• 상하수도학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.228-234
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• 2004

Dissolved air flotation (DAF), in which suspended solids are removed from water by means of micro-size air bubbles raising slowly up in water and lifting solids from water (smaller than those) attached onto the micro-bubbles as well as those (larger than solids) being attached on these, have been used in water and wastewater since 1920s. The dissolved air flotation technology was originally based on the laminar flow conditions prevailing in water to be treated, but the latest development in that technology has led now to a situation, in which the flow conditions may also be turbulent ones in the modem dissolved air flotation units. Despite of that, the flotation phenomenon used in this unit operation for removal suspended solids from water or wastewater is still the same.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.501-507
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• 2006

Dissolved air flotation (DAF) has been well known for the gravity separation process. The solids to be separated are transferred from the water body to the water surface using micro-air bubbles. DAF has also been used for enhancing solids-liquid separation of industrial and municipal wastewater by adding a its unit parallel to a sedimentation unit to reduce the hydraulic loading in the sedimentation clarifier. This study was to investigate flotation characteristics of activated sludge by the recent DAF technique without chemical agents. In addition, the effect on temperature in flotation of activated sludge and the thickening degree of activated sludge were studied.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.659-666
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• 2011

Although DAF(Dissolved Air Flotation) has been successfully accepted for water and wastewater treatment, the fundamental characteristics of the process have not been fully investigated. Water is saturated with compressed air to dissolve the air into the water at high pressure in saturation tank. Then the water containing dissolved air is released into a floatation tank at a lower pressure, generating micro-bubbles that rise gently through the water and carry the suspended matter to the surface. This study investigated the removal of sewage using automatic mixture type DAF pump and non-powered flotation tank. Characteristics of two devices were compared and analyzed with samples. The results showed that the PAC exhibited higher performance than other coagulants. When air dosage was 2.5ml/l/min, treatment was stable in operation. In the DAF pump with a pressure of 4 atm., the average size of bubbles was 36.2${\mu}m$. Removal efficiency of SS was 80%. At this time removal efficiency of COD was about 80%, of T-N was 30% and T-P was 70% in stable operation. It was concluded that DAF pump system with micro bubble performed higher efficiencies compared to general DAF system for treating wastewater.

• 공업화학
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.606-612
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• 2022

수용액에서 수용성 염료를 소수성 염료로 전환시킨 후 마이크로 버블을 이용한 침전 및 부상응집에 의한 염료를 제거하는 연구를 수행하였다. 양이온성 염료에 음이온 collector를 반응시키며, 또한 음이온성 염료에 양이온 collector를 첨가하여 소수성으로 변환시켰다. 소수성으로 전환된 염료 용액을 회분식 반응기에 저장하여 마이크로 버블을 분사시켜 색을 제거하였다. 염료 용액을 제조하기 위해 Basic Yellow 1 및 Direct Orange 10을 사용하였으며, sodium dodecyl sulfate, oleic acid sodium salt 및 amine류와 같은 음이온 및 양이온 collector를 사용하면 색 제거에 효과적이었으며, 모든 색은 8분 이내에 제거되었다. 색 제거는 collector의 첨가량과 수용액 pH의 영향을 받으며, 염료농도에 비해 극히 소량의 계면활성제를 첨가하였을 경우에는 pH에 의존하였으나, 염료농도와 비슷한 collector 양을 첨가하였을 경우에는 pH에 의존하지 않았음을 알 수 있었다. 그 이유는 collector와 염료가 1:1M로 반응하여 소수성이 완전히 부여되어야 제거됨을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.929-936
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• 2013

DAF (Dissolved air flotation) 공정에서 공기포화장치(Saturator)와 미세기포 발생노즐은 미세기포 형성에 중요한 영향을 미치는 장치이다. 미세기포 발생 효율을 증가시키기 위해서는 공기포화장치 용기 안에서 기-액 접촉 효율을 증가시키고, 미세기포 발생노즐까지 이송 배관 내 압력을 일정하게 유지해 주어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 공기포화장치 내 순환수 유입 분사노즐과 포화수 이송 배관, 미세기포 발생노즐에 의한 미세기포 발생에 미치는 영향을 공기체적법과 기포 크기, 기포의 잔류시간 측정을 통해 비교해 보았다. 순환수 유입 분사노즐을 설치하고, 포화수의 이송 배관 내 압력손실이 발생하지 않는 구조, 미세기포 발생노즐의 통과유속을 증가시킬 경우 미세기포 발생 성능이 증가하였다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제38권9호
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• pp.513-520
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• 2016

수중에 용존된 가스뿐 아니라 소독부산물과 같은 휘발성 화합물은 탈기에 의해 효과적으로 제거할 수 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 탈기공정에 사용되는 미세 기포는 수백~수천 ${\mu}m$이지만 부상 공정의 기포는 수 ${\mu}m$ 정도로 작다. 이에 따라 부상공정에서의 마이크로 기포는 수중의 휘발성 화합물이 대기로 방출될 수 있는 매우 넓은 기-액 비표면적을 제공한다. 또는 마이크로 기포는 상승 속도가 느려서 휘발성 화합물이 방출될 수 있는 긴 체류시간을 갖게 된다. 본 연구에서 일련의 탈기와 부상 실험을 실시한 결과, THMs의 제거율에서 상당히 큰 차이가 있었다. THMs의 물질전달계수 $K_La$ 역시 큰 차이를 보였다. 따라서 부상공정에서 THMs과 같은 휘발성 화합물을 제거하기 위해서는 일반적으로 입자제거를 위하여 적용되는 통상적인 운전범위보다 더 높은 기포체적농도가 필요함을 알 수 있다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.97-104
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• 2014

The sludge flotation/thickening apparatus equipped a micro-bubble generating pump was used to investigate micro-bubble generating properties on operational parameters. We evaluated micro-bubble generating properties as results to be operated the apparatus by operational parameters which are pump discharge pressure, air/water ratio(A/W ratio), air flow rate, and water flow rate. Micro-bubble generating efficiencies in pumps without recycling flow and with 50% of recycling flow was found to be very efficient on optimum A/W ratio from 1.06 to 3.62% and optimum A/W ratio from 1.05 to 4.06%, respectively. In condition of 3.6% of A/W ratio, we showed that the apparatus could be generated 36,000 ppm of micro-bubble concentration to be optimum treatment efficiency in sludge thickening process.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.367-374
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• 2012

A flotation process has a shorter processing time and needs less space than a sedimentation process. Dissolved air flotation process (DAF) is an efficient flotation method and used in a conventional wastewater treatment process. However, DAF requires the circulation of water containing compressed air and requires expensive installation and operation cost. Plasma Air Flotation (PAF) process is able to float flocs by micro bubbles generated from underwater plasma without the circulation of bubbly water and additional saturators. Therefore, PAF can be an alternative solution overcoming economic barriers. In this study, Humic acid removal efficiency by PAF process was compared with that of sedimentation process. 44.67% and 87.3% reduction rate based on UV 254 absorbance has been measured in sedimentation and PAF respectively. In particular, PAF in the flocculation zone can dramatically remove humic acid from water. In flocculation zone, PAF can separate organic matters but sedimentation cannot.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.245-255
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• 2006

Dissolved air flotation is a solid-liquid separation system that uses fine bubbles rising from bottom to remove particles in water. In order to enhance the flotation velocity and removal efficiency of flocs in the flotation process, we tried to obtain pretreatment conditions for the optimum DAF process operation by comparing and evaluating features of actual floc formation and flotation velocity etc, according to coagulant types and conditions for flocculation mixing intensity by using PIA, PDA, and FSA. Accordingly, generating big flocs that have low density at low flocculation mixing intensity may reduce treatment efficiency. In addition, generating small flocs at high flocculation mixing intensity makes floc-bubbles smaller, which reduces flotation velocity, In this study, it was found that high flocculation mixing intensity could not remove the remaining micro-particles after flocculation, which had negative effects on treated water quality, Therefore, in order to enhance treatment efficiency in a flotation process, flocculation mixing intensity around $50sec^{-1}$ is effective.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.343-349
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• 2000

Techniques such as dissolved air flotation and electroflotation, which utilize micro bubbles, are increasingly used for water and wastewater treatment. Most studies have concentrated on particle characteristics. Pretreatments that manipulate particle size and zeta potential were considered important. A recent study, which modeled the collision mechanism between micro bubbles and particles in dissolved air flotation, suggested bubble characteristics should also be important. Hydrogen micro bubbles were generated electrolytically and their zeta potentials measured under various conditions using a novel electrophoresis method. Effects of several parameters were investigated. Bubble zeta potentials were found to be pH dependent, and to have a negative value around neutral pH, becoming zero or positive at lower pH. The pH at zero zeta potential was 5.0 under study conditions. Using artificial solution and tap water, at fixed pH, bubble zeta potentials varied with solution composition. Zeta potentia]s of bubbles were affected by the types of cations and anions in solution but not by the voltage applied. These findings will help improve efficiencies of particle removal processes that utilize micro bubbles. As bubble zeta potential varies with solution composition, it needs to be measured for each composition to understand those effects, which increase removal efficiency.