• 상하수도학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.837-848
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• 2006

This paper presents the test results of biological aerated filtration(BAF) process to replace activated sludge process by enhancing treated effluent quality and reducing the costs. In BAF process both BOD and SS compounds in wastewater are degraded and removed by biological reaction and filtration. Upflow BAF with expanded polypropylene media and downflow BAF with ceramic media were used to investigate the effects of hydraulic and organic loads on effluent quality. As a result, in BAF processes which has different media, upflow BAF reactor shows 5% higher efficiency than downflow BAF and this phenomena caused by backwashing methods and operational conditions. The results of influence factors analyzed by Factor Analysis Method in BOD and SS treatment efficiency are the size of media, hight of media bed and type of media. The quantitative effects of media size are 5.73% in TBOD, 5.78% in SBOD and 7.65% in TSS, so we confirmed the main factor is media size.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.877-884
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• 2011

In this paper, the removal characteristics of dissolved organic carbon (DOCs) by micro bubble ozonation process and $O_3/UV$ process were comparatively studied. In the point of DOC removing reaction coefficient, micro bubble ozonation system and $O_3/UV$ process had not significant difference, $0.0120sec^{-1}$ and $0.0141sec^{-1}$. Therefore micro bubble ozonation process is more suitable for tertiary treatment of sewage in the point of installation and maintenance cost-reducing. The optimum ozone injection rate was 2.0 g $O_3/g$ DOC and HRT was 3 min for the micro bubble ozonation process. The removal efficiency of DOC and SUVA in micro bubble ozonation system was 32.8% and 58.3% respective. Biological aerated filter (BAF) process was installed to remove soluble organic material increased by micro bubble ozonation system. And the effluent BOD of BAF was below 1.0 mg/L. In the view of cost-effectiveness, $O_3/BAF$ process was more profitable than $O_3/UV/BAF$ process for tertiary treatment of sewage. In order to nitrify ammonia in the BAF process completely, $NH_4{^+}-N$ concentration in the influent water of BAF should be designed considering low water temperature in the winter season.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.269-282
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• 2014

The objective of this study is to find out whether the developed semi-empirical biofilm model can be applicable to real BAF pilot-scale wastewater treatment. In addition, the optimum operating conditions of BAF as a function of process variables such as organic loading change can be drawn based on the simulation results of model. The results will provide the economic and efficient BAF process design and operating control. As a result, developed semi-empirical biofilm model which is relatively simple compared to mathematical model can simulate three BAF processes consisted of 25 layers within 1 seconds. When this model was used for simulating real pilot scale BAF process and the simulated water quality values were compared to experimental ones, simulated TCOD, SCOD, TN, $NH_4{^+}$-N, $NO_x{^-}$-N, alkalinity values were different to experimental ones within 21%, 20%, 8.1%, 48%, 10%, and 23%, respectively. Therefore, if the BAF system was equipped with automatic control, the BAF process can be better efficiently adapted under the condition of significant change of influent loading.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 부착/부유 미생물 혼재형 RBC (Rotating Biological Contactor)와 BAF (Biological Aerated Filter) 공정이 가지는 각각의 장점을 조합한 호기성 생물막 처리 시스템을 고안하여 고농도 도축폐수의 처리 특성을 평가하였다. 본 공정은 상당량의 부유 미생물이 함께 있는 RBC와 침전지 그리고 BAF 공정 순으로 구성되었다. 첫 번째 공정인 RBC와 침전지에서는 유기물의 산화, 질소의 질산화/탈질 및 부유물질의 제거가 이루어지며, 후속 공정인 BAF에서는 일부 제거되지 않은 유기물과 질소의 산화 및 부유물질의 여과가 이루어진다. 돈까스 소스(시판용)와 돼지피을 이용하여 모사한 고농도 도축폐수(TCOD $5.2{\sim}40.4g/m^2{\cdot}d$, TN $0.44{\sim}4.17g/m^2{\cdot}d$)의 처리 특성을 평가한 결과, 침전지를 포함한 RBC 공정에서 Soluble COD와 $NH_3-N$의 평균 제거율은 각각 90%와 82% 이상으로 양호하였으나 TCOD와 TN은 Suspended Solid (SS)의 대량 유출과 돼지피에서 기인한 콜로이드 물질 생성 때문에 각각 60%와 69%의 다소 낮은 제거율을 보였다. 후속 공정인 BAF가 잔존 TCOD와 TN을 제거하는 생물 반응조의 역할과 SS를 제거하는 여과기의 역할을 충분히 수행해 약 100 mg/L의 TCOD와 약 140 mg/L의 SS 추가 제거가 가능하였으나, 처리수질은 TCOD 300 mg/L, SS 180 mg/L 그리고 TN 53 mg/L로 상당히 높았다. RBC 유출수에 Polyaluminium Chloride를 투입한 결과, 침전성이 크게 향상되어 RBC+침전지 공정 유출수의 TCOD와 TN은 각각 93.8%, 25.6%의 제거율을 보였으며, BAF 유출수 수질은 TCOD 16.5 mg/L, SS 0 mg/L, NH3-N 12.0 mg/L, TP 1.3 mg/L로 우수하였다. 따라서 별도의 추가 처리공정 없이 본 연구에서 고안한 RBC+BAF 조합공정에 의한 처리만으로 고농도 도축폐수를 성공적으로 처리할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.784-791
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• 2007

The present work aims to use a biofilter technology(aerated submerged filters) for the aerobic transformation at laboratory-scale of olive washing water(OWW) generated in the first steps of olive oil processing, as well as the genetic profiling and identification to the species level of the bacteria involved in the formation of the biofilm, by means of TGGE. Chemical parameters, such as biological oxygen demand at five days($BOD_5$) and chemical oxygen demand(COD), decreased markedly(up to 90 and 85%, respectively) by the biological treatment, and the efficiency of the process was significantly affected by aeration and inlet flow rates. The total polyphenol content of inlet OWW was only moderately reduced(around 50% decrease of the inlet content) after the biofilter treatment, under the conditions tested. Partial 16S rRNA genes were amplified using total DNA extracted from the biofilm and separated by TGGE. Sequences of isolated bands were mostly affiliated to the $\alpha-subclass$ of Proteobacteria, and often branched in the periphery of bacteria] genera commonly present in soil(Rhizobium, Reichenowia, Agrobacterium, and Sphingomonas). The data obtained by the experimentation at laboratory scale provided results that support the suitability of the submerged filter technology for the treatment of olive washing waters with the purpose of its reutilization.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.677-686
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• 2006

본 연구의 목적은 기존 정수처리 공정에 하향류식 호기성 생물여과 공정을 설치하였을 때 적정 위치를 선정하고자, 응집/침전 전(Mode A)에 BAF 공정을 설치하였을 때와 응집/침전 후(Mode B)에 BAF 공정을 설치하였을 때의 부유성 입자물질, 유기물, 암모니아성 질소 제거효율을 비교하고자 하였다. 운전결과 입자성물질(turbidity, SS)의 제거효율은 모든 EBCT에 걸쳐 Mode A, B 모두 약 80% 정도의 효율을 보였으며 Mode A에서의 효율이 다소 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 유기물질($BOD_5$) 제거 및 질산화 효율도 90% 이상으로 나타났으며 Mode A에서 의 효율이 더 좋은 것으로 나타났다. 생물막 두께 및 양은 EBCT가 증가할수록 커졌으며, 기질이 유입되는 상부에서 하부에 비해 약 30% 이상 미생물량이 많았다. 비산소소비속도(SOUR)는 기질이 유입되는 반응기 상부, Mode A에서 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며 약품주입량 비교 시 Mode A가 경제적인 것으로 나타났다. 기존상수처리공정과 Mode A에 대한 경제성 분석결과 연간 응집제를 67%, 염소주입량을 95% 가량 절감할 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.622-629
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• 2014

This study induced biological denitrification and nitrification via a biofiltration process with the view of removing nitrogen from land-based fish farm effluent. To achieve this, we operated an aquaculture nitrogen-removal system that includes a denitrification and nitrification reactor [working volume 40 L, flow rate 64.8 L, HRT (hydraulic retention time) 14.8 h, HRT considering recycling of NOx 7.4 h]. In the continuous process, the nitrification rate of ammonium nitrogen exceeded 90% at a steady state and the denitrification efficiency exceeded 80% with recycling to a pre-anoxic reactor. In addition, the pH in the final effluent was lower with a low influent water alkalinity averaging 100 mg/L (as $CaCO_3$). For effective denitrification reactions, carbon must be supplied via particulate organic matter (POM) hydrolysis because of the low C/N (carbon/nitrogen) ratio in the water.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.201-212
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• 2002

The objective of this study was to investigate the treatment efficiency, kinetics, and morphological characteristics of biofilm in upflow $Biobead^{(R)}$ process, a kind of biological aerated filter(BAF). The $Biobead^{(R)}$ system showed high removal rates of $COD_{Mn}$(76~83%), $BOD_5$(67~88%) and SS(71~91%) for food wastewater with high salt concentration ($>4,000mg/{\ell}$) under short reaction times(2~3hrs). Even at aerobic condition, the system had high treatment efficiency for both T-N (51~63%) and T-P(62~81%). The removal kinetics of $COD_{Mn}$, $BOD_5$, T-N, T-P, and $Cl^-$ in the $Biobead^{(R)}$ system showed a plug-flow pattern with reaction rate constants($hr^{-1}$) of 0.58, 0.63, 0,30, 0.48, and 0.38 respectively. A backwashing process to remove excess biomass and filtered solids was needed at least once during 22-hour operation at $0.5kg\;BOD\;m^{-3}{\cdot}d^{-1}$ loading. At the higher loading($1.0kg\;BOD\;m^{-3}{\cdot}d^{-1}$) the backwashing interval was shorten by 8 hours. The COD, BOD, T-N, and T-P were removed from 43 to 66% only by aerobic biodegradation. The SS was removed over 70% by the filtering of $Biobead^{(R)}$ media in the treatment system. The first one of three serial Biobead reactors showed the highest removal values for $COD_{\alpha}$(52.3%), $COD_{Mn}$(38.8%), BOD(62.5%), and T-N(40.0%). The SS and T-P had the highest removal values(47.5% and 29.2%) at the second one of the serial reactors. The biofilm had non-homogeneous spatial distribution and the colonies were embedded in the sunk area of the Biobead. The thickness of the biofilm was very thin ($5.0{\sim}29.4{\mu}m$) compared to the biofilm thickness($200{\sim}300{\mu}m$) used in other BAF systems.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.505-511
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• 2012

While the existing sewage treatment facilities are mainly being operated by biological processes, winter-time efficiency improvement and additional phosphorus treatment equipment using chemicals have been required to follow the effluent criteria of TP (0.2, 0.3 and 0.5 mg/L for the zone of I, II and III respectively) and $BOD_5$ (5.0 mg/L) which is intensified from 2012 in Republic of Korea. We made an investigation into actual condition of biological treatment process and calculated the optimal chemical input amount by jar test of supernatant of secondary sedimentation tank to evaluate the process improvement for the intensified criteria. Ejector BAF system for removing TP, $BOD_5$ of sewage effluent was suggested. The concentration of TP from biological process is 0.3-0.8 mg/L, and the input amount of optimal chemical coagulant was above Al/P ratio of 3(1.9 mg/L as Al) to meet the criteria of TP for secondary treatment effluent. From the results of this experiment, the best Al/P ratio for Ejector BAF system was about Al/P ratio of 1, and LV of BAF process for intensified criteria of $BOD_5$ and TP was below 1.97m/hr.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.752-756
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• 2006

최근 수계의 총질소(T-N) 규제가 강화되면서 기존 BAF 공정의 개선을 위해 독립적인 무산소조가 추가로 도입되었다. 본 연구에 사용된 공정은 유기물과 질산화 중심으로 개발 된 기술인 $Biobead^{(R)}$공법으로 상용화된 상향류의 BAF공정의 하나이다. 독립적인 무산소조의 도입의 타당성을 검토하기 위해 분자생물학적 방법의 하나인 PCR-DGGE기법이 수행되었다. 두 가지 type의 nitrite reductase genes를 통해 진행되었는데, nirS로 암호화된 cytocrome $cd_1$ nitrite reductase gene과 nirK로 암호화된 Cu를 함유한 nitrite reductase gene이다. 이러한 탈질 기능유전자를 이용하여 PCR-DGGE를 통해 탈질 목적으로 순화된 독립적인 무산소조의 탈질미생물의 군집을 해석하였다. PCR 증폭결과, 탈질을 수행하는 무산소조 내에서는 nirS와 nirK유전자 가운데 nirS유전자만 검출되었고, DGGE 분석결과, 최초 식종원으로 이용된 활성슬러지에서는 상대적으로 많은 band들이 검출되는 반면, 무산소조 내에서는 운전일수와 nitrate 부하량이 증가할수록 단일 band로 우점화 하는 경향을 나타내었다. DGGE band에 대한 염기서열 분석결과, 식종 슬러지의 경우 다양한 uncultured bacteria가 나타났으나, nitrate 제거율이 높은 안정화된 무산소조에서는 alcaligenes faecalis 등 특정 탈질미생물이 우점화 되는 것으로 확인되었다. 결론적으로 이러한 탈질미생물 군집특성을 가지는 무산소조의 도입은 96%이상의 안정적인 탈질을 가능하게 하였으며, BAF 공정 개선을 위한 독립적인 무산소조의 도입은 적절한 것으로 판단되었다.