• 상하수도학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.161-170
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• 2014

It is essential to decrease energy consumption and excess sludge to economically operate sewage treatment plant. This becomes more important along with a ban on sea dumping and exhaustion of resource. Therefore, many researchers have been study on energy consumption reduction and strategies for minimization of excess sludge production from the activated sludge process. The aeration cost account for a high proportion of maintenance cost because sufficient air is necessary to keep nitrifying bacteria activity of which the oxygen affinity is inferior to that of heterotrophic bacteria. Also, additional costs are incurred to stabilize excess sludge and decrease the volume of sludge. There were anoxic, aerobic, membrane, deairation and concentration zone in this MBR process. Continuous aeration was provided to prevent membrane fouling in membrane zone and intermittent aeration was provided in aerobic zone through ammonia sensor. So, there was the minimum oxygen to remove $NH_4-N$ below limited quantity that could be eliminated in membrane zone. As the result of this control, energy consumption of aeration system declined by between 10.4 % and 19.1 %. Besides, we could maintain high MLSS concentration in concentration zone and this induced the microorganisms to be in starved condition. Consequentially, the amount of excess sludge decrease by about 15 %.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2018

Microscopic examination of the activated sludge and morphological characterization of the flocs provides detailed information about the treatment process. The aim of this study is to investigate the morphological parameters of flocs obtained from a thermophilic jet loop membrane bioreactor (JLMBR) in different sludge retention times (SRTs), considering EPS and SMP concentration, hydrophobicity, zeta potential. The results showed that irregularity decreased with the increasing SRT. The compactness value was calculated to be less than 1 for all SRTs. However, the sludge had a more compact structure when the SRT increased. Zeta potential increased whereas hydrophobicity and floc size reduced, with increasing SRT. Furthermore, 2-D porosity calculated using the hole ratio was higher at greater SRTs. Hence, there was a significant correlation between the results obtained using the imaging technique and operation conditions of thermophilic JLMBR.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.179-189
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• 2019

This study aimed to investigate the effect of temperature and solid retention time (SRT) on membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactors (MBRs). For this purpose, a lab-scale submerged MBR system was used. This system operated at two SRTs of 15 and 5 days, three various temperatures (20, 25 and $30^{\circ}C$) and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 8 h. The results indicated that decreased the cake layer resistance and increased particles size of foulant due to increasing temperature and SRT. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis show that the cake layer formed on the membrane surface, contained high levels of proteins and especially polysaccharides in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) but absorbance intensity of EPS functional groups decreased with temperature and SRT. EEM analysis showed that the peak on the range of Ex/Em=220-240/350-400 in SRT of 15 and temperature of $30^{\circ}C$ indicates the presence of fulvic acid in the cake. In addition, as the temperature rise from 20 to $30^{\circ}C$, concentration of soluble microbial products (SMP) increased and COD removal reached 89%. Furthermore, the rate of membrane fouling was found to increase with decreasing temperature and SRT.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.105-119
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• 2011

This study presents the tests of an Immersed Membrane BioReactor (IMBR) equipped with a draft tube and focuses on the influence of hydrodynamic conditions on membrane fouling in a pilot-scale using a hollow fiber membrane module of ZW-10 under ambient conditions. In this system, the cross-flow velocities across the membrane surface were induced by a cylindrical draft-tube. The relationship between cross-flow velocity and aeration strength and the influence of the cross-flow on fouling rate (under various hydrodynamic conditions) were investigated using Multi-Dimension Scaling (MDS) analysis. MDS technique is especially suitable for samples with many variables and has relatively few observations, as the data about Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR) often is. Observations and variables are analyzed simultaneously. According to the results, a specialized form of MDS, CoPlot enables presentation of the results in a two dimensional space and when plotting variables ratio (output/input) rather than original data the efficient units can be visualized clearly. The results indicate that: (i) aeration plays an important role in IMBR performance; (ii) implementing the MDS approach with reference to the variables ratio is consequently useful to characterize performance changes for data classification.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.371-380
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• 2013

MBR공정의 여러 가지 장점에도 불구하고 현장적용에 있어서 가장 큰 제한요소로 작용하는 것은 운전이 지속됨에 따라 멤브레인 파울링이 발생하여 플럭스의 저하가 발생하는 것이다. 현재 멤브레인 파울링에 관한 수많은 연구가 진행되고 있으나, 여러 가지 원인들이 복합적으로 영향을 미치기 때문에 정확한 메커니즘을 밝히기 어려운 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 lab-scale의 생물반응조와 정밀여과 중공사 멤브레인의 성능을 평가하고, 멤브레인 성능에 영향을 미치는 오염물질들을 측정하여 파울링과의 상관관계를 규명하고자 하였다. 마지막으로 파울링을 일으키는 다양한 인자들과 파울링 완화제(Membrane Fouling Reducer, MFR)의 적용성을 평가하였다. 실험결과 88 LMH로 임계 플럭스가 결정되었으며, 그때의 한계압력은 0.32 bar로 나타났다. MLSS농도와 EPS농도의 상관관계에서는 MLSS농도가 6,000 mg/L 이하에서는 EPS농도의 변화 폭이 큰데 비하여 6,000 mg/L 이상에서는 변동폭이 줄어드는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 SEM/EDX를 이용하여 멤브레인 표면 상태와 원소분석을 측정한 결과 탄소와 불소가 멤브레인의 재질 특성상 가장 높은 비율을 차지하였으며 알루미늄, 마그네슘과 같은 무기물의 비율이 증가한 것으로 보아 운전이 지속됨에 따라 무기성 멤브레인 파울링이 발생한 것으로 판단된다. MFR주입량에 따른 혼합액의 특성 변화를 측정하기 위해 입도분석, 제타전위, SCODcr, EPS 및 MLSS농도를 비교분석한 결과 전반적으로 0.03 mg MFR/mg MLSS의 MFR을 주입하였을 때 가장 좋은 결과를 나타내었다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2007

본 연구는 합성하수 처리에 있어 MBR-RO 공정 적용시 유기물 및 질소, 인 제거에 대하여 수리학적체류시간이 제거효율에 미치는 영향을 실험적으로 검토하였다. MBR 공정에서 탁도는 운전기간(105일)동안 2 NTU 이하로 평균 99% 이상의 제거효율을 보였다 또한 수리학적체류시간 6, 12, 18 그리고 24 hour에 대한 $COD_{Cr}$, T-N, $NH_4{^+}-N$ 그리고 T-P의 평균 제거효율을 살펴보면, $COD_{Cr}$의 평균 제거율은 각각 72.4, 84, 88.6 그리고 92.5%, $NH_4{^+}-N$의 제거효율은 각각 60.2, 85.5, 91.3 그리고 92.2%였다. T-N과 T-P의 제거효율은 수리학적 체류시간을 6시간에서 24시간으로 증가시킴에 따라 각각 53.7과 56.8%에서 82.5와 86.4%로 증가했다. RO 공정에서 색도와 $COD_{Cr}$의 제거효율은 각각 99.9%와 96.8%였다. 또한 RO 유출수에서 T-N, $NH_4{^+}-N$, $NO_3{^-}-N$ 그리고 T-P는 평균 90% 이상 제거되었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.371-377
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• 2009

In this study, simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) from synthetic wastewater were performed to evaluate dissolved oxygen(DO) effects on chemical oxygen demand(COD) and nitrogen removal in a single membarne bio-reactor(MBR). DO levels in MBR at Run 1, 2, and 3 were 1.9~2.2, 1.3~1.6, and 0.7~1.0 mg/L, respectively. Experimental results indicated that DO had an important factor to affect COD and total nitrogen(TN) removal. SND were able to be accomplished in the continuous-aeration MBR by controlling ambient DO concentration. It is postulated that, because of the oxygen diffusion limitation, an anoxic micro-zone was formed inside the flocs where the denitrification might occur. From the results of this study, 96% of COD could be removed at DO of 0.7mg/L. At run 2 72.92% of nitrogen was removed by the mechanisms of SND (7.75mg-TN/L in effluent). In this study, SND was successfully occurred in a MBR due to high MLSS that could help to form anoxic zone inside microbial floc at bulk DO concentrations of 1.3~1.6mg/L.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2002

Laboratory-scale membrane bioreactor added alum into the anaerobic basin as a flocculant and adsorbent was carried out to find removal efficient of nitrogen and phosphorus components in the mixed liquid and weather or not maintaining the stability for the permeate flux and pressure at various internal recycle conditions. It was found that denitrification efficient of maximum 65% was obtained when the ratio of internal recycle was 3Q. Additionally when the ratio of internal recycle was fixed at 3Q, $BOD_5$ and T-P concentration of permeate was much more reduced compared to not added alum in anaerobic basin but T-N concentration of permeate was relatively increased. In case of added alum as the flocculant and adsorbent in anaerobic basin, the permeate flux was maintained above $10{\ell}/m^2/hr$ but the permeate pressure was relatively higher than alum was not added in anaerobic basin.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.269-276
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• 2012

The surface characteristics and performance of PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) hollow fiber membranes have been systematically investigated at lab- and pilot-scale to assess their application to membrane-bioreactor, particularly for integrating wastewater reclamation and rainwater harvesting. The PTFE membrane expressed some surface features, such as hydrophobicity, which might enhance membrane fouling. However, lab-scale performance and cleaning experiments under various conditions demonstrated that the PTFE membrane could produce the desirable water flux with good cleaning efficiency, implying easy operation and maintenance due to superior chemical resistance of PTFE membranes. Most of effluent water qualities were met with Korean standard for discharge and reuse, except color. Color level was further reduced by blending with rainwater at 75:25 ratio. Based on the lab-scale experimental results, the pilot plant was designed and operated. Pilot operation clearly showed sTable performance with satisfactory water quality, suggesting that PTFE membrane could be applied for decentralized MBR integrated with rainwater use.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.389-395
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• 2017

In this paper, we investigate the characteristics of membrane fouling caused by water temperature in the Membrane bioreactor(MBR) process and try to derive the membrane fouling control by chemical enhanced backwashing(CEB). The extracellular polymeric substances(EPS) concentration was analyzed according to the water temperature in the MBR, and the membrane fouling characteristics were investigated according to the conditions, with sludge & without sludge, through a lab-scale reactor. As shown in the existing literature the fouling resistance rate was increased within sludge with the water temperature was lowered. However, in the lab-scale test using the synthetic wastewater, the fouling resistance increased with the water temperature. This is because that the protein of the EPS was more easily adsorbed on the membrane surface due to the increase of entropy due to the structural rearrangement of the protein inside the protein as the water temperature increases. In order to control membrane fouling, we tried to derive the cleaning characteristics of CEB by using sodium hypochlorite(NaOCl). We selected the condition with the chemicals and the retention time, and the higher the water temperature and the chemical concentration are the higher the efficiencies. It is considered that the increasing temperature accelerated the chemical reaction such as protein peptide binding and hydrolysis, so that the attached proteinaceous structure was dissolved and the frequency of the reaction collision with the protein with the chemical agent becomes higher. These results suggest that the MBRs operation focus on the fouling control of cake layer on membrane surface in low temperatures. On the other hand, the higher the water temperature is the more the operation strategies of fouling control by soluble EPS adsorption are needed.