Recent questions tagged municipal-solid-waste-management

Which ONE of the following options is NOT a parameter as a part of proximate analysis of municipal solid waste?Volatile matterAsh contentCarbon to nitrogen ratioMoisture ...

Which of the following processes is/are primarily used to remove the organic matter in sludge?DigestionIncinerationMagnetic separationWet-oxidation

An anaerobic digestion system is operated for methane gas generation from organic fraction of municipal solid waste $\text{(OFMSW)}$. The moisture content and volatile so...

The characteristics of two types of solid waste are given in the table.The quantity of sludge to be added to leaves to achieve a $\mathrm{C} / \mathrm{N}$ ratio of $25$ (...

​​​​Which option gives the components that are most likely to be present in the segregated combustible fraction (SCF) separated from raw mixed municipal solid waste (MSW)...

​​​​​Plastic wastes may be burnt to generate fuel oil and fuel gas.Plastic wastes along with bitumen may be used for road/pavement construction.Polyethylene terephthalate...

​​​​​Choose the option(s) giving the correct process flow-sheet for producing refuse derived fuel (RDF) from the segregated waste collected in the dry waste containers (b...

A solid waste of composition $\mathrm{C}_{60} \mathrm{H}_{135} \mathrm{O}_{50} \mathrm{~N}_{5}$ is to be composted aerobically in a closed vessel mechanical composting fa...

The costliest functional element in an urban centralized Municipal Solid Waste management infrastructure for a typical Indian Tier $\text{I}$ city is _______.biological t...

A municipal solid waste digester generates $1000 \mathrm{~kg}$ of methane gas. The volume of the tank needed to store this gas at $30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and 3 atmospheri...

Food waste, paper waste and plastic waste have typical densities of $280 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3}, 80 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3}$, and $50 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{...

Two hypothetical organic waste streams A and B are mixed prior to the composting process. Waste-A has $2.16 \%$ of $\mathrm{C}$ and $1.20 \%$ of N. Waste-B has $19.10 \%$...

Consider the following waste categoriesi) Domestic Hazardous Wasteii) Nuclear Wasteiii) Sludge from wet scrubbers of hazardous waste treatment processesiv) Chromium beari...

Read the following statements about aerobic composting of organic fraction of municipal solid wasteThe majority of the odour problem in an aerobic composting process is d...

A city generates on average $1000$ metric tonnes/day of municipal solid waste and follows integrated waste management system. $15 \%$ of the total waste is recycled, $40 ...

Ultimate analysis of a municipal solid waste sample is given below\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline { Percent by weight } \\\hline Carbon & Hydrogen & Oxygen & Nitrogen & ...

What is the order of preference of the various elements in integrated waste management hierarchy $\text{(highest preference to lowest preference)}$?Reduce $>$ Rcuse $>$ r...

Choose the correct order of biodegradability $\text{(highest to lowest)}$ of the following municipal solid waste components.Food waste $>$ Newspaper $>$ Polyvinyl Chlorid...

In proximate analysis, when a $10 \mathrm{~kg}$ moisture-free solid sample is heated in a furnace at $950^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ in the absence of air, its mass is reduced b...

In context of municipal solid waste treatment, match the equipment in List I with their function in List II.List IList IITrommelSize reductionMagnetic separatorAluminium ...