• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2000

본 연구는 활성탄 유동상 반응조의 암모니아 부하를 $0.1{\sim}7.5kg\;NH_3-N/m^3{\cdot}day$의 범위에서 단계적으로 증가시키면서 암모니아 부하가 질산화 효율 및 아질산성 질소의 축적에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여 수행되었다. 실험 결과, $1.8kg\;NH_3-N/m^3{\cdot}day$ 이상의 암모니아 부하에서는 처리수의 아질산성 질소 농도 및 질산화 효율이 변동하였지만 평균 90%의 질산화효율을 나타내었으며, 유리 암모니아성 질소의 농도가 1 mg/L 이상으로 측정되었던 $1.8kg\;NH_3-N/m^3{\cdot}day$의 암모니아 부하부터 아질산성 질소의 축적이 시작되었다. 아질산성 질소가 축적되었던 기간에는 유입수의 암모니아성 질소 농도와 반응조내의 용존산소 농도 간의 비가 100 이상이거나 처리수 $NH_3-N$ 농도와 반응조 DO 농도 간의 비가 2 이상이었다. 결론적으로, 활성탄 유동상 반응조는 고농도로 암모니아성 질소를 함유하는 폐수의 생물학적 질산화에 효과적이며, 아질산화-탈질에도 유려할 것으로 판단된다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.285-291
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• 2006

Biofiltration is a simple, effective, economically viable and the most widely used gas treatment technique for treating malodors at low concentrations and high flow rates. This paper reports the performance of two lab scale immobilized cell biofilters operated in continuous mode for hydrogen sulfide ($H_2S$) and ammonia ($NH_3$) removal. The removal efficiency (RE, %) and the elimination capacity (EC, $g/m^3{\cdot}hr$) profiles were monitored by subjecting the biofilters to different loading rates of $H_2S$ (0.3 to $8\;g/m^3{\cdot}hr$) and $NH_3$ (0.3 to $4.5\;g/m^3{\cdot}hr$). The removal efficiencies were greater than 99% when inlet loading rate to the biofilters were upto $6\;gH_2S/m^3{\cdot}hr$ and $4\;gNH_3/m^3{\cdot}hr$ respectively. The performance of the biofilters were also ascertained by conducting shock loading studies at a loading rate of $10\;gH_2S/m^3{\cdot}hr$ and $6\;gNH_3/m^3{\cdot}hr$. The results from this study show high removal efficiency, good recuperating potential and stability of the immobilized microbial consortia to transient shock loads.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.28-35
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• 2018

$17{\alpha}-ethinylestradiol$ (EE2), a synthetic estrogen which interfere the endocrine and reproductive function in living organisms, has been found extensively to be deposited into municipal wastewater treatment plants and the environment via human excretion. EE2 has long been known to be efficiently cometabolized by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) during ammonia ($NH_3$) oxidation. Current study aims to investigate the effect of culture history on the biotransformation of EE2 by nitrifying sludge which was enriched under different ammonia loading rates in continuous flow reactors. Result showed that past growth condition largely affected not only the metabolic rate of $NH_3$ oxidation but also EE2 cometabolism. Sludge previously acclimated with higher $NH_3$ loads as well as sludge dominated with AOB belong to high growth cluster (Nitrosomonas europaea-Nitrosococcus mobilis) showed higher rate of EE2 biotransformation than those one being acclimated with lower $NH_3$ loads because of its ability to provide more reducing power from $NH_3$ oxidation. Moreover, the correlation between the degradation rates of $NH_3$ and EE2 was higher in sludge being acclimated with higher load of $NH_3$ in comparison with other sludge. Implication of the findings emphasized the role of volumetric $NH_3$ loading rate in determining EE2 removal in wastewater treatment system.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.24-31
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• 2004

This study was initiated to evaluate the efficiencies of DEPHANOX and Modified-DEPHANOX, which were devoloped to enhance nitrogen removal efficiency in municipal wastewater treatment. In the results, removal efficiency of organic matters was not affected much by increased loading rate of organic matters which is contained in influent. The nitrogen removal efficiencies according to the loading rate of influent TN was decreased drastically in conditions of over $0.2kg/m^3{\cdot}day$, which is T-N loading rate, and the DEPHANOX process was affected more sensitively than the M-DEPHANOX was. When the temperature was altered from $25^{\circ}C$ to $16^{\circ}C$ at HRT 6hrs, the removal efficiency of ammonia nitrogen was still over 90% and it was concluded that both DEPHANOX and M-DEPHANOX were strong enough to endure temperature variation. Moreover, both processes showed over 90% in ammonia removal efficiencies in over HRT 5hrs, so it was concluded that they were strong in HRT variation. M-DEPHANOX process showed a higher value than DEPHANOX did in T-N removal efficiency to the extent of 4~21 %, which resulted from differency of denitrification rates and the biosorption efficiency of organic matter in both processes. In the condition of HRT less than 4hrs, concentrations of ammonia nitrogen contained in effluents and nitrification reactors, might be sensitively affected by biosorption efficiency of organic matters in first separation tank. In the effect of effluent nitrate concentration in phosphorus removal, the more effluent nitrate concentration was decreased, the more phosphorus removal efficiency was increased. This result is related to the decrease of concentration of effluent nitrate which resulted from nitrification inhibition by decreased HRT.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.547-555
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• 2009

The objectives of this research were focused on the effects of various operating parameters on nitrous oxide emission such as C/N ratio, ammonia concentration and HRT in the hybrid and suspension reactors. With the decreasing of C/N ratios, $N_2O$ emission rates in the both processes were increased because organic carbon source for denitrification was depleted. In case of biofilm reactor operated using medium, $N_2O$ release from the nitrification was not affected by the variation of ammonia concentration. But in the suspension reactor, $N_2O$ production from the nitrification was rapidly increased with the increase of ammonia. Nitrite accumulation caused by undesirable nitrification conditions could be a important reason for the increase in the $N_2O$ production from the aerobic reactor. And rapid increase in $N_2O$ production was reflected by the decrease of HRT, similar to the results observed in the results of ammonia loading changes. So it could be said that it is very important to put in consideration both its optimum conditions for wastewater treatment efficiency and suitable conditions for $N_2O$ diminish, simultaneously, in order to development an eco-friendly and advanced wastewater treatment, especially in BNR process.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.347-352
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• 2005

These experiments investigated the conditioning pattern and the nitrification efficiency of a fluidized sand biofilter (FSB) for seawater application. The FSB fed artificial nutrient was fully conditioned within 22 weeks. The maximum nitrification efficiency of the FSB was achieved at a superficial water velocity (SWV) of 1.0 cm/sec. After fixing the superficial water velocity at 1.0 cm/sec, the nitrification rates of the FSB were assessed at 3 total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) loading rates (250, 500, 1,000 g TAN/$m^3$/day) and 3 water temperatures (12, 16, $20^{\circ}C$). The TAN concentration in the simulated culture tank ranged from 2.87 to 9.72 mg/L at TAN loading rate of 1,000 g TAN/$m^3$/day, while that ranged from 0.45 to 1.26 mg/L at TAN loading rate of 500 g TAN/$m^3$/day. The ranges of TAN concentration in the former were too high for aquatic organisms and those in the latter were acceptable. Therefore, the safe TAN loading rate for the FSB in seawater conditions was decided as 500 g TA/$m^3$/day. From these results, daily TAN removal rates (g TAN/$m^3$/day) of FSB under conditions of inlet TAN concentration (C, mg/L) and water temperature (T, $^{\circ}C$) were calculated by the following non-linear multi-regression equation: TAN removal rate: f(z)=-1,311.295+655.714LnT+225.775LnC ($r^2=0.962$).

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.176-180
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• 1992

어류를 고밀도 순환여과식으로 양식하는 담수양어장에서 암모니아를 제거하기 위하여 고정 생물막 질산화 반응으로 처리하는 잠수여상 장치를 사용할 때 최대의 양식밀도와 최적의 운전조건을 파악 할 목적으로 수리학적 부하율에 따른 암모니아 제거효율 실험을 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 유입수의 암모니아 농도가 약 10mg/l(9.43-13.66mg/l)일 때 암모니아 제거율은 각각의 수리학적 부하가 0.028, 0.037, 0.056 및 $0.111m^3/m^2\;\cdot\;day$로 증가함에 따라서 76.24, 62.88, 39.09 및 $9.20\%$로 감소하였다. 이상의 실험 자료를 어류사육조내 암모니아 농도의 물질수지식으로 적용시킨 결과, 어류 사육조의 암모니아 농도를 10mg/l이하로 유지시키고자 할 경우, 양식 가능한 최대 양식밀도는 암모니아 생성량을 기준으로 1.52mg/min이었으며 이 조건에서 잠수여상 반응조의 최적의 수리학적 부하율은 $0.047m^3/m^2\;\cdot\;day$로 운전되어야 한다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.177-187
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• 1994

본 연구는 삼상유동층 반응기를 양어장 순환수 처리장치로 설치하여 질산화제거를 정량화하고 최적운전방법을 도출하였다. 메디아 농도가 85g/l 일시 유기물질 부하율이 2.739-0.086 kg $COD/m^3/day$인 유동층공법에서 $56.3-94.7\%$의 SCOD 제거효율을 나타냈으며 SCOD 제거효율은 유기물질 부하가 증가할수록, HRT가 작을수록 낮아지는 경향을 보였다. 본 반응조의 최대 유기물질 제거율은 1,200 mg COD/l/day였다. 암모니아성 질소부하율이 $1.575-0.128kg\;NH_4\;^+-N/m^3/day$에서 $67.3-92.6\%$의 암모니아성 질소 제거효율을 얻었으며 암모니아성 질소제거량은 $11.2-488mg\;NH_4\;^+-N/l/day$였다. 메디아농도가 50g/l에 비해 85g/l에서 유기물질 제거 및 암모니아성 질소제거효율이 더 높았으며 메디아농도의 증가는 암모니아성 질소제거에 더 큰 효과를 보인다. 공기주입율은 일단 미생물이 부착을 하고 나면 유기물질 제거에 미치는 영향을 적으나 암모니아성 질소제거에 영향을 주므로 최소 유동가능한 공기주입율과 암모니아성 질소제거측면을 고려한 공기주입율의 산정이 요구된다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.35-44
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• 1999

In this study, it was attempted to remove nitrate and carbon in a single-stage reactor using acetate as substrate. Hybrid type upflow sludge baffled filter reactor was adopted using anaerobic sludge. Sludge bed in the bottom of reactor was intended to remove carbon and nitrate by denitrification and methanogenesis. And floating media in the upper part of reactor were intended to remove remaining carbon which was not removed due to the inhibition of nitrogen oxide on methane producing bacteria. The reactor removed over 96% of COD and most of nitrate with volumetric loading rate of $4.0kgCOD/m^3{\cdot}day$, hydraulic retention time of 24hr, 4,000mgCOD/L, and $266mgNO_3-N/L$. Nitrate in anaerobic sludge was converted to nitrogen gas(denitrification) or ammonia (ammonification) according to pH of influent, COD removal efficiency was easily affected by the change of volumetric loading rates and nitrate concentration. And when influent pH was about 4.7, most nitrate changed to ammonia while when influent pH was about 6.8~7.0, most nitrate denitrified independent of $COD/NO_3-N$ ratio. Most granules were gray and a few were black. In gray-colored granule, black inner side was covered with gray substance and SEM illustrated Methanoccoci type microorganisms which were compact spherical shape. Anaerobic filter removed residual COD effectively which was left in sludge bed due to the inhibition of nitrogen oxide.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2010

Three biological aerated filters (BAFs) composed of a PVC pipe with a diameter of 75 mm were constructed and operated at a waste-water temperature at $13^{\circ}C$. The media used for each BAF were: 5-mm gravel; 5-mm lava rock; 12.5-mm diameter by 15-mm long plastic rings, all with a media depth of 1.7 m. The feedwater, which simulated the effluent of aerated lagoons, had influent soluble chemical oxygen demand (sCOD) and ammonia concentrations of approximately 50 and 25 mg/L, respectively. For a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of two hours without recirculation, ammonia percent removals were 98.5, 98.9, and 97.8%, for the gravel, lava rock, and plastic rings, respectively. By increasing the effluent recirculation from 100 to 200% for an HRT of one hour, respective ammonia removals improved from 90.1 to 96, 76.5 to 90, and 65.3 to 79.5% for gravel, lava rock, and plastic rings. Based on the ammonia and sCOD loadings for different HRTs, the estimated maximum ammonia loading was approximately 0.6 kg $NH_3-N/m^3$-day for the three BAFs of different media types. The zero-order biotransformation rates for the BAF with gravel were found to be higher than the lava rock and plastic ring media. The results ultimately showed that BAF can be used as an add-on system to aerated lagoons or as a secondary treatment unit to meet ammonia discharge limits.