Technology Review: Biological Treatment of Hazardous Landfill Leachates - Project No. 339rr

/#^3TECHNOLOGYREVIEW:BIOLOGICALTREATMENTOFHAZARDOUS LANDFILLLEACHATESResearch Study for the Ontario Ministry ofEnvironmentProject No. 339RRBYJared Fein, Ph.D. and PeterYu, Ph.D.Diversified Research Laboratories,Ltd.1047Yonge Street, Toronto, Ont.M4W2L2MARCH 31, 1988(%S 5TECHNOLOGYREVIEW:BIOLOGICALTREATMENTOFHAZARDOUS LANDFILLLEACHATESResearch Study for the Ontario Ministry ofEnvironmentProject No. 339RRBYJared Fein, Ph.D. and PeterYu, Ph.D.Diversified Research Laboratories,Ltd.1047Yonge Street, Toronto, Ont.M4W2L2MARCH 198831,. 1TABLEOFCONTENTSI. Executive Summary 1H. Introduction „„ 2HI. Review of Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes 17for Hazardous Landfill LeachatesA. Physical Removal Mechanisms 181. Air Stripping 182. Carbon Absorption 193 Chemical Precipitation 204. Reverse Osmosis 215. Ion Exchange 236. Resin Absorption .. 24B. Chemical Conversion Processes 251. Chemical Oxidation .........^.^.......^.^., 25Wet Oxidation2. .... _263. Reduction ..... .......28'.2. Vitrification and in Situ Vitrification 29I Irf< I It 1113 . „„((MtMtMt MltHM«tMIIII ltmMMHMMMHMHMIIHHHIHMHMM«Jvff -"^r** n H»tMtWIM»»J*^"Destruction ........^........^........«.....3D. Thermal31Transportable Rotary Kiln Incinerator2.3Pyrolysis ..^..^.......^.......3.334. Infrared Incineration34Fluid ExtractionE. SupercriticaluTnTT^r ~...~...... 36F. S y1B. Anaerobic Biological Treatment Processes 139Anaerobic Digester1. 141Process Descriptiona) ...