• 상하수도학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.617-626
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• 2006

Compared with the sludge from gravity sedimentation, it is difficult for operations to settle the sludge occurred from dissolved-air-flotation (DAF). Even though there are some problems in treating DAF sludge with conventional gravity thickeners, those has been used until now. In this study, Solid Flux theory for gravity thickening was applied to the Solid Flux of DAF sludge through flotation in order to develop new methodology for treatment of DAF sludge. Also, characteristics of DAF sludge were investigated. From the experiment results, it was revealed that the higher the polymer dosage, at fixed the solid concentration, the greater the rising velocity becomes. When we applied solid flux theory, the relationship, which is similar to that of gravity thickening, has been achieved. Also, we could find the proper polymer dosage from the rising velocity is about 50 mg/L. Consequently, the limiting solid flux can be derived from the relationship between the total solid flux and the withdrawal velocity of DAF sludge. Furthermore, the factors, such as solid concentrations, bubble volume, pH, zeta potential, and temperature, have effects on the flotation and sedimentation for DAF sludge treatment.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.68-74
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• 2007

The objective of this study is to examine the effect of the coagulation and homogenization in bulking sludge thickening of paper manufacturing plant using DAF(Dissolved Air Flotation) and gravitational sedimentation. The effects of parameters such as dosage of coagulant and homogenization time were examined. The results showed that DAF and sedimentation was affected aluminum sulfate and anion polymer coagulant differently. At the optimum dosage of aluminum sulfate, thickening efficiency of DAF and sedimentation process were increase 1.25 time and 2.02 time, respectively. At the optimum dosage of anion polymer coagulant, thickening efficiency of DAF process was increase 1.35 time, but thickening efficiency at sedimentation was 1.06 time. When anion polymer coagulant of 0.5 mg/l was added in DAF process, water content of sludge was decreased from 96.6% to 90.7% in dewatering process using Buchner funnel test device. After homogenization(20500 rpm, 10 min), Sauter mean diameter of sludge floc was decreased from 631 ${\mu}m$ to 427 ${\mu}m$, however increase of flotation efficiency by DAF was only 1.09 time.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.411-423
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• 2020

To remove phosphorus from the effluent of public wastewater treatment facilities, hundreds of enhanced phosphorus treatment processes have been introduced nationwide. However, these processes have a few problems including excessive maintenance cost and sludge production caused by inappropriate coagulant injection. Therefore, the optimal decision of coagulant dosage and automatic control of coagulant injection are essential. To overcome the drawbacks of conventional phosphorus removal processes, the integrated sedimentation and dissolved air flotation(SeDAF) process has been developed and a demonstration plant(capacity: 100 ㎥/d) has also been installed. In this study, various jar-tests(sedimentation and / or sedimentation·flotation) and multiple regression analyses have been performed. Particularly, we have highlighted the decision-making algorithms of optimal coagulant dosage to improve the applicability of the SeDAF process. As a result, the sedimentation jar-test could be a simple and reliable method for the decision of appropriate coagulant dosage in field condition of the SeDAF process. And, we have found that the SeDAF process can save 30 - 40% of coagulant dosage compared with conventional sedimentation processes to achieve total phosphorus (T-P) concentration below 0.2 mg/L of treated water, and it can also reduce same portion of sludge production.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.267-276
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• 2010

Many plants have been improved to adapt the target of the biological treatment processes changed from organics to nutrients since the water quality criteria of effluent was reinforced and included T-N and T-P for the municipal wastewater treatment plant. To meet the criteria of T-N and T-P, the conventional biological reactor such as aeration tank in activated sludge system is changed to the BNR (biological nutrient removal) processes, which are typically divided into three units as anaerobic, anoxic and oxic tank. Therefore, the solid separation process should be redesigned to fit the BNR processes in case of the application of the DAF (dissolved air flotation) process as an alternatives because the solid-liquid separation characteristics of microbial flocs produced in the BNR processes are also different from that of activated sludge system as well. The results of this study revealed that the microbial floc of the anaerobic tank was the hardest to be separated among the three steps of the unit tanks for the BNR processes. On the contrary, the oxic tank was best for the removal efficiency of nutrients as well as suspended solid. In addition, the removal efficiency of nutrients was much improved under the chemical coagulation treatment though coagulation was not indispensable with a respect to the solid separation. On the other hand, in spited that the separation time for the microbial floc from the BNR processes were similar to the typical particles like clay flocs, over $2.32{\times}10^3$ ppm of air volume concentration was required to keep back the break-up of the bubble-floc agglomerates.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.261-272
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• 2013

Algae boom (Red tide) in south coastal area of Korea has been appeared several times during a decade. If algae boom appears in the desalination plant, media filter and UF filter are clogged quickly, and the plant should be shutdown. In general, Algae can be removed from water by flotation better than by sedimentation, because of the low density of algal cell. The purpose of this study conducts the CFD simulation of DAF flotation basin to apply the design of the dissolved air flotation with ball filter in the Test Bed for SWRO desalination plant. In this study, Eulerian-Eulerian multiphase model was applied to simulate the behavior of air bubbles and seawater. Density difference model and gravity were used. But de-sludge process and mass transfer between air bubbles and seawater were ignored. Main parameter is hydraulic loading rate which is varied from 20 m/hr to 27.5 m/hr. Geometry of flotation basin were changed to improve the DAF performance. According to the result of this study, the increase of hydraulic loading rate causes that the flow in the separation basin is widely affected and the concentration of air is increased. The flow pattern in the contact zone of flotation basin is greatly affected by the location of nozzle header. When the nozzle header was installed not the bottom of the contact zone but the above, the opportunity of contact between influent and recycle flow was increased.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.82-88
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• 2007

용존공기부상법과 중력침전법을 이용하여 제지공장의 팽화슬러지를 농축에서 폐 굴패각 분말을 첨가제 사용하였을 때의 효과를 조사하였다. 굴패각의 투입량과 크기분포와 같은 인자가 연구되었다. 혼합 굴패각(크기 범위 : $\sim250{\mu}m$)의 최적 투입량은 0.8 g/L인 것으로 나타났다. 침전공정에서 굴패각 5.0 g/L 첨가시 농축 슬러지 농도는 3.25배 증가하였다. 용존공기부상법에서 5.0 g/L의 굴패각 첨가시 Buckler funnel test 장치를 이용하여 측정한 슬러지의 함수율은 95.5%에서 82.7%로 감소되었다. 혼합 굴패각을 4가지 크기($\sim53{\mu}m$, $53\sim106{\mu}m$, $106\sim150{\mu}m$, $150\sim250{\mu}m$)로 나누었을 때 부상과 탈수공정에서 최적 굴패각 입도 범위는$53\sim106{\mu}m$로 나타났다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.214-219
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 낙동강 수계 9곳의 산업폐수처리장을 대상으로 66종 미량유해물질을 대상으로 미량유해물질의 수계 방류 현황과 처리 공정별 제거율을 조사하였다. 그 결과 산업폐수처리장을 통해 수계로 방류되는 대상 미량유해물질의 농도수준은 기준치 이하이거나 타 연구의 농도수준보다 낮았다. 산업폐수 처리공정을 거치면서 1,4-다이옥산이 가압부상/화학응집, 활성탄흡착 처리공정에 의해 각각 84.6% 및 81.6% 제거되었다. 페놀 및 클로로페놀류, 다환방향족탄화수소류의 경우 표준 활성슬러지법에 의해 각각 94.6%, 66.4% 및 80.6% 제거되었다. 클로로벤젠류는 표준 활성슬러지법과 활성탄흡착법에 의해 각각 45.3% 및 60.6% 제거되었으나, 기타 처리공정에서는 제거율이 매우 낮았다(<20%). 또한 다이옥신류는 입자상 물질을 제거할 수 있는 공정인 사여과(SF)에서 제거효율이 가장 뛰어났지만(99% 이상), 사여과 공정일지라도 유입수의 농도가 낮은 경우에는 제거율이 높지 않았다(50% 이하).