• 상하수도학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.35-44
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• 1999

In this study, it was attempted to remove nitrate and carbon in a single-stage reactor using acetate as substrate. Hybrid type upflow sludge baffled filter reactor was adopted using anaerobic sludge. Sludge bed in the bottom of reactor was intended to remove carbon and nitrate by denitrification and methanogenesis. And floating media in the upper part of reactor were intended to remove remaining carbon which was not removed due to the inhibition of nitrogen oxide on methane producing bacteria. The reactor removed over 96% of COD and most of nitrate with volumetric loading rate of $4.0kgCOD/m^3{\cdot}day$, hydraulic retention time of 24hr, 4,000mgCOD/L, and $266mgNO_3-N/L$. Nitrate in anaerobic sludge was converted to nitrogen gas(denitrification) or ammonia (ammonification) according to pH of influent, COD removal efficiency was easily affected by the change of volumetric loading rates and nitrate concentration. And when influent pH was about 4.7, most nitrate changed to ammonia while when influent pH was about 6.8~7.0, most nitrate denitrified independent of $COD/NO_3-N$ ratio. Most granules were gray and a few were black. In gray-colored granule, black inner side was covered with gray substance and SEM illustrated Methanoccoci type microorganisms which were compact spherical shape. Anaerobic filter removed residual COD effectively which was left in sludge bed due to the inhibition of nitrogen oxide.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.769-778
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• 2009

Performances and internal behaviors of the upflow hybrid anaerobic filters treating a dairy wastewater were analyzed to identify the functions and roles of the modular crossflow media and sludge bed layer and to discover their interrelationship in the filter. The media could perform independent biological and physical separation role without buildup of sludge bed, while the role of sludge bed was dependent on the function of the media. The filter packed with the crossflow media did not necessarily require the formation of sludge bed when treating a dairy wastewater. Biological contribution of the media was controlled by that of biologically active sludge bed complementing mutually each other. The gas-liquid-solid separation capability of the media was indispensible to ensure the active biological role of sludge bed, since sludge bed buildup without the media had no independently effective biological function. It was believed that the filter in itself could also function as a selector for physical gas-liquid-solid separation resulting in selectively concentrating particles with superior settleability in sludge bed. The sludge bed in the filter played a key role in the physical solids capture from influent as well as biological organics removal.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2013

Present study was conducted to evaluate the performance of Anaerobic Hybrid Reactor (AHR) combined with two types of anaerobic attached growth reactors at mesophilic temperature ($37^{\circ}C$). The reactor was operated at the influent substrate condition of 19,400 mg/L soluble chemical oxygen demand (sCOD). The organic loading rate (OLR) and flow rate were varied in the range of $9.5{\sim}22.5kg/m^3$. day and 10.6 ~ 26.0 L/day respectively since start-up was done. The COD removal efficiency of 93 % was measured at the OLR of $14kg/m^3$. day in AHR. However a reduction in removal efficiency to as low as 85 % could have been related to a combined effect of high concentration suspended solids (SS) concentration over 3,800 mg/L. On the other hand the total COD removal efficiencies were measured to be 96.3 % and 96.2 % for AHR+APF and AHR+ADF respectively. The pH of the POME was adjusted to neutral range by using sodium bicarbonate at the initial stages of the reactor feed, later stages pH adjustment was not required as the pH was maintained in the desired neutral range due to self-buffering capacity of the reactor. The reactor proved to be economically acceptable and operationally stable. The biogas was measured to have $CH_4$ and $CO_2$ with a ratio of 35:65, and methane gas production rate was estimated to be $0.17{\sim}10.269L\;CH_4/g\;COD_{removed}$.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.497-502
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• 2012

Anaerobic Digestion Process is evaluated as efficient wastewater treatment process with the removal of high concentrations of organic waste and production of biogas. This study was performed using hybrid anaerobic hybrid reactor (AHR) which consists of anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) and biofilm-coated filter media was applied for Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) for 80 days to know optimum removal efficiency and production of biogas by comparing each part which divided changing Organic Loading Rate (OLR). As a result of this study, the removal efficiency was 90.4 % when the organic loading rate of influent was 15 kg COD/$m^3$/day. Since organic loading rate was up to 20 kg COD/$m^3$/day, the removal rate declined 80.7%. Over loading of influent caused sludge expansion and overproduction of microorganism. Amount of biogas was collected 82.3 L/day and pH was remained 6.9 constantly with balance of alkalinity.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.64-75
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• 2005

2005.1.1부터 직 매립 금지 이후 음식물쓰레기를 처리하는 데 있어 많은 사회적 문제가 대두되고 있다. 그리고 우리나라의 경우 전국 음식물쓰레기 배출량이 11,398ton/day('03)으로 상당히 많은 양이 배출되고 있으며, 주로 음식물쓰레기는 매립, 소각, 사료나 퇴비로 재활용하는 방법으로 처리하고 일부 음식물쓰레기는 혐기성으로 처리 하는 방법이 사용되어 왔다. 이 중 혐기성 처리는 유용한 메탄가스를 발생하여 에너지로 사용가능 하다. 본 연구에서는 pH가 낮고 많은 양의 유기물과 고형물을 함유하고 있어 1단 혐기성 처리시 운전에 영향을 줄 것으로 예상되는 음식물쓰레기의 1단 혐기성처리 가능성 및 혐기성 처리시 메탄가스를 이용하여 에너지로서 사용 가능성에 대해 알아보고자 연구를 실시 하였다. 처리시간과 비용을 절감하기 위해 산형성조를 거치지 않고 반 고형물의 유입시 부유물로 인해 발생될 수 있는 plugging와 channeling 현상을 방지하기 위해 USAB(up flow anaerobic sludge blank)의 장점과 낮은 pH의 음식물 쓰레기의 유입시 미생물에 미칠 수 있는 충격을 최소화 할 수 있는 AE(anaerobic filter)장점을 조합하여 환형유공 지지막속에 그레뉼을 충진시킨 Hybrid Anaerobic Reactor(HAR)를 제작하여 실험을 실시하였다. 본 연구에 앞서 음식물쓰레기의 혐기성 생분해도 실험을 실시하여 혐기성처리가능성을 검토하였으며 실험결과 첨가된 VS량당 총 누적메탄량은 $0.471(m^{3}/\cal{kg}\;VS)$로 원소 분석하여 얻은 이론 메탄발생량 $0.58(m^{3}/\cal{kg}\;VS)$의 $81.2\%$를 나타냈으며 유기물 분해속도 상수는 $0.18(d^{-1})$로 혐기성 처리가 가능하다는 사전 연구 결론을 도출하였다. 연구 결과, 낮은 pH인 음식물 쓰레기를 처리시 산발효조를 거치지 않고도 혐기성 처리가 가능하였으며, 높은 농도로 존재하는 유기물 및 고형물의 처리효율은 매우 양호했고 또한 인의 제거율도 높게 나타났다. 연구결과를 토대로 전국 음식물쓰레기(11,398ton/d)를 대상으로 에너지를 산출하면 Braun에너지 환산계수 $5.97kwh/m3(60\%\;CH_{4})$를 적용할 때 우리나라의 1일 음식물에서 발생되는 에너지 총량은 6,727MWh로 환산될 수 있으며 이는 유기물(COD)당 발생되는 메탄 가스량을 에너지원으로 사용하기에 충분히 가능하다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과에 의하면 고농도의 유기물이 함유된 음식물쓰레기는 Hybrid Anaerobic Reactor (HAR)를 이용하여 HRT 30일 정도에서 충분히 직접 혐기성처리가 가능하며, 이때 발생된 $CH_{4}$를 회수하여 이용하면 대체에너지원으로 활용 가치가 높은 것으로 판단된다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.196-206
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• 2000

Methanogenesis and denitrification in an upflow sludge baffled filter (UBF) reactor were studied using glucose as a fermentative substrate. Experiments were carried out to investigate how to reduce ammonification by changing alkalinity and $COD/NO_3-N$ ratio. Characteristics of granular sludges were examined by specifics methanogenic activity(SMA) and specific denitrification rate(SDR) tests. Microstructures of granules were examined using a scanning electron microscopy(SEM). It was found that COD was removed efficiently owing to the diverse microorganisms. In nitrate conversion, not only $COD/NO_3-N$ ratio but also influent alkalinity played important role in the ratio of denitrification and ammonification of nitrate. This reactor achieved over 95% COD and 99% nitrate removal efficiencies when influent contained 4000 mgCOD/L and $700mgNO_3-N/L$ at the hydraulic retention time of 24 hours. As $COD/NO_3-N$ ratio decreased, granular methanogenic activities using acetate and butyrate as substrates increased while activities using propionate and glucose decreased. There were three types in granules according to the surface color; gray, yellowish gray, and black. Gray or yellowish gray-colored granules were composed two layers, which were composed of black inner side and gray or yellowish gray surface substances. SEM illustrated that both were rod-type and cocci-type microorganisms resembling Methanothrix sp. and Methanococci sp. This study showed that by controlling the influent alkalinity and $COD/NO_3-N$ ratio, ammonification and denitrification could be manipulated.