생물고분자응집제 Biopol32의 산업폐수에 대한 응집활성 및 탈수효과

Flocculating Activity and Dehydration Efficiency of Biopolymer Flocculant Biopol32 in Industrial Wastewater Treatment

Abstract

Pseudomonas sp. GP32가 생산하는 생물고분자 응집제 Biopol32의 실제 응용, 개발을 위하여 식품폐수, 도축폐수, 염색폐수에 대하여 응집효과를 검토하였다. 식품폐수의 경우 pH 6.0에서 70%의 화학적산소요구량(COD) 감소율과 49%의 부유고형물(SS) 제거율을 나타내었다. 도축폐수에서는 pH 4.0에서 61%의 화학적산소요구량 감소율과 91%의 부유고형물 제거율을 보였으며, 염색페수의 경우 pH 5.0에서 72%의 화학적산소요구량 감소율과 92%의 부유고형물 제거율을 보였다. 응집과정에서 형성되는 floc의 크기는 Biopol32 용액을 최종농도 20 ppm으로 첨가하였을 때 10 mm였고 이때 탈수효율은 62%였다. 생물응집제 Biopol32 첨가구와 합성응집제 PAA 첨가구에서 탈수효율이 전반적으로 가장 좋은 응집제 첨가 농도는 20 ppm으로 나타났으며, 또한 이때 자연한계함수율(78.1%)에 이르는 최단의 여과시간을 얻을 수가 있었다.

For the practical application and development of biopolymer flocculant Biopol32 produced by Pseudomonas sp. GP32, its flocculation effect on wastewater from food processing, slaughter houses, and the dyeing industry was investigated. In the food processing wastewater, Biopol32 led to a chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction rate of 70% and a suspended solid (SS) removal rate of 49% at pH 6.0. In the slaughter house wastewater at pH 4.0, a COD reduction rate of 61% and SS removal rate of 91% were observed, and in the dyeing wastewater, the rates were 72% and 92%, respectively, at pH 5.0. The size of floc formed during the flocculation process was 10 mm at a final concentration of 20 ppm, and the dehydration efficiency was 62%. In both the bioflocculant Biopol32 group and a PAA synthetic flocculant group, optimal flocculant concentration that yielded the best overall dehydration efficiency was 20 ppm, and, at this concentration, the shortest filtration time to reach the natural critical moisture content of 78.1% was attained.

Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of ultrafiltration cell.

Fig. 2. Effect of pH of Biopol32 on the treatment of wastewaters.

Fig. 3. Changes in floc size as a function of flocculant concentration.

Fig. 4. Changes in water content at different contentration of Biopol32 in sludge on filtration.

Table 1. Comparision of flocculation activity on the treatment of industrial wastewaters between Biopol32 and PAA