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.

Water treatment process simulator is the tool for predicting sequential changes of water quality in a train of unit processes. This predicts the changes through governing equations that represent physicochemical performance of each unit processes with an initial and boundary conditions. Since there is no operational data for the design of a water treatment facility, there is no choice but to predict the performance of the facility by assuming initial and boundary conditions in virtual reality. Therefore, a simulator that can be applied in the design stage of a water treatment facility has no choice but to be built as a numerical analysis model of a deductive technique. In this study, we had conducted basic research on governing equations, inter-process data-flow, and simulator algorithms for the development of simulators. Lastly, this study will contribute to design engineering tool development research in the future by establishing the water treatment theory so that it can be programmed in a virtual world and suggesting a method for digital transformation of the water treatment process.

Recently, various researches have been studied, such as water treatment, water reuse, and seawater desalination using CDI (Capacitive deionization) technology. Also, applications like MCDI (Membrane capacitive deionization), FCDI (Flow-capacitive deionization), and hybrid CDI have been actively studied. This study tried to investigate various factors by an experiment on the TDS (Total dissolved solids) removal characteristics using MCDI module in aqueous solution. As a result of the TDS concentration of feed water from 500 to 2,000 mg/L, the MCDI cell broke through faster when the higher TDS concentration. In the case of TDS concentration according to the various flow rate, 100 mL/min was stable. In addition, there was no significant difference in the desorption efficiency according to the TDS concentration and method of backwash water used for desorption. As a result of using concentrated water for desorption, stable adsorption efficiency was shown. In the case of the MCDI module, the ions of the bulk solution which is escaped from the MCDI cell to the spacer during the desorption process are more important than the concentration of ions during desorption. Therefore, the MCDI process can get a larger amount of treated water than the CDI process. Also, prepare a plan that can be operated insensitive to the TDS concentration of backwash water for desorption.

A 1,000 m3/d DAF(dissolved air flotation) pilot plant was installed to evaluate the performance of the floating process using the Nakdong River. Efficiency of various DAF operations under different conditions, such as hydraulic loading rate, coagulant concentration was evaluated in the current research. The operation conditions were evaluated, based on the removal or turbidity, TOC(total organic carbon), THMFP(trihalomethane formation potential), Mn(manganese), and Al(aluminum). Also, particle size analysis of treated water by DAF was performed to examine the characteristics of particles existing in the treated water. The turbidity removal was higher than 90%, and it could be operated at 0.5 NTU or less, which is suitable for the drinking water quality standard. Turbidity, TOC, and THMFP resulted in stable water quality when replacing the coagulant from alum to PAC(poly aluminum chloride). A 100% removal of Chl-a was recorded during the summer period of the DAF operations. Mn removal was not as effective as where the removal did not satisfy the water quality standards for the majority of the operation period. Hydraulic loading of 10 m/h, and coagulant concentrations of 40 mg/L was determined to be the optimal operating conditions for turbidity and TOC removal. When the coagulant concentration increases, the Al concentration of the DAF treated water also increases, so coagulant injection control is required according to the raw water quality. Particle size distribution results indicated that particles larger than 25 μm showed higher removal rates than smaller particles. The total particel count in the treated water was 2,214.7 counts/ml under the operation conditions of 10 m/h of hydraulic loading rate and coagulant concentrations of 60 mg/L.

분리막 공정의 효율적인 운전을 위해서는 막오염 원인물질의 파악과 전처리 단계에서의 제어가 필요하며, 막해체를 통한 막오염 물질의 특성 분석은 막오염 원인물질에 대한 정보를 제공한다. 본 연구에서는 1.7 m3/day 규모의 파일럿 나노여과막을 약 60일 동안 운전 후 해체하여 막오염 특성을 평가하였다. 막오염 물질의 대부분(69.7±1.5wt.%)은 미생물에서 유래한 저분자(< 0.5 K Da) 유기물질로 밝혀졌다. 무기 막오염 물질은 알루미늄이 대부분(60% 이상)을 차지하였으며, 이는 정수처리 공정에서 응집제로 사용되는 잔류 폴리염화알루미늄의 영향으로 판단된다. 그러므로 나노여과막 장기운전을 위해서는, 미생물에 의한 막오염 저감 방안과 잔류 응집제를 제거하기 위한 전처리 방안이 마련돼야 한다.

본 총설은 다양한 저널 게재 논문으로부터 분리막 및 광촉매의 혼성 정수/하수 처리 공정을 요약하였다. 이 총설에는 (1) 분리막 광촉매 반응기(membrane photoreactor, MPR), (2) 분리막 결합 광촉매 공정에서 막오염 관리, (3) 유기 오염 물의 분해를 위한 광촉매 분리막 반응기, (4) 정수처리용 막분리 공정과 광촉매 분해의 결합, (5) 휴믹산 분해를 위한 광촉매 및 세라믹 막여과의 혼성공정, (6) 활성슬러지 여과를 위한 한외여과의 막오염에 이산화티타늄 나노입자의 영향, (7) 정수처 리용 광촉매 및 정밀여과의 혼성시스템, (8) 선박 평형수 처리용 한외여과 및 광촉매의 혼성공정 및 (9) 분리막 및 광촉매 코팅 프로필렌 구의 혼성수처리 공정이 포함되어 있다.

In this study, the effects of operating conditions on the formation of reversible and irreversible fouling were investigated in the filtration using ceramic membrane for water treatment process. The effect of coagulation pretreatment on fouling formation was also evaluated by comparing the performance of membrane filtration both with and without addition of coagulant. A resistance-in-series-model was applied for the analysis of membrane fouling. Total resistance (RT) and internal fouling resistance (Rf) increased in the membrane filtration process without coagulation as membrane flux and feed water concentrations increased. Internal fouling resistance, which was not recovered by physical cleaning, was more than 70% of the total resistance at the range of the membrane flux more than 5 m3/m2･day. In the combined process with coagulation, the cake layer resistance (Rc) increased to about 30-80% of total resistance. As the cake layer formed by coagulation floc was easily removed by physical cleaning, the recovery rate by physical cleaning was 54~90%. It was confirmed from the results that the combined process was more efficient to recover the filtration performance by physical cleaning due to higher formation ratio of reversible fouling, resulted in the mitigation of the frequency of chemical cleaning.

In water treatment process using microfiltration membranes, manganese is a substance that causes inorganic membrane fouling. As a result of analysis on the operation data taken from I WTP(Water Treatment Plant), it was confirmed that the increase of TMP was very severe during the period of manganese inflow. The membrane fouling fastened the increase of TMP and shortened the service time of filtration or the cleaning cycle. The TMP of the membrane increased to the maximum of 2.13 kgf/cm2, but it was recovered to the initial level (0.17 kgf/cm2) by the 1st acid cleaning step. It was obvious that the main membrane fouling contaminants are due to inorganic substances. As a result of the analysis on the chemical waste, the concentrations of aluminum(146-164 mg/L) and manganese(110-126 mg/L) were very high. It is considered that aluminum was due to the residual unreacted during coagulation step as a pretreatment process. And manganese is thought to be due to the adsorption on the membrane surface as an adsorbate in feed water component during filtration step. For the efficient maintenance of the membrane filtration facilities, optimization of chemical concentration and CIP conditions is very important when finding the abnormal level of influent including foulants such as manganese.

최근 막여과 정수처리에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있으나, 공정설계를 위한 소프트웨어가 널리 보급되어 있지 않아서 현장적용의 어려움이 발생하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 막여과 정수처리 공정설계를 지원할 수 있는 프로그램과 설계기법을 개발하고자 하였다.

수온 상승에 따른 조류 등 이취미 물질의 증가, 미량 유해물질의 검출로 인해 기존 여과 공정으로 시민들의 수질 기대조건을 충족할 수 없기 때문에 오존+활 성탄 등의 고도정수처리 공정의 도입이 활성화되었으며, 이미 대도시, 광역단위 에는 고도정수처리 공정 도입이 완료된 상황이다. 대부분의 국내 정수장의 여과 공정은 급속 모래여과 공정으로 구성되어 있으며, 10년간 막여과 공정이 등장하여 여과 공정에 따른 후단 오존+활성탄 공정에 미치는 영향을 파악하는 것이 필요하다고 판단되었다. 서울시 Y 정수장에 설치된 고도정수처리 파일럿 플랜트 를 활용하여 고도정수처리 공정에 모래여과수와 막여과수가 유입되었을 경우 수질 및 제거율의 변화와 활성탄 표면 변화를 관찰하였고 이를 통해 막여과 정수처리 공정 도입 필요성을 검토하였다.

Temperature correction trans-membrane pressure (TC-TMP) is frequently used as a fouling index in membrane water treatment plants. TC-TMP equation is derived based on an assumption that the total membrane resistance (i.e. the sum of the intrinsic membrane resistance and fouling resistance) is not affected by temperature. This work verified the validity of this assumption using microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) membranes with and without fouling. The foulants used in the work were kaolin (inorganic) and humic acid (organic). The intrinsic resistances of MF and UF membranes remains at constant values regardless of temperature change. When the same amount of foulants were accumulated on the membrane, inorganic fouling resistance with kaolin was constant regardless of temperature change while organic fouling resistance with humic acid decreased at higher temperatures, which means that TC-TMP cannot be used as a fouling index when organic fouling occurs in a real field application. Since TC-TMP underestimates the amount of fouling at higher temperatures, more attention should be necessary in the operation of membrane water treatment plant in a hotter season like summer.

국내 정수장의 70%를 차지하는 15년 이상의 정수장의 대체 방안으로 막 여과 공정의 도입이 검토되고 있다. 동시에 원수의 특성에 적합한 막 여과 공정의 효율적인 공정개발을 위한 노력이 진행되고 있다.(Hur et al., 2006). 본 연구는 침지형 중공사막 모듈에서의 물리적 형태의 막 오염 제어를 위해 역ㆍ공세의 효과를 비교 분석하여 공정의 효율성을 평가하였다. 역ㆍ공세의 시간 및 강도 등의 운전조건을 변경하여 비교한 결과 공세를 통해 중공사막 표면에 존재하는 물리적 오염물질들의 제거가 충분히 되어 역세의 효과 크지 않음이 확인되었다.

막여과 정수처리 공정에서는 효율적 처리와 관리를 위하여, 일정용량의 계열(Train)을 복수로, 고회수율 달성을 위한 다단(Stage)의 구성을 사용한다. 이에 따라, 각 계열 또는 단이 처리해야하는 대상수의 농도가 서로 상이하고, 원수 및 약품의 유입위치와 방향 등에 따라 막오염 특성이 서로 상이하다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 다수의 계열과 2단으로 구성된 침지식 막여과 정수처리 공정에서 계열 및 단별 오염특성을 파악코자 하였다. 10년 이상 운영이 지속된 막여과 정수처리 공정을 대상으로 한 오염평가실험에서, 전단/앞 계열에서는 무기오염이, 후단/후 계열에서는 유기오염이 상대적으로 높게 나타나는 것을 확인하였으며, 이러한 자료를 바탕으로 막여과공정의 운영관리 방안을 제시할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

국내 다수의 정수장이 적용하고 있는 전통적인 정수처리 공정만으로는 신규 유해물질이나 미량유해물질의 처리 보증을 할 수 없다. 안정적인 고도정수처리공정으로 막분리공정의 적용과 연구가 진행되고 있다. 원수의 특성에 따른 막여과 고도정수처리공정의 개발과 이에 대한 장기적인 검증이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 계절에 따라 고농도의 망간이 발현되고 있는 경북 U정수장 내의 막여과 시설을 운영하면서 고도정수처리공정의 개발과 장기 성능 평가를 진행하였다. 막여과시설의 일처리용량은 1,000 m³으로 최적 운영인자 확보와 정수처리성능을 평가하였다.

This study examined the occurrence and removals of 14 micropollutants in the influents and the treated effluent of each process in a WTP. 12 out of the 14 micropollutants were detected in the influent source waters and 11 compounds survived in the final effluent at ppt level. MPT showed the highest level in both the influent and effluent. There was a seasonal variation in the micropollutant level. Most of the removals of micropollutants occurred at the coagulation stage in the WTP. Our results indicate that the removal of micropollutants during lab scale experiment and at the WTP can be somewhat different, and the physicochemical properties are important parameters in the removal of micropollutants during the WTP.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the chemical quenching system for residual ozone and to determine the operating condition for the quenching system. Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and sodium thiosulfate (Na₂S₂O₃) were investigated as quenching reagents for ozone removal, and the tendency of each chemical was notably different. In the case of H₂O₂, the degradation rate of ozone was increased as the concentration of H₂O₂ increase, and temperature and pH value have a significant effect on the degradation rate of ozone. On the other hand, the degradation rate of ozone was not affected by the concentration of Na₂S₂O₃, temperature and pH value, due to the high reactivity between the S₂O₃²- and ozone. This study evaluates the decomposition mechanism of ozone by H₂O₂ and Na₂S₂O₃ with consideration for the water quality and reaction time. Furthermore, the removal test for the quenching reagents, which can be remained after reaction with ozone, was conducted by GAC process.

Various treatment system for residuals have applied to save water resources, but most of them were not be satisfied with legal standard consistently. In this study, submerged membrane treatment system was operated to treat water treatment plant residuals and operation parameters was evaluated. Result of this experiment, high concentration organic matters contributed to high increase Transmembrane pressure(TMP) of membrane system(from 0.05 bar to 0.35 bar). And backwash process was effective to stabilize membrane system operation. After Cleaning-In-Place(CIP), permeability was recovered about 100 % from first operation condition. Inorganic matters (Fe, Mn, Al, Ca, Mg) were not effective membrane filtration performance. The quality of residual treatment was satisfied with drinking water quality standard and a treated water from that system was suitable for water reuse.

섬진강 수계의 복류수를 대상으로 막여과 정수처리 공정 현장 적용성 평가를 위해 여과막의 공경에 따른 막오염도 예측 및 최적 응집제 주입농도 선정을 통해 파일롯플랜트 규모의 검증실험을 실시하였다. 막공경에 따른 막오염도 평가를 위한 여과저항 평가실험 결과, 0.1mum 와 0.01mum 여과막의 비가역적 여과저항 증가율은 각각 0.44×10 12/m2, 0.42×10 12/m2로 나타났으며, Flux-test 실험결과, 적정응집제 주입농도는 Jar-Test 실험결과에 비해 낮게 나타났다. 현장 적용성 평가를 위해 6개월 동안의 파일롯플랜트 운영을 수행하였다. 응집을 실시하지 않은 막여과공정은 여과유속 1.0~1.5m3/m2 day,응집을 실시한 막여과 공정은 여과유속 1.0~2.0m3/m2 day의 조건에서 운전한 결과 두 조건 모두 6개월 이상 막차압이 안정되게 유지되었다. 따라서 섬진강 수계의 복류수를 이용한 막여과 공정 운영에 있어 적정 여과유속으로 운전 시 응집제 사용 없이 안정적인 운전이 가능함을 알 수 있었다.