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This document contains 3 practice problems related to solid waste management. Problem 1 asks the reader to determine the weight of sawdust needed to achieve a C:N ratio of 20 when composting with vegetable waste. Problem 2 asks how long it will take for 90% of the gas to be produced from two types of waste decaying at different rates in a landfill. Problem 3 asks the reader to estimate the volume of air required to burn 1 kg of paper based on its elemental composition and the products of combustion being carbon dioxide and water.

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E 3.7 Solid Waste Management - Kimura

This document contains 3 practice problems related to solid waste management. Problem 1 asks the reader to determine the weight of sawdust needed to achieve a C:N ratio of 20 when composting with vegetable waste. Problem 2 asks how long it will take for 90% of the gas to be produced from two types of waste decaying at different rates in a landfill. Problem 3 asks the reader to estimate the volume of air required to burn 1 kg of paper based on its elemental composition and the products of combustion being carbon dioxide and water.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

EXERCISE 3. 7: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Name:
KIMURA, Yumi R.

Prepare clean and clear solutions to the following problems.

1. Nonlegume vegetable wastes have a moisture content of 80% and are 4% N of a dry mass basis. The vegetable wastes
are to be composted with readily available sawdust. The sawdust has a moisture content of 50% and is 0.1% N on a dry
mass basis. The desired C:N for the mixture is 20. The C:N ratio for vegetable wastes is 11 and the C:N ratio for sawdust is
500. Determine the weight of sawdust required per kilogram of vegetable waste that results in an initial C:N ratio of 20.

2. Equal amounts of two types of waste are disposed into a section of a landfill. They both start producing gas at t=0, so
there is no lag time. Assume first order decay for gas production. Each type of waste can produce 150 L methane per kg
of waste. Waste A produces gas with a half-life of 6 years, and waste B produces gas with a half-life of 3 years. How long
until 90% of each gas has been produced?

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

3. The mass composition of dry paper is 43% carbon, 6% hydrogen, 44% oxygen and 7% others. Estimate the volume of air
required to burn 1 kg dry paper. Assume carbon dioxide and water are the only products of combustion of carbon,
hydrogen and oxygen. Assume a temperature of 20 C and a pressure of 1 atm.

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