Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers (한국농공학회논문집)

The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers (한국농공학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Sewage Treatment Characteristics and Efficiencies of Absorbent Biofilter Systems

흡수성 바이오필터 시스템의 오수처리 특성 및 효율

  • 전기설 (서울대학교 대학원) ;
  • 권순국 (서울대학교 농업생명과학대학) ;
  • 김성배 (서울대학교 농업생명과학대학)
  • Published : 2004.01.01
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

In this study, on-site sewage treatment tests were conducted using the Absorbent Biofilter System (ABS) under different hydraulic loading rates to examine its treatment characteristics and efficiencies and to determine its feasibility as a small on-site sewage treatment system in a rural area. Results showed that the removal rates of BOD and SS were satisfactory at hydraulic loading rates of 100~150 cm/day, meeting the Korean effluent water quality standards for the riparian zone (10 mg/L). In the case of nutrients (N, P), however, the system did not perform well, necessitating further improvement for nutrient removal. A comparative analysis indicated that as a small on-site sewage treatment system, the ABS would be more suitable than other treatment systems in terms of performance stability, maintenance requirement, and cost-effectiveness and could be applied as an alternative treatment system in Korean rural areas.

Keywords

References

  1. American Public Health Association(APHA), 1995, Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, 19th ed., Washington D. C., USA
  2. Choi, H.-L., S.-Y. Koh & J.-W. Lim, 1999, A field assessment of the contact oxidation system topped soil(COSTS) for rural domestic wastewater treatment, Korean Journal of Animal Science, 41(2), pp.221-236
  3. Joewtt, E. C. & M. L. McMaster, 1995, On-site wastewater treatment using unsaturated absorbent biofilters, Journal of Environmental Quality. 24, pp.86-95
  4. Joo, U.-J. & S.-K, Kwun, 1999, A study on the effect of filter media for sewage treatment in biofilm reactors, Korean Commission on Irrigation and Drainage Journal, 6(1), pp.31-38
  5. Jung, K.-J. & K.-H. Park, 2002, A study on the rotating biological contactors with internal recirculation using high hydraulic loading for the denitrification in domestic sewage, Journal of the Korean Society of Water and Wastewater, 16(1), pp.58-65
  6. Kim, S.-J., Y.-H. Lee, L.-S. Kang & B.-H. Lee, 1997, The application of domestic wastewater treatment in small county by septic tank combined With soil trench process, Journal of Korean Technological Society of Water and Waste Water Treatment, 5(2), pp.29-36
  7. Kwun, S.-K. & C. G. Yoon, 1999, Performance for a small on-site wastewater treatment system using the absorbent biofilter in rural areas, Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, 18(4), pp.310-315
  8. Kwun, S.-K., C. G. Yoon & B. Kimn, 2000a, Performance of a small on-site wastewater treatment system using absorbent biofilter for korean rural community, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, A35(9) , pp.1701-1717
  9. Kwun, S.-K. & C.-S. Kim, 2002, Enhanced nutrient removals using conventional anoxic biomechanic aerobic system for on-site wastewater treatment, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, A37(5), pp.863-873
  10. Kwun, S.-K., D. Y. Kim, C. G. Yoon, S. H. Kim & C. S. Kim, 2000b, Development of biofilter system for the sewage treatment of Korean rural community, The Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, pp. 68
  11. Lee, C.-K & D.-S. Ryu, 1997, Small scale wastewater treatment in a RBC by using autoxidation process, Journal of Korean Society of Water Quality, 13(3), pp.307-315
  12. Lee, H.-I., K.-M. Boo, M.-W. Choi & C.-W. Kim, 1998, Wastewater treatment using submerged aerobic biofilm reactor followed by sand filter, Journal of Korean Society of Water Quality, 14(1), pp.57-64
  13. McCarthy, B., R. Axler, S. M. Geerts, J. Henneck, D. Nordman, J. Crosby & P. Weidman, 1998, Performance of alternative treatment systems in northern Minesota, Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, Orlando, Florida, USA, pp.446-457
  14. Ministry of Environment, 2000, Official test methods for water pollution, Seoul, Korea
  15. Ministry of Environment, 2003, Act on the disposal of swage, excreta and livestock wastewater, Seoul, Korea
  16. Mote, C. R. & E. E. Ruiz, 1994, Design and operating criteria for nitrogen removal in a circulating sand filter, Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, pp.339-346
  17. Oh, J.-M., I-S. Choi & T.-G. Lee, 1996, The comparison of treatment efficiency of contact oxidation with media, Journal of Korean Technological Society of Water and Waste Water Treatment, 4(3), pp.17-24
  18. Park, Y.-J., M.-W. Lee & J.-M. Park, 1996, Control of External Carbon Source in Denitrification Process, Theories and Applications at Chem. Eng., 2(2), pp.2175-2178
  19. Shin, C.-E., 1988, Wastewater treatment systems utilizing rotating biological contactors (RBC), Journal of Korean Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers, 17(5), pp.551-560
  20. Venhuizen, D., 1998, Sand filter/drip irrigation systems solve water resources problems, Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, Orlando, Florida, USA, pp.356-362
  21. Won, J.-C., W. NamKoong, Y-T. Rim & C.- H. Yoon, 1991, Effects of application method, hydraulic loading rate and soil texture on organic removal in a soil trench system, Journal of Korean Society of Water Quality, 7(3), pp.176-184
  22. Yang, H.-R., 1989, A study of an sewage treatment by submerged biofilm reactor, Journal of Korean Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers, 18(3), pp.240-249

Cited by

  1. Phosphate Removal of Aqueous Solutions using Industrial Wastes vol.55, pp.1, 2013, https://doi.org/10.5389/KSAE.2013.55.1.049