• 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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• 제22권5호
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• pp.905-912
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• 2006

In this paper, simulation methods of the system dynamics model developed by Das et al. (1997) for activated-sludge wastewater treatment plants are illustrated in an attempt to determine the operating rules and the policies related to capacity expansion of an activated-sludge wastewater treatment plant. For existing conditions, the analyses were performed by varying activated-sludge return rate to observe changes in effluent water quality and treatment efficiency. The effluent water quality is also analyzed for various average daily inflow conditions and activated-sludge return rates. As a result, without expanding the aeration tank, maximum average daily inflow that can satisfy the effluent water quality standard of BOD $0.02kg/m^3$ was determined as $2,840m^3/hr$, subject to 100% of activated-sludge return rate while other factors remain constant. When the activated-sludge return rate is less than 100%, expansion of the aeration tank is necessary and minimum sizes of the aeration tank to satisfy the effluent water quality standard were determined for various activated-sludge return rates. In addition, the total operating and maintenance as well as unit treatment cost regression equations for activated-sludge wastewater treatment plants are suggested by using the cost data that are obtained from Water and Wastewater Division, Ministry of Environment. The regression analyses showed that the economies of scale phenomena exist in the operating and maintenance costs of activated-sludge wastewater treatment plants.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2013

본 연구는 CSOs의 처리를 위해 개발된 응집침전시스템의 운전초기에 발생하는 침전슬러지를 응집반응조에 반송하였다. 슬러지 반송을 통해 생성되는 플록의 형성특성 및 침전특성을 분석하고, CSOs 유입초기의 고농도 입자성 물질이 가중응집제로 활용될 수 있는지 그 가능성을 평가하고자 하였다. 그 결과, CSOs는 유입초기 고농도의 오염물질을 포함하며, 특히 20 ${\mu}m$ 이상의 입자성 물질이 다량 유입되었다. 응집침전시스템을 통해 처리된 유출수는 고농도의 오염물질이 유입되는 시기에는 처리수질이 낮아졌으나, 이후 유입오염물질의 농도가 감소되는 시점에서는 처리수질이 증가하는 현상을 보였다. 슬러지반송 운전에서 생성되는 플록은 마이크로샌드를 주입한 플록에 비해 크기는 비슷하고, 침강속도는 55.1 cm/min에서 21.5 cm/min으로 감소하였다. 반송에 사용되는 침전조 하부에 축적된 슬러지의 SVI값은 72로 침강성이 양호하였으며, 침전된 슬러지가 압밀침전으로 인해 부피가 급격히 감소하는데 걸리는 시간은 10분 정도로 분석되었다. 반송슬러지는 인발 0.3%에 반송 0.1%의 조건에서 지속적인 슬러지 발생에 따른 침전과 인발의 균형이 형성되는 것으로 분석되었으며, 이때, 응집반응조의 평균 TS농도는 100~200 mg/L, VS농도는 50~100 mg/L 정도를 유지하도록 슬러지를 반송하는 것이 적절한 것으로 분석되었다. CSOs의 입자성물질을 함유한 슬러지의 반송은 유입수질의 변화에 대응하여 안정적인 처리수의 수질을 확보할 수 있고, 약품주입량의 감소와 함께 슬러지 발생량의 감소효과를 기대할 수 있다.

• 한국수처리학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2018

In this study, the solids removal characteristics using T-P sludge generated from PACl coagulation were analyzed by laboratory scale and full scale experiment. As the amounts of T-P sludge injection into the raw sewage influent increased at the rate of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 %, the suspended solids concentrations after 20 minutes setting test decreased to 210, 137, 91, 64, 43 mg/L, respectively. The filtration time required for dewatering test of the raw sewage influent decreased to 982, 728, 658, 581, 492 sec for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4% of T-P sludge injection, respectively. As the amounts of PACl coagulant into the effluent from final setting tank increased at 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 mg/L, the required filtration times for T-P sludge increased into 12.3, 41.7, 53.7, 67.2, 79.5 sec and the dewaterability of T-P sludge decreased. After T-P sludge returned into the primary settling tank on J-si sewage treatment plants, the effluent concentrations of COD, SS, T-N and T-P from primary settling tank into bioreactor decreased by 35.9, 27.9, 22.2, and 52.6% due to the coagulation effects of the T-P sludge. Finally, it was found that the return of T-P sludge into the primary settling tank could result into the sludge reduction having a lower water content of 3.03% p than in case of the only T-P sludge dehydration.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.857-865
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• 2006

The submerged barrier, employed in a reactor, divided a reactor into sludge settling zone and mixing zone according to flow type. In spite of mixing in the mixing zone, the lower part of sludge settling zone than the top of barrier was in a steady flow due to the barrier, which prevented the turbulent flow, produced from the mixing zone, from being diffused into the sludge settling zone. Therefore, the sludges in the mixing zone flowed backward over the barrier into the upper part of the sludge settling zone by turbulent flow and settled down in the sludge settling zone by the force of gravity. When barrier/water level ratio was 0.5, most sludges almost did not settle down in tile sludge settling zone because the sludges were directly affected by the turbulent flow, generated from mixer in the mixing zone. At 0.63 of barrier/water level ratio, sludge in the middle part of sludge settling zone rocked from side to side weakly. And sludge in the lower part became piled up on the bottom over this ratio. After 10minutes of sludge settling, the lower part of sludge settling zone was over 5000mg/L of sludge concentration although intial sludge concentration was 2300mg/L. By using the submerged barrier and the flow types, it could transfer sludge from this to that.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.264-270
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• 2006

In this research, volume reduction of activated sludge using electrolysis was studied to find an optimum condition using lab scale experiments. Wasted sludge was treated by electrolysis with controlling current density, chloride concentration, electrode distance, and reaction time. Volume of return sludge was reduced by 9.79% in average while maximum was 16.7%. Sludge volume reduction efficiency was affected by current density and reaction time. It was reversely proportional to the electrode distance. Especially current density was effective on the system performance significantly. Electric conductivity, salinity and COD were increased by electrolysis implying sludge disintegrated and converted to COD in part. An empirical equation for total solid removal efficiency by electrolysis was proposed by multiple linear regression analysis as: $TS_{rem}$(%) = 5.534 ${\times}$ current density (A/l) + 0.178 ${\times}$ reaction time (m) + 2.758.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.79-83
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• 2001

The sludge wastes fermentation process reactors were operated to produce the VFAs(volatile fatty acids) as supplemental carbon sources and to determine the optimum operating conditions. The experiment was carried out by varied mixture ration of 400:0 350:30 300:100 200:200 and operating temperature 2$0^{\circ}C$ 3$0^{\circ}C$ and 4$0^{\circ}C$ The results were as follows: Higher VFAs production rate observed at higher mixed ratio of primary sludge. When the mixed ratio of primary sludge and return sludge were 400:0 350:50 300:100 200:200 respectively. VFAs production are were 829.6mg/l 944.2 mg/l 597.9mg/ml an d441.6 mg/l , respectively. the yield of VFAs increased with temperature, but decreased with initial TSS concentration Because fermented sludge has relatively low nitrogen and phosphorus and relatively high VFAs it can be used as a substitute for external carbon in biological nutrient removal process.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.530-538
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• 2009

The Oxic-Settling-Anaerobic (OSA) treatment process, a modified Conventional Activated Sludge (CAS) process, was developed for the purpose of sludge reduction. The insertion of a sludge holding tank into a sludge return line, an anaerobic reactor, forming an OSA process, may provide a cost-effective way of reducing excess sludge production during a process. The OSA process was evaluated for its sludge reduction ability by kinetic parameter and mass balance, with an observed excess sludge reduction of 63.5%, as $P_{X.VSS}$, compared with the conventional activated sludge process.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.636-643
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• 2011

초음파를 사용한 슬러지 가용화는 슬러지 부피 감소 및 혐기성 바이오가스 생산시의 소화효율 강화를 위해 그 이용이 증가하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 세 종류의 슬러지(G 하수처리장의 반송슬러지, 잉여슬러지와 혼합슬러지)를 대상으로 가장 효율적인 가용화를 위해 전기장단독처리와 초음파단독처리 및 전기장-초음파 복합처리를 연구하였다. 폐쇄된 회로로서, 평균 $0.7m^3/h$의 유량으로 200 L의 슬러지(이는 1시간당 3.5회 처리에 해당)를 24시간 동안 84회까지 연속적으로 가용화 공정을 통과시켰다. 전기장만 단독으로 적용하였을 때의 경우 슬러지 종류와 관계없이, 처리 전과 후에 어떤 sCOD/tCOD 변화도 발생하지 않았다. 그러나 초음파 단독 또는 복합된 공정을 이용한 경우 통과횟수에 따라 두 방법 모두 슬러지 가용화율이 증가하였고 복합된 경우 더 크게 증가하였다. 또한, 입자의 직경(0.9)과 직경(0.5)이 원 슬러지보다 감소하는 동시에 VSS/TSS는 2~6% 범위까지 감소하였다. 잉여슬러지와 혼합슬러지에는 전기장 및 초음파 복합처리가 더 적합했던 것에 비해 반송슬러지는 초음파 처리가 더 가용화를 효과적으로 촉진하였다. 가장 효율적인 슬러지 파괴를 위해서는 슬러지 종류에 따라 가용화 공정이 선택적으로 적용되어져야 할 것으로 판단할 수 있었다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.195-202
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• 2010

The evaluation of organic matters and nutrients removal was investigated for the synthetic wastewater and the high strength of dairy wastewater. Two different systems were performed for this research. System A composing of a single RBC with tapered aeration was fed with the synthetic wastewater for 74 days with 173L/day of influent, 200% of internal return and 100% of sludge return for the period 1 and 2. The feed conditions were maintained 346L/day of influent, 50% of internal return and sludge return for the period 3. The dairy wastewater was introduced to evaluate treatment efficiency for system B composing of dual RBCs and tapered aeration tanks for 50 days of experimental run time, in which hydraulic rates were maintained at the constant ratios of 346L/day, 50% of internal return and 50% of sludge return. The spiral string media made of nylon fibre was attached by Bacillus sp. in RBC for both systems. The specific area of string media was $1.4m^2$/m and biomass was maintained at the concentrations of 23g/m. The synthetic wastewater was supplied by 1,800mg/L of glucose, 500mg/L of $NH_4Cl$, and 500mg/L of $KH_2PO_4$ to system A. The dairy wastewater was supplied to system B from dairy production plant. The average influent concentrations were 1,334mg/L of BOD, 2,014mg/L of CODcr, 160mg/L of T-N, and 12mg/L of T-P in system A. The average influent concentrations of parameters were 1,006 mg/L for BOD, 1,875mg/L for $COD_{cr}$, 51.6mg/L for T-N and 8.9mg/L for T-P in system B. Results indicated that removal efficiencies of BOD and $COD_{cr}$ were more than 90% however, the removal efficiency of T-N was 87%, and that of T-P was 82% for system A. Removal efficiencies were 98.5% of BOD, 91.3% of nitrogen and 89% of phosphorus for system B. The removal efficiencies of organic matters, T-N and T-P were higher in system B than in system A. The effluent quality issued by the stringent national legislations for the discharge of the high strength of dairy products wastewater can be improved using sequential RBCsand tapered aeration reactors rather than a single RBC and tapered aeration reactors with Bacillus sp.