• Membrane Journal
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.126-132
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• 2022

Water purifiers have a quite different characteristic in comparison with general membrane water treatment processes in which the running and resting are repeated dozens of times a day. In the case of water purifiers using reverse osmosis membranes, this characteristic makes a phenomenon that the total dissolved solids (TDS) of permeate in water purifiers at the beginning of running shows a higher value than a normal value (TDS reduction is lower than a normal value). It is called "TDS creep". The effects of resting times and feed concentrations on the TDS creep were investigated. The feed flushing, the volume increase in permeate side and the flushing with purified water were applied to reduce TDS creep and the effectiveness were observed. Among these trials, the minimization of concentration between feed and permeate side of reverse osmosis membrane like the flushing with purified water can be an ultimate solution to reduce the TDS creep.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.181-190
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• 2023

Wastewater purification is one of the most important techniques for controlling environmental pollution and fulfilling the demand for freshwater supply. Various technologies, such as different types of distillations and reverse osmosis processes, need higher energy input. Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an alternative method in which power consumption is deficient and works on the supercapacitor principle. Research is going on to improve the electrode materials to improve the efficiency of the process. A reverse electrodialysis (RED) is the most commonly used desalination technology and osmotic power generator. Among many studies conducted to enhance the efficiency of RED, MXene, as an ion exchange membrane (IEM) and 2D nanofluidic channels in IEM, is rising as a promising way to improve the physical and electrochemical properties of RED. It is used alone and other polymeric materials are mixed with MXene to enhance the performance of the membrane further. The maximum desalination performances of MXene with preconditioning, Ti₃C₂T_x, Nafion, and hetero-structures were respectively measured, proving the potential of MXene for a promising material in the desalination industry. In terms of osmotic power generating via RED, adopting MXene as asymmetric nanofluidic ion channels in IEM significantly improved the maximum osmotic output power density, most of them surpassing the commercialization benchmark, 5 Wm^-2. By connecting the number of unit cells, the output voltage reaches the point where it can directly power the electronic devices without any intermediate aid. The studies around MXene have significantly increased in recent years, yet there is more to be revealed about the application of MXene in the membrane and osmotic power-generating industry. This review discusses the electrodialysis process based on MXene composite membrane.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2003.09a
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• pp.180-183
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• 2003

제주지역 하수종말처리장에서 발생하는 방류수(2차 처리수)를 재이용함으로써 지하수에 편중된 제주도의 용수 이용패턴을 다원화하는 대체수자원으로 활용하기 위하여 2001년 6월부터 하수처리장 방류수 재이용 방안연구를 실시하였다. 제주도내에서 운영 중인 3개 하수종말처리장의 방류수에 대한 장기적인 수질검사 결과, 염소이온 함량이 높아 재처리를 하지 않은 상태로 재이용 하기는 곤란한 것으로 파악되었다. 따라서, 재처리를 위한 최적의 공정을 선정하기 위해 pilot test를 실시한 결과, 방류수를 MF(정밀여과)막 전처리 ＋ RO(역삼투)막 처리의 재처리 공정으로부터 재처리된 물(3차 처리수)의 수질은 먹는물로 사용하더라도 전혀 문제가 없을 만큼 깨끗하게 처리되었다. 따라서 방류수 배출량이 많은 제주시 도두 하수처리장과 서귀포 보목 하수처리장의 방류수를 재처리하여 비음용 생활용수, 골프장 관개 수용수, 농업용수, 지하수 인공 함양용수 등으로 재이용하는 방안을 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.143-145
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• 1998

식품공업 분야에서 특정 성분의 분리, 정제, 농축은 매우 중요한 단위공정으로써 추출(Extraction), 여과(Filtration), 증류(Distillation), 증발(Evaporation)등의 조작을 통하여 실시되고 있다. 최근 들어 화학공업, 기계공업, 식품공업의 지속적인 발전에 힘입어 단위조작을 효율적으로 실시할 수 있는 기술로써 국내의 산업화되고 있는 것이 분리막 기술이다. 현재 식품공업 분야에서 활용되고 있는 분리막공정의 종류는 정밀여과(Microfiltration), 한외여과(Ultrafiltration), 초정밀여과(Nanofiltration), 역삼투(Reverse Osmosis) 시스템으로 유제품, 조미료, 음료공업, 장유산업, 기능성 인자의 분리 등에 공업적으로 점차 그 도입 가능성이 증가하고 있다.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.213-219
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• 2000

In order to resolve the problem of aged land[jlJ leachate treatment, limitation in removal of non-biodegradable materials and denitrification caused by carbon source shortage, we applied combined process consisted of 5MBR and RO to leachate treatment. We perfonned 5MBR pilot plant tests on Yongin City for a period of about lOOdays, demonstrated the performance of the SlVlUR process (($NH_3$-N removal efficiency; 90%). But there was also limitation to removal of non-biodegradable materials and denitrification. In full-scale plant we observed the IXrformance of combined process (SMI3R + R/O) in order to confirm the expected treatment efficiencies. Their results were approximately 98%, 94% of treatment efficiency in case of $COD_{Cr}$(<3 mg/L) and TN(<50 mg/L)respectively and the results of treatment were stable.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.111-121
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• 2019

An organic citrate series draw solute was synthesized using diethyl malonate for forward osmosis. The structure of the final compound potassium pentane-1,3,3,5-tetracarboxylate was confirmed by $^1H-NMR$ and $^{13}C-NMR$ analysis. Osmotic pressure, solubility, water permeability and reverse salt flux were measured for the properties of the draw solute. Forward osmosis results showed that the draw solute exhibited higher water flux than other draw solutes of trisodium citrate and tripotassium citrate. Reverse salt flux of all the organic daw solutes was much lower than that of NaCl. The osmotic pressure of the synthesized draw solute was 25% lower than that of NaCl. The solubility of the draw solute was 317 g/ 100 g water, which is 8.8 times higher than that of NaCl. A commercialized nanofiltration membrane was used for the recovery of the draw solute. The draw solute could be effectively recovered at low pressure.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1996.10a
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• pp.8-11
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• 1996

전기투석은 역삼투압, 한외여과와 함께 가장 많이 이용되고 막공정 중의 하나이다. 전기투석은 다른 막공정과 같이 막의 선택성에 의한 분리조작이며 병렬식 배열에 의한 막의 이용이 가능하고 막오염 현상이 있으며 따라서 막-유체간의 접촉에 대한 제어가 필요하다. 전기투석은 운전목적에 따라 desalting electrodialysis(ED)와 water-splitting electrodiaiysis(WSED)로 구분할 수 있다. Desalting electrodialysis는 고전적 의미의 탈염을 위한 전기투석공정이며 WSED는 bipolar membrane을 이용하여 염을 산과 염기로 분리시키는 기능을 갖는 전기투석 공정을 말한다. WSED는 전기적으로 물을 분리한다는 의미로서 Electrohydrolysis로 불리기도 한다. WSED의 기본원리는 bipolar membrane의 양쪽면에서 수소이옹과 수산이온을 발생시켜 산 또는 염기용액으로 전달하고 bipolar membrane에 접하고 있는 양이온 또는 음이온 교환막에서는 각 용액의 전기적 중성을 유지하기 위해 대응하는 이온을 투과시키는 것이다. WSED는 염으로부터 산 염기제조 뿐만아니라 염의 형태로 생성되는 유기산, 아미노산 등 발효생성물의 회수 또는 acidification에 이용되고 있다.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.12-13
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• 1994

막분리 공정을 이용하여 수용액상에 존재하는 유기 오염물질을 제거하기 위해서는 역삼투나 투과중발법의 도입이 필요하다. 그러나 두가지 공정 모두 대단위의 처리를 위해서는 막대한 시설$\cdot$가동비를 필요로 한다. 특히 물속에 녹아 있는 방향족 유기물들은 심각한 환경오염의 주범이 되고 있음에도 불구하고 효율적이고 경제적인 처리가 거의 이루어지지 않고 있다. Micllar enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) 공정은 오염물이 녹아있는 수용액에 계면활성제를 투입하여 오염물이 포함된 micelle을 형성시킨 후 이를 한외여과함으로써 계면활성제와 유기물을 동시에 제거하는 공정이다[1]. 이 공정을 이용함으로써 한외여과막의 종류, 유기 오염물의 특성에 다른 제거 효율의 변화나 최적 조업 조건 등에 대한 체계적인 연구[3,4]가 미흡한 실정이다.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.142-150
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• 2014

This paper is to develop the process suitable for the advanced treatment of liquid fertilizer from the livestock night soil treatment facility (biogas plant). Nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) process was used, respectively, for the advanced treatment of liquid fertilizer. And membrane bioreactor (MBR) with and without biomedia were tested, respectively, for the pretreatment. It was found that almost T-N of the liquid fertilizer was composed of ammoniacal nitrogen. Transmembrane pressure of MBR with biomedia increased slowly during the operation time, while that of MBR without biomedia increased rapidly at the initial time. But there was no difference observed in the removal efficiencies of COD, T-N, and T-P irrespective of the dosage of biomedia. When the liquid fertilizer was pretreated by MBR with biomedia, the removal efficiencies of COD, T-N, and T-P were 99.8, 86.5%, and 99.8% by NF, and 99.9, 86.8%, and 99.8% by RO, respectively. Compared with the effluent quality standards of the livestock night soil treatment facility, the water quality treated by MBR and NF/RO process met the standard for COD and T-P, but exceeded the permitted standard for T-N. In order to meet the effluent quality standard for T-N, it is necessary to change the MBR operation cycle or to add the secondary treatment by NF/RO.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.12-18
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• 1999

This research was undertaken to do the technical and economical feasibility study of membrane water treatment system. For the technical feasibility study, batch water treatment system using UF(ultrafiltration) was set up and several experiments were carried out. The performance of the UF membrane was tested in terms of turbidity. The experimental results showed that the UF membrane process produced less than 1 NTU water regardless of input water turbidity. For the economical feasibility study, the cost model was analyzed and programmed for simulation. Also costs of the membrane water treatment and the conventional treatment were evaluated. The simulation results showed that the unit production cost increased when design flow or permeate flow decreased. The production cost of membrane water treatment system was lower than that of the conventional system. Both technical and economical feasibility study showed that the UF membrane water purification system was a very competitive water purification process.