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Solid & HWM Lecture No # 2
Solid & HWM Lecture No # 2
Solid & HWM Lecture No # 2
Kandahar University
Engineering Faculty
Water and Environmental Engineering Department
Quantities
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Agenda
Definitions
Municipal Solid Waste Generation
Municipal Solid Waste Characteristics
Composition by Identifiable Items
Moisture Content
Particle Size
Chemical Composition
Heat Value
Mechanical Properties
Biodegradability
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Introduction
composition. There are both gross and subtle differences in the type
is not solid.
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Definitions
Often these wastes are defined by the way they are collected
• Mixed household wastes are collected by trucks specially built for
that purpose.
• Recyclables are collected either with the mixed waste in a separate
compartment
• Yard waste may be collected with the household waste or placed
separately in a dedicated vehicle
• Commercial wastes use large containers that are emptied into
specially built trucks
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Construction and demolition wastes are collected in roll-off stationary
containers that remain on the job site until full.
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Example 2 -1
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The recyclables are collected separately and processed at a materials
recovery facility. The mixed household waste and the commercial waste
go to the landfill. The leaves are composted, and the C & D wastes are
processed and used on the next project. Calculate the diversion?
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S o l u t i o n 2.1
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Municipal Solid Waste Generation
Table 2-1 shows the amount of MSW generated from 1960 to 2008
and how it has been managed.
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Municipal Solid Waste Characteristics
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1. Composition by Identifiable Items
Municipal solid waste composition studies are essential for proper
waste management for a variety of reasons including:
• Need to estimate materials recycling potential
• Identify sources
• To facilitate the design of the processing equipment.
The composition of generated waste is extremely variable as a
consequence of seasonal, geographic, and social impacts.
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Waste composition in Afghanistan, Kuala Lumpur, Dhaka, China,
Katmandu, Bangkok, Manila, India, Karachi
Textile
Food & Mix Mix Rubber Yard
City & Wood ferrous Glass Other
Organic Plastic Paper wastes
leather
Afghanistan
34.5 10 7 2.5 N/A N/A N/A 4 6 36
(Kandahar)
Malaysia
(Kuala 41.1 9.13 7.78 3.48 1.24 2.69 3.09 0.17 1.62 0.25
Lumpur)
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Moisture Content
A transfer of moisture takes place in the garbage can. And truck, and
thus, the moisture content of various components changes with time.
The moisture content be comes important when the refuse is
processed in to fuel or when it is fired directly.
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Example 2 –2
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Particle Size
Any mixture of particles of various sizes is difficult to describe
analytically. If these particles are irregularly shaped, the problem is
compounded. Municipal refuse is possibly the worst imaginable
material for particle size analysis, and yet much of the MSW
processing technology depends on an accurate description of
particle size.
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Chemical Composition
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• while the ultimate analysis is based on elemental compositions.
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Heat Value
The heat values of refuse are of some importance in resource recovery.
Some published values for several fuels are shown in Table 2-7 to
illustrate the variability of the fuels according to how they are derived.
In common American engineering language, heat value is expressed as
Btu/lb of refuse, while the proper SI designation is kJ/kg. Commonly,
the heat values of refuse and other heterogeneous materials are
measured with a calorimeter.
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• Refuse can be characterized as being made up of organic
materials, inorganic materials, and water. Usually, the heat value
is expressed in terms of all three components (the Btu/lb).
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Bulk and Material Density
the bulk density of MSW might be between 150 and 250 lb/yd3
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normally between 600 and 700 lb/yd3 (350 and 420 kg/m3).
Once deposited in a landfill and compacted with machinery, it can
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Mechanical Properties
36The compressive strength of some typical MSW constituents is
shown in Figure 2-13. A wide variation exists in the amount of energy
necessary to obtain volume reduction.
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Biodegradability
• From Table 2-3 the fraction of municipal solid waste that is
organic can be listed as in Table 2-11. Using calculated and
estimated percentages of degradation.
• Table 2-11 shows that only about 45% of MSW is potentially
biodegradable.
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Final Thoughts
Continued implementation of reduction, reuse, recycling, and
resource recovery systems will reduce both the extraction of raw
material and the quantities of waste disposed into our
environment.
Steps
Gather existing data
Identify waste generation sources & characteristics
Develop waste categories
Develop sampling methodology
Conduct field studies
Conduct market surveys for special wastes
Measure factors affecting waste generation rates 38
Thanks from your attention
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Question
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