In order to investigate the possibility as a simple technique of wastewater treatment for recirculating aquaculture system, the experiment by a biofilter unit was carried out. The high and stable removal efficiency of nitrogen could be obtained by selecting the optimum recycle ratio and DO concentration. It was found that the proper combination of nitrification and denitrification step in the reactor would be required for increasing the removal efficiency. The extent of nitrogen removal gradually decreased with the rise of recycle ratio since the depression of denitrification by the lack of hydrogen donor. The depression of nitrogen removal was overcome by increasing the C/N ratio in the wastewater.
The extent of phosphorus removal was increased slightly with the increase of DO concentration and recycle ratio, but high removal efficiency was not observed. However, the extent of COD removal was not affected by recycle ratio and DO concentration and showed the stable removal of above 90%.

• 이민규(부경대학교 화학공학과) | Min-Gyu Lee (Dept. of Chemical Engineering Pukyong National University)
• 서근학(부경대학교 화학공학과) | Kuen-Hack Suh (Dept. of Chemical Engineering Pukyong National University)
• 오영희(동의대학교 화학과) | Yung-Hee Oh (Dept. of Chemistry, Dongeui University)