• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.207-219
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• 2014

Fouling is one of the critical factors associated with the application of membrane technology in treating palm oil mill effluent (POME), due to the presence of high concentration of solid organic matter, oil, and grease. In order to overcome this, chemical cleaning is needed to enhance the effectiveness of membranes for filtration. The potential use of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), sodium chloride (NaCl), hydrochloric acid (HCl), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and ultrapure water (UPW) as cleaning agents have been investigated in this study. It was found that sodium hydroxide is the most powerful cleaning agent, the optimum conditions that apply are as follows: 3% for the concentration of NaOH, $45^{\circ}C$ for temperature solution, 5 bar operating pressure, and solution pH 11.64. Overall, flux recovery reached 99.5%. SEM images demonstrated that the membrane surface after cleaning demonstrated similar performance to fresh membranes. This is indicative of the fact that NaOH solution is capable of removing almost all of the foulants from PES membranes.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.401-404
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 PCB의 먼지 제거용 세정제로 사용되는 스프레이형 세정제를 선정하였다. 전자 반도체 부품의 세정에서 분무 세정의 원리를 적용시킨 제품의 분사력을 평가하기 위해 기판(IPC-A-36)을 사용하여 세정제를 분사하여 분사시간에 따라 그 이동거리를 비교하였다. 철가루와 먼지를 오염물, 기판(IPC-A-36)을 시편으로 하여 일반시험 평가법의 방법 중 가장 보편적으로 쓰이는 중량법으로 오염물에 따른 세정성능을 측정하여 비교하였다. 기판의 이동거리는 분사 시간이 늘어남에 따라 증가하였다. 1회 세정 시(3초간 분사) 먼지와 철가루는 오염물의 양이 증가함에 따라 세정효율이 감소하였고 특히 먼지 오염물은 매우 급격한 세정효율의 감소를 보였다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2021

This study optimized the chemical cleaning process of discarded RO membranes for reuse in less demanding separation processes. The effect of physicochemical parameters, including the temperature, cleaning time, pH of the cleaning solution, and addition of additives, on the cleaning process was investigated. The membrane performance was evaluated by testing the flux recovery rate and salt rejection before and after the cleaning process. High temperatures (45-50 ℃) resulted in a better flux recovery rate of 71% with more than 80% salt rejection. Equal time for acid and base cleaning 3-3 h presented a 72.43% flux recovery rate with salt rejection above 85%. During acid and base cleaning, the best results were achieved at pH values of 3.0 and 12.0, respectively. Moreover, 0.05% concentration of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid presented 72.3% flux recovery, while 69.2% flux was achieved using sodium dodecyl sulfate with a concentration of 0.5%; both showed >80% salt rejection, indicating no damage to the active layer of the membrane. Conversely, 0.5% concentration of sodium percarbonate showed 83.1% flux recovery and 0.005% concentration of sodium hypochlorite presented 85.2% flux recovery, while a high concentration of these chemicals resulted in oxidation of the membrane that caused a reduction in salt rejection.

• 청정기술
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.9-21
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• 2003

CFC-113, 1,1,1-TCE는 오존파괴물질로 선진국에서는 이미 사용이 전면 규제되고 있고 MC, TCE는 유해성 또는 발암성물질로 판명되어 일부사업장에서 제한적으로 사용되고 있다. 그러므로 세정성이 좋고 환경/안전성이 우수한 대체세정제를 개발하여 사용하거나 기존 개발된 세정제 중에서 우수한 세정제를 선정하여 사용하는 것이 필요한 실정이다. 대체세정제로는 수계세정제가 환경성과 경제적면에서 유망한 것으로 평가받고 있어 많은 사업장에서 사용될 전망이다. 본 연구에서는 환경친화적인 수계세정제를 개발하기 위하여 수계세정제의 주요성분인 여러 형태의 계면활성제를 선정하여 이들의 물성, 거품성, 오염물 종류에 따른 세정성, 유수분리성을 평가하여 비교하였다.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2005

$Na_2CO_3$. Sodium orthosilicate (Na-OSi), Tetronix T-701 (T-701), Na-dioctyl sulfosuccinate (303C), Newpol PE-68 (PE-68), MJU-100A, and tetrasodium pyrophosphate were blended to prepare high performance alkaline cleaning agents (ACASs). The results of cleaning test with steel specimen showed that ACAS-6 ($Na_2CO_3$ 50g/Na-OSi 35g/T-701 20g/303C 18g/PE-68 17g/MJU-100A 10g/TSPP 20g/ water 180g mixture) had a good cleaning power. The cleaning power for press-rust preventing oil was 98% and 99% degreasing at 4wt%, $70^{\circ}C$ and $90^{\circ}C$, respectively ; for quenching oil, the cleaning power of ACAS-6 was 91% degreasing at 4wt% and $70^{\circ}C$. The foam heights measured immediately after foaming by Ross & Miles method and Ross & Clark method at 6wt%, $60^{\circ}C$ were 18mm and 65mm, respectively. It was concluded that ACAS-6 had a good low foaming cleaning agent.

• 청정기술
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.162-171
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 유기산, 무기산, 여러 첨가제들을 이용하여 옥내급수관의 스케일 제거에 적합한 환경친화적인 세정제를 개발하고자 연구를 수행하였다. 여러 유기산 중에서 oxalic acid, citric acid, malic acid 등의 경우 산화철 제거에 비교적 좋은 효율을 보였다. 이들 유기산들을 주축으로 하여 보조제를 첨가하여 옥내급수관 스케일의 주성분인 산화철 제거 평가실험을 하였다. 여러 첨가제 중에 비이온 계면활성제가 산화철 제거력 향상에 매우 뛰어남을 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 산화철에 대해 높은 용해력을 보인 두 종류의 배합세정제 $F_1$과 $F_2$를 제조하였는데 배합세정제 $F_1$의 경우 유기산과 첨가제로만 이루어져 있어 기존의 화학세척제에 비하여 안전하고 환경친화적이지만 비교적 산화철 용해력이 조금 떨어졌고, $F_2$의 경우는 $F_1$에 무기산을 소량 첨가함으로 산화철 용해력을 보완해 줌으로써 보다 높은 산화철 세정력을 필요로 할 때 사용하는 것이 좋을 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 옥내급수관 세정 시 스케일의 정도에 따라 배합후보 세정제를 선택하는 것이 바람직하다고 판단된다.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2005

The cleaning efficiency of papermaking felt which is contaminated with fiber fines and various micro-materials was investigated and compared between the application of enzyme and commercial detergent. It was found that the cleaning efficiency by the treatment of acidic-based detergent was more efficient than that of alkaline-based one in the conventional commercial detergent. it was also observed that the treatment design of first acidic-based detergent treatment to second alkaline-based detergent procedure was better in the cleaning efficiency, compared to alkaline based-to-acidic based one. The cleaning property of felt with enzyme was resulted in good cleaning efficiency, without any addition of surfactant. Especially, the enzyme treatment under alkaline condition (pH 10) showed a better cleaning result than that under acidic condition(pH 5). The addition of nonionic surfactant to the enzyme increased the cleaning efficiency of felt and decreased the cationic demand of wastewater. These results showed more favour than the application of conventional commercial detergent.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.141-160
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• 2015

This study aims to investigate the impacts of chemical cleaning on the performance of a reverse osmosis membrane. Chemicals used for simulating membrane cleaning include a surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS), a chelating agent (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, EDTA), and two proprietary cleaning formulations namely MC3 and MC11. The impact of sequential exposure to multiple membrane cleaning solutions was also examined. Water permeability and the rejection of boron and sodium were investigated under various water fluxes, temperatures and feedwater pH. Changes in the membrane performance were systematically explained based on the changes in the charge density, hydrophobicity and chemical structure of the membrane surface. The experimental results show that membrane cleaning can significantly alter the hydrophobicity and water permeability of the membrane; however, its impacts on the rejections of boron and sodium are marginal. Although the presence of surfactant or chelating agent may cause decreases in the rejection, solution pH is the key factor responsible for the loss of membrane separation and changes in the surface properties. The impact of solution pH on the water permeability can be reversed by applying a subsequent cleaning with the opposite pH condition. Nevertheless, the impacts of solution pH on boron and sodium rejections are irreversible in most cases.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.345-352
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• 2015

Background: Goal-oriented communication of risk of hazards is necessary in order to reduce risk of workers' exposure to chemicals. Adequate training of workers and enterprise priority setting are essential elements. Cleaning enterprises have many challenges and the existing paradigms influence the risk levels of these enterprises. Methods: Information on organization and enterprises' prioritization in training programs was gathered from cleaning enterprises. A measure of enterprises' conceptual level of importance of chemical health hazards and a model for working out the risk index (RI) indicating enterprises' conceptual risk level was established and used to categorize the enterprises. Results: In 72.3% of cases, training takes place concurrently with task performances and in 67.4% experienced workers conduct the trainings. There is disparity between employers' opinion on competence level of the workers and reality. Lower conceptual level of importance was observed for cleaning enterprises of different sizes compared with regional safety delegates and occupational hygienists. Risk index values show no difference in risk level between small and large enterprises. Conclusion: Training of cleaning workers lacks the prerequisite for suitability and effectiveness to counter risks of chemical health hazards. There is dereliction of duty by management in the sector resulting in a lack of competence among the cleaning workers. Instituting acceptable easily attainable safety competence level for cleaners will conduce to risk reduction, and enforcement of attainment of the competence level would be a positive step.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회A
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• pp.1880-1884
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• 2008

Cleaning is required following CMP (chemical mechanical planarization) to remove particles. The minimization of particle residue is required with each successive technology generation, and the cleaning of wafers becomes more complicated. In copper damascene process for interconnection structure, it utilizes 2-steop CMP consists of Cu CMP and barrier CMP. Such a 2-steps CMP process leaves a lot of abrasive particles on the wafer surface, cleaning is required to remove abrasive particles. In this study, the buffing is performed various conditions as a cleaning process. The buffing process combined mechanical cleaning by friction between a wafer and a buffing pad and chemical cleaning by buffing solution consists of tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH)/benzotriazole(BTA).