3. Hong Kong generates 3,200 tons of food waste every day and disposes the majority of...

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3. Hong Kong generates 3,200 tons of food waste every day and disposes the majority of them in the landfills. Assuming the general formula of the food waste is C60H96O38N Determine and compare the waste treatment strategies of a landfill and an incinerator on: (a) CH4, CO2, NH3, and total gas production (in liter) for both systems; (b) total water consumption in the landfill; and (c) total air requirement (in liter) in the incinerator for treating the food waste. Needed functions: (1) For mass balance: 4а -b-2с + 3а |Н,О C,H,O N+ 4а + b -2с-3d CH 4a b+2c+3d CO2 +dNH 8 Molecular weights: C-12; H- 1; 0-16; N- 14 (2) Combustion of methane gas CH+20,CO, + 2H,O (3) Ideal gas law PV-nRT P pressure; nnumber of moles; R ideal gas constant; T temperature (K) Parameters and assumption: - Temperature 25°C; Pressure 1atm; Ideal gas constant 0.082 L atm K-1 mol Oxygen gas account to 20.8 % of the volume of air; 3. Hong Kong generates 3,200 tons of food waste every day and disposes the majority of them in the landfills. Assuming the general formula of the food waste is C60H96O38N Determine and compare the waste treatment strategies of a landfill and an incinerator on: (a) CH4, CO2, NH3, and total gas production (in liter) for both systems; (b) total water consumption in the landfill; and (c) total air requirement (in liter) in the incinerator for treating the food waste. Needed functions: (1) For mass balance: 4а -b-2с + 3а |Н,О C,H,O N+ 4а + b -2с-3d CH 4a b+2c+3d CO2 +dNH 8 Molecular weights: C-12; H- 1; 0-16; N- 14 (2) Combustion of methane gas CH+20,CO, + 2H,O (3) Ideal gas law PV-nRT P pressure; nnumber of moles; R ideal gas constant; T temperature (K) Parameters and assumption: - Temperature 25°C; Pressure 1atm; Ideal gas constant 0.082 L atm K-1 mol Oxygen gas account to 20.8 % of the volume of air;