• 상하수도학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.781-790
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• 2005

Granular Activated Carbon(GAC) is widely used in drinking water treatment. Many of the problems occurring in the GAC process are associated with the operation goal and performance. The purpose of this study were to evaluate the design, operation, and performance of granular activated carbon process in D water treatment plant. The optimal operation conditions of GAC process such as backwashing condition, granular activated carbon replacement time were discussed. The design, operation and performance of GAC process is influenced by their raw water characteristics and placement within the treatment process sequence. A critical analysis of plants experience and the information from the literature identifies the effectiveness of GAC process and indicates where modifications in design and operation could lead to improved performance. It would be useful to evaluate and optimize the GAC process in other treatment plant.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2006

In this study, adsorption characteristics of PCBs on granular activated carbon were experimentally investigated in a batch reactor and in a fixed bed reactor. Granular activated carbon removed above 98.4% of initial concentration, 1000mg/L, of PCBs. It was estabilished that the adsorption equilibrium of PCBs on granular activated carbon was more successfully fitted by Freundlich isotherm equation in the concentration range from 1 to 1000mg/L. Because Freundlich parameter, ${\beta}$ is 0.346, removall treatment of PCBs by activated carbon accounts for the fact that toxicity reduction can be achieved through this process. Appearance time of breakthrough curve is faster with the increase flow rate and inflow concentration of liquid. The utility of granular activated carbon is enhanced with the increase of bed height and with the decrease of inflow rate.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1411-1416
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• 2009

Several adsorbents were tried to remove the selenium ions from industrial wastewater and the following ascending order of the adsorption performance for the selenium at pH 9 was observed: cation exchange resin < chelate resin < zeolite < brown marine algae < granular activated carbon < anion exchange resin. Initial concentration of selenium(146 mg/L) in industrial wastewater was reduced to 63 mg/L of selenium at pH 9 by neutralization process. The maximum uptake of Se calculated from the Langmuir isotherm with anion exchange resin was 0.091 mmol/g at pH 10 and that with granular activated carbon was 0.083 mmol/g at pH 6. The affinity coefficients of Se ion towards anion exchange resin and granular activated carbon were 3.263 L/mmol at pH 10 and 0.873 L/mmol at pH 6, respectively. The sorption performance of anion exchange resin at the low concentration of Se, namely, was much better than that of granular activated carbon. The Se ions from industrial wastewater throughout neutralization process and two steps of adsorption using anion exchange resin was removed to 97.7%.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.385-390
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• 2010

This study investigated the decomposition of fenitrothion in Smithion, which is applied on the golf course for pesticide, by the integrated Zero-valent iron(ZVI) and Granular activated carbon(GAC) process. First, the removal efficiencies of the fenitrothion by ZVI and GAC, respectively, were investigated. Second, the removal efficiencies of the fenitrothion by the integrated ZVI and GAC were investigated. The removal efficiencies of fenitrothion by ZVI were higher than those of TOC. The removal efficiencies of fenitrothion and TOC by GAC were similar. As the dosages of ZVI and GAC were increased, the removal efficiencies of fenitrothion and TOC increased. However, as the dosages of ZVI for pretreatment were increased, the adsorptions of fenitrothion on GAC were hindered.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제31권B호
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• pp.127-132
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• 2011

Humic substances is accounted for for the largest proportion in natural organic matter(NOM) and NOM is widely distributed in varying concentration in all aquatic and soil. They can affect water quality adversely in several ways by contributing undesirable color, complexing with metal and yielding metal concentrations exceeding normal solubility. Ozonation is one of the efficient treatments for degradation of humic substances which cause some problems in water treatment. Especially, the combination of ozone and granular activated carbon was applied to degradation humic acid in aquatic system. The aim of this work to test the available of acid-treated granular activated carbon as catalyst in the ozonation of humic acid.

• 공업화학
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.737-741
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• 1997

휘발성 유기용제의 주된 제거방법은 흡착제를 이용한 흡착 공정이 추천된다. 본 연구에서는 입상활성탄과 활성탄소섬유에 휘발성 유기용제를 흡착시킨 후 폐흡착제를 탈착컬럼에 넣고 318.15 K의 온도에서 압력을 변수(2000~3000 psi)로 하는 초임계 이산화탄소를 이용하여 재생하였다. 초임계 이산화탄소의 압력이 증가함에 따라 탈착율과 요오드 흡착가는 증가하였으며, 재생시간은 MEK와 benzene의 경우 각각 70분과 60분이었다. 최대 탈착율은 3000psi의 압력에서 MEK가 흡착된 입상활성탄과 활성탄소섬유의 경우 각각 초기 흡착량의 64.0%, 55.3%가 탈착되었으며, 벤젠이 흡착된 입상활성탄과 활성탄소섬유의 경우에는 각각 59.1%, 45.2%가 탈착되었다. 또한 Tan과 Liou의 모델로 출구농도를 예측할 수 있었다. 따라서 입상활성탄뿐만 아니라 활성탄소섬유의 재생공정에도 초임계유체 재생법의 적응 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.333-338
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• 2002

In this work, the characterization of adsorption of Cu, Zn and Cd on granular activated carbon in water has been studied. The factors that affect adsorption in boundary between activated carbon and wastewater are concentration, temperature, contact time, pH and so on. As the result of this study, the maximum adsorption amount of Cu occurred near pH 7, while that of Zn and Cd was near pH 9.6 and 10, respectively. As contact time and temperature are transformed, such factors as optimum contact time and temperature are taken into consideration in an adsorptive process of heavy metal because an adsorption and a reducing process occur. In isotherm of Freundlich, 1/n values of Cu, Cd capacity were between 0.16 and 0.5.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.447-451
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• 2004

The various pretreatment processes were evaluated to remove organic pollutants of weathered oil contaminated seawater(WOCS) for reverse osmosis desalination process, Biodegradation, coagulation, ultrafiltration, advanced oxidation processes and granular activated carbon filtration were used to evaluate the potential of organic pollutants removal in WOCS. Dissolved Organic Carbon(DOC) was almost not removed by biodegradation in WOCS. DOC was removed by 25% and 10% with the addition of $FeCl_3$ and PAC in WOCS, respectively. The removal efficiency using ultrafiltration(WOCS 500) was about 20% of DOC and 40% of $E_{260}$, respectively. In AOP application of WOCS, the removal of organic materials was improved up to 60% by the combination of $UV/O_3$ compared to UV process. However, 98% of DOC in woes could be removed by granular activated carbon filtration. It is revealed that activated carbon filtration is the best process for the pretratment of DOC removal.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.64-76
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• 2017

생물활성탄 공정은 수처리 과정에서 유기 오염물질을 효과적으로 제거하는 것으로 알려져 있으며, 활성탄에 부착된 세균의 생체량과 종은 오염물질 제거 과정에서 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구에서는 입상활성탄 공정에서 활성탄조의 깊이와 가동 기간에 따른 세균 생체량의 변화에 대해 확인해 보았다. 또한 입상활성탄공정 전단에 자외선 (UV) 공정 전처리를 하였을 때 세균 생체량의 변화를 확인하였다. 결과를 살펴보면 활성탄조의 깊이가 깊어질수록 세균 생체량이 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 UV 공정 전처리를 한 경우, 공정 기간이 증가할수록 세균 생체량이 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 그러나, UV 공정 전처리를 하지 않은 경우에는 공정 기간에 따른 세균 생체량의 변화가 나타나지 않았다. 본 연구 결과를 토대로 수처리 실공정에서 생물활성탄 공정 관리에 대한 유용한 정보를 제공할 것이라 여겨진다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.73-81
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• 1993

Adsorption process using granular activated carbon(GAC) has been considered as one of the most effective water treatment technologies to remove humic acid which is recon- niEed as trihalomethane(THM) precursor in chlorination. To design the most effective GAC process, it is necessary to conduct the test of adsor- ption performance by means of isothem, batch rate and column studies and to select the most effective activated carbon according to raw materials of GAC - lignite and coconut shell. The objective of this study is to investigate the adsorption performance of humid acid on two activated carbons - lignite activated carbon(LAC) and coconut shell activated car- bon(CAC) made in Korea. It is available to represent UV-abs and trihalomethane formation potential(THMFP) as concentration of humic acid due to good relationship. The adsorption capacity of humid acid is not concerned with surface area of activated carbon but with pore size related to about $100{\AA}$, and then LAC forming at the extent of mesopore is found to be eight times more effective in adsorption capacity than CAC forming at micropore. The adsorption capacity of LAC and CAC is better at pH 5.5 than at pH 7. Pore and surface diffusion coefficients calculated from the diffusion model are $7.61\times10^{-13}m^2/sec$, $3.52\times10^{-15}m^2/sec$ for CAC, and $3.38\times10^{-12}m^2$/sec and $Ds=1.48{\times}10^{-15}m^2/sec$ for GAC respectively. From the results of column test it shows that the performance of LAC is also better than CAC and the optimal EBCT(Empty Bed Contact Time) is 4.52min. and activated carbon removes selectively the components of humic acid to be easily formed to THM.