Constructed wetlands have been increasingly used as a low-energy 'green' technique since the mid-1990s, in the treatment of wastewater, driven by rising cost of fossil fuels and increasing concern about climate change. They are man-made systems or engineered wetland that are designed, built, and operated to emulate function of natural wetlands for human desires and needs. Among various applications of these wetlands, one area that is of significant importance is the removal of nitrogenous pollutants, to protect water environment and enable effective reclamation and reuse of wastewater. This report provides a current state of constructed wetland technology, focusing on CANON(completely autotrophic nitrogen removal over nitrite) process that existing types of wetlands, the mechanisms and kinetics of nitrogen removal, wetland design to system performance.

본 연구에서는 공업용수 중에 미량 함유될 수 있는 철 이온 제거를 위해 철 용액에 음이온 계면활성제 SDS를 주입하여 미셀을 형성한 후, 미셀 표면에 철 이온의 흡착 또는 결합으로 형성된 응집체를 관형 세라믹 정밀여과막으로 제거하였다. 음이온 계면활성제의 영향을 살펴보기 위해 일정한 1mM의 철 농도에서 음이온 계면활성제의 농도를 0~10 mM로 변화시켰다. 그 결과, 6mM 일 때 가장 높은 철 제거율 88.97%를 보였다. SDS 농도에 따른 미셀 응집체의 입도 분포를 확인하기 위해 전기영동광산란분광광도계(Electrophoretic Light Scattering Spectrometer)를 사용하여 분석 한 결과, 6mM 일때 큰 응집체의 분포도가 가장 높았다. 또한, 세라믹 분리막에 대하여 주기적 질소 역세척을 실시할 경우 역세척 주기의 영향을 조사하였다. 그 결과, NCMT-7231 (평균기공 0.10μm) 분리막의 최적 역세척 시간(BT)는 20초이었다.

Based on the experiment results of laboratory scale modified anoxic-oxic process for leachate treatment, biological nitrogen removal program was verified in terms of SS, COD, and TN concentration. These measured water qualities concentration could be predicted by biological nitrogen removal program with R2 of 0.994, 0.987, 0.990, respectively. No error was occurred between water qualities concentration and quite wide range of water qualities concentration (i.e., 50-4200 mg/L) during the modelling. Each unit and final effluent of simulated concentration was kept good relationship with that of measured concentration therefore this biological nitrogen removal program for sewage or wastewater treatment plants has good reliance.

Theoretical total nitrogen removal efficiency and reactor volume ratio in oxic-anoxic-oxic system can be found by influent water quality in this study. The influent water quality items for calculation were ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, alkalinity, and COD which can affect nitrification and denitrification reaction. Total nitrogen removal efficiency depends on influent allocation ratio. The total nitrogen removal follows the equation of 1/(1+b). Optimal reactor volume ratio for maximum TN removal efficiency was expressed by those influent water quality and nitrification/denitrification rate constants. It was possible to expect optimal reactor volume ratio by the calculation with the standard deviation of ±14.2.

창포를 이용하여 질소와 인의 농도별, 식물의 생장단계별, 오염수의 체류시간별로 질소와 인의 제거효과를 분석하였던 바, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 체류 1시간 후에 수중의 질소와 인의 함량을 현저히 감소시켰으나, 2~4시간 후에는 감소율이 극히 낮았다. 이러한 현상은 식물의 생장초기, 생장기, 생장최성기에서 동일하였다. 수중에 질소와 인의 함량이 많을수록 제거율이 높았고, 인보다는 질소의 제거효과가 크게 나타났다. 생장최성기에 가장 많은 질소와 인을 제거하였고 다음으로 생장기, 생장초기의 순이었으나, 생장단계간의 차이는 극히 작았다. 동일 포트에 4일 동안 체류시킨 것보다 2일 체류 후에 다른 포트로 시험수를 옮긴 것이 질소와 인의 제거율이 약간 높았다.

Step-feed process for biological nitrogen removal were analyzed numerically for the each unit and final total nitrogen(TN) effluent by water quality management(WQM) model and the results were compared data from these wastewater treatment plants. No bugs and logic error were occurred during simulation work. All of the simulation results tried to two times were obtained and both results were almost same as this model has become good reappearance. It was concluded that most of nitrogen removal occurred in the first oxic tank. Thus the controlling of the first anoxic tank may be more important in term of nitrogen removal. Also each unit of simulation result was kept good relationship with that of measured data. Accordingly this WQM model has good reliance. Finally, WQM model can predict final TN effluent within ±6.0mg/l.

경기도 양평군 수입천에서 대형 군락을 형성하여 자생하는 갯버들의 영양염류의 농도와 수리학적체류시간에 따른 질소.인 흡수 실험 결과로서 NH4-N, NO3-N, PO4-P제거효율은 저농도에서 체류 시간이 길 때 높은 경향을 보였고, 제거능은 고농도와 짧은 체류시간에서 높은 경향으로 나타났다. 유입농도와 체류시간에 따른 지상부 1g당 제거능 추정식을 구하였다. 수입천 갯버들의 현존량은 4,880.81g/m2로 추정되었고, 현존량과 제거

영양염류의 농도와 수리학적체류시간에 따른 달뿌리풀의 질소ㆍ인 흡수 실험 결과로서 NH4-N, NO3-N, PO4-P의 흡수량은 각각 체류시간에 따라 유의한 영향을 미쳤으며(F=44.93, 95.52, 12.70, Pm2, 평균 수질농도 0.308 NH4-N, 1.461 NO3-N, 0.348 PO4-P mg/L, 체류시 간 1일~ 5일 범위에서 1 m2 1일 기준의 흡수량이 각각 7.31~20.15 NH4

The raw drinking water quality is getting worse because of the winter drought and the conventional treatment system is'nt suitable to obtain the satisfied quality of water. So, the advanced water system, BAC(Biological Activated Carbon) process is said to be effective to remove dissolved organics and ammonia nitrogen. In our study, the BAC pilot plant using Nak-dong river water is tested in low temperature. Following results are found from the study. The ammonia nitrogen removal rate of BAC system using wood-based carbon (PICABIOL) was 99% in $6^{\circ}C$ temperature. Chlorine dosage in wood-based BAC effluent was reduced to 67% of that in sand filtered wate. It resulted from the removal of ammonia nitrogen. Also, THM formed by chlorine addition in wood-based BAC effluent was decreased to 65% of that in sand filtered water. In the case of dual-filter, the removal efficiency of ammonia nitrogen was increased 30% more than in conventional sand filter. According to this result, the ammonia nitrogen load to BAC system could be lessened by the use of dual-filter.

In this study, an operational data set was analysed by establishing a path model to figure out the actual cause-effect relationship of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP); in particular, for the effluent concentrations of T-N and T-P. To develop the path models, data sets of operational records including effluent concentrations and operational factors were obtained from a field scale WWTP of 680,000 m3 of treatment capacity. The models showed that the relationship networks with the correlation coefficients between variables for objective expressions indicated the strength of each relationship. The suggested path models were verified according to whether the analyzation results matched known theories well, but sophisticated minute theoric relationships could not be cropped out distinctly. This indicates that only a few paths with strong theoric casual relationships were represented as measured data due to the high non-linearity of the mechanism of the removal process in a biological wastewater treatment.

호소의 부영양화와 같은 수계오염을 유발하는 질소 및 인에 대한 방류수 수질기준 규제가 점차 강화되고 있으며, 최종 개정된 방류수 수질기준에서는 처리수를 Ⅰ지역에 방류하는 경우, 총 질소 20 mg-N/L, 총 인 0.2 mg-P/L로 규제하고 있다. 이에 따라 대부분의 공공하수처리시설은 고도처리공법을 확보하고 있으며 현재 운영중인 고도처리시설에는 생물학적 고도처리법인 SBR공법과 A O 공법이 가장 많이 적용되고 있다. 그러나 한국 하수 성상의 경우 질소에 대한 유기물의 비율이 낮기 때문에 질소 제거효율이 낮고, 탈질을 위해 외부 탄소원을 추가적으로 주입함에 따라 운영비의 증가 문제가 발생된다. 외부 탄소원의 주입에도 불구하고 2015년 환경부에서 발표한 방류수 수질현황을 참고하면 공공하수처리시설의 T-N 제거효율은 약 70%에 그친다. 이에 본 연구에서는 국내 생물학적 고도처리법으로 가장 많이 적용되고 있는 SBR 공법에 수처리용 스펀지 담체를 투입하였을 때, 폭기구간에서의 질소제거 효율을 평가하고자 하였다. 스펀지 담체와 같이 담체 내외부의 물질전달이 자유로운 담체의 경우, 담체 내외부에 형성되는 산소 농도구배로 인하여 담체 내부에는 국소적인 무산소 조건이 형성되며, 그에 따라 담체 외부에서는 질산화가 내부에서는 탈질이 일어나는 SND(Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification) 기작이 일어날 수 있다. 이에 폭기 전･후의 암모니아성 질소와 질산성 질소 측정을 통해 SND 효율을 계산한 결과, 약 30%의 효율을 나타내었으며, 이는 탈질이 유도되는 단위공정에서 탈질에 필요한 외부탄소원의 요구량을 감축시킬 수 있으므로 경제적인 측면에서 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 것으로 사료된다.

As industry continues to develop, the contents of various recalcitrant substances that are not removed by conventional wastewater treatment have increased in modern society. The metal working fluids (MWFs) used in the metal working process contain chemical substances, such as mineral oils, anticorrosive agents, extreme-pressure additives, and stabilizers, as well as high concentrations of organics and ammonia-nitrogen. Accordingly, MWFs are required to develop advanced treatments to conserve hydro-ecological resources. This study investigated the removal efficiency of ammonia nitrogen from MWFs according to operating time, applied voltage, and NaCl concentration using a Ti/IrO2 electrode in a batch-type reactor. The experimental results showed that ammonia-nitrogen removal efficiencies without NaCl were 89% and 92% when voltage was adjusted to 15 and 20 V for 60 min and removal efficiency was 90% at 25 V for 40 min. Removal efficiencies of 10 mM NaCl were 4% and 2% greater than those of not adding NaCl at 15 V for 50 min and 20 V for 30 min.

Generally, metal working fluids (MWFs) are used to reduce friction in metalworking processes. In addition to mineral oils, MWFs contain many chemical substances, such as anticorrosive agents, extreme-pressure additives, and stabilizers, as well as high concentrations of organics and ammonia nitrogen. Accordingly, MWFs must be managed to advanced treatment for hydro-ecological conservation. This study investigated the removal efficiency of ammonia nitrogen from MWFs according to operating time, applied voltage, distance between electrodes, and NaCl concentration using aluminum in a batch-type reactor. The experimental results were as follows: First, without NaCl, removal efficiencies of ammonia nitrogen were 69.6%, 37.9%, and 22.7%, when the distance between electrodes was adjusted to 1, 4, and 7 cm, respectively, at 15 V for 60 min. Secondly, without NaCl, removal efficiencies of ammonia nitrogen were 49.5 and 90.9% when the voltage was adjusted to 5 V and 10 V, respectively, for 60 min and 94.6% at 15 V for 40 min. Lastly, with the addition of NaCl 10 mM, the removal efficiency of ammonia nitrogen was 40.3% and 11.5% greater than that of no addition of NaCl at 5 V for 60 min and at 10 V for 30 min.

In order to treat groundwater containing high levels of nitrate, nitrate reduction by nano sized zero-valent iron (nZVI) was studied using batch experiments. Compared to nitrate removal efficiencies at different mass ratios of nitrate/Fe0, the removal efficiency at the mass ratio of 0.02% was the highest(54.59%). To enhance nitrate removal efficiency, surface modification of nZVI was performed using metallic catalysis such as Pd, Ni and Cu. Nitrate removal efficiency by Cu-nZVI (at catalyst/Fe0 mass ratio of 0.1%) was 66.34%. It showed that the removal efficiency of Cu-nZVI was greater than that of the other catalysts. The observed rate constant (kobs) of nitrate reduction by Cu-nZVI was estimated to 0.7501 min-1 at the Cu/Fe mass ratio of 0.1%. On the other hand, TEM images showed that the average particle sizes of synthetic nZVI and Cu-nZVI were 40~60 and 80~100 nm, respectively. The results imply that catalyst effects may be more important than particle size effects in the enhancement of nitrate reduction by nZVI.

There are two treatment processes that are currently applied to ships are the biological treatment process using the activated sludge and the electrochemical treatment. However, neither of them are able to remove both nitrogen and phosphorus due to their limited ability to remove organic matters, which are main causes of the red tide. This study was conducted to identify the characteristics of nitrogen removal factors from manure wastewater by replacing the final settling tank in SBR (Sequencing Batch Reactor) process and applying immersion type hollow fiber membrane. SBR process is known to have an advantage of the least land requirement in special environment such as in ship and the immersion type hollow fiber membrane is more stable in water quality change. As the result, the average in the cases of DO (Dissolved Oxygen) is 2.9(0. 6∼3.9) mg/L which was determined to be the denitrifying microorganism activity in anaerobic conditions. The average in the cases of ORP (Oxidation Reduction Potential) is 98.4∼237.3 mV which was determined to be the termination of nitrification since the inflection point was formed on the ORP curve due to decrease in the stirring treatment after the aeration, same as in the cases of DO. Little or no variation in the pH was determined to have positive effect on the nitrification. T-N (Total Nitrigen) removal efficiencies of the finally treated water were 71.4%, 72.3% and 66.5% in relatively average figures, thus was not a distinct prominence. In being applied in ships in the future, the operating conditions and structure improvements are deemed necessary since the MEPC (Marine Environment Protection Committee). 227(64) ship sewage nitrogen is less than the standard of 20 Qi/Qe mg/L or the removal rate of 70%.

This research investigated the feasibility of rice husk as a biosorbent for removal of ammonium ion from aqueous solutions. To improve the sorption functionality of rice husk, the carboxyl groups were chemically bound to the surface of the rice husk by graft polymerization of acrylic acid using potassium peroxydisulphate as a redox initiator. The removal of ammonium ion by rice husk grafted with acrylic acid (RH-g-AA) was studied in a batch mode and fixed bed columns. The kinetic and equilibrium data obtained from batch experiments follow the second-order kinetics and fit well with the Langmuir isotherm model. The sorption energy determined from D-R model was 8.61 kJ/mol indicating an ion-exchange process as the primary sorption mechanism. To determine the characteristic parameters of the column useful for process design, four mathematical models; Bed Depth Service Time (BDST), Bohart-Adams, Clark and Wolborska models were applied to experimental data obtained from the fixed bed columns with varying bed heights. All models were found to be suitable for simulating the whole or a definite part of breakthrough curves, but the Wolborska model was the best. The fixed bed sorption capacity determined from the Wolborska model was in the range 33.3 ~ 40.5 mg/g close to the value determined in the batch process. The thickness of mass-transfer zone was calculated to be approximately 40 mm from DBST model. The RH-g-AA sorbent could be regenerated by a simple acid washing process without a serious lowering the sorption capacity or physical durability.

도계량을 현재의 2배까지 증가시킬 예정인 닭 가공 업체인 A사의 생물학적 처리조를 대상으로 하여 처리효율을 2배까지 높이는 방안을 모색하였다. 이를 위해 MLSS 농도가 증가할 경우 이에 따른 유기물 및 질소 제거 효율 증가에 대한 근거를 확보하고자 연구를 진행하였다. 연구는 닭 가공 폐수를 1차 화학 처리한 가압부상처리수를 대상으로 진행되었으며 SBR 형태로 진행되어 호기조 상태 25시간 운전 후, 무산소조 상태 5시간으로 운전되었다. MLSS 12,700mg/L로 진행된 실험 결과 호기조 상태 25시간 이내에 질산화가 완벽하게 일어났으며 C/N비 3:1 이상 실험군에서의 탈질 효율도 90%를 초과하였다. 후에 진행된 MLSS 농도 대비 유기물 및 질소 제거 효율 비교에서는 MLSS 농도를 5,600에서 12,700mg/L까지 변화시켰으며 MLSS 농도 10,800mg/L 실험군에서 유기물과 총 질소 농도 모두 배출허용기준치를 만족하는 결과를 보였다.

하수처리장은 인간의 생활에 있어서 중요한 공공시설이다. 하수에 포함되어 있는 유기물, 질소, 인 등의 오염물질이 함유되어 아무런 처리없이 수계로 방류 될 경우 수계에 심각한 오염을 야기 할 수 있다. 특히 질소(Nitrogen)와 인(Phosphorus) 경우 수계에 부영양화(Eutrophication)를 일으키는 주요 원인으로 알려져 있다. 이 중 질소를 제거하는데에는 생물학적 방법이 대부분의 하수처리에 쓰이는데 이는 물리적 및 화학적 방법에 비하여 경제적, 환경적 장점을 가지고 있기 때문이다. 질소 제거방법에는 아질산화-탈질 공정이 사용 되는데, 기존에 쓰이는 질산화-탈질 공정에 비하여 25%의 산소량과 40%의 탄소원 절감이 가능하여 탈질의 고효율을 얻을 수 있기 때문이다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 아질산화를 혐기 소화 상징액을 이용하여 SRT가 암모니아 제거율과 아질산화율에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구를 하였다. 서울 H 하수처리장의 혐기 소화액을 대상으로 실험실 규모의 아질산화 반응조 운전결과 SRT 6일 이상에서 대부분 60%이상의 효율을 보였다. 또한 아질산화율의 경우 SRT 4일에서 고효율의 아질산화율을 보였다. SRT 16일에 낮은 아질산화율이 나타났는데, 이는 아질산성 질소가 질산성 질소로 완전한 질산화가 이루진 것으로 사료된다. 이러한 결과로 볼 때 SRT가 아질산화 반응에 영향을 미치는 인자로 판단된다.

The pilot plant experiment was performed to investigate phosphorus and nitrogen removal from domestic wastewater by MLE process combined with aluminum corrosion reactor. When operating 0.5Q and 1Q to internal recycle and sludge recycle in the MLE process, the effluent CODMn concentration of internal recycle 0.5Q were higher than internal recycle 1Q, the removal efficiency rates of NH3-N in the internal recycle 0.5Q were was higher than internal recycle 1Q. Denitrification rates were about 86.8% in internal recycle and sludge recycle 0.5Q. When operating 0.5Q to internal recycle and sludge recycle in the MLE process, the removal efficiency rates of total nitrogen was the highest. The removal efficiency rates of total phosphorus was about 91.5% in the aluminum corrosion reactor.

총인슬러지(total phosphorus sludge)라 함은 기존 하수처리시설의 최종침전지 후단에 급속응집침전지를 설치하고 alum 이나 PAC를 투입하여 AlPO4, Al(OH)3 및 SS반응물로 침전시켜 총인을 제거할 때 발생되는 슬러지를 말한다. 총인슬러지의 처분시 기존의 소각처분방법은 알루미늄의 신터링(sintering)현상 의해 소각로 파손문제가 발생하고 매립의 경우, 하수를 1만톤 이상 처리하는 시설에서 발생되는 슬러지는 직매립 금지와 매립지 확보의 어려움, 침출수 생성에 대한 2차 환경오염을 유발하는 문제점이 있다. 또한 퇴비의 경우도 알루미늄 이온에 의한 식물뿌리 고사현상을 일으키므로 부적절한 처분방법이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 연간 600천톤 이상 발생되는 총인슬러지를 활용하여 알포계 제올라이트인 bead형과 pellet형의 입상형 흡착제를 개발하여 알카리성 악취를 제거할 수 있는 흡착제로서의 가능성을 확인하고자 한다. 수질환경지표의 변화와 정책변화로 인해 년간 60만톤 이상 발생되는 총인슬러지를 활용한 암모니아와 TMA 흡착능 평가는 다음과 같은 결과를 도출하였다. 1. 총인슬러지 성분 분석 결과, Al2O3가 약 26%로 나타나 AlPO4계 제올라이트형 다공성 입자를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 판단되며, 가용성 P2O5의 함량이 9.83%로 나타나 인산비료로서의 활용도도 있을 것으로 판단된다. 2. 총인슬러지를 활용한 흡착제의 분말입자의 크기는 대부분 10 ㎛이하이며, 세공은 0.02 ㎛와 10 ㎛에 대부분 분포하여 첨착활성탄의 입도분포와 매우 유사한 것으로 나타났다. 또한, A/C, B-TPS 및 P-TPS의 물리화학적 특성 중 비표면적과 micropore 용적, feedpore용적이 모두 비슷하게 나타나 활성탄 대체제로서의 가능성이 있음을 알 수 있다. 3. B-TPS, P-TPS의 알카리성 악취(TMA, NH3) 흡착능 평가실험 결과, 파과시간과 단위중량당 흡착량이 A/C보다 3~4배 증가하는 것으로 나타나 흡착성능이 매우 우수함을 알 수 있다.