침출수 및 철킬레이트를 이용한 실규모 매립가스 내 황화수소 제거 = Hydrogen Sulfide Removal in Full-scale Landfill Gas Using Leachate and Chelated Iron

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

H2S is a detrimental impurity that must be removed for upgrading biogas to biomethane. This study investigates an economic method to mitigate H2S content, combining scrubbing and aeration. The desulfurization experiments were performed in a laboratory apparatus using EDTA-Fe or landfill leachate as the catalyst and metered mixture of 50-52% (v/v) CH4, 32-33% (v/v) CO2 and 500-1,000 ppmv H2S balanced by N2 using the C city landfill gas. Dissolved iron concentration in the liquid medium significantly affected the oxidation efficiency of sulfide. Iron components in landfill leachate, which would be available in a biogas/landfill gas utilization facility, was compatible with an external iron chelate. More than 70% of H2S was removed in a contact time of 9 seconds at iron levels at or over 28 mM. The scrubbing-aeration process would be a feasible and easy-to-operate technology for biogas purification.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

황화수소는 매립가스와 바이오가스 사용 전에 제거해야 하는 유해한 불순물이다. 본 연구에서는 공기 산화를 활용한 황화수소 저감 방법을 연구하였다. C시 매립장에서 발생하는 매립가스의 유량 조절이 가능한 실규모 황화수소 저감 장치를 운전하였다. 실험 결과, 세정액 내 용존 철 농도는 황화물 산화 효율에 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 매립지 발생 침출수 내 철 성분은 매립가스 내 황화수소 제거를 위한 용도로 철킬레이트와 혼용할 수 있었다. 철 농도가 90 mM 이상인 경우 9 초 이내의 접촉 시간에서 83 % 이상의 H2S가 제거되었다. 따라서 촉매 산화 흡착법은 매립가스 및 바이오가스 정제를 위한 용도로서 충분히 가치가 있는 것으로 판단되었다.

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