Removal of Heavy Metals from Acid Mine Drainage using AFMR Process

AFMR 공정을 이용한 광산폐수의 중금속 제거

This research is to remove heavy metals from AMD(Acid Mine Drainage) using AFMR(Anaerobic Floating Media Reactor) process. Two AFMR were operated at HRT(hydraulic retention time) of 3 days. COD/sulfate ratio from 0.3 to 0.8, temperature from $30^{\circ}C$ to $35^{\circ}C$, and alkalinity of 1.000mg/l(as $CaCO_3$). At COD/sulfate($SO{_4}^{2-}$) ratio of 0.5 and temperature of $35^{\circ}C$, the ratio of reduced sulfate($SO{_4}^{2-}$)/removed COD(mg/mg) kept about 1 and the reactor achieved 99.99% of Cr, Pb anee Fe, 98% of Cd, and 90% of Mn removal efficiencies, respectively. Decreasing temperature to $30^{\circ}C$ increased the ratio of reduced sulfate($SO{_4}^{2-}$)/removed COD(mg/mg) to 1.37. Amount of sulfate reduction maximized at the temperature of $30^{\circ}C$ and the COD/sulfate ratio of 0.4 in the influent and then removal efficiencies of heavy metals were 99.99% of Fe, 99.99% of Pb, 99,99% of Cr, 97.3% of Mn, 99.9% of Zn, 99.9% of Cd and 99.9% of Cu.

본 연구는 AFMR(Anaerobic Floating Media Reactor) 공정을 이용하여 폐광산폐수로부터 중금속을 제거하기 위한 연구로서 본 연구에서는 두 개의 AFMR 반응조를 HRT 3일, COD/sulfate 비는 0.3~0.8, 운전온도는 $30^{\circ}C{\sim}35^{\circ}C$, 알칼리도는 1,000 mg/l(as $CaCO_3$)으로 운전하였다. 실험결과 AFMR 반응조는 COD/sulfate 비 0.5, 운전온도 $35^{\circ}C$에서 환원된 $SO{_4}^{2-}$양/제거된 COD양(mg/mg) 비는 약 1를 유지하였으며, 중금속 Cr, Pb, Fe은 99.99%, Cd 98%, Mn 90%의 제거효율을 나타내었다. 운전온도를 $35^{\circ}C$에서 $30^{\circ}C$로 감온시킬 때 AFMR 반응조내의 환원된 $SO{_4}^{2-}$양/제거된 COD양(mg/mg) 비는 1.37배로 증가하였다. 또한 운전온도 $30^{\circ}C$, COD/sulfate 비는 0.4일 때 최대의 황산염 환원을 보였으며 이때 유입되는 중금속인 Fe, Pb, Cr은 99.99%, Zn, Cd, Cu는 99.9%, Mn 97.3%의 중금속 제거효율을 보였다.