국내 Y정수처리시설에 20-40 m3/m2/h의 표면부하율을 갖는 고속 용존공기부상공정을 도입하였다. 우선, 용존공기부상공정과 입상활성탄 공정이 결합된 반응기를 일처리용량 500 m3/day의 조건으로 운전하였다. 운전결과는 두 공정이 원수내 탁도, 조류, 지오스민, 2-MIB를 감소시킬 수 있음을 증명하였다. 도출된 최적 설계요소를 활용하여 현장규모의 공정(5,000 m3/day)에 용존공기부상공정을 도입하였다. 여름철 56일간 조류와 탁도 제거율을 평가하였다. 처리수 내 조류의 개체수는 20-30 cells/mL 이하로 유지되었으며, 조류 제거효율은 80-89%를 기록하였다. 침전법 및 용존공기부상공정 처리수질의 탁도 제거효율을 비교한 결과 평균 탁도 제거효율은 77%를 나타냈다. 이러한 결과들은 고속 용존공기부상공정이 여름철 음용수의 탁도 및 조류와 같은 저밀도 고형물을 제거하는데 유의미한 방법임을 나타냈으며, GAC는 맛･냄새를 유발하는 화합물(지오스민, 2-MIB)를 제거할 수 있는 공정 옵션인 것을 확인하였다.

A high-rate dissolved air flotation (DAF) process, with a surface loading rate of 20–40 m3/m2/h, was introduced at the Y-Drinking Water Treatment Plant in South Korea. First, the DAF and granular activated carbon (GAC) processes were combined in the reactor, and the pilot plant was operated at 500 m³/day. The results from these tests demonstrated that there were significant decreases in turbidity, algae, geosmin, and 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB) following implementation of the two processes. Then, the optimum design factors were used and the DAF system was introduced at the field-scaled plant (5,000 m³/day). The removal rate of algae and turbidity was evaluated over 56 days in summer. The number of algae in the treated water was maintained at below 20–30 cells/mL, which represented an algae removal efficiency of 80–89%. The effluent turbidity was compared to the conventional sedimentation and DAF processes, and the average turbidity removal efficiency was 77%. These findings indicate that the high-rate DAF process is a promising method for the removal of low-density solids such as turbidity and algae during the treatment of drinking water, especially in summer. Additionally, GAC represents an acceptable treatment option to remove taste-and-odor-causing compounds (e.g., geosmin and 2-MIB).

ABSTRACT
요약
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
    2.1 Study site
    2.2 Pilot plant design
    2.3 Pilot plant operation
    2.4. Field plant operation
3. Results and Discussion
    3.1. Optimization of the pilot-scaled DAF plant
    3.2. Operation and evaluation of the pilot-scaledDAF plant
    3.3. Operation and evaluation of the field-scaledDAF plant
4. Conclusion
Abbreviations
Acknowledgement
References

• 오현제(과학기술연합대학원대학교 건설환경공학과, 한국건설기술연구원 환경연구본부) | Hyun Je Oh (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Department of Environmental Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) Corresponding author