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Nitrification at Low Concentration of NH4+-N by using Attached Growth in Zeolite Media

제올라이트 여재의 부착성장을 이용한 저농도 NH4+-N의 생물학적 질산화 처리

  • Kim, Jin-Su (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Kang, Min-Koo (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Yang, Chang-Hwan (MK GREENTECH) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Ill (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
  • Received : 2017.02.26
  • Accepted : 2017.10.16
  • Published : 2017.10.31
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Abstract

This study focused on estimating the low concentration of $NH_4{^+}-N$ removal by using simultaneous reaction of the adsorption and microbial nitrification with microbe-attached zeolite media. To evaluate the adsorption effect of the zeolite media, the expanded polypropylene (EPP) media which are not able to adsorb $NH_4{^+}-N$ were used as a control media in order to compare the adsorption ability. Each media was used to experiment after aerated 8 hr for attachment of the microbes. The batch experiment shows that nitrification occurred in zeolite media better than EPP media because nitrifiers could consume the relatively enough amount of $NH_4{^+}-N$ adsorbed onto the zeolite media. Compared to the reactor with EPP media, nitrification occurred only in the reactor with zeolite media under continuous operation at the empty bed contact time (EBCT) of 25 min and 3 mg/L of $NH_4{^+}-N$ concentration. As the EBCT of the reactor with zeolite media increased from 10 to 60 min, the nitrification efficiencies increased too. $NH_4{^+}-N$ removal efficiency showed up more than 90% at EBCT 60 min. And the difference in concentration of the total nitrogen between the influent and the effluent was 0.25 mg/L at EBCT 10 min, 0.78 mg/L at EBCT 25 min, 0.59 mg/L at EBCT 40 min and 0.37 mg/L at EBCT 60 min, respectively. This difference was due to between adsorption rate and nitrification rate of $NH_4{^+}-N$, and it was considered that $NH_4{^+}-N$ was adsorbed on the zeolite media by the gap of the concentration.

본 연구는 $NH_4{^+}-N$ 흡착능력을 지닌 제올라이트 여재에 부착성장을 이용하여 저농도 $NH_4{^+}-N$의 생물학적 질산화에 대해 평가하고자 하였다. 대조군으로는 $NH_4{^+}-N$ 흡착능력이 없는 EPP (expanded polypropylene) 여재와 비교하였다. 각 여재는 미생물 접촉을 위해 활성슬러지에 8시간 폭기시킨 후 실험에 사용하였다. 회분식 실험결과 제올라이트에 흡착된 $NH_4{^+}-N$을 부착된 질산화 미생물들이 이용할 수 있기 때문에 EPP 여재보다 질산화가 더 잘 일어남을 확인하였다. 또한 연속운전결과 EBCT (empty bed contact time) 25분의 체류시간, 3 mg $NH_4{^+}-N/L$ 수준의 저농도 조건일 때 제올라이트 여재에서만 생물학적 질산화를 관찰할 수 있었다. 제올라이트 여재를 EBCT 10~60분으로 바꿔가며 운전한 결과 EBCT에 따른 질산화 수준의 차이를 확인할 수 있었으며, EBCT 60분일 때 최대 90% 이상의 $NH_4{^+}-N$처리율을 나타냈다. EBCT에 따라 유입되는 질소($NH_4{^+}-N$)농도대비 유출되는 질소($NH_4{^+}-N+NO_2{^-}-N+NO_3{^-}-N$)농도의 차이가 발생함을 확인할 수 있었으며, EBCT 10분일 때 0.25 mg/L, 25분일 때 0.78 mg/L, 40분일 때 0.59 mg/L, 60분일 때 0.37 mg/L로 나타났다. 이는 $NH_4{^+}-N$의 흡착속도와 질산화속도의 차이로 발생한 것으로, 이 농도의 차이만큼 여재에 $NH_4{^+}-N$이 흡착된 상태로 존재하고 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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