• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.53-63
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• 1997

The corrosion problems in water distribution system are reduced by decreasing the agressivity of drinking water which is evaluated by marble test and saturation indices(LSI or CCPP etc.). Marble test is a reliable method to determine the actual saturation condition of treated water. This study was done to determined the aggressivity of tap water and the effectiveness of $Ca(OH)_2$ and NaOH dosage for corrosion control. The drinking water in Seoul were evaluated by marble test and Langelier Index(LSI) and Calcium Carbonate Precipitation Potential(CCPP). The results indicated that the drinking water in Seoul were undersaturated as Calcium Carbonate($CaCO_3$). The LSI and CCPP of the water treated with $Ca(OH)_2$ were higher than that of water treated with NaOH. Therefore, to increase the Alkalinity and Calcium Hardness for corrosion control in water distribution system, $Ca(OH)_2$ is more effective than NaOH.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.545-551
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• 2011

Recently, demands for generating high quality tap waters are increasing with high concern of water pollution and corrosion of water pipelines. For the reasons, developing water quality stabilization technique in water purification system is sought rather than replacing to a new pipelines. In this study, high-purity liquid lime($Ca(OH)_2$) was introduced for a water quality stabilization technique in water purification process and simulated water distribution system of pilot-scale size was applied to evaluate anti-corrosion control effect. The effect of anti-corrosion control was calculated in terms of LSI(Langelier Saturation Index) In conclusion, the result of pilot plant showed improvement of corrosiveness by liquid lime($Ca(OH)_2$) with reduction of released iron(Fe). Application of anti-corrosion control technique to the mild steel coupon and the copper coupon were effective by indicating 35.4, 44.5% of improvements. Besides, sample pipes which were treated with liquid lime had formated more thicker layer of corrosion product inside of pipes. As a result, the process of injecting water stabilizer can greatly contribute to the high quality of tap water.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.1-6
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• 2003

This paper reports on a pilot scale comparison of PACS coagulation with and without pH preadjustment. The pH of the water was adjusted with carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid. Process performance was assessed on the basis of total organic carbon(TOC), UV absorbance, turbidity and disinfection by-product(DBP) precursors. Coagulation pH appeared to be a determining factor for maximum NOM removal. The optimum coagulation pH in order to decrease TOC and turbidity were pH 7. Preadjustment of pH 7 increased TOC removal to as much as 43, 47 percent with sulfuric acid and carbon dioxide. Moreover, coagulation at pH 7 caused a reduction in UV$_{254}$, THMFP and HAAFP compared to the baseline coagulation. For preadjustment of pH 7 with carbon dioxide, the percentage of TOC, UV$_{254}$, THMFP and HAAFP shows the reduction rate of 3.8, 0.5, 4.8, 9.4％ comparing to the coagulation rendition using sulfuric acid. Acid addition to depress pH during coagulation decrease Langelier Saturation Index(LSI), potentially causing increase corrosion in water distribution systems. LSI for carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid at pH 6 was -2.3, -3.3. Therefore, carbon dioxide was more effective at controlling corrosion than sulfuric acid.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.232-237
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• 2009

Copper tubes are widely used in the distribution systems of drinking water throughout the world because of their excellent corrosion resistance, high thermal conductivity, and ease of fabrication. However, corrosion problems from copper tubes as blue water phenomenon and leakage have been reported appreciably. The effect of pH on the corrosion behavior of copper tube for tap water was investigated by electrochemical voltammetric techniques in synthetic tap water. And the copper corrosion cases were discussed from the viewpoint of factors affecting the corrosion rate such as pH, alkalinity, LSI(Langelier Saturation Index), and concentration of bicarbonate and dissolved carbon dioxide.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2009.12a
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• pp.1042-1045
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• 2009

역삼투식 해수담수화 (Sea Water Reverse Osmosis, SWRO) 공정에 의한 생산수는 pH가 낮고, 해수 내 존재하는 경도성분인 Ca, Mg 이온이 대부분 제거되기 때문에 상대적으로 매우 강한 부식성을 지니고 있다. 이를 음용수 및 공업용수로 이용 시 설비 및 배관계통에 심각한 부식문제를 유발할 수 있으며, 이를 방지하기 위한 처리공정과 부식성 제어 기술의 지속적인 개발이 요구되는 실정이다. SWRO 1단으로 처리 시 생산수의 전기전도도는 $150{\mu}S/cm$ 정도의 범위를 보이며, 2단 SWRO 과정을 거칠 시 전기전도도는 $100{\mu}S/cm$ 이하의 범위를 나타내는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 SWRO 2단 처리수를 가정한 $20{\mu}S/cm{\sim}25{\mu}S/cm$ 범위의 전기전도도를 지닌 물을 실험 원수로 사용하여, 기존 방식제의 성분과 생산수의 특성을 고려한 효율적인 알칼리성 수처리제를 적용하고 그에 대한 부식성 제어 연구를 수행하였다. SWRO 생산수를 대상으로 부식방지기술을 개발하기 위해서는 부식제어와 관련된 수질 인자인 pH, 칼슘경도, 알칼리도의 조절과 LSI(Langelier Saturation Index)를 설정하는 것이 무엇보다도 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 해수담수화 공정의 생산수를 음용수 및 공업용수로 이용하기 위한 목표 수질을 pH 7.5~7.8, LSI 0 이상, 부가적으로 전기전도도는 $250{\mu}S/cm$ 이하로 설정하였으며, 연구목표 수질을 달성할 수 있는 부식억제제 및 알칼리성 수처리제의 적용을 통해 목표 수질에 대한 설정 근거를 마련하고자 하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.529-536
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• 2011

In this study, we confirmed that the SWRO(Sea Water Reverse Osmosis) production water has more hard corrosiveness than the tap water by fundamental experiment. According to the result, the target of this study was aimed at developing maintenance and anti-corrosion method. In the early stages of the research, batch tests using mild steel coupons and electrochemical experiments were applied to compare the corrosiveness between SWRO production water and the tap water. After then, two corrosion control methods for SWRO production water were applied. Liquid lime($Ca(OH)_2$) and Carbon Dioxide($CO_2$) were inserted and compared with the combination of liquid lime with phosphate corrosion inhibitor and carbon dioxide. The water qualities were evaluated through LSI(Langelier Saturation Index) and proper injection ratio was deduced by the result. Since then, simulated loop system test were performed to evaluate anti-corrosion effect depending on corrosion inhibitors. Subsequently, carbon steel pipes equipped at the loop system were detached for SEM, EDX and XRD analysis to acquire quantitative and qualitative data of the major corrosion products inside the pipes. In conclusion, the controled groups with anti-corrosion techniques applied were effective by appearing 97.4% and 90.9% of improvements in both case of liquid lime and the liquid lime with a phosphate corrosion Inhibitor. furthermore, major components of scale were iron oxides, on the other hand, protective effect of film formation by calcium carbonate($CaCO_3$) could be confirmed.