• 상하수도학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.727-736
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• 2006

Granular activated carbon (GAC) has been identified as a best available technology (BAT) by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for removal disinfection by-product (DBP) precursors, such as dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON). Rapid small-scale column test (RSSCT) were used to investigate four types of carbon (F400, Norit1240, Norit40S, and Aquasorb1500) for their affinity to absorb natural organic matter (NOM). DOC, $UV_{254}$, and Total dissolved nitrogen (TON) concentrations were measured in the column effluent to track GAC breakthrough. DOC and $UV_{254}$ breakthrough occurred at around 3500 bed volumes (BVs) of operation for all GACs investigated. The $UV_{254}$ breakthrough curves showed 33% to 48% at 8000 BVs, when the DOC was 48% to 65%. All GACs showed greater removal in DOC than $UV_{254}$. The NORIT1240 GAC was determined to have the highest adsorption capacity for DOC and $UV_{254}$. The removal of nitrate (NOTN) had not broken through over BVs. The initial TON breakthrough curves were started around 50%, when the DOC breakthrough was only 10 % at 500 BVs. The curves were gradually increased after 3500 BVs and approximately 69% through 81% of TON breakthrough occurred at 8000 BVs. All of the GACs were able to remove TON, in the case of this investigation the majority of the TON was present as DON. Because nitrate nitrogen was seldom removed and ammonium nitrogen ($NH_3-N$) was not detected in the effluent from RSSCTs even though raw water. The carbon usage rate of DOC was from 2 to 6 times less than that of TON. The NORIT1240 GAC demonstrated the best performance in terms of DOC removal, while the F400 GAC was best in terms of TON removal. Excitation emission matrix(EEM) analysis was used to show that GAC adsorption successfully removed most of Humic-like DOC and Fulvic-like DOCs. However, soluble microbial product(SMP)-like DOC in the absence of raw water were detected in the NORIT40S and Aquasorb1500 GAC. The authors assumed that this results is due probably to the part of GAC in the RSSCT which was converted into biological activated carbon(BAC). To compare with organics removal by GAC according to preloading, the virgin GACs had readily accessible sites that were adsorbed DOC more rapidly than preloaded GACs, but the TDN removal had not showed differences between those GACs.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.817-824
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• 2002

Granular activated carbon(GAC) is highly effective in removing organic compounds which are resistant to biological disintegration in wastewater treatment. However, GAC has reached its full adsorptive capacity, GAC needs to be regenerated before it can be used for a further adsorption cycle. Countercurrent oxidative reaction (COR) technique has been developed and evaluated for the regeneration of spent GAC. Various parameters such as flame temperature, the loss of carbon, destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) of organic compounds, surface area, surface structure, adsorptive capacity, etc. were examined to determine the performance of COR. The results of these tests showed that adosorptive capacity of regenerated GAC was completely recovered, the loss of carbon was controllable, flame temperature was high enough to insure complete destruction and removal $(\geq99.9999%)$ of specific organics of interest, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), that are thermally stable, and on formation of toxic byproducts such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) or polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) were detected during the regeneration process. The COR technique is environmentally benign, easy to use and less copital intensive than other available regeneration technologies.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.33-42
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• 1998

The optimum design and preliminary cost estimations of air stripping towers ASTs with granular activated carbon adsorption (GAC) systems as the off-gas treatment were done and compared to liquid-phase GAC system. The optimum design and preliminary cost estimations were done for either single or multicomponent systems. A computer program was developed for this study. 15 single compounds and their multicomponent systems were studies. Even with off-gas treatment, AST was generally a less expensive process for treatment of volatile organics than liquid-phase GAC system. Treatment costs of small systems were sensitive to system capacity. Accumulative effect of treatment costs was found in multicomponent systems. The cost of a multicomponent system was highly dependent on the least strippable component in ASTs even with gas-phase GAC or the least adsorbable component in liquid-phase GAC system.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2008

염화아연($ZnCl_2$)으로 표면개질된 코코넛 입상활성탄(Granular Activated Carbon, GAC)의 질산성질소 제거제로서의 적용가능성을 알아보기 위해 두 가지 질산성질소 농도(25 mg/L, 50 mg/L) 조건에서 수중에서의 질산성질소 흡착능력을 평가하였다. 표면개질된 코코넛 입상활성탄의 질산성질소 흡착은 반응초기에 빠르게 진행되어 10분 이내에 흡착율이 50%에 이르렀고 흡착평형에 소요된 시간은 1시간 이내였다. 염화아연으로 표면개질된 코코넛 입상활성탄의 질산성질소 흡착 원리를 조사하기 위해 네 가지 속도 모델들(유사 일차 모델, 유사 이차 모델, Weber & Morris의 입자내 확산 모델, 그리고 Bangham의 공극 확산 모델)을 각 모델의 속도 상수(k)에 따라 적용하였다. 그 결과, 본 연구의 흡착속도는 공극 확산 단계에 의하여 결정되는 것으로 사료되며 유사 이차 모델을 따르는 것으로 나타났다.

• 분석과학
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.193-197
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 금속침적처리에 의한 입상활성탄의 페놀흡착에 관하여 고찰하였다. 금속침적 용액으로는 질산코발트와 질산아연용액을 사용하였다. 77K에서의 질소 흡탈착 특성을 통한 비표면적 및 포어 구조를 측정하였다. 페놀 흡착량 및 흡착속도는 분광광도계를 이용하여 측정하였다. 요오드흡착 용량은 금속 침적 처리되지 않은 활성탄보다 코발트 금속이 침적된 코발트침적 활성탄이 크게 흡착됨을 알 수 있다. 코발트 침적 활성탄은 중기공이 발달되었고, 이것은 메틸렌블루와 같은 고분자 물질의 흡착에 다른 흡착제보다 효과적이다. 페놀 흡착용량은 금속 침적활성탄의 금속 침적에 따른 비표면적 감소에도 불구하고 Co-GAC>Zn-GAC>R-GAC 순서로 측정되었다.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.235-245
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• 1997

대청호 원수를 취수하여 정수하는 대청수도에서 이취미를 제거하고 THM(Trihalomethanes) 발생량을 줄이기 위하여 기존 표준정수공정에 오존과 활성탄여과공정을 추가한 pilot plant 실험을 수행하였다. pilot 실험결과 표준정수공정에서 DOC(dissolved organic carbon)는 약 25% 제거되었으나, 오존공정에서는 거의 제거되지 않았고, 30일이 지난 후 GAC(granular activated carbon)에서는 약 75%까지 제거되는 것으로 나타났다. 표준정수공정에서 이취미는 약 30%, 오존산화공정에서 약 60%정도 제거되었고, 활성탄여과에서 대부분 제거되었으나, Column 1과 2에서는 DOC와 같이 이취미물질도 파과(breakthrough) 되는 것으로 나타났다. 전염소처리 대신에 중1, 2염소처리를 도입할 경우 전염소처리와 비교하여 약 25%정도의 THM발생량이 감소하였으며, 후염소처리만할 경우 약 30%까지 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.209-213
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• 2005

Slow sand filtration processes amended with 5 and 10cm GAC layers at top was compared to same process at bottom in a pilot study for humic substances removal. In case of 5cm GAC layer, the process amended at bottom was superior to the process at top in DOC and UV254nm removal and same trends were observed in case of 10cm GAC layer. Head loss developments of the process GAC at bottom were higher than the process GAC at top so that maintenance of the process GAC at top is easier than the process GAC at bottom.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.339-344
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• 2009

The authors investigated the bacterial community attached to granular activated carbon(GAC) particles and the susceptibility of the community to chlorine disinfection. The study was carried out at the G Water Treatment Plant in Seoul, which was in full-scale operation. Bacteria attached to the surface of GAC increased gradually with treatment from $0.4{\times}106{\sim}8.5{\times}106 CFU/g$. TOC removal was under 1.0 mg/L due to increased bacterial community on the surface of GAC. It was found that TOC removal was closely related with physical and biological parameters such as pore volume and the number of attached bacteria. When the washed and the attached cells were disinfected with 1.0mg/L of chlorine for 1 hour, the washed cells with chlorination could be controlled, but the number of the attached cells increased gradually. The results suggest a possibility that the treatment and disinfection barriers can be penetrated and pathogenic bacteria may break into the drinking water supplying system.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.17-23
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• 1995

As a basic experiment to develope biological pretreatment proces~ in water treatment, the experiments on biodegradability and isothermal adsorption of activated carbon were performed on refractories such as humic acid, $NH_3-N$, phenol and ABS which caused the problems in drinking water treatment. Also, the treatabilities on humic acid were examined in the continuous flow type reactors. The removal efficiencies of humic acid, $NH_3-N$, phenol and ABS in the biodegradable experiments for 5 days were 20.1%, 73.4%, 91.7% and 97.5%, respectively. In the isothermal adsorption test of refractories on activated carbon to be used as a media in the continuous flow type reactors, ABS and phenol are adsorbed easily, but humic acid and $NH_3-N$ are difficult to be done. The removal efficiencies of humic acid in granular activated carbon(GAC) reactor were about 7-8% higher than in biological activated carbon(BAC) reactor. The removal efficiencies of humic acid in biological fluidized bed(BFB) reactor were about 30% in GAC media, but were almost zero in sea sand media.

• 공업화학
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.661-666
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• 1998

고시리카제올라이트 (HSZ), 거대망상수지입자(MR) 및 입상활성탄(GAC)에 의한 수용액중의 12가지 아민유도체의 평형흡착 실험 데이터와 Freundlich, Langmuir, Toth, Redlich-Peterson 식의 인자들을 각각 구하였다. 아민류의 흡착특징에 있어서는 고시리카제올라이트는 unfavourable, 입상활성탄은 favourable로 비선형이나, 거대망상수지흡착제는 선형관계의 특성을 나타내며, 변수가 2개인 Freundlich 식과 3개인 Redlich-Peterson 흡착등온식에 잘 일치하였다. HSZ, MR, GAC에 의한 아민류의 흡착능은 방향족>1급아민>2급아민 순이었으며, Freundlich상수 k와 n의 곱인 (k n)값은 HSZ와 MR 및 GAC에서 아민류의 끓는 점 $T_B$, 몰부피 $V_m$, 그리고 해리상수 $pK_a$에 비례하여 증가하였다.