• 산업기술연구
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• 제27권B호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2007

Humic substances generally comprise 30-50% of the dissolved organic carbon in water. They can affect water quality adversely in several ways and they are important from a water treatment perspective due to their role as precursors for the formation of chlorination by-products such as trihalomethanes. The objectives of this research are to investigate the characteristics of organic matter using raw water of Chuncheon area, to isolate the humic substance fractions from natural water samples, and characterize the extracted humic substances. Humic substances were fractionated according to "isolation of IHSS aquatic humic and fulvic acids" using XAD resin adsorption technique. Characteristics of humic substances were analyzed through DOC, $UV_{254}$, $SUVA_{254}$, FT-IR spectra, fluorescence analysis.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제31권B호
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• pp.127-132
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• 2011

Humic substances is accounted for for the largest proportion in natural organic matter(NOM) and NOM is widely distributed in varying concentration in all aquatic and soil. They can affect water quality adversely in several ways by contributing undesirable color, complexing with metal and yielding metal concentrations exceeding normal solubility. Ozonation is one of the efficient treatments for degradation of humic substances which cause some problems in water treatment. Especially, the combination of ozone and granular activated carbon was applied to degradation humic acid in aquatic system. The aim of this work to test the available of acid-treated granular activated carbon as catalyst in the ozonation of humic acid.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제15권9호
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• pp.777-781
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• 1994

Three humic acids (HA) and one fulvic acid (FA) are extracted from soils of the Okch'on Basin (Koyesan, Yongkwang and Taejon), and are purified and characterized using $^1H,\;^{13}C$ NMR, and IR spectroscopic methods. The results are compared with one another and with commerical humic acid (Aldrich Co) and aquatic humic acid from Gorleben underground aquifer in Germany. The IR and $^1H\;and\;^{13}C$ NMR spectral features are found to be nearly identical, suggesting that humic substances formed in the Okch'on Basin have quite similar chemical properties. These humic substances from Okch'on Basin soils have undergone low degree of aromatic condensation and have high contents of aliphatic functionalities including carbohydrates.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2002

The seasonal patterns of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in Lake Kasumigaura, a shallow, eutrophic lake, and serveral DOM sources in its catchment area were investigated. DOM was fractionated using three resin adsorbents into classes: aquatic humic substances (AHS=humic acid+fulvic acid), hydrophobic neutrals (HoN), hydrophilic acids (HiA), bases (BaS) and hydrophilic neutrals (HiN). The DOM produced significantly different fraction distributions depending on the origin of sample. AHS and HiA prevailed over AHS in the lake while AHS and HiA existed at almost the same concentration levels in the rivers. AHS seems to be a more dominant component in rever water than lake water. The dominance of organic acids was also observed in the DOM sources: forest stream (FS), plowed field percolate (PFP), domestic sewage (DS) and sewage treatment plant effluent (STPE).

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.99-107
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• 1995

Various humic substances are widely distributed in natural water body, such as rivers and lakes and cause the yellowish or brownish color to water. The evidence that humic substances are precursors of THMs formation in chlorinated drinking water has been reported m the Jiteratures. For the reason of public health as well as aesthetics, needs for humic substances removal have been increased in the conventional water treatment processes. In this research, the characteristics of aluminium coagulation of humic acids and humic acids were investigated. The optimum pH and coagulants dosage to remove these materials simultaneously by coagulation were alto studied. The results are as followed; 1. UV-254 absorptiometry for measuring the concentration of aquatic humic acids showed good applicability and stable results. 2. The optimal pH range for humic acids removal by aluminium coagulation was 5 to 5.5, however, an increase in aluminium coagulant dosage could enhance the removal rate of humic acids in the wide pH range. 3. Coprecipitation of humic acids in the typical pH range of 6.5 to 8 in water treatment processes may require the sweep coagulation mechanism with the excess aluminium coagulant dosage. 4. Using PAC(poly aluminium chloride) or PASS(poly aluminium silica sulfate) as coagulants was able to expand the operating range for removing humic acids. 5. From the coagulation of humic substances(UV-254) and turbidity at pH range of 5.5 - 6.0 and alum dose of 86 ppm, the removal efficiency of turbidity from the reservoir water was above 90% and that of UV-254 was above 70%. 6. By using the reservoir water, the optimum condition of rapid mixing for simultaneous removal of turbidity and UV-254 absorbance was pH of 5.8 and LAS dose of 86 ppm, in this study.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.181-193
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• 2006

The hydrophilic or hydrophobic characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) from different origins in lake and river waters were investigated using spectrometric and chromatographic analyses of water samples. DOM in a deep, mesotrophic lake (Lake Unmun) was fractionated using three types of ion exchange resins and classified into aquatic humic substances (AHS), hydrophobic neutrals (HoN), hydrophilic acids (HiA), hydrophilic neutrals (HiN), and bases (BaS). The DOM fractionation provided insight into the understanding of the nature of heterogeneous DOM molecules present in different water sources. The UV/DOC ratios were determined for samples from the influent river and lake waters during DOM fractionation and incubation. AHS prevailed over DOM in the lake and river waters. After biodegradation, the relative contribution of AHS in the total DOM became more significant. It indicates that the AHS fraction would increase while water stay long time in the lake.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.240-246
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• 2005

오존 및 입상활성탄 공정으로 구성된 고도정수처리시설을 대상으로 공정유입수인 모래여과수를 포함하는 각각의 공정수로부터 휴믹물질(HS; humic substances)을 분리 및 추출하여 작용기 분포, 화학적 조성, FT-IR(Fourier transform infrared) 그리고 $^1H$-NMR(proton nuclear magnetic resonance) 스펙트럼을 분석하여 구조 및 화학적 특성을 평가하였다. 오존처리에 이어 입상활성탄 흡착처리를 거치면서 휴믹성분(humic fraction)의 농도분포는 36.3%에서 24.2%로 단계적으로 감소하였으며, 모래여과수가 활성탄 흡착칼럼으로 직접 유입되는 공정의 경우 36.3%에서 25.0%로 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 전오존처리 이후 활성탄 흡착처리시 HS 중 페놀기(phenolic groups)와 카르복실기(carboxylic groups)의 농도분포는 38.4%에서 23.5%로 그리고 61.6%에서 43.3%로 각각 감소하였으며, 전오존처리하지 않은 경우 38.4%에서 24.0%로 그리고 61.6%에서 44.9%로 각각 감소하였다. 정수처리를 거치면서 HS의 카르복실기에 대한 페놀기의 비율에 따라 HS 분자구조 중 O/C 몰비가 감소하거나 또는 증가하는 결과를 나타내었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.540-547
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 한강원수로부터 물리화학적인 분리방법으로 휴믹물질(HS; humic substances)을 분리하여 HS의 계절별 분포특성을 조사하고, 식물분해산물에 의한 유기물 구성이 지배적인 자연형 하천수로부터 추출된 HS와 함께 다양한 분광학적 특성분석을 통하여 구조화학적 특성을 비교하고 그 기원특성을 평가하였다. 한강원수로부터 분리된 HS(HRHS)의 구성분율은 연평균 47.0%로, 건기에 비해서 우기에 상대적으로 높은 것으로 나타났다. HRHS는 다른 지역의 수계에서 추출된 HS보다 방향성(aromaticity)과 부식화도 (humification degree)가 상대적으로 낮은 것으로 조사되었으며, 이는 수환경계에서 부식화가 진행되는 유기물질의 기원특성과 이들 물질이 축합반응(polymerization)에 기여하는 정도에 따라서 그 구조화학적 성질이 차이를 나타내기 때문으로 보인다. 적외선분광(FT-IR)과 양성자핵자기공명$(^1H-NMR)$ 그리고 형광(fluorescence)분석은 HRHS와 상용화된 HS 간의 구조화학적 차이를 명확히 나타내었으며, FT-IR 및 $^1H-NMR$과 같은 전통적인 분광분석법에 비해서 상대적으로 단순화된 전처리과정과 짧은 응답시간을 요하는 형광분석법이 분석절차상 HS의 방향성 및 부식화도를 평가하기 위한 가장 효율적인 분석수단으로 평가되었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.234-240
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• 2000

수질계의 부식산을 화학적 산화처리하기 위한 방법의 하나로 광산화공정을 도입하여 부식산의 특성 변화를 조사하였다. 광산화공정은 UV단독, UV/$TiO_2$ 및 UV/$H_2O_2$ 시스템을 실험하였다. UV 단독 조사시 TOC 제거율은 pH 7-9에서 가장 높았으며, 흡광도는 강알카리성 영역에서 감소율이 향상된 결과를 보였다. 각 시스템별로 처리도를 보면, UV/$TiO_2$ 시스템의 경우 $TiO_2$ 의 농도가 50ppm 일때 TOC 제거와 흡광도 감소의 효율이 높았으며 50ppm 이상을 투입해도 처리율에 변화가 없었다. UV/$H_2O_2$ 시스템에서는 과산화수소의 농도가 20mM이 최적의 주입농도로 조사되었으며, 그 이상 투입할 경우 TOC와 흡광도의 처리율이 저하되었다. 탄산이온을 첨가할 경우, TOC 제거율 및 UV 흡광도의 감소율 모두 감소하며, TOC 제거율이 흡광도 감소율에 비해 상대적으로 더 크게 나타났다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.125-131
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• 2005

Natural organic matter(NOM) is defined as the complex matrix of organic material and abundant in natural waters. It affects the performance of unit operations for water purification. Several kinds of analytical indicators such as DOC, specific ultraviolet absorbance(SUVA), apparent molecular weight (AMW), fractionation and high performance size exclusive chromatography(HPSEC) have been used to understand characteristics and variations of NOM. This study aims to evaluate the characteristics of NOM in the Geum River system comprising with stream flows and reservoirs. It was identified that SUVA denoting the portion of humic substance in water ranged within 1.60~3.36. Using resin adsorbents, dissolved organic carbon(DOC) was fractionated into three classes: hydrophobic bases(HOB), hydrophobic acids(HOA) and hydrophilic substances(HI). HI dominates in all samples, collectively accounting for more than 62% of the DOC. HOA was the second dominated fraction and it varied considerably but accounted for about 30% of the DOC. The distribution of high molecular weight(HMW) measured by HPSEC being used to determine the molecular weight distribution of aquatic humic substances was 40.1% and 38.7% in reservoir and stream flow, respectively. The distribution of low molecular weight(LMW) in stream flow was 13.2% higher than that in reservoir. And apparent molecular weight less than 1KDa, which include the molecular weight of hydrophilic organic matter, occupied with 69.2% and 68.2% in stream flow and reservoir, respectively. While the molecular weight of 1 to 100 KDa including humic substances ranged with 18.6% and 21.6% in stream flow and reservoir, respectively. Seasonal variation of refractory dissolved organic carbon was similar to that of SUVA.