• 상하수도학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.329-336
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• 2008

The pilot study was conducted to evaluate the applicability of air flotation(AF) processes combined with biological nutrient removal(BNR) for the retrofitting of conventional wastewater treatment facilities. The BNR system was operated in pre-denitrification and intermittent aeration; developed ceramic membrane diffusers were installed to separate the solid-liquid of activated sludge at the bottom of a flotation tank. Before performing a pilot scale study, the size distribution of microbubbles generated by silica or alumina-based ceramic membrane diffusers was tested to identify the ability of solid-liquid separation. According to the experimental results, the separation and thickening efficiency of the alumina-based ceramic membrane diffuser was higher than the silica-based ceramic membrane diffuser. In a $100m^3/d$ pilot plant, thickened and return sludge concentration was measured to be higher than 15,000mg SS/L, therefore, the MLSS in the bioreactor was maintained at over 3,000mg SS/L. The effluent quality of the AF-BNR process was 4.2mg/L, 3.7mg/L, 10.6mg/L and 1.6mg/L for $BOD_5$, SS, T-N and T-P, respectively. Lastly, it was revealed that the unit treatment cost by flotation process is lower than about $1won/m^3$ compared to a gravity sedimentation process.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.551-559
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• 2008

An experimental study was carried out to evaluate the potential of flotation process for the secondary clarifier of an activated sludge process. Flotation techniques, applied in this study, include electrofloation (EF) which generated fine bubbles smaller than $35{\mu}m$ in average and diffuser flotation (DF) which generated fine bubbles smaller than $55{\mu}m$ in average. The batch experiments were done with activated sludge displaying various characteristics. It was shown that the efficiency of solids/liquid separation was reduced as the diluted sludge volume index ($DSVI_{30}$) of activated sludge increased. The dependency, however, gradually decreased as the gas to solids (G/S) ratio increased. Thickening efficiency of EF was more than 2~10 times and DF process was more than 1.5~5 times as compared with gravity sedimentation (GS). Stable sludge blanket was maintained regardless of sludge settleability when the G/S ratio was 0.019 in the EF. On the other hand, Serious deterioration in the sludge blanket was observed in the DF depends on G/S ratio and sludge settleability. And For EF and DF, the suspended solids concentration of effluent was not nearly influenced on settleability of activated sludge and more clear than GS. A biological nutrient removal (BNR) process, combined with EF as a secondary clarifier was operated for three months. The mean MLSS (mixed liquid suspended solids) concentration in the reactor and mean solids concentration of return sludge were estimated to be 5,340 mg/L and 16,770 mg/L, respectively. The water quality of effluent was considerably stable and low value was accomplished, that was, standard suspended solids concentration $0.07{\pm}0.51mg/L$ and standard turbidity $1.44{\pm}0.56NTU$. The EF could be applicable for enhancement of efficiency of activated sludge system as well as improvement of the water quality of effluent.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.251-259
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• 2016

본 연구는 가압식 마이크로버블 발생장치를 이용하여 공기를 마이크로화 시켜 공급하면서 pilot-scale 규모의 폭기조내 DO 농도 및 ORP 변화를 살펴보았다. 마이크로버블에 의한 폭기조 내 교반 및 산소전달 능력을 확인한 결과, 폭기조 횡(橫)방향으로 마이크로버블 공급위치에 따라 폭기조 내액의 순환으로 인하여 단일반응조 내에서 측정위치별 DO 농도가 다르게 나타남을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 마이크로버블 공급위치에 따른 교반현상을 파악하고 마이크로버블 공급위치의 적정성을 확인하고자 유체유동해석을 한 결과, 마이크로버블 공급위치가 폭기조 횡(橫)방향으로 1/2지점일 경우, 좌측면에서 공급될 때보다 폭기조 내부의 교반이 잘 이루어져 사영역이 적게 발생되는 것을 확인되었다. 실험 및 유체유동해석 결과를 바탕으로 마이크로버블 공급위치에 따라 단일반응조에서 DO 농도를 변화시켜 격벽이 없는 영역분리가 가능하므로 혐기, 무산소, 호기를 한 공간에서 운영할 수 있는 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 마이크로버블을 공급했을 경우, 산기관을 사용할 때와는 다르게 MLSS가 부상농축되는 고액분리 현상이 발생하였는데 마이크로버블이 생물학적 처리를 위하여 부상의 목적이 아닌, MLSS의 혼합과 적절한 DO 농도 유지를 목적으로 사용되기 위해서는 폐수 종류에 따른 적절한 크기의 버블선택이 중요함을 확인할 수 있었다.