• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2005

The performance of elutriated acid fermentation with slurry-type piggery waste was investigated, especially to evaluate the effects of temperature and pre-treatment. In the first phase, the acid elutriation reactor with piggery waste after centrifugation operated at both mesophilic and thermophilic conditions to evaluate the effect of temperature. Solubilization yield($gVFAs/gSCOD_{prod.}$) and acidification rate($gVFAs/gSCOD_{prod.}$) in the thermophilic digestion were 0.45 and 0.55, which were higher than those of the mesophilic digestion, 0.25 and 0.45. In addition, the acid elutriation reactor at thermophilic temperature is more effective in removing e-coli. In the second phase, the acid elutriation reactor was fed with piggery waste before centrifugation. With piggery wastes before centrifugation, the solubilization yield and the acidificaton rate were 0.40 and 0.80, respectively, which were higher than the rates using piggery waste after centrifugation at both mesophilic and thermophilic conditions. The higher sludge volume reduction of 80% benefits sludge management. Furthermore, economical advantages can be achieved by removing the pre-treatment process, such as centrifugation. Consequently, the treatment with piggery waste before centrifugation proved to be effective. Also, the optimum temperature condition was estimated at mesophilic or thermophilic conditions, considering solubilization yields and acidification rates, though the system should be heated.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.469-474
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• 2000

In order to enhance the degradation efficiency of waste activated sludge (WAS) by thermophilic aerobic digestion, an ultrasonic pretreatment was examined. It was observed that ultrasonic pretreatment increased the solubilization of organic matter in the WAS and that the solubilization ratio of the organics increased during the first 30 min but did not extensively increase thereafter. Therefore, a pretreatment time of 30 min was determined to be the economical pretreatment time from the experimental results. From the digestion experiments, which was conducted using the WAS collected from an oil refinery plant in Inchon, Korea, investigating the effects of an ultrasonic pretreatment on thermophilic aerobic digestion, it was confirmed that the proposed ultrasonic pretreatment was effective at enhancing the release of the cellular components in WAS and the degradation of released components in the thermophilic aerobic digestion.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.497-505
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• 2005

Domestic Sewage Treatment Plants are mostly based on biological treatment, in which large amounts of excess sludge are generated and occupy about 40 ~ 60% of the total sewage treatment costs. Several methods for sludge treatment has been so far reported as upgrading biodegradation of sludge; heat treatment, chemical treatment, including thermo-alkali and ozone, mechanical treatment including ultrasonic pulverization. But, it has a limitation in case of reducing the amount of excess sludge which are already producted. In this study, application of excess sludge reduction process using thermophilic aerobic bacteria for activated sludge was examined. The research was carried out two different stage. one for a biological wastewater treatment and the other for a thermophilic aerobic solubilization of the waste sludge. A portion of excess sludge from the wastewater treatment step was into the thermophilic aerobic sludge solubilization reactor, in which the injected sludge was solubilized by thermophilic aerobic bacteria. The solubilized sludge was returned to the aeration tank in the wastewater treatment step for its further degradation. Sludge solubilization reactor was operated at $63{\pm}2^{\circ}C$ with hydraulic retention time(HRT) of 1.5 ~ 1.7 day. Control group was operated with activated sludge process(AS) and experiment group was operated with three conditions(RUN 1, RUN 2, RUN3). RUN 1 was operated with AS without sludge solubilization reactor. RUN 2 were operated with AS with sludge solubilization reactor to examine correlation between sludge circulation ratio and sludge reduction ratio by setting up sludge circulation ratio to 3. RUN 3 was operated with sludge circulation ratio of 3 and MLSS concentration of 1,700~2,000mg/L to examine optimum operation condition. The quantity of excess sludge production was reduced sharply and in operation of RUN 3, sludge The quantity of excess sludge production was reduced sharply and in operation of RUN 3, sludge solubilization ratio and sludge reduction ratio were 53. 7%, 95.2% respectively. After steady state operation, average concentration of TBOD, SBOD, $TCOD_{Cr}$, $SCOD_{Cr}$, TSS, VSS, T-N, T-P of effluent were 4.5, 1.7, 27 .8, 13.8, 8.1, 6.2, 15.1, 1.8mg/L in the control group and were 5.6, 2.0, 28.6, 19.1, 9.7, 7.2, 16.1, 2.0mg/L in the experimental group respectively. They were appropriate to effluent standard of Sewage Treatment Plants.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2024

The study investigated the effect of thermo-alkaline pretreatment on the solubilization of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and its potential to enhance of thermophilic anaerobic digestion, focusing on biochemical methane potential (BMP) and methane production rate, using two different particle sizes of PHB (1500 ㎛ and 400 ㎛). Thermo-alkaline pretreatment tests were conducted at 90 ℃ for 24 hours with varying NaOH dosages from 0-80% (w/w). BMP tests with untreated PHB exhibited methane production ranging from 150.4~225.4 mL CH₄/g COD and 21.5~24.2 mL CH₄/g VSS/d, indicating higher methane production for smaller particle sizes of PHB, 400 ㎛. Thermo-alkaline pretreatment tests achieved a 95.3% PHB solubilization efficiency when 400 ㎛ PHB particles were treated with 80% NaOH dosage at 90 ℃ for 24 hours. BMP tests with pretreated PHB showed substantial improvement in thermophilic anaerobic digestion, with an increase of up to 112% in BMP and up to 168% in methane production rate. The results suggest that a combined pretreatment process, including physical (400 ㎛ PHB particles) and thermo-alkaline (90 ℃, 40-80% NaOH dosage, and 24 hours reaction time), is required for high-rate thermophilic anaerobic digestion of PHB with enhanced methane production.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제38권8호
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• pp.452-458
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• 2016

본 연구는 음식물쓰레기의 2상 혐기성 소화에서 메탄가스 발생량을 높이기 위해 고온 가용화 전처리시 pH를 $7.00{\pm}0.50$으로 조정하여 대조군과 비교하였다. pH에 따른 가용화 효율 회분식(Batch) 실험에서 pH가 $4.20{\pm}0.40$ (pH를 조절하지 않은 것)에서부터 $7.00{\pm}0.50$, $12.00{\pm}0.50$으로 증가시킴에 따라 가용화 효율도 각각 26.2, 47.1, 55.6%로 높게 나타났다. 그러나 pH를 $7.00{\pm}0.50$에서 $12.00{\pm}0.50$으로 증가시켰을 때 가용화 효율은 8.5%증가로 큰 차이가 없었다. 실험실규모 2상 혐기성 소화시스템은 가용화 조건에서 pH를 조절하지 않은 Run1 (pH $4.20{\pm}0.40$)과 pH를 $7.00{\pm}0.50$으로 조절한 Run2로 나누어 운전되었다. pH $7.00{\pm}0.50$의 가용화에 의해 Run2시스템에서 전반적으로 높은 SCOD 및 TVFA농도가 측정되었다. 산생성조에서 TVFA농도는 18.4 g/L로 Run1보다 1.8배 높은 결과를 나타내었다. 그 결과 메탄생성조에서 메탄가스 발생량은 0.333 L/gVS로 Run1의 0.282 L/gVS과 비교하여 18% 향상되었다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 하수슬러지의 가용화를 위한 처리공정으로 열처리를 수행하였다. 열처리에 의하여 입자상 유기성분의 가용화를 확인할 수 있었다. $120^{\circ}C$ 30분의 열처리에 의하여 1차 슬러지의 경우 COD기준 8.3%의 가용화효과를 나타내었다. 반면 2차슬러지의 경우 16.5%의 높은 값을 보여주었고 이는 단백질의 높은 가용화 효과에 기인하는 것으로 나타났다. 한편 모든 슬러지에 대하여 열처리에 따른 분해율 및 유기산 생성율의 향상을 확인 할 수 있었다. 단 산발효 실험을 통하여 최적 열처리조건은 대상 기질의 유기물 조성에 따라 결정되는 것으로 판단되었다. 즉 탄수화물의 함량이 높았던 1차슬러지의 경우 $80^{\circ}C$ 30분의 열처리를 통하여 최대의 분해율과 유기산 생성효과를 얻었으며 단백질의 함량이 높았던 2차 슬러지의 경우 $120^{\circ}C$ 30분이 최적의 열처리 조건인 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.214-222
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• 2012

본 연구는 음식물쓰레기를 혐기성 소화를 이용하여 중온 및 고온에서의 OLR에 따른 처리효율을 평가하였다. 실험은 중온($35^{\circ}C$) 및 고온($55^{\circ}C$)의 온도조건에서 산발효 회분식 실험, BMP test 그리고 연속식 실험을 실시하였다. 산발효 회분식 실험의 경우 VS 제거효율은 각각의 온도에서 27.3, 30.6%이었으며, $35^{\circ}C$에 비해 $55^{\circ}C$에서 제거효율이 더 높았다. VS와는 반대로 SCOD는 시간이 지남에 따라 농도가 증가하였고, 각 온도의 가용화율은 27.4, 33.4%로 VS가 제거되는 농도와 SCOD가 증가하는 농도가 비슷하였다. BMP test에서 최종 메탄수율 결과 중온 461, 고온 413 $mL{\cdot}CH_4/gVS$가 발생하였다. 산발효조에서 SCOD 가용화율은 고온이 중온에 비해 8~7% 정도 높게 나타났다. 중온메탄발효조의 경우 낮은 유기물 부하에서 고온메탄 발효조에 비해 유기물제거 효율이 높게 나타났지만 높은 유기물 부하에서는 고온메탄발효조가 유리하였다. 고온메탄발효조의 VS제거 효율이 중온에 비해 낮은 경향이었으나, 6 $kgCOD/m^3{\cdot}day$ 고형물 농도에서는 중온소화의 VS제거 효율은 감소하였다. 중온메탄생성조의 유기물 부하에 따른 가스발생량은 12.6, 21.6, 27.4 L/day이었고, 고온의 경우 14.3, 20.6, 25.2 L/day로 중온소화에 비해 각각의 모드별로 약 5~10% 낮은 메탄발생량을 나타내었다.