• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.415-422
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• 2000

In this study the removal possibility of nutrients of T-P, NH3-N, NO3-N and T-N is examined through a positive experimental study using submerged biofilter of media packing channel method. From the analysis of nutrients removal efficiency for each run of the collected sample following results are obtained. Firstly the result of N/P surveying for inflow shows serious value that excess the limit value of 20 as the values are in the range of 12.0~42.7 and the average is 25.73. Secondly the highest concentration of the incoming NH3-N reaches double of the standard since the concentrations of NH3-N and NO3-N for inflow shows 0.06mg/$\ell$ and 2.5~3.8mg/$\ell$ respectively and the average removal rate which passed the submerged biofilter adopted in this study is a satisfactory level. Next the average removal rate of T-P of 51.5% shows the possiblity of entrophication removal since the removal rate of T-P of 66.8~68.8% in relative low temperature period of RUN 1~2 appeared higher than in RUN 3~6 and T-N shows relatively poor result with the average removal rate of 34.1% And it is known that the bigger BOD/P and BOD/N are the more removal rate increases from the examination result of the relation between BOD/P and BOD/N and the treatment water T-P and T-N to decide the relation with the concentration of organic matters and though that the appropriate proportion is necessary for effective removal of nitrogen and phsophorus.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2009

바이오필터의 담체는 유입되는 악취를 제거할 수 있는 미생물이 서식하는 공간이다. 생물학적 악취제거에 있어서, 담체의 특성은 매우 다양하며 그 성상과 특징은 매우 중요하며 비표면적이 크고 균일한 공극을 갖는 담체의 개발이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 코코넛 섬유상 담체, 세라믹 담체, 폴리우레탄 담체를 이용한 생물학적 황화수소 제거능을 비교하였다. 그 결과 섬유상 코코넛담체는 나머지 두 개의 담체 보다 유입부하 변동과 수분 보유능 평가에서 안정적이고 높은 처리효율을 나타내었다. 그러나 수명이 짧은 단점이 있어 이를 보완하기 위해 폴리프로필렌 재질의 섬유상 담체를 제작하였고 이 담체의 황화수소 제거능을 평가한 결과, 3 이하의 낮은 pH와 6 초의 짧은 EBRT에서도 99% 이상의 높은 처리효율을 나타내었다. 따라서, 이러한 물리적 특성 때문에 황화수소의 제거에 폴리프로필렌 섬유상 담체를 이용하여 현장에 적용할 경우 효과적인 처리를 기대할 수 있다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.265-270
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• 2004

하수 중계펌프장에서 발생되는 악취를 효율적으로 저감할 수 있는 기술로 4가지 기술(활성탄 흡착법, 약액세정법, 지렁이 분변로를 이용한 탈취법, 바이오필터법)의 탈취 효율과 경제성을 조사하였다. PU 바이오필터와 활성탄 흡착법의 평균탈취 효율은 98% 이상이었으나, 지렁이 분변토 바이오필터와 약액세정법은 60-80%의 탈취율을 보였다. PU 바이오필터 탈취 성능은 악취가스의 체류시간이 4-36초에서 체류시간과 무관하게 약 98-99%로 매우 안정적이었고, 최대 탈취능은 으로 평가되었다. $1.6${\times}$10^{ 7}$ $OUm^{-3}$$h^{-1}$ PU 바이오필터와 활성탄 흡착법의 탈취비용을 조사하였다. 악취 강도가 증가함에 따라 활성탄 흡탁법의 운전비는 선형적으로 증가하였지만 바이오필터법은 약간 증가하였다. 바이오필터의 초기 시설비의 비용이 활성탄 흡탁법의 2배 이상이었지만 운전비가 활성탄 보다 아주 저렴한 것으로 평가되었다. 결론적으로 탈취효율과 경제성이 우수한 생물여과법이 가장 유망한 기술로 평가되었다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.599-608
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• 2009

This manuscript covers the results of field investigation and lab-scale experiments to design a double-layered biofilter system to control urban storm runoff. The biofilter system consisted of a coarse soil layer (CSL) for filtration and fine soil layer (FSL) for adsorption and biological degradation. The variations of flow rate and water quality of runoff from a local expressway were monitored for seven storm events. Laboratory column experiments were performed using seven kinds of soil and mulch to maximize pollutants removal. The site mean concentration (SMC) of storm runoff from the drainage area (runoff coefficient: 0.92) was measured to be 203 mg/L for SS, 307 mg/L for $TCOD_{Cr}$, 12.3 mg/L for TN, 7.3 mg/L for ${NH_4}^+-N$, and 0.79 mg/L for TP, respectively. This study employed a new design concept, to cover the maximum rainfall intensity with one month recurrence interval. Effective storms for last ten years (1998-2007) in seoul suggested the design rainfull intensity to be 8.8 mm/hr Single layer soil column showed the maximum removal rate of pollutants load when the uniformity coefficient of CSL was 1.58 and the silt/clay contents of FSL was virtually 7%. The removal efficiency during operation of double layer soil column was 98% for SS and turbidity, 75% for TCODCr, 56% for ${NH_4}^+-N$, 87% for TP, and 73-91% for heavy metals. The hydraulic conductivity of the soil column, 0.023 cm/sec, suggested that the surface area of the biofilter system should be about 1% of the drainage area to treat the rainfall intensity of one month recurrence interval.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2009

본 연구는 폴리우레탄 입방체 (20 mm W ${\times}$ 20 mm L ${\times}$ 20 mm H)를 담체로 사용하고 자동교반장치가 장착된 pilot-scale 의 바이오필터 (1750 mm W ${\times}$ 2750 mm L ${\times}$ 2000 mm H)를 정밀화학공정 현장에 설치하여 30 일간 막힘 현상 등 제반 문제없이 성공적으로 가동하였다. 정밀화학공정에서 발생하는 가스에 함유된 ethyl alcohol, ethyl acetate 및 악취의 제거효율이 각각 95%, 95% 및 90%이었다. 반면 dichloromethane은 체류시간이 60초로 길어진 이 후에도 50% 이하에 머물렀다. 전체 데이터 중에서 유입공기내의 VOC 농도가 600 ppm이하인 조건인 경우만 따로 보았을 때 체류시간 36${\sim}$60초의 가스공급조건에서 ethyl alcohol은 운전초기부터 91%를 전후한 제거율을 보였고, 체류시간 60초에서는 고농도 유입조건에서도 95%를 상회하는 제거율을 보였다. Ethyl acetate 는 초기에는 제거효율이 낮았으나 체류시간이 60초로 길어졌을때 95%전후의 높은 제거효율을 나타내었다. 악취 또한 90% 전후한 높은 제거율을 나타내었다. 유입가스의 농도가 심하게 변화하고 순간적으로 고농도 (최고 3500 ppm)로 유입됨에도 불구하고 매우 높은 제거율 (1038 $g/m^3{\cdot}h$)을 나타냄으로서 본 연구에서 사용한 pilot-scale 바이오필터의 성능이 우수하다는 것을 입증하였다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.371-378
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• 2011

Juvenile red seabream (mean body weight 29.0 g) were reared in recirculating culture systems with three different biofilter media, sand (SF), polystyrene microbeads (PF), and Kaldnes beads (KF). The efficiencies of the three different biofilter media were also tested. The SF was fluidized, and the PF and KF were trickled. All treatments were duplicated. The volumetric removal rates of total ammonia nitrogen by SF, PF, and KF were 193.8, 183.9, and 142.6 g $m^{-3}day^{-1}$, respectively, and those of nitrite nitrogen ($NO_2$-N) were 113.4, 105.9, and 85.8 g $m^{-3}day^{-1}$, respectively. The TAN and $NO_2$-N removal rates of KF were lower than those of SF and PF (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in these rates between SF and PF (P > 0.05). Among the biofilters used, only KF showed total suspended solid (TSS) removal capacity. The TSS removal efficiencies of SF and PF were negative. The growth rates of fish in SF were significantly higher than those in KF but not higher than those in PF. There was no difference in growth rate between fish in PF and KF. The specific growth rate and feed conversion efficiency of red seabreams in KF were lower than those in SF and PF, but there were no significant differences between SF and PF. These results indicate that sand and polystyrene microbeads are recommended for red seabream culture in a recirculating system.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.250-257
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• 2006

The objective of this study is to propose an alternative process for the small sewage treatment plants in rural communities. A biofilter has been used for biological wastewater treatment, which is becoming the alternative to the conventional activated sludge system. The proposed process used in this study, which is packed with floating media (i.e. expanded polystylene), has advantages of biofilter system and alternative flow system and they are incorporated into one process. Pilot and bench scale studies were performed using domestic wastewater. In the results of pilot plant study, it was observed that the stable effluent water quality was achieved and it met the present effluent criteria of suspended solid (SS), organic matters, T-N and T-P. In the study for determination of the cycle of backwashing, it was observed that the cycle of backwashing depended on BOD loading rates of influents. In the BOD loading rates of $0.5kg\;BOD/m^3{\cdot}day$ and $1.0kg\;BOD/m^3{\cdot}day$, the backwashing cycle of 28 hour and 16 hour were needed, respectively. The optimum backwashing time was 120~80 seconds at the media expansion rate of 50%. In the removal of SS, organic matters, T-N and T-P, SS removal was rather achieved by physical filtration than biological mechanism and the removal of organic matters except for SS, T-N and T-P were mainly rather achieved by biological mechanism than physical filtration. In bench-scale study, the effects of recirculation rate was investigated on removal of SS, TCOD, T-N and T-P. It was observed that the recirculation made removal efficiencies of SS, TCOD, T-N and T-P increased. Especially, in T-N removal, the increase of T-N removal efficiency of 40% was observed in the reicirculation rate of 1Q compared with 0Q.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.73-82
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• 2005

This study was performed to evaluate the need for heating wastewater to enhance treatment efficiency of organic matter (BOD, SS) during cold winter in newly developed Absorbent Biofilter System (ABS) which was established in the Suwon Campus of the Seoul National University. Treatments consisted of non-heating (2000 year) and heating(2001, 2002 year), and sampled data were analyzed during cold winter period as well as post winter period to investigate the influence of heating after winter season. Even the average air temperature showed only $0.4^{\circ}C$ difference between two experimental years, the difference in the average effluent temperature during cold winter period between heating and non-heating experiment was approximately $11^{\circ}C$. The average effluent concentration of organic matter in non-heating treatment exceeded the Korean standards for water quality of discharged effluent in riparian area (BOD and SS 10 mg/L); however, the standards were met in case of heating treatment during both winter and post winter period. Therefore, the need fur heating wastewater during cold winter season in ABS was justified. On the other hand, there was no improvement of treatment efficiency in T-N and T-p, but we observed the more activated nitrification as increasing the wastewater temperature. Because the average underground temperature was $5^{\circ}C$ higher than the average air temperature during cold winter period, we recommend that the ABS can be established in the underground rather than on-ground for saving the heating cost.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.448-454
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• 2003

세 가지 다른 공극률을 가진 담체를 충전한 바이오필터에서 기상의 톨루엔 제거실험을 수행하였다. 유입 유량과 유입 농도의 변화에 따른 바이오필터의 제거성능을 조사하고 공극률에 따른 영향을 알아보았다. 15일 동안 수행된 실험을 통해 빠른 환경변화에 대한 각 바이오필터의 동특성을 파악할 수 있었다. 바이오필터 설계에 중요한 변수인 제거량은 BF2 (25 PPI)가 115g/㎥h로 가장 큰 값은 나타내었다. 이는 제거량과 밀접한 관련이 있는 미생물 균체량이 초기 고정화 단계에서 각 바이오필터가 공극의 크기별로 각각 다른 부착 특성을 가져서 그 양과 수분 함량에 영향을 주었기 때문이다. 과도한 바이오매스의 축적은 바이오필터 성능을 저하시키는 요인임을 확인할 수 있었고 초기에 담체의 공극률이 장기적인 바이오필터 운전에 있어서 일정한 공기 흐름을 주기 위해서 매우 중요한 변수로 작용함을 알 수 있었다. 마지막으로 폴리우레탄 폼 담체는 균일하고 충분한 공극을 제공하므로 미생물의 흡탈착이 유리하고 충분한 미생물 서식공간을 제공함으로써 많은 미생물을 담지할 수 있어 단일 담체로 상업적 적용 가능성을 가지고 있다고 사료된다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.203-209
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• 2017

Innovations in the biofiltration process can provide effective solutions to overcome crucial water pollution problems. The elimination of pollutants is a result of the combined effects of biological oxidation, adsorption and filtration processes. This research aims to evaluate the performance of quartz sand biofiltration for removing total suspended solids, turbidity, color, organic matter, and ammonium from polluted river water and develop an empirical model for designing quartz sand biofilters for the treatment of polluted river water. Experiments were conducted using two biofilter units filled with quartz sand as filter media. A set of experiments were performed to evaluate the effect of hydraulic retention time on biofilter performance in removing water contaminants. The kinetics of organic matter removal were also determined to describe the performance of the biofilter. The results show that biofiltration can significantly remove river water pollutants. Removal efficiency depends on the applied hydraulic retention time. At a hydraulic retention time of two hours, removal efficiencies of total organics, ammonium and total suspended solids were up to 78%, 82%, and 91%, respectively. A model for designing quartz sand biofiltration has been developed from the experimental data.