The Characteristic Floc Growth in Coagulation and Flocculation Processes

응집 공정상에서 플럭의 성장 특성 고찰

  • Heo, Jae-Yong (Department of Chemical and Bioengineering, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Kang, Ik-Joong (Department of Chemical and Bioengineering, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Wha (Department of Chemical and Bioengineering, Kyungwon University)
  • 허재용 (경원대학교 화학생명공학과) ;
  • 강익중 (경원대학교 화학생명공학과) ;
  • 이상화 (경원대학교 화학생명공학과)
  • Received : 2005.10.31
  • Accepted : 2006.01.19
  • Published : 2006.04.30

Abstract

The characteristic floc growth of Al-based coagulants was investigated in the aspect of mixing intensity and visualization of generated flocs during coagulation and flocculation processes. Zeta potential of turbid particles in the artificial water nearly approached to zero at pH 8-9, in which TDS and conductivity were minimized. The removal rate of turbidity and phosphate was maximized at the optimal mixing intensity of rapid and slow mixing stages. After the rapid mixing stage of coagulation process, small particles ($3-5{\mu}m$) were abruptly generated, and higher mixing intensity made more numbers of flocs. With the progress of slow mixing stage, the number of small particles were decreased with the simultaneous increase of intermediate particles ($7-21{\mu}m$). The number of large particles (>$23{\mu}m$) were maximized at the lowest rapid mixing intensity of $95.1sec^{-1}$, whereas small particles (<$5{\mu}m$) were maximized at the highest rapid mixing intensity of $760.7sec^{-1}$.

본 연구의 목적은 응집공정에서 생성되는 플럭의 성상을 가시화하여 PACC의 응집 특성을 고찰하였다. 인공 원수내탁질 입자의 제타전위는 pH 8~9에서 영으로 수렴하였고 이 영역에서 TDS와 전기전도도가 최소값을 나타내 주었다. 급속 및 완속 교반의 최적 혼화강도가 관측되었으며, 특히 탁도의 제거에 있어서는 급속교반의 속도경사가 가장 낮은 $95.1sec^{-1}$에서 최대의 제거율을 나타내었다. 급속교반 후에는 $3{\sim}5{\mu}m$의 작은 입자가 급격히 생성되었으며 교반강도가 클수록 더 많은 수의 입자가 생성되었다. 완속교반이 진행될수록 $3{\sim}5{\mu}m$의 작은 입자의 수는 급격히 감소하였고 $7{\sim}21{\mu}m$의 중간 크기의 입자는 증가하는 경향을 나타내주었다. $23{\mu}m$ 보다 큰 입자의 경우는 급속교반의 속도경사가 $95.1sec^{-1}$에서 가장 많은 수가 생성되었고, $3{\sim}5{\mu}m$의 작은 입자의 경우에는 급속교반의 속도경사가 $760.7sec^{-1}$에서 가장 많이 생성되었다.

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