• 미생물학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.337-344
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• 1990

미국 뉴저지주에 있는 10개의 회전원판 처리장에서 생물막 시료를 채취하여 사상세균에 대해 현미경적 연구를 실시하였다. 활성오니에서 부유형 성장을 하며 흔히 출현하는 Type 1701, Type 0041. Type 021N, Nocardia, Beggiatoa 및 Sphaerotilus가 회전원판체 생물막에서도 출현하였으나 수도(abundance)는 크게 달랐다. 여기서는 Beggiatoa의 출현빈도가 가장 높았으며, Sphaerotilus, Type 0041, Type 1701, Type 021N, Nocardia의 순이었다. 회전원판 생물막에서 발견된 Beggiatoa는 형태적으로 뚜렷히 구별되는 2가지 Type이 존재하였다. 회전원판체의 중심축으로 100cm 깊이에 존재하는 생물막과 외부의 생물막에 존재하는 사상세균의 군집에 대해 인자분서법에 의한 통계처리를 수행한 결과 대부분의 경우, 내부의 군집과 외부의 군집이 통계적으로 유의하게 달랐으며 장소(내부, 외부)와 단(stage) 사이에도 많은 경우 통계적으로 유의한 상호작용이 있었다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2013

This study was focused on improving nitrification efficiencies of M-dephanox (Modified-Dephanox) process. Rotating biological contactor (RBC) was used instead of floating sponge type media in nitrification reactor. High ammonia removal efficiencies were observed in nitrification reactor, regardless of organic loading from contactor of M-dephanox process. Denitrification efficiencies were also increased to maintain low $NO_3-N$ concentration in effluent. This enhanced phosphate release in anaerobic contactor and resulted in high removal efficiencies of phophorus. Average removal efficiencies of $TCOD_{Cr}$ and $SCOD_{Cr}$ were 93.8% and 81.6%, respectively, while those of TKN and ${NH_4}^+-N$ were 80.9% and 74.4%, respectively. As for phosphorous treatment, the average removal efficiencies of TP and OP were 94.7% and 94.3%, respectively. Also, effect of operating temperature on nitrogen removal was examined. Average removal efficiency of TN was 65.8 % at $15^{\circ}C$ or below (at average temperature of $13.3^{\circ}C$), while that was 82.8% at $15^{\circ}C$ or above (at average temperature of $21.9^{\circ}C$).

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.189-199
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• 2002

Nitrogen, in its various forms, can deplete dissolved oxygen levels in receiving waters, stimulate aquatic growth, exhibit toxicity toward aquatic life and affect the suitability of sewage for reuse. Pilot-scale Rotating Biological Contactor(RBC) experiments were conducted to examine biological nitrification, respectively, of municipal sewage with five different internal recirculation ratios of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 using the constant hydraulic loading of $205L/m^2{\cdot}day$. The use of internal recirculation improved nitrification on account of the dilution of biodegradable organic carbon in influent sewage down to 15 mg/L of $SBOD_5$ or less. Ammonium nitrogen of $14.3{\pm}2.4%$ was consumed by cellular assimilation without the occurrence of denitrification. The thickness of biofilm didn't seem effect significantly the nitrification and denitrification. Nitrification with internal recirculation was found to occur using hydraulic loading rate of as high as $205L/m^2{\cdot}day$, which was beyond the generally known values of it.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.311-321
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• 1993

Ammonia accumulation is regarded as the limiting factor of the first priority in water qualities of aquatic culture systems. Nitrification efficiency and characteristics in seawater were evaluated using Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) process as a part of the recycling water treatment facilities for marine fish culture system. Ammonia removal efficiency regarded 99.7 to $83.7\%$ at the ammonia surface loading rates of 48 to $393 mg/m^2$ -day. RBC process was able to withstand to the fluctuation of influent ammonia concentrations and loading and produced the stable effluent. The mathematical model on the fixed-film biological reactor developed by Kornegay seemed to be suitable to RBC process kinetic evaluation for the recycling water treatment of the marine fish culture system. Area capacity constant (P) and half-velocity constant (Ks) in the model were 0.188g/m^2$-day and 1.25mg/l, respectively.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.142-150
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• 2003

Performance of a biological filter, the rotating biological contactor (RBC), is affected by rotational speed and hydraulic residence time (HRT). A RBC with a disc diameter of 62 cm, total surface area of 48.28 $m^2$, volume of 0.34 ㎥, and submergence ratio of 35.4% was tested for the combinations of five rotational speeds (1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 rpm) and three HRT (0.5, 1.0 & 2.0 hr) to find out the maximum removal efficiencies of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) and nitrite nitrogen of a simulated recirculating aquaculture system. Ammonia loading rate in the system was 25 g of TAN/ ㎥. day. Removal efficiencies were checked when TAN concentrations in the system stabilized for 3 days in each treatment. The concentration of TAN in the system decreased with increasing rotational speed of the RBC up to 4 rpm in all HRT (P<0.05). At the rotational speed of 5 rpm, the efficiencies decreased in all HRT (P<0.05). When the rotational speeds were 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 rpm, TAN concentrations in the system were 1.35, 0.94, 0.69, 0.66, and 0.76 mg/L at the 0.5 hr HRT, 2.86, 1.18, 0.96, 0.87, and 1.11 mg/L at the 1.0 hr HRT, and 5.30, 2.44, 1.99, 1.77, and 2.01 mg/L at the 2.0 hr HRT, respectively. The TAN removal efficiencies of the RBC at the rotational speeds of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 rpm were 32.9, 49.5, 65.1, 72.9, and 62.9% in 0.5 hr HRT,33.1, 74.1, 87.1, 95.8, and 78.5% in 1.0 hr HRT, and 35.5, 76.7, 89.6, 97.0, and 85.5% in 2.0 hr HRT, respectively. TAN removal efficiency of RBC per pass increased with increasing HRT. However, TAN concentration in the system also increased. The best operating condition among the treatments was obtained at the treatment of 0.5 hr HRT and 4 rpm (P<0.05). The TAN concentration was 0.66 mg/L. Concentrations of nitrite nitrogen (NO$_2$$^{[-10]}$ -N) in the system decreased with increasing rotational speed in all HRT while that in the system increased with increasing HRT in all rotational speeds. The ranges of NO$_2$$^{[-10]}$ -N concentrations at HRT of 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 hr in the system were 0.26~0.32, 0.31~0.56, and 0.43~l.45 mg/L, respectively. The ranges of daily removal rates of TAN in this system were 20.03~23.0 g TAN/㎥ㆍday and those of nitrite nitrogen were 19.65~30.25 g NO$_2$$^{[-10]}$ -N/㎥ㆍday.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 부착/부유 미생물 혼재형 RBC (Rotating Biological Contactor)와 BAF (Biological Aerated Filter) 공정이 가지는 각각의 장점을 조합한 호기성 생물막 처리 시스템을 고안하여 고농도 도축폐수의 처리 특성을 평가하였다. 본 공정은 상당량의 부유 미생물이 함께 있는 RBC와 침전지 그리고 BAF 공정 순으로 구성되었다. 첫 번째 공정인 RBC와 침전지에서는 유기물의 산화, 질소의 질산화/탈질 및 부유물질의 제거가 이루어지며, 후속 공정인 BAF에서는 일부 제거되지 않은 유기물과 질소의 산화 및 부유물질의 여과가 이루어진다. 돈까스 소스(시판용)와 돼지피을 이용하여 모사한 고농도 도축폐수(TCOD $5.2{\sim}40.4g/m^2{\cdot}d$, TN $0.44{\sim}4.17g/m^2{\cdot}d$)의 처리 특성을 평가한 결과, 침전지를 포함한 RBC 공정에서 Soluble COD와 $NH_3-N$의 평균 제거율은 각각 90%와 82% 이상으로 양호하였으나 TCOD와 TN은 Suspended Solid (SS)의 대량 유출과 돼지피에서 기인한 콜로이드 물질 생성 때문에 각각 60%와 69%의 다소 낮은 제거율을 보였다. 후속 공정인 BAF가 잔존 TCOD와 TN을 제거하는 생물 반응조의 역할과 SS를 제거하는 여과기의 역할을 충분히 수행해 약 100 mg/L의 TCOD와 약 140 mg/L의 SS 추가 제거가 가능하였으나, 처리수질은 TCOD 300 mg/L, SS 180 mg/L 그리고 TN 53 mg/L로 상당히 높았다. RBC 유출수에 Polyaluminium Chloride를 투입한 결과, 침전성이 크게 향상되어 RBC+침전지 공정 유출수의 TCOD와 TN은 각각 93.8%, 25.6%의 제거율을 보였으며, BAF 유출수 수질은 TCOD 16.5 mg/L, SS 0 mg/L, NH3-N 12.0 mg/L, TP 1.3 mg/L로 우수하였다. 따라서 별도의 추가 처리공정 없이 본 연구에서 고안한 RBC+BAF 조합공정에 의한 처리만으로 고농도 도축폐수를 성공적으로 처리할 수 있었다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.190-195
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• 2004

A new technology for advanced wastewater treatment was developed using a modified Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) process, named as Rotating Activated Bacillus Contactor (RABC) process that utilizes Bacillus sp., the facultatively anaerobic or activated microaerophilic bacteria on multiple-stage reticular rotating carriers, as a predominant species. The RABC process for a municipal wastewater with relatively low concentrations of organics, nitrogen, and phosphorus showed stable and high removal efficiencies, less than $BOD_5$ 10 mg/L, T-N 15 mg/L, and T-P 1.5 mg/L in final effluent. The performance load of RABC process was shown to be $1.23kg{\cdot}BOD/m^2{\cdot}day$ for the first stage (average $0.31kg{\cdot}BOD/m^2{\cdot}day$ for the total stages) based on both removed BOD and converted disc area corresponding to the reticular one. The sludge produced in the RABC process is characterized by low generation rate (about $0.18kg{\cdot}MLSS/kg{\cdot}BOD$) and excellent settleability. The number ratio of Bacillus ($2.4{\times}10^6CFU/ml$) to heterotrophic bacteria ($3.6{\times}10^7CFU/ml$) inhabiting in the biofilms of the RABC process was 6.7 %, indicating that Bacillus sp. was a predominant species in the biofilms. The RABC process with reticular rotating carriers showed its excellent performance for the advanced wastewater treatment without any offensive odor problem due to organic overloading.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.367-372
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• 2000

회전원판식 해수 여과시스템에서 암모니아성 질소 부하율과 수리학적 부하량이 암모니아 제거율에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 일련의 실험을 실시하였다. 이 실험에서 회전원판 시스템은 폴리비닐필름 원판으로 여과조를 제작하였는데, 여과조의 표면적은 $12m^2$으로 용적은 $0.075m^3$이다. 회전원판식 시스템에서 암모니아성 질소부하율에 따른 암모니아 제거율을 조사하기 위하여 암모니아원으로 염화암모늄을 $10{\~}150 g$ 첨가하였다. 회전원판식 순환여과 사육시스템의 사육수에 암모니아원으로 염화암모늄을 $10{\~}150 g$ 투입하여 사육수의 암모니아 농도 (x: NH_4-N mg/l)에 따라 회전원판 여과조에서의 암모니아 제거에 필요한 시간 (y: hr)을 조사하였으며, 그 관계식은 다음과 같았다. $y=3.51+7.76 lnx (r^2=0.936)$사육수의 암모니아 농도가 2mg/l일 때 회전원판 여과사육 시스템에서 암모니아 제거에 소요되는 시간은 10시간이었으나, 암모니아 농도가 5와 16.5mg/l에서는 각각 16과 27시간이 소요되었다. 따라서 사육수의 암모니아 농도가 높아질수록 암모니아 제거에 소요되는 시간이 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 결론적으로 회전원판 여과 사육시스템의 최대 암모니아 제거율은 사육수의 암모니아 농도가 16.5 mg/l까지 상승함에 따라 증가함을 알 수 있었다.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.43-52
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• 1996

Using rotating biological contactor(RBC) with artificial endogenous stage and aerobic fixed biofilm reactor(AFBR), organic material removal and biological nitrification of piggery wastewater has been studied at a pilot plant. RBC was operated in the endogenous phase at a interval of every 25 days. The concentration of COD, BOD and TKN in influent wastewater were from 2,940 to 3,800 mg/L, from 1,190 to 1,850 mg/L and from 486 to 754 mg/L respectively. The maximum active biomass content represented as VSS per unit aera was $2.0mg/cm$^{2}$ and biofilm dry density of $17mg/cm^{3}$ was observed at biofilm thickness of $900{\;}{\mu}m$. It was observed that the pilot scale RBC/AFBR process exhibited 72 percentage to 93 percentage of BOD removal, In order to obtain more than 90 percentage of BOD removal, the organic loading rate to the RBC/AFBR process should be maintained less than $0.09{\;}m^{3}/m^{2}{\cdot}day(125.9g{;\}BOD/m^{3}{\cdot}d$. The TKN removal efficiencies was from 45.5 to 90.9 percentage according to vary influent loading rate, It was estimated that the RBC/AFBR process consumed approximately 6.2 mg/L(as $CaCO_{3}$) of alkalinity per 1 mg/L of $NH_{3}$-N oxidized as the nitrification took piace.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.52-57
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• 1999

Air-drived rotating biological contactor (RBC) system, which is effective method in filtering performance, was tested for the nitrification capacity in a recirculating system. At ammonia concentrations between 0.029 and 0.528 mg/l, the effect of ammonia loading rate on ammonia removal rate at three different hydraulic loading rates could be defined by the following first­order regression models: Hydraulic loading rate of $14.8 m^3/m^3/day:\;y=39.2\times+3.4 (r^2=0.9137)$, Hydraulic loading rate of $26.5 m^3/m^3/day: y=53.3\times+4.0 (r^2=0.8686)$, Hydraulic loading rate of $37.3 m^3/m^3/day: y=58.4\times+4.2 (r^2=0.7755)$, where, $\times$ is ammonia loading rate (mg/l), y is ammonia removal rate $(g/m^3/day)$, The equations showed the optimal ammonia removal rate at the hydraulic loading rate of $26.5m^3/m^3/day$. Below the ammonia concentration of 2.72 mg/l, first-order regression models between ammonia loading rate and ammonia removal rate at three different rates of speed are defined as follows: Rotational speed of $0.75 rpm: y=28.5\times+4.7 (r^2=0.9143)$, Rotational speed of $1.0 rpm: y=33.6\times+8.4 (r^2=0.9534)$, Rotational speed of $2.0 rpm: y=28.9\times+3.6 (r^2=0.9488)$, where, x is ammonia loading rate (mg/l), y is ammonia removal rate $(g/m^3day)$. The equations show the ammonia removal rate at the rotational speed of 1.0 rpm is significantly higher than that at the rotational speed of either 0.75 rpm or 2.0 rpm (P<0.05).