• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.698-701
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• 2000

To prevent surface and underground water pollution, wastewater treatment is essential. Four bench-scale activated sludge units (10 L operational volumes) were operated at 5, 10 and $20^{\circ}C$ for evaluation of treatment efficiencies with typical wastewater from swine housing. The units were set for a 24-hour cycle. As compared to the conventional process, high removal efficiencies for organic substances, nitrogen and phosphorus in swine wastewater were obtained simultaneously with an intermittent aeration process (lAP). The NOx-N produced during an aeration period was immediately reduced to nitrogen gas (e.g. $N_2$ or $N_2O$) in the subsequent non-aeration periods, and nitrification in aeration periods occurred smoothly. Under these conditions, phosphorus removal occurred with the release of phosphorus during the non-aeration periods followed by the excess uptake of phosphorus in the activated sludge during aeration periods. It was confirmed that the lAP had a better ability to remove pollutants under both low temperatures and high nitrogen loading conditions than the ordinary method did. In addition to that, the total emission of $N_2O$ from lAP was reduced to approximately 1/50 of the conventional process for the same loading. By adopting an adequate aeration programme for individual swine wastewater treatment, this system will provide a promising means for nitrogen and phosphorus control without pH control or addition of methanol.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.12-18
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• 2017

Struvite precipitation has been proven to be an effective method in removing and recovering ammonia nitrogen (N) and phosphate phosphorus (P) from wastewater. In this study, effects of pH, molar ratios and pre-treatment of effluent of anaerobically digested swine wastewater were investigated to improve struvite crystallization. The magnesium : ammonium : phosphate ratio of 1.2 : 1.0 : 1.0 was found to be optimal, yet the molar ratio in the wastewater was 1 : 74.9 : 1.8. From the analysis, the optimum pH was between 8.0 and 9.0 for maximal phosphate P release and from 8.0 to 10.0 for maximal ammonia N and phosphate P removal from real wastewater. Analysis from Visual MINTEQ predicted the pH range of 7-11 for ammonia N and phosphate P removal and recovery as struvite. For pre-treatment, microwave pre-treatment was ineffective for phosphate P release but ultrasound pre-treatment showed up to 77.4% phosphate P release at 1,000 kJ/L of energy dose. Precipitates analysis showed that phosphorus and magnesium in the collected precipitate had almost same values as theoretical values, but the ammonia content was less than the theoretical value.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1627-1633
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• 2012

This study was to evaluate the feasibility of recycling the solids separated from swine wastewater treatment process as a fuel source for heat production and to provide a data set on the gas emissions and combustion properties. Also, in this study, the heavy metals in ash content were analyzed for its possible use as a fertilizer. Proximate analysis of the solid recovered from the swine wastewater after flocculation with organic polymer showed high calorific (5,330.50 kcal/kg) and low moisture (15.38%) content, indicating that the solid separated from swine wastewater can be used as an alternative fuel source. CO and NOx emissions were found to increase with increasing temperature. Combustion efficiency of the solids was found to be stable (95 to 98%) with varied temperatures. Thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) showed five thermal effects (four exothermic and one endothermic), and these effects were distinguished in three stages, water evaporation, heterogeneous combustion of hydrocarbons and decomposition reaction. Based on the calorific value and combustion stability results, solid separated from swine manure can be used as an alternative source of fuel, however further research is still warranted regarding regulation of CO and NOx emissions. Furthermore, the heavy metal content in ash was below the legal limits required for its usage as fertilizer.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.203-210
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• 2010

The signification of calorie/water (C/W) ratio was investigated in the treatment of highly concentrated organic wastes by thermophilic oxic process (TOP). Swine waste was used in this study. When C/W ratio was 1.6, most of swine waste was decomposed and all water was evaporated in the 24-h injection cycle. To improve treatment efficiency of TOP treating swine waste, the effect of shortening the swine waste injection cycle was examined. The shortening of injection cycle was conducted to stimulate the activity of thermophilic bacteria. A high temperature in the reactor was maintained by shortening of the injection cycle. When the swine waste injection cycle was shortened, the C/W ratio was fixed at 1.6. As a result, by shortening the swine waste injection cycle from 24-h to 12 and 6-h, the maximum loading rate of swine waste per day could be improved 1.9 and 3.5 times, respectively.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.295-302
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• 1994

광합성세균에 의한 고농도 유기폐수 처리공정의 개발을 목적으로 폐수처리용 균주를 분리 동정하고 최근 고농도 유기폐수처리에 도입되고 있는 혐기성 소화와 광합성세균 반응조로 구성된 two-stage system에 적용시켜 각 단계별 폐수처리 최적화를 위한 조건들을 flask-scale에서 검토하였다. 부영양화된 토양, 연못, 논, 활성오니 등으로부터 1차적으로 활성이 높고 유기산 자화율이 우수한 균주를 분리하고 이중 가장 우수한 균주인 KK14를 선별하고 동정한 결과 Rhodopseudomonas palustris로 판명되었다. 광합성세균을 이용한 폐수처리공정의 첫단계인 산생성 단계에서는 혐기정치배양이 유기산 생성에 적합하였고 pH 5.0, HRT 2일로 운전시약 80%의 유기산 증가율을 보였다. 생성된 유기산이 광합성세균에 의해 자화되는 둘째 단계에서는 광합성세균 반응조의 조건을 pH 7.0, 온도 $30^{\circ}C$, 조도 4,000 lux로 했을 때 균의 생육도 및 유기산 자화율이 가장 우수했으며 초기 COD부하(kg COD/kg 광합성세균 건조중량)는 2 전후에서 가장 높은 COD제거율(92%/5일)을 나타내었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2012

Quantification of the airborne microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) at a swine wastewater treatment plant was performed. Microbial samples were collected at three different phases of the treatment process over a 1-yr period. Cultivation methods based on the viable counts of mesophilic heterotrophic bacteria and fungi were performed. The concentrations of airborne bacteria ranged up to about $5{\times}10^3$ colony-forming unit (CFU)/$m^3$, and those of airborne fungi ranged up to about $9{\times}10^2CFU/m^3$. The primary treatment (e.g., screen, grit removal, and primary sedimentation) was found to be the major source of airborne microorganisms at the site studied, and higher levels of airborne bacteria and fungi were observed in summer. High levels of the respirable bioaerosol (0.65 to $4.7{\mu}m$ in size) were detected in the aeration phase. Among the environmental factors studied, temperature was strongly associated with fungal aerosol generation (with a Spearman correlation coefficient of 0.90 and p-value <0.01). Occupational biorisks are discussed based on the observed field data.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.307-312
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• 2011

The potential of algal-bacterial culture was investigated for advanced treatment of animal wastewater. Fed-batch experiments were carried out to examine treatability of nitrogen and phosphorus in different microbial consortium: Chlorella vulgaris, activated sludge, three microalgae strains (Scenedesmus, Microcystis, Chlorella) and Bacillus consortium, and three microalgae strains and sludge consortium. Single culture of C. vugaris showed the better efficiency for nitrogen removal but was not good at organic matter and phosphorus removal compared with activated sludge. Three microalgae and Bacillus consortium was best culture among the culture and consortium for pollutants removal tested in this experiment. Effect of $CO_2$ addition was studied by using three microalgae and Bacillus consortium. $CO_2$ addition enhanced T-P removal efficiency up to 60%. However, removal efficiencies of T-N and ammonia nitrogen reduced on the contrary.

• 청정기술
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2000

제강슬래그의 재활용 범위를 확대하기 위한 방안으로 제강슬래그를 여재로 이용하여 축산폐수 처리효과를 조사하였다. 제강슬래그를 접촉용 여재로 활용한 순환식 폐수처리 장치를 이용하여 기존의 시설에서 처리된 축산폐수를 재처리한 결과 pH는 제강슬래그의 특성으로 인하여 상승하였으며 질소와 인의 농도를 효과적으로 낮추었으며 COD와 BOD도 감소하였다. 축산단지의 현장실험 결과 여재로 사용한 제강슬래그는 부유물질을 효과적으로 제거하였으며 유입 농도의 갑작스런 변화를 완화하였다. COD와 BOD의 경우 재처리수에서 항상 유입 폐수보다 낮아졌으나 유입수의 농도에 영향을 받았다. 에이징된 제강슬래그를 열처리 한 경우 free-CaO 성분의 증가로 열처리를 하지 않은 경우에 비하여 처리수의 pH 상승 정도가 커졌으며 인 제거 특성도 향상되었다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.11-17
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• 1996

자연계로부터 3종의 광합성 세균 strain KN 1-1, KN 2-1과 KN 2-3을 분리하여 돈분 폐수 처리에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 유기산이 첨가된 배지에서 광합성 세균의 생육은 유기산을 첨가하지 않은 경우에 비해 2~3배 증가하였으며, bacteriochlorophyll a 함량도 1.5~2배까지 증가함을 보였다. 또한 축산 농가에서 직접 채취한 돈분 폐수에 광합성 세균을 첨가하였을 때 COD 감소율은 KN 1-1인 경우 80%, KN 2-1 89%, KN 2-3 75%를 나타내었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.134-142
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• 2006

The treatment of high-strength swine wastewater by anaerobic digestion combined with an aquatic plant system was investigated. Anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater gave volatile solids (VS) removal efficiencies of 43.3%, 52.1% and 54.5% for hydraulic retention times (HRTs) of 20, 30, 40 days, respectively. The removal efficiencies of VS, total chemical oxygen demand (TCOD) and soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) decreased with increasing VS volumetric loading rate (VLR). Higher organic removal efficiency was observed at longer HRTs for the same VS volumetric loading rate. As VS volumetric loading rate increased, biogas production increased and the methane content of the biogas decreased. Experiments using duckweed (Lemna species) as an aquatic macrophyte gave the following results. In the case of nitrogen, removal efficiency was above 60% and effluent concentration was below 10.0 mg/L when the influent ammonia-N loading was about $1.0\;g/m^2/day$. In the case of phosphorus, removal efficiency was above 55% and effluent concentration was below 2.0 mg/L when the influent $PO_4$-P loading was about $0.15\;g/m^2/day$. In addition, crude protein and phosphorus content of duckweed biomass increased from 15.6% to 41.6% and from 0.8% to 1.6%, respectively, as the influent nutrient concentration increased. The treatment of high-strength swine wastewater by anaerobic digestion combined with an aquatic plant system offers good performance in terms of organics and nutrient removal for relatively low operation and maintenance costs. The results indicate that under appropriate operational conditions, the effluent quality is within the limits set by Korean discharge criteria.