Engineered landfills are considered to be one of the best municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal technique due to its cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and large capacity. However, the continuous occurrence of several bioprocesses results in the generation of considerable quantity of leachates with high concentration of heavy metals in addition to other organic and inorganic compounds. Seepage of such leachates containing heavy metal ions contaminates nearby environment and ground which causes severe health problems and unhygienic environment for living beings. A well-designed liner acting as hydraulic barrier is needed to minimize or restrict the intrusion of leachates into the natural ground. The present study discusses the suitability of soil–bentonite mixture as a bottom liner material to minimize leachate migration in engineered landfills. The extensive experimental study is performed on emphasizing adsorption characteristics of soil–bentonite mixture when in contact with leachate of different concentrations and at varying durations. Variation in adsorption characteristics was assessed by using batch adsorption and column testing studies. Several adsorption isotherm models were utilized to fit the experimental data for varying presumptions to be taken into consideration for the considered clay liner-leachate interactions. Results revealed that Redlich–Peterson nonlinear model fits the experimental outcome more precisely as compared to other isotherm models.


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    Title :

    Experimental and Numerical Studies on Usage of Soil–Bentonite Mixture as Clay Liner in Engineered Landfill


    Additional title:

    Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering



    Conference:

    Indian Geotechnical Conference ; 2021 ; Trichy, India December 16, 2021 - December 18, 2021



    Publication date :

    2022-12-11


    Size :

    14 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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