• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권11호
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• pp.3711-3716
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• 2021

The addition of ferric ferrocyanide (Prussian blue; PB) to adsorbents could enhance the adsorption performance of ¹³³Cs. Toward this goal, we present a heterogeneously integrated carbonaceous material platform consisting of PB in direct contact with CO₂-activated carbon filters (PB-CACF). The resulted sample retains 24.39% more PB than vice versa probed by the ultraviolet-visible spectrometer. We leverage this effect to capture ¹³³Cs in the aqueous environment via the increase in ionic strength and micropores. We note that the amount of PB was likely to be the key factor for ¹³³Cs adsorption compared with specific surface characteristics. The revealed adsorption capacity of PB-CACF was 21.69% higher than the bare support. The adsorption characteristics were feasible and spontaneous. Positive values of 𝜟H^o and 𝜟S^o show the endothermic nature and increased randomness. Based on the concept of capturing hazardous materials via hazardous materials, our work will be of interest within the relevant academia for collecting radionuclides in a sufficient manner.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.173-179
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• 2019

Prussian blue (PB) is known to be an effective material for radioactive cesium adsorption, but its nano-range size make it difficult to be applied for contaminated water remediation. In this study, a simple and versatile approach to immobilize PB in the supporting matrix via surface functionalization was investigated. The commercially available poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) sponge was functionalized by acrylic acid (AA) to change its major functional group from hydroxyl to carboxylic, which provides a stronger ionic bond with PB. The amount of AA added was optimized by evaluating the weight change rate and iron(III) ion adsorption test. The FTIR results revealed the surface functional group changing to a carboxyl group. The surface functionalization enhanced the attachment of PB, which minimized the leaching out of PB. The $Cs^+$ adsorption capacity significantly increased due to surface functionalization from 1.762 to 5.675 mg/g. These findings showed the excellent potential of the PB-PAA-PVA sponge as a cesium adsorbent as well as a versatile approach for various supporting materials containing the hydroxyl functional group.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2021

Radionuclides, particularly radioactive cesium (Cs), are a concern of human health in some nuclear power accidents. It could lead to a high level of intracellular accumulation due to its high radioactivity and long half-life. Therefore, it is imperative to develop a method to remove Cs from wastewater. Herein, we synthesized activated carbon fibers (ACFs) doped with Prussian blue (PB) via in situ methods. We classified samples by their preparation method as either physical (PB-ACF-A) or physicochemical (PB-ACF-B) syntheses for comparison. The PB-ACF-B sample showed a significant surface loss compared to PB-ACF-A but a better ¹³³Cs adsorption capacity. All samples fit well to Langmuir isotherms and the values of qmax were directly correlated to the amount of PB on the surface of the ACFs. Adsorption characteristics were further confirmed by the calculated free energy, enthalpy, and entropy.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.238-246
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• 2005

두 가지 이상의 중금속이온이 토양에 존재할 때 토양입자표면에 흡착되는 중금속 이온은 복합적인 경쟁이온치환과 특정결합기작에 따라 흡착량이 결정된다. 본 연구는 충남 논산과 대전시 유성에 소재하는 밭토양에서 채취한 사질식양토와 식토를 공시토양으로 하여 중금속의 다중경쟁흡착특성을 조사하였다. 경쟁흡착은 조사 대상 중금속인 Cr, Cd, 및 Pb를 토양용액에 처리 농도를 달리하여 단일, 이중, 삼중체계로 처리하였다. 등온흡착은 평형농도가 증가함에 따라 흡착이 증가하는 경향을 보여주었으며 이중과 삼중체계에서는 동일 평형농도에서 흡착량은 각각의 중금속이온의 농도와 중금속 전하에 의해 영향을 받는 것으로 조사되었다. 3가지 중금속이온의 이중경쟁 흡착특성은 전기음성도는 낮으나 이온포텐셜이 높은 Cr 이온이 경쟁이온 보다 선택적 흡착특성을 보여주고 있으며 Cd와 Pb가 Cr 흡착에 미치는 영향은 유사한 것으로 조사되었다. 따라서 본 연구 결과 3중 경쟁 흡착 시 중금속 이온의 흡착량이 단일과 이중 경쟁흡착보다 증가하는 특성을 구명하기 위해서는 다중 형태로 존재하는 중금속이온의 흡착기작과 다중 형태상의 중금속이온의 반응식, 그리고 반응식에 따른 가수분해상수를 구하여 흡착정도와 경쟁 상태에 대한 추가 연구가 필요하다. 결론적으로 다중 중금속이온이 존재하는 상태 하에서 흡착친화도는 토양 내 중금속이온의 이동성과 불용화 및 가용화 사이의 분배특성에 영향을 주는 것으로 판단되었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.159-165
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• 1999

수용액에서 1,12-diaza-3,4:9,10-dibenzo-5,8-dioxacyclopentadecane(NTOE)가 결합된 merrifield 수지와 1,12,15-triaza-3,4:9,10-dibenzo-5,8-dioxacycloheptadecane(NDOE)가 결합된 merrifield 수지를 이용한 전이금속이온들의 흡착 및 분리특성을 조사하였다. 전이금속이온들의 흡착정도(adsorption degree, E)와 분포비(distribution ratio, D)의 순위는 동일하게 Cu(II)$t_R$)이 흡착정도와 분포비에 의해서 영향을 받았으며, 이러한 흡착 및 분리 실험 결과로부터 혼합금속용액에서 Ag(I)의 분리가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.248-253
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• 1998

수용액에서 poly-dibenzo-18-crown-6를 이용한 알칼리, 알칼리토금속이온 및 전이금속이온들의 흡착 및 분리특성을 조사하였다. 알칼리금속이온들과 알칼리토금속이온들의 흡착정도와 분포비의 순위는 각각 Li(I)

• KSBB Journal
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.611-615
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• 1999

우리나라 인근 해역에서 가장 쉽게 채취할 수 있는 해조류 중의 하나인 S. sagamianum을 이용한 Pb의 생체흡착 실험을 수행하였다. Pb는 1시간 내에 흡착 평형에 도달하였으며, Pb의 평형흡착량은 각각 224.5 mg Pb/g biomass 였다. Pb 흡착시에 경금속인 Ca 및 Mg가 500 mg/L 이하로 존재할 때 Ca는 약간 흡착되었으나 Mg는 전혀 흡착되지 않아 Pb만을 선택적으로 제거하는 것이 가능하였다. Pb 흡착 후에 0.1M HCl, 0.1M HNO$_3$,0.1M EDTA 및 0.1 M NaOH를 이용하여 탈착 실험을 수행하고 다시 재흡착을 시키는 과정을 6회 반복한 결과, 탈착율은 EDTA가 100%로 가장 높았으나, S. sagamianum의 재생성을 고려해 볼 때 HNO$_3$및 HCl가 효과적인 탈착 용액인 것으로 사료되었다. 특히 HNO$_3$를 이용하였을 때 Pb의 누적흡착량이 736.8 mg/g biomass로서 가장 높은 것을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과로 부터 S. sagamianum 은 매우 우수한 생체흡착제로 연속공정에 사용이 가능할 것으로 사료되었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2005

Metal oxide particles with mole ratio of aluminum: titanium of 1:1 were synthesized by a sol-gel method. Langmuir (a) and Freundlich (b) adsorption isotherms of dissolved lead [Pb(Ⅱ)] ion on the metal oxide particles containing aluminum and titanium were determined as follows, respectively,(a) , (b) at pH 6where, correlation coefficients (R2) of Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms were 0.95 and 0.96, respectively.The overall adsorption rate of Pb(Ⅱ) on the metal oxide particles containing aluminum and titanium was determined by a differential bed reactor. The overall adsorption rate at pH 6 was as a following equation.at pH 6

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.138-144
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• 2001

This study was carried out to investigate characteristics and Pb(II) removal effect of natural clays in the batch mode test. The effect of parameters such as temperature, adsorption time and coexisting cations on the sorption ability and characteristics was investigated to find out whether the clays could be used as adsorbents. Several natural clays from domestic have been investigated to have high specific surface area and have minerals such as SiO$_2$ and $Al_2$O$_3$. As a result, removal effects of Pb(II) on clays were reached at equilibrium in aqueous solutions by stirring about 20 minutes. The removal effect of Pb(II) was best for Kang Jin clay than other clays in terms of fixed time. Adsorption efficiency was not influenced by the possibility of continuous treatment system of wastewater which contain heavy metals by using natural clays from domestic.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.128-134
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• 2017

This work presents the adsorption capability of green tea and ginseng leaves to adsorb heavy metals such as Cd(II), Cu(II), and Pb(II) in aqueous solution. FT-IR analysis indicates the presence of oxygen containing functional groups (carboxyl groups) in two kinds of leaves. High pH condition was favorable to the adsorption of heavy metal ions due to the enhanced electrostatic attraction and the precipitation reaction of metal ions. The adsorption of Cd(II), Cu(II), and Pb(II) reached equilibrium within 10 min, achieving high removal efficiencies of 80.3-97.5%. The adsorption kinetics data of heavy metal ions were fitted well with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The maximum adsorption amounts of Cd(II), Cu(II), and Pb(II) ions were 8, 3.5, and 15 mg/g, respectively, in the initial concentration range from 0.15 to 0.75 mM. Based on the fitting data obtained from isotherm models, heavy metal adsorption by green tea and ginseng leaves could occur via multi-layer sorption.