Abstract
This study was performed to investigate the effects of influent C/N ratio on the removal of organic and nitrogenous compounds by two nonwoven fabric filter bioreactors. The reactors were alternately aerated at an aeration/nonaeration period ratio of 60 min/60 min, and fed with wastewater only during nonaeration period. The influent C/N ratio (COD/TKN) was gradually reduced from 10 to 2. The influent was prepared by diluting the leachate from a foodwaste treatment facility in I city so that the COD concentration could be about 2,500 mg/L. The C/N ratio of the wastewater was adjusted by adding ammonium chloride. The results of the experiment showed that the COD and BOD concentration of the effluent was $40{\sim}54\;mg/L$ and $1{\sim}4\;mg/L$, respectively at the C/N ratios of $10{\sim}3$, and the effluent SS concentration was always below 2.0 mg/L. The T-N removal efficiencies were 96% or higher at C/N ratios of $10{\sim}5$, but decreased to 83% and 81%, respectively at the C/N ratios of 3 and 2.8. At the C/N ratios of 2.6 and 2, the effluent quality deteriorated due to ammonia toxicity. The fraction of nitrifying microorganism in the reactors increased from 10% to 20% as the C/N ratio decreased from 5 to 2.6. Alkalinity consumed were $3.12{\sim}3.49\;g$ alkalinity/g T-N removed at the C/N ratios of $10{\sim}5$, which are lower than the theoretical value of 3.57. However, the ratio increased to 4.63 and 4.87 g alkalinity/g T-N removed, respectively at the C/N ratios of 3 and 2.8.
본 연구에서는 2기의 부직포 여과막 생물반응조를 60분/60분의 포기/비포기 시간비에서 교대로 포기시키고 폐수를 주입시키면서 C/N비(COD/TKN)를 10에서 2까지 점감시켜 유입수의 C/N비가 유기물 및 질소 제거효율에 미치는 영향을 파악하였다. 실험에 사용된 폐수는 I시의 음식물 쓰레기 처리장에서 배출되는 침출수를 COD가 약 2,500 mg/L 정도 되도록 20배 희석시킨 것으로, C/N비는 염화암모늄($NH_4Cl$)을 첨가하여 조정하였다. 실험결과, $10{\sim}3$의 C/N비에서는 유출수의 COD 및 BOD 농도가 각각 $40{\sim}54\;mg/L$ 및 $1{\sim}4\;mg/L$로 나타났으며, 처리수의 SS농도는 항상 2.0 mg/L 미만으로 유지되었다. $10{\sim}5$의 C/N비에서는 96%의 총질소 제거효율를 보였으나 3 및 2.8의 C/N비에서는 총질소 제거효율이 각각 83% 및 81%로 낮아졌다. 2 및 2.6의 C/N비에서는 암모니아 독성에 의하여 처리수의 수질이 악화되었다. C/N비가 5에서 2.6으로 낮아질수록 질산화 미생물 분율이 10%에서 20%로 증가하였다. 알칼리도 소비량은 $10{\sim}5$의 C/N비에서는 $3.12{\sim}3.49\;g$ alkalinity/g T-N removed로 이론적인 값 3.57 g alkalinity/g T-N removed보다 낮았으나, 3 및 2.8의 C/N비에서는 4.63 및 4.87 g alkalinity/g T-N removed로 나타났다.