• 상하수도학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2008

The application of magnetic ion exchange resin($MIEX^{(R)}$) is effective for natural organic matter(NOM) removal and for control of the formation of disinfection byproducts(DBPs). NOM removal is also enhanced by adding $MIEX^{(R)}$ with coagulant such as polyaluminium chloride(PACl) in conventional drinking water treatment systems. In the application of $MIEX^{(R)}$, it is important to understand changes of NOM characteristics such as hydrophobicity and molecular weight distributions with $MIEX^{(R)}$ or $MIEX^{(R)}$+coagulant treatment.To observe characteristics of NOM by treatment with $MIEX^{(R)}$ or $MIEX^{(R)}$+coagulant, four major drinking water sources were employed. Results showed that the addition of $MIEX^{(R)}$ to coagulation significantly reduced the amount of coagulant required for the optimum removal of dissolved organic matter(DOC) and turbidity in the all four waters. The DOC removal was also increased approximately 20%, compared to coagulant treatment alone. The process with $MIEX^{(R)}$ and coagulant showed that complementary removal of hydrophobic and hydrophilic fraction of DOC. The combined processes preferentially removed the fractions of intermediate (3,000-10,000 Da) and low (< 500 Da) molecular weight. The microfiltration test showed that membrane cake resistance was decreased for waters with flocs from $MIEX^{(R)}$+coagulant. A porous layer was formed to $MIEX^{(R)}$ on the membrane surface and the layer consequently inhibited settling of coagulant flocs, which could act on a foulant.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.148-156
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• 2012

In this research, the application of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) modified PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) membrane was tested as a simply and beginning attempt to overcome membrane fouling because CNTs importantly affect the transport of natural organic matter (NOM). Suwannee River fulvic acid (SRFA) as the representative of NOM was selected and its sorption results with single-walled CNT (SWCNT), multi-walled CNT (MWCNT), and oxidized MWCNT (O-MWCNT) were obtained through the batch experiment. SRFA sorption isotherms had a strong nonlinearity and its sorption capacity followed the order O-MWCNT < MWCNT < SWCNT. The adsorbed mass of SRFA on each CNT decreased as a function of pH due to their charge repulsion. For the CNT-PVDF membrane filtration experiments, the suspended CNT solution (10 mg/40 mL) was incorporated into $0.45{\mu}m$-PVDF membrane and 5 mg/L of SRFA solution was monitored using UV detector connected with high pressure pump after passing through CNT-PVDF membrane. The SRFA removal efficiency by MWCNT-PVDF membrane was the strongest among other modified membranes. This suggests that the CNT modified microfiltration (MF) membrane might effectively and selectively apply to treat the contaminated water including organic compounds in the presence of NOM.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2007

A feasibility test was conducted to evaluate the addition of turbidity substance in a coagulation process to remove natural organic matters (NOM), the precursor of disinfection by-products (DBPs). The experimental water sources were synthetic water containing 5 mg/L of humic acid and 50 mg/L of NaHCO3 and drinking water resource of Ulsan city (S Dam water, D Dam water and Nak-Dong raw water). The examined turbidity substances were kaolin, acid clay, and modified clay (0.38 meq $NH_4{^+}-N/g$ clay). In Jar tests at different concentrations of the turbidity substances (5, 10, 15, 20, 30 mg/L) using the synthetic water, the turbidity substances improved the removal of turbidity, UV-254 absorbance and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) by 23.8-38.1%, 17.0-24.5% and 2.5-44.5%, respectively. The modified clay showed higher removal efficiencies than other substances. In Jar tests using the drinking water, 10 and 20 mg/L of modified clay enhanced the removal efficiencies of turbidity, UV-254 absorbance, DOC, trihalomethane formation potential (THMFP), and haloacetic acid formation potential (HAAFP) by 3.0~4.3%, 19.1~29.0%, 12~34.9%, 4.9~36.7%, and 1.6~30.2%, respectively.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.843-849
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• 2007

Monitoring of NOM characteristics is important for improving removal efficiency of natural organic matter (NOM) in water treatment processes. In this study, several NOM characteristics, which include specific UV absorbance (SUVA), total carbonate content, molecular weight distribution, and fluorescence properties, were measured using samples collected from a pilot-scale water treatment plant consisting of coagulation/flocculation (C/F), filtration, ozonation and granular activated carbon (GAC) processes. The highest removal of NOM was observed in C/F and filtration processes as demonstrated by the reduction of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) by 25% and 21%, respectively. Despite nearly no change in DOC, however, the lowest SUVA value and the highest total carbohydrate content were observed in the sample from ozonation process. This indicates that non-degradable aromatic compounds become depleted and biodegradable organic compounds are enriched during the process. Comparison of synchronous fluorescence spectra of the samples showed that ozoation process increased protein-like fluorescence while it decreased fulvic-like and terrestrial humic-like fluorescence. Consistently, a slight peak of protein-like fluorescence was observed in the sample from ozonation process. The greatest change in molecular weight distributions of the samples was observed in C/F process. Comparison of size exclusion chromatogram of the samples revealed that NOM fractions with the molecular weight greater than 2000 Da were reduced by over 90% after C/F process. SUVA values and total carbohydrate content of the samples were well correlated with a ratio of protein-like fluorescence and terrestrial humic-like fluorescence intensities with the correlation coefficients of 0.99 and 0.91, respectively. This suggests that synchronous fluorescence properties of NOM could be used as useful tolls for monitoring changes of some NOM characteristics during water treatment processes.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.395-407
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• 2007

Disinfection by-products(DBPs) are formed through the reaction between chlorine and natural organic matter(NOM) in water treatment. For reducing the formation of chlorinated DBPs in the drinking water treatment, there is a need to evaluate the behavior of NOM fractions and the occurrence of DBPs for each fraction. Among the six fractions of NOM, the removal of HPOA and HPIN got accomplished through coagulation and sedimentation processes. Advanced water treatment processes were found to be most significant to remove the HPOA and HPON. It was found that HPOA made the most THMFP level than any other fractions and HPIA and HPOA formed higher HAAFP. The fraction of NOM with MW less than 1k Da was 32.5~54.3% in intake raw water. Mostly the organic matter with MW more than 1k Da was removed through coagulation and sedimentation in the drinking water treatment processes. In case of advanced water treatment processes, the organic matter with MW 1k~100k Da decreased by means of ozone oxidation for high molecular weight substances. As the result low molecular organic matter increased. In the BAC and GAC processes, the organic matter with MW less than 100k Da decreased.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1337-1344
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 산화제, 소독제, 응집제로서 동시에 작용하는 potassium ferrate(VI)를 합성하여 자연유기물질(NOM, HA와 FA)로 오염된 강물을 처리하는 실험을 수행하였다. Ferrate 주입량($2\sim46$ mg/L as Fe)에 따른 낙동강 시료에 포함되어 있는 10 mg/L HA의 제거효율을 $UV_{254}$로 알아본 결과, $20.7\sim73.6%$ 제거효율을 보였고 10 mg/L FA에 대해서는 $52.6\sim77.5%$의 제거효율을 보였다. 하지만 제거효율을 TOC로 분석한 결과는 HA에 대해 $0\sim20.3%$, FA에 대해 $0\sim26.6%$의 낮은 효율을 보였다. pH와 반응온도에 따른 영향을 보면, pH가 낮을수록 ferrate에 한 NOM 제거효율이 높게 나타났고, 온도가 높을수록 HA 제거효율이 높아졌다. 응집제로서 ferrate 효과를 기존 응집제들과 비교해 본 실험에서 ferrate는 $Al_2(SO_4)_3{\cdot}18H_2O$, $FeSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$, FeO(OH)와 비슷한 정도의 효율을 보였다. Ferrate와 HA의 반응은 60초 이내에 완결되어 정상상태에 이르렀고 반응시간에 대해 1차 반응을 보였다. 그리고 소량의 ferrate를 주입하여 HA를 전처리한 후 기존 응집제로 처리하였을 때 ferrate로 전처리하지 않았을 때보다 효율이 향상되었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.1253-1261
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• 2000

천연유기물질은 지표수와 지하수내 탁도를 유발하고 humic (humic acid와 fulvic acid)과 nonhumic 성분으로 구성된다. 일반적으로 NOM은 소독부산물(DBP) 전구물질로써 수처리시 관심의 대상이 된다. 원수의 특성은 정수공정의 선택과 적용에 중요한 정보를 제공한다. 수원에 따른 NOM의 상당한 차이가 다양한 원수들 사이에서 관찰되었고, 문제시되는 NOM을 제거하고 전환시키기 위한 목적으로 정수공정을 적용한다. 본 연구의 결과, 산화처리에 의해 전체 DOC 농도의 변화는 거의 없었지만, 고분자의 소수성 물질이 저분자의 친수성 물질로 전환되었고, 염소보다 오존의 경우 그 산화력의 차이 때문에 SUVA 값의 감소가 더 크게 나타났다. 응집처리에 의해 hydrophilic 성분보다 분자량이 더 큰 hydrophobic 성분이 응집 침전되어 훨씬 잘 제거되었다. THMFP는 50% 정도까지 제거되었는데, 이것은 상대적으로 THMFP를 잘 유발시킨다는 humic acid 성분의 제거가 원활하게 일어났기 때문이다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.237-246
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• 2010

This study was carried out to compare the performances of hydrophobic and hydrophilic membranes in the filtration of the pretreatment waters using coagulants such as PAC and PAHCs, and to investigate the influence of NOM characteristics on the fouling of membranes. As a result, the hydrophobic fraction was more effectively removed by PAHCs, however the transphilic and hydrophilic fraction were more effectively removed by PAC on NOM removal. Raw water showed the highest response in the range of humic substances, and pre-coagulated waters with PAC and PAHCs followed. It was also observed that the fouling effect for a hydrophobic membrane was greater than that of a hydrophilic membrane with a similar pore size, due to fouling caused by adsorption. Foulants causing significant flux decline were alcoholic compounds (polysaccharide-like) and humic substances including aromatic groups. Especially, it appeared that alcoholic compounds such as polysaccharide-like substances which mostly remained after coagulation pretreatment had most influence on fouling. It was found that fouling were influenced by each fraction NOM components depending on coagulants used. And PAHCs was more efficient for membrane fouling than PAC.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.332-336
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 정수처리 중에서 BAC(Biological activated carbon) 처리의 생물분해능과 같이 NOM의 생분해성 부분을 제거하고자 로프형 미생물 담체를 침전조에 적용하는 공정을 시도하였다. 다양한 운전조건을 적용하여 DOC와 UV$_{254}$ 그리고, 탁도 제거효과를 평가하였는데, 담체 설치는 일반적인 정수처리 공정을 모사한 pilot plant에 첫 번째로 아무 전 처리도 거치지 않은 팔당원수를 바로 지나도록 하였고(Media 1), 두 번째는 팔당원수를 오존으로만 전처리한 후 지나도록 하였으며(Media 2), 세 번째는 전 오존과 응집-침전과정이 끝난 후 지나도록 하였다(Media 3). 원수의 DOC 농도는 1.3~3.4 mg/L이고, UV$_{254}$는 0.027~0.039 ($cm^{-1}$ /)이며, 탁도는 0.3~4.5 NTU 였다. 평균 DOC 농도는 media 1, 2, 3에서 각각 2.2 mg/L, 1.8 mg/L, 1.3 mg/L를 보였다. 반면에 침전조에서는 1.5 mg/L의 농도를 보여 media 3에서 가장 높은 제거량을 나타내었다. 평균 UV$_{254}$ 값은 media 1, 2, 3에서 각각 0.037 ($cm^{-1}$ /), 0.027 ($cm^{-1}$ /), 0.014 ($cm^{-1}$ /)를 나타내었으며, 침전조에서의 UV$_{254}$ 값은 media 3와 비슷한 0.014 ($cm^{-1}$ /)를 보였다. 평균 탁도는 media 1, 2, 3에서 각각 1.1 NTU, 0.9 NTU, 0.5 NTU를 나타내었다. 위의 결과를 보면 로프형 미생물 담체 침전조는 일반적인 침전 공정에 바로 적용할 수 있는 경제적인 장치로 활용 가능할 것이다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.653-661
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• 2007

The Disinfectants/Disinfection By-products (D/DBP) Rule proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency requires the implementation of enhanced coagulation as a control strategy for natural organic matter (NOM) removal and as a means of limiting the formation of all DBPs, i.e., not just the trihalomethanes and haloacetica acids. To control DBP formation, several best available technologies (BATs) were determined for removal of DBPs and DBP precursors. The enhanced coagulation is one of the BATs for DBP precursors removal. Treatment facilities that achieve a specified percent removal of total organic carbon (TOC) prior to the application of a continuous disinfectant or that achieve a residual TOC concentration < 2mg/L prior to the application of a continuous disinfectant are considered to be in compliance with enhanced coagulation. The enhanced coagulation was applied to raw water in Korea, the Han River. Raw water were examined and effects of different raw water qualities on enhanced coagulation were investigated. Three analyses were used for raw water characteristics, water quality measurement, molecular weight distributions, hydrophobic/hydrophilic fractionation. The Han River had the relatively low alkalinity and low organic carbon concentration. The results of molecular weight distributions showed significant portions of low molecular weight organics, which is very different from most water in USA. The alum doses for the required TOC removal guided from USEPA manual were quite low (i.e. 10~30 mg/L alum) for the water, probably due to the specific water quality of the Han River.