The study reported herein presents the methane generation potential from municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in Kanpur city using four established methods, namely: the IPCC Default Method (DM), EPER Germany, The IPCC First Order Decay (FOD) method, and the Modified Triangular Method (MTM). Results revealed that the average maximum and minimum emissions with respect to total MSW generated and considered over the study period were obtained in the IPCC Default Method (19.17Gg/year) and the MTM (1.00Gg/year), respectively. Furthermore, the sensitivity analysis carried out revealed that the MTM method is the least uncertain method in predicting the methane emissions. Energy generation using the Yedla method and the Stoichiometric method was also carried out, highlighting the potential for energy recovery using methane emissions. The total energy generation potential using the Yedla method over the entire study period was determined to be 924 TJ, with an increased potential of 30% between the periods of 2022 to 2031. According to the study, there exists significant potential for effectively managing the greenhouse gas emissions from open dumpsite by harnessing the methane produced and using it for energy generation.
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Health & Biosecurity, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia. Electronic address:
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