• 상하수도학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.508-514
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• 2004

Industrial and municipal wastewater treatment plants produce large amounts of sludge cakes for final disposal. This problem is an inevitable drawback inherent to the activated sludge process. Both the reduction of the amount of sludge produced and improvement of its dewaterability are presently very important issue also in Korea. So many pre-treatment processes have been developed in order to improve sludge dewatering efficiency. In this study the effects of hydrogen peroxide and paper sludge mixing processes were considered as reasonable alternatives to enhance sludge dewaterability. The CST of sludge was significantly decreased, and dewaterability improved by hydrogen peroxide oxidation treatment. The optimum dosage of hydrogen peroxide was proved to be 10mg/g-TS (when TS of sludge was 2%) with the conditions of pH 4 and only 1~2 minutes of reaction time. The mixing of paper sludge with sewage sludge was turned out to be very effective in reduction of sludge cake; 30% of sludge cake reduction was accomplished. Optimum mixing ratio of paper sludge was about 30%(v/v). This process also could save 25% of polymer to be required. These two alternatives are somewhat realistic, but it was concluded that paper sludge mixing process will be the best choice.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 데이터 마이닝 기법을 사용하여 혐기성 소화조의 효율을 나타내는 지표인 소화가스 발생량 예측 모델 개발을 통해 운영자에게 효율적인 소화조 운영방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 그 결과 오차율 10% 이내의 인공신경망을 적용한 소화가스 발생량 예측 모델을 개발 하였으며, 모델 개발에 사용된 변수를 제시함으로써 소화조 운영에 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다. 한편 탈수 케이크 관리 기법을 개발하는데 사례기반추론(Case based reasoning)의 개념을 적용하였다. 사례기반추론은 새로운 문제가 발생했을 경우 과거의 사례와 가장 유사한 사례를 활용하여 문제를 해결에 활용하는 방법으로, 본 연구에서는 슬러지 처리 공정에 사례기반추론개념을 적용시켜 과거의 운전 data를 통해 최소의 운전변경으로 탈수 케이크 감량화를 제시하는 관리방안을 개발하였다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.117-126
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• 2000

Solubilization pretreatments were conducted to enhance the anaerobic digestion of the waste activated sludge. Four pretreatment techniques including heating, sonication freezing and thawing, and enzyme addition were employed to solubilize the waste activated sludge under various conditions. Thermal pretreatment by heating showed the highest efficiency compared with other methods, and freezing and thawing was confirmed as a feasible alternative of solubilization as well as the pretreatment of dewatering. There is a clear correlation between the solubilization efficiency of the waste activated sludge and the gas production. Batch digestion results showed the cumulative gas production as much as four times after thermal pretreatment as compared with that by the control sludge without pretreatment. As a result, hydrolysis or solubilization pretreatment might play a significant role in the high rate digestion of the waste activated sludge.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.777-782
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• 2011

The residual treatment facilities in WTP(water treatment plant) play an important role in solid-liquid separation. At present, it is difficult to solve problems related with thickening and dewatering of WTP sludge, and discharging waste water to river. The quantity of residuals generated from water treatment plants depends upon the raw water quality, dosage of chemicals used, performance of the treatment process, method of sludge removal, efficiency of sedimentation, and backwashing frequency. Sludge production by the physical separation of SS(Suspended Solid) occurs under quiescent conditions in the primary clarifier, where SSs are allowed to settle and to consolidate on the clarifier bottom. Raw primary sludge results when the settled solids are hydraulically removed from the tank. In this study, Drawing characteristics of the sludge thickening in the thickener of Water Treatment Plants was simulated by Using CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.199-206
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• 2014

Dewatering is an extremely important step in wastewater treatment process to reduce the final sludge volume in order to minimize the cost of sludge transportation and disposal. In the present study, the effect of different sludge solids content (1, 2 and 3.8%) on the dewaterability of anaerobically digested sludge using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans was studied. The pH reduction rate was higher during initial process in the sludge having low solids content, but after 48 h of bioleaching, similar pH of below 3 was observed with all the different solids content. Bio-oxidation rate of $Fe^{2+}$ was initially higher in sludge with low solids content, but 100% $Fe^{2+}$ was oxidized within 60 h in all the three treatment levels. Compared to the control, specific resistance to filtration was reduced by 75, 78 and 80% in the sludge with a solids content of 1, 2 and 3.8% respectively, showing improvement in dewaterability with an increase in sludge solids content. Sludge effluent quality and sludge settling rate were also improved in treatments with higher solids content after the bioleaching process.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.82-88
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• 2007

용존공기부상법과 중력침전법을 이용하여 제지공장의 팽화슬러지를 농축에서 폐 굴패각 분말을 첨가제 사용하였을 때의 효과를 조사하였다. 굴패각의 투입량과 크기분포와 같은 인자가 연구되었다. 혼합 굴패각(크기 범위 : $\sim250{\mu}m$)의 최적 투입량은 0.8 g/L인 것으로 나타났다. 침전공정에서 굴패각 5.0 g/L 첨가시 농축 슬러지 농도는 3.25배 증가하였다. 용존공기부상법에서 5.0 g/L의 굴패각 첨가시 Buckler funnel test 장치를 이용하여 측정한 슬러지의 함수율은 95.5%에서 82.7%로 감소되었다. 혼합 굴패각을 4가지 크기($\sim53{\mu}m$, $53\sim106{\mu}m$, $106\sim150{\mu}m$, $150\sim250{\mu}m$)로 나누었을 때 부상과 탈수공정에서 최적 굴패각 입도 범위는$53\sim106{\mu}m$로 나타났다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2006

본 논문에서 고함수비 슬러지와 퇴적물 탈수에 지오텍스타일 튜브의 이용가능성과 이에 영향을 미치는 요인들에 대한 평가를 수행하였다. 네 가지 고함수비물질을 사용하여 두 가지 지오텍스타일에 대해 다른 두 여과압력으로 실험을 실시하였다. 실험결과, 직포지오텍스타일 튜브는 일반적인 토사보유성기준을 만족하지 않지만 상류측의 필터케익 형성에 의해 세립자의 많은 부분을 유지하였고, 필터케익 형성 후, 투수성은 급속하게 감소하였다. 높은 여과압력은 탈수율을 증가시키는 경향이 있지만 여과효율에는 매우 적은 영향을 미치고, 탈수능력은 지오텍스타일에 관계된 여러 요인에 의해 영향을 받는데 슬러지 재료 자체의 특성이 탈수효율에 지배적인 요소로 나타남을 알 수 있었다.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.38-46
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• 2001

The purposes of this study were to examine applicability of waste egg shells as conditioning agent, to determine the optimum conditions for improving digested sludge dewaterability and to compare with before and after adding them. It estimated that the optimum conditions were dosage 30 g/L, particle size 10mesh, temp. $30^{\circ}C$, pH 7 and dewatering pressure $2.66{\pm}10^4{\;}N/m^2$. On the basis of induced optimum conditions, if adding waste egg shells in digested sludge, its specific resistance was $1.13{\pm}10^{12}{\;}m/kg$ and was low about 3 times than raw digested sludge $3.5{\pm}10^{12}{\;}m/kg $. Therefore, in view of waste recycling, it seemed that we could utilize waste egg shells as conditioning assent for improving dewaterability of digested sludge.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.122-135
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• 2002

Although fly ash possesses viable engineering properties, an overwhelming majority of fly ash from coal combustion is still placed in storage or disposal sites. Similarly, sludges generated from various water treatment operations are predominantly subjected to the fate of land disposal. To prepare sludges fur land disposal typically requires time consuming dewatering schemes, which can become extremely difficult to execute depending upon the composition of the sludge and its affinity for water. This study was undertaken to reuse fly ash and sludge as construction materials. This paper includes geotechnical properties of fly ash and fly ash-lime-sludge mixture and results of compaction test, UU-test, falling head test, leaching test and CBR test. The effect on mixing fly ash with sludge and lime and the effect of curing period and the results are obtained from this test.

• 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농공학회 2000년도 학술발표회 발표논문집
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• pp.458-465
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• 2000

Although Fly ash possess viable engineering properties, an overwhelming majority of the fly ash from coal combustion is still placed in storage or disposal sites. Similarly, sludges generated from various water treatment operations are predominantly subject to the fate of land disposal. To prepare sludges for land disposal typically requires time consuming dewatering schemes, which can become extremely difficult to execute dependent upon the composition of the sludge and its affinity for water. This test was undertaken to reuse of fly ash and sludge with mix. In this paper includes of geotechnical properties of fly ash and fly ash-sludge mixture and results of compaction test, unconfined test, falling head test and CBR test and it was analyzed the effect on mixing fly ash with sludge.