Abstract
When ammonia ($NH_3$) and hydrogen sulfide ($H_2S$) in binary mixture gases were supplied to a biofilter packed with biomedia made of polyurethane, PVA, and worm cast. No odor gases were detected on the outlet of the biofilter when $NH_3$ and $H_2S$ were separately supplied to the biofilter at space velocity(SV) of $50h^{-1}$ until inlet $NH_3$ concentration was increased up to 300 ppmv and inlet $H_2S$ to 428 ppmv. While, inlet $NH_3$ concentration maintained at 50 ppmv, inlet $H_2S$ concentration increased from 1 to 489 ppmv, and the removal efficiency of each gas was investigated. After that, $NH_3$ concentration increased step by step such as 80, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 ppmv. $H_2S$ concentration increased gradually when $NH_3$ concentration was set up at each condition. Under each condition, removal efficiency of $NH_3$ and $H_2S$ gas was investigated by analysing the gases sampled from the inlet and outlet of the biofilter. When binary gases were supplied to the biofilter and inlet $NH_3$ concentration was increased from 50 to 300 ppmv, elimination capacity of $NH_3$ increase linearly as inlet loading increased to $11.14g\;N{\cdot}m^{-3}{\cdot}h^{-1}$. However, as inlet $NH_3$ concentration increased over 300 ppmv, both removal efficiency and elimination capacity decreased while inlet loading increased. $H_2S$ removal efficiency was not affected seriously by the simultaneous supply of $NH_3$ when maximum inlet loading of $H_2S$ was under $40.27S{\cdot}m^{-3}{\cdot}h^{-1}$ and maximum inlet loading of $NH_3$ was under $15.25N{\cdot}m^{-3}{\cdot}h^{-1}$.
Polyurethane, PVA(polyvinyl alcohol)와 지렁이 분변토로 제작한 biomedia를 충진한 바이오필터(biofilter)를 이용하여 $H_2S$와 $NH_3$의 혼합 악취를 제거하였다. $NH_3$ 농도를 50 ppmv로 고정시킨 후, $H_2S$의 농도는 1~489 ppmv까지 증가시키며 제거효율을 살펴보았다. 또한 $NH_3$의 농도를 점진적으로 증가시켜 80, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 ppmv 으로 설정하여 각각의 $NH_3$농도가 고정된 조건에서는 $H_2S$를 점차적으로 농도를 증가시켜주며 $NH_3$ 및 $H_2S$ 가스의 제거효율을 알아보았다. 혼합 악취가 공급되는 조건에서 $NH_3$의 유입 부하량은 입구농도가 50~300 ppmv 까지는 부하량 $11.14g\;N{\cdot}m^{-3}{\cdot}h^{-1}$이 증가함에 따라 제거용량도 비례하여 증가하였다. 입구농도가 300 ppmv 이상으로 증가함에 따라 유입 부하량은 증가하는 반면, 제거효율과 제거용량은 감소되는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 복합악취가 공급되는 조건에서 $H_2S$ 최대 부하량은 $40.27g\;S{\cdot}m^{-3}{\cdot}h^{-1}$이하이며, $NH_3$ 부하량이 $15.25g\;N{\cdot}m^{-3}{\cdot}h^{-1}$ 이하인 조건에서는 $NH_3$의 공급에 의해 $H_2S$의 제거효율은 큰 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다.
(Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Suwon)
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