• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.179-185
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• 2003

Associating polymers act as flocculants in colloidal suspensions, because the hydrophobic groups (hydrophobes) can adsorb onto particle surfaces and create intermolecular cross-linking. The steady-shear viscosity and dynamic viscoelasticity were measured for suspensions flocculated by multichain bridging of associating polymers. The effects of surfactant on the suspension rheology are studied in relation to the bridging conformation. The surfactant molecule behaves as a displacer and the polymer chains are forced to desorb from the particle surfaces. The overall effect of surfactant is the reduction of suspension viscosity. However, the additions of a small amount of surfactant to suspensions, in which the degree of bridging is low, cause a viscosity increase, although the number of chains forming one bridge is decreased by the forced desorption of associating polymer. Since the polymer chains desorbed from one bridge can form another bridge between bare particles, the bridging density over the system is increased. Therefore, the surfactant adsorption leads to a viscosity increase. The surfactant influences the viscosity in two opposing ways depending on the degree of bridging.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.282-286
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• 1997

The floc strength of Escherichia coli was enhanced by adding water soluble polymer flocculants (BPA-5020 and BPA-5000) to the particulate flocculant (BPA-1000) as indicated by the increase in the shear index. The shear index of the E. coli flocs increased from 0.39 with the particulate flocculant alone to 0.94 with the particulate flocculant in conjunction with the water soluble polymer flocculant. In addition, the sedimentation rate of flocs was higher and the sedimented volume of flocs was smaller when the particulate flocculant was used with the water soluble polymer flocculant. When E. coli was flocculated first with the water soluble flocculant and the particulate flocculant was added later into the E. coli flocs formed, the sedimentation rate of the flocs was greater than that of any other combination. The shear index of the flocs was, however, independent of the sequence of the flocculant addition.

• 한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국펄프종이공학회 2003년도 제29회 펄프종이기술 국제세미나
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• pp.87-105
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• 2003

A new polymer technology commercialized with the name of Core Shell has been developed by Ondeo Nalco Company. Laboratory evaluations have demonstrated that Core Shell polymers produce a floc with high shear resistance, making them the flocculants of choice for modern high-speed paper machines. Core Shell polymers provide significant papermaking benefits, when used as single component or in combination with microparticles. At this time, the new program has been successfully applied on more than 60 paper and board machines across the world. Implementation of Core Shell polymers with or without a microparticle provided better and more stable retention values and improvements in paper quality, system cleanliness and machine runnability.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2012

The harvesting of microalgae is a critical step that precedes biodiesel conversion. The most widely used harvesting technology is flocculation and floatation. In this study, the efficiency of the flocculants aluminum sulfate and poly aluminum chloride were evaluated for harvesting the alga Dunaliella tertiolecta in conjunction with dissolved air floatation. Using the jar test the optimum concentration range for aluminum sulfate was 1.0~1.5 g/L and for poly aluminium chloride, 1.5~2.0 g/L. The degree of coagulation was visualized by microscopy. Further analysis in combination with dissolved air floatation showed that the optimal concentration for aluminum sulfate was 1.1 g/L and for poly aluminum chloride, 1.6 g/L.

• 한국섬유공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국섬유공학회 2003년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.217-218
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• 2003

Oppositely charged polyelectrolytes are generally known to form sbalbe interpolymer complexs. Such polyelectrolyte complexes are high practical relevance in industrial applications as flocculants, coatings, and binders, as well as in biological systems and in biomedical applications. Most insoluble polyelectrolyte complexes seem to exhibit 1:1 charge stoichiometry, independent of the charge density on the macromolecules and the structure of their backbones, provided that all charged groups are accessible for electrostatic interactions. (omitted)

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.175-182
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• 1996

Polymer latices, prepared from the emulsion polymerization of vinyl monomer compounds, are widely used for many industrial applications. Included among these are uses in paints, adhesives, flocculants, and heavy-duty plastics as well as their original use in synthetic rubber compounds. The emulsion polymerization process with chemical initiator has chemical disadvantage such as removal of initiator which was left after polymerization. In this study, polystyrene latex was prepared by using ultrasonic irradiation which generate the free radical, and then it was analyzed by GPC. Reaction temperature hardly have an effect on average molecular weight. Average molecular weight is increased by increasing amount of surfactant, i.e. SDS, but polydispersity is decreased. After 90 minutes of reaction time, increase and decrease of average molecular weight Is repeated. It is proposed that monodisperse polymer is obtained by controlling ultrasonic irradiation time and surfactant concentration.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.269-282
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• 2005

The novel behavior of ferrate(VI) has received an increased attention for its possible applications in various purposes particularly in the treatment of waste/effluent waters. It possess relatively high oxidizing capacity and the reduced ferrate(VI) into Fe(III) again an important and useful precipitant, coagulant, flocculants and likely to be a good adsorbent via the formation of ferric hydroxide for various metal cations. Moreover, the non-toxic effect makes it a 'green chemical' and further enhances its widespread uses in various purposes. Here an attempt has been made to review the applications of ferrate(VI) in the treatment of waste waters and also its possible future applications in the wastewater treatment technology.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.839-846
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• 2008

탈수된 케이크의 함수율을 저감하기 위하여 폴리아크릴아마이드계 고분자 응집제의 응집특성을 평가하였다. 하수 슬러지의 탈수효율은 응집제의 종류, 교반 속도 및 시간, 용해수의 농도 등에 관계된 두드러진 영향이 있음을 알게 되었다. 최적 교반 속도 및 시간은 실험조건에서 각각 700 rpm 및 3초이었다. 탈수효율은 700 rpm까지는 비례적으로 증가하였다. 응집제의 용해수로 재이용수를 사용하였을 때, 모든 종류의 용해점도는 감소되었다. 그러나 그 점도 변화는 각 응집제의 탈수효율과 비례하지는 않았다. 1차 및 2차 응집반응의 조합으로 한가지 응집제를 사용한 응집 시스템을 평가하였다. 2단 응집공정의 1차 및 2차 투입량 비율의 탈수효율에 대한 영향 또한 평가하였다. 2단 응집 시스템의 최적 조건은 저 및 고점도 응집제에 각각에 대하여 총투입량 대비 1차 투입량이 75%와 50%이었다. 그 결과를 기초로, 2단 응집의 전체 메커니즘을 제안하였으며, 이러한 방법으로 응집 공정들을 최적화함으로써 비용 절감이 가능함을 예상할 수 있었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.693-697
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• 2005

제지산업에서 COD 부하 및 난분해성 COD 부하가 높은 생산지종별 발생폐수의 처리방안을 통하여 단위공정의 최적화와 방류수의 수질 안정화에 대해 연구하였다. 그 결과 1차 처리 공정에서는 SS와 더불어 colloid성 물질제거를 통한 COD 제거효율을 향상시키기 위해서 음이온 응집제 및 Alum의 병행사용이 효과적인 것으로 분석되었다. 또한 Fenton 산화법의 병행사용으로 인한 약품의 과량투입은 수질상태에 악영향을 주는 것으로 확인되었기 때문에 최적량인 $FeCl_2$와 $H_2O_2$의 비가 1:1인 농도비 1000 ppm 일 때 COD 제거율이 가장 높다고 판단된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.137-144
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• 1992

Flocculation-spectrophotometry and streaming current detector( SCD ) method were investigated and compared in order to determine the optimum dosages of synthetic cationic polymers of different charge density and molecular mass for the removal of humic acid. The optimum dosage for each of the polymers was determined with the dosage at which the lowest absorbance of humic acid was shown for the formal. and was determined with the dosage required during charge neutralization of humic acid for the latter It was in good agreement between both methods and there is a strong inverse correlation between the optimum dosage and charge density of the polymers, with highly charged polymer giving the lowest optimum dosage, pointing out the importance the charge neutralization. By flocculation-spectrophotometry, it was found that the absorbance of humid acid with the amount of each of the polymers dosed, changes sharply for polymers of high charge density, but changes rather broadly for polymers of low and middle charge density, Both methods showed that a stoichiometric correlation exists between the optimum dosage of each of the cationic polymers and the negatively charged humic acid.