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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 557, Issue -, Pages 355-362Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.091
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Landfills; Municipal solid waste; Hardwood and softwood branches; Anaerobic decomposition; Carbon storage
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Tree branches are an important component of yard waste disposed in U.S. municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The objective of this study was to characterize the anaerobic biodegradability of hardwood (HW) and softwood (SW) branches under simulated but optimized landfill conditions by measuring methane (CH4) yields, decay rates, the decomposition of cellulose, hemicellulose and organic carbon, as well as carbon storage factors (CSFs). Carbon conversions to CH4 and CO2 ranged from zero to 9.5% for SWs and 17.1 to 28.5% for HWs. When lipophilic or hydrophilic compounds present in some of the HW and SW samples were extracted, some samples showed increased biochemical methane potentials (BMPs). The average CH4 yield, carbon conversion, and CSF measured here, 59.4 mL CH4 g(-1) dry material, 13.9%, and 0.39 g carbon stored g(-1) dry material, respectively, represent reasonable values for use in greenhouse gas inventories in the absence of detailed wood type/species data for landfilled yard waste. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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