• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.121-131
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• 2023

Clay sedimentation has been widely analyzed for its application in a variety of geotechnical constructions such as mine tailing, artificial islands, dredging, and reclamation. Chemical flocculants such as aluminum sulfate (Al₂(SO₄)₃), ferric chloride (FeCl₃), and ferric sulfate (Fe(SO₄)₃), have been adopted to accelerate the settling behaviors of clays. As an alternative clay flocculant with natural origin, this study investigated the settling of xanthan gum-treated kaolinite suspension in deionized water. The sedimentation of kaolinite in solutions of xanthan gum biopolymer (0%, 0.1%, 0.5%, 1.0%, and 2.0% in a clay mass) was measured until the sediment height was stabilized. Kaolinite was aggregated by xanthan gum via a direct electrical interaction between the negatively charged xanthan gum molecules and positively charged edge surface and via hydrogen bonding with kaolinite particles. The results revealed that the xanthan gum initially bound kaolinite aggregates, thereby forming larger floc sizes. Owing to their greater floc size, the aggregated kaolinite flocs induced by xanthan gum settled faster than the untreated kaolinite. Additionally, X-ray computed tomography images collected at various depths from the bottom demonstrated that the xanthan gum-induced aggregation resulted in denser sediment deposition. The findings of this study could inspire further efforts to accelerate the settling of kaolinite clays by adding xanthan gum.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.63-72
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• 1995

The mean velocity gradient, G, has been used as a principal design and operation parameter for flocculation unit. This paper questions that significance. The physical and qualitative meaning of collision efficiency factors of each transport mechanism (Brownian motion, fluid shear, and differential sedimentation) are reviewed. The overall collision frequency function is calculated by summing up the collision frequency function of each mechanism. In the collision of two particles of different size, a diagram showing the dominant region in which each mechanism is important is developed and the meaning of the diagram is discussed. The primary ramification of this curvilinear, heterodisperse approach is that G is found to be not nearly so important. Previous experimental work in which the role of G has been examined is reviewed in light of this finding.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.44-51
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• 2001

Sedimentation characteristics such as SS, $BOD_5$, COD removal efficiency of waste water in the toilet paper mill using milk carton were examined. Optimum dosage of coagulant, rapid mixing time and slow mixing time were determined by turbidity, SS, COD, $BOD_5$ and then equation for treatment efficiency was suggested. Mechanical strength of floc was determined by turbidity. For the coagulant, polyacrylamide (PAM) is more efficient for removing pollution than the aluminium sulfate. Effective mixing ratios of PAM and aluminum sulfate to remove pollution are 70:30 and 30:70. The lowest turbidity was showed when rapid mixing at 300 rpm after coagulant injection was applied. That which indicates the highest point of flocs mechanical strength.

• 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.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.65-77
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• 1995

The kinetics of flocculation of heterodisperse suspension like those in water treatment plants and natural water system are usually described by the Smoluchowski equation, which incorporates collision frequency functions for particle collisions by Brownian motion, fluid shear, and differential sedimentation. These collisionfrequeney functions have been based on a rectilinear view of collisions, i.e., one that ignores short-range forces and changes in fluid motion as particles approach one another. In this research, a curvilinear approach, i.e., one that accounts for hydrodynamic forces and particle interaction in the collision of two different size particles is developed. Collision efficiency factors of each mechanism can be calculated by trajectory analysis (fluid shear and differential sedimentation) or the solution of diffusion equation (Brownian motion). The results are presented as a set of corrections to the rectilinear collision frequency functions for each mechanism.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제33권S1호
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• pp.1003-1008
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• 2000

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제42권11호
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• pp.737-742
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• 2005

Rheological properties of ordinary portland cement (OPC) containing metakaoline (MK), granulated blast furnace slag (GBS) and polycarboxylate type superplasticizer (PCA) were investigated using a mini-slump test, sedimentation test and viscometer. Fluidity of cement pastes containing MK (OPC-MK, OPC-MK-GBS systems) with PCA were higher than those of the cement pastes without MK(OPC, OPC-GBS systems). Colloid suspensions with $0.1\%$ PCA were changed from stable sedimentation behaviors to flocculation behaviors in the OPC-MK, OPC-GBS and OPC-MK-GBS systems. The colloid suspensions showed stable sedimentation behaviors with PCA greater than $0.2\%$. The OPC system showed shear thinning behavior. However, the other systems showed weak shear thinning behaviors with PCA. Rheological properties of cement pastes were improved when MK and GBS were contained together. The rheological properties of OPC-MK, OPC-GBS and OPC-MK-GBS systems were improved by PCA added greater than $0.2\%$.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.893-899
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• 2011

정수처리공정별 THMs 현황과 영향인자와의 상관성 등 생성특성을 분석하고 저감할 수 있는 운영방안을 연구하였다. M정수장의 처리공정은 전염소-응집-침전-여과-오존-활성탄-후염소로 구성되어 있다. 공정별 THMs 농도는 응집침전여과의 기본공정에서 92~93%가 생성되어 전염소처리공정이 주된 영향을 미치는 것으로 조사되었다. THMs 생성과 원수수온, $KMnO_4$소비량의 결정계수는 0.80, 0.72로 높게 나타났으며 정수장에서는 원수수온과 $KMnO_4$소비량으로 생성농도를 예측하는 것이 효율적이라 판단된다. 중염소처리를 한 경우 정수 THMs이 전염소처리의 48% 수준으로 나타나, 염소 주입지점만 변경하는 중염소 처리가 THMs 저감에 유용한 방식으로 판단된다. 전구물질 제거를 위한 분말 활성탄 실험에서는 전염소 앞단에 주입하는 경우에 THMs 생성이 줄었다. 생성된 THMs 제거에는 에어스트리핑 방법이 효과가 있었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.411-416
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• 2009

This study was initiated to improve the cooling water quality by chemical coagulation and sedimentation in steel mills. Due to the inefficient flocculation in the settling tanks of blast furnace cooling water systems, the solid particles in the cooling water overflow accumulate and clog the cooling system. To protect the cooling water system from such fouling, proper flocculants must be continuously used. Laboratory tests were performed for the indirect cooling water system of a plate mill. The batch test in the gas scrubbing cooling water system of a blast furnace showed that the proposed coagulant was more effective for the improvement of coagulation and sedimentation than the existing one. During the tests, cationic flocculants were more effective than use of only an anionic flocculant. The suggested combination of anionic and cationic flocculants can probably improve the turbidity removal efficiency of the cooling water. Proper control of the overflow rate by the designed residence time would help turbidity removal efficiency in the settling tank. In addition, the settling can be enhanced by adopting rapid and slow mixing alternatively. Scale problems in blast furnace cooling water system were reduced to some extent by efficient settling.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.257-262
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• 2013

부영양화 방지를 위하여 규제되는 총인(Total-phosphorous, T-P) 농도가 0.2~2 mg/L 이하로 변경됨에 따라, 응집 처리 과정에서 인의 제거를 시도하게 되었다. 따라서 본 연구는 실제 하수종말처리장의 생물학적 처리수를 시료로 하여 티탄염 농도, pH 등의 인자가 인 제거에 미치는 특성에 대하여 검토하였다. 또한 실제 현장에서 가장 많이 사용되는 침강식 침전조와 가압부상식 침전조에 티탄염을 적용하여 인 제거 효율 및 슬러지 활용 가능성을 조사하였다. 응집제로 티탄염을 사용하는 경우 인 제거효율이 기존에 사용하는 황산 알루미늄($Al_2(SO_4)_3$, Alum)과 유사하였다. 하향 침강방식의 침전조와 가압부상방식의 침전조 모두 기준치 이하로 모두 현장 적용이 가능하였다. 생성된 산화티탄의 성분은 원수에 포함된 무기물과 투입된 티탄염 성분으로 구성되었다. 티탄염 응집 후 생성된 슬러지를 소성하여 산화티탄을 제조하였다. 시판되고 있는 P-25 제품과 유사한 광촉매 활성을 가지고 있어 슬러지에서 생성된 산화티탄도 기존에 사용하는 제품시장에 대체 사용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.