Implementation of a Lab-Scale Hybrid Landfill Bioreactor to Enhance Municipal Solid Waste Biogas Production.

Khanyisile D T Lepota, Kasturie Premlall, Major M Mabuza

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Article in ACS omega, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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pH and Pb co-regulate soil bacterial communities and C/N/S Cycling processes in valley-type landfills under multi-factor interactions.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026
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Khanyisile D T LepotaDepartment of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.

Kasturie PremlallDepartment of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.

Major M MabuzaDepartment of Chemical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, Johannesburg 2088, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5315-6496

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Landfilling is one of the primary techniques utilized globally to manage municipal solid waste (MSW), particularly in developing nations. Unlike existing conventional methods, hybrid bioreactor landfilling technology is a promising sustainable approach for maximizing biogas production from MSW. This study aimed to evaluate the application of hybrid bioreactor technology to enhance biogas production from the organic fraction of MSW. Over a 7-month period, two columns were utilized to simulate typical (Br-1) and hybrid (Br-2) landfill bioreactors while monitoring the quality of leachate and biogas generated. Results showed contaminant reduction in leachate with the pH increasing to 8 in Br-2, while Br-1 remained acidic below 7. Physicochemical parameter reductions ranged from 33 to 98%, while total organic carbon and carbon oxygen demand (TOC/COD) ratio varied between 0.04 and 0.61. Analyzed heavy metals reductions ranged from 3 to 88%. Biogas generated was 8.75 L with methane (CH

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PMID40978388

DOI10.1021/acsomega.5c04105

PMCPMC12444535

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