Due to lack of established operating conditions, the swine manure management process circulates bio-liquor between the slurry pit and the bioreactor process cannot be effectively used yet. Therefore, a lab scale study comprising a single bio-reactor and slurry pit was conducted to investigate the optimal operating conditions. The main experiment was performed after conducting a preliminary study on the operating conditions. In the preliminary study, the volume ratio of the bioreactor to the slurry pit was fixed at 1 and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of the bioreactor was set as 5, 10 and 15 d. In the main experiment, the HRT of the bioreactor was fixed at 5 d based on preliminary results and the ratio of bioreactor to slurry pit was set at 1:3, 1:5, 1:7 and 1:10. Since, a decrease in bioreactor performance occurred when NH4-N loading rate reached 60 g/m3/d, the loading rate of NH4-N was required to be maintained below 55 g/m3/d to achieve stable operation. Although manure excretion can definitely increase the loading rate into the bioreactor as well as NH4-N concentration in the slurry pit, the NH4-N in slurry pit can be kept consistent with the circulation rate above 9.5Q (ratio to manure excretion). The optimal volume ratio of the bioreactor to the slurry pit and HRT of the bioreactor to fulfill these operating conditions was 1:3 and 5d, respectively. Notably, studying of the individual farm situation is very important to establish an ideal method to apply the optimal operation conditions suggested in this study.

하⋅폐수처리 MBR 공정을 운영함에 있어서 특정 오염물에 따른 멤브레인 회복률 저하를 자주 경험하게 되며, 이에 따른 화학세정 시 막오염 물질 제거에 필요한 약품선택에 많은 어려움을 겪는다. 본 연구의 목적은 하폐수 성상의 MBR 처리 시 발생할 수 있는 Ca 막오염에 대해서 다양한 세정약품 적용을 통한 멤브레인의 회복률 증대 방안을 찾고자 하는 것에 있다. 본 연구는 K 폐수처리시설에서 1년간 운영한 (주)에코니티의 분리막을 샘플링하여 투과도 측정 및 막표면 분석 후 막오염 물질을 우선적으로 확인하였으며, 이에 따른 각종 화학약품의 적용실험을 통하여 최적약품 도출 및 적용성을 평가하고자 하였다.

정삼투 여과막(FO) 기술 분야는 해수 담수화에서 이미 다양한 연구가 진행되었으나, 하폐수 처리 분야의 적용에서는 상대적으로 많은 연구가 필요한 상황이다. FO 기술은 비 다공성 특성막과 각 용액 사이의 삼투압 차이를 이용하여 원폐수로부터 수분을 비롯하여, 질소-인과 같은 이온성 물질까지 분리할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 FO 막을 혐기성 유동상 미생물반응기(AFBR)를 통해 처리된 처리수 내 존재하는 질소(주로 암모니아성 질소)를 제거하기 위해 적용되었다. 유도용액(Draw Solution, DS)의 종류(NaCl, CaCl2, Na2CO3)에 따라 투과량은 NaCl, CaCl2, Na2CO3 순으로 높게 나타났으며, 암모니아성 질소의 배제율은 각각 42.25%, 78.83%, 70.35%으로 나타났다.

하수처리 혐기성 유동상 생물반응기(Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Bioreactor : AFBR)는 높은 표면적을 갖는 입상활 성탄을 유동 메디아로 적용함으로써 생물막 형성 및 유지에 유리하며 이로 인해 우수한 유기물 제거 효율을 나타내나 처리된 유출수 내의 질소와 같은 영양염류의 잔존이 여전히 문제로 남아있다. 본 연구에서는 AFBR에 의해 처리된 유출수 내의 질소 배제를 위하여 정삼투막(FO membrane)을 유도용액의 종류와 농도에 따라 적용하였다. 실험결과 유출수의 총질소 배제 효율 은 FO막에 적용하는 유도용액(draw solution : DS)의 종류 및 농도에 크게 의존하였다. 유도용액 농도가 증가함에 따라 FO막의 수투과량이 증가하였으며, 1 M의 NaCl을 유도용액으로 사용한 경우 총질소 배제 효율은 55%이었으나 1 M의 glucose를 유도용액을 사용한 경우 거의 완벽한 총질소 배제 효율을 나타내었다. AFBR 유출수를 FO막으로 24시간 동안 여과를 진행하 였으나 파울링에 의한 수투과량의 감소는 관찰되지 않았다.

The Anaerobic fluidized bed bioreactor (AFBR) treating synthetic wastewater to simulate domestic sewage was operated under GAC fluidization to provide high surface area for biofilm formation. Although the AFBR achieves excellent COD removal efficiency due to biological activities, concerns are still made with nutrient such as nitrogen remaining in treated wastewater. In this study, FO membrane was applied to treat the effluent produced by AFBR. Removal efficiency with total nitrogen (TN) was investigated with draw solution (DS, NaCl) and hydrodynamic condition (i.e., recirculation flow rate) along FO membranes. Permeability of FO membrane increased with increasing DS concentration. About 85% of TN removal efficiency was observed with the FO membrane using 1 M of NaCl DS. During operational period of a day, no permeate flux decline was observed.

2012년부터 강화된 총인의 농도를 준수하기 위해서는 응집에 의한 물리화학적 처리가 필수적인 후단공정이 되었으며, 현재 국내 하수처리시설 중 약 60%의 처리시설에서 총인처리시설이 설치되었다. 하지만 총인처리시설 운전에 따른 응집제 사용량이 증가하게 되었고, 이에 따라 약품 비용 및 슬러지 처리비 증가 등의 운영비가 상승하였다. 특히 분리막 공법(MBR)의 경우 막 투과수의 응집액 부족으로 인한 응집효율 저하 및 응집제의 과다 주입으로 인한 처리수질 악화 등의 문제가 발생하는 경우도 있다. 본 연구에서는 MBR 공법내에서 별도의 총인처리시설 필요 없이 생물학적 인제거를 극대화 하는 동시에 응집제 사용량을 최소화하면서 처리수의 인농도를 0.2 mg/L 이하로 유지할 수 있는 방안을 도출하고자 하였다.

Because freesia is a crop that is typically vegetatively propagated from offsets, a degradation in its genetic character or an onset of after successive culturing over a long period. To produce virus-free freesia corms, apical meristem culture and rapid mass propagation must be established. This study aimed to establish the rapid mass production of in vitro freesia corms using a bioreactor. Shoots (12 – 15 cm in height) obtained from tissue culture were used as the plant material in a balloon-type bubble bioreactor in which medium strength, sucrose concentration, inoculation plant volume, and medium exchange method were determined. Medium strengths tested included full strength (1), 1/2, and 1/4 strength MS medium; sucrose concentration 9% 12%, and 15%, and inoculation plant volumes were tested at 40, 80, 120, and 160 shoots/1L medium. MS medium was supplemented with a 1/2 volume of the initial volume or the medium was completely exchanged with a new medium or not exchanged at all throughout the experiment. Results indicated the best growth of freesia corms at 1/2 strength medium, 9% sucrose, 120 shoots/L medium, with complete medium exchange 4 weeks after initiating the experiment. Under these culturing conditions, corms with 0.5 g fresh weight, 0.15 g d ry w eight, 1 3 mm h eight, a nd 0 .9 mm diaeter were harvested from the bioreactor within only 6 weeks, which were large enough to be planted in field. Thus, our results indicated that the cost and period for the production of freesia corms in vitro can be markedly decreased.

탄화규소(Silicon Carbide, SiC) 세라믹 멤브레인은 알루미나 원료의 세라믹 멤브레인보다 높은 친수성을 나타내어 동일한 압력 하에 높은 수투과도 유지가 가 능하다. 이러한 탄화규소 세라믹 멤브레인을 혐기성 생물막 반응조(Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor, AnMBR)에 설치하여 고농도의 생물반응조 운전에도 불구하고 낮고 안정된 운전압력을 유지할 수 있었으며, 막오염 현상의 획기적인 저감이 가능하였다. 본 연구에서는 도시하수와 음폐수를 혼합 처리함에 있어서 탄화규소 세라믹 멤브레인을 적용한 AnMBR의 운전결과를 알루미나 세라믹 멤브레인을 적용한 경우와 비교 평가하였다.

평관형 알루미나 세라믹 멤브레인을 적용한 실험실 규모의 단독 혐기성 유동상 멤브레인 생물반응기 (Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Ceramic Membrane Bioreactor, AFCMBR) 하수처리 적용 가능성을 평가하였다. 단독 AFCMBR은 25℃에서 395일 간 합성폐수의 평균 유입 COD 260 mg/L에서 연속운전 되었다. 운전기간 동안 약 25 mg/L의 NaOCl 용액을 주입하여 주기적인 유지세정으로 멤브레인 투과플럭스 14.5-17 L/m².hr 달성이 되었다. 투과수의 용해성 COD는 1시간 HRT 에서 23 mg/L 이었고 고형물 발생량은 0.014 gVSS/gCODremoved였다. 단독 AFCMBR 운전 요구 전기에너지는 0.038 kWh/m³ 이었고 생산되는 메탄발생 전기에너지의 약 17%에 해당되었다.

A membrane bioreactor by sequentially alternating the inflow and by applying a two-stage coagulation control based on pre-coagulation was evaluated in terms of phosphorus removal efficiency and cost-savings. The MBR consisted of two identical alternative reaction tanks, followed by aerobic, anoxic and membrane tanks, where the wastewater and the internal return sludge alternatively flowed into each alternative reaction tank at every 2 hours. In the batch-operated alternative reaction tank, the initial concentration of nitrate rapidly decreased from 2.3 to 0.4 mg/L for only 20 minutes after stopping the inflow, followed by substantial release of phosphorus up to 4 mg/L under anaerobic condition. Jar test showed that the minimum alum doses to reduce the initial PO4-P below 0.2 mg/L were 2 and 9 mol-Al/mol-P in the wastewater and the activated sludge from the membrane tank, respectively. It implies that a pre-coagulation in influent is more cost-efficient for phosphorus removal than the coagulation in the bioreactor. On the result of NUR test, there were little difference in terms of denitrification rate and contents of readily biodegradable COD between raw wastewater and pre-coagulated wastewater. When adding alum into the aerobic tank, alum doses above 26 mg/L as Al2O3 caused inhibitory effects on ammonia oxidation. Using the two-stage coagulation control based on pre-coagulation, the P concentration in the MBR effluent was kept below 0.2 mg/L with the alum of 2.7 mg/L as Al2O3, which was much lower than 5.1∼7.4 mg/L as Al2O3 required for typical wastewater treatment plants. During the long-term operation of MBR, there was no change of the TMP increase rate before and after alum addition.

An up-flow botanical bioreactor was proposed as an economical and environmentally-friendly control process to remove the odorants, specifically ammonia and hydrogen sulfide, in exhaust gas. Liriope Platyphylla and Hedera Helix were selected as the test plants, and were put into the lab-scale reactor filled with the ceramic media. During 52 days of operation with ammonia loading of 1.16 g/m3·d, Liriope Platyphylla showed better performance in ammonia removal. Liriope Platyphylla was further tested by the simultaneous loading of 6.96 g/m3·d for ammonia and 1.00 g/m3·d for hydrogen sulfide. Microbial activity in the botanical reactor was greatly enhanced by mixed odorants rather than single odorants, and can contribute to removing odor in the exhaust gas. Biological uptake by plants reached up to 20% of total nitrogen loading to the botanical reactor.

기존의 혐기성 MBR 기술의 파울링 제어방식은 높은 에너지가 요구되어 저에너지 파울링 감소기술의 개발이 필요하다. 혐기성 유동상 MBR 기술은 혐기성 유동상 생물학적 반응기와 침지식 멤브레인 기술이 조합된 기술로서 에너지원인 바이오가스의 파울링 제어를 위한 사용 없이 반응기 내부 벌크용액의 순환 하에 유동메디아를 유동시켜 파울링을 감소시키는 기술이다. 본 연구에서는 혐기성 유동상 MBR 기술의 최적화를 위해 유동메디아 기계세정의 이해와 에너지 저감방안에 대한 연구들과 향후 연구방향을 제시하고자 한다.

Single-staged anaerobic fluidized ceramic membrane bioreactor (AFCMBR) was operated at 25oC for the treatment of low-strength synthetic wastewater with chemical oxygen demand averaging 260 mg/L. Tubular ceramic membrane consisting of aluminun dioxide (Al2O3) with 0.5 μm pore size was used. Overall COD removal was achieved as 87-95% with effluent COD concentration of 15-30 mg/L at hydraulic retention time (HRT) ranging from 1 to 3 hr depending upon permeate flux. Maintenance cleaning with NaOCl solution improved GAC scouring to reduce biofouling effectively, which allowed TMP less than 0.15 bar at 20 L/m2.hr. Energy required to operate the AFCMBR was reduced to 0.038 Kwh/m3 at 17 L/m2.hr, which was about 17% of the electrical energy converted by methane produced by AFCMBR.

In this study, a fluorescent silica nano particle is used as the surrogate for challenging test of membrane surface integrity. The particles are functionalized by a fluorescent dying agent so that as an ultraviolet light is imposed a bright fluorescent image from the particles can be taken. If a membrane surface is damaged and has a compromised part larger than the size of surrogate the fluorescent particles would pass through and contained in the permeate. An operator can directly notice whether the membrane surface is damaged or not by detecting a fluorescent image taken from the permeate. Additionally, the size of compromised part is estimated through analysing the fluorescent image in which we surmise the mass of particles included in the permeate by calculating an average RGB value of the image. The pilot scale experiments showed that this method could be applied successfully to determine if a membrane surface had a damaged parts regardless of the test condition. In the testing on the actual damaged area of 4.712 mm2, the lowest error of estimating the damaged area was –1.32% with the surrogate concentration of 80 mg/L, flux of 40 L/m2/hr for 25 minutes of detection. A further study is still going on to increase the lowest detection limit and thus decrease the error of estimation.

혐기성 반응과 분리막을 결합한 형태인 혐기성 생물막 반응조 (Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor : AnMBR)공정을 본 연구에서는 세라믹막과 유기막의 운전특성을 비교하였다. 혐기성 MBR에 사용된 세라믹막은 메이덴샤(일본), 유기막은 도레이(일본)의 평막을 사용하였고, 침지식으로 운전하였다. COD제거는 90% 이상의 높은 효율을 보였으며, MLSS 6,000mg/L 이상, MLVSS는 4,000이 mg/L 이상으로 유지되었다. 시간이 지남에 따라 바이오가스 내 메탄가스의 비율이 점차 증가하여 60%에 도달하였으며, 세라믹 막의 Flux는 별도의 막오염 제어 없이 초기 3일 동안 7∼12LMH를 유지하였으나, 이후 5±1LMH, 유기막의 Flux는 3±1LMH를 유지하였다.

저농도 합성폐수를 처리하는 membrane bioreactor (MBR) 시스템에서 공기폭기와 PET (polyethertaraphtalate) 입상메디아 혼합사용이 멤브레인 파울링과 처리효율에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. 일정한 공기폭기유량과 투과플럭스로 실험한 결과, PET 메디아를 첨가 시 메디아를 첨가하지 않은 경우보다 낮은 파울링 속도가 관찰되었다. MBR 반응기에서 입상 메디아에 의한 파울링 감소효과는 중공사막 모듈에 비해 평막 모듈이 더욱 효과적이었다. 공기폭기와 함께 멤브레인 표면을 따라 움직이는 입상 메디아의 접근성과 접촉성이 중공사막보다 효과적이었던 것으로 사료된다. MBR 적용에 있어 PET 메디아의 적용은 메디아를 적용하지 않았을 때와 비교 시 MBR 처리효율에 큰 영향을 주지 않았다.

Excess phosphorus in water has become a crucial aspect concerning the eutrophication. Experiments were carried out to fabricate particles of iron oxide to polymer and the beads were then calcinated. It was found that adsorption process most satisfactory fitted to Langmuir equation (R2>0.92) with maximum adsorption capacity 2.663 mg P/g adsorbent. Equilibrium of adsorption was reached after 3 h, while the initial adsorption rate increased from 0.46 mg/g-h to 3.83 mg/g-h when the bead iron content increased from 40.4 mg Fe/g to 160 mg Fe/g. This research was supported by a project (No. 2013001390002) from the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute funded by the Ministry of Environment and the Brain Korea 21 Plus program of the Korean government.