywords: Municipal solid waste, Energy, Composting, Gas generation, Calorific Value, landfill

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2013.0208035