Degradation in a Partialy Anaerobic Flushed Reactor | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

Industrialization and population increase in India has led to the generation of large quantities of Municipal solid waste and the impact of this is severe. In order to minimize the severity, extensive research work is being carried out, all over the world. An institute extensive fermentation cell in the form of a flushing bio-reactor in which biological, chemical & physical process can be controlled through moisture infiltration or leachate recirculation was used in the present investigations. Organic solid waste collected from the college hostel & canteen mixed with 2% by weight of cow-dung was used in the two column reactors. Leachate samples were collected at regular intervals upto 185 days, and these samples were analyzed for various parameters. A detailed analysis of various parameters indicated definite trends with excellent correlation coefficients. It was also observed that addition of cow-dung enhanced the degradation process.