Trace Constituents in Landfill Gas. Task Report on Sampling and Analysis

摘要

The report represents the results of tasks performed for the Gas Research Institute (GRI) program entitled 'Evaluation of Gas Cleaning Technologies for Trace Constituent Removal'. The report summarizes Tasks I-2 ('Refine Existing and Develop New Technologies for Sampling and Analysis of Trace Constituents') and II-1 ('Field Test Existing Gas Cleaning Technologies'). Additional task reports for this GRI program are published separately. Methane produced by the decomposition of urban refuse in sanitary landfills is an immediately available alternative fuel. The gas can be removed from landfills, processed, and utilized by technology that is currently available or under development. GRI member companies are presently involved in major landfill gas recovery projects in Alabama, California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon. The objectives of these project tasks were: (1) to outline and verify sampling and analytical protocols for measuring halogenated, sulfonated, and other organic compounds at trace concentrations in landfill gas; and (2) to evaluate on a cost-effectiveness basis, existing gas treatment technologies for efficiency of trace constituent removal.