Treatment of municipal solid waste leachate using soil column process | |
| Author | Sheu, Jenn-hung |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. EV-88-23 |
| Subject(s) | Soils--Organic compound content Sewage--Purification--Organic compounds removal Leachate |
| Note | A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | A laboratory study was conducted to investigate the
removal of organic pollutants in a municipal leachate by
soil column process. The operational parameters studied
were soil type and hydraulic loading. Batch experiments
were carried to study the mechanisms that play a role to the
removal of organics from leachate in soil column process.
The results showed that the soils from Sara Buri and
On-Nooch containing upto 50% of sand had a good efficiency
of TOC and color removal. The efficiency was time dependent
and was better at low hydraulic loading. The TOC and color
removal efficiencies were greater than 80% and 93%
respectively throughout the 18 weeks study. In comparison,
the soil from Pattaya containing 85. 5% sand had a very low
removal efficiency. Upto to 98% removal of ammonia-N and
total phosphorus were achieved in the soils from Sara Buri
and On-Nooch.
The TOC adsorption capacity in soils from Sara Buri and
On - Nooch were 4. 7 mg TOC/g soil and 4. 2 mg TOC/g soil
respectively. Pattaya soil had a very low ads portion
capacity. Adsorption was primarily responsible for the
removal of TOC from the leachate in the soil column process.
Biodegradation of organic matter occurred in the columns but
it did not account for significant TOC removal.
Reduction of percolation rate was much faster in
Pattaya soil |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Yamamoto, K. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Chongrak Polprasert ;Vigneswaran, Saravanamuthu |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Republic of China |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 |