• 상하수도학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2015

Recently, the production of taste and odor (T&O) compounds is a common problem in water industry. Geosmin is one of the T&O components in drinking water. However, geosmin is hardly eliminated through the conventional water treatment systems. Among various advanced processes capable of removing geosmin, adsorption process using granular activated carbon (GAC) is the most commonly used process. As time passes, however GAC process changes into biological activated carbon (BAC) process. There is little information on the BAC process in the literature. In this study, we isolated and identified microorganisms existing within various BAC processes. The microbial concentrations of BAC processes examined were $3.5{\times}10^5$ colony forming units (CFU/g), $2.2{\times}10^6CFU/g$ and $7.0{\times}10^5CFU/g$ in the Seongnam plant, Goyang plant and Goryeong pilot plant, respectively. The dominant bacterial species were found to be Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Novosphingobium rosa and Afipia broomeae in each plants. Removal efficiencies of $3{\mu}g/L$ geosmin by the dominant species were 36.1%, 36.5% and 34.3% in mineral salts medium(MSM) where geosmin was a sole carbon source.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.399-404
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• 2021

2020년 1월 1일부터 국제해사기구(International Maritime Organization, IMO)는 선박 대기오염 규제를 지속적으로 강화하고 있으며, 배출 규제해역이 아닌 일반해역을 운항하는 전 세계 모든 적용대상 선박에 대하여 황함유량 0.5 %를 초과하지 않는 연료유를 사용하거나 이에 준하는 대기오염 배출기준을 만족하도록 결정하였다. 최근 습식 스크러버를 통한 본 규정의 대기오염 배출기준을 만족시키려는 연구가 진행되고 있으나, 이 기술은 폐세정수를 동시에 유발하는 문제점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 국제해사기구의 폐세정수 배출 기준을 준수하기 위한 이온교환수지 공정의 성능을 평가하였다. 모사폐세정수를 사용하여 실험실 규모의 회분식 및 연속식 실험을 진행하였다. 실험 결과 모사폐세정수의 높은 총용존고형물에도 불구하고 이온교환수지 특성에 따라 선택적으로 질산염의 제거가 효율적으로 이루어짐을 확인하였다. 추가적으로 다양한 운영조건을 최적화함에 따라서 제거 효율을 개선할 수 있었으며, 이를 통하여 국제해사기구의 폐세정수 배출수 수질 기준을 만족할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.454-460
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• 1989

자연계로부터 분리한 Gram 음성세균과 함께 유전자 조작기법으로 kanamycin (Km)과 chloramphenicol (Cm)에 대한 내성유전자를 재조합한 균주들에서 그 내성유전자의 전이율을 conjugation 방법으로 몇 가지 상이한 수질환경에서 비교 연구하였다. 자연계로부터 분리한 DK1 균주와 재조합한 DKC601이나 DKH103을 donor로 하고 recipient 및 기타 조건을 같게 했을 때, donor가 가지고 있던 Km$^{${\gamma}$}$ 유전자의 전이율은 자연환경의 하천수에서 보다 실험실 환경의 멸균한 하폐수에서 더 높았고, 실험실 환경에서는 멸균한 하폐수보다 Luria-Bertani (LB) 액체배지에서 휠씬 높았다. 온도를 2$0^{\circ}C$와 3$0^{\circ}C$로 했을 때에는 어느 종류의 균주를 donor로 사용하더라도 전이율에는 큰 차이가 없었으나, 전이가 일어나는 시간은 3$0^{\circ}C$에서 조금 빨랐다. 하천수의 자연환경에서나 실험실이 멸균하폐수에서는 항생제내성유전자의 전이율은 두 가지 종류의 균주 사이에 차이가 거의 없거나 재조합된 균주에서 $10^{-1}$ 정도로 낮다. 그러나 실험실 환경의 LB액체배지에서는 전이가 일어나는데 필요한 반응시간이 재조합된 균주에서 더 길 뿐만 아니라, 전이율에 있어서도 $10^{-3}$ - $10^{-4}$ 정도 낮았다. 그리고 MT1 균주를 recipient로 하고 재조합된 균주인 DKC601과 DKH103을 donor 로 했을 경우에는 donor에 따라 전이율의 차이가 없었으나, DKC601을 donor로 하고 MT1과 MT2을 각각 recipient로 했을 경우에는 recipient에 따라 전이율이 $10^{1}$ - $10^{2}$ 정도 차이가 났다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.513-524
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• 1996

Laboratory investigation was conducted to evaluat the mixing effects on organic removal efficiency to treat low-strength synthetic wastewater using modified anaerobic - filter reactor combining anaerobic filter and upflow anaerobic sludge blanket. Using the modified process the low-strength wastewater like municipal sewage could be treated with 85% T-COD removal efficiency at hydraulic retention time of 6 hours. At the constant organic loading of 0.5 kg COD/m 3-day, the organic removal efficiency and effluent COD concentration are increased as influent COD concentration increased from 125 mg/l to 500 mg/l. Mixing effects on organic removal efficiency are evident and optimum mixing speed is found as 50RPM. Placing the granular sludge and media on which slime layer was pre-formed into the reactor seemed to be very effective In achieving short start-up period. Therefore, the steady state was achived after 4 weeks and 1 week based on T-COD and S-COD, respectively.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 1998년도 공동 심포지엄 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.240-244
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• 1998

This study was carried out to investigate the efficiency of steel mill slag and sludge in removing heavy metals and cyanide in metal plating wastewater. Laboratory experiments were peformed with jar tester, The tests were peformed at ambient temperature. The results of tests showed that overall rates metals removed were greater than 90 %. Metals were removed from solution as the combined effects of adsorption and precipitation in alkaline condition. The removal efficiency of cyanide by steel mill wastes was above 90 % at optimum conditions. In view of the test results and other engineering characteristics of steel mill slag and sludge, these industrial by-products from steel industry have a high potential to be used in metal plating wastewater treament and were particularly beneficial.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.332-338
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• 2007

Based on the experiment results of laboratory scale modified anoxic-oxic process for leachate treatment, biological nitrogen removal program was verified in terms of SS, COD, and TN concentration. These measured water qualities concentration could be predicted by biological nitrogen removal program with $R^2$ of 0.994, 0.987, 0.990, respectively. No error was occurred between water qualities concentration and quite wide range of water qualities concentration (i.e., 50-4200 mg/L) during the modelling. Each unit and final effluent of simulated concentration was kept good relationship with that of measured concentration therefore this biological nitrogen removal program for sewage or wastewater treatment plants has good reliance.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2015

A combined treatment system using multiple source water is becoming important as an alternative to conventional water supply for small-scale water systems. In this research, combined water treatment systems were investigated for simultaneous use of multi-source water including rainwater, ground water, river water, and reclaimed wastewater. A laboratory-scale system was developed to systematically compare various combinations of water treatment processes, including sand filtration, microfiltration (MF), granular activated carbon (GAC), and nanofiltration (NF). Results showed that the efficiency of combined water treatment systems was affected by the quality of feed waters. In addition, a simply approach based on the concept of linear combination was suggested to support a decision-making for the optimum water treatment systems with the consideration of final water quality.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.163-173
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• 2023

The presence of high amounts of organic and inorganic contaminants in textile wastewater is a major environmental concern. Therefore, the treatment of textile wastewater is an urgent issue to save the aquatic environment. The disposal of large quantities of untreated textile wastewater into inland water bodies can cause serious water pollution. In this study, synthetic dye wastewater samples were prepared using orange dye in the laboratory. The synthetic samples were then treated by a batch adsorption process using the prepared activated carbon (AC) from date pits. The wastewater parameters studied were the pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS), electrical conductivity (EC) and salinity. The activated adsorption process showed that the maximum removal efficiencies of electric conductivity (EC), salinity, TDS and TSS were 65%, 92%, 89% and 90%, respectively. The removal efficiencies were proportional to the increase in contact time (30-120 min) and AC adsorbent dose (1, 3 and 5 g/L). The adsorption profile indicates that 5 g/L of adsorbent delivers better results for TDS, EC, TSS and salinity at contact time of 120 min. The adsorption characteristics are better suited to the pseudo-second-order kinetic model than to the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. The Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms were well suited for describing the adsorption or contact behavior of EC and TSS within the studied system.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.245-251
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• 2002

Reactive dyes waste water, a toxic and refractory pollutant, was treated by an electrochemical method using $Ti/IrO_2$ as anode and Stainless Steel 316 as cathode. In this technique, sodium chloride as an electrolyte was added. A number of experiments were run in a batch system. Artificial samples (reactive blue 19, red 195, yellow 145) were used. Operation parameters, such as supporting electrolyte concentration, current density, pH and sample concentration have been investigated for their influences on COD and color removal efficiencies during electrolysis. After 5 and 90 minites of eletrolysis, color was reduced by 51.5% and 98.9% respectively. Under the condition of current density $10A/dm^2$, NaCl concentration 12mg/l and pH 3, 62.9% of $COD_{Cr}$ was removed after electrolysis for 90 minites. The optimum condition of color removal and COD reduction in this work was found to be the following : pH 3, sodium chloride concentration 20g/l, current density $10A/dm^2$. As a result, we confirmed to be effective to color removal and reduction of refractory organic material.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.137-143
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• 2013

The diversity and distribution of methanogenic archaea in a four-compartment anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) treating sugar refinery wastewater were investigated by polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). At an organic loading rate of 5.33 kg $COD/m^3{\cdot}day$, the ABR could perform steadily with the mean chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of 94.8% and the specific $CH_4$ yield of 0.21 l/g $COD_{removed}$. The $CH_4$ content in the biogas was increased along the compartments, whereas the percentage of $H_2$ was decreased, indicating the distribution characteristics of the methanogens occurred longitudinally down the ABR. A high phylogenetic and ecological diversity of methanogens was found in the ABR, and all the detected methanogens were classified into six groups, including Methanomicrobiales, Methanosarcinales, Methanobacteriales, Crenarchaeota, Arc I, and Unidentified. Among the methanogenic population, the acid-tolerant hydrogenotrophic methanogens including Methanoregula and Methanosphaerula dominated the first two compartments. In the last two compartments, the dominant methanogenic population was Methanosaeta, which was the major acetate oxidizer under methanogenic conditions and could promote the formation of granular sludge. The distribution of the hydrogenotrophic (acid-tolerant) and acetotrophic methanogens in sequence along the compartments allowed the ABR to perform more efficiently and steadily.