Performance and bacterial compositions of aged refuse reactors treating mature landfill leachate

Bing Xie, Shunzi Xiong, Shaobo Liang, Chong Hu, Xiaojun Zhang, Jun Lu

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Abstract

Aged landfill leachates become more refractory over time and difficulty to treat. Recently, aged refuse bioreactors show great promise in treating leachates. In this study, aged refuse bioreactors were constructed to simulate landfill leachate degradation process. The characteristics of leachate were: COD cr, ∼2200mg/L; BOD 5, ∼280mg/L; total nitrogen, ∼2030mg/L; and ammonia, ∼1900mg/L. Results showed that bioreactor could remove leachate pollutants effectively at hydraulic loading of 20L/m 3d. The removal rate reduced when hydraulic loading doubled or temperature lowered. Effluent recirculation could alleviate the temperature effect. Combining aged refuse and slag biofilters could treat leachate more efficiently. Pyrosequencing analysis indicated that bacteria from Pseudomonas, Lysobacter, Bacillus and δ-proteobacter, Flexibacteraceae were more abundant in the samples. The Shannon index decreased at lower temperature, while evenness and equitability increased with recirculation. We suggest that filter medium and temperature may be the main factors for shaping bacterial community structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)71-77
Number of pages7
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume103
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Aged refuse biofilter
  • Community structure
  • Low temperature
  • Mature landfill leachate
  • Pyrosequencing

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