Leachate Treatment with Physicochemical Processes

The purpose of the book is to determine the most efficient treatment or treatment train for the removal of organic matter from leachate from the landfill of the city of Merida. For this purpose, different research projects have been developed, in which different physicochemical leachate treatments were used. Chronologically, they were developed as follows: coagulation/flocculation, flotation, adsorption, Fenton, filtration, Fenton dose optimization, adsorption optimization, Fenton/filtration/adsorption. The present work shows the results obtained from different experiences of the application of physicochemical processes to the leachates from the landfill of the city of Merida. Flotation, coagulation-flocculation, adsorption with activated carbon, Fenton and Fenton-adsorption processes were tested.