• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.193-197
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• 2003

슬러지로부터 발생하게 되는 인체에 유해하고 독성이 강한 악취물질들은, 대다수 슬러지내의 단백질, 탄수화물등의 물질들이 미생물의 호기성 및 혐기성 분해과정을 통해서 생성되는 유ㆍ무기 물질들을 포함하게 된다. 슬러지로부터 발생하는 주된 악취물질로서 hydrogen sulfide, methanethiol, dimethyl sulfide, dimethyldisulfide,dimethyltrisulfide등이 발견되어졌는데 이 다섯 종의 악취물질들은 모두가 황을 포함하는 물질들이다. 본 논문에서는 인체에 유해한 슬러지 악취의 강도 및 세기를 결정하고 비교하는 데 이용되어 질 수 있는 odor index(ODI)라는 방식이 제시되어졌다. 세가지 종류의 슬러지, 즉 hypochlorite 용액으로 처리한 슬러지와 향수 물질로 처리한 슬러지 및 아무런 처리를 하지 않은 슬러지 세 종류를 대상으로 30일이 넘는 기간동안 인체에 유해한 악취물질들에 대한 누적 odor index(ODI)값을 생성하여 비교하였다. 아무런 처리를 하지 않은 슬러지에서 가장 높은 odor index(ODI)값들이 나타났으며, 이것은 슬러지 처리에 있어서 심각한 단기 및 장기적인 유해 악취발생 문제가 야기될 수 있음을 나타낸다. 이에 대하여 hypochlorite용액으로 처리한 슬러지로부터는 인체에 유해한 악취 발생을 처리 즉시부터 30일이 넘는 기간동안 측정한계치 이하 단계로 낮출 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.47-53
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• 1996

This study was carried out to estimate the amount and the characteristics of sewage sludge disposed of in the Nanjido sludge landfill site. Boring test was conducted to estimated the landfill volume and to get sludge samples to be analyzed. Total analysis and leaching test were performed to find the characteristics of sewage sludge. The Nanjido sludge landfill site had the surface area of $50,000m^2$ and the average depth of 15m. The estimated sludge volume was 600,000ton. Sewage sludge in Nanjido sludge landfill site was very stable. Results of total analysis of heavy metals indicated that the sludge could be classified as a non-hazardous waste according to the California state regulation. The sludge also could be used as compost based on compost quality criteria of foreign countries. Results of Korea Extraction Procedure showed that sewage sludge in Nanjido sludge landfill site was not a hazardous waste.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.244-248
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• 2017

The effects of ultrasonic (1.2~1.7 kJ/g TS) pretreatment on the solubilization of dairy and livestock sludge were separately evaluated to investigate the possibility of recycling dairy sludge as a potential source of organic carbon. Compared to other industrial wastewater and sewage sludge, dairy sludge has higher organic matter content and no toxic materials. The solubilization rates of dairy and livestock sludge, at a specific energy input of 1.7 kJ/g TS, were 14.5% and 10.6%, respectively. After the 90-minute ultrasonic treatment, the soluble COD (chemical oxygen demand) increased about 7.1 times that of the initial SCOD, at an increase rate of $0.022m^{-1}$. In comparison, the increase in soluble nitrogen, which was ~3.4 times that of the initial soluble nitrogen concentration, was much smaller than the increase in SCOD; thus, the C/N ratio increased from 4.0 to 8.7.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.389-397
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• 2001

The effect of sludge digestion on the leaching efficiency of heavy metals from sludge by bioleaching with Thiobacillus thiooxidans MET was investigated. The used sludges were a non- and anaerobically digested. The leaching efficiency of heavy metals was strongly dependent on the pH of the sludge solution rather than the sludge condition and stolid concentration. The lower the pH the more heavy metal was leached from 3.0 of pH. The sequent orders of leaching heavy metals were Zn, Cu, and Cr. Although the buffering capacity of non-digested sludge was similar to anaerobically digested sludge, the pH decrease rate of the anaerobically digested sludge solution was faster than that of the non-digested sludge solution due to the higher sulfur oxidation rate of T. thiooxidans MET in the anaerobically digested sludge. The amount of leached heavy metals from the anaerobically digested sludge showed higher than that of non-digested sludge at the same pH value. This result might be caused by the difference of the insoluble metal types, which were contained in the sludge. An increase in sludge solids concentration decreased the leaching efficiency of heavy metals in the range of solids concentration 10 g/L to 70 g/L. The optimum ratio of S° to sludge stolid was 0.1 in both the sludge. The bioleaching process of heavy metals with T. thiooxidans MET showed the disinfecting effect over 90% as well as the reduction effect in sludge weight of 20%.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.558-559
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• 2001

생물학적 폐수처리 (biological treatment)의 슬러지의 활성도 측정을 위하여 슬러지의 대사 열을 측정하는 장치와 소프트웨어를 개발하였다. 슬러지의 활성을 측정하는 호흡계와 같이 간헐식으로 폭기와 침전을 반복하연서 슬러지의 대사열의 monitoring 을 통하여 슬러지의 활 성진단올 할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2011.12a
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• pp.194-195
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• 2011

런던협약 '96의정서' 발효에 의해 2012년부터 하수 슬러지 처분 방법 중 대부분을 차지하고 있는 유기성 슬러지 등 폐기물의 해양투기가 전면 금지되기 때문에 효과적인 하수 슬러지 처분 및 슬러지 감량화에 대한 기술 수요가 꾸준히 제기되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 슬러지 처분법의 대안으로 슬러지 가용화 연구에 고전압 임펄스을 접목시켜 슬러지 가용화 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 사용된 고전압 임펄스 장치는 power supply, HV generator, capacitor와 switch, impulse generator로 구성되어 있다. 고전압 임펄스에 의한 슬러지의 특성 변화를 관찰하였다. HVI를 90분 인가하였을 경우 하수 슬러지의 MLSS와 MLVSS는 각각 평균 8%와 9% 감소하였다. 또한 SCOD는 341% 증가하였고, TN과 TP는 각각 34%와 90.9% 증가하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.185.2-185.2
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• 2011

1900년대 이후 산업발전에 따른 인구의 도시 집중화로 인한 하수량 증가에 따라 하수슬러지 발생량이 점차 증가하게 되면서 하수슬러지 처리에 관한 문제 등이 제기되기 시작하였다. 국내의 경우 2003년 하수슬러지의 매립이 금지된 후, 발생슬러지 대부분을 해양투기 등을 통해 처리하여왔다. 2009년 기준으로 국내에서 발생되는 하수슬러지량과 처리 분포를 살펴보면 전국 433개소 하수처리장에서 1일 평균 8,295톤(3,028천톤/년)이 발생되고 있으며, 이 중 47%가 해양투기 되고 있는 실정이다. 그러나 해양투기마저도 런던협약'96의정서 가입으로 2012년부터 금지됨에 따라 국내에서는 슬러지처리 및 재활용 방안과 관련한 연구개발이 활발히 진행되고 있는 중이다. 하수슬러지 처리 및 재활용기술의 경우 다양한 공법 등이 개발 중에 있으나 설비의 불안정 및 높은 투자비 등으로 인해 아직까지 상용화 된 설비 등은 많지 않은 실정이다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 POSCO 건설에서 개발한 슬러지 연료화 기술을 통해 생산된 슬러지 탄을 석탄 화력발전소 등에 석탄 보조연료로 활용할 수 있는 방안을 강구하여 상용화 가능한 혼소 기술을 개발하고자 하였다. 슬러지탄(발열량 3.000kcal 이상)을 석탄 화력발전소 보일러에 일정 비율로 혼소하여 슬러지탄의 품질평가, 중금속 용출시험 및 함량분석, 잔재물의 중금속 용출시험 등을 실시하였으며, 그 결과 모든 시험항목에서 연료화 관련 법적기준을 만족하는 것으로 나타났다. 슬러지탄을 화력발전소에 혼소하여 사용할 경우, 2012년부터 시행예정인 RPS(Renewable Portfolio Standard)법 대응 및 석탄사용량 저감 등을 통한 $CO_2$ 저감으로 저탄소 녹색성장의 자원순환사회를 구축하는 데 이바지 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.82-90
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• 2023

Biological process is used worldwide to treat domestic and industrial wastewater. The process generally uses a mixed microbial culture of sludge. The growth of microorganisms in the sludge produces excess sludge from the wastewater treatment process. Some of the excess sludge is recycled as inoculum for wastewater treatment, but the rest is removed as waste from the process. As wastewater production is increasing worldwide every year, the number of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is also in- creasing, resulting in the generation of large amount of waste sludge. The increasing amount of waste sludge from WWTPs has led to concerns about its management. Sludge disposal has been reported to account for 50~60% of the total operating costs of a WWTP. Sludge disintegration is a new technology that can minimize volume of waste sludge and recover useful components (e.g., P, N, and soluble organic compounds) from it. Various methods of sludge disintegration have been developed based on physical, chemical, and biological treatments or combinations of these. In this review, we focus on sludge disintegration by acid hydrolysis, which is less studied among sludge disintegration methods. Such information can be useful in the development and implementation of a new technology for better sludge treatment.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.90-96
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• 2008

In order to meet the stringent requirement of sludge disposal and to find ecological alternative, aerobic digestion coupled with alkaline pretreatment was studied. The treated sludge was tested for the potential of liquid fertilizer. In the aerobic digestion, it was obvious that the performance of digester B(fed with the sludge pretreated by NaOH) was better than that of digester A(fed with raw sludge) in terms of COD and SS removal. SS and VSS removal rates in digester B were 66% and 69%, respectively. At 5 days, TSS removal rate reached 47% in the digester B, which was 71% of final TSS removal rate. It revealed that the pretreatment process can shorten the retention time of aerobic digestion. 94.1% of TCOD in the raw sludge was reduced by alkaline pretreatment and aerobic digestion. Final SCOD was in the range of 220$\sim$230 mg/L implying the sludge was stabilized. Nitrification and pH drop were observed in the aerobic digestion. Final nitrate concentrations in digester A and B were 445.4 and 223.1 mg/L and final pH in digester B was 3.0. Biological assays reported that leaf size of cucumber seedling increased with nitrate concentration and sludge to soil ratio. The sludge treated by alkaline and aerobic digestion promoted the growth of seedling leaf and stem remarkably compared to raw sludge. In contrast, the aerobically digested sludge without pretreatment improved leaf growth and inhibited stem growth.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.105-111
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• 2004

When the clitellate tiger worms(Eisenia fetida) were fed with paper mill sludge, sewage sludge of agricultural-urban area and sewage sludge of agricultural area, number of cocoons produced by individual clitellate earthworm for 104 days were 11.8, 8.6 and 3.5, respectively. However, clitellate earthworms that had been fed with sewage sludge of agricultural-urban area for 52 days or fed with sewage sludge of agricultural area for 95 days could not produce cocoons, whereas the earthworms that were fed with paper mill sludge kept producing cocoons through the investigating period. The hatchability of cocoons produced by the clitellate tiger worms(Eisenia fetida) fed with sewage sludge of agricultural-urban region, sewage sludge of agricultural region and paper mill sludge were 42.8%, 38.3% and 39.2%, respectively. And hatching periods of cocoons were 33.8~36.0 days, which were not affected by the kinds of sludges. However, the cocoons produced by clitellate earthworms which had been fed with sewage sludge for about 1.5 months could not hatch at all. Death rates of second generation hatched from cocoons produced by tiger worms(Eisenia fetida) which had been fed with the sewage sludge from agricultural-urban region and the sewage sludge from agricultural region reached to 100% and 90% at 60 days after hatching, respectively, whereas death rate of second generation fed with paper mill sludge reached to 16%.