• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.322-328
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• 2009

The advantage of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) is to reduce requirement of oxygen as well as tank volume. The fludized media was used in the oxic (aerobic) tank of Membrane-BNR to enhance the efficiency of SND. Nowadays, the interest of applying membrane to the wastewater treatment plant has been increased, which is proved by a lot of research published about the MBR. The Membrane-BNR, consisted of total 5 reactors might be called the compact process by using the fludized media and having short HRT of 6.5 hr. It could attain the further removal of not only the organics but also nutrients such as T-N and T-P. The mode A and B were identified with or without the step feed of influent. The mode A was classified with 3 modes according to the different DO concentration in the fludized media aerobic reactor, and the mode B with step feed was operated with the optimum DO condition. The step-feed was capable of improving TN removal efficiency under the domestic wastewater with the low ratio C/N. On the other hand, the efficiency of SND with the 1.0~1.5 mg/L DO in the oxic media tank was better than the one with below 1.0 mg/L, on which the nitrification did not happen enough, and with above 3.5 mg/L, on which the reduction of anoxic area in the tank happened. It means that the profitable nitrification should be performed prior to the denitrification step. The removal efficiency of nitrogen by SND was about 20% among of total denitrified nitrogen. And some organic carbon consumed could be reduced by the endogeneous denitrification.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.539-545
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• 2009

A feasibility of a pilot scale two-phase anaerobic digestion with ultra filtration system treating garbage leachate were evaluated. The treatment system consisted of a thermophilic acidogenic reactor, a mesophilic methanogenic reactor, and an UF membrane. The average COD removal efficiency of the treatment system was 95% up to the OLR of 3.1 g COD/L/d. The higher COD removal efficiency with membrane unit resulted from the removal of some portion of soluble organics by membrane as well as particulate materials. When the membrane unit was in operation, bulk liquid in acidogenic and methanogenic reactors was partially interchanged, which maintained the acidogenic reactor pH over 5.0 without external chemical addition. Also, with the production of methane in the acidogenic reactor, the organic loading rate of the methanogenic reactor reduced. The initial flux of the membrane unit was $50{\sim}60L/m^2/hr$, but decreased to $5 L/m^2/hr$ after 95 days of operation due to clogging caused by particulate materials such as fibrous materials in garbage leachate. To prevent clogging caused by particulate materials, a pretreatment system such as screening is required. With the improvement with membrane unit operation, the two-phase anaerobic digestion with ultra filtration system is expected to have the possibility of treating garbage leachate.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 하계학술대회 논문집 D
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• pp.1876-1878
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• 1999

Developed was a 5kW-class polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell(PEMFC) system comprised of fuel cell stack, fuel processing, thermal and water management subsystems and ancillary equipments. Several large single cells have been fabricated with different gas flow field patterns and paths, and the gas flow field pattern for the stack has been determined based on the single cell performance of thin film membrane electrode assembly (MEA). The PEMFC stack was consisted of 100 cells with an electrode area of $300cm^2$, having serpentine flow pattern. Fuel processing was developed including an autothermal methanol reformer and two preferential CO oxidation reactors. The fuel processing was combined to PEMFC operation system consisted of air compressor and thermal and water management subsystems. The PEMFC stack showed performance of 5kW under the supply of $H_2$ and air, but its performance was lowered to 3.5kW under the supply of reformed gas.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.195-203
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• 2018

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been widely used as an initial mucolytic agent and is generally used as an antioxidant to help alleviate various inflammatory symptoms. NAC reduces bacterial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) production, bacterial adhesion to the surface and strength of mature biofilm. The efficacy has been shown to inhibit proliferation of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. In membrane bioreactor (MBR) processes, which contain a variety of gram negative bacteria, biofilm formation has become a serious problem in stable operation. In this study, use of NAC as an inhibitor of biofilm contamination was investigated using the center for disease control (CDC) reactors with MBR sludge. Biomass reduction was confirmed with CLSM images of membrane surfaces by addition of NAC, which was more efficient as the concentration of NAC was increased to 1.5 mg/mL. NAC addition also showed decreases in EPS concentrations of the preformed biofilm, indicating that NAC was able to degrade EPS in the mature biofilm. NAC addition was also effective to inhibit biofilm formation by MBR sludge, which consisted of various microorganisms in consortia.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.322-328
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• 2011

This study was performed to investigate the characteristics of nutrient removal of municipal wastewater in the membrane bioreactor system with the different types of membrane. Membrane bioreactor consists of three reactors such as two intermittent anaerobic and the submerged membrane aerobic reactor with flat sheet and hollow fiber membrane, respectively. The removal efficiencies of $COD_{cr}$, BOD, SS, TN and TP on the flat sheet membrane bioreactor were 94.3%, 99.0%, 99.9%, 70.3% and 63.1%, respectively. In addition, The removal efficiencies of $COD_{cr}$, BOD, SS, TN and TP on the hollow fiber membrane bioreactor were 94.0%, 99.3%, 99.9%, 69.9% and 66.9%, respectively. The estimated true biomass yield, specific denitrification rate (SDNR), specific nitrification rate (SNR) and phosphorus removal content on the flat sheet membrane bioreactor were $0.33kgVSS/kgBOD{\cdot}d$, $0.043mgNO_3-N/mgVSS{\cdot}d$, $0.031mgNH_4-N/mgVSS{\cdot}d$, and 0.144 kgP/d, respectively. In addition, the estimated true biomass yield, specific denitrification rate (SDNR), specific nitrification rate (SNR) and phosphorus removal content on the hollow fiber membrane bioreactor were $0.30kgVSS/kgBOD{\cdot}d$, $0.067mgNO_3-N/mgVSS{\cdot}d$, $0.028mgNH_4-N/mgVSS{\cdot}d$, and 0.121 kgP/d, respectively. There was little difference between the flat sheet and hollow fiber on the nutrient removal efficiencies except SNR and SDNR. These differences between them were caused by the air demand to prevent the membrane fouling. The flux and oxygen demand for air scouring were $19.0L/m^2/hr$ and $2.28m^3/min$ for the flat sheet membrane, and $20.7L/m^2/hr$ and $1.77m^3/min$ for the hollow fiber membrane on an average.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.130-141
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• 1994

연속식 2단계 막(MWCO 10,000, MWCO 5,000)반응기를 이용하여 어피젤라틴 가수분해물 제조를 위한 최적 가수분해조건과 막반응기 장치에서 효소활성, 효소안정성에 미치는 인자 및 가수분해물의 생성량에 대하여 검토하였다. pH-drop법으로 젤라틴 분해에 대한 효소활성은 pronase E가 가장 높았고, 다음이 trypsin이었다. 1단계 막반응기에서 trypsin으로 어피젤라틴의 최적 가수분해조건은 반응온도 $55^{\circ}C$, pH 9.0, 효소농도 0.1 mg/ml, 기질 대 효소비 100(w/w), 반응부피 600 ml, 유출속도 6.14 ml/min였으며, 이때 가수분해도는 79%였다. 2단계에서 1단계 젤라틴 가수분해물을 pronase E로 분해할 경우는 반응온도 $50^{\circ}C$, pH 8.0, 효소농도 0.3 mg/ml, 기질 대 효소비 33(w/w)였으며 그 이외의 조건은 1단계와 동일하였고, 이때의 가수분해도는 80% 이상이였다. 막을 통한 효소의 누출량은 1단계에서 전체 효소량 중 작동시간 5시간에서 11.5%였으나 5시간 이후에는 거의 누출되지 않았으며, 2단계에서는 작동시간 4시간에서 9.0%가 누출되었다. 막반응기의 기계적인 전단웅력에 의한 효소활성저해는 1단계 및 2단계에서는 작동시간 3시간까지 34% 및 18%가 각각 감소되었으며, 이때 막을 제거시킨 반응기에서 효소활성 감소는 23% 및 10%가 각각 저해되었다. 그러나 효소누출과 가수분해물의 생산량 사이에는 명백한 상호작용은 나타나지 않았다. 1단계 및 2단계 막반응기의 각 최적조건하에서 부피대체율 8배까지의 가수분해물의 생산량은 각각 334 mg 및 250 mg으로 2단계 보다 1단계의 효소 mg당 생산량이 약 1.3배 높았다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.605-612
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• 2016

Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) employ a process of biological treatment that is based on a membrane that has the advantages of producing high-quality treated water and possessing a compact footprint. However, despite these advantages, the occurrence of "fouling" during the operation of these reactors causes the difficulty of maintenance. Hence, in this study, three physical cleaning methods, namely, backwashing, air scrubbing, and mechanical cleaning ball was performed to identify optimum operating conditions through laboratory scale experiments, and apply them in a pilot plant. Further, the existing MBR process was compared with these methods, and the field applicability of a combination of these physical cleaning methods was investigated. Consequently, MCB, direct control of cake fouling on the membrane surface was found to be the most effective. Moreover, as a result of operating with combination of the physical cleaning process in a pilot plant, the TMP increasing rate was found to be - 0.00007 MPa/day, which was 185% higher than that obtained using the existing MBR process. Therefore, assuming fouling only by cake filtration, about one year of operation without chemical cleaning is considered to be feasible through the optimization of the physical cleaning methods.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.281-293
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• 2014

The present work aimed to study the decolorization kinetics and characteristics of a selected azo dye under the influence of two key operational parameters including hydraulic retention time (HRT) and solid retention time (SRT). The decolorization efficiency and the two important criteria of k and normalized k (k/MLSS) were evaluated in lab-scale membrane sequencing batch reactors (MSBRs) at various HRTs of 48, 24 and 16 h (with constant SRT) and in addition, at various SRTs of infinity, 40 and 10 d (with constant HRT). According to the obtained results, both zero and first-order kinetics were properly fitted the decolorization profiles of the selected azo dye in all of the applied HRTs and SRTs. Increase of both HRT and SRT positively affected the decolorization efficiency. More MLSS concentrations corresponded to the lower HRTs and the higher SRTs resulted in higher decolorization rate constants (k). However, the effect of reducing the HRT was not compensated by increase of the MLSS concentration in order to reach higher decolorization efficiency. In addition, increase of the decolorization efficiency, as a consequence of the higher MLSS concentrations at longer SRTs, was restrained by decrease of the time-limited decolorization capability of biomass (represented by normalized k). Evaluation of both k and normalized k is suggested in order to have a more precise study on the decolorization kinetics and characteristics.

• 멤브레인
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.21-32
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• 1992

화학증착법을 사용하여 다공성 Vycor 유리에 선택적 수소 투과성 실리카 막을 제조하였다. 화학증착에는 $SiCl_4$의 가수분해 반응이 이용되었으며, 반응물인 $SiCl_4$와 물을 서로 반대 방향으로 주입하여 막을 제조하는 opposing-reactants film deposition방법과, 반응물을 다공성 유리관의 한쪽으로만 공급하는 one-sided film deposition 방법을 모두 사용하였다. 제조된 실리카 막을 통한 수소의 투과도는 $600^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서 $0.01-0.25cm^3(STP)/cm^2-min-atm$의 범위에 있었으며, 수소의 질소에 대한 투과도 비는 1000정도였고, 온도의 증가에 따라 실리카 막을 통한 수소 및 질소의 투과도는 증가하였다. Opposing reactants film deposition 방법으로 제조된 실리카 막은 비교적 안정성은 높으나 수소의 투과도가 낮은 반면, one-sided film deposition 방법을 사용하면 수소의 투과도는 높으나 안정성이 낮은 막이 얻어졌다. 이러한 실리카 막은 고온에서의 기체분리 및 분리막 반응기에 응용하기 위하여는 높은 선택적투과성 및 안정성이 요구되며 막 제조 조건 및 방법이 최적화되어야 함을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.109-113
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• 2009

본 연구는 혐기조, 안정화조, 무산소조, 막분리호기조로 구성된 membrane bioreactor의 운영을 통하여 도시 하수의 영양염류 제거 특성을 규명하였다. 수리학적 체류시간(HRT)과 슬러지 체류시간(SRT) 및 운영 여과 플럭스의 평균값은 각각 6.2시간, 34.1일과 19.6 L/$m^2$/hr (LMH)이었으며, 공정을 운전한 결과, $COD_{Cr}$, SS, TN 및 TP의 평균 제거율은 각각 94.3%, 99.9%, 69.4% 및 74.6%이었다. 슬러지 생산계수, SDNR, SNR, SPPR 및 SPUR은 각각 0.653 kgVSS/kgBOD/d, 0.044 $mgNO_3$-N/mgVSS/d, 0.035 $mgNH_4$-N/mgVSS/d, 51.0 mgP/gVSS/d 및 5.4 mgP/gVSS/d였다. 또한, 생산된 슬러지의 평균 질소 및 인 함량은 각각 8.86%와 3.5%였다.