본 연구를 통하여 자체 구동형 모터를 갖는 BOD 센서를 개발하였으며, 6,000초 이상 측정한 결과 안정적인 측정이 가능함을 확인하였다. 응답시간은 30초 이내, 재현성은 1 ppm 이내, 선형성은 99%의 우수한 성능을 갖는 BOD 센서를 개발하였다. 최대 산소소모속도 (Maximum Oxygen Uptake Rate, $OUR_{max}$)와 $BOD_5$ 상관관계는 $BOD_5$ (ppm)=-2,490+33,889 ($OUR_{max}$)로서, 95.6%의 우수한 선형성을 보였다. 자체구동형 BOD 센서를 이용하여 시료의 전처리부터 BOD의 측정까지 자동으로 제어 및 측정되는 시스템을 구성하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 최대 산소소모속도 ($OUR_{max}$)와 $BOD_5$ 상관관계를 구한 후 수분내에 $BOD_5$ 값을 예측할 수 있었다.
The Biochemical Oxygen Demand(BOD) is one of important parameters for the most widely used method of organic pollution in wastewater and wastewater treatment effluent. As the conventional BOD test needs 5-day long incubation period, it is thus incompatible with real time control of wastewater treatment plant. To resolve this problem, in the present study an on-line Dissolved Oxygen(DO) monitoring system was used to observe the transient change of dissolved oxygen concentration in livestock wastewater. The system was composed of BOD sensor, amplifier and computer. It was observed that the concentration of the microorganism in the livestock wastewater was relatively constant during the growth period of initial one hour, which allowed the assumption of the constant Oxygen Uptake Rate(OUR) within one hour of measurement. It was thus concluded that the present scheme provided a protocol for automatic measurement of BOD in livestock wastewater, which can be applicable to optimal control of livestock wastewater treatment plant.
