Study on the Recycled Compositing System for Reducing Bulking Agent Cost

부자재 비용절감을 위한 순환퇴비화 시스템에 관한 연구

This study was initiated to investigate the influence of biophysical condition on the composting characteristics, and conducted to develop technology for using recycled compost as a bulking agent cost to reduce operating cost. To methods of aeration, continuous aeration (CA: run No. I) and intermittent aeration (IA: run No. 2) were performed with three 12.3 liter laboratory scale vessels for ten days. Manure and rice hulls were mixed for thirst trial (I), rice hulls and recycled compost after first trial were mixed for second trial (II), dairy manure and only recycled compost after second trial were mixed for third trial (III). During the composting process, temperatures of the compost mass and ammonia emissions were measured. The quality and maturity of compost were ascertained by examining the characteristics and composition of the compost. Also, loss of mass was determined by measuring the mass of materials in the vessels before and after composting. The results in this study are as follows: 1. The periods of optimum temperature ($>55^{\circ}C$) to kill pathogens were maintained from 38 to 78 hours for CA and from 60 to 98 hours for IA. 2. The more recycled compost mixed, the more ammonia emitted. The maximum ammonia emissions were 287 ppm at CA and 420 ppm at IA. 3. Biofiltration system was required for the compo sting system using only recycled compost as an amendment, because the ammonia emissions was produced above 100 ppm at the end of composting process. 4. The quality and maturity of compost: - Fresh compost, were required drying, because moisture contents of the compost were approximately 70% in all tests. - The pH values were observed to rise smoothly, from 7.9 to 8.3 at CA and from 8.4 to 8.6 at IA. The CfN ratios of the fresh compost were ranged form 21.05 to 16.42 for CA and from 22.81 to 14.75 for IA. The final C/N ratios for test II and III were below 20.were below 20.

본 실험은 고형퇴비화 처리용 부자재 비용절감 및 생물계 폐기물의 퇴비화 작업효율을 개선하기 위하여 연속 및 간헐통기 퇴적식 호기성 퇴비화 시스템에 필요한 기초 연구자료를 제공하기 위하여 수행되었다. 유우분과 왕겨 (I) 그리고 유우분과 1차 순환퇴비 (II) 및 2차 순환퇴비 (III)를 전처리 혼합하여 $12.3{\;}{\ell}$의 회분식 원통형 발효조 3개의 동일한 수준에 같은 성질의 실험재료를 넣어 10일간 실험하였다. 이때, 통기량은 연속통기(CA)는 $0.3~0.6{\;}{\ell}/min.kg.dm$, 간헐통기 (IA)는 $0.1~0.2{\;}{\ell}/min.kg.dm$ 범위로 5분 통기 55분 정지 방법으로 퇴비화 처리하였다. 퇴비화 과정중 발효조의 내부 온도는 잡초종자 및 병원균 사멸을 위한 퇴비화 적정온도인 $55~60^{\circ}C$를 연속통기 (CA)는 38~78시간, 간헐통기 (IA)는 37~98시간 유지하였다. 순환퇴비의 혼합량이 증가함에 따라서, 암모니아 휘산 농도는 증가하였으며, 연속 통기시 최고 농도는 110, 160, 287 ppm을 나타냈으며, 간헐 통기 방법을 이용한 퇴비화 경우는 52, 76, 420 ppm을 나타냈다. 이는 순환퇴비의 탄질비가 17.6, 22 그리고 16.5로 낮기 때문이다. 퇴비화 종료 후, 퇴비의 품질은 수분 함량 (MC)이 68~73%로서 40% 이하의 적정 수분 함량으로 건조가 필요하였다. 산도(pH)는 7.9~8.7로서 적정 값 (8이하)보다 약간 높아 후숙 과정이 필요하였으며, 유우분에 순환퇴비를 부자재로 혼합한 실험 II와 III의 경우, 탄질비 (C/N)는 20이하로 적정수준을 나타냈다.