Changes of Physicochemical Properties of Paper Mill Sludge and Sewage Sludge Mixed with Various Ratios of a Bulking Agent During Composting

공극개선재의 혼합비율에 따른 제지·하수슬러지의 퇴비화과정중 이화학성 변화

The object of this experiment was to determine the optimum mixing ratio of paper mill sludge and sewage sludge with woodchips as a bulking agent. The bulking agent was mixed with the mixture of paper mill sludge and sewage sludge(2:1 by dried weight) at the rates of 0(W-0), 20(W-20), 33(W-33), and 50(W-50)% on volume basis, and then the mixtures were composted by forced aerated static pile. The changes of physicochemical properties of the mixtures were measured during the composting in order to evaluate the maturity of composts. The temperatures of W-30 and W-50 treatments increased rapidly as soon as the composting started, and reached $60^{\circ}C$ in the fifth day of composting. Reduction of hot water soluble C/N ratio of W-33 and W-50 treatments showed faster than that of W-0 and W-20 treatments at early stage of the composting. The contents of hot water soluble $NO_3{^-}-N$ showed little change in the early stage of the composting in all treatments, but increased rapidly after 20 days of the composting, and the contents of W-0 among all treatments were lower than the others. The G.I. values of W-50 treatment were over 80 before 20 days after starting the composting, those of W-0 treatment were over 80 after 30 days. As a result of evaluation of compost, W-33 and W-50 treatments were found very reasonable at the mixing ratio of a bulking agent. But it is very difficult to aerate compost pile for W-50 treatment than W-33 treatment due to intensified fluctuation of temperature. Considering cost, availability of a bulking agent, and productivity of compost, W-33 treatments more efficient than W-50 treatment.

이 실험의 목적은 혼합된 제지 하수슬러지에 최적의 공극개선재로서 woodchips의 혼합비율을 설정하기 위한 것이다. 공극개선재는 제지슬러지와 하수슬러지(건물중 2:1)혼합물에 0(W-0), 20(W-20), 33(W-33), 50(W-50)%의 부피비로 혼합되었고 강제송풍에 의한 정체식으로 퇴비화를 실시하였다. 퇴비의 부숙도를 평가하기 위하여 이화학성 변화를 조사하였다. W-33과 W-50 처리구에서 온도는 퇴비화가 시작하자마자 상승하여 5일째 $60^{\circ}C$ 이상까지 이르렀다. 열수가용성 C/N율의 감소는 퇴비화 초기에 W-0과 W-20 처리구에 비해 W-33과 W-50 처리구에서 두드러졌다. 열수가용성 $NO_3{^-}-N$은 퇴비화 초기에 거의 변화를 보이지 않다가 퇴비화 20일 이후에 빠르게 증가하였으며 W-0 처리구가 그 증가량이 가장 적었다. G.I.값은 W-50 처리구에서 20일째, W-0은 30일째 이후 80이상으로 높아졌다. 이상의 결과를 토대로 공극개선재의 혼합은 33%이상이 합리적이었으나, 특히 W-50 처리구는 송풍에 의한 온도조절이 어려웠으며, 공극개선재의 구입 및 단가 그리고 생산되는 퇴비량을 고려한다면 공극개선재를 33% 혼합하는 것이 가장 이상적이다.