Changes of the Substances during Composting of Industrial Wastewater Sludge

공단폐수슬러지의 퇴비화과정 중 물질변환

To study the possibility of agricultural utilization of industrial wastewater sludge, the changes of the substances, such as temperature, pH, inorganic and organic matter, the form of nitrogen, fatty acid and the population number of microorganisms during composting periods were investigated. Temperature and $CO_2$ generation were the highest in the second day of composting peroids, and then were gradually fallen. And they were similar to room temperature after the sixth day of composting periods. C/N ratio was a little increased as time went by. pH value was not changed in early composting periods and then pH had been gradually decreased since it was rapidly increased. It was in the range of 8.7~8.8 in late composting periods. The contents of $P_2O_5$, $K_2O$, CaO, MgO and Fe were a little increased and that of ${SO_4}^{2-}$ was increased with 62~67% in late in comparing with early composting periods. The contents of ether extracted materials, water soluble polysaccharides, hemicellulose and cellulose were decreased but that of resins and lignin were not changed during composting periods. The contents of total and organic nitrogen were decreased but that of inorganic nitrogen was increased during composting periods. The population number of microorganism during composting periods was too much changed according to the kinds of bulking agents and microorganisms, and the composting periods.

공단폐수슬러지를 퇴비화하여 농지이용가능성을 조사하기 위하여 수분조절제로서 톱밥 또는 왕겨를 첨가하여 혼합한 다음 소형퇴비화조에서 퇴비화과정중 온도, pH, 무기성분, 유기물 및 질소의 형태, 지방산, 미생물종 및 개체수 변화 등의 물질변화를 조사하였다. 공단폐수슬러지에 수분조절제로 톱밥 및 왕겨를 첨가하였을 경우 공히 퇴비화과정중 온도 및 $CO_2$발생량은 퇴비화 2일에 최고에 달하여 그후 서서히 감소하여 퇴비화 6일 후에는 실온과 비슷하였다. C/N율은 퇴비화가 진행됨에 따라 약간 증가하는 경향이었다. 그리고 pH는 퇴비화 초기에는 변화가 없었으나 그후 급격히 증가한 다음 서서히 감소하여 퇴비화 후기 pH는 약 8.7~8.8범위였다. 공단폐수슬러지에 수분조절제로 톱밥 및 왕겨를 첨가 하였을 경우 공히 퇴비화과정중 $P_2O_5$, $K_2O$, CaO, MgO 및 Fe함량 약간 증가하였으며 $SO_4$함량은 퇴비화 초기에 비하여 후기에 약 62~67% 증가되었다. 퇴비화과정중 ether추출물질, 수용성 polysaccharides, hemicellulose 및 cellulose는 감소하였고, resins 및 lignin은 큰 변화가 없였으며, 퇴비화과정중 총질소 및 유기태질소는 감소하였나 무기태 질소는 증가하였다. 퇴비화과정중 총지방산은 감소하였으며, 미생물개체수는 수분조절제의 종류, 미생물의 종류 및 퇴비화 기간에 따라 변화가 심하였다.