Effects of Filtration on the Characteristics of Reused Waste Brine in Kimchi Manufacturing

배추 절임 중 반복사용 폐염수의 여과처리 효과

  • Published : 2002.06.01

Abstract

The waste brine gained from successively reused brine during kimchi manufacturing can cause serious water pollution. We investigated the filtration effects on the physicochemical characteristics and microbial counts of the waste brine. Chinese cabbage was salted for five times successively, and the waste brines were filtered through sand and active carbon column. While original values of salinity and soluble solid contents of waste brine were 15.4% and $18.0^{\circ}$Brix$, respectively, we observed decrease of them to 0.1% and $0.0^{\circ}$Brix$, respectively, after filtration of the waste brine through sand followed by active carbon column. The filtration also recover pH value of the waste brine to its original value, which was decreased by successive salting from 8.3 to 6.0. We also observed that COD of waste brine increased to 63.2 ppm after five times of salting but decreased to 5.1 ppm after active carbon filtration. Total viable count was also increased with successive 5 steps of salting and was not detected after active carbon-filtration.

김치 공장에서 배추 절임염수의 반복사용으로 인해 발생하는 고농도 폐염수에 의한 환경오염을 방지하고 이를 공업용수로 재활용하는 방법을 모색하고자 모래와 활성탄을 여과장치에 활용하는 가능성을 조사하였다. 배추를 5회 반복 절임수 사용 방식으로 절임하면서 발생하는 폐염수의 특성을 염도, 가용성 고형물, pH, 혼탁도, COD 및 미생물 총균수에 대해 측정하였다. 그리고 3회 및 5회 절임에 사용한 폐염수를 모래(1차여과)와 활성탄(2차여과)에 통과시켜 여과한 다음, 여과 전후의 폐염수특성을 측정하여 폐염수에 대한 여과효과를 조사하였다. 그 결과 염도, 가용성 고형물, 혼탁도 및 COD는 절임을 반복함에 따라 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으나, 여과처리에 의해 그 수치들이 현저하게 낮아지는 효과를 나타내었다. 또한 절임이 반복될수록 염수의 pH는 낮아져서 산성을 띠다가, 모래관 처리에 의해 중성의 pH 값을 가지게 되었고, 활성탄 통과 후에는 약알칼리성의 pH 값으로 증가하였다. 미생물 수 측정 결과는, 절임 반복에 의해 미생물 번식이 급격히 증가하였다가 여과처리에 의해 초기염수 수준으로 낮아졌으며, 활성탄에 의한 흡착효과도 뚜렷하게 관찰되었다.

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