• 상하수도학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.531-540
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• 2008

The main advantage of dissolved air flotation (DAF) in water treatment process is the small dimension compared with conventional gravity sedimentation and it can be basically reduced by the separation zone performed with the short solid-liquid separation time. Fine bubbles make such a short time possible to carry out solid from liquid separation as a collector on the course of water treatment. Therefore, the dimension of separation zone in DAF process is practically determined by the rise velocity of the bubble-floc agglomerates, which is a floc attached with several bubbles. To improve flotation velocity and particle removal efficiency in DAF process, many researchers have tried to attach bubbles as much as possible to flocs. Therefore, the maximum number of attached bubble on a floc and the rise velocity of bubble-floc agglomerates considered as the most important factor to design the separation zone of flotation tank in DAF process was simulated based on the population balance theory. According to the simulation results of this study, the size and volume concentration of bubble influenced on the possible number of attached bubble on a floc. The agglomerates attached with smaller bubble was more sensitive to hydraulic loading rate in the separation zone of DAF process. For the design of a high rate DAF process applied over surface loading 40 m/hr. it is required a precise further study on the variation of bubble property and behavior including in terms of bubble size distribution.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1423-1428
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• 2006

In this study, we have prepared pitch binded AC (activated carbon)/$AC/TiO_2$ composites photocatalysts through carbon tetrachloride solvent method. The developed samples were characterized with surface properties, structural crystallinity between AC and $AC/TiO_2$, elemental identification and photocatalytic activity. The results of the textural surface properties demonstrate that there are slight increases in the BET surface area and adsorbed volume from adsorption isotherm of composite samples with increasing of the amount of AC. The SEM results present to the characterization of porous texture on the pitch/AC/$AC/TiO_2$ composites and homogenous compositions in the particle for all the materials used. From XRD data, a weak and broad carbon peak of graphene remained rutile peaks kept with anatase structure were observed in the X-ray diffraction patterns for the pitch/AC/$AC/TiO_2$ composites. The EDX spectra show the presence of C, O and S with strong Ti peaks. Most of these samples are richer in carbon and major Ti metal than any other elements. Finally, the excellent photocatalytic activity of the pitch/AC/$AC/TiO_2$ composites between relative concentration ($c/c_o$) of MB and UV irradiation time could be attributed to the both effects between photocatalysis of the supported $AC/TiO_2$ and adsorptivity of the two kinds of carbons.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2003

Total phosphorous removal rate was examined of a subsurface-flow treatment wetland system which was constructed on floodplain in the down reach of the Kwangju Stream in Korea from May to June 2001. Its dimensions were 29 meter in length, 9 meter in width and 0.65 meter in depth. A bottom layer of 45 cm in depth was filled with crushed granite with about 15~30 mm in diameter and a middle layer of 10 cm in depth had pea pebbles with about 10 mm in diameter. An upper layer of 5 cm in depth contained course sand. Reeds(Phragmites australis) were transplanted on the surface of the system. They were dug out of natural wetlands and stems were cut at about 40 cm height from their bottom ends. Water of the Kwangju Stream flowed from a submerged dam into it via a pipe by gravity flow and treated effluent was funneled back into the Stream. The number of reed stems increased from 80 stems/$m^2$ in July 2001 to 136 stems/$m^2$ in September 2001. The hight of stems was 44.2 cm in July 2001 and 75.3 cm in September 2001. The establishment of reeds at early operating stage of the system was good. Volume and water quality of inflow and outflow were investigated from July 2001 through December 2001. The average inflow was 40 $m^3$/day and hydraulic detention time was about 1.5 days. The concentration of total phosphorous n influent and effluent was 0.83 and 0.33 mg/L, respectively. The removal rate of total phosphorous averaged about 60%. The removal efficiency was slightly higher, compared with that of subsurface-flow wetlands operating in North America, whose retention rate of total phosphorous was reported to be about 56%. The good abatement rate could be attributed to sedimentation of particle phosphorous in pores of the media and adsorption of phosphorous to the biofilm developed on the surface of them. Increase of standing density of reeds within a few years will develop root zones which may lead to increment in the phosphorous retention rate.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.32-41
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• 2016

Particle-phase concentrations were measured at 10, 80, and 200 m from the roadside of a national highway near Seoul in January and May 2008. The highway has two lanes each way, with an average hourly traffic volume of 1,070 vehicles. In January 2008, $PM_{10}$ concentrations decreased from 10 to 80 m but increased at 200 m. Black carbon (BC) decreased only slightly with distance due to the influence of biomass burning and open burning from the surrounding areas. In May 2008, the effect of secondary formation on both $PM_{10}$ and $PM_{2.5}$ was significant due to high temperatures compared with January. Because on-road emissions had little effect on secondary formation for a short time, variations in $PM_{10}$ concentrations became smaller, and $PM_{2.5}$ concentrations increased with distance. The effects of fugitive dust on PM concentrations were greater in May than in January when the mean temperature was below freezing. In the composition variations, the amounts of primary ions, organic carbon (OC), and BC were larger in January, while those of secondary ions and others were larger in $PM_{10}$, as well as $PM_{2.5}$ in May.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.232-237
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• 2012

Total suspended solids (TSS), settleable suspended solids (SSS) and nonsettleable suspended solids (NSSS) were compared in streams and lakes during rain events. Samples were collected in Lake Soyang and nine agricultural streams during storm events over two years. To measure NSSS, samples were settled in 1 L cylinders for one hour and then 50% of the total sample volume was taken from the center of the cylinder. The SSS/TSS ratio in streams (0.50) was higher than in Lake Soyang (0.20). The ratio of TSS to turbidity decreased from 1.21 in the inflowing river to 0.69 in the reservoir outlet. Turbidity and NSSS showed higher correlation ($r^2$=0.82) compared with the correlation between turbidity and TSS ($r^2$=0.66). Median particle size decreased from $11.4\;{\mu}m$ in the inflowing river to $4.2\;{\mu}m$ in the lake outlet. The results indicate that only fine particles of less than $5{\sim}10\;{\mu}m$ can be transported downstream of the lake. Because fast-flowing water in streams includes not only fine particles but also coarse particles, an overestimation of suspended sediment concentration results if only TSS is measured. Consequently, TSS and NSSS should be measured separately to evaluate the effect of suspend sediment loadings of turbid streams on aquatic habitat during the monsoon season.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.195-200
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• 1992

매장량(埋藏量)이 풍부한 peat를 중금속(重金屬) 흡착제(吸着劑)로서의 이용(利用) 가능성(可能性)을 확인(確認)하기 위한 실험(實驗)을 행한 결과(結果) 다음과 같았다. Peat의 입자(粒子)가 적을수록 중금속(重金屬) 흡착(吸着)이 효과적(效果的)이었으며 동일(同一) 농도용액(濃度溶液)에서 중금속(重金屬) 흡착량(吸着量)은 $Cu^{2+}$ > $Cd^{2+}$ > $Zn^{2+}$순(順) 이었다. Peat는 pH $4{\sim}5$사이에서 중금속(重金屬)의 최대흡착(最大吸着)이 일어났다. 중금속(重金屬) 농도(濃度)가 증가(增加)할수록 중금속(重金屬)의 흡착량(吸着量)의 증가(增加)되었으나 흡착율(吸着率)은 감소(減少)되었다. Peat에 의한 중금속(重金屬) 이온흡착은 Freundlich 흡착등온식(吸着等溫式)에 잘 적용(適用)되므로 효과적(效果的)인 흡착제(吸着劑)로 생각되며 peat에 PEI(polyethylenimine)를 처리(處理)하면 중금속(重金屬)의 흡착량(吸着量)이 증가(增加)하여 효과적(效果的)이었다. 중금속(重金屬) 흡착후(吸着後) peat의 처리방법(處理方法)은 열량(熱量)이 풍부하여 연료원(燃料源)으로 사용후(使用後) 용량(容量)을 줄일 수 있어서 경제적(經濟的)인 처리방법(處理方法)으로 생각된다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.771-777
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• 2017

Carbon nano tubes (CNTs)를 흡착제로 사용하여 회분식 실험을 통해 염료 Eosin Y의 흡착특성을 조사하였다. 본 연구에 사용된 CNTs는 비표면적이 $106.9m^2/g$, 기공부피는 $1.806cm^3/g$, 기공직경은 $163.2{\AA}$이었다. CNTs를 이용한 Eosin Y의 흡착실험은 흡착시간, 초기 pH (2~10), 염료 농도(100, 150 및 200 mg/L), 흡착제의 양(0.05~1.0 g)과 온도(293, 313 및 333 K)를 변수로 사용하여 수행하였다. 흡착은 pH와 온도가 낮을수록 잘 이루어졌으며, Langmuir 모델식에 잘 적용되었다. 또한 흡착반응은 유사 2차 속도식에 잘 적용되었으며, 온도가 증가함에 따라 흡착량이 감소하였다. 입자 내 확산 모델 결과는 흡착 과정에서 막확산과 입자확산이 동시에 일어나는 것을 시사해 주었다. 열역학적 해석에 의하면 CNTs에 의한 염료 Eosin Y의 흡착은 자발적이고 흡열특성을 보였다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1475-1486
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• 2008

Bentonite-based grouting has been popularly used to seal a borehole installed for a closed-loop vertical ground heat exchanger in a geothermal heat pump system (GHP) because its high swelling potential. However, if the bentonite-based grouting is conducted in coastal areas, the salinity of groundwater changes in the mineral fabric of bentontie. In order words, an increase of cation concentration in groundwater leads to a reduction in the diffuse double-layer thickness in the bentonite mineral structure, and thus the volume of bentointe-based grouts will decrease proportional to the salinity of groundwater. In this paper, the effect of salinity (i.e., NaCl 0.5M, 0.25M, and 0.1M) on the change of swelling potential for bentonite-based grouts has been quantitatively evaluated for seven bentonite grouts from different product sources. In addition, in case of using addictives such as a silica sand to increase the thermal conductivity of bentonite-based grouts, the possibility of particle segregation has been studied considering the viscosity of grouts and salinity of groundwater.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2011

연료전지 폐스택으로부터 백금을 회수하여 재사용하기 위하여 백금의 농도, pH, 환원제, 분산제의 영향을 살펴본 결과 1 mM $H_2PtCl_6$:10 mM $NaBH_4$:8 mM Cl4TABr = 1:0.4:0.4(vol.%), pH4, $50^{\circ}C$, 160 rpm, 10분 조건에서 최적 백금 나노 입자 제조 조건을 확립하였다. 시용 후 폐기된 MEA로부터 산침출을 통해 회수되어진 백금 침출 용액으로부터 백금 모사 용액과 동일한 조건에서 5 nm 이하의 백금 나노 입자를 합성하였다. 백금 모사 용액과 백금 침출 용액으로부터 합성된 백금 나노 입자를 XPS 분석을 통해 백금 이온에서 zero-valent의 백금 나노 입자로 환원되었음을 확인하였다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2017

평상시 및 홍수시 하천에 유출되는 토사로 인한 SS(Suspended Solid)농도는 실측을 원칙으로 하여야 하나, 환경영향평가, 하천기본계획 등에서와 같이 각종 개발사업에 따른 SS농도의 변화를 제시하기 위해서는 실측이 아닌 추정이 필요하지만 추정 방법이 규정된 바 없는 실정이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서 RUSLE법에 의한 토사유출량과 특정 빈도 홍수량 산정결과를 이용하여 하천내의 SS농도를 추정하는 수문학적 방법에 대한 제안을 하고자 한다. SS는 실트 점토질 토사 및 콜로이드 입자 등이 해당된다. 그러나, 본 연구에서는 토사유출량 중에서 일반적으로 부유토사에 해당하지 않는 모래를 제외하고, 실트 또는 점토질의 토사에 한해 부유사 기준으로 설정하였다. 농도 추정을 위한 유량은 평상시 유량은 1~2년, 홍수시 유량은 30~100년을 기준으로 하였다. 한편, 확률강우량 분석 소프트웨어는 Fard2006을 사용하였는 바, 2년빈도 미만에 대해서는 강우데이터와 Gumbel분포형 빈도계수를 이용하여 산정하였다. 위와 같은 방법에 의해 실트 및 점토의 토사유출량과 홍수량에 의한 유출용적을 이용하여 SS농도를 추정한 결과, 개발전 자연상태 및 개발중 나대지 상태에서의 SS농도는 유의한 수준을 보이는 것으로 판단된다. 특히, 유로경사에 따라 토사유출량의 차이가 큰 점에 착안하여 SS농도를 유로경사로 나눈 값은 지형인자가 다르더라도 비교적 일정한 범위로 나타남을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서, 향후 보다 많은 유역에 대하여 연구가 진행된다면 SS농도 추정방법에 대한 지침으로 발전시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.