• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.356-359
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• 2005

하수를 처리하는 공정에서 해마다 슬러지의 발생량은 증가하고 있으며, 이를 효과적으로 처리하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 따라서, 본 연구는 경제적이면서도 측정이 간편한CST(Cap-illary Suction Time)을 통해 슬러지 의 탈수성 과 적 정 주입량을 산출하는 방법을 연구하였다. 이를 위하여 본 실험의 대상인 도시 하수슬러지에 대하여 함수율 및 pH변화, 무기 및 유기 응집제의 주입량 변화, 그리고 응집제 투입 후 침전된 응집제량을 조사하여 탈수성을 조사하였다. 슬러지의 함수율을 97%, 98%, 99%로 했을 때, CST는 99%일 때가 가장 적은 값으로 나타났다 응집제 주입 후 침전된 슬러지의 생성량은 응집제가 증가됨에 따라 증가하다가, 최적 주입량보다 더 많은 응집제를 주입할 경우에는 그 양이 감소했다. 이는 형성된 응집물의 구조적 특성의 변화를 나타내고 있음을 알 수 있다. 위와 같은 실험 결과를 통해 CST는 수분이내(< Smin)에 슬러지의 탈수성을 신속하게 측정할 수 있는 방법이며 비교적 정확하게 측정할 수 있음을 알 수 있다. 뿐만 아니라 응집제의 최적 주입량 및 응집물의 구조적 특성을 평가하는 데에도 유용하게 사용할 수 있다.

• 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 Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.28 no.12
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• pp.1347-1351
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• 2006

It was tried to utilize organic waste sludge from wastewater treatment plant as a starting material to produce a solid fuel by vacuum flying. The effects of decompression levels, frying time and temperature on the calorific value and moisture of vacuum fried sludge were systematically investigated. Dewatered raw sludge used in this study had a moisture of 81.1% and calorific value of 2,930 kcal/kg. Based on the experimental observation, it was identified that the decompression level and frying time have the greatest influence on the calorific value of vacuum fried sludge. Moistures of the fried sludge at $180^{\circ}C$ for 25 min in 760 mmHg, 684 mmHg and 630 mmHg were 32.4%, 14.2% and 11.6%, respectively. Calorific values of the vacuum fried sludge at $140^{\circ}C$ for 15 min and 25 min were 5,400 kcal/kg and 5,540 kcal/kg in 684 mmHg and 5,520 kcal/kg and 5,660 kcal/kg in 630 mmHg, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.239-244
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• 2002

하수슬러지는 산업의 발달 및 인구의 증가로 인하여 증가하는 폐수의 양에 비례하여 증가하고 있다. 폐수 처리량과 함께 슬러지의 발생량은 1997년 이후 매년 3% 이상의 증가를 보이고 있다. 특히 최근에는 수질환경 개선 사업의 확대로 인하여 하수처리장이나 폐수처리장의 처리 용량은 매련 증가하고 있으며, 농축산 산업의 발달로 농촌지역의 농수산 폐수처리장의 시설용량의 증가로 슬러지 발생량 증가는 가속되어 2005년에는 연간 1000만톤 이상이 발생할 것으로 예측되고 있다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.259-260
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• 2000

충남 지역에서 발생되는 하수 슬러지의 물리$\cdot$화학적 특성을 고려하여 적정 처분 방안을 검토하기 위하여 중금속 및 비휘발성 고형물 분석을 수행하였다. 충남 지역에서 발생되는 하수 슬러지의 중금속 함유량은 기준치 이하로서 다소 안전하다 할 수 있으나 지속적인 관리가 요구되며, 이러한 중금속의 함유량도 타폐기물과의 혼합으로 희석효과를 가질 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 또, 하수 슬러지의 광물 낙석 결과 하수 슬러지의 비휘발성 고형분의 성분은 시멘트 원료로 쓰이는 점토질과 유사하며 소각후에 연소재를 이용한 경량 골재 및 다른 2차 제품의 제조 가능성이 높은 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.52-64
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• 2008

Aged sewage sludge with food waste leachate sludge or paper mill sludge was fed to earthworm (Eisenia fetida) populations and the effect of it on feeding and growth rate of earthworm population was investigated. Feeding rate of earthworm population on sewage sludge aged with food waste leachate sludge for 30 days was higher than that aged for 10 and 20 days. At 90 days after feeding, the density of earthworm population decreased regardless of aging period. And earthworm population growth to next generation was blocked by sewage sludge. The feeding rate and the density of earthworm population aged with paper mill sludge for 20 days were higher than that on sewage sludges aged for 10 and 30 days. Until 90 days after feeding, the density of earthworm population increased regardless of aging period of sewage sludge, however, since then decreased. There were comparatively higher feeding rate and growth rate of earthworm population on the sewage sludge which had been mixed with paper mill sludge and aged for 20 days, which rendered the probable pretreating method for vermicomposting sewage sludge.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.43-52
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• 2013

In this study, various influent sludge pre-treatment methods were adopted to investigate their effects on the sludge digestion and methane production in combined mesophilic anaerobic and thermophilic aerobic sludge digestion process. A lab-scale sewage sludge digestion process was operated during 4 phases using different feed sludge pre-treatment strategies. In phase 1, feed sludge was supplied without any pre-treatment. In contrast, in phases 2, 3 and 4, thermal, thermal-alkaline and long time alkaline treatment (7 days) were applied to influent sludge, respectively. With sludge pre-treatment, TCOD removal was drastically increased from 44% to 76% from phases 1 to 4, respectively. Also, pre-treatment of feed sludge significantly improved the methane production rate of MAD, showing an increment from 101 to 165-256mL/L/day. Meanwhile, TCOD removal and methane production at phase 4 were not increased, compared to those at phase 3. Based on the experimental results, it was concluded that pre-treatment of feed sludge significantly increases the efficiency of sludge digestion and thermal-alkaline method was the most effective method among the pre-treatment methods examined.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.613-619
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• 2018

In this study, various influent sludge pre-treatment methods and the internal recirculation of thickened sludge from effluents using a liquid/solid separation unit were adopted to investigate their effects on the sludge digestion and methane production in a combined mesophilic anaerobic and thermophilic aerobic sludge digestion process. A lab-scale combined sludge digestion process was operated during 5 phases using different feed sludge pre-treatment strategies. In phase 1, the feed sludge was pre-treated with a thermal-alkaline method. In contrast, in phases 2, 3 and 4, the internal recirculation of thickened sludge from the effluent and thermal-alkaline, thermal, and alkaline pre-treatment (7 days) were applied to the combined process. In phase 5, the raw sludge without any pre-treatment was used to the combined process. With the feed sludge pre-treatment and internal recirculation, the experimental results indicated that the volatile suspended solid (VSS) removal was drastically increased from phases 1 to 4. Also, the methane production rate with the thermal-alkaline pre-treatment and internal recirculation was significantly improved, showing an increment to 285 mL/L/day in phase 2. Meanwhile, the VSS removal and methane production in phase 5 were greatly decreased when the raw sludge without any pre-treatment was applied to the combined process. Considering all together, it was concluded that the combined process with the thickened sludge recirculation and thermal-alkaline pre-treatment can be successfully employed for the highly efficient sewage sludge reduction and methane gas production.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.5-12
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• 1997

The potentiality of water treatment sludge as the alternative liner and cover materials in landfills is investigated. A series of tests were performed on sludge admixtures to examine their compaction, compressive strength, leaching, hydraulic conductivity characterisit its and the compatibility with representative leachate within landfills. Results from the tests show that low hydraulic conductivity can berachieved with sufficient stabilizer contents and curing. It is recognized that the hydrauac conductivity decreases with increasing bentonite content and the percentage of bentonite needed to make the hydrauic conductivity below 1$\times$10-7cm/ sec was 40% for water treatment sludge. It was found that the effect of the municipal waste leachate on the hydraulic conductivity of the admixtures is negligible.

• 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%.