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Effects of Evaporation on the Weathering Rate and Chemical Composition of Iranian Heavy Crude Oil

이란산 원유의 증발에 따른 풍화율 및 화학적 성상 변화

  • Kim, Beom (Oil and POPs Research Group, South Sea Research Institute, KIOST) ;
  • Kim, Gi-Beum (Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Sim, Won-Joon (Oil and POPs Research Group, South Sea Research Institute, KIOST) ;
  • Yim, Un-Hyuk (Oil and POPs Research Group, South Sea Research Institute, KIOST)
  • 김범 (한국해양과학기술원 유류 및 유해물질연구단) ;
  • 김기범 (국립경상대학교 해양환경공학과) ;
  • 심원준 (한국해양과학기술원 유류 및 유해물질연구단) ;
  • 임운혁 (한국해양과학기술원 유류 및 유해물질연구단)
  • Received : 2012.06.12
  • Accepted : 2012.06.25
  • Published : 2012.08.25
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Abstract

Once oil is spilled into marine environment, it experiences various weathering processes among which evaporation is the most dominant process in the initial stage of weathering. This study aimed to elucidate the effects of evaporation on the physicochemical properties of spilled oil using standardized laboratory experiments. Laboratory evaporation process was successfully reproduced using controlled rotary evaporation method. In case of Iranian Heavy crude (IHC), evaporation rate after 48 hours was $29.3{\pm}0.4%$ (n=40, p<0.001). Evaporation was simulated using ADIOS2 weathering model and the result was in agreement with laboratory experiment. Chemical composition changes of petroleum hydrocarbons including alkanes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and biomarkers by evaporation rate were also analyzed. As oil evaporated, low molecular weight alkanes and PAHs decreased, while biomakers showed conservative characteristics. Among biomarkers, $17{\alpha}(H)$, $21{\beta}(H)$-hopane was used for calculation of weathering rates, which matched with evaporative mass losses. Weathering rate calculation using hopane showed that stranded oils of weathering stage I (28.9%) and mesocosm oil weathering experiment till 5 days (26.5%) were mainly affected by evaporation process.

해양으로 유출된 유류는 다양한 풍화과정을 통해 환경에서 제거되며, 증발이 유출사고 초기에 가장 우세한 풍화과정이다. 본 연구에서는 허베이스피리트호 사고유 중 이란산 원유를 대상으로 실험실에서 표준화된 증발실험을 실시하여 시간에 따른 물리화학적 변화를 관찰하였다. 증발과정에 영향을 미치는 유막두께, 풍속 등의 변수를 제어하여 48시간까지 노출한 결과 $29.3{\pm}0.4%$의 재현성 있는 결과를 산출하였다(n=40, p<0.001). 미국해양대기청의 풍화모델인 ADIOS2를 이용하여 환경조건에서 증발을 시뮬레이션한 결과 29%의 증발율을 구할 수 있었으며, 본 실험과 일치하는 결과를 확인하였다. 증발율에 따른 원유의 조성변화를 분석한 결과 저분자량의 알칸과 PAHs가 제거되었으나, 바이오마커 화합물은 증발에 의한 영향을 받지 않는 보전적인 특성을 나타냈다. 바이오마커 중 $17{\alpha}(H)$, $21{\beta}(H)$-hopane을 이용한 풍화율 계산값은 48시간 최종 값이 24.4%로 물리적인 증발에 따른 양적변화와 유사한 결과를 보였다. 호판을 이용한 풍화율 계산값 비교결과 사고 초기 현장 표착유(1단계 풍화 28.9%)와 메소코즘 풍화 실험 5일차(26.5%)까지는 풍화과정이 주로 증발에 의한 것으로 확인되었다.

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