Title

Factors Influencing Spontaneous Combustion Of Solid Waste

Abstract

Landfill fires create a critical problem for landfill operators and require investigation of its occurrence and the conditions that favor its initiation. Subsurface fires are considered the most significant due to the difficulty in determining their location and extent. These fires are mainly caused by spontaneous combustion, combustion due to high temperature in absence of flame. This study investigates the effect of moisture content, oxygen concentration and leachate components on spontaneous ignition, combustion initiation, and self-heating of solid waste. A new procedure for testing spontaneous ignition is described; however, variations in solid waste components and landfill conditions can create some limitations to its use. The presence of water and dissolved solids in leachate was found to accelerate chemical self-heating of the solid waste. Oxygen concentration at 10% by volume can sustain chemical oxidation but did not promote accelerated burning. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.

Publication Date

8-1-2010

Publication Title

Waste Management

Volume

30

Issue

8-9

Number of Pages

1600-1607

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2010.01.006

Socpus ID

77953616449 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77953616449

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