수도권에 위치한 S매립장 내 3개의 매립장을 대상으로 매립가스 배출 및 주요 경로별 표면 발산과 관련된 분석을 하였다. 전체 매립가스 발생비율 10.9%인 LS1이 총 표면발산 비중은 49.4%를 차지하고 있었다. 3개 매립장에서의 메탄의 총 표면발산은 13.6 Nm3/min로서, LS1 8.4 Nm3/min (61.7%), LS2 4.0 Nm3/min(29.4%), LS3 1.2 Nm3/min(8.9%)이고, 발산경로별로는 상부 7.3 Nm3/min (53.2%), 사면 6.4 Nm3/min(46.7%), 다이크 0.02 Nm3/min(0.1%)이었다. 3개 매립장의 주요 배출경로 별 산화율은 다이크가 87.5%로 가장 크고, 상부 72.3%, 사면 71.8% 순이었다. 메탄을 기준으로 표면발 산 기여율은 매립장 별로 LS1이 전체의 61.7%로 가장 컸다. 주요 배출경로별로는 LS1의 사면이 전체의 41.7%, LS2의 상부 24.4%, LS1의 상부 20.0%로서 S매립장의 전체 메탄 표면발산량의 86.1%를 차지함 에 따라 향후 집중적인 관리가 필요할 것으로 판단되었다.

매립지, 하수처리장 등 혐기성 공정에서 발생하는 바이오가스의 CO2를 제거하고 CH4를 연료로 사용하는 분리 정제 기술이 주목을 받고 있다. 매립지가스에는 35~55%의 CH4, 20~45%의 CO2 및 미량의 암모니아, 황화수소, 실록산 등 포함되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 제습, 탈황, 탈실록산 등의 전처리 과정을 통해 얻어진 가스를 PES(polyethersulfone) 중공사막을 이용하여 CO2/CH4 혼합가스의 투과특성을 관찰하였고 순도 95%의 CH4와 90%의 높은 회수율을 얻을 수 있는 분리막 공정을 설계하였다.

The characteristics of odor generation with the production of resources by utilization of methane gases in landfill sites was investigated, and the effect of making resources with landfill gases on the reduction of odor was analyzed in recent years. The greenhouse gas was estimated to reduce from the range of 1,334,940~209,875 tCO₂e with the period of 2008~2017, and the effective odor was diminished with considerable amount. The more effective methods of odor removal with the utilization of waste gases were estimated by studies of similar cases to acquire standard methods of making energy resources by waste gases.

A comprehensive water budget analysis considering the water consumed for landfill gas formation was performed for Sudokwon Landfill Site 2 (LS2) from October 2000 through December 2016. The weighted average mole ratios of carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O) of the total disposed waste were 30.4%, 48.8%, and 20.8% respectively. The total emitted H and O as CO2 and CH4 from landfill gas was 2,812×103 Mg, of which 28.6% (803×103 Mg) was supplied from water. The total emitted water quantity consisted of landfill gas at 8.4%, leachate at 90.2%, and vapor in landfill gas at 1.4%. The total supplied water quantity to LS2 was 22.0×106 Mg, and the quantity supplied from water included in disposed waste was 62.9%. Considering the supplied and emitted water quantity, the retained quantity in LS2 was estimated to be 12×106 Mg, and the emitted and retained quantities were 43.3% and 56.7%, respectively. Considering the retained quantity, the water content in LS2 was estimated to be 26.0%, far below the optimum level for landfill site stabilization.

The sanitary landfill method not only stops leakage of leachate and landfill gas to the outside, it also prevents water or air ingress. These methods significantly reduce the environmental contamination of landfills. Recently, landfilling of organic wastes such as sewage sludge and food waste has been forbidden, and landfilled wastes are dried. In addition, the water supply from outside is blocked, and the inside of the landfill remains very dry using the sanitary landfill method. At present, municipal solid-waste landfills have a generalized landfill-gas recovery and energy conversion. However, delayed decomposition of waste due to drying of the landfill will prolong the post-management period and reduce the amount of landfill gas after final disposal, which has a serious impact on the economics. In this study, a leachate recirculation facility was installed at the SUDOKWON landfill site in Incheon to prevent drying of the inside of the landfill. We investigated the effects of leachate recirculation on landfill gas evolution by observing the changes in water content and landfill-gas collection. As a result, the amount of landfill gas collected after recycling the leachate for about 34 months showed an increase of about 71% compared to the control. Therefore, the increase of water content through leachate recirculation greatly influences landfill-gas production, and it can increase the return from the landfill-gas energy project.

The objective of this research was to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission factors for food, paper, and wood wastes through methane (CH4) flow analysis. The GHG emissions from a given amount of landfill waste depend on the carbon (C) flows in the waste: (1) carbon storage in landfills, (2) C in carbon dioxide (CO2) and CH4 generated in anaerobic waste decomposition, (3) C in CO2 and CH4 emitted to the atmosphere through vertical gas wells, (4) C in CO2 from CH4 oxidation through cover soils, and (5) C in CH4 emitted to the atmosphere through cover soils. This study reviews the literature on the ranges for DOCf (the fraction of degradable organic carbon that can decompose) and OX (oxidation factor) values of food, paper, and wood, with a particular focus on the role of lignin. There is an inverse relationship between lignin and the DOCf of paper and wood wastes. In this respect, the lignin content could be used as an abatement indicator for the DOCf of paper and wood. The literature review shows that the average DOCf values for food, paper, and wood were 0.72, 0.61, and 0.12, respectively. The country-specific DOCf value for wood (0.44) is significantly higher than the ranges reported in the literature, which implies that the country-specific DOCf for wood can overestimate GHG emissions compared to the DOCf obtained from the literature. The estimated GHG emissions factors were 1,055 kg-CO2e/ ton-wet waste for food, 1,367 kg-CO2e/ton-wet waste for paper, and 276 kg-CO2e/ton-wet waste for wood. Sensitivity analysis results showed that the most influential parameters were MCF (CH4 correction factor), DOCf, and OX. In order to reduce GHG emissions from landfill in Korea, landfill sites currently in operation should be converted from anaerobic to semi-aerobic.

핀란드 등의 유럽국가와 미국에서는 이미 오래전부터 매립지로 침출수를 재순환하고 있다. 이들 국가는 크게 두가지 목적으로 침출수를 재순환한다. 첫째, 소규모 매립지의 경우 별도의 침출수 처리시설이 없어 침출수처리 목적으로 매립지 내부로 침출수를 재순환하는 것이고, 두 번째는 건조한 지역의 매립지에서 수분공급을 통한 폐기물 분해활성화를 위해 재순환하는 것이다. 이러한 분해활성화는 매립가스 증산과 매립지 조기 안정화에 기여한다. 이들 국가의 재순환 방법은 단순히 살수차를 이용하여 매립현장에 침출수를 직접 살포하는 방식에서부터, 매립지 내 폐기물 층에 수평형 또는 수직형의 주입시설을 설치하여 매립지 내부로 주입하는 형태의 방식도 적용하고 있다. 국내의 경우, 최근까지 침출수를 매립지로 재순환할 수 있는 법적 근거가 없었으나, 2016년 4월에 그 근거가 마련되었다. 즉 매립지로 반입되는 폐기물의 성상이 하수슬러지 등 유기성 폐기물의 직매립 금지로 인해 매우 건조화 되었고, 또한 복토 기준 강화로 인해 매립지 내부로 우수의 유입도 크게 차단되어 매립지 내부가 많이 건조화 되었다는 것을 정부에서도 인식한 것이다. 본 연구에서는 수도권매립지 제2매립장내 2개블럭에 대하여 침출수 재순환을 통한 함수율 변화와 이에따른 매립가스 포집량 변화를 관찰하여 매립가스 증산에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 파악하고자 하였다. 이에 3c, 4c 두 개 블록에 침출수 재순환시설을 설치하여 2013년 10월부터 2016년 12월까지 약 24만 m³의 침출수를 재순환하고 매립량 및 매립경과기간이 유사한 3d, 4d 블록과 함께 매립가스 포집량 등을 조사하였다. 그 결과 매립가스 포집량이 순메탄량 기준으로 대조구역 대비 1차년도 28.2%, 2차년도 36.7%, 3차년도에 60.6%의 증가율을 나타낸 것으로 조사되어 침출수 재순환이 매립가스 증산에 크게 영향을 미치며 이를 통해 매립가스 자원화사업에 큰 기여를 할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

Because methane-producing bacteria (MPB) and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) compete for anaerobic utilization of organic matter, the methane generation potential (Lo) decreases logarithmically with the decrease in the COD/SO4 ratio. The Lo correction coefficient equals the Lo at a particular COD/SO4 ratio divided by the maximum Lo. An Lo correction coefficient was derived each year based on the COD/SO4 ratios of waste added to the landfill. The methane generation potential was multiplied by the Lo correction coefficient in order to correct the LFG (landfill gas) generation calculation. At the second Sudokwon landfill site (2000 ~ present), the COD/SO4 ratio decreased from 11.6 in 2000 to 4.8 in 2014. Thus, the Lo correction coefficient decreased from 0.89 in 2000 to 0.42 in 2014. The LFG 2008-2014 production correction was calculated using the model equation (Scholl canyon), and was almost the same (91 ~ 113%) as the quantity measured, including LFG that was collected, flared, or allowed to diffuse through the landfill. The methane oxidation correction factor, calculated from the concentrations of nitrogen and oxygen within the landfill gas, was between 0.92 and 1 for the first landfill site and between 0.96 and 1 for the second landfill site. Air ingress into the landfill had a negligible effect on gas generation.

Sulfate produced during anaerobic reduction limits the activity of methanogens but it is not reflected in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodology for estimating CH4 emissions. In this study, CH4 emissions from the Sudokwon landfill site were estimated by adopting a methane correction factor, which was determined through the relationship between the COD/sulfate ratio and CH4 generation. Although the gas originating from the Sudokwon landfill site has not produced any environmental problems in recent years due to gas collection and soil cover maintenance activities, CH4 emissions estimated by the IPCC methodology indicated that only 60% of the CH4 was recovered and the remainder was emitted into the atmosphere, suggesting a potential environmental problem. Accordingly, CH4 estimates determined according to IPCC methodology must be modified by adopting the methane correction factor and considering the effect of sulfate concentration.

전체 매립지의 80%를 차지하고 있는 중소규모 매립지의 경우, 저농도 메탄의 소량 발생으로 인하여 연료 활용은 부대시설 비용 증가로 가격 경쟁력을 갖지 못하고 있다. 매립지가스의 주성분은 메탄과 이산화탄소로 이루어져 있으며, 그 외 미량의 불순물질인 수분, 황화수소, 암모니아, 할로겐 화합물, 실록산 등이 존재한다(Rasi et al., 2007). 이 매립지가스의 주성분인 이산화탄소와 메탄을 분리･정제 등 별도의 농축 없이 직접 사용할 수 있으므로 메탄 활용 공정의 단순화 및 고집적화가 필요하다. 현재, 상용화된 매립지가스 전처리 기술은 가스포집 후 냉각응축, 제습 장치 및 건조/가온 장치 등을 통한 다단계 수분 제거기술을 포함하고 있으며, 탈황 및 활성탄을 이용한 미량 유해성분 제거 기술을 활용하고 있다. 매립지가스의 자원화를 통한 온실가스 감축을 위해서는 이 불순물질을 제거하는 전처리 공정이 필요하다. 불순물질 중 황화수소는 자원화 설비를 부식시킬 수 있으며, 실록산의 경우 연소과정으로 생성된 이산화규소가 발전설비 내 스케일을 형성시켜 설비를 마모시킬 수 있다. 기존 공정에서는 황화수소와 실록산이 독립된 공정에서 제거되어 설비의 설치비 및 유지비가 증대되는 문제점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 매립지가스 중에 포함된 미량의 불순물질을 제거하기 위하여 미량의 수분 제거, 황화수소와 실록산의 동시에 제거할 수 있는 흡착공정을 적용하였다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 매립지가스 중에 포함된 미량의 불순물질을 충분히 제거하고, 100kW급 가스엔진발전기를 통하여 발전하고, 이를 한전의 전력망에 계통연계하여 매립지에서 발생하는 온실가스를 감축하는 수단으로 활용하였다. 이와 같이 가스엔진발전을 통한 지자체 단위의 중소형 매립지에서 발생되는 온실가스를 감축하는데 적용하였으며, 이에 대한 온실가스 감축 사례에 대한 연구 결과를 도출하였다.

The IPCC methodology for estimating methane emissions from a solid waste landfill is based on the first order decay (FOD) method. One emission factor in the model is the methane generation potential (L0) that is estimated from the amount of decomposable degradable organic carbon (DOC) in a solid waste landfill. L0 is estimated based on the fraction of DOC in the waste, the fraction of the degradable organic carbon that decomposes under anaerobic conditions (DOCf), methane correction factor (MCF), and the fraction of methane in generated landfill gas (F). The other emission factor is the methane generation rate constant (k). The IPCC recommended that every country needs to develop country-specific key parameters (DOC, DOCf, k) more appropriate for its circumstances and characteristics. The objective of this research was to investigate the greenhouse gas emission factor (k) and parameters (DOC, DOCf) for wood wastes in a solid waste landfill. To investigate DOC, DOCf, and k for wood wastes, the biodegradable rate of wood wastes was determined by comparing the composition of excavated samples (L-1, L-2) with their fresh ones (F-1, F-2). The DOC values were found to be 48.36% and 45.27% for F-1 and F-2, respectively. It showed that the IPCC default value of DOC for wood wastes is appropriate for estimating methane emission. The maximum DOCf (0.17 and 0.18) or each wood waste excavated from G landfill was found to be lower compared with those for IPCC. The IPCC provided that default values of DOCf 0.5. The k values were found to be 0.0055 and 0.0058 year−1 for F-1 and F-2, respectively. The result confirmed that the biodegradation rate of wood wastes was very slow due to its lignin.

Stabilization of landfill gas (LFG) generation is recognized as the critical indicator to evaluate the future possibility of environmental impact from the waste landfill. In comparison with leachate quality, the amount of LFG generation is considered more difficult to integrate the sequential monitoring results. Spatially and temporal high variation of the LFG generation and the emission would be influenced by the micrometeorological condition. One of the helpful information to predict the behavior of LFG generation is to estimate the remaining of LFG source in the waste. Biological degradation should decrease the amount of component that should be transformed LFG in the waste. Hence, the LFG generation potential of waste in landfill must be gradually decreased as time goes on. In order to support the assessment of the landfill stability from the viewpoint of LFG, the estimation of the potential of LFG generation of the landfilled waste has been investigated at the landfills that was received the waste incineration ash, slag, C&D inert residue, dredged soil, and so on. The LFG emission behavior has been predicted by using the remaining LFG potential, and it was validated by the investigation of surface LFG emission. Degraded organics by anaerobic incubation had been calculated by Buswell's theoretical equation (Bockreis, et al. 2007). Objected samples that were excavated from 10-15 years old waste layer have shown the little potential of LFG generation (Table 1). A highest content of gasified organics was observed for 2.0m depth of C10 though it was less than 1% of the total weight of sample (dry weight). It would be strongly attributed to intensive pretreatment of waste before the landfilling. Since the landfill operator required the strict quality control for the waste to be disposed of, the content of organics in the waste should be enough low at the initial phase of landfill management. In addition, the effort of the landfill management to promote the biodegradation, such as the lowering of the water level in landfill layer, or ventilation of LFG, had contributed to reduce the biodegradable organics. Fig.1 shows the prediction of methane emission from the landfill. It also exhibited results of investigation of surface LFG emission. The prediction of landfill methane emission was developed by using the parameter that was obtained from excavated waste.

The 2nd landfill of Sudokwon landfill site has been collecting landfill gas flowing into vertical wells using the vacuum generated by blowers. The vacuum applied to the wells enables the landfill gas within the collection boundary to be collected and the air in the atmosphere to be penetrated through landfill cover soil, as well. In this study, we tried to investigate the impact of active landfill gas collection with vertical wells on landfill aeration. The pressure changes and the compositions of landfill gas, measured at the wells and 4 bore holes made in the landfill for this study, showed the air penetrates the landfill cover and inflows into the vertical wells. The concentration of nitrogen in the landfill gas collected from the 2nd landfill site has been increased to 14 ~ 15% as of February 2013, indicating 18 ~ 19% of the air is being included in the landfill gas.

Landfill gas (LFG) has received considerable attention to produce a renewable energy source from waste because LFG contains about 45 ~ 55% methane. In order to improve LFG, the concept of bioreactor landfill is applied to Sudokown Landfill site. In landfill field test, the research area 3A (300 m × 300 m) and reference area 2A (300 m × 300) are prepared to compare the effect of leachate recirculation. Using injection wells, leachate is injected into the research area in the 2nd Landfill site and the distribution of moisture content in the research area is homogeneously saturated by the injected leachate. Leachate characteristics such as Alkalinity, BOD, COD, TKN, and TOC are increased with the input of the injected leachate because wastes are decomposed by the injected leachate but pH of leachate is almost not affected by the injected leachate. The production of LFG in the reseach area is improved by about 40% comparing with that in the reference area and the content of CH4 in LFG is consistently higher than 50%. Hence, it can be summarized that the production and the quality of LFG can be improved by the injection of leachate into landfill site.

Most of methane gas result from waste matter in landfill, therefore the persons concerned take an increasing interest in management of gases in landfill. Infrared Gas Analyzer was used to measure components of gases, CH4, CO2, O2, through gas exhausted pipe. To measure amount of the gas flow meter(Portable Hot-Line Current Meter) was used and it was set at right angles with direction of the flow. In this research the total amount of methane gas produced in Beck-Suk Landfill was calculated through FOD method suggested by IPCC. This research found that in Chon-An Beck-Suk Landfill anaerobic resolution was made actively and the amount of methane gas produced there was 54.14%, which is higher than common figure, 50%, in other researches. The components of reclaimed waste matter, especially, organic waste matter can have a great effect of the amount of the greenhouse gases produced in landfill. We can expect that the amount of greenhouse gas will decrease from 2005, when it will be prohibited from carrying kitchen refuse and sludge into landfill.