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Influence of Operating Parameters on Nitrite Accumulation in a Biofilm Reactor and Supplement of External Carbon Source for Denitrification by Sewage Sludge Solubilization

생물막 반응조에서 아질산염 축적에 미치는 운전인자 영향과 하수슬러지 가용화에 의한 탈질반응의 외부탄소원 공급에 관한 연구

  • Ahn, Hye Min (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Dae Sung (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
  • 안혜민 (경북대학교 환경공학과) ;
  • 이대성 (경북대학교 환경공학과)
  • Received : 2012.01.07
  • Accepted : 2013.01.30
  • Published : 2013.01.30
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Abstract

A combined process consisted of a biofilm reactor and a continuously stirred-tank reactor (CSTR) was investigated for highly loaded ammonium wastewater treatment via nitrite accumulation. To enhance ammonium oxidizing bacteria over nitrite oxidizing bacteria on the surface of carriers, the biofilm reactor was operated at temperature of $35^{\circ}C$ for more than three months but the influent ammonium (500 mg-N/L) was partially oxidized to nitrite (240 mg-N/L). As pH was increased from 7.5 to 8.0, nitrite accumulation was fully achieved due to the inhibition of nitrite oxidizing bacteria under high free ammonia concentration. The biofilm reactor performance was severely deteriorated at the hydraulic retention time of 12 hr, at which incomplete nitrification of ammonia was observed. Various solubilization methods were applied to sewage sludge for enhancing its biodegradability and the combined method, alkaline followed by ultrasonic, gave the highest solubilization efficiency (58%); the solubilized solution was used as the external carbon source for denitrification reaction in CSTR. FISH analysis showed that the dominant microorganisms on the carriers were ammonium oxidizing bacteria such as Nitrosomonas spp. and Nitrospirar spp. but low amounts of nitrite oxidizing bacteria as Nitrobacter spp. was also detected.

고농도 질소를 함유한 하 폐수를 아질산염 축적 경로를 통하여 처리하고자 생물막공정과 연속혼합반응조의 탈질공정을 결합하여 운전하였다. 생물막 반응조의 폴리에틸렌 담체 표면에 아질산염 산화균에 비해서 암모늄 산화균의 성장을 촉진하여 아질산염을 선택적으로 축적하고자 반응조 온도를 $35^{\circ}C$로 유지하면서 석달 이상 장기간 운전하였음에도 불구하고 유입수 암모늄(500 mg-N/L)의 일부만 아질산염(240 mg-N/L)으로 전환되었다. 하지만 pH를 7.5에서 8.0으로 증가시켰을 때, 아질산염 산화균들이 높은 암모니아 농도에 성장 저해를 받아 생물막 공정에서 아질산염 축적을 성공적으로 이끌어낼 수 있었다. 생물막 공정의 수리학적 체류시간을 12시간으로 운전하였을 때, 반응조의 성능이 급격하게 저하되어 유입수의 암모늄이 완전히 산화되지 않았다. 하수슬러지의 생분해성을 높이기 위해서 다양한 가용화 기술을 적용한 결과, 알칼리와 초음파 처리를 순차적으로 병합하였을 때, 가장 높은 가용화율(58%)을 얻을 수 있었으며, 이를 탈질반응조의 외부탄소으로 사용하였다. FISH 분석결과로부터 담체표면에 암모늄 산화균인 Nitrosomonas와 Nitrospirar계열의 미생물들이 우점종이었으며 일부 아질산염 산화균인 Nitrobacter 계열의 미생물도 소량이지만 관찰되었다.

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