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A Study on High Strength Nitrogen Wastewater Treatment and Sludge Granulation Characteristics in a Pilot-scale Air-lift Sequencing Batch Reactor

파일럿 규모의 공기 유동 연속회분반응기에서 고농도 질소제거 및 슬러지 그래뉼화 특성 연구

  • Lee, Soochul (Ecovision Ltd.) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Jin (Department of Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology & Institute of Energy and Environment, Hallym University)
  • 이수철 ((주)에코비젼) ;
  • 김동진 (한림대학교 환경생명공학과.에너지환경연구소)
  • Received : 2012.10.12
  • Accepted : 2012.11.13
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

Selective nitrification and granulation have been carried out in a pilot scale air-lift sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for stable and economical nitrogen removal from wastewater. The SBR showed about 100% nitrification efficiency up to 1.0 kg ${NH_4}^+-N/m^3{\cdot}d$, about 90% efficiency at 1.0-2.0 kg ${NH_4}^+-N/m^3{\cdot}d$, and it was less than 90% when the load was higher than 2.0 kg ${NH_4}^+-N/m^3{\cdot}d$. Nitrite accumulation was induced by selective inhibition of nitrite oxidizing bacteria by free ammonia inhibition and dissolved oxygen limitation. For the purpose, high nitrite ratio (> 0.95) was obtained by keeping the pH higher than 8.0 and dissolved oxygen lower than 1.5 mg/L. In addition, sludge granulation was achieved by keeping reactor settling time to 5 minutes to wash out poor settling sludge and to promote the growth of granulation sludge. The operation accelerated sludge granulation and the sludge volume index (SVI) decreased and stably maintained to less than 75 in 60 days.

폐수로부터 안정적이며 경제적으로 질소 성분을 제거하기 위하여 선택적 질산화와 슬러지 그래뉼화를 파일럿 규모의 공기 유동 연속회분반응기(sequencing batch reactor, SBR)에서 수행하였다. 연속회분반응기 유입 암모니아 부하가 1.0 kg ${NH_4}^+-N/m^3{\cdot}d$까지는 거의 100%에 가까운 높은 질산화율을 보였고, 1.0~2.0 kg ${NH_4}^+-N/m^3{\cdot}d$에서는 거의 90%, 2.0 kg ${NH_4}^+-N/m^3{\cdot}d$ 이상에서는 질산화율이 90% 아래로 떨어짐을 확인할 수 있었다. 암모니아 저해와 용존산소 제한에 의한 아질산 산화균의 선택적 저해는 폐수 질산화에서 아질산 축적을 유도할 수 있다. 본 실험에서 연속회분반응기의 pH를 8.0 이상으로 그리고 용존산소를 1.5 mg/L 이하로 유지했을 때 모두 0.95 이상의 아질산 비율을 얻었다. 또한 공기 유동 연속회분반응기의 침전시간을 5분으로 짧게 유지하여 침전성이 좋지 않은 슬러지를 반응기에서 배제하고 침전성이 좋은 슬러지를 선택적으로 배양하였다. 그 결과 슬러지 침전성이 향상되면서 그래뉼 형성이 촉진되었으며 슬러지 침강계수(sludge volume index, SVI)는 60일 이후부터 75 이하로 안정되게 유지되었다.

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