• 상하수도학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.661-674
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• 2010

Bacterial biomass and its activity were measured in two kinds of granular activated carbon (GAC), the experimental and existing biofiltration system in a drinking water plant. The bacterial biomass was around 210 to 250 nmol P/g WW with phospholipid concentration at acclimation of ozonation treatment. The phospholipid biomass shows more or less a declining gradient along filter depth and no clear seasonality in its values. On the other hand, the microbial activity of [$^3H$]-thymidine and [$^{14}C$]-acetate incorporation within cells increased significantly along the filter depth, showing the difference of three fold between the upper and bottom layer. These factors support the different microbial composition or metabolic activity along the depth of GAC column. Turnover rates, the rate of bacterial biomass and production of biofilm, ranged from 0.26 /hr to 0.37 /hr, indicating a highly rapid recovery itself at amature state. In the non-ozonation treatment, the bacterial biomass was lower than in the ozonation and biological activity also declined towards the filter depth. The biomass levels during cessation of ozonation in the existing GAC filters were 68% of the actively ozonated state.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.474-483
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• 2019

In this study, iron (Fe) impregnated granular activated carbon (Fe-GAC) has been synthesized and characterized for various properties. Comparative studies have been performed for use of Fe-GAC as an adsorbent as well as a catalyst during catalytic oxidation of hydroquinone (HQ). In the batch adsorption study, effect of process parameter like initial HQ concentration ($C_o=25-1,000mg/L$), pH (2-10), contact time (t: 0-24 h), temperature (T: $15-45^{\circ}C$) and adsorbent dose (w: 5-50 g/L) have been studied. Maximum HQ adsorption efficiency of 75% was obtained at optimum parametric condition of: pH = 4, w = 40 g/L and t = 14 h. Pseudo-second order model best-fitted the HQ adsorption kinetics whereas Langmuir model best-represented the isothermal equilibrium behavior. During oxidation studies, effect of various process parameters like initial HQ concentration ($C_o:20-100mg/L$), pH (4-8), oxidant dose ($C_{H2O2}:0.4-1.6mL/L$) and catalyst dose (m: 0.5-1.5 g/L) have been optimized using Taguchi experimental design matrix. Maximum HQ removal efficiency of 83.56% was obtained at optimum condition of $C_o=100mg/L$, pH = 6, $C_{H2O2}=0.4mL/L,$ and m = 1 g/L. Overall use of Fe-GAC during catalytic oxidation seems to be a better as compared to its use an adsorbent for treatment of HQ bearing wastewater.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.155-162
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• 2015

정수처리공정에서 미량유기물질과 맛 냄새물질인 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB)와 geosmin의 제거특성을 파악하기 위하여 오존 및 advanced oxidation process (AOP)와 입상활성탄으로 구성된 biological activated carbon (BAC)공정과 활성탄 단독공정인 granular activated carbon (GAC)공정에 대한 pilot plant를 수행하였다. 운전 결과, 2-MIB 159 ng/L, geosmin 371 ng/L의 고농도에서 오존 1.0 mg/L 주입시 42%, 86%의 제거율을 나타냈으며 $H_2O_2$ 0.5 mg/L를 추가주입한 AOP 공정에서 각각 58%, 90%의 제거율 상승을 나타냈다. 또한 BAC공정에서 99.8%의 제거율을 나타냈으며 GAC 공정에서 2 ng/L이하의 처리성능을 보였다. 따라서 미량유기물질 및 맛 냄새 물질의 지속적인 제거를 위해서는 오존/AOP와 활성탄의 처리효과를 조합한 BAC 공정이 효과적으로 나타났으며, 활성탄지의 흡착능을 지속적으로 유지하기 위해서 유입농도에 따른 오존/AOP 공정의 최적화가 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.126-132
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• 2003

Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) has been proven to be an excellent material for many industrial applications. A systematic study has been carried out of the kinetics of physical as well as chemical activation of phenolic resin chars. Physical activation was carried out using $CO_2$ and chemical activation using KOH as activating agent. There are number of factors which influence the rate of activation. The activation temperature and residence time at HTT varied in the range $550{\sim}1000^{\circ}C$ and $\frac{1}{2}{\sim}8$ hrs respectively. Kinetic studies show that the rate of chemical activation is 10 times faster than physical activation even at much lower temperature. Above study show that the chemical activation process is suitable to prepare granular activated carbon with very high surface area i.e.$ 2895\;m^2/g$ in short duration of time i.e. 1 to 2 hrs at lower temperature i.e. $750^{\circ}C$ from phenolic resins.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.511-516
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• 2008

Since 1989, Advanced drinking water treatment processes began to build in Korea, especially the water treatment plants around the Nak-dong river stream due to sequential pollutant accidents. Moreover, Advanced drinking water treatment processes, ozone and GAC, are again to be built in water treatment plants around Han-river stream to control taste and odor, micro pollutants. However, there are still a lot of discussion to decide the processes to apply for advanced treatment. Thus there are still need to understand clearly on the cost evaluation of each advanced treatment processes. The cost evaluation was accomplished based on the data of six water treatment plants which are currently being either operating or constructing. Exceptionally, PAC(Powdered Activated Carbon) process was evaluated with cost estimation from construction company. The capital cost per unit volume of ozone process was significantly decreased as the treatment capacity increased. The capital cost was in the order of GAC, ozone and GAC. The operation cost decreased in the order of PAC, GAC and ozone. The total cost considering present value shows that ozone process covers 84% of ozone and GAC process for $30,000m^3/d$ capacity while it covers less than 35% for over 140 thousands $m^3/d$ capacity. Comparing GAC only, and ozone/GAC process, ozone/GAC process is more cost effective for high capacity water treatment plant.

• 한국환경과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경과학회 2000년도 정기총회 및 봄 학술발표회
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• pp.134-139
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• 2000

Crab shell의 중금속 제거 가능성과 그 효율을 검토하기 위하여 chemical sorbent인 cation exchange resin(CER), zeolite, granular activated carbon(GAC), powdered activated carbon(PAC)의 중금속 제거능을 비교한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 도출할 수 있었다. 1) 0.1 mM～l.0 mM의 초기 중금속 농도에서 중금속 제거량에 미치는 영향을 비교해 보았을 때 중금속 제거의 평형에 도달하는 시간은 농도가 높을수록 오래 걸렸으며 단위 흡착제 질량당 중금속 제거량은 초기 중금속 농도가 높을수록 증가하였다. 특히 구리 이온 제거 실험에서는 낮은 농도에서 crab shell의 구리 이온 제거량이 CER의 경우보다 조금 떨어지는 경향을 보였으나, 대부분의 중금속 제거에 있어서는 crab shell이 다른 chemical sorbent에 비해 뛰어난 중금속 제거능력을 보였다. 2) 흡착 등온 모델에 적용해 보았을 때, 단위 흡착제 질량당 중금속 최대 흡착량이 crab shell > CER > zeolite > PAC =GAC의 순으로, 모든 중금속 제거 실험에서 crab shell이 가장 뛰어난 것으로 나타났다. 실제 폐수처리 공정에서는 GAC나 PAC가 많이 이용되고 있는데, 수중의 중금속을 보다 효율적이고 경제적으로 처리할 수 있는 crab shell을 폐수처리 공정에 응용할 수 있는 방안을 검토할 필요성이 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1192-1197
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• 2006

입상 활성탄을 이용한 회분식 흡착실험과 연속식 흡착 컬럼 실험을 통해 이온성 및 비이온성 의약품의 제거특성을 평가하였다. 초기 혼합 의약품을 10 ${\mu}g/L$로 주입한 회분식 흡착실험의 경우 입상 활성탄을 500 mg/L로 하였을 때 대상 의약품은 $94{\sim}98%$ 이상의 높은 제거율을 보였다. 이온성 의약품은 pH가 감소할수록 흡착능이 증가하였으나 비이온성 의약품의 흡착능은 pH변화에 큰 영향을 받지 않았다. 이온성 의약품은 pH가 이온화 상수(pKa) 이하로 낮아짐에 따라 COOH형태로 비이온화되어 흡착이 용이하게 되지만 pH가 pKa 이상에서는 이온 상태의 $COO^-$로 존재하게 되어 흡착이 저하되기 때문이다. 또한 pH저하는 액상내 $H^+$ 증가 및 활성탄 표면에 양하전을 증가시켜 용액으로부터 이온성 의약품을 이온 결합에 의해 제거시킬 수 있기 때문이다. 40일간 흡착 컬럼을 연속 운전한 결과 15분의 공탑체류시간(EBCT)에서는 활성탄과 의약품의 충분한 접촉시간으로 대상 의약품에 대해 $93{\sim}99%$의 제거율을 얻었다. 짧은 EBCT의 운전조건에서는 이온성 의약품 가운데 CA, IBP 및 GFZ가 다른 이온성 및 비이온성 의약품에 비해 빠르게 파과에 도달했고 EBCT의 변화에 따른 흡착특성의 변화는 비이온성 의약품에서 더 크게 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 기존 정수 처리공정을 통해 제거되기 어려운 의약품을 입상 활성탄 흡착공정을 통해 효과적으로 제어할 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.295-303
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• 2009

A simulated wastewater containing the dye Rhodamine B (RhB) was electrolytically treated using a three-dimensional electrode reactor equipped with granular activated carbon (GAC) as particle electrode. The effect of type of packing material (GAC, ACF, Nonwoven fabric fiber coated with activated carbon), amounts of GAC packing (25-100 g), current (0.5-3 A) and electrolyte concentration (0.5-3 g/l) was evaluated. Experimental results showed that performance for RhB decolorization of the 3 three-dimensional electrodes lie in: GAC > Nonwoven fabric fiber > ACF. When considered RhB decolorization, oxidants concentration and electric power, optimum GAC dosage was 50 g. Generated concentration of 3 oxidants ($ClO_2$, free Cl, $H_2O_2$) was increased with increase of applied current, however optimum current for RhB degradation was 2.5 A. The oxidants concentration was increased with increase of NaCl concentration and optimum NaCl dosage for RhB degradation was 1.5 g/l.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.206-212
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• 2013

입상활성탄 흡착공정에서의 PFCs 11종의 파과 순서는 PFODA가 가장 빨리 파과에 도달하였고, 다음으로 PFHDA, PFTeDA, PFTDA, PFDoDA, PFUnDA, PFDA, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, PFHpA 순으로 나타났으며, PFCs의 사슬(chain) 길이가 길어질수록 빨리 파과에 도달하였다. 최대 흡착량(X/M)의 경우는 PFODA가 2.43 ${\mu}g/g$으로 가장 낮게 나타났으며, PFHpA가 64.50 ${\mu}g/g$으로 가장 높은 최대 흡착량을 나타내었고, PFOA와 PFOS의 경우는 각각 55.37 ${\mu}g/g$ 및 60.72 ${\mu}g/g$으로 나타났다. 또한, 활성탄 사용률(CUR)의 경우는 PFODA가 0.291 g/day로 나타나 PFHpA의 0.026 g/day 보다 11.2배 정도 높은 활성탄 사용률을 나타내었다. 석탄계 GAC 신탄을 이용한 입상활성탄 흡착공정에서 11종의 PFCs에 대해 최대 흡착량(X/M)과 분자량(사슬 길이)과의 상관성을 평가해 본 결과, $r^2$가 0.89로 나타나 양호한 상관성을 나타내었다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.479-482
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• 2012

Membrane process has been one of the widely applied wastewater treatment options, especially in field. However, one of the tricky issues in the process is to treat concentrates generated from reverse osmosis (RO) system in a manner of saving cost with maximum efficiency for treating a wide range of contaminants. Stimulated with the challenging issues, we have conducted a series of experimental studies in the evaluation for removing organics and nutrients using activated carbon. Results indicated that while powdered activated carbon (PAC) efficiently removed organics and the extent of removal was proportional to the PAC dosage, little removal of nitrogen and phosphorus was observed despite increasing the PAC dose. Interestingly, applying PAC was superior in removing organics than using granular activated carbon (GAC). These results suggest smaller particle size with higher surface area could provide greater chemical reactivity in removing organics.