• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.163-165
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• 1998

한외여과 분리막을 이용한 공정은 화학공업을 비롯하여 의약품, 식품, 폐수 처리 및 반도체산업 등의 여러 분야에서 이용되고 있다. 그러나 한외여과 분리 공정에 잇어서 해결되어야 할 중요한 문제점은 투과유속의 감소현상이다. 용액의 투과유속이 순수의 투과유속보다 낮아지는 투과유속의 감소현상은 크게 농도분극과 막오염 현상에 기인한다. 농도분극에 의한 투과유속의 감소는 보통 1분 이내의 매우 짧은 시간 안에 일어나지만 시간이 지속됨에 따라 투과유속이 감소하는 현상은 막오염에 기인한다.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.360-366
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• 2011

The effect of cross-flow velocity and transmembrane pressure (TMP) on membrane fouling was observed from pilot-scale operation of thermophilic anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) treating food waste leachate. It was found that fouling rate was reduced significantly as cross-flow velocity increased at constant TMP mode of operation while this effectiveness was more pronounced at lower TMP. Higher TMP resulted in less permeable fouling layer possibly due to compressibility of foulant material on membrane surface. Particle sizes of membrane concentrate ranged from 10 to $100{\mu}m$, implying that shear-induced diffusion enhance back transport of these particle sizes away from the membrane effectively. From the continuous operation of AnMBR, it was confirmed that shear rate played an important role in the reduction of membrane fouling. Membrane autopsy works at the end of operation of AnMBR showed clearly that both organic and inorganic fouling were significant on membrane surface. Surface shear by cross-flow velocity was expected to be less effective to remove irreversible fouling which can be mainly caused by the adsorption of organic colloidal materials into membrane pores.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.176.1-176
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• 2003

제주지역 양조산업의 산업화 기술 개발의 일환으로 제주지역의 대표적인 전통 좁쌀 약주 제품에 대하여 유통 과정 중에 발생하는 침전 형성을 방지하는 기술을 개발하기 위하여 여과 공정 개선에 관한 연구를 실시하고 개선 방안을 제시하였다. 각종 공극 크기의 유리 막 여과지와 중공사막 카트리지 여과 연구 결과, 이 좁쌀 약주 제품에서 대부분이 침전 형성 가능한 입자들은 1.2$\mu\textrm{m}$여과 매질 공극 크기에 의한 여과에 의하여 제거 되여 보통의 소비에 문제가 되는 침전은 잘 않되는 것으로 조사되었다. 현재 제품 제조 현장에서 사용되고 있는 l$\mu\textrm{m}$ 공극 크기 원통형 정밀 여과기인 경우 이론적으로는 합당하나 여과 매질에 대한 산업 인 공극 크기에 대한 오차 한계인 $\pm$20-30% 때문에 일부제품에서 침전 발생하는 것으로 분석되었다. 또한 4$^{\circ}C$와 실온을 48시간씩 반복하면서 3개월간 저장 중 유리 막 여과지인 경우는 0.7$\mu\textrm{m}$ 공극크기의 여과에서도 세밀한 관찰에 의하여 침전형성이 관찰되었으나 중공사막인 경우에는 0.45$\mu\textrm{m}$에서도 전연 침전형성이 관찰되지 않았다. 따라서 완벽한 침전 형성 방지를 위해서는 최종 여과공정에 중공사막 여과 시스템 도입이 효과적이며, 설계 기준은 0.45$\mu\textrm{m}$ 공극과 내경 1mm정도의 중공사막을 유효 여과 면적 1$m^2$정도를 가지도록 하는 중공사막 여과 시스템인 경우 여과 능력은 약400ι/hr로 계산되었다.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.149-157
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• 2005

PFC(Perfluorocarbon) decontamination process is one of best methods to remove hot particulate adhered at inside surface of hot cell and surface of equipment in hot cell. It was necessary to develop a particulate filtration equipment to reuse PFC solution used on PFC decontamination due to its high cost and to minimize the volume of second wastewater. Contamination characteristics of hot particulate were investigated and then a filtration process was presented to remove hot particulate in PFC solution generated through PFC decontamination process. The removal efficiency of PVDF(Poly vinylidene fluoride), PP(Polypropylene), Ceramic(Al$_{2}$O$_{3}$ filter showed more than 95$\%$. The removal efficiency of PVDF filter was a little lower than those of other kiters at same pressure(3psi). A ceramic filter showed a higher removal efficiency with other filters, while a little lower flux rate than other filters. Due to inorganic composition, a ceramic filter was highly stable against radio nuclides in comparison with PVDF and PP membrane, which generate H$_{2}$ gas in e-radioactivity atmosphere. Therefore, the adoption of ceramic filter is estimated to be suitable for the real nitration process.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.113-121
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• 2009

Porous affinity chitosan and chitin membranes with good mechanical strength and high protein binding capacity were prepared by using silica particles as porogen. The maximum binding capacity of affinity chitosan membrane for BSA protein is 21.8mg/mL, and that of affinity chitin membrane for lysozyme enzyme is 26.1mg/mL. Chromatographic separations of BSA and lysozyme proteins using the porous affinity chitosan and chitin membranes were performed with change of the flow rate, loading amount and concentration of protein loading solutions. Protein eluted amount and binding yield were calculated from the filtration chromatograms consisted of loading/washing/elution sequences. Protein binding amount and yield were increased with decreasing of flow rate, increasing of loading amount and concentration of protein loading solutions. Those results suggest that the porous chitosan and chitin membranes prepared by using silica particles as porogen are suitable in affinity filtration chromatography for large scale separation of proteins.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.45-53
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• 2013

Membrane filtration processes are increasingly popular for drinking water treatment that requires high quality of water. But pre-treatment system (Coagulation/Flocculation/Sedimentation) requires increased footprint and installation cost. In addition, 5~10% of the concentrate are formed. In this study, the pressurized PVDF membrane (ECONITY Co., Ltd.) system was tested with surface water (Han River, South Korea) without pre-treatment. As a result, permeate flux was operated between 1 m/d and 2.4 m/d (at $25^{\circ}C$) without chemical cleaning for one year and membrane permeate turbidity was maintained stably under 0.05 NTU regardless of raw water turbidity. And we studied application of concetrate treatment of pressurized PVDF membrane by submerged PE membrane (ECONITY Co., Ltd.). As a result, we increased recovery of total treatment process to 99.5%.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.165-170
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• 2002

Membrane process was investigated to recover useful components, such as protein from rice-washing water generated in the production of the washed-rice. The filtration experiments were carried out using not only a dead-end Amicon cell to determine suitable membranes but also a hollow fiber ultrafiltration, spiral wound nanofiltration and reverse osmosis modules for home water purification. Ultrafiltration module(molecular weight cut-off : 10,000 dalton) was not suitable for recovery of useful components or protein in the rice-washing water, but nanofiltration and reverse osmosis modules showed a good performance. in the case of 250% concentration of the rice-washing water contained about 9% protein the proteins in concentrates of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis were 18% and 22%, which were about 2 and 2.4 times higher protein concentrations than those of feed, respectively.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.119-126
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• 1999

본 연구는 polysulfone 막을 표면처리 하여 오일 폐수를 한외여과 처리하였고 이때 fouling의 감소효과를 실험하였다. 고분자나 계면활성제를 polysulfone막에 흡착시켜 표면처리를 하였다. 다양하게 표면처리된 막으로 dodecane(0.1 v%)/물 에멀젼과 dodecane-계면활성제/물 에멀젼을 회분식 실험방법으로 수행하였다. SDS로 개질한 막으로 dodecane-계면활성제/물 에멀젼을 환외여과 처리하였을 때 fouling이 가장 작게 나타났고, 재사용에 좋은 방법으로 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.67-67
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• 1995

Metal-working lubricants, metal-finishing bath wastes, mechanical oil-water emlsion 등과 같은 공업 폐수들은 보통 0.1 $\mu$m 이하의 크기를 가지는 oil-in-water 에멀젼이 약 2 wt% 정도 포함되어 있어, oil의 함량이 30 wt% 이상이 되도록 농축시킨다면 재사용이 가능하게 되며, 정밀여과막이나 한외여과막으로 oil을 분리할 수 있다. 본 실험에서는 압출성형법으로 제조한 튜브형 다공성 $\alpha-Al_2O_3$ 담체(평균 기공 크기 = 0.7 $\mu$m, 길이:200,600mm, 직경:8mm, 두께:0.8mm) 위에 슬립 캐스팅법을 이용하여 TiO$_2$ 막을 코팅한 후 925$\circ$C에서 2시간 동안 열처리하여 정밀여과용 세라믹 막을 제조하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.31-36
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• 2008

This work was performed to evaluate the effect of membrane material and structure on fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor(MBR). Three types of microfiltration membranes with the same pore size of 0.1 $\mu$m but different materials, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polycarbonate(PCTE) and polyester(PETE), were used. While PETE membrane exhibited the most rapid flux decline throughout the operation, PCTE and PTFE had a similar tendency with regard to permeability. Difference in permeability between PETE and the other membranes gradually decreased with time, which was probably due to chemical cleaning. The higher TOC rejection of PETE membrane could be attributable to its faster fouling, resulting from a larger amount of foulants to get attached to the membrane in a shorter time. DOC fractionation using a DAX-8 resin showed that the composition of each fraction between the supernatant and permeates did not change significantly with operation time, indicating that membrane hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity was not a dominant factor affecting to MBR fouling in this study. Compared to other membranes, the fouling of PETE membrane was more influenced by pore clogging (irreversible fouling), which would probably contribute to a higher organic rejection of the PETE membrane.