• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2006

The effects of turning frequency were examined on the efficiency of composting lime treated excess sludge amended with sawdust from the activated sludge process after a liquid/solids separation process. The raw and excess sludge from the activated sludge process associated with the hog wastewater treatment system is a significant problem and composting is an effective method far reducing the pollution potential of hog wastewater sludge. The coagulant used sludge composting and ammonia emissions from composting are not well established. The effect of compost properties such as high total carbon, C/N ratio and pH value on performance of composting sludge and biofiltration of ammonia from composting process were investigated. The ammonia emission was not significantly increased during composting. The ammonia concentrations of the exhaust air of composter were ranged from 0.5 and 7 ppm about 12 days after composting. The performance of the hog wastewater sludge composting was the most sensitive to chemical treated sludge properties such as high total carbon and high C/N ratio of the initial compost mixes. Temperature in compost and ammonia emission were not greatly affected by the turning frequency.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2011

오존을 이용한 잉여슬러지 감량화 시스템이 결합된 생물학적 처리 공정에서 잉여슬러지의 무배출에 따른 생물반응조내의 영향 및 처리수질을 검토하였다. 잉여슬러지 인발량 배수($SDN_{min}$)가 3인 조건에서 잉여슬러지의 pH를 4 이하로 전 처리한 후 오존주입율 0.03 g $O_3/g$ SS로 처리한 결과 잉여슬러지의 인발 없이 안정적인 생물학적 처리가 가능하였다. $OUR_{max}$ 실험 결과, 오존주입율 0.03 g $O_3/g$ SS의 조건에서 대부분의 슬러지는 미생물 활성이 없어지는 것으로 조사되었다. 잉여슬러지의 가용화에 따른 생물반응조내에서의 MLVSS/MLSS의 변화는 거의 없었고, 반응조내 미생물의 인 축적 현상도 관측되지 않았다. 잉여슬러지 가용화 후 생물학적 처리수의 유기물 및 SS의 농도 증가 현상은 관측되지 않았고, 생물반응조내의 질산화 및 탈질율 증가로 유출수중의 T-N 농도가 감소하는 효과를 나타내었다. T-P의 경우에는 잉여슬러지의 무배출로 인해 대부분이 제거되지 않고 유출수중에 함유되어 유출되는 것으로 조사되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.1183-1190
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• 2007

A metabolic uncoupler, 3,3',4',5-tetrachlorosalicylanilide (TCS), was used to reduce excess sludge production in biological wastewater treatment processes. Batch experiments confirmed that 0.4 mg/l of TCS reduced the aerobic growth yield of activated sludge by over 60%. However, the growth yield remained virtually constant even at the increased concentrations of TCS when cultivations were carried out under the anoxic condition. Reduction of sludge production yield was confirmed in a laboratory-scale anoxic-oxic process operated for 6 months. However, it was found that ammonia oxidation efficiency was reduced by as much as 77% in the presence of 0.8 mg/l of TCS in the batch culture. Similar results were also obtained through batch inhibition tests with activated sludges and by bioluminescence assays using a recombinant Nitrosomonas europaea (pMJ217). Because of this inhibitory effect of TCS on nitrification, the TCS-fed continuous system failed to remove ammonia in the influent. When TCS feeding was stopped, the nitrification yield of the process was resumed. Therefore, it seems to be necessary to assess the nitrogen content of wastewater if TCS is used for reducing sludge generation.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.329-336
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• 2013

This study was conducted to reduce excess sludge generation by recycling of return sludge to the aeration tank after solubilization by electric field charger and ultrasonifier. The return sludge was purposely broken-up to the ratio of $SCOD_{Cr}/TCOD_{Cr}$ at 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3, which was tested along with control (i.e., untreated). Solubilized sludge was subsequently treated in a bench-scaled conventional activated sludge reactor. According to varying $SCOD_{Cr}/TCOD_{Cr}$ ratios, TSS in the reactor was correspondingly increased from 129 to 219 mg/L and $TCOD_{Cr}$ was also from 257 to 335 mg/L. However, TSS in the effluent was nevertheless kept lower at below 30 mg/L and $TCOD_{Cr}$ was also unvaryingly below 40 mg/L. For $SCOD_{Cr}/TCOD_{Cr}$ = 0.3, the amount of excess sludge produced was at the highest decreased up to as high as 78%.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2006

Excess sludge treatment and disposal currently represent a rising challenge for domestic or wastewater treatment plants due to economic, environmental and regulation factors. Conventional gravity sedimentation process has been widely used in sludge thickening. The operation method of the process is very simple, but the process requires long detention time for sludge thickening, uses polymers, and shows low sludge thickening efficiency. To solve the problems, we studied on DAF (Dissolved Air Flotation) system. We use bulking sludge of a paper manufacturing plant. The effects of parameters such as SVI (Sludge Volume Index), storage time, initial concentration and wet density of excess sludge were examined. The results showed that the more SVI was low, the more sludge was thickened. As storage time goes by, SVI was increased and thickening performance was deteriorated. In order to improve flotation performance at high concentration, high recycling ratio and pressure did not increase the concentration due to thickening limitation. The addition of 0.8 g/L of loess was increased flotation efficiency of 1.41 times.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.161-170
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• 2014

It is essential to decrease energy consumption and excess sludge to economically operate sewage treatment plant. This becomes more important along with a ban on sea dumping and exhaustion of resource. Therefore, many researchers have been study on energy consumption reduction and strategies for minimization of excess sludge production from the activated sludge process. The aeration cost account for a high proportion of maintenance cost because sufficient air is necessary to keep nitrifying bacteria activity of which the oxygen affinity is inferior to that of heterotrophic bacteria. Also, additional costs are incurred to stabilize excess sludge and decrease the volume of sludge. There were anoxic, aerobic, membrane, deairation and concentration zone in this MBR process. Continuous aeration was provided to prevent membrane fouling in membrane zone and intermittent aeration was provided in aerobic zone through ammonia sensor. So, there was the minimum oxygen to remove $NH_4-N$ below limited quantity that could be eliminated in membrane zone. As the result of this control, energy consumption of aeration system declined by between 10.4 % and 19.1 %. Besides, we could maintain high MLSS concentration in concentration zone and this induced the microorganisms to be in starved condition. Consequentially, the amount of excess sludge decrease by about 15 %.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.565-572
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• 2011

The effects of chemical pretreatments on the excess sludge production in the membrane-coupled bioreactor were investigated. In addition, their effects on membrane fouling were also evaluated. Two membrane bioreactors were operated. In one reactor, a part of the mixed liquor was t reated with NaOH and ozone gas consecutively and was returned to the reactor. T he f lowrate of the chemical pretreatment stream was 1.5% of the influent flowrate. During the 200days of operation, the MLSS level in the bioreactor with mixed liquor pretreatment was maintained relatively constant at the range of 8,000 ~ 10,000$mg/{\ell}$ while it increased steadily up to 26,000 $mg/{\ell}$ in the absence of the pretreatment. Each reactor was equipped with two laboratory membrane modules where the flux for each module was 20, and 30 ${\ell}/m^2{\cdot}h$, respectively. With pretreatment, almost constant transmembrane pressure(TMP) was observed throughout the operation at the flux of 20 ${\ell}/m^2{\cdot}h$. Without pretreatment the membrane module at the same flux could also be operated at relatively stable condition. However, as the MLSS increases up to 25,000 $mg/{\ell}$, a fast TMP increase was observed. In conclusion, a complete control of excess sludge production in the membrane-coupled bioreactor was possible without significant deterioration of the treated water quality. In addition, it was shown that stable operation in terms of TMP is possible with sludge pretreatment and recirculation.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.5-13
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• 2022

현대의 환경문제는 다량의 폐기물의 발생과 무분별한 에너지의 소비로 인한 환경오염이 가속화 되고 있다는 것이다. 대표적인 에너지 생산 연료인 화석연료는 에너지를 생산하는 과정에서 연소가 이루어져 다량의 온실가스가 발생하고 최종적으로 기후변화를 야기한다. 또한 전 세계적으로 발생하는 폐기물의 양도 지속적으로 증가하고 있으며 처리하는 과정에서 환경오염이 발생하고 있다. 이와 같은 문제들을 동시에 해결하기 위한 방법 중 하나는 유기성 폐기물의 에너지화 및 감량화이다. 하수처리장에서 발생하는 하수슬러지는 해양매립이 전면 금지된 이후로 다양하게 처리되고 있으나, 그 발생량은 지속적으로 증가하는 추세이다. 하수슬러지는 유기물을 다량 함유하고 있어 혐기소화를 통하여 하수슬러지를 에너지화 하고 최종 배출되는 폐기물을 감량화 하는 것이 바람직하다. 하지만, 잉여슬러지의 경우 대부분이 하수처리에 이용되었던 미생물 덩어리로써 잉여슬러지가 혐기성소화 되기 위해서는 먼저 미생물의 세포벽이 파괴되어야 하는데 세포벽 파괴에는 많은 시간이 요구되기 때문에 혐기성 소화 과정만으로는 높은 바이오가스 생산율이나 폐기물 감량율을 달성할 수 없다. 따라서 잉여슬러지를 가용화하는 전처리 공정이 필요하며, 여러 가지 가용화 공법 중에서 열적 가용화 공정이 가장 효율적인 것으로 검증되었고, 혐기성소화 공정의 전처리 과정으로써 열적가용화 공정을 이용하여 잉여슬러지에 포함된 세포벽을 파괴한 후 전처리 된 잉여슬러지를 혐기성소화 함으로써 높은 바이오가스 생산율과 폐기물 감량율을 달성할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 열적 가용화장치를 통하여 TS 10%의 농축 잉여슬러지를 전처리하는데 있어서 체류시간 및 운전온도 변수에 따른 가용화 특성에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 열적 가용화장치의 체류시간에 대한 실험변수는 운전온도를 160 ℃로 고정한 상태에서 각각 30분, 60분, 90분, 120분이었다. 실험 결과로 도출된 TCOD와 SCOD를 통해 계산된 가용화율은 각각 12.11%, 20.52%, 28.62%, 31.40% 순으로 증가하였다. 또한, 운전온도에 따른 변수는 반응시간을 60분으로 고정한 상태에서 각각 120℃, 140℃, 160℃, 180℃, 200℃였으며 가용화율은 각각 7.14%, 14.52%, 20.52%, 40.72%, 57.85% 순으로 증가하였다. 이 외에 TS, VS, T-N, T-P, NH₄⁺-N, VFAs를 분석하여 농축 잉여슬러지를 대상으로 하는 열적 가용화 특성에 대한 평가를 수행 했으며, 그 결과 TS 10%의 농축 잉여슬러지에 대한 열적 가용화를 통하여 30% 이상의 가용화율을 얻기 위해서는 운전온도를 160℃로 고정할 경우 120분의 체류시간이 필요하며, 운전시간을 60분으로 고정할 경우 170℃ 이상의 운전온도가 요구되어 진다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2004

The change of the microbial community structure in excess sludge of different sewage treatment plants by ozone treatment was investigated by quinone profiles. The resulting ozone dosage ranged from 0.1 to $0.4gO_3/gTS$. In terms of overall sludge reduction, more than 50% reduction of the total sludge mass could be achieved by ozone treatment at $0.4gO_3/gTS$. Quinone concentration and type in sludge of different treatment plants were remarkably decreases with increasing ozone dose. Ubiquinones(UQs)-8, -10 and MK-8 were still remained in the ozonized sludge at $0.4gO_3/gTS$. The results of this study showed that the remaining microorganisms belong to UQs-8, -10 and MK-8 were difficult to destruct cell membrane or wall by ozonation. Fecal Streptococci and Salmonella were not detected at ozone dose of $0.2gO_3/gTS$, but Fecal Coliform was not detected at ozone dose of $0.4gO_3/gTS$.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.82-90
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• 2023

하수와 산업폐수를 처리하는데 생물학적 공정이 전세계적으로 이용된다. 생물학적 공정은 복합미생물로 구성된 슬러지를 사용한다. 슬러지 미생물이 성장함에 따라 폐수처리공정에서는 잉여슬러지가 발생한다. 잉여슬러지의 일부는 미생물을 보충하기 위해 폐수처리공정에 반송되지만 나머지는 폐기물로서 처리된다. 매년 전세계적으로 폐수발생이 증가함에 따라 폐수처리장의 수도 증가하여 많은 양의 폐슬러지가 생산된다. 따라서 폐슬러지에 대한 관리와 처리가 중요하다. 폐슬러지 처리비용은 폐수처리장 총운영비의 50-60%를 차지한다고 보고되었다. 슬러지 분해기술은 폐슬러지의 부피를 최소화하고 유용한 성분(예, P, N, 용해성 유기물)을 회수할 수 있는 새로운 기술이다. 물리적, 화학적, 그리고 생물학적 처리 또는 복합 처리에 기반을 둔 다양한 슬러지분해방법들이 개발되었다. 본 총설은 슬러지 분해방법들 중에서 비교적 덜 연구된 산 가수분해에 의한 슬러지 분해에 대해 중점적으로 다루었다. 본 총설에서 다룬 정보는 폐슬러지 처리를 위한 더 나은 기술을 개발하고 이식하는데 유용하게 사용될 것이다.