Performance of an Intermittent Aerated Pilot-scale Reactor Vessel for Commercial Composting

상업용 퇴비화를 위한 간헐통기식 파이로트 규모 반응조의 성능

Mixtures of hog manure slurry and sawdust were composted by an intermittent aeration method to verify the performance evaluation of pilot-scale reactor vessels during composting high rate (decomposition) process. Instrumentation was designed to measure temperatures in compost, oxygen and carbon dioxide concentration, air flow rates, and ammonia gas emitted. It was found that ammonia concentration during composting high rate decreased more quickly to the allowable range of 34-40 ppm after 14days at near the optimal levels (II) than in the case of lower levels (I). The influence of the optimal levels (II) such as moisture content (55-65%), C/N ratio (20-40), pH (7-8) and temperature in compost (<$60^{\circ}C$) on the reduction of ammonia gas was considerable for commercial composting.

돈분 슬러리와 톱밥 혼합물을 퇴비화 급속(분해)과정의 파이로트 규모 반응조 성능 평가를 입증하기 위해 간헐통기법으로 퇴비화 처리했다. 계측은 퇴비온도, 산소와 탄산가스농도, 통기량 및 암모니아가스 배출 등의 측정으로 구성됐다. 퇴비화 급속과정의 암모니아 농도는 14일째에 수준이하(I)보다 최적수준(II)부근에서 신속하게 허용범위 34-40ppm 이내로 감소되어 짐을 알 수 있었다. 암모니아가스 저감에 있어서 수분(55-65%), 탄질비(20-40%), 수소이온농도(7-8%) 및 퇴비온도(<$60^{\circ}C$) 등의 최적수준 영향은 상업용 퇴비화에 무시 할 수 없었다.