• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.73-79
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• 2006

돈분뇨 중의 악취 성분을 제거하는 동시에 퇴비의 C/N 비를 적정 수준으로 유지하기 위한 방안으로서 축산농가에 보급을 목적으로 pilot 장치를 제작하여 돈분뇨를 호기성 액비화 처리하기 이전에 암모니아 탈기공정 실험을 수행하였다. 암모니아 탈기를 위한 pH 조정을 $Ca(OH)_2$를 이용하였으며, NaOH에 비해 훨씬 현장 적용성이 용이한 것으로 파악되었다. 암모니아 탈기공정의 적정 pH를 도출하기 위해 각각 pH를 9.3, 10.9, 12.3 으로 조절하여 탈기실험을 수행한 결과 pH가 가장 높은 12.3에서 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났고, 이때 반응온도는 $35^{\circ}C$이었다. 암모니아 탈기공정이 진행되는 동안 유리암모니아 질소의 가스상 암모니아로의 전환을 통해 발생되는 방출속도는 탈기공정 초기에는 $0.5355mole\;s^{-1}$ 이었고 탈기공정 후기에는 $0.0253mole\;s^{-1}$ 로 나타나, 주로 탈기공정 초기에 많은 양의 암모니아 가스가 방출되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 탈기공정중 C/N비 변화는 초기 돈분뇨 원수가 4.5이었고 탈기공정 초기에 6.3으로 증가한 이후에 점진적으로 증가하였다. 적정한 탈기를 위한 최적의 탈기시간은 TN과 TC의 회귀 곡선을 통해 C/N비가 6.5 부근인 약 48시간이 적합한 것으로 결론지었다. 탈기를 통해 돈분뇨 중의 암모니아성 질소성분은 79.6% 저감되었으며, 흡수액을 통해 배출된 암모니아가스의 81.3%를 제거하였다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.235-239
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• 2013

In the present investigation, the efficiency of Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) was evaluated for the removal of ammonia-nitrogen from wastewater. Eight different wastewater samples were prepared with varied amounts of $NH_4-N$ concentrations from 15.22 to 205.29 mg/L. Experiments were conducted at pH $7.5{\pm}0.3$, temperature $25^{\circ}C{\pm}1^{\circ}C$, light intensity $100{\mu}E/m^2/s$, and dark-light cycles of 8-16 hr continuously for 8 days. From the results, it was found that $NH_4-N$ was completely removed by C. vulgaris, when the initial concentration was between 5.22-25.24 mg/L. However, only 50% removal was obtained when the $NH_4-N$ concentration was 85.52 mg/L, which further decreased to less than 32% when the $NH_4-N$ concentration exceeded 105.43 mg/L. The further influence of nitrogen on chlorophyll was studied by various $NH_4-N$ concentrations. The maximal value of chlorophyll a (Chl a) content was found to be 19.21 mg/L for 65.79 mg/L $NH_4-N$ concentration, and the maximum specific $NH_4-N$ removal rate of 1.79 mg/mg Chl a/day was recorded at an $NH_4-N$ concentration of 85.52 mg/L. These findings demonstrate that C. vulgaris could potentially be employed for the removal of $NH_4-N$ from wastewater.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2024

The removal of phosphorus, especially phosphate-form phosphorus, is necessary in wastewater treatment. Biofouling induced by the quorum sensing mechanism is also a major problem in membrane bioreactor (MBR), which reduces membrane flux. This study introduces lanthanum-doped quorum quenching (QQ) beads into MBR, confirming their inhibitory effect on biofouling due to Rhodococcus sp. BH4 and their capacity for phosphorus removal through lanthanum adsorption. A batch test was conducted to access the phosphate adsorption of lanthanum-QQ (La-QQ) beads and lab-scale MBR to verify the effect of inhibition. The study aimed to identify distinctions among the MBR, QQ MBR, and La-QQ MBR. In the batch test, the phosphate removal rate increased as the volume of beads increased, while the unit volume removal rate of phosphate decreased. In the lab-scale MBR, the phosphate removal rates were below 20% in the control MBR and QQ MBR, whereas the La-QQ MBR achieved a phosphate removal rate of 74%. There was not much difference between the ammonia and total organic carbon (TOC) removal rates. Regarding the change in transmembrane pressure(TMP), 3.7 days were taken for the control MBR to reach critical pressure. In contrast, the QQ-MBR took 9.8 days, and the La-QQ MBR took 6.1 days, which confirms the delay in biofouling. It is expected that La-QQ can be used within MBR to design a more stable MBR process that regulates biofouling and enhances phosphate removal.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.134-138
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 기존 스크러버의 분사노즐과 충진층의 폐쇄 위험성 및 장치의 복잡함으로 인한 단점을 극복하고 화학사고 발생 시 현장에서 유해물질의 신속한 처리가 가능하도록 이동형 와류식 세정장치를 제작하였다. 제작된 장치의 성능을 확인하기 위하여 후드 입구에서 유입풍량 조절에 따른 송풍기 배출구에서의 풍속변화를 확인하였으며, 분무연기 및 25% 암모니아 용액을 이용하여 성능평가를 수행하였다. 제작된 장치의 후드 댐퍼 개방 각도를 변화시킴에 따라 유입풍속(유입유량)이 변하는 것을 확인하였으며, 이는 물질의 용해도 특성 및 농도에 따라 유입풍속을 증감시켜 세정기 내에서의 체류시간을 조절하는데 유용할 것으로 판단된다. 제작된 장치의 유해가스 제거성능을 확인하기 위하여 분무연기와 25% 암모니아 용액을 이용하여 실험을 수행하였다. 세정기 후드의 댐퍼를 완전 개방시킨 상태에서 분무연기를 노출시킨 결과, 높은 유입 유량으로 인해 연기 일부는 와류 내에서 체류하지 못하고 송풍기로 배출되었다. 그러므로 암모니아 용액을 이용한 실험에서는 댐퍼 개방 각도를 60도로 설정하여 후드에 노출시켰다. 암모니아 용액을 30분간 세정기에 흡입시킨 후 물의 pH를 측정한 결과 12 이상으로 나타나 염기성의 암모니아 가스가 물에 충분히 흡수된 것을 관찰하였다. 후드 입구 및 송풍기 배출구에서 암모니아 농도 비교시, 체류시간 5분일 때 제거효율 83%로 최대로 나타났으며(pH 10) 이후로 급격히 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 이는 유해가스의 물에 대한 용해도외에도 체류시간이 세정액으로의 흡수 및 제거효율에 미치는 중요한 인자임을 나타낸다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2002

Nitrate removal rate in three cattail wetland cells was investigated. They were a part of a pond-wetland system for stream water treatment demonstration. The system was composed of two ponds and six wetland cells. The acreage of each cell was approximately $150m^2$. The earth works for the system were finished from April 2000 to May 2000 and cattails were planted in the three cells in June 2000. Waters of Sinyang Stream flowing into Kohung Estuarine Lake were pumped into a primary pond, whose effluent was discharged into a secondary pond. The reservoir was formed by a tidal marsh reclamation project and located in southern coastal area of Korean Peninsula. Effluents from the secondary pond were funneled into the three cells. Volumes and water quality of inflow and outflow were analyzed from July 2000 through January 2001. Inflow and outflow averaged $20.2m^3/day$ and $19.8m^3/day$, respectively. Hydraulic retention time was about 1.6 days. Average influent and effluent nitrate concentration was $1.98mg/{\ell}$, $1.38mg/{\ell}$, respectively. Nitrate removal rate averaged $82.6mg\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$. Seasonal changes of nitrate retention rates were closely related to those of wetland cell temperatures. The average nitrate removal rate in the cells was a little lower, compared with that of $125.0mg\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$ for the wetlands operating in North America. This could be attributed to the initial stage of the cells and inclusion of three cold months into the seven-month study period. Root rhizosphere in wetland soils and litter-soil layers on cell bottoms could not developed. Increase of standing density of cattails within a few years will establish both root zones suitable for the nitrification of ammonia to nitrates and substrates beneficial to the denitrification of nitrates into nitrogen gases, which may lead to increase of the nitrate retention rate.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.261-271
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• 1997

해수 순환여과식 양식 시스템의 여과 재료별 암모니아 제거 능력을 정량적으로 평가하기 위하여 5종류의 침지식 여과 재료인 모래(직경 2-3 mm), 산호사 (직경 30-50 mm), 자갈 (직경 20-40 mm), 폴리에틸렌 망 (네트론) 및 플라스틱 파판(스카이라이트)의 암모니아 제거량과 산소 소비량을 측정하고 그리고 회전원판식 여과 재료의 암모니아 제거량을 측정하여 비교하였다. 실험 기간중 사육조의 암모니아 농도는 0.052-0.904(평균 0.338$\pm$0.219) mg/l였고, 수온은 19.2-21.4 (평균 20.2$\pm0.58) ^{\circ}C$의 범위였으며 사육수의 암모니아 농도 (x : mg/l)에 대한 여과 재료별 단위 용적당 일간 암모니아 제거량 (y : g/m supper(3)/day)의 1/2-order kinetic 식과 1일 평균 암모니아 제거량(g/m supper(3)/day)은 다음과 같다. 모래 : Y=135.5X 상(0.5)-25.1 (r 상(2)=0.8110), 45.1 자갈 Y=43.7X 상(0.5)-5.5 (r 상(2)=0.2596), 17.1 산호사 : Y=125.1X 상(0.5)-33.0 (r 상(2)=0.7307), 31.8 폴리에틸렌 망 : Y=87.4X 상(0.5)-20.1 (r 상(2)=0.6780), 25.2 플라스틱 파판 : Y=71.1X 상(0.5)-17.6 (r 상(2)=0.5206), 19.2 회전원판 : Y=127.6X 상(0.5)-33.4 (r 상(2)=0.7146), 32.8 사육조의 용존산소 농도 범위 3.8-7.5 (평균 5.7$\pm0.98)\;mg/\ell$ 에서의 여과 재료 단위 용적($m^3$/day))당 1일 산소 소비량은 모래, 산호사, 폴리에틸렌망을 이용한 여과조에서 각각 442.1, 291.1, 및 236.9 g/$m^3$/day 로 모래 여과조의 산소 소비량이 가장 많았으며, 자갈과 플라스틱 파판은 각각 135.6 및 134.2 g/$m^3$/day로 가장 적었다. 한편 회전원판 여과조는 물에 노출되는 구조적 특성 때문에 산소 소비량 측정은 불가능하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.1085-1093
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• 2003

This study was conducted to investigate anoxic-RBC (rotating biological contactor) and its application in advanced municipal wastewater treatment process to remove biologically organics and ammonia nitrogen. Effluent COD and nitrogen concentration increased as the increase of volumetric loading rate. But, the concentration changes of NO$_2$$\^$-/ -N and NO$_3$$\^$-/ -N were little, as compared to COD and NH$_4$$\^$+/ -N. When the volumetric loading rate increased, COD removal efficiency and nitrification appeared very high as 96.7∼98.8% and 92.5∼98.8%, respectively. However, denitrification rate decreased to 76.2∼88.0%. These results showed that the change of volumetric loading rate affected to the denitrification rate more than COD removal efficiency or nitrification rate. The surface loading rates applied to RBC were 0.13～6.0lg COD/㎡-day and 0.312∼1.677g NH$_4$$\^$+/-N㎡-day and they were increased as the increase of volumetric loading rate. However, the nitrification rate showed higher than 90%. The thickness of the biofilm in RBC was 0.130 ∼0.141mm and the density of biofilm was 79.62∼83.78mg/㎤. They were increased as surface loading rate increased. From batch kinetic tests, the k$\_$maxH/ and k$\_$maxN/ were obtained as 1.586 g C/g VSS-day, and 0.276 g N/g VSS-day, respectively. Kinetic constants of denitrifer in anoxic reactor, Y, k$\_$e/, K$\_$s/, and k were 0.678 mg VSS/mg N, 0.0032 day$\^$-1/, 29.0 mg N/l , and 0.108 day$\^$-l/, respectively. P and K$\_$s/, values of nitrification and organics removal in RBC were 0.556 g N/㎡-day and 18.71 g COD/㎡-day, respectively.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.134-142
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• 2006

The treatment of high-strength swine wastewater by anaerobic digestion combined with an aquatic plant system was investigated. Anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater gave volatile solids (VS) removal efficiencies of 43.3%, 52.1% and 54.5% for hydraulic retention times (HRTs) of 20, 30, 40 days, respectively. The removal efficiencies of VS, total chemical oxygen demand (TCOD) and soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) decreased with increasing VS volumetric loading rate (VLR). Higher organic removal efficiency was observed at longer HRTs for the same VS volumetric loading rate. As VS volumetric loading rate increased, biogas production increased and the methane content of the biogas decreased. Experiments using duckweed (Lemna species) as an aquatic macrophyte gave the following results. In the case of nitrogen, removal efficiency was above 60% and effluent concentration was below 10.0 mg/L when the influent ammonia-N loading was about $1.0\;g/m^2/day$. In the case of phosphorus, removal efficiency was above 55% and effluent concentration was below 2.0 mg/L when the influent $PO_4$-P loading was about $0.15\;g/m^2/day$. In addition, crude protein and phosphorus content of duckweed biomass increased from 15.6% to 41.6% and from 0.8% to 1.6%, respectively, as the influent nutrient concentration increased. The treatment of high-strength swine wastewater by anaerobic digestion combined with an aquatic plant system offers good performance in terms of organics and nutrient removal for relatively low operation and maintenance costs. The results indicate that under appropriate operational conditions, the effluent quality is within the limits set by Korean discharge criteria.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.563-571
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to investigate the high strength ammonia oxidation of piggery wastewater. Laboratory scale reactors was operated using influent of piggery wastewater and effluent of anaerobic digester from piggery wastewater at $35^{\circ}C$ and $20^{\circ}C$. Results of various operating conditions were compared and analyzed. After analyzing the results, effluent of anaerobic digester from piggery wastewater required shorter Solid retention time (SRT) than influent of piggery wastewater. In terms of the temperature, stable ammonia removal and denitrification was achieved on the both of the condition. At the temperature of $35^{\circ}C$, nitrite conversion rate was better than $20^{\circ}C$. It can be concluded that treating the piggery wastewater using anaerobic digester on the condition of the temperature at $35^{\circ}C$ is more efficient on the nitritation of the piggery wastewater.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.28-35
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• 2018

$17{\alpha}-ethinylestradiol$ (EE2), a synthetic estrogen which interfere the endocrine and reproductive function in living organisms, has been found extensively to be deposited into municipal wastewater treatment plants and the environment via human excretion. EE2 has long been known to be efficiently cometabolized by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) during ammonia ($NH_3$) oxidation. Current study aims to investigate the effect of culture history on the biotransformation of EE2 by nitrifying sludge which was enriched under different ammonia loading rates in continuous flow reactors. Result showed that past growth condition largely affected not only the metabolic rate of $NH_3$ oxidation but also EE2 cometabolism. Sludge previously acclimated with higher $NH_3$ loads as well as sludge dominated with AOB belong to high growth cluster (Nitrosomonas europaea-Nitrosococcus mobilis) showed higher rate of EE2 biotransformation than those one being acclimated with lower $NH_3$ loads because of its ability to provide more reducing power from $NH_3$ oxidation. Moreover, the correlation between the degradation rates of $NH_3$ and EE2 was higher in sludge being acclimated with higher load of $NH_3$ in comparison with other sludge. Implication of the findings emphasized the role of volumetric $NH_3$ loading rate in determining EE2 removal in wastewater treatment system.