A demonstration plant was carried out to investigate the removal efficiency of NH3-N
and KMnO4 consumption depending on the existence of pre-chlorination for the ozonation
and activated carbon process in the S water treatment plant which is located at the
middle of Keum River.
The average removal efficiency of KMnO4 consumption for O3/GAC processes with pre-
chlorination and O3/BAC processes without pre-chlorination were 48.6percentage and 50
percentage respectively. It is similar to removal effect of KMnO4 consumption for GAC and
BAC process depending on the existence of pre-chlorination. Otherwise, the removal of THMFP
for GAC and BAC process was 58percentage and 68percentage respectively.
NH3-N was not almost removed by sand filter and ozonation, but the average removal
efficiency in the BAC process was about 31percentage. Especially, NH3-N was not almost
removed by O3/BAC processes at the low temperature(below 10℃) in the winter season.
O3/BAC processes have the advantage of removal of organic substance when it is compared
to pre-chlorination followed by O3/GAC processes. Pre-chlorination followed by O3/GAC
processes were required to remove NH3-N in the winter season because the removal of NH3-
N was almost ineffective by O3/BAC process.