본 연구에서는 공기부상식 포말분리기를 제작하여 해수 속의 단백질, 부유고형물, 화학적 산소 요구량, 탁도, 암모니아성 질소와 같은 양식 폐기물의 연속 제거운전을 수행하여 유입 단백질 농도에 따른 양식 폐기물의 제거 특성 및 포말분리기의 용존산소 공급 능력을 검토하였다. 단백질 제거속도는 초기 단백질 농도의 증가에 따라 증가하다가 최대치에 접근하는 형태로서 Langmuir 등온 흡착식과 잘 일치하였으며 총 부유고형물, 화학적 산소 요구량, 탁도 및 총 암모니아성 질소의 제거속도 또한 초기 단백질의 농도가 증가함과 동반하여 증가하였다. 초기 단백질 농도가 증가함에 따라 단백질의 제거율은 감소하였으며 총 부유고형물, 화학적 산소 요구량과 탁도의 제거율도 같은 경향을 나타내었으나 총 암모니아성 질소의 제거율은 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 실험에 사용한 포말분리기는 96% 이상의 높은 용존산소 포화율을 나타내었다.
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