혼합 메탄자화균 생물막 반응기에 의한 Trichloroethylene 분해의 영향 인자

Factors of Trichloroethylene Degradation by Methanotrophic Consortium Biofilm Reactor(MCBR)

  • 이무열 (동경공업대학 대학원 이공학연구과 국제개발공학전공) ;
  • 조현정 (한국과학기술원 화학공학과) ;
  • 양지원 (한국과학기술원 화학공학과)
  • Lee, Moo-Yeal (Dept. of International Development Engineering. Tokyo Institute of Technology) ;
  • Cho, Hyun-Jeong (Dept. of Chemical Engineering. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Yang, Ji-Won (Dept. of Chemical Engineering. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
  • 투고 : 1999.07.29
  • 심사 : 1999.11.12
  • 발행 : 2000.06.30

초록

메탄올 주요 탄소원으로 사용하며 가용성 메탄산화효소 (soluble methane monooxygenase, sMMO)를 분비하는 혼합 메탄차화균을 celite R-635에 고정화시켜 TCE를 함유한 폐수를 연속적으로 처리하였다. 2 ppm의 TCE를 공급했을 때 각각 6. 20시간의 체류시간에서 약 80.4, 84.5%의 처리 효율을 얻었으며, 체류시간이 증가함에 따라서 제거율도 서서히 증가하였다. 5 ppm의 TCE를 공급하고 10시간 동안 체류시켰을 때, '초기에는 TCE의 제거능이 낮았으나 점차 81%까지 증가하였다. 또한 산소를 공급하면서 메탄을 주기적으로 공급할 때 5 ppm의 TCE가 체류시간 10. 15시간에서 각각 88.5, 96.5%까지 제거되었다. 반응기 내에 산소가 고갈된 상태에서 메탈을 고농도로 공급하면 MMO에 흡착된 메탄의 산화반응이 쉽게 진행되지 않아 TCE 분해능이 떨어졌다. 파일롯트 플랜트 규모의 생물막 반응기에서의 TCE 분해 실험 결과, 실제 크기 규모의 공장에도 충분히 적용 가능할 것으로 사료되었다.

Methanotrophic consortium utilizing methane as the primary carbon source and secreting soluble methane monooxygenase (sMMO) was immobilized on celite R-635 to continuously treat a wastewater containing trichloroethylene (TCE). With influent 2 ppm of TCE. 80.4 and 84.5% of TCE was degraded in 6 and 20 hour of hydraulic retention time (HRT). respectively. and the removal efficiency of TCE was increased with an increase in HRT in methanotrophic consortium biofilm reactor (MCBR). With influent 5 ppm of TCE and 10 hour of HRT. average efficiency of TCE removal was decreased in initial stage. but gradually increased to 81%. TCE was degraded to 88.5 and 96.5% with 10 and 15 hour of HRT. respectively. when methane was supplied alternately with continuous oxygen supply at influent 5 ppm of TCE. The efficiency of TCE degradation was decreased probably because oxidation reaction of methane was proceeded slowly on MMO. when high concentration of methane was supplied with depletion of oxygen. As results of the pilot-scale study. biodegradation of TCE by MCBR system might be feasible at full-scale operation.

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