Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Karatt Vellatt, Vijesh
Author's Email Address	vkarattv@vt.edu
URN	etd-05032007-150339
Title	Effect of sugar waste, surfactant waste and paint waste on the degradation of anaerobic bioreactor landfill components
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Environmental Engineering
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Novak, John T. Committee Chair Goldsmith, C. Douglas Jr. Committee Member Randall, Clifford W. Committee Member
Keywords	cellulose Sugar lignin surfactant paint degradation landfill anaerobic
Date of Defense	2007-04-30
Availability	restricted
Abstract Anaerobic bioreactor landfills are the landfills with an increased moisture content inorder to achieve a better biodegradation. Many Bioreactor landfills accept outside liquid wastes to achieve a higher moisture content . But the effect of these wastes on the degradation of landfill components is not known. In this study, the effect of sugar waste, surfactant waste and paint waste on the degradation of landfill components was investigated. Sugar waste, surfactant waste and paint wastes in different concentrations were added to the combination of paper, cardboard, office paper and plastic with a total moisture content of 70%. The samples were incubated, sampled and analytical parameters analyzed. Sugar waste having a COD of 250,000 mg/L in a concentration of even 5% of the total weight was found inhibitive due to a drop in pH and accumulation of volatile fatty acids. Reactors with surfactant concentrations ranging from 50 mg/L to 500 mg/L showed that a higher concentration of 500 mg/L or above may be inhibitive in nature and the inhibition increases with increase in the concentration of surfactant. However, paint waste with a concentration of even 7.5% highly inhibited the degradation in the reactors. This could possibly be because of some toxicity.
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