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D 0400CHT418052301 Pages: 3

Reg No.:_______________ Name:__________________________


APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Eighth Semester B.Tech Degree Regular Examination June 2023 (2019 Scheme)

Course Code: CHT418


Course Name: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours

PART A
Answer all questions, each carries 3 marks. Marks

1 Explain the classification of vehicles for solid waste collection (3)


2 Which are the factors affecting the generation rate of solid wastes (3)
3 A residential waste has the following components Paper = 50% Glass = 20% (3)
Food = 20% Yard waste = 10%. The Paper, Glass, Food and Yard Wastes have
moisture content 6%, 2%, 20%, and 60% respectively. Estimate the moisture
content of the waste.
4 Mention the unit operations employed in processing of solid waste (3)
5 What is leachate? Discuss its effects on ground water? (3)
6 Explain the biological treatment steps occur in landfill processes (3)
7 What are the factors affecting aerobic composting? (3)
8 Provide equation for degradation of C6H12O6 by means of aerobic as well as (3)
anaerobic digestion
9 What are the characteristics of ISWM? (3)
10 Differentiate fast pyrolysis from slow pyrolysis (3)
PART B
Answer any one full question from each module, each carries 14 marks.
Module I
11 a) Describe about the functional components of a solid waste management system? (10)
Explain their relationship with a flowchart
b) Write the significance of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in Solid Waste (4)
Management
OR
12 a) Explain physical, chemical and biological characteristics of MSW (14)

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Module II
13 a) Explain in detail hauled container collection system and stationary container (10)
collection system with neat diagram
b) Define the terms Pickup, Haul, at-site and off-route for Hauled Container (4)
System.
OR
14 a) An area consisting of 400 houses contributes solid waste. Estimate the solid (10)
waste generation rate, if the observation is a local transfer station and period of
generation is one week. The waste is carried out in two types of vehicles,
compactor truck and flat bed trucks.
No. of compactor truck load – 10;
No of flat bed truck load – 20
Volume of each compactor truck – 15m3
Volume of each flat bed truck – 1.25m3
Density of waste compactor truck – 295kg/m3
Density of flat bed – 110 kg/m3
No of persons in each house- 6
b) Write a short note on on-site collection methods of solid waste (4)
Module III
15 a) With a neat labelled diagram explain different methods for venting landfill (14)
gases. List out some landfill sealants used for control of gas and leachate in a
landfill
OR
16 a) Explain the biological treatment methods for leachate from landfill processes (8)
b) Discuss the application of deep well injection method for management of solid (6)
waste
Module IV
17 a) Describe the design principles of Aerobic composting. (7)
b) Estimate the oxygen requirement to complete oxidation of 1tonne of waste (7)
having the chemical equation C20H100O40N.
OR
18 a) Explain with a neat diagram, working of municipal incinerators. What are the (14)
different types of grates used.

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Module V
19 a) Explain the effective solid waste management operation using a case study in (7)
India
b) Explain database management system and its applications in solid waste (7)
management.
OR
20 a) Explain the methods for recovery of different materials from solid waste (10)
b) What are the characteristics of hazardous waste. (4)
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