• 상하수도학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2014

In order to investigate the effective pretreatment methods in WAS(=waste activated sludge) solubilization, the values of SCOD yield per unit SS (SCOD/gSS.hr) were compared. After the hydrodynamic cavitation with pH of 12.5, SCOD increased to 7800 mg/L, SS decreased to 45 % and the solubilization rate was 29 %. Combination of alkality (pH 12.5) and the cavitation seems to be the optimal condition for sludge solubilization. After the cavitational pretreatment, efficiencies of anaerobic digestion of the unfiltered sludge(the control), raw sludge and pretreated sludge were evaluated with BMP(=biochemical methane potential) tests. For evaluation of the biodegradability characteristics of pretreated sewage sludge, the methane production has been measured for 6 months. The methane production of pretreated sludge increased 1.4 times than that of untreated sludge. The result indicates that the cavitationally pretreated sludge was a better biodegradability substrate in anaerobic condition compared to raw sludge. It is obvious that cavitational pretreatment could enhance not only solubilization but also biodegradability of WAS. In conclusion, cavitational pretreatment of WAS to convert the particulate into soluble portion was shown to be effective in enhancing the digestibility of the WAS.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.938-943
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• 2007

혐기성 소화조 슬러지 주입에 의한 디젤오염(10,000 mg/kg soil) 토양 내 석유계 탄화수소의 혐기성 분해에 관하여 조사하였다. 오염된 토양 50 g에 총휘발성 고형물 농도 2,000 mg/L인 소화조 슬러지를 15 mL/kg soil와 30 mL/kg soil 농도로 주입하고 90일간 배양한 결과, 각각 37.2%와 58.0%의 총석유계 탄화수소(TPH)의 분해율을 나타내었다. 슬러지를 주입하지 않은 오염토양 대조군과 멸균된 토양에 멸균된 슬러지를 주입한 대조군에서는 120일간의 배양에서 초기 첨가한 디젤의 17%와 4%가 각각 제거된 것에 비하여, 전자수용체의 종류를 달리한 여러 혐기성 조건, 즉, 질산염 환원 조건, 황산염 환원 조건, 메탄생성 조건, 혼합 전자수용체 조건 모두에서 소화조 슬러지 주입에 의해 토양 내 디젤의 40% 이상이 분해됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 배양 120일 동안의 오염토양 내 TPH의 분해율은 혼합 전자수용체 조건에서 75%로 가장 높았으며, 황산염 환원 조건(67%), 질산염 환원 조건(13%), 메탄생성 조건(43%) 순으로 나타났다. 그러나 난분해성 물질로 알려진 isoprenoid의 분해율은 황산염 환원 조건이 다른 전자수용체 조건에 비해 가장 높은 분해율을 나타내었다. 본 연구 결과를 통하여, 소화조 슬러지를 이용하여 혐기성 상태에서 오염토양 내 디젤을 분해하는 기술은 석유계 탄화수소로 오염된 토양의 실질적인 복원에 유용한 것으로 판단되었다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.199-204
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• 2006

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the development of the anammox process by the use of granular sludge selected from a digestion reactor as a potential seed source in a lab-scale UASB (upflow anaerobic sludge blanket) reactor system. The reactor was operated for approximately 11 months and was fed by synthetic wastewater. After 200 days of feeding with $NH_4^+\;and\;NO_2^-$ as the main substrates, the biomass showed steady signs of ammonium consumption, resulting in over 60% of ammonium nitrogen removal. This report aims to present the results and to more closely examine what occurs after the onset of anammox activity, while the previous work described the start-up experiment and the presence of anammox bacteria in the enriched community using the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique. By the last month of operation, the consumed $NO_2^--N/NH_4^+-N$ ratio in the UASB reactor was close to 1.32, the stoichiometric ratio of the anammox reaction. The obtained results from the influent-shutdown test suggested that nitrite concentration would be one key parameter that promotes the anammox reaction during the start-up enrichment of anammox bacteria from granular sludge. During the study period, the sludge color gradually changed from black to red-brownish.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2018

혐기성소화(AD)는 폐활성슬러지의 유기물함량을 바이오가스로 전환할 수 있는 가장 널리 이용되는 공정 중 하나이다. 그러나 현재 전통적인 혐기성소화에 의한 실제 메탄수율은 이론적인 최대 메탄수율에 미치지 못하기 때문에 메탄수율을 높일 수 있는 방안의 지속적인 연구가 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 폐활성슬러지로부터 메탄수율을 높이기 위해 생물전기화학 혐기성소화조를 이용하여 혐기성소화슬러지와 생슬러지의 혼합비율(3:7, 5:5)에 따른 메탄수율 및 유기물제거 효율에 미치는 영향에 관하였다. 그 결과 생물전기화학 혐기성소화 슬러지의 혼합비가 3:7과 비교하여 5:5일 때 가장 높은 메탄수율 294.2 mL $CH_4/L$(0.63배 증가)과 52.5%(7.5% 증가)로 유기물제거효율을 가지는 것으로 나타났으며 pH, 알칼리도와 VFAs의 농도도 안정적으로 유지되었다. 이러한 결과는 혐기성소화 슬러지의 혼합비의 증가는 생물전기화학 혐기성소화조의 안정적인 성능유지를 위해 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.173-180
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• 2006

Autotrophic nitrogen removal and its microbial community from a laboratory scale upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor were characterized with dynamic behavior of nitrogen removal and sequencing result of molecular technique (DNA extraction, PCR and amplification of 16S rDNA), respectively. In the experiment treating inorganic wastewater, the anaerobic granular sludge from a full-scale UASB reactor treating industrial wastewater was inoculated as seed biomass. The operating results revealed that an addition of hydroxylamine would result in lithoautotrophic ammonium oxidation to nitrite/nitrate, and also hydrazine would play an important role for the success of sustainable nitrogen removal process. Total N and ammonium removal of 48% and 92% was observed, corresponding to nitrogen conversion of 0.023 g N/L-d. The reddish brown-colored granular sludge with a diameter of $1{\sim}2\;mm$ was observed at the lower part of sludge bed. The microbial characterization suggests that an anoxic ammonium oxidizer and an anoxic denitrifying autotrophic nitrifier contribute mainly to the nitrogen removal in the reactor. The results revealed the feasibility on development of high performance lithoautotrophic nitrogen removal process with its microbial granulation.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2004

In this study, Anaerobic sewage sludge in a batch reactor operation at $35^\circ{C}$ was used as the seed to investigate the effect of pretreatments of waste activated sludge and to evaluate its hydrogen production potential by anaerobic fermentation. Various pretreatments including physical, chemical and biological means were conducted to utilize for substrate. As a result, SCODcr of alkali and mechanical treatment was 15 and 12 times enhanced, compared with a supernatant of activated sludge. And SCODcr was 2 time increase after re-treatment with biological hydrolysis. Those were shown that sequential hybridized treatment of sludge by chemical & biological methods to conform hydrogen production potential in bath experiments. When buffer solution was added to the activated sludge, hydrogen production potential increased as compare with no addition. Combination of alkali and mechanical treatment was higher in hydrogen production potential than other treatments.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.98-105
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 초음파 cavitation을 이용한 슬러지의 전처리가 슬러지의 가용화와 혐기성 소화조의 운전효율에 미치는 영향을 바이오가스 생성을 중심으로 알아보고, 전처리의 효과를 ADM1 (Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1)을 이용하여 시뮬레이션 한 결과와 비교하였다. 실험결과, 초음파 전처리는 하수슬러지의 탈수성을 감소시키며 SCOD의 생성을 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 실험실 규모의 혐기성 소화조는 초음파 미처리 슬러지(control)와 30분, 60분, 90분간 처리된 슬러지를 대상으로 4 계열로 운전되었으며, 그 처리효율은 TCOD의 경우, 각각 31.9%, 37.9%, 38.5%, 42.2%의 제거효율을 나타내었다. 또한 TS의 감량효율은 각각 15.9%, 20.8%, 21.5%, 24.1%로 평가되어 전처리에 따른 제거효율의 증가를 확인 할 수 있었고, 슬러지 부하와 전처리 시간의 증가에 따라서 바이오가스의 생성량도 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 슬러지 전처리에 따른 혐기성 소화조의 운전결과와 시뮬레이션 결과의 추이는 전반적으로 일치하는 경향을 나타내었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.675-682
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• 2009

Sludge minimization from wastewater treatment plant is becoming more important to save disposal costs and to contribute to sustainable development. For the reduction of sludge production, solubilization and dewaterability of sludge are important factors in sludge processing. Ultrasonic treatment has been used to enhance sludge solubility and dewaterability with anaerobic digestion sludge, primary sludge, and activated sludge. At the ultrasonic power of 0.2 kW/L for 1 hour, anaerobic sludge and activated sludge showed higher solubilization efficiency than the primary sludge in terms of COD, proteins, and suspended solids. Ultrasonic treatment decreased sludge dewaterability and sludge settling characteristics up to 720 kJ/L of ultrasonic energy. In conclusion, ultrasonic treatment was effective for sludge solubilization but it deteriorate dewaterability (specific resistance) and settling characteristics (SVI) of sludge at the experimental conditions.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.127-135
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• 1995

The purpose of this study was to more fully evaluate the potential for chlorophenol degradation in anaerobic sludge. The pH effects on the ring cleavage of phenol and dechlorination of monochlorophenol isomers and dichlorophenl isomers. This study results are as follows ; Each of the monochlorophenol isomers were degraded in anaerobic sludge. The relatives rates were 2-Chlorophenol > 3-Chlorophenol > 4-Chlorophenol. Biodegradation results for the dichlorophenol isomers in anaerobic sludge are such as 2,3-dichlorophenol and 2,5-dichlorophenol was reductively dechlorinated to 3-chlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol to 4-chlorophenol, 2,6-dichlorophenol to 2-chlorophenol. The two dichlorophenol isomers which did not contain an ortho Cl substituent 3,4-dichlorophenol and 3,5-dichlorophenol were persistent during the 6-week incubation. The rate of dechlorination was enhanced by the presence of a Cl group ortho, rather than para, to the site of dechlorination.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제4권5호
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• pp.509-516
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• 1995

The treatment performances of anaerobic-aerobic activated sludge process were investigated under various operation conditions. The treatment system proposed in this study gave a relatively stable performance against hourly change of the flow rate and showed a satisfactory removal of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds under experimental conditions. The recycle ratio of mixed liquor from aerobic to anaerobic region and peak coefficient primarily controlled the extent of nitrogen removal. The recycle ratio had the optimum values which were determined by the microbial activities of nitrification and denitrification. The behavior of the treatment unit could be simulated by using the kinetic equations and reactor models which considered the treatment units as complete mixing tanks.