• Environmental Engineering Research
• /
• 제19권4호
• /
• pp.309-316
• /
• 2014

The water quality improvement of golf course ponds, as representative stagnant stream channels, was evaluated by applying a biological activated carbon (BAC) process composed of four consecutive activated carbon reactors. The study was performed from autumn to winter in order to evaluate the feasibility of the BAC process under low temperature conditions. In the study, water quality of pond A (target pond) and pond B (reference pond) were monitored. Pond water was pumped into the BAC process, and was then returned to the pond after treatment. The optimal conditions were determined to be 2 hr of empty bed contact time (EBCT) at a temperature above $4^{\circ}C$, in which improvements of chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) of pond A compared to pond B were 3.62%, 3.48% and 1.81%, respectively. On the other hand, as the temperature was below $4^{\circ}C$, some degree of water quality improvement was achieved even when EBCT were 1 or 0.5 hr, suggesting that the BAC process can be successfully applied for the improvement of pond water quality in winter months. The values of biomass concentration and microorganism activity in each condition were highest where 2 hr of EBCT was applied at a temperature above $4^{\circ}C$, but values were similar throughout all treatment conditions, and thus, adsorption is considered to be the dominant factor affecting process efficiency. From the denaturing gel gradient electrophoresis (DGGE) results, no significant differences were observed among the activated carbon reactors, suggesting that the number of reactors in the system could be decreased for a more compact application of the system.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
• /
• 제13권4호
• /
• pp.1915-1922
• /
• 2012

본 연구는 SBA-15, MCM-41, MCM-48, KIT-6와 같은 메조포러스실리카를 다양한 조건에서 합성하고 이를 이용하여 CMK(Carbon Mesoporous Korea)를 합성한다. 합성된 CMK를 이용하여 메조포러스 구조의 전이금속체를 제조하였다. 각각의 메조포러스실리카에 따라 합성된 CMK의 특성을 분석하고 이를 이용하여 합성된 메조포러스 전이금속체의 특성을 질소흡탈착 등온선, SEM, 저각 X-선 회절분석으로 분석하므로써 최적의 메조포러스 전이금속체의 합성조건을 도출하였다, 실험 결과 가장 우수한 특성을 나타내는 메조실리카는 SBA-15이며, BET 분석으로 SBA-15로부터 합성된 메조포러스 구리 분자체의 비표면적은 $225m^2/g$, 기공크기는 2.91nm로 나타났다.

• 대한환경공학회지
• /
• 제22권12호
• /
• pp.2141-2148
• /
• 2000

본 연구는 무연탄올 원료로 제조한 활성탄의 활성화 시간과 burn-off에 따른 세공구조의 변화를 고찰한 것으로 77K에서 질소 흡착실험에 의해 특성을 분석했다. 활성화 시간의 증가에 따라 burn-off는 거의 선형적으로 증가하며, burn-off를 증가시킴에 따라 제조된 활성탄의 총세공부피와 BET 비표면적은 증가했다. $800^{\circ}C$의 활성화는 $950^{\circ}C$의 활성화에 비해 미세세공(micropore)을 많이 생성시켰고, 동일한 burn-off에서는 저온에서 활성화시킨 활성탄에 미세세공이 발달하고 고온에서 활성화시킨 활성탄에 중간이상의 세공이 더 발달해 있었다. 수증기 활성화에 의해서는 직경 $100{\AA}$ 이하의 세공이 주로 발달되었으며 특히 $6{\sim}40{\AA}$ 범위의 세공은 burn-off의 정도에 따라 상당히 발달됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
• /
• 제21권3호
• /
• pp.291-296
• /
• 2016

Application of photocatalytic nanoparticles has been recently gaining an increased attention as air purifying material for sustainable urban development. The present work reports the photocatalytic removal of gaseous phase nitrogen oxides ($NO_x$) using $TiO_2$-coated zeolite to be applied as a filter media for the urban green infrastructure such as raingardens. The $TiO_2$-coated zeolite was synthesized by simple wet chemistry method and tested in a continuous-flow photo-reactor for its removal efficiency of $NO_x$ under different conditions of the weight percentage of $TiO_2$ coated on the zeolite, and gas retention time. The removal efficiency of $NO_x$ in general increased as the weight percentage of $TiO_2$ coated on the zeolite increased up to 15-20%. Greater than 90% of $NO_x$ was removed at a retention time of one minute using the $TiO_2$-coated zeolite ($TiO_2$ weight percentage = 20%). Overall, $TiO_2$-coated zeolite showed greater efficiency of $NO_x$ removal compared to $TiO_2$ powder probably by providing additional reaction sites from the porous structure of zeolite. It was presumed that the degradation of $NO_x$ is attributed to both the physical adsorption and photocatalytic oxidation that could simultaneously occur at the catalyst surface.

• 멤브레인
• /
• 제14권2호
• /
• pp.99-107
• /
• 2004

Carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membranes were prepared by pyrolysis of polyimides having carboxylic acid groups and applied to the hydrogen separation. The polymeric membranes having carboxylic acid groups showed different steric properties as compared with polymeric membranes having other side groups ($-CH_3$ and $-CF_3$) because of the hydrogen bond between the carboxylic acid groups. However, the microporous CMS membranes were significantly affected by the decomposable side groups evidenced from the wide angle X-rat diffraction, nitrogen adsorption isotherms, and single gas permeation measurement. Furthermore, the gas separation properties of the CMS membranes were essentially affected by the pyrolysis temperature. As a result, the CMS membranes Prepared by Pyrolysis of polyimide containing carboxylic acid froups at $700^{\circ}C$ showed the $H_2$ permeability of 3,809 Baller [$1{\times}10^{-10}$ H $\textrm{cm}^$(STP)cm/$\textrm{cm}^2$.s.cmHg], $H_2$/$N_2$, selectivity of 46 and $H_2$/$CH_4$ selectivity of 130 while the CMS membranes derived from polyimide showed the H$_2$ permeability of 3,272 Barrer, $H_2$/$N_2$ selectivity of 136 and $H_2$/$CH_4$ selectivity of 177.

• 농업과학연구
• /
• 제46권4호
• /
• pp.907-914
• /
• 2019

Ammonia (NH₃) that reacts with nitric or sulfuric acid in the air is the major culprit contributing to the formation of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5). NH₃ volatilization mainly originates from nitrogen fertilizer and livestock manure applied to arable soil. Cation exchange capacity (CEC) of peat moss (PM) and zeolite (ZL) is high enough to adsorb ammonium (NH₄⁺) in soil. Therefore, they might inhibit volatilization of NH₃. The objective of this study was to compare the effect of PM and ZL on NH₃ volatilization from upland soil. For this, a laboratory experiment was carried out, and NH₃ volatilization from the soil was monitored for 12 days. PM and ZL were added at the rate of 0, 1, 2, and 4% (wt wt^-1) with 354 N g m^-2 of urea. Cumulative NH₃-N volatilization decreased with increasing addition rate of both materials. Mean value of cumulative NH₃-N volatilization across application rate with PM was lower than that with ZL. CEC increased with increasing addition rate of both materials. While the soil pH increased with ZL, it decreased with PM. Increase in CEC resulted in NH₄⁺ adsorption on the negative charge of the external surface of both materials. In addition, decrease in soil pH hinders the conversion of NH₄⁺ to NH₃. Based on the above results, the addition of PM or ZL could be an optimum management to reduce NH₃ volatilization from the soil. However, PM was more effective in decreasing NH₃ volatilization than ZL due to the combined effect of CEC and pH.

• Carbon letters
• /
• 제13권2호
• /
• pp.109-114
• /
• 2012

A nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC) canister was indigenously developed using active carbon impregnated with ammoniacal salts of copper (II), chromium (VI) and silver (I), and high efficiency particulate aerosol filter media. The NBC canister was evaluated against carbon tetra chloride ($CCl_4$) vapours, which were used as a simulant for persistent chemical warfare agents under dynamic conditions for testing breakthrough times of canisters of gas masks in the National Approval Test of Respirators. The effects of $CCl_4$ concentration, test flow rate, temperature, and relative humidity (RH) on the breakthrough time of the NBC canister against $CCl_4$ vapour were also studied. The impregnated carbon that filled the NBC canister was characterized for surface area and pore volume by $N_2$ adsorption-desorption isotherm at liquid nitrogen temperature. The study clearly indicated that the NBC canister provides adequate protection against $CCl_4$ vapours. The breakthrough time decreased with the increase of the $CCl_4$ concentration and flow rate. The variation in temperature and RH did not significantly affect the breakthrough behaviour of the NBC canister at high vapour concentration of $CCl_4$, whereas the breakthrough time of the NBC canister was reduced by an increase of RH at low $CCl_4$ vapour concentration.

• Carbon letters
• /
• 제28권
• /
• pp.47-54
• /
• 2018

High surface carbon aerogels with hierarchical and tunable pore structure were prepared using ionic liquid as carbon precursor via a simple salt templating method. The as-prepared carbon aerogels were characterized by nitrogen sorption measurement and scanning electron microscopy. Through instant visual observation experiments, it was found that salt eutectics not only serve as solvents, porogens, and templates, but also play an important role of foaming agents in the preparation of carbon aerogels. When the pyrolyzing temperature rises from 800 to $1000^{\circ}C$, the higher temperature deepens the carbonization reaction further to form a nanoporous interconnected fractal structure and increase the contribution of super-micropores and small mesopores and improve the specific surface area and pore volume, while having few effects on the macropores. As the mass ratio of ionic liquid to salt eutectics drops from 55% to 15%, that is, the content of salt eutectics increases, the salt eutectics gradually aggregate from ion pairs, to clusters with minimal free energy, and finally to a continuous salt phase, leading to the formation of micropores, uniform mesopores, and macropores, respectively; these processes cause BET specific surface area initially to increase but subsequently to decrease. With the mass ratio of ionic liquids to salts at 35% and carbonization temperature at $900^{\circ}C$, the specific surface area of the resultant carbon aerogels reached $2309m^2g^{-1}$. By controlling the carbonization temperature and mass ratio of the raw materials, the hierarchically porous architecture of carbon aerogels can be tuned; this advantage will promote their use in the fields of electrodes and adsorption.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
• /
• 제46권3호
• /
• pp.498-505
• /
• 2008

천연망간광석과 천연망간광석에 금속산화물을 $Al_2O_3$와 $TiO_2$에 담지한 촉매을 이용하여 저온 선택적 산화 반응에 대하여 연구하였다. 망간계 금속산화물은 낮은 온도에서 우수한 암모니아 전환율을 나타내었다. NMO 존재하의 저온에서의 $O_2$와 $NH_3$의 흡착 활성화에너지는 각각 10.5와 22.7 kcal/mol 임을 밝혔다. 망간광석에 미량의 Ag를 함침함으로써 활성온도를 크게 낮출 수 있었다. 티타니아 담체의 경우 저온활성이 우수하게 나타나는 특성을 보였다. 또한 구리와 망간을 사용하면 망간을 단독으로 사용한 경우보다는 저온의 활성이 우수하게 나타난다. 망간이 5 wt.% 이상에서는 동일한 전환율을 나타내고 있으며, 저온 활성이 15 wt.%까지 약간 증가함을 알 수 있으며, 20 wt.%에서는 오히려 감소하는 것으로 나타나 있다. 황산화물의 피독실험 결과 본 연구에서는 최종적으로 망간에 조촉매의 첨가에 의한 내피독성의 향상은 공정의 복잡성과 비용면에서 망간의 단독 사용보다 낮게 나타났다.

• 공업화학
• /
• 제18권2호
• /
• pp.142-147
• /
• 2007

본 연구에서는 주형물질로 $C_{16}TMABr$을 이용하여 염기 조건하에서 메조세공을 갖는 산화주석을 졸-겔법으로 합성하였다. 메조세공 $SnO_2$의 합성 최적조건을 탐사하였으며, 얻어진 시료는 X선회절, 질소흡착 및 투과전자현미경 등으로 분석하여 특성을 조사하였다. 금전극과 백금히터 회로를 알루미나 기재상에 스크린 프린팅 법으로 코팅하고, 합성한 메조세공의 산화주석을 전극상에 접합시켜 하나의 유니트로 구성하였으며, 제작한 센서는 $350^{\circ}C$에서 1~10,000 ppm 농도범위의 메탄과 일산화탄소에 대하여 검지능력을 평가하였다. $SnO_2$ 상에 담지된 팔라듐량의 변화가 이들 측정가스의 검출에 미치는 영향도 검토하였다. 메조세공을 갖는 산화주석은 비다공성의 상용 산화주석에 비하여 동일한 측정 조건하에서 측정가스에 대해 보다 높은 감도를 나타낼 뿐 아니라 안정성이 있으면서도 빠른 응답속도를 보였다.