• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.1513-1520
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• 2013

Novel chitosan (CS) based membrane networks were developed by solution casting and followed by crosslinking with different crosslinkers such as glutaraldehyde, urea-formaldehyde, and thiourea-formaldehyde. The developed membrane networks were designated as CS-GA, CS-UF and CS-TF. Crosslinking reaction of CS membranes was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Membrane rigidity and compactness were studied by the differential scanning calorimetry. The surface morphology of CS membranes was characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The sorption behaviour with respect to contact time, initial pH and initial metal ion concentration were investigated. The maximum adsorption capacity of CS-GA, CS-UF and CS-TF sorbents was found to be 1.03, 1.2 and 1.18 mM/g for $Cu^{2+}$ and 1.48, 1.55 and 2.18 mM/g for $Ni^{2+}$ respectively. Swelling experiments have been performed on the membrane networks at $30^{\circ}C$. Desorption studies were performed in acid media and EDTA and it was found that the membranes are reusable for the metal ion removal for three cycles. The developed membranes could be successfully used for the separation of $Cu^{2+}$ and $Ni^{2+}$ metal ions from aqueous solutions.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.111-121
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• 2015

$CoFe_2O_4$ nanotubes and porous nanorods were prepared via a simple one-pot template-free hydrothermal method and were used as an adsorbent for the removal of dye contaminants from water. The properties of the synthesized nanotubes and porous nanorods were characterized by electron diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and x-ray powder diffraction. The Adsorption characteristics of the $CoFe_2O_4$ were examined using polar red dye and the factors affecting adsorption, such as, initial dye concentration, pH and contact time were evaluated. The overall trend followed an increase of the sorption capacity reaching a maximum of 95% dye removal at low pHs of 2-4. An enhancement in the removal efficiency was also noticed upon increasing the contact time between dye molecules and $CoFe_2O_4$ nanoparticles. The final results indicated that the $CoFe_2O_4$ nanotubes and porous nanorods can be considered as an efficient low cost and recyclable adsorbent for dye removal with efficiency 94% for Cobalt ferrite nanotubes and for Cobalt ferrite porous nanorods equals 95%.

• Carbon letters
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.199-206
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• 2007

The activated carbon produced from rubber wood sawdust by chemical activation using phosphoric acid have been utilized as an adsorbent for the removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solution in the concentration range 5-40 mg/l. Adsorption experiments were carried out in a batch process and various experimental parameters such as effect of contact time, initial copper ion concentration, carbon dosage, and pH on percentage removal have been studied. Adsorption results obtained for activated carbon from rubber wood sawdust were compared with the results of commercial activated carbon (CAC). The adsorption on activated carbon samples increased with contact time and attained maximum value at 3 h for CAC and 4 h for PAC. The adsorption results show that the copper uptake increased with increasing pH, the optimum efficiency being attained at pH 6. The precipitation of copper hydroxide occurred when pH of the adsorbate solution was greater than 6. The equilibrium data were fitted using Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm equation. The kinetics of sorption of the copper ion has been analyzed by two kinetic models, namely, the pseudo first order and pseudo second order kinetic model. The adsorption constants and rate constants for the models have been determined. The process follows pseudo second order kinetics and the results indicated that the Langmuir model gave a better fit to the experimental data than the Freundlich model. It was concluded that activated carbon produced using phosphoric acid has higher adsorption capacity when compared to CAC.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.227-233
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• 2022

The objective of the study, to develop adsorbent based purifier for removal of radiological and nuclear contaminants from contaminated water. In this regard, 3-aminopropyl silica functionalized with ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (APS-EDTA) adsorbent prepared and characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). Prepared APS-EDTA used for adsorptive studies of Cs(I), Co(II), Sr(II), Ni(II) and Cd(II) from contaminated water. The effect on adsorption of various parameters viz. contact time, initial concentration of metal ions and pH were also analyzed. The batch method has been employed using metal ions in solution from 1000-10000 ㎍/L, contact time 5-60 min., pH 4-10 and material quantities 50-200 mg at room temperature. The obtained adsorption data were used for drawing Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms model and both models were found suitable for explaining the metal ions adsorption on APS-EDTA. The adsorption data were followed pseudo second order reaction kinetics. The maximum adsorption capacity obtained 1.3037-1.4974 mg/g for above said metal ions. The results show that APS-EDTA have great potential to remove Cd(II), Co(II), Cs(I), Ni(II) and Sr(II) from aqueous solutions through chemisorption and physio-sorption.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.529-542
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• 2020

질산으로 표면 처리한 대나무 활성탄을 소량 첨가한 구형의 폴리술폰 담체(직경 3 - 5 mm)를 제조한 후, 세슘(Cesium: Cs) 오염수를 대상으로 다양한 실내 실험을 수행하여 담체의 세슘 흡착 특성과 Cs 제거효율을 규명하였다. 배치실험 결과, 질산처리한 대나무 활성탄 5%를 첨가하여 제조한 폴리술폰 담체(P-5NBC)는 수 시간 내에 흡착평형에 도달하였고, 1시간 흡착시간 동안 57.8%의 Cs 제거효율을 나타내었다. 흡착시간이 24시간인 경우에는 오염수의 온도와 pH가 비교적 넓은 범위에서도 P-5NBC의 Cs 제거효율이 69%이상을 유지하여, 다양한 수환경 조건에서 Cs 제거를 위해 적용이 가능할 것으로 판단되었다. 토양과 지하수에 서식하는 대표 미생물종인 Pseudomonas fluorescens와 Bacillus drentensis를 배양하여 P-5NBC 표면에 도포한 경우, 미생물을 도포하지 않은 기존 P-5NBC보다 Cs 제거효율은 각각 19%와 18% 증가하였다. P-5NBC의 평균 Cs 탈착율은 16% 이하를 나타내어, Cs가 폴리술폰 담체에 포함된 질산처리한 대나무 활성탄에 안정적으로 결합하고 있었다. 두 종류의 미생물로 도포한 P-5NBC로 충진하여 연속 칼럼실험을 수행한 결과, 100 공극체적량을 처리하는 동안 Cs 제거효율은 80%이상을 유지하였으며, 이러한 결과는 14.7 g의 P-5NBC 만으로(담체 내 순수 대나무 활성탄량: 0.75 g) 7.2 L의 오염수 (오염수 초기 Cs 농도: 1 mg/L; 처리수 Cs 농도: < 0.2 mg/L)를 성공적으로 처리하였음을 의미한다. 1시간 동안 반응시킨 Cs 흡착 배치실험 결과를 대표적인 Langmuir 흡착등온선에 도시한 결과, P-5NBC의 최대 Cs 흡착농도(q_m: mg/g)값은 60.9 mg/g으로, 기존 선행 연구들에서 사용한 다른 흡착제들보다 높았다. 본 연구를 통하여 소량의 P-5NBC 구형 담체를 이용하여 다양한 수환경에서 Cs를 성공적으로 제거할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.128-135
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• 2005

Mixed-mode hydrophobic/ionic matrices exhibit a salt-tolerant property for adsorbing target protein from high-ionic strength feedstock, which allows the application of undiluted feedstock via an expanded bed process. In the present work, a new type of mixed-mode adsorbent designed for expanded bed adsorption, Fastline $PRO^{\circledR}$, was challenged for the capture of nattokinase from the high ionic fermentation broth of Bacillus subtilis. Two important factors, pH and ion concentration, were investigated with regard to the performance of nattokinase ad-sorption. Under initial fermentation broth conditions (pH 6.6 and conductivity of 10 mS/cm) the adsorption capacity of nattokinase with Fastline PRO was high, with a maximum capacity of 5,350 U/mL adsorbent. The elution behaviors were investigated using packed bed adsorption experiments, which demonstrated that the effective desorption of nattokinase could be achieved by effecting a pH of 9.5. The biomass pulse response experiments were carried out in order to evaluate the biomass/adsorbent interactions between Bacillus subtilis cells and Fastline PRO, and to demonstrate a stable expanded bed in the feedstock containing Bacillus subtilis cells. Finally, an EBA process, utilizing mixed-mode Fastline PRO adsorbent, was optimized to capture nattokinase directly from the fermentation broth. The purification factor reached 12.3, thereby demonstrating the advantages of the mixed-mode EBA in enzyme separation.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2014

The adsorption of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions to activated carbon fiber (ACF) was investigated using both batch and flow-through column experiments. The batch experiments (adsorbent dose, 10 g/L; initial Cr(VI) concentration, 5-500 mg/L) showed that the maximum adsorption capacity of Cr(VI) to ACF was determined to 20.54 mg/g. The adsorption of Cr(VI) to ACF was sensitive to solution pH, decreasing from 9.09 to 0.66 mg/g with increasing pH from 2.6 to 9.9; the adsorption capacity was the highest at the highly acidic solution pHs. Kinetic model analysis showed that the Elovich model was the most suitable for describing the kinetic data among three (pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and Elovich) models. From the nonlinear regression analysis, the Elovich model parameter values were determined to be ${\alpha}$ = 162.65 mg/g/h and ${\beta}$ = 2.10 g/mg. Equilibrium isotherm model analysis demonstrated that among three (Langmuir, Freundlich, Redlich-Peterson) models, both Freundlich and Redlich-Peterson models were suitable for describing the equilibrium data. In the model analysis, the Redlich-Peterson model fit was superimposed on the Freundlich fit. The Freundlich model parameter values were determined to be $K_F$ = 0.52 L/g and 1/n = 0.56. The flow-through column experiments showed that the adsorption capacities of ACF in the given experimental conditions (column length, 10 cm; inner diameter, 1.5 cm; flow rate, 0.5 and 1.0 mL/min; influent Cr(VI) concentration, 10 mg/L) were in the range of 2.35-4.20 mg/g. This study demonstrated that activated carbon fiber was effective for the removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 메조공극 흡착제(Meso-Porous Adsorbent, MPA)에 대한 흡착특성을 평가하고, 상수원수 내 맛 냄새유발물질인 geosmin에 대한 흡착제거 특성을 회분식 실험을 통해 평가하는데 있다. 등온흡착에 대한 실험결과는 일반적으로 적용되고 있는 Langmuir식과 Freundlich식을 이용하여 분석하였으며, MPA는 Langmuir식과 Freundlich식 모두 잘 따르는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 흡착속도 평가를 위해 1차 속도식과 2차 속도식을 각각 적용하였다. 본 흡착특성 평가결과 MPA를 이용할 경우 기존 입상활성탄에 비해 최대 흡착량이 7배 가량 낮은 것으로 나타났으나 1차 속도식 기준으로 흡착속도는 11배 이상 빠른 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 MPA를 정수장에 적용할 경우 짧은 EBCT 조건에서도 효과적으로 상수원수 내 geosmin을 제거할 수 있을 것으로 판단되며, 활성탄 공정에 비해 재생주기가 짧을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.40-48
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• 2021

BACKGROUND: Although the calcined oyster shell can be used as a calcium-rich adsorbent for phosphate removal, information about it is limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the phosphate adsorption characteristics and its mechanism using calcined oyster shells. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this study, calcined oyster shell (C-OS600) was prepared by calcining oyster shells (P-OS) at 600℃ for 20 min. Phosphate adsorption by C-OS600 was performed under various environmental conditions. Phosphate adsorption by C-OS600 occurred rapidly at the beginning of the reaction, and the time to reach equilibrium was less than 1 h. The optimal isotherm and kinetic models for predicting the adsorption of phosphate by C-OS600 were the Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second order kinetic model, respectively, and the maximum adsorption capacity derived from the Langmuir isotherm was 68.0 mg/g. The adsorption properties of phosphate by C-OS600 were dominantly influenced by the initial pH and C-OS600 dose. In addition, SEM-EDS and FTIR analysis clearly showed a difference in C-OS600 before and after phosphate adsorption, which proved that phosphate was adsorbed on the surface of C-OS600. CONCLUSION: Overall, the calcined oyster shell can be considered as an useful and effective adsorbent to treat wastewater containing phosphate.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.212-219
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• 1999

섬유성바이오매스로부터 lactic acid를 생산하기 위한 동시당화 및 추출발효공정의 성능과 조업특성을 조사하였다. 섬유소 가수분해효소 Cytolase CL과 lactic acid 발효군주 L. delbruecku를 사용한 동시당화발효(SSF)에서 생성물인 lactic acid의 저해작용이 심각하였다. SSF 도중 lactic acid의 제거를 위하여 선정한 IRA-400 수지의 lactic acid 흡착성능은 200mg/g dry resin 이었다 Lactic acid 제거의 효과는 초기 기질(cellulose)의 농도에 따라 Lactic acid 제거의 효과는 초기 기질(cellulose)의 농도에 따라 다르게 나타난다. 기질의 농도가 50g/L인 경우 단순 SSF의 반응시간 72시간에서 lactic acid의 농도가 304g/L이었고, 이온교환수지를 첨가한 SSF에서는 32.0g/L이었다. 반면에, 모사실험 결과, 초기 기질사용량이 100g/L 인 경우에는 수지첨가에 의한 lactic acid 제거시 lactic acid 생산수율이 약 60%에서 90%이상까지 증가된다. SSF의 각 반응식에서 pH의 의존성을 조사하여 실험식으로 표현하였다. pH에 따라 lactic aic의 생산량이 크게 변화하였으며, pH 4.5-5.0에서 최대의 생산량을 나타내었다.