• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.897-905
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• 2012

Based on the activated sludge model, a simple aerobic digestion model which represents the aerobic sludge digestion by sequencing batch reactor(SBR) equipped with ultrasonicator was composed and performed in this study. The results are as follows. Aerobic digestion efficiency can be increased by adopting ultrasonic pretreatment. For the 5 days of SRT, 24 % of particulate component is predicted to be removed by ultrasonic pretreatment and aerobic digestion. This is 7 %p higher than that of conventional aerobic digestion. A Hybrid SBR aerobic digestion combined with ultrasonication shows higher digestion efficiency than aerobic digestion and ultrasonic pretreatment system. In case of this hybrid system, the digestion efficiency was predicted up to 49 % when the ultrasonication was performed every 2 hours, repeatedly. However, excessive treatment like every hours of ultrasonication in an aerobic digestion process results in adverse effect on TCOD removal because biomass disintegrated completely and the solubilized COD can not be used for the biomass synthesis again.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.37-52
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• 1992

Since the first sewage treatment plant was constructed in 1976, the sewerage systems of Korea have been rapidly expanded. As of the end of 1991, 22 sewage treatment plants with total capacity of 5.4 million tons/day are in operation which is equivalent of 3395 total daily sewage generation. Total extension of sewer 39.534 km in 1990 which is 55% of the target extension for the year 2001. However, the most sewage treatment plants employ activated sludge process which may not be suitable for medium and/or small scale plants. The poor existing sewer systems do not effectively collect and transport sewage to adversely affect the function of sewage treatment plant. To select the appropriate treatment system, the cities are classified into 3 categories such as large and medium size inland cities, small size cities and coastal cities. Considering the criteria suggested during this study, appropriate treatment processes were selected for each category. Conventional activated sludge process and step aeration process were found to be the most appropriate for big inland cities while biological nutrient removal processes should be considered for the cities discharge the effluent to lakes or reservoirs. RBC or Oxidation Ditch process might be appropriate for the medium size cities while several processes which do not require skilled operation and maintenance were suggested for the small cities. Ocean discharge after primary treatment can be considered for some east coast cities, Appropriate methodology to rehabilitate the existing sewers and strategy to convert combined sewer system to separate sewer system were proposed. This paper also include the appropriate management system for industrial wastewater, sludge and nightsoil.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2009

수산물 가공공장 폐수의 생물학적 처리를 위하여 미생물 능동포획방식의 일종인 EMMC(Entrapped Mixed Microbial Cell)공정을 적용하여 유기물 및 질소제거에 대한 동력학적 인자를 산출하였으며 전체 시스템 운전효율에 유출수 재순환이 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 동력학적 인자 중 유기물의 세포 전환계수 Y의 경우 일반적인 활성슬러지 공정에서 보고된 Y값에 비하여 상당히 낮은 값을 나타내어 활성 슬러지 공정에 비해 슬러지 생성량을 상당히 줄일 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 내생호흡 계수 $k_e$값 역시 일반적인 활성슬러지법에 있어서의 값과 비교할 때 상당히 낮은 값을 나타내었다. 질산화 미생물의 미생물 전환계수 Y 및 내생호흡계수 $k_e$, 반포화상수 $k_s$ 값을 일반적인 부유성장형 질산화 반응조에서 구한 값들과 비교하였다. Y값은 본 연구에서 구한 값과 유사하였으며 내생호흡 계수는 낮았으며 반포화 상수의 경우는 본 연구에서의 값이 훨씬 높은 값을 나타내었다. 이를 통하여 질산화 박테리아에 있어서도 포괄 고정화 공법이 일반적인 부유성장 반응조에 비하여 기질 친화도가 높은 것을 알 수 있었다. 내부 재순환이 전체 반응조 운전효율에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 내부 순환율을 1.5Q, 2.0Q, 2.5Q, 3.0Q로 변화시켜가며 운전한 결과 내부 순환을 증가는 질산화보다는 탈질화 효율의 증가에 더 큰 영향을 미치며 내부 순환율의 최적화는 anoxic조의 운전효율 증대에 초점을 맞추어야 하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.589-597
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• 2010

하수처리 시스템에서의 생물학적 영양염류 기준이 강화됨에 따라, 표준활성슬러지공법으로 운전 중인 하수처리장의 고도처리 공법으로의 개보수 필요성이 증가하고 있다. 그러나 실제 하수처리 시스템에서의 다양한 유입조건 및 운전조건의 복잡한 반응 구성으로 인해 실험을 통하여 개보수된 고도처리공법의 최적조건을 찾는 것은 쉽지 않은 일이며, 이는 많은 시간과 비용을 소모하여 비효율적이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 활성슬러지공정모델(ASMs)을 기반으로 한 하수처리장의 모델링 및 시뮬레이션 기법을 통하여 하수처리장의 고도처리공법으로의 upgrading 설계를 수행하며, 이를 통계적이며 체계적으로 접근하기 위해 반응표면분석법(Response surface method)을 통한 고도처리공법의 설계 최적화를 수행하였다. 또한 실규모 하수처리장에서의 운전 최적화를 위해서는 하수처리의 동력학적 매개변수에 대한 정확한 분석이 수행되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 다변량 통계분석 기법인 부분최소승자법(PLS)을 통하여 하수처리 시스템의 동력학적 매개변수 간의 상관관계를 파악하며, 고도처리공법 하수처리장의 운전 결과에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 매개변수를 도출하였다. 본 연구를 통해 하수처리장의 고도처리공법 upgrading 설계 및 운전 최적화를 위한 방법론을 제시하였으며, 이를 통하여 설계시간 및 경비 절감 등 고도처리공법으로의 고효율적인 개보수가 가능할 것으로 예상된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1473-1480
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• 2011

퍼클로레이트($ClO_4^-$)는 지표수 및 토양/지하수에서 검출되는 오염물이다. 미생물은 퍼클로레이트를 무해한 최종산물로 환원시킬 수 있으므로 퍼클로레이트제거는 미생물을 이용한 방법이 가장 적절한 것으로 알려졌다. 미생물이 퍼클로레이트를 환원시키기 위해서는 전자 공여체가 필요하다. 퍼클로레이트를 환원하기 위한 기존의 기술들은 전자 공여체로서 유기물을 사용하는 종속영양방식의 퍼클로레이트환원세균을 사용한다. 그래서 종속영양 방식으로 퍼클로레이트를 연속 제거하기 위해서는 지속적으로 유기물을 공급해야 하므로 처리비용이 많이 든다. 본 연구에서는 원소 황 입자와 활성 슬러지를 이용하여 독립영양방식의 퍼클로레이트제거가능성을 조사하였다. 입자상 황은 비교적 값이 저렴하고 활성 슬러지는 하수처리장으로부터 쉽게 구할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 회분배양 실험결과 활성 슬러지 미생물은 전자 공여체로서 황 입자가 존재할 때 퍼클로레이트를 제거할 수 있다는 것이 증명되었다. 이러한 퍼클로레이트 분해는 퍼클로레이트가 분해됨에 따라 생성되는 Cl-의 몰 농도를 통해 검증할 수 있었다. 독립영양방식의 $ClO_4^-$ 제거공정에 사용된 황 입자의 표면에 간균 형태의 미생물들이 존재한다는 것을 주사전자현미경을 통해 관찰하였다. 그래서 황 입자가 생물막을 형성하기 위한 담체로도 작용할 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 황입자가 첨가된 $ClO_4^-$ 분해성 농화 배양으로부터 채취한 생물막의 미생물군집조성은 접종균으로 사용된 활성 슬러지의 그것과는 다름이 DGGE 분석결과 나타났다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.233-240
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to confirm the applicability of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) in the advanced sewage treatment process. Simulated influent was used in the operation of a laboratory scale reactor. The operation time of one cycle was 4 h and the reactor was operated for six cycles per day. The volume exchange ratio was 50%. The influent was injected in divisions of 25% to increase the removal efficiency of nitrogen in every cycle. As a result, the removal efficiencies of $COD_{Cr}$ and TN in this reactor were 98.2% and 76.7% respectively. During the operation period, the AGS/MLVSS concentration ratio increased from 70.0% to 86.7%, and the average $SVI_{30}$ was 67 mL/g. The SNR and SDNR were 0.073-0.161 kg $NH_4{^+}$-N/kg MLVSS/day and 0.071-0.196 kg $NO_3{^-}$-N/kg MLVSS/day respectively. These values were higher or similar to those reported in other studies. The operation time of the process using AGS is shorter than that of the conventional activated sludge process. Hence, this process can replace the activated sludge process.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.451-461
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• 2006

Laboratory scale experiments were conducted to study the conversion of sludge from conventional activated sludge to nitrogen-phosphorus removal sludge using two types of sequencing batch reactor (SBR) systems, a conventional SBR and sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR). The nitrogen and phosphorus removal characteristics were similar between SBR and SBBR and the removal efficiencies were very low when the influent TOC concentrations were low. The nitrogen and phosphorus removal efficiencies in SBR were 96% and 77.5%, respectively, which were higher than those in SBBR (88% and 42.5%) at the high influent TOC concentration. In SBBR, the simultaneous nitrification-denitrification was occurred because of the biofilm process. The variations of pH, DO concentration and ORP were changed as the variation of influent TOC concentration both in SBR and SBBR and their periodical characteristics were cleary shown at the high influent TOC concentration. Especially, the pH, DO concentration and ORP inflections, were cleary occurred in SBR compared with SBBR.

• 한국수처리학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2018

For the effective removal of phosphorus in water, a novel type of composite was prepared by combining Poly Alumiun Chloride, widely used in sewage/wastewater treatment plants, and Humic Acid particles, which are known to have phosphorus removal ability, with CI. The surface of the ferromagnetic CI particles was oxidized and activated, and then PAC and HA were synthesized to finally produce CIPAC and CIHA. CIPAC and CIHA prepared by this study showed similar results to the phosphorus removal efficiencies of PAC and HA coagulants. The novel composite has a larger weight than the conventional coagulant, and the coagulated sludge precipitates rapidly. The sludge could be easily separated in a short time if the external magnetic field was given by the ferromagnetic force of CIPAC and CIHA prepared with CI as support. Therefore, it can be concluded that if phosphorus removal is carried out using CIPAC and CIHA prepared through this study with external magnetic field, the sedimentation rate will be much faster than that of conventional coagulant. Thus it is possible to obtain a high economic benefit in the sludge recovery part.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.86-96
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• 1998

In this study, an intermittently aerated activated sludge process, modified process from conventional activated sludge process, was developed to treat high strength swine wastewater, which has been blamed as major pollutant for stream pollution. Therefore, the optimum cycle for oxic and anoxic period, SRT, and OLR were studied as design parameters. The effects of different time interval for oxic and anoxic period on nitrification and denitrification were examined by operating two reactors with 60/60min and 60/90min as oxic/anoxic period. Although the reactor with 60/60min showed complete denitrification of $NO_x-N$ generated during oxic period, the reactor with 60/90min showed incomplete nitrification due to the inactivity of nitrifier by accumulated $NH_3-N$ toxicity during anoxic period. Therefore, it is recommended to operate same interval for oxic and anoxic period. In order to determine the optimum cycle for oxic/anoxic period, four different reactors with 30/30, 60/60, 90/90 and 120/120min were examined. The reactor operation with 90/90min was optimum to get the most stable results in this study. However, the optimum cycle for oxic and anoxic period should be changed with characteristics of influent wastewater and operating conditions. According to lie operation results of three reactors with SRT of 15, 20 and 30days. The reactor with 2Odays SRT showed best removal efficiency of T-N. The optimum OLR would be $2.5Kg\;COD/m^3/day$ which showed the most stable nitrification and denitrification. Since characteristics of influent wastewater in the real system has a severe fluctuation, so it is very difficult to determine each interval for oxic and anoxic period. Therefore, ORP curves, describing the change of oxidation/reduction potential in reactor, can be used as a control parameter for automatic control of oxic and anoxic period. In other words, bending point (Nitrate Knee) of ORP curve during anoxic period could be used as a starting point of oxic period.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.61-71
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• 1999

For a high-rate fermentation and recovery of organic acid, we have developed a new organic acid fermentation reactor with membrane filter, which is the most important part in the new advanced wastewater treatment system. The recovered organic acid is to be reused as an organic carbon source at denitrification process. Some experiments were conducted to compare the performance of acid fermentation at different SRTs, such as 5, 10, and 20 days. The total organic acid concentration produced during the runs was in the range of 2,100-2,900 (mgC/L). The conversion efficiency from substrate to organic acid reached to from 43% to 59%. The recovery rate of organic acid from substrate based on TOC was from 26% to 53%. Regardless of operational conditions, it has been able to maintain the membrane flux constantly, in the range of 0.4-0.46 ($m^3/m^2/day$). The transmembrane pressure drop was 0.2-0.3 (kg/cm) for 100 day's operation. The result of simulation is as follows. Organic removal efficiency of the new advanced treatment system is 95%. 73% of Nitrogen is removed. The removal efficiency of Phosphorus is 93%. By coqulation, soluble phosphorus is able to remove from the water treatment lines, which is impossible at conventional activated sludge system. The unit construction cost is 65000 (yen/m3) and it was 1.4 times than that of the standard activated sludge system. The unit operation cast is 7.7 ($yen/m^3/day$) and it was 1.3 times than that of the standard activated sludge system.