• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.212-221
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• 2011

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are required to meet the reinforced discharge standards which are differentiated as 0.2, 0.3 and 0.5 mg-TP/L for the district I, II and III, respectively. Although most of WWTPs are operating advanced biological phosphorus removal system, the supplementary phosphorus treatment facility using chemical addition should be required almost at all WWTPs. Therefore, water quality data from several exemplary full-scale plants operating phosphorus treatment process were analyzed to evaluate the reliability of removal performance. Additionally, a series of jar tests were conducted to find optimal coagulants dose for phosphorus removal by chemical precipitation and to describe characteristics of the reaction and sludge production. Chemical costs and the increasing sludge volume in physicochemical phosphorus removal process were estimated based on the results of jar tests. The minimum coagulant (aluminium sulfate and poly aluminium chloride) doses to keep TP concentration below 0.5 and 0.2 mg/L were around 25 and 30 mg/L (as $Al_2O_3$), respectively, in the mixed liquor of activated sludge. In the tertiary treatment facility, relatively lower coagulant doses of 1/12~1/3 the minimum doses for activated sludge were required to achieve the same TP concentrations of 0.2~0.5 mg/L. Increase in suspended solids concentration due to chemical precipitates in mixed liquor was estimated at 10~11%, compared to the concentration without chemical addition. When coagulant was added into mixed liquor, chemical (aluminium sulfate) cost was estimated to be 4~10 times higher than in secondary effluent coagulation/separation process. Sludge production to be wasted was also 4~10 times higher than secondary effluent coagulation/separation process.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.50 no.11
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• pp.715-723
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• 2017

Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) in the water environment assemble fine, colloidal particles, such as clays, microorganisms and biomass, in large flocs, which are eventually subject to sedimentation and deposition and determine water/sediment quality and quantity. This study hence aimed to investigate the way that water and colloidal chemistry affects EPS-mediated flocculation of colloidal particles, using a jar-test experiment. Especially, ionic strength, divalent cation and humic substances concentrations were selected as experimental variables in the jar-test experiments, to elucidate their effects on EPS-mediated flocculation. A higher ionic strength increased flocculation capability, reducing electrostatic repulsion between EPS-attached colloidal particles and enhancing particle aggregation. 0.1 M NaCl ionic strength had higher flocculation capability, with 3 times larger floc size and 2.5 times lower suspended solid concentration, than 0.001 M NaCl. Divalent cations, such as $Ca^{2+}$, built divalent cationic bridges between colloidal particles and EPS (i.e., $colloid-Ca^{2+}-EPS$ or $EPS-Ca^{2+}-EPS$) and hence made colloidal particles to build into large, settelable flocs. A small $Ca^{2+}$ concentration enhanced flocculation capability, reducing suspended solid concentration 20 times lower than the initial dosed concentration. However, humic substances, adsorbed on colloidal particles, reduced flocculation, because they blocked EPS adsorption on colloidal particles and increased negative charges and electrostatic repulsion of colloidal particles. Suspended solid concentration in the tests with humic substances remained as high as the initial dosed concentration, indicating stabilization rather than flocculation. Findings about EPS-mediated flocculation in this research will be used for better understanding the fate and transport of colloidal particles in the water environment and for developing the best management practices for water/sediment quality.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.364-371
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• 1998

A theoretical model of particle agglomeration was developed to investigate the adhesive force between contiguous coal particles in CWM agglomerate. While heating bituminous coal to about $400^{\circ}C$ or above, the transient occurrence of plastic behavior of coal particles can be observed. The adhesive force in the process of agglomeration of coal particles was found to be proportional to the duration of plasticity of the particles. In the research, how the heating rate and the particle size distribution of CWM fuel influenced the formation of the agglomerate in CWM fuel at the heat-up stage was investigated by the model of particle agglomeration. Simulation program used to this experiment was RKG method and was programmed by Fortran. It was represented that by the model of particle agglomeration, the adhesive force in the process of the particle agglomeration in CWM fuel was inversely proportional to the heating rate but proportional to particle size.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.639-645
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• 2008

The objectives of this research are to (1) observe changes in particle size distribution due to formation of microflocs during coagulation process (2) identify the membrane fouling potential on cross flow system (3) investigate the mechanism of membrane fouling. The rate of flux decline for the hydrophobic membrane was significantly greater than for the hydrophilic membrane, regardless of pretreatment conditions. The pretreatment of the raw water significantly reduced the fouling of the UF membrane. Also, the rate of flux decline for the hydrophobic membrane was considerably greater than for the hydrophilic membrane. Applying coagulation process before membrane filtration showed not only reducing membrane fouling, but also improving the removal of dissolved organic materials that might otherwise not be removed by the membrane. That is, during the mixing period, substantial changes in particle size distribution occurred under rapid and slow mixing condition due to the simultaneous formation of microflocs and NOM precipitates. Therefore, combined pretreatment using coagulation not only improved dissolved organics removal efficiency but also flux recovery efficiency.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.475-484
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• 2002

A series of settling tests and physico-chemical property tests on Saemankeum fine-cohesive sediments has been conducted in order to investigate the correlation between settling properties and their physico-chemical properties which are represented as grain size distribution, mineralogical composition, and percentage of organic contents. Experimental results of physico-chemical property tests show that Saemankeum sediments are relatively large in average grain size(52${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$), and contain very small organic materials(2%), and are dominantly composed of Quarts in mineralogical aspect which has relatively low cohesion. Thus, Saemankeum sediments might be specified as the sediments whose settling properties are more influenced by the gravity than the cohesion. This characteristics of Saemankeum sediments are found to lead to relatively small settling velocity in flocculated settling region in which increasing cohesion results in increasing settling velocity, while relatively large settling velocity in hindered settling region in which settling velocity decreases with increasing cohesion.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.117-117
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• 2010

나노입자 제조 기술이 점차 발전하면서 금속산화물, 반도체용 및 태양전지용, 신소재 등 다양한 응용분야에 사용하고 있다. 따라서 이와 같은 나노입자 제조방법으로는 펄스 레이저 용사법(pulsed laser ablation), 플라즈마 아크 합성법(plasma arc synthesis), 열분해법(pyrolysis), plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD)법 등과 같은 기상공정이 많이 사용되고 있다. 기상공정은 기존의 공정에 비해 고순도 입자의 대량 생산, 다성분 입자의 화학적 균질성 유지, 비교적 간단하고 깨끗한 공정 등의 장점을 가지고 있다. 기상공정에서 일반적인 입자 형성 메커니즘은 기체 상태의 화학 물질이 물리적 공정 혹은 화학 반응에 의해 과포화상태에 도달하게 되며, 이 때 동질 핵생성(homogeneous nucleation)이 일어나고 생성된 핵(nuclei)에 기체가 응축되고 충돌, 응집하면서 입자는 성장하게 된다. 열분해법은 실리콘 나노입자를 생산하는 기상공정 중 하나이다. 일반적으로 열분해 공정은 지속적으로 열이 가해지는 반응기 내에 반응기체인 $SiH_4$을 주입하고, 운반기체는 He, $H_2$, Ar, $N_2$ 등을 사용하였을 때, 높은 열로 인해 $SiH_4$가 분해되며, 이 때 가스-입자 전환 현상(gas to particle conversion)이 일어나 실리콘 입자가 형성된다. 그러나 입자 형성과정은 $SiH_4$ 농도, 유량, 작동 압력, 온도 등 매우 다양한 요소에 영향을 받는다. 고, 복잡한 화학반응 메커니즘에 의해 명확히 규명되지는 못하고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 복잡한 화학반응을 해석하는 상용코드 CHEMKIN 4.1.1을 이용하여 열분해 반응기 내에서의 실리콘 입자 형성, 성장, 응집, 전송 모델을 만들고 이를 수치해석하였다. 표면 반응, 응집, 전송에 의한 입자 성장 메커니즘을 포함하고 있는 aerosol dynamics model을 method of moment법으로 해를 구하였으며, 이를 실험 결과와 비교하여 모델링을 검증하였다. 또한 반응기의 온도, 압력, 가스 농도, 유량 등의 요소를 고려하여 실리콘 나노입자를 형성하는 최적의 조건을 연구하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.1-1
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• 2017

녹조현상은 부영양화된 호수나 유속이 느린 하천에서 부유성의 조류(식물 플랑크톤)가 대량 증식하여 수면에 집적하게 되고 물의 색을 현저하게 녹색으로 변화시킴으로써 발생된다. 최근에는 이러한 녹조 현상이 광역화, 독성화, 장기화의 특성을 띠며 빈번히 발생되고 있다. 녹조현상은 독소를 발생시키는 남조류에 의해 수생식물에 악영향을 주는 것으로 알려져 있다. 예를 들면 독소에 의한 가축에의 영향, 생태계 파괴로 인한 생태학적인 문제, 산소결핍으로 인한 물고기 및 각종 수중생물 폐사 등의 심각한 문제를 야기한다. 또한 조류는 식수에서 맛과 냄새를 유발할 뿐 아니라 Microcystin-LR과 같은 유해한 독소를 배출하여 공중 보건을 위협한다. 이에 식수원으로 사용되는 하천의 조류 번식에 따른 대응방안 마련이 절실히 요구된다. 유입되는 조류로 부터의 정수처리 설비의 처리 부하를 줄이기 위해서는 취수시스템과 연계한 고속 전처리 조류 제거 시스템을 개발이 필요하다. 기존의 전기응집부상공정(Electro-Coagulation and Flotation, ECF)은 화학 약품(응집제) 투여량이 적은 이점이 있지만 비교적 긴 전기 분해 시간이 필요하여 기존 정수처리 시스템과 연계성에 있어 한계가 있다. 이에 본 연구는 전기 분해 시간을 줄여 유입된 조류를 수 초 내에 응집하여 1분 이내에 조류를 분리하는 초고속 조류 전처리 기술을 개발하였다. 개발된 기술의 현장적용 및 실험 결과, 응집과정이 없이도 Chlo-a는 약 45 %의 제거 효율을 나타났다. 또한 응집제의 투입 및 전극에 의한 부상시스템에 의해 Chlo-a가 약 80 %로 제거되는 것으로 나타나 빈번하게 발생되는 조류로부터 안정적인 물 공급을 위한 전처리 공정으로 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.25.3-25.3
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• 2011

반도체형 가스센서의 가스 감응은 산화물 표면과 주변 가스와의 화학적 반응에 기인한 것이므로 나노 크기의 감응물질 입자를 합성하여 비표면적을 넓히려는 연구가 많이 진행되어 왔다. 일반적으로 감응 물질의 크기가 나노 스케일로 감소하면 가스 감응 특성이 증가하지만, 심한 응집으로 가스 확산이 어려워 가스 감응 특성이 저하되게 된다. 따라서 비표면적이 크면서도 응집이 덜한 나노 구조체가 산화물 가스 센서에 이용되어 왔다. 특히 중공구조는 응집이 적고 가스확산이 용이하며 큰 비표면적을 가지기 때문에 널리 연구되어진 나노구조체이다. 한편 산화철은 친환경적인 n-type 반도체로써 에너지 저장소, 촉매, 리튬-이온 배터리의 양극물질, 가스센서 등의 응용분야에 널리 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Solvothermal에 의한 자기조립 방법으로 산화철 중공구조를 합성하고 기능화를 위해 귀금속 촉매인 Pt를 첨가하였다. $400^{\circ}C$에서 에탄올 가스에 대한 가스 감응 측정을 통해 대조군인 산화철 응집체와 나노 스케일의 구에 비해 중공구조가 가스 감응에 유리함을 보고한다.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.230-239
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• 2004

Treatment of a dyeing wastewater was carried out using polyamide RO-membranes. Before applying the wastewater to the membrane process, it was pretreated with various chemical coagulants such as alum, ferric chloride and HOC-100A. In order to see the effect of the pretreatment on the membrane separation process, the optimum conditions for the coagulation and sedimentation process were sought. As a result, by the pretreatment, for all the coagulants used, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and UV-absorbance of the wastewater were lowered by more than 70%. The pretreated wastewater was then applied to the membrane process. The effect of the coagulants used for the pretreatment on the membrane fouling was studied. From this study, it was found that the HOC-100A was the best out of the coagulants used for the removal of the materials that could cause membrane fouling.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.51 no.2
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• pp.177-183
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• 2018

This study assessed an application of electrocoagulation (EC) for the removal of cobalt (Co) in radioactive liquid waste from nuclear power plant. The EC process is an electrochemical means to remove a contaminant in wastewater and a novel process to complement the disadvantage of chemical treatment and membrane process. Radioactive liquid waste has been produced from washing process of radio nuclide power plant cooling system. The EC process eliminates Co from the electrolyte within 10 min; in addition, the dewatered sludge produced in EC process is only 0.2 g. Therefore, the EC process is a promising technique for the removal of Co in radioactive liquid waste and volume reduction of wastes.