@phdthesis{oai:sucra.repo.nii.ac.jp:00010417,
 author = {EKANAYAKA, ACHCHILLAGE AYESHA DILRUKSHI},
 month = {},
 note = {vi, 64 p., ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i
TABLE OF CONTENTS ii
LIST OF FIGURES iv
LIST OF TABLES vi
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 1
1.1 THE SCOPE AND THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY .......................................................... 4
1.2 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................ 6
CHAPTER 2: THE KINETICS OF METHANE OXIDATION FOR COMPOST-MIXED SOILS ...................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 9
2.2 MATERIALS AND METHODS ....................................................................................... 10
2.2.1 Batch Experimental Procedure ........................................................................... 11
2.2.2 Headspace Gas Analysis .................................................................................... 12
2.3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ........................................................................................ 13
1.1.1 Moisture Effect on Biological Kinetics of Methane Oxidation ......................... 13
2.3.1 Biological Kinetics Of Methane Oxidation ........................................................ 14
2.3.2 CH4 Oxidation Rate of Pure Compost, Compost-Soil Mixture and Landfill Cover Soil ...................................................................................................................... 15
2.4 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................. 20
2.5 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 20
CHAPTER 3: GAS AND HEAT TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF COMPOST-MIXED SOILS .................................................................................................................................... 23
3.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 23
3.2 MATERIALS AND METHODS ....................................................................................... 25
3.1.1 Materials Used .................................................................................................... 25
3.1.2 Sample Preparation for Measuring Water Retention, Gas and Heat Transport Parameters ..................................................................................................................... 28
3.1.3 Measurement of Gas Diffusion Coefficient and Thermal Properties ................. 29
3.1.4 Models for Water Retention, Gas and Heat Tranport Parameters ...................... 30
3.2 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ........................................................................................ 32
3.2.1 Water Retention Characteristics ......................................................................... 32
3.2.2 Soil-gas Diffusivity ............................................................................................ 34
3.2.3 Thermal Conductivity and Heat Capacity .......................................................... 38
3.3 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................ 41
3.4 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 43
CHAPTER 4: PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR GAS DIFFUSIVITY AND THERMAL PROPERTIES ...................................................................................................................... 46
4.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 46
4.2 MATERIALS AND METHODS ....................................................................................... 47
4.2.1 Predictive models for gas diffusivity in repacked soils ...................................... 48
4.2.2 Predictive models for thermal properties ........................................................... 49
4.2.3 Sensitivity Analysis of the models ..................................................................... 50
4.3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS ....................................................................................... 51
4.3.1 Model performance of the predictive models for gas diffusivity ....................... 51
4.3.2 Prediction of thermal properties ......................................................................... 53
4.4 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................ 57
4.5 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 57
CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND PERSPECTIVES ........................ 60
5.1 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................... 60
5.2 PERSPECTIVES ............................................................................................................ 63, 主指導教員 : 川本健, text, application/pdf},
 school = {埼玉大学},
 title = {Gas Transport and Thermal properties of Compost-Mixed Landfill Cover Soils under Variable Water Saturation},
 year = {2016},
 yomi = {エカナエカ, アチラゲ アエーシャ ディルクシ}
}