• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.159-166
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• 2020

In this study, the performance and antifouling properties of polysulfone (PSf) and polyvinylidene fluoride/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVDF/PVP) membranes in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) were investigated. The membranes were prepared via phase inversion method, and then characterized by a set of analyses including contact angle, porosity and water flux and applied in a lab-scale MBR system. Soluble microbial product (SMP), extracellular polymeric substance (EPS), FTIR, gel permission chromatography (GPC) and particle size distribution (PSD) analyses were also carried out for MBR system. The results showed that the MBR with PSf membrane had higher hydrophobic organic compounds which resulted in formation of larger flocs in MBR. However, in this MBR had high compressibility coefficient of cake layer was higher (n=0.91) compared to MBR with PVDF/PVP membrane (n=0.8); hence, the fouling was more profound. GPC analysis revealed that compounds with molecular weight lower than 2 kDa are more formed on PSf membrane more than PVDF/PVP membrane. The results of FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of polysaccharide and protein compounds on the cake layer of both membranes which was in good agreement with EPS analysis. In addition, the results showed that their concentration was higher for the cake on PSf membrane.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.353-360
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• 2006

This study identified a particle size distribution (PSD) of fine particulate matter and emission characteristics of V and Ni by the comparison between anthropogenic sources of oil combustion (industrial boiler, oil power plant, etc.) and lab-scale combustion using a drop-tube furnace. In oil combustion source, the mass fraction of fine particles (less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter) was higher than that of coarse particles (larger than 2.5 micrometers in diameter) in $PM_{10}$ (less than 10 micrometers in diameter) as like in lab-scale oil combustion. In addition to this, it was identified that ultra-fine particles (less than 0.1 micrometers in diameter) had a large distribution in fine particles. Toxic metals like V and Ni had large mass fractions in fine particles, and most of all was distributed in ultra-fine particles. Most of ultra-fine particles containing toxic metals have been emitted into ambient by combustion source because it is hard to control by the existing air pollution control device. Hence, we must be careful on these pollutants because it is obvious that these are associated with adverse health and environmental effect.

• 지질공학
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.67-81
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• 2012

금정산 일대 지하수공으로부터 공막힘 물질(clogging material)의 형성원인과 특성을 연구하였다. 공막힘 원시료는 레이저입도측정기를 이용하여 입도분포 분석을 하였고, 광물분석, 미세구조특성분석을 위하여 X-선회절분석(XRD)과 전자현미경(SEM, TEM)분석을 실시하였다. 대부분의 시료들은 로그정규분포에 가까운 입도분포의 특성을 나타내나 일부 시료에서는 여러 구간에서 높은 빈도분포를 보인다. 이 같은 입도특징은 입자의 형성단계가 다양하여 입자의 크기가 다르거나, 물질의 종류 자체가 다름을 의미한다. XRD 분석결과에 의하면, 공막힘 물질들은 주로 침철석, 페리하이드라이트, 래피도크로사이트와 같이 결정도가 낮은 철수산화물이 우세하며, 일부는 철, 망간, 아연의 금속물질, 또는 석영, 장석, 운모 및 스멕타이트 등으로 구성된다. 적갈색 시료의 경우 철수산화물, 암적색 및 암흑색 시료는 철수산화물, 망간수산화물, 회백색 및 연갈색 시료는 스멕타이트, 석영, 장석, 철수산화물 등으로 이루어진다. SEM하에서 공막힘 물질은 주로 철수산화물과 미량의 암편으로 구성되는데, 철박테리아의 일종인 Gallionella와 Leptothrix가 철수산화물과 흔히 수반된다. TEM하에서 철박테리아는 협막과 내부에 철수산화물의 덩어리를 산점상의 형태로 보유하고 있어 대사과정에서 철의 침전작용과 밀접하게 관련됨을 보인다. 석영, 장석, 백운모와 같은 조암광물은 지하수공 분포지역인 금정산 일대의 화강암편으로부터 유래한 것으로 토양이나 대수층으로부터 유래되었다. 지하수공의 성능을 잘 유지하려면 공막힘물질의 형성원인 규명이 중요한 과제이다.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.183-190
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• 2020

The objectives of this research were the reduction of membrane fouling and improvement of sludge properties by using synthesized H-ZSM-5 and NH₄-ZSM-5 zeolites. These two nano zeolites were synthesized and added to the membrane bioreactor (MBR). Three similar MBRs with the same operational condition were used in order to evaluate their effect on the mentioned matters. The evaluated parameters were trans-membrane pressure (TMP), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), particle size distribution (PSD), soluble microbial product (SMP), extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and, excitation-emission matrix (EEM). The MBR₀ was without any additional zeolite while 0.4 g/L of H-ZSM-5 and NH₄-ZSM-5 were added to MBR_HZSM-5 and MBR_NH4ZSM-5, respectively. The COD removal of the MBR₀, MBR_H-ZSM-5 and MBR_NH4-ZSM-5 were 87.5%, 93.3% and 94.6%, respectively. The TMP of the MBR_H-ZSM-5 was 45% less than MBR₀ whereas the reduction for MBR_NH4-ZSM-5 was 65.5%. Also results showed that both H-ZSM-5 and NH₄-ZSM-5 caused reduction in protein and polysaccharide related EPS but the NH₄-ZSM-5 had better performance toward the elimination of organic compounds.