• KSBB Journal
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.90-95
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• 2008

In this study, a combined process of sequential anaerobic-aerobic digestion (SAAD), fluidized-bed bioreactor (FBBR), and ultrafiltration (UF) for the treatment of small scale food waste leachate was developed and evaluated. The SAAD process was tested for performance and stability by subjecting leachate from food waste to a two-phase anaerobic digestion. The main process used FBBR composed of aerators for oxygen supply and fluidization, three 5 ton reaction chambers containing an aerobic mesophilic microorganism immobilized in PE (polyethylene), and a sedimentation chamber. The HRTs (hydraulic retention time) of the combined SAAD-FBBR-UF process were 30, 7, and 1 day, and the operation temperature was set to the optimal one for microbial growth. The pilot process maintained its performance even when the CODcr of input leachate fluctuated largely. During the operation, average CODcr, TKN, TP, and salt of the effluent were 1,207mg/L, 100mg/L, 50 mg/L, and 0.01 %, which corresponded to the removal efficiencies of 99.4%, 98.6%, 89.6%, and 98.5%, respectively. These results show that the developed process is able to manage high concentration leachate from food waste and remove CODcr, TKN, TP, and salt effectively.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.423-426
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• 2002

A novel process for $H_2S$ gas treatment has been introduced, based on the combined action of a chemical absorption step and a biological step involving the biocatalytic activity of the bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. The aim of this study is the development of a process for $H_2S$ elimination from gas streams based on that chemical/biological method. The immobilized biomass reactor/chemical adsorption system is suitable for application of the removal of $H_2S$. A double stage reactor was used for the experimental work. The removal efficiencies of over 99% were observed in the range of inlet $H_2S$ concentration from 200 to 1,000ppm. The novel process showed the stable elimination efficiencies of over 95% under the retention time range from 20 to 40sec at the 1,000ppm of $H_2S$ inlet concentration.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.859-863
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• 2008

축산폐수, 침출수 등의 고농도 폐수를 생물학적으로 처리할 경우 최종 방류수는 강한 색도를 띠며 고분자량의 유기물질을 다량 함유한다. 이는 생물학적으로 분해하기 어려운 유기성 복합체와 생화학적 반응에 의한 중간생성물로 색도를 띠는 천연유기물질(NOM)을 포함한다. 생물학적 처리수의 색도는 심미적인 불안감, 방류수역의 수질오염 및 공중보건상의 잠재적 위해성을 갖는다. 또한, 수자원 이용측면에서 정수처리공정에서의 약품투입량 증가와 특히, 소독부산물 생성이라는 잠재적 문제점이 뒤따른다. 따라서 이러한 문제점을 해소하기 위한 생물학적 2차 처리수의 후속처리가 요구되며, 실제로 난분해성 유기물과 색도를 제거하기 위한 흡착, 막 분리, 고급산화(AOP) 및 화학적 응집 등의 물리-화학적 공정에 대한 연구가 수행되어왔다. 특히, 화학적 응집은 무기응집제 또는 고분자중합체(Polymer)를 이용하여 콜로이드성 입자와 색도를 띠는 난분해성 유기물을 전기적 불안정화를 유도함으로서 흡착 및 응집과정을 통해 제거하는 공정으로 많은 연구자들에 의해 연구되어왔다. 그러나 난분해성 유기물과 색도제거는 대상원수의 성상과 화학적 특성 등에 따라 각각의 제거효율과 최적 운전조건이 상이하게 나타난다. 화학적 응집공정은 비교적 높은 제거효율을 보이지만, 운전 및 유지관리의 기술적 어려움, 경제적 비효율성 등으로 인하여 적용에 어려움을 겪고 있는 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 생물학적 혐기-호기성 공정에서 방류되는 축산폐수의 2차 처리수를 대상으로 화학적 응집에 의한 색도 및 난분해성 유기물의 제거거동을 고찰하였다. 대상 처리수의 $TCOD_{Cr}$ 농도는 평균 410 mg/L인 반면, $BOD_5$는 7-15 mg/L 범위로 난분해성 유기물을 다량 함유하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이에 황산알루미늄(Aluminium sulfate; $Al_2(SO_4){\cdot}14H_2O$)과 염화철(ferric chloride)의 무기응집제를 이용하여 자 테스트(jar test)를 수행한 결과, 동일한 응집제 주입량에서 염화철의 유기물 제거 효율이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 황산알루미늄과 염화철의 경우 각각의 응집제 주입율 5.85mM에서 89%, 7.03mM에서 97.5%의 최대 유기물 제거효율을 보여주었으며, 이 때 최종 pH는 4.0-5.6 범위이었다. 한편, 대상 원수 내의 콜로이드성 입자 또는 용존성 유기물의 작용기(functional group)는 일반적으로 음으로 하전 되어 있어 응집에 의해 잘 제거되지 않는 특성을 가지고 있다. 따라서 과량의 응집제를 주입하여 다가의 양이온성 금속염을 흡착시켜 전기적으로 중화시키고, 생성된 침전성 수화물 내에 포획 또는 여과시켜 제거하게 된다. 이 때, 금속염 수화종의 전하밀도가 응집효율에 영향을 주는 것으로 알려져 있는데, 다가의 양이온은 전기적 이중층(Double layer) 압축에 의한 불안정화를 향상시킬 수 있기 때문에다. 또한, 2가 금속염은 색도유발물질과 흡착하여 humate 또는 fulvate 등의 착화합물(complex)을 형성시켜 응집효율을 향상시킬 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 생물학적 2차 처리수의 화학적 응집처리에 있어서 알루미늄염 등의 다가이온 첨가가 응집에 미치는 영향을 관찰하고, 후속되는 플록형성 및 침전공정에 의한 제거효율을 비교, 평가함으로써 2차 처리수로부터 난분해성 유기물과 색도를 보다 효과적이고 경제적으로 제거할 수 있는 최적인자를 도출하고자 하였다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.343-346
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• 2000

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of influent $NH_4^{\;+}-N$ load, C/N ratio and superficial air velocity on the nitrogen removal efficiencies. Laboratory scale upflow biological aerated filter(BAF) was consisted of an anoxic-aerobic filter packed with porous ceramic media and operated with synthetic wastewater. BAFs requires less energy and space for the system when compared to conventional activated sludge process. The influent C/N ratios were varied from 0 to 1 by adjusting acetate. Various superficial air velocity had been applied to investigate aeration effect on nitrogen removal. The BAF reactor showed more than 90% average $NH_4^{\;+}-N$ removal efficiencies at $NH_4^{\;+}-N$ loading in the range of $0.26{\sim}1.33$ kg $NH_4^{\;+}-N/m^3{\cdot}d$ and 62% average T-N removal efficiencies at the C/N ratio of 1. Moreover, average T-N removal efficiencies increased as the superficial air velocity increased, because of the increase $NH_4^{\;+}-N$ removal efficiencies.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.126-130
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• 1995

A membrane gas sensor was developed for the measurement of ethanol concentration during acetic acid fermentation. The fermentation broth including ethanol was permeated through the silicone membrane by synthetic air as a carrier gas and was detected by a semiconductor gas sensor. The optimum conditions of membrane gas sensor were 20m1/min of flow rate and 0.5mm of membrane thickness. In acetic acid fermentation, an on-line measurement of ethanol concentration was conducted by the proposed membrane gas sensor and then the on-line sensor signal, was compared with the result of off-line analysis by gas chromatography. As a result, a correlated response over the range of $0∼70g/\ell$ was shown between membrane gas sensor and gas chromatography and this use of membrane gas sensor was experimentally ascertained for the monitoring and control of bioprocess like acetic acid fermentation.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.30 no.10
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• pp.992-998
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• 2008

Recently, a new concept for nitrogen removal that is simultaneous nitrification and denitrification(SND) has been studied for wastewater treatment process. The DMR(Daiho Microbic Revolution) process that used in this study consists of two suspended anoxic, anaerobic reactors and an aerobic biofilm reactor. The function of aerobic environment and the intensity of air flow rate(2.0, 1.0, 0.5, 0.4, 0.2 L/min) were studied in the biofilm reactor; also SND and nutrient removal efficiencies were investigated. Experimental results indicated that the change in air flow did not affect COD$_{Cr}$ removal significantly. Thus sustained at 93%. The lower the air flow rate, the higher T-N removal efficiency was attained(i.e.80% at 0.2 L/min). SND efficiency was 62, 65, 72 and 78% corresponding to each air flow rate. T-P removal was sensitive to aeration intensity and removal enhanced from 75% to 96% when the air flow rate was changed from 2.0 to 0.5 L/m; however second release occured in the clarifier at 0.2 L/min. Phosphorus content of activated sludge was 5.0%, as P releases and acetate uptake a ratio of 0.75 mg P/ mg HAc.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.191-196
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• 2007

This study used biofilm process, which needs simple operation, maintenance and smaller facility area than conventional activated sludge process with the small plant operation, in the treatment of increasing sewage with the rapid industrial growth. The reactor used in this study consists of one anaerobic and one aerobic chamber filled with waste ceramic and waste vinyl as media and the treated sewage was from restaurant source. The experiment was scaled up from lab. to pilot scale and lasted for about 100 days. We focused on the removal efficiency of organics, nitrogen and phosphorus with constant HRT and continuous aeration. The removal efficiency of $BOD_5$ and SS were 94.33% and 87.77% respectively, which was a satisfaction level. However the removal efficiency of $COD_{Cr}$ was 81.46% somewhat below the desired level of 90%, and that of T-N and T-P showed 71.92% and 21.10% respectively, that was below the expected value. The removal efficiency of $COD_{Cr}$ and T-N in the pilot scale was about 10% low compared with the lab.-scale.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.207-215
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• 2006

This study evaluated the effect of ultrasonic irradiation on reducing membrane fouling for the treatment of chemically treated leachate and biologically treated leachate. The experiments on improvement of membrane flux according to the membrane types(MF and UF) and membrane materials were performed with changing frequency(40 kHz and 120 kHz) and intensity(200 W and 400 W) of ultrasound in ultrasonic membrane separation apparatus which ultrasound can be periodically irradiated. Additionally, the effect of dual frequency ultrasound which 40 kHz md 120 kHz are irradiated simultaneously was evaluated. The improvement of membrane flux by periodical ultrasound irradiation was higher in microfiltration(MF) membrane than in ultrafiltration(UF) membrane. It was sustained more in the MF membrane of polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF) than in that of polysulfon(PS). Ultrasonic improvement of membrane flux was different depending on the characteristics of target wastewater. It was sustainably maintained without reclogging using dual frequency ultrasound although the improvement of membrane flux was lower.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.36.2-36.2
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• 2011

최근 나노기술의 비약적인 발전을 바탕으로 그 동안 구현이 쉽지 않았던 마이크로-나노 단위의 생체모사(biomimetics) 기술이 큰 각광을 받고 있다. 그 중에서도 특히 연잎 효과(lotus-effect)로 대표되는 접촉각 $150^{\circ}$ 이상의 초소수성(superhydrophobicity) 표면 구현은 생물, 화학, 물질 등의 다양한 분야에 있어 큰 사용가치를 가지기 때문에 연구가 전세계적으로 활발히 진행되고 있다. 초소수성을 가지는 표면을 구현하기 위해서는 표면의 화학적인 조성을 변화시켜 표면의 거칠기를 증대시키는 방법과 표면에너지를 낮추는 방법으로 구분될 수 있으며, 이를 위해 표면에 나노구조체를 형성시켜 표면 거칠기를 증대시키는 방법과 silane 계열의 자가-형성 단일막(Self-assembled monolayer)을 코팅하여 표면에너지를 낮추는 방법이 사용되어 왔다. 그러나 표면에 나노구조체를 형성시키는 과정에서 비싼 공정 비용이 발생하며, 대면적 구현이 쉽지 않다는 단점이 있으며, silane 계열의 자가-형성 단일막의 경우에는 제거가 쉽지 않아 추후 다양한 소자에의 적용이 어렵다는 단점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 무전해 식각법(Aqueous Electroless Etching)을 이용하여 대면적으로 합성시킨 실리콘 나노와이어의 표면 산소 흡착 처리를 통해 $156^{\circ}$ 이상의 초소수성 표면을 구현하였다. 액상 기반으로 형성된 실리콘 나노와이어의 표면은 열처리 공정을 통해 OH-기에서 O-기로 치환되어 낮은 표면에너지를 가지게 되며, 낮아진 표면에너지와 산화과정에서 증대된 표면 거칠기를 통해 Wenzel-state의 초소수성 표면 성질을 보였다. 변화된 나노와이어의 표면 거칠기는 주사전자현미경 (FE-SEM)과 주사투과현미경 (HR-TEM)을 통해 관찰되었다. 또한, 나노와이어의 길이와 열처리 공정 조건에 따라 나노와이어의 표면을 접촉각 $0^{\circ}$의 초친수성(superhydrophilicity) 특성부터 접촉각 $150^{\circ}$ 이상의 초소수성 특성까지 변화시킬 수 있었으며, 나노와이어의 길이에 따라 표면 난반사율을 조절하여 90% 이상의 매우 높은 흡수율을 가지는 나노와이어 표면을 구현할 수 있었다. 이러한 산소 흡착법을 이용한 초소수성 표면 구현은 기존 자가-형성 단일막 코팅을 이용한 방법에 비해 소자 제작 및 활용에 있어 매우 유리하며, 바이오칩, 수광소자 등의 다양한 응용 분야에 적용 가능할 것으로 예상된다.

• Journal of Industrial Technology
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• v.26 no.B
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• pp.3-10
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• 2006

In this study, the of MBBR(moving bed biofilm reactor) process for Phosphorus Removal efficiency depending on seasons and the factors affecting phosphorus removal efficiency in the process is evaluated. As a result of experiment, T-P removal efficiency has its highest value in winter, (80.8%). and T-P removal efficiency has its lowest value in autumn, (49%). Optimum SRT for Phosphorus Removal revealed is about 8.8 days and process performs more efficiently as the temperature decreases. It is accepted that nitrate to anaerobic zone is affecting the Phosphorus removal process. With increasing the organic loading rate, Phosphorus removal efficiency also increases. Also, an experiment has been conducted to find out the highest efficiency according to Media existence and it has revealed that Media addition provides better phosphate removal.