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The Effect of Strong Acid and Ionic Material Addition in the Microwave-assisted Solubilization of Waste Activated Sludge

Microwave를 이용한 폐활성슬러지의 가용화 반응에서 강산과 이온성 물질의 첨가가 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Jeongmin (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Jaeho (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lim, Jisung (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Youngwoo (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Byun, Imgyu (Institute for Environmental Technology and Industry, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Taejoo (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University)
  • 이정민 (부산대학교 사회환경시스템공학부) ;
  • 이재호 (부산대학교 사회환경시스템공학부) ;
  • 임지성 (부산대학교 사회환경시스템공학부) ;
  • 김영우 (부산대학교 사회환경시스템공학부) ;
  • 변임규 (부산대학교 환경기술.산업개발 연구소) ;
  • 박태주 (부산대학교 사회환경시스템공학부)
  • Received : 2014.10.16
  • Accepted : 2015.01.29
  • Published : 2015.01.31
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Abstract

The study of waste activated sludge (WAS) solubilization has been increased for sludge volume reduction and enhancing the efficiency of anaerobic digestion. Microwave (MW)-assisted solubilization is an effective method for the solubilization of WAS because this method can lead to thermal, nonthermal effect and ionic conduction by dielectric heating. In this study, the solubilization of WAS by MW heating and conductive heating (CH) was compared and to enhance the MW-assisted solubilization of WAS at low MW output power, chemical agents were applied such as $H_2SO_4$ as the strong acid and $CaCl_2$, NaCl as the ionic materials. Compared to the COD solubilization of WAS by CH, that by MW heating was approximately 1.4, 6.2 times higher at $50^{\circ}C$, $100^{\circ}C$, respectively and the highest COD solubilization of WAS was 10.0% in this study of low MW output power condition. At the same MW output power and reaction time in chemically agents assisted experiments, the COD solubilization of WAS were increased up to 18.1% and 12.7% with the addition of $H_2SO_4$ and NaCl, however, that with the addition of $CaCl_2$ was 10.7%. This result might be due to the fact that the precipitation reaction occurred by calcium ion ($Ca^{2+}$) and phosphate ion (${PO_4}^{3-}$) produced in WAS after MW-assisted solubilization. In this study, $H_2SO_4$ turned out to be the optimal agent for the enhancement of MW efficiency, the addition of 0.2 M $H_2SO_4$ was the most effective condition for MW-assisted WAS solubilization.

폐활성슬러지의 감량화 및 혐기성소화 효율 향상을 위한 가용화 기술로 microwave (MW)에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. MW에 의한 가용화는 유전가열에 의해 가열적, 비가열적 효과 및 이온성 전도를 유도하여 매우 짧은 시간에 반응이 일어나므로 폐활성슬러지의 가용화에 효과적으로 적용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 폐활성슬러지 가용화에 대해 전도 가열대비 MW의 우수성을 평가하였고, 고출력 조건에서 수행된 기존 연구들과 달리 저출력 조건에서 MW의 효율 향상을 위해 강산인 $H_2SO_4$ 및 이온성 물질인 $CaCl_2$, NaCl을 촉매로 이용하였다. 전도 가열 대비 MW를 이용한 폐활성슬러지의 가용화 효율은 $50^{\circ}C$ 조건에서 6.2배, $100^{\circ}C$ 조건에서 1.4배 높게 나타났으며, 본 연구의 MW 저출력 조건에서 최대 COD 가용화율은 10.0%로 나타났다. 동일한 MW 출력 및 반응시간 조건에서 촉매물질인 $H_2SO_4$ 및 NaCl의 첨가를 통해 폐활성슬러지의 COD 가용화율이 18.1%, 12.7%로 증가하였으며, $CaCl_2$를 첨가하였을 경우에는 COD 가용화율이 10.7%로 MW의 효율에 향상에 효과가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 가용화 효율을 향상시킬 것으로 예상된 $Ca^{2+}$가 슬러지 가용화에 따라 발생하는 ${PO_4}^{3-}$와 반응하여 침전물 형성에 소모되었기 때문으로 판단된다. 본 연구에서 MW 효율 향상을 위한 가장 적합한 촉매물질은 $H_2SO_4$인 것으로 나타났으며, 0.2 M의 $H_2SO_4$를 첨가한 MW 조건이 폐활성슬러지의 가용화에 가장 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.

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