• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2008

본 연구는 도시하수 처리를 위한 침지형 막 분리 활성슬러지법(membrane bioreactor: MBR) 시스템에서 막 재질 및 구조가 파울링에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여, polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE), polycarbonate(PCTE) 및 polyester(PETE)의 정밀여과 막(기공크기: 0.1 $\mu$m)을 사용하였다. 120일의 운전기간 동안 PETE막 여과속도는 다른 막들에 비해 가장 빠른 감소경향을 보였으나, 화학세정을 할수록 점차 PCTE 및 PTFE막과 유사한 여과속도 감소경향을 보였다. PETE막의 유기물 제거율이 다른 막들에 비해 약간 높게 나타났으며, 이것은 막의 빠른 파울링 발생과 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 판단된다. 반응조내 슬러지 상징액 및 막 여과수에 존재하는 DOC성분을 친수성 및 소수성으로 분획한 결과, 본 연구에서는 막의 친수성/소수성이 MBR 파울링에 미치는 영향이 크지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 파울링이 발생한 막들의 각종 여과저항 값을 분석한 결과, PETE막은 비가역적 파울링에 의한 영향이 다른 막들에 비하여 컸으며, 유기물 제거율에도 긍정적인 영향을 미친 것으로 판단된다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.179-189
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• 2019

This study aimed to investigate the effect of temperature and solid retention time (SRT) on membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactors (MBRs). For this purpose, a lab-scale submerged MBR system was used. This system operated at two SRTs of 15 and 5 days, three various temperatures (20, 25 and $30^{\circ}C$) and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 8 h. The results indicated that decreased the cake layer resistance and increased particles size of foulant due to increasing temperature and SRT. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis show that the cake layer formed on the membrane surface, contained high levels of proteins and especially polysaccharides in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) but absorbance intensity of EPS functional groups decreased with temperature and SRT. EEM analysis showed that the peak on the range of Ex/Em=220-240/350-400 in SRT of 15 and temperature of $30^{\circ}C$ indicates the presence of fulvic acid in the cake. In addition, as the temperature rise from 20 to $30^{\circ}C$, concentration of soluble microbial products (SMP) increased and COD removal reached 89%. Furthermore, the rate of membrane fouling was found to increase with decreasing temperature and SRT.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.247-256
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• 2005

A combination of the submerged membrane activated-sludge bioreactor(SMABR) equipped with non-woven fabric filter and oyster-zeolite (OZ) packed-bed adsorption column was studied to evaluate the advanced tertiary treatment of nitrogen and phosphorous. The non-woven filter module was submerged in the MBR and aeration was operated intermittently for an optimal wastewater treatment performance. Artificial wastewater with $COD_{Cr}$ of 220 mg/L, total nitrogen (T-N) of 45 mg/L, and total phosphorous (T-P) of 6 mg/L was used in this study. MLSS was maintained about $4,000\;{\sim}\;5,000\;mg/L$ throughout the experiments. The experiments were performed for 100-day with periodic non-woven filter washing. The results showed that $COD_{Cr}$ could be effectively removed in SMABR alone with over 94% removal efficiency. However, T-N and T-P removal efficiency was slightly lower than expected with SMABR alone. The permeate from SMABR was then passed through the OZ column for tertiary nutrients removal. The final effluent analysis confirmed that nutrients could be additionally removed resulting in over 87% and 46% removal efficiencies for T-N and T-P, respectively. The results of this study suggest that the waste oyster-shell can be effectively reclaimed as an adsorbent in advanced tertiary wastewater treatment processes in combination with SMABR equipped with non-woven fabric filter.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.681-689
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• 2011

Submerged membrane bio-reactor (SMBR) has several advantages such as high MLSS, long SRT, and low F/M ratio at wastewater treatment. So, this has widely applied over the world and many studies have been conducted. However, membrane fouling remains an inevitable problem. This study was investigated using bench-scale SMBR with three poeration modes. Raw waters were prepared by addition of starch, acetic and fibric acid to recovery water of zeolite. The efficiency of nitrification and COD were very stable as about 95% and 80%, respectively. And critical flux was 128.8L/$m^{2}$/hr. The result of biodegradability test was following values at the each mode : Ss+Xs/$C_{T}$=81.7%, 35.1% and 45.3%, $X_{I}+S_{I}/C_{T}=18.3%$, 64.9% and 54.7%. When particulate matters such as $X_{I}$ and $X_{S}$ in influent are increased, membrane fouling will take place more and more. A relative ratio of filtration resistance to the fouling occurred by the cake layer was increased when increased the portion of $X_{I}$ and polysaccharide. It was thought that the formation of cake layer was promoted due to bond between $X_{I}$ and vicid material s generated from the polysaccharide.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.619-627
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• 2012

In order to determine reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) when the submerged membrane bioreactor with granular sulfur (MBR-GS) is used in wastewater treatment plant (WTP), the amount of GHGs was compared and analyzed in the advanced treatment process of P wastewater treatment plant (WTP). The amount of GHGs was estimated by classifying as construction and operation phase in WTP. The amount of GHGs in construction phase was evaluated from multiplying raw materials by using carbon emission factors. Also the amount of GHGs in operating phase was calculated by using total electricity consumption and carbon emission factor. The construction of anoxic tank and secondary settling tank is unnecessary, because the MBR-GS conducts simultaneously the nitrification and denitrification in aeration tank and filtration by hollow fiber membrane. The amount of $CO_2$, $CH_4$, and $N_2O$ emitted by constructing the MBR-GS was 6.44E+06 kg, 8.16E+03 kg and 1.38E+01 kg, respectively. The result shows that the GHGs was reduced about 47 % as compared with the construction in the MLE process. In operating the MBR-GS, the electricity is not required in the biological reactor and secondary setting tank. Thus, the amount of $CO_2$, $CH_4$, and $N_2O$ emitted by operating in the MBR-GS was 7.39E+05 kg/yr, 5.80E+02 kg/yr and 2.44E+00 kg/yr, respectively. The result shows that the GHGs were reduced about 37 % as compared with the operation in the MLE process. Also, $LCCO_2$(Life Cycle $CO_2$) was compared and analyzed between MLE process and MBR-GS. The amount of $LCCO_2 $emitted from the MLE process and MBR-GS was 3.56E+04 ton $CO_2$ and 2.12E+04 ton $CO_2$, respectively. The result shows that the GHGs in MBR-GS were reduced to about 40 % as compared in the MLE process during life cycle. As a result, sulfur-utilizing autotrophic denitrification process (SADP) is expected to be utilized as the cost-effective advanced treatment process, owing to not only high nitrogen removal efficiency but also the GHGs reduction in construction and operation stage.

• 멤브레인
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2005

본 연구는 하수 및 오폐수 처리를 위해 침지식 수처리 공정 적용을 위한 평판형 MF막인 $ENVIS^{(R)}$을 이용한 MBR SYSTEM 적용에 관한 연구이다. (주)퓨어엔비텍에서 만든 장치를 이용하여 공장의 오수시설($10\;m^3$/일)과 폐수처리장($30\;m^3$/일) 현장에서 실험을 수행한 결과, 공장 오수처리에 있어 제거율은 각각 SS $99.7\%$, BOD $97.6\%$, COD $96.8\%$였으며, 폐수처리에 있어 제거율은 각각 SS $99.6\%$, BOD $95.6\%$, COD $80.3\%$였다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.122-127
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• 2006

The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of membrane fouling caused by soluble organic materials in a membrane bioreactor process. For the removal of filterable organic materials (FOC) smaller than $1{\mu}m$, coagulants and activated carbon were added. A membrane bioreactor using a submerged $17{\mu}m$ metal sieve was operated in laboratory scale to examine the possibility of membrane fouling control. As the dosage of GAC and coagulant increased, the residual FOC concentration decreased and the permeate flow rate increased markedly. The permeate flux increased with an increased PACl addition at the range from 0 to 50 mg/l. At coagulant dosage of 27mg/l, the removal of FOC was about 46% and the flux increased to 3.5 times compared to the case without PACl addition. The permeate flux increased gradually with an increase in GAC dosage. At GAC dosage of 50mg/L, the permeate flux was about 2 times higher compared that for raw water. The particle in the range of $0.1{\sim}1.0{\mu}m$ were removed effectively by the addition of GAC and coagulant. Higher osage of GAC and coagulant, led to higher removal of FOC. A different set of experiments was also performed to investigate the effect of pretreatment on the permeation ability of MBR system using the metal sieve membrane. After 40 hours of operation, the permeate flux was about 1,000 ($L/m^2-hr$), which is 20 times higher compared to the results in literature. It is likely that combined pretreatment using coagulant and activated carbon was the most effective to resolve membrane fouling problems. Moreover, the continuous operations could be successful by applying this pretreatment method.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 고농도 유기성 폐수인 분뇨 처리를 위한 MBR 공정에 마이크로버블을 적용하여 처리효율을 검토하고, 안정적 운영의 가능성을 평가하고자 하였다. 연구결과, 마이크로버블을 분리막이 침지되어 있는 호기조에 직접 공급하였을 때에는 과도하게 스컴이 발생하여 처리공정의 안정적 운영이 불가능하였다. 생물반응조 전단에 마이크로버블을 공급하는 전처리조를 설치하여 고액분리와 유기물 산화를 실시한 다음 MBR 공정으로 처리한 결과 전처리조에서의 SS 제거율은 2kg, 4kg, 6kg, 그리고 $8kg\;COD_{Cr}/m^3{\cdot}day$의 유기물 부하에서 각각 평균 74.3%, 82.8%, 75.0%, 52.1%를 나타내었으며, 전체 처리공정 처리수의 SS 제거율은 평균 99.4% 이상이었다. 또한 최종처리수의 $TCOD_{Cr}$ 제거율은 평균 94.0% 이상이었으며, $SCOD_{Cr}$ 제거율은 평균 74.1% 이상이었다. 한편, 마이크로버블을 호기조에 직접 공급할 경우 마이크로버블과 오염물질들이 함께 분리막에 부착되어 fouling 현상이 가속되는 현상을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서, 분뇨와 같은 고농도 유기성 폐수 처리공정에는 SS 제거와 유기물 산화를 목적으로 생물반응조 전단에 마이크로버블을 적용함으로써 안정적인 처리가 가능함을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2006

침지형 막/생물반응기에 암모니움 합성폐수를 공급하여 약 350일 동안 운전하면서 질산화 특성 및 미생물의 분포 변화를 살펴보았다. 원수의 암모니움 농도는 500-1000 $mgNH_4-N/L$, 질소 부하는 $1-2\;kgN/m^3{\cdot}d$로 공급하였고, 용존산소(DO)농도, 슬러지 체류시간(SRT), 온도 변화에 따른 질산화 효율, 아질산성 질소의 비율, 슬러지 농도, sludge volume index(SVI)변화를 모니터링 하였다. DO 농도, 온도, SRT 증가에 따라 암모니움 산화율은 증가하였으며, 이와 같은 암모니움 산화율의 감소로 MBR 내에서 free ammonia($NH_3-N$)농도가 증가할 경우 처리수에서 아질산성 질소의 비율이 높아졌다. 운전 기간 중 원인이 뚜렷하지 않은 질산화 효율의 급격한 감소가 관찰되었는데, 이때 슬러지 벌킹 및 SVI 값의 증가가 동시에 수반되었다. 운전 후반부에 질산화균이 우점된 MBR에 추가로 유기물을 공급하면, SVI 값이 2배로 증가하였고 암모니움 산화율은 감소하였다. FISH 분석에서 나타난 MBR내의 미생물 분포는 암모니아 산화균의 경우 Nitrosomonas가 우점하였으나 운전 후반부로 갈수록 Nitrosospira의 비율이 Nitrosomonas와 비슷할 정도로 증가하였다. 아질산 산화균은 Nitrospira가 우점하였지만 Nitrobacter 역시 운전기간 내내 관찰되었는데, 이는 MBR 내에서 높게 유지된 아질산성 질소가 Nitrobacter의 성장에 도움을 준 것으로 보인다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.188-195
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• 2006

본 연구의 목적은 침지형(YEF 750D-2) 모듈을 적용하여 공기유량에 따른 유체 유속과 간헐적인 세정공기의 공급에 의한 오염제거를 평가하는 것이다. 공기유량에 따라 모듈의 유체 유속은 선형적으로 증가하였으며, MLSS의 농도가 1,000 mg/L 증가할 때 마다 $3\times10^{-4}m{\cdot}min/sec{\cdot}L$의 비율로 유체 유속이 감소하였다. 세정공기의 공급이 정지되는 시간에 전여과가 일어나 흡인여과 시간 동안 겔층 위에 케익층이 형성되었다. 20초 정지와 20초 공기공급의 간헐공기주입으로 형성된 케익층이 역세정에 의하여 제거되면서 압력증가율이 가장 낮게 나타났다. 겔층이 제거되는 메커니즘은 세정 공기공급을 교대로 하여 겔층 위에 케익층을 형성시켜 케익층이 제거될 때 겔층이 함께 제거되는 원리로 설명할 수 있다.