Abstract
This study was accomplished using Anaerobic/Anoxic/Oxic biofilm reactors with fixed media and post-treatment reactor for natural purification with aquatic floating plants. The objectives of this study was to investigate the characteristics of organics, nitrogen and phosphorus removal from sewage with the HRT. The average removal efficiency of SS and $COD_{Cr}$ increases as increasing the hydraulic retention time (HRT) until 12 hr of the HRT, and it was constant over 12 hr of the HRT. The removal efficiency of them was about 93% and 89% respectively over the 12 hr of HRT. The average $BOD_5$ and $COD_{Mn}$ increases as increasing the HRT and the removal efficiency of them was 84.91 % and 76.03% respectively at the 26 hr of HRT. The removal efficiency of T-N and T-P increases as increasing the HRT until 61 hr of the HRT, and it was constant over 61 hr of the HRT. At the HRT of 61 hr, it was 70.20%, 77.86% respectively. It was found that the optimum HRT was 61 hr in case of the nutrients. Before and after experiment, the nitrogen content was similar in leaves of the water hyacinths but the nitrogen content in roots after experiment was 5.5% more than its content before experiment. It was known that the nitrogen was absorbed by the water hyacinths.
본 연구에서는 혐기조 및 무산소조, 호기조로 구성된 미생물이 부착된 고정상 담체를 이용한 $A^{2}O$ 생물막 장치와 부유 수생식물인 부레옥잠을 이용한 자연정화장치에서 생활오수를 이용하여 성능실험을 수행한 후 HRT에 따른 유기물 및 T-N, T-P의 제거 특성을 알아보았다. 평균 SS 제거율과 $COD_{Cr}$ 제거율은 HRT가 증가함에 따라 증가하다가 HRT 12 hr 이상에서는 각각 제거율이 93%, 89% 정도의 일정한 수치를 나타내었다. 반면에 평균 $BOD_5$ 제거율 및 평균 $COD_{Mn}$ 제거율은 HRT가 증가함에 따라 제거율은 계속 증가하는 양상을 보여주고 있으며 HRT 26 hr일 때 각각의 제거율은 84.91%, 76.03%이었다. 한편 평균 T-N 제거율 및 T-P 제거율은 HRT 61 hr까지는 계속 증가하다가 HRT 61 hr 이상에서는 거의 비슷한 수치이었으며 HRT 61 hr일 때의 평균 T-N 및 T-P 제거율은 각각 70.20%, 77.86%이었으며 영양염류 제거 관점에서 최적 HRT는 61 hr임을 알 수 있었다. 부레옥잠의 잎에서는 실험 전 후의 질소 함량이 비슷하였으나 뿌리에서는 5.5%가 더 많은 질소가 발견되어 부레옥잠이 질소를 흡수한다는 사실을 알 수 있었다.