JP2011031187A - Cleaning method using microorganism - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning method using a microorganism, capable of stably cleaning contaminated soil or underground water by virtue of a microorganism. <P>SOLUTION: The cleaning method using a microorganism of cleaning contaminated soil or underground water by activating microorganisms living in soil, includes: a drilling process of forming a drilled hole 3 in an area containing contaminated soil or in the vicinity thereof; a filling process of inserting a pipe 5 including a plurality of through holes 5a penetrating the same from the outer face to the inner face thereof into the drilled hole 3 and filling the space formed between the inner face 3F of the drilled hole 3 and the outer face 5F of the pipe 5 with a mixture containing sand and a solid pH buffer; and an activating agent feeding process of feeding an activating agent that activates microorganisms into the ground via the drilled hole 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a microorganism purification method for activating microorganisms living in soil and purifying contaminated soil or groundwater.

  When soil or groundwater is polluted with an organic chlorine compound (such as trichlorethylene) or a volatile organic compound (VOC), conventionally, countermeasures such as diffusion prevention by a water shielding wall and purification treatment by pumping water have been performed. However, these methods have had problems such as insufficient removal of contaminants adsorbed on the soil and unprofitable costs. Then, the purification method called biostimulation is examined (refer patent documents 1-3). This method activates microorganisms inhabiting soil to decompose pollutants.

  The purification methods described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 perform purification by supplying a chemical such as a microbial activator to the entire contaminated area. On the other hand, in the purification method described in Patent Document 3, microbial activators are injected from a plurality of wells excavated in the vicinity of the contaminated area and downstream of the flow of groundwater, and a barrier layer (biobarrier) is formed at the location. To do. The groundwater that has passed through the contaminated area reaches the biobarrier, where the contaminants are decomposed by microorganisms, thereby preventing the contaminants from flowing downstream.

JP 2005-279392 A JP 2002-360240 A Japanese Patent No. 3724287

  By the way, in addition to nutrient sources such as organic acids, microorganisms that inhabit soil become active when pH is within a predetermined range, and actively decompose pollutants. However, when excess organic acid is generated from the microbial activator in the ground, the pH is lowered and microbial activity is inhibited. In particular, in the above-described purification method using a bio-barrier, in order to maintain the function of the bio-barrier, an operation of injecting a microbe activator into the ground at a predetermined frequency (for example, once a year) is performed. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to control pH. That is, if the amount of the active agent to be injected at a time is large, the activity of the microorganism is inhibited by the pH decrease, while if it is small, the injection operation needs to be performed with high frequency.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a microbial purification method capable of sufficiently suppressing a decrease in pH associated with injection of a microbial activator and stably purifying contaminated soil or groundwater by microorganisms. With the goal.

  The present invention is a microbial purification method for activating microorganisms that inhabit soil and purifying contaminated soil or groundwater, a drilling step of forming a drilling hole in or near a region containing contaminated soil, and an outer surface A filling step of inserting a pipe having a large number of through holes penetrating to the inner surface into the drilling hole and filling a mixture containing sand and a solid pH buffering material between the inner surface of the drilling hole and the outer surface of the pipe; And a method for purifying microorganisms comprising an activator supplying step of supplying an activator for activating microorganisms from the excavation hole into the ground.

  According to this purification method, the acid contained in the activator and the acid generated by the decomposition by the microorganisms are neutralized by the solid pH buffer filled outside the pipe prior to the activator supplying step, and the pH is excessively increased. Can be prevented. For this reason, it can fully suppress that the activity of microorganisms is inhibited, and the soil and groundwater of a contaminated area can be purified stably.

  The present invention also provides a microorganism purification method for activating microorganisms that inhabit the soil and purifying the contaminated soil or groundwater, wherein the soil and the solid pH buffering material are contained in or near the area containing the contaminated soil. A mixing step for mixing, a drilling step for forming a drilling hole in a region where the pH buffer material and soil are mixed, and an activator supplying step for supplying an activator for activating microorganisms into the ground from the drilling hole. A method for microbial purification is provided.

  According to this purification method, the acid contained in the activator or the acid generated by the decomposition by the microorganism is neutralized by the solid pH buffer added to the soil prior to the activator supplying step, and the pH is excessively lowered. Can be prevented. For this reason, it can fully suppress that the activity of microorganisms is inhibited, and the soil and groundwater of a contaminated area can be purified stably.

  From the viewpoint of obtaining the effects of the present invention at low cost, the solid pH buffer material is preferably calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate is also preferable from the viewpoint of not becoming excessively alkaline. In addition, there exists an advantage that the effect lasts for a long period by using a solid pH buffer material compared with the case where a liquid thing is used.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to sufficiently suppress a decrease in pH associated with the injection of a microbial activator, and it is possible to stably purify contaminated soil or groundwater with microorganisms.

It is a schematic cross section which shows an example of the well used for injection | pouring of a microbial activator. It is a schematic cross section showing an example of a purification system suitable for forming a barrier layer in the ground. It is a schematic cross section which shows the other example of the purification system suitable for forming a barrier layer in the ground. It is a schematic cross section which shows a mode that the sliding member of the purification | cleaning system shown in FIG. 3 is moving upwards. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that a chemical | medical agent diffuses from a well, (a) shows an example at the time of diffusing a chemical | medical agent only by a natural groundwater flow, (b) shows a chemical | medical agent using the purification system shown in FIG. An example in the case of diffusion is shown. It is a schematic cross section which shows a mode that the slurry containing a chemical | medical agent is injected in the ground, and a chemical | medical agent and soil are mixed. It is a schematic cross section which shows the other example of the well used for injection | pouring of a microbial activator.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following first and second embodiments, a biobarrier is formed in the vicinity of a contaminated area to perform a decomposition process of the pollutant to prevent its diffusion.

(First embodiment)
In the purification method according to the present embodiment, after forming a plurality of wells 10 having the configuration shown in FIG. 1, the wells 10 are supplied into the wells 10 through the pipes 2 from the tanks 1 containing the liquid containing the microbial activator. The microbial activator is injected into the ground through a large number of through holes 5 a provided in the pipe 5 of the well 10. In order to form a biobarrier with as few wells as possible, it is preferable to arrange a plurality of wells 10 so as to be arranged at a predetermined interval in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction of groundwater in the contaminated area (see FIG. 2).

  The well 10 shown in FIG. 1 can be formed as follows. First, the excavation hole 3 having a predetermined depth (for example, 10 to 20 m) is formed in the vicinity of the contaminated area and downstream of the flow of groundwater (excavation process). Thereafter, the pipe 5 is inserted into the excavation hole 3 and a mixture containing sand and a solid pH buffer material is filled between the inner surface 3F of the excavation hole 3 and the outer surface 5F of the pipe 5 (filling step). The through hole 5a of the pipe 5 is provided so as to penetrate from the inner surface of the pipe 5 to the outer surface 5F. The liquid in the pipe 5 flows out through the through hole 5a and is supplied to the ground through the filling portion 8 made of the mixture.

  Examples of the solid pH buffer material used in the filling step include calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium oxide, sodium carbonate, and sodium bicarbonate. These may be used individually by 1 type and may use 2 or more types together. In addition, it is preferable to use calcium carbonate as a pH buffer material from the viewpoint that a sufficient effect can be obtained at low cost. Calcium carbonate is also preferable from the viewpoint of not becoming excessively alkaline.

In preparing the mixture used for forming the filling portion 8, the sand and solid pH buffer material and the mixing ratio may be appropriately set according to the type of contaminant, the degree of contamination, the type of pH buffer material used, and the like. Good. For example, the blending amount of the pH buffer material with respect to 1 m ³ of sand is preferably 3 to 140 kg, and more preferably 10 to 100 kg.

  After the plurality of wells 10 are formed at predetermined positions, a microbial activator is supplied into the ground from each well 10 (activator supplying step). Thereby, the microorganisms which inhabit soil are activated, and the contaminated soil or groundwater can be purified.

  In the activator supplying step, one microbial activator may be used alone, or two or more microbial activators may be used in combination. For example, when two kinds of microbial activators are used in combination, the activator supply process is preferably carried out in two stages as follows. First, the first activator is supplied from the excavation hole into the ground (first activator supply step). Then, a 2nd activator is supplied in the ground from a drilling hole (2nd activator supply process). At this time, it is preferable that the microbial activation component contained in the first activator has a smaller average molecular weight than the microbial activation component contained in the second activator.

  As described above, the method of using two kinds of microbial activators in combination is particularly useful in the case of performing purification treatment early after the occurrence of soil contamination to prevent the spread of contamination. That is, the decomposition of pollutants by microorganisms involves hydrogen generated from microbial activators. The first activator (low molecular weight type) generates a large amount of hydrogen in a short time, so even if a portion of the generated hydrogen is consumed for decomposition of sulfate ions contained in the ground, it is generated excessively. Microorganisms can decompose pollutants with the hydrogen.

  The second activator (polymer type) used after the first activator supply step has a feature that a small amount of hydrogen is continuously generated as compared with the low molecule type. After the first activator supply step, components such as sulfate ions contained in the ground can be in a sufficiently decomposed state. By carrying out the second activator supply step at this stage, the hydrogen generated from the second activator is efficiently consumed for the decomposition of the pollutants by the microorganisms. As described above, since the polymer type has a feature that the effect is sustained, there is an advantage that the frequency of supplying the microbial activator can be reduced.

  Specific examples of the first active agent (low molecular type) include one or more components such as lactic acid, glucose, ethanol, glycerol, acetic acid, butyric acid, propionic acid, formic acid, sorbitol, oligolactic acid, and sucrose. The thing to contain is mentioned. Specific examples of the second active agent (polymer type) include those containing one or more components such as polylactic acid, vegetable oil, emulsion oil and higher fatty acid.

  According to the purification method according to the present embodiment, the acid contained in the activator and the acid generated by the decomposition by the microorganisms are neutralized by the solid pH buffer filled outside the pipe 5 prior to the activator supply step. Can prevent the pH from being lowered excessively. For this reason, it can fully suppress that the activity of microorganisms is inhibited, and the soil and groundwater of a contaminated area can be purified stably.

  Next, a purification system that efficiently forms a biobarrier in the ground by supplying an appropriate amount of a microbial activator from a plurality of wells 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. The above-described purification method can also be carried out by using one or two or more configurations of the following purification systems.

  The purification system 20 shown in FIG. 2 includes a plurality of wells 10 excavated in the vicinity of the contaminated area and downstream of the groundwater flow, and a flow path 15 provided so that the plurality of wells 10 communicate with each other. And a tank 11 communicating with the flow path 15 and the pipe 12 and containing a liquid containing a microbial activator. The flow path 15 can be formed by disposing a material having water permeability in the surface layer portion G between the wells 10 and having a structure in which a fluid flows.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when a plurality of wells 10 are communicated with each other by a flow path 15, each well is subjected to an operation of injecting a microbe activator into the ground at a constant frequency in order to maintain a biobarrier function. There is an advantage that the amount of the microbial activator to be supplied from 10 does not have to be individually controlled.

  Depending on conditions such as the water permeability of the ground, if the interval between wells is close or the contamination range extends in the direction perpendicular to the direction of groundwater flow, it will be at predetermined intervals over several hundred meters. It is necessary to install a well. In that case, the number of wells may reach several tens, and a lot of time and labor are required if the injection operation is performed for each well. In addition, due to the inhomogeneity of the ground, groundwater does not flow homogeneously, and there are places that are easy to flow and places that are difficult to flow. Without considering such inhomogeneities, the injection of a certain amount of drug from each well will not sufficiently spread the biobarrier. In addition, there is a problem that it is too complicated to measure the water permeability coefficient in the vicinity of each well to determine the amount of chemical to be injected from each well and to manage it. Such a problem can be solved by allowing the plurality of wells 10 to communicate with each other through the flow path 15.

  The flow path 15 may be constructed by a material having water permeability, but may be constructed by using a culvert, a pipe, or a groove. In order to maintain the structural stability of the flow path, for example, it is preferable to lay crushed stone or the like in the groove.

  The purification system 30 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 has a mechanism for moving the bottom of the well 10 up and down, and is for stably forming a leak-free barrier layer in the ground. The purification system 30 includes an excavation hole 3 excavated on the downstream side of the groundwater flow in the contaminated area, a pipe 6 installed in the excavation hole 3 and extending from the bottom to the opening of the excavation hole 3, and an upper portion of the pipe 6. A plurality of through holes 6a penetrating from the outer surface to the inner surface of the pipe 6 and a sliding member provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction in a section where the through holes 6a of the pipe 6 are not formed. 7, driving means 21 for moving the sliding member 7 in the vertical direction, and gas supply means 23 for supplying gas into the pipe 6 below the sliding member 7. The sliding member 7 is connected to the driving means 21 via the rod-shaped member 24, and forms a well bottom that moves in the vertical direction.

  A solid or high viscosity microbial activator 18 can be placed on the sliding member 7. The microbial activator 18 on the sliding member 7 is gradually dissolved in the groundwater. The microbial activator 18 may be installed in the pipe 6 in a state of being accommodated in a nonwoven fabric, a net, or the like.

  Drugs such as polymer type microbial activators dissolve little by little in groundwater. When such a chemical is added into the well 10 and it is intended to diffuse into the ground only by the flow of groundwater, the chemical mainly diffuses mainly in the flow direction F of the groundwater and in a direction perpendicular thereto. A region where no drug is present is easily formed between adjacent wells 10 without being diffused (see FIG. 5A). On the other hand, according to the purification system 30, the liquid level L in the pipe 6 can be made higher than the natural water level W by moving the sliding member 7 upward. By increasing the hydraulic head pressure of the chemical liquid, a hydrodynamic gradient is generated in a direction perpendicular to the groundwater flow direction F, and the drug can be diffused in directions other than the groundwater flow direction F (FIG. 5B). )reference). Thereby, a barrier layer having a sufficient function can be formed with a relatively small number of wells.

  When the dynamic water gradient of the natural groundwater flow is about 1 cm / m, by raising the sliding member 7 several meters, a gradient larger than the natural groundwater flow is generated, and the chemical can flow in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction of the groundwater. Yes (see FIG. 4). When the water in the well 10 decreases, the water flows into the well 10 from the upstream side of the groundwater by lowering the sliding member 7. By performing the above-described vertical movement of the sliding member 7 continuously or at regular intervals, a flow in the lateral direction can be locally generated continuously with respect to the natural groundwater flow.

  In addition, if a medicine is continuously injected from a plurality of wells at a predetermined pressure, the medicine diffuses in the ground and a wide barrier layer can be formed. However, in this case, if the pressure in the region increases due to the continuous press-fitting of the drug, the groundwater may flow around the barrier layer and the contamination may spread. On the other hand, in the method using the purification system 30, since no new water is poured into the ground, the contaminated groundwater does not flow around the barrier layer. In addition, there is no need for water treatment because no groundwater is pumped.

  It is preferable to make the speed of moving the sliding member 7 higher than the speed of moving the sliding member 7 downward. By increasing the speed at which the sliding member 7 is raised, the water head pressure of the liquid in the pipe 6 can be quickly increased. On the other hand, by lowering the speed at which the sliding member 7 is lowered, the flow of the microbial activator spreading outside the well 10 due to the raising of the sliding member 7 can be suppressed. In addition, groundwater flowing from the upstream side of the well 10 can flow into the pipe 6, and the liquid level L in the well 10 can be recovered (raised).

  When the sliding member 7 is moved upward, nitrogen gas is supplied into the pipe 6 below the sliding member 7 by the gas supply means 23, and when the sliding member 7 is moved downward, the supplied nitrogen gas is supplied. Is preferably recovered. By supplying gas into the pipe 6, it is possible to prevent the inside of the pipe 6 from becoming negative pressure. Further, the operation cost can be reduced by collecting and reusing the nitrogen gas. When the microorganism to be activated is an anaerobic bacterium, it is preferable to use a gas that does not contain oxygen (for example, nitrogen gas), but when it is an aerobic bacterium, a gas that contains oxygen (for example, air) ) May be used.

(Second Embodiment)
The purification method according to the present embodiment includes a mixing step of mixing soil and a solid pH buffer material in the vicinity of a contaminated area including contaminated soil, and excavation for forming a well 10 by forming an excavation hole 3 in the contaminated area. A step and an activator supplying step of supplying a microbial activator from the well 10 into the ground.

  The purification method according to the present embodiment can be performed in the same manner as the first embodiment with respect to the activator supply step. Hereinafter, the mixing process and the excavation process will be mainly described with reference to FIGS.

  The well 50 shown in FIG. 7 can be formed as follows. First, using the mixing device 60 shown in FIG. 6, the soil in the contaminated region or the vicinity thereof and the soil downstream of the groundwater flow is mixed with the solid pH buffer material (mixing step). The mixing device 60 includes a tank 61 that contains a slurry containing a solid pH buffer material, a pump 63 that pressurizes the slurry, and an injection pipe 65 that injects the pressurized slurry into the ground. A nozzle for forming the slurry jet Js is provided at the tip of the injection pipe 65. After inserting the injection tube 65 to a predetermined depth, the injection tube 65 is rotated at a constant speed while rotating the injection tube 65 and injecting slurry. Thereby, the soil and pH buffer material of a predetermined area | region can be mixed.

In the above mixing step, the solid pH buffer material exemplified in the first embodiment can be used. The amount of pH buffer against volume 1 m ³ of soil is preferably from 3～140Kg, and more preferably 10 to 100 kg.

  After the mixing step, the excavation hole 53 is formed in a region where the pH buffer material and the soil are mixed (excavation step). Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7, the pipe 55 having a large number of through holes 55 a is inserted into the excavation hole 53, and the pH buffer between sand and solids is provided between the inner surface 53 F of the excavation hole 53 and the outer surface 55 F of the pipe 55. The mixture containing the material is filled (filling step). In the filling step, sand may be simply filled without using a mixture containing a pH buffer material.

  According to the purification method according to the present embodiment, the acid contained in the activator or the acid generated by the decomposition by the microorganism is neutralized by the solid pH buffer added to the soil prior to the activator supply step, and the pH is increased. Can be prevented from excessively decreasing. For this reason, it can fully suppress that the activity of microorganisms is inhibited, and the soil and groundwater of a contaminated area can be purified efficiently.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the biobarrier is formed to perform the decomposition processing and the diffusion prevention of the pollutant is illustrated, but the flow of groundwater may not be used. That is, in the present invention, a microbial activator may be injected from the pipe in a state where a solid pH buffer material is blended around the pipe inserted into the ground. The entire contaminated area may be purified by installing pipes and injecting a microbial activator from these pipes.

  3, 53 ... excavation hole, 3F, 53F ... inner surface of excavation hole, 5, 6, 55 ... pipe, 5F, 55F ... outer surface of pipe, 5a, 6a, 55a ... through hole, 8 ... filling part, F ... groundwater Flow direction.

Claims (3)

A microorganism purification method for activating microorganisms living in soil and purifying contaminated soil or groundwater,
An excavation process for forming an excavation hole in or near an area containing contaminated soil; and
A pipe having a large number of through holes penetrating from the outer surface to the inner surface is inserted into the excavation hole, and a mixture containing sand and a solid pH buffer material is inserted between the inner surface of the excavation hole and the outer surface of the pipe. A filling step of filling;
An activator supplying step of supplying an activator for activating the microorganisms from the excavation hole into the ground;
A microorganism purification method comprising: A microorganism purification method for activating microorganisms living in soil and purifying contaminated soil or groundwater,
A mixing step of mixing the soil and the solid pH buffer in or near the area containing the contaminated soil;
A drilling step of forming a drilling hole in a region where the pH buffer material and soil are mixed;
An activator supplying step of supplying an activator for activating the microorganisms from the excavation hole into the ground;
A microorganism purification method comprising:   3. The microorganism purification method according to claim 1, wherein the solid pH buffer material is calcium carbonate.

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