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How to Increase Landfill Methane Production to Generate Profits

How Does the Process Boost Landfill Methane Production?
Chianelli’s process involves the capture and recycling of exhaust gas that is emitted during the process of producing electricity from landfill methane. This gas is then used to increase heat and moisture within the landfill, which provides favorable conditions for landfill methane production, thus boosting methane output. The exhaust gas also contains carbon dioxide, which releases methane when it is broken down further on the landfill.Enhancing Landfill Methane Production Further
The process suggests that landfill methane production can be boosted further still by utilizing a portion of the recycled exhaust gases to cultivate algae. “What makes the methane in landfills are the organisms that are feeding on decomposing waste,†explains Chianelli. “So what we need to do is feed them even more for more methane production.†Half of the algae produced this way can then be pumped into the landfill to enhance methane production, while the balance can be used for producing biofuels. “What's great about this is that it's a clean process,†said Chianelli. "Nothing goes to waste; it's a zero-discharge system.†Reference "Landfill Methane Enhancement Process," Patent No. 8,956,854, issued by the United State Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015.Image Credit: By LSDSL [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons