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Comparison of Fe(III) Coagulants and their Characterization for Water Treatment

수처리용 Fe(III)계 응집제의 특성 및 응집특성 비교

  • Received : 2016.01.19
  • Accepted : 2016.03.09
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

This research explored the feasibility of preparing and utilizing preformed polymeric solution of Fe(III) as coagulants for water treatment. The differentiation and quantification of hydrolytic Fe(III) species in coagulant was done by utilizing spectrophotometric method based on the interaction of Fe(III) with Ferron as a complexing agent. The properties of the synthesized polymeric iron chloride (PICl) showed that the quantity of polymeric Fe(III) produced at r = 1.5 was 20% of the total iron in solution, as showing maximum contents. Coagulation experiments were conducted under the condition of various coagulant doses and pH for each coagulant prepared. From the comparison of the characterization of coagulation for $FeCl_3$ (r = 0.0) and PICl (r = 0.5, 1.0, 1.5) coagulants, PICl (r = 0.5, 1.0, 1.5) coagulants was found to be more effective than other coagulant for the removal of organic matters. The experimental results for the coagulation tests at various pH ranges showed that the PICl was least affected by the coagulation pH and PICl was very effective for the removal of turbidity and organic materials over wide pH range (pH 4-9) tested.

수처리용 응집제로서 미리 가수분해시켜 고분자성 Fe(III)의 이용과 제조에 대한 연구에서, Ferron 분석법을 통해 Fe(III) 응집제내에 함유된 가수분해종을 정량화하고 그 차이를 살펴보았다. 제조된 PICl (polymeric iron chloride) 중에서 r = 1.5의 경우에서 가장 많은 20%의 고분자성 Fe(III)종을 함유하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 응집 실험은 r 값에 따라 제조된 응집제를 이용하여 응집제 주입량과 응집 pH의 조건을 달리하여 수행하였다. $FeCl_3$ (r = 0.0)와 PICl (r = 0.5, 1.0, 1.5)를 이용한 응집 특성 비교에서, PICl (r = 0.5, 1.0, 1.5)에서 $FeCl_3$ (r = 0.0) 보다 유기물 제거에 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 응집 pH에 따른 응집 실험에서도 PICl의 경우에서 pH에 대한 영향이 적게 나타났으며, 폭 넓은 응집 pH(pH 4-9)에서 탁도와 유기물 제거효율이 높은 것으로 나타났다.

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