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Impact of the Silicate Polymerization on the Formation of Insoluble Aluminium Silicate  

Gwon, Eun-Mi (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Korea University)
Hong, Seung-Kwan (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Korea University)
Kim, Ji-Hyong (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Korea University)
Jung, Wook-Jin (Department of Environmental Engineering & Biotechnology, Myongji University)
Yoo, Myung-Jin (Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul)
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The goal of this research was to identify the impact of silicate polymerization on the formation of insoluble aluminiumsilicate salts which could be a cause of irreversible fouling in the membrane process by lab-scale test. For this, the amount and characteristics of precipitates that were formed in six samples with different Al and Si concentration were analyzed. And the particles was also observed by SEM-EDS(Scanning Electron Microscope - Electron Dispersion Spectrophotometer) to compare morphology and ratio of Al and Si in each precipitates. Finally the reactive and nonreactive silicate contents in the solution and precipitates were analyzed to calculate silicate form content in each fraction. The amount of precipitates was in proportion to the total concentration of both element in solution. And the amount of insoluble particle that was not dissolved in the acid solution was recorded the highest in the sample 2 of which Si concentration was lower than the saturation concentration, 50 mg/L. The content of reactive silicate in precipitates was also recorded the highest value in sample 2 of which almost silicate form was reactive. When the silicate concentration is same, that value was recorded the highest in the sample with highest Al concentration. The SEM morphology of the precipitates was similar to that of Aluminiumhydroxide and the insoluble precipitates was not dissolved in acidic solution with pH 2.7 was able to observed only in sample 2. The ratio of Al and Si in the precipitates was ranged $0.48\sim3.14$, thai of sample 2 was recorded the highest value, 3.14. It is concluded that the insoluble aluminiumsilicate could be easily formed in the solution of which silicate exist as a reactive form and coexisting Al is sufficient.
Keywords
Aluminium Silicate; SEM-EDS; Silicate Polymerization; Membrane;
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