• 상하수도학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.231-240
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• 2011

The objectives of this research are to investigate coagulation efficiencies of two coagulants l.e., alum and polyaluminum chloride and to understand effects of the coagulants on membrane fouling in microfiltration. The turbidity of supernatant from alum coagulation was increased with increasing doses whereas the turbidity from PACl coagulation was maintained at the low values. The observed injection volume of PACl for the same removal was approximately 30 percent less than alum, which produced a low sludge volume. The settling velocity of PACl flocs was greater than alum flocs. The results corresponded well with floc size measurements. Flux decline from alum coagulation was significant due in part to small sizes of flocs. At the low dose, alum floc had less specific cake resistance than PACl floc. However, as the dosage was increased, the increases in specific cake resistances of alum was substantial. Alum coagulation pretreatment needs careful operation to reduce membrane fouling by flocs. In general, PACl coagulants were more effective than alum coagulants for pretreatment of membrane processes because PACl showed the better performance in coagulation and membrane fouling.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2009

In order to treat the complex wastewater containing organic compound and solids, pre-treatment system associated with molecular separation process were investigated. The reductions of COD and turbidity were obtained after coagulation processes using Alum (Aluminium sulfate, $Al_2(SO_4)_2{\cdot}18H_{2}O$) and PACl (poly aluminium chloride as 17% $Al_{2}O_{3}$). The results of study were as follows: using variable dosage of Alum, COD removal was highest at 4,000 mg/l, and the reduction of COD and turbidity was 42% and 92%, respectively. The optimum coagulation would be effective at pH 7.3 than pH 9.0 by the addition of alum at a concentration of 6,000 mg/l and PACl was add at 4.25% in raw complex wastewater with 2,000 mg/l alum at pH 7.3, the reduction of COD was reduced by 32%. But coagulation aid experiments indicated that PACl would be more effective in sludge separation ability than COD removal efficiency.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.325-331
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• 2015

낙동강 하류부의 상수원수를 대상으로 Al(III)염과 Fe(III)염계 응집제를 이용한 응집제의 특성 실험 결과, alum과 $FeCl_3$의 경우는 모노머성 화학종이 각각 98%와 93.3%로 응집제내에 함유된 주된 가수분해종은 모노머성 화학종임을 알 수 있었다. 염기를 첨가하여 제조한 염기 첨가비 r=1.2인 PACl의 경우 폴리머성 Al(III)종은 31.2%이었으며, r=2.2인 PACl의 경우 함유된 폴리머성 Al(III)종은 85.0%로 r 값이 증가함에 따라 더 많은 폴리머성 Al(III)종이 함유되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 응집제별 응집실험 결과, 원수의 탁도가 높고 낮음에 관계없이 응집제별 탁도 및 유기물 제거정도는 $FeCl_3$ > PACl (r=2.2) > PACl(r=1.2) > alum의 순으로 나타났다. Al(III)계 응집제 보다 $FeCl_3$의 경우 응집효율이 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 Al(III)계 응집제의 경우 염기도가 높은 응집제의 경우 polymeric Al(III)종을 많이 함유함에 따라 응집효율이 향상됨에 따라 염기도가 높은 응집제일수록 응집효율이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 실험에 적용된 응집 pH 범위(pH 4.0~9.5)에서 모든 응집제의 최적 응집 pH는 약 7.0으로 나타났다. 특히 고염기도 PACl (r=2.2)과 $FeCl_3$의 경우 pH 7.0 이상에서도 높은 탁도 응집효율을 유지하였다. 따라서 pH가 높은 상수원수의 경우 탁도 제거에서는 고염기도 PACl이나 $FeCl_3$ 응집제가 더 적합한 것으로 판단된다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.295-302
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• 2012

The coagulation of combined sewer overflows ($CSO_{s}$) was investigated by jar-testing with several commercial coagulants. $CSO_{s}$ sample showed different characteristics of coagulation from secondary wastewater with three common coagulants, aluminum sulfate, ferric chloride and polyaluminum chloride (PACl). Jar-tests showed that relatively wide range of optimal SS and T-P removal yielded with alum and ferric chloride compared with cationic polymers, though efficient SS and T-P removal can be achieved with all three coagulants. The decrease of pH was caused by the increase in dosage of aluminum sulfate, ferric chloride and PACl as coagulants. The pH was changed from 7.0 to 4.7 with the dosages of ferric chloride 25 mL/L. Aluminum sulfate revealed pH of 5.0 and PACl was highest pH of 5.4 after dosing of coagulants. The optimal pH to treat $CSO_{s}$ with aluminum sulfate were 6-6.5; with PACl 6-7, and with ferric chloride higher than 7.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2005

The training and prediction modeling using an artificial neural network was implemented to predict the turbidity of treated water as well as to estimate the optimized feed concentration of polyaluminium chloride (PACl) in a water treatment plant. The parameters used in the input layers were pH, temperature, turbidity and alkalinity, while those in output layers were PACl and turbidity of treated water. Levenberg-Marquadt method of feedforward back-propagation perceptron in the neural network toolbox of MATLAB program was used in this study. Correlation coefficients of the training data with the measured data were 0.9997 for PACl and 0.6850 for turbidity and those of the testing data with measured data were 0.9140 for PACl and 0.3828 for turbidity, when four parameters at input layer, 12-12 nodes each at both the first and the second hidden layers, and two parameters(PACl and turbidity) at output layer were used. Although the predictability of PACl was improved, compared to that of the previous studies to use the only coagulant dose as output layer, turbidity in treated water could not be predicted well. Acquisition of more data through several years obtained with the advanced on-line measuring system could make the artificial neural network useful and practical in actual water treatment plants.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2021

In this study, defluoridation efficiency by aluminium sulphate (alum) and polyaluminium chloride (PACl) were compared for recommended Nalgonda dose (100%) and 80% of this dose in both batch and continuous modes. The residual turbidity was found to be higher in case of alum as compared to PACl with 80% dose representing lesser efficient settling of suspensions, which primarily comprise alumino-fluoro complexes that result in high residual aluminium in the treated water and this was confirmed by TEM and Zeta analysis. Moreover, the application of PACl also resulted in much lesser addition to the TDS and also required lesser lime for pH compensation due to its lower acidity. Hence this reduced dose was recommended for defluoridation. It was also observed that in case of alum, residual aluminium in treated water was 0.88 mg/L (100% dose) & 0.72 mg/L (80% dose) and in case of PACl, it was 0.52 mg/L(100% dose) & 0.41 mg/L(80% dose). After subsequent microfiltration, residual aluminium was 0.28 & 0.21 mg/L for 100% & 80% dose respectively and in case of alum and in case of PACl, it was 0.16 & 0.11 for 100% & 80% dose respectively, which conform to the Al standards(<0.2 mg/L).

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.99-105
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• 1998

This research explored the feasibility of preparing and utilizing a preformed polymeric solution of Al(III) for coagulation in water treatment. Slow base(NaOH) injection into supersaturated aluminum chloride solutions did produce high yields of the type of Al polymers useful to water treatment applications. PACl's characteristic analysis showed that the quantity of polymeric Al produced at value of $r(OH_{added}/Al)=2.2$ was 83% of the total aluminum in solution, as showing maximum contents and precipitate was dramatically increased when r was increased above 2.35. And PACl was stable during sitoring period so aging effect was negligible. Results of the coagulation of Nakdong river waters with three PACls showed that the effectiveness of the three coagulants can be considered as r = 2.2 > r = 2.0 > r = 2.35 which are also the order of higher polymeric aluminum contents. Coagulation results for synthetic water exhibited optimum dose of 0.25mM Al, for three PACls, but above optimum dose, r = 2.0 and 2.2 PACl impaired the coagulation and sedimentation of turbidity and humic acid because of the restabilization of particulate. The effect of pH for on coagulation of Nak Dong River water showed that it had much effect turbidity and TOC removal, especially near pH 7. But pH effect was little for turbidity and TOC removal when r = 2.35 PACl was used for coagulation, that PACl had much more precipitates content.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2009

A method to improve water treatment efficiency by coagulant overdosing for high pH raw water at a drinking water treatment plant (WTP) which had no pH adjusting facilities was investigated. Poly aluminum chloride (PACl) was used for coagulant, and turbidity removal efficiency was evaluated as a function of PACl dosage increases. pH and turbidity of supernatant of jar-tester were 7.10 and 0.50 NTU respectively, when the turbidity, pH, alkalinity, water temperature, conductivity of raw water were 1.75 NTU, 9.38, 46.5 mg/L, $6.4^{\circ}C$, $400{\mu}s/cm$, respectively. Turbidity of settled water was reduced from 2.18 NTU to 0.28 NTU (87% reduction) when PACl dosage was increased from 16 mg/L to 45 mg/L at a full scale WTP. This can be attributed to the recovery of coagulant efficiency by pH reduction with the increase of coagulant dose, however coagulation efficiency was reduced with the formation of Al(OH)4- by PACl addition at higher pH. Coagulant overdosing was proven to be a rapid and effective method for high pH raw water, which can be applied at drinking WTP.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권8호
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• pp.561-569
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• 2014

본 연구는 인제거를 위한 하수처리시설에서 발생하는 약품 잉여슬러지의 혐기성소화 특성을 조사하기 위한 것이다. 잉여슬러지의 최종생분해도 값은 Biogas발생량을 기준으로 약 31%, PACl 슬러지는 24%이며, Alum 슬러지는 26%이었다. 20일 동안 잉여슬러지는 $S_1$이 75%로써 $k_1$ ($0.1129day^{-1}$)의 속도로 분해되었으며, PACl 슬러지는 $k_1$ ($0.0998day^{-1}$)의 속도로 $S_1$인 74%의 BVS를 분해시켰고, Alum 슬러지는 $S_1$이 76%로써 $k_1$ ($0.1091day^{-1}$)의 속도로 분해되었다. SCFMR 반응조 운전시 모든 슬러지는 pH 6.7~7.0을, Alkalinity는 1,800~2,200 mg/L 범위로 차이가 미미하며 유사한 값을 유지하였다. HRT 20일에서 PACl 슬러지와 Alum 슬러지 Biogas 발생량은 각각 0.089, 0.091 v/v-d로 Control 0.124 v/v-d에 비해 낮은 27~28%이었다. 운전 전반에 걸처 메탄의 함량은 세 반응조 모두 70~76%로 PACl과 Alum을 주입함에 따른 영향은 없는 것으로 판단된다. PACl과 Alum을 주입한 슬러지의 TVS 제거효율은 HRT 20일에서 각각 평균 19.6%, 19.9%로 Control (23.8%)에 비해 약 4% 가량 작은 값을 나타내었으며, BVS 제거효율은 HRT 20일 조건에서 Control 반응조의 경우 평균 34.5%, PACl과 Alum 슬러지는 각각 평균 25.8%, 26.9%로 나타내어 PACl과 Alum 슬러지가 Control 보다 약 8% 낮은 제거효율을 보였다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2012

염기도를 달리하여 제조된 PACl에 대한 Al(III)종 분포는 염기도가 높을수록 monomeric Al(III)종은 적어지고, precipitate Al(III)종은 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 염기도 13.6%의 경우에서는 monomeric Al(III)종이 81%, polymeric Al(III)종이 19%, precipitate Al(III)종은 0%로 monomeric Al(III)종이 주종을 이루고 있었다. 염기도 13.6%의 경우에서 재안정화 없이 80% 정도의 탁도제거 효율을 유지하고 있었으며, $UV_{254}$ 제거효율이 향상되는 것은 낮은 응집 pH 범위에서 유기물 응집효과가 우수하게 나타나기 때문으로 판단된다. 그리고 13.6% 염기도를 가진 PACl이 T-P 제거효율 및 $PO_{4}-P$의 제거효율이 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났으며 이는 높은 monomeric Al 성분에 기인하리라 판단된다.