• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.621-626
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• 2009

Fe-AC/Ti$O_2$ photocatalysts were prepared by a sol-gel method. The photocatalytic properties of Fe-AC/Ti$O_2$ photocatalysts for the purification of water have been investigated. The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), specific surface area (BET), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The photocatalytic activities were evaluated by the photocatalytic oxidation of methylene blue (MB) solution. It was found that the prepared Fe-AC/Ti$O_2$ composites have an excellent photocatalytic under visible light irradiation. A small amount of Fe ions in the AC/Ti$O_2$ composites could obviously enhance their photocatalytic activity. The high activities of the Fe-AC/Ti$O_2$ composites could be attributed to the results of the synergetic effects of the enhancement of the Fe element, the photocatalytic activity of Ti$O_2$, and the adsorption of AC.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.185-197
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• 2019

Deactivation of porous photocatalytic materials was studied using three types of microstructured particles: macroporous titania particles, titania microspheres, and porous silica microspheres containing CNTs and $TiO_2$ nanoparticles. All particles were synthesized by emulsion-assisted self-assembly using micron-sized droplets as micro-reactors. During repeated cycles of the photocatalytic decomposition reaction, the non-dimensionalized initial rate constants (a) were estimated as a function of UV irradiation time (t) from experimental kinetics data, and the results were plotted for a regression according to the exponentially decaying equation, $a=a_0\;{\exp}(-k_dt)$. The retardation constant ($k_d$) was then compared for macroporous titania microparticles with different pore diameters to examine the effect of pore size on photocatalytic deactivation. Nonporous or larger macropores resulted in smaller values of the deactivation constant, indicating that the adsorption of organic materials during the photocatalytic decomposition reaction hinders the generation of active radicals from the titania surface. A similar approach was adopted to evaluate the activation constant of porous silica particles containing CNT and $TiO_2$ nanoparticles to compare the deactivation during recycling of the photocatalyst. As the amount of CNTs increased, the deactivation constant decreased, indicating that the conductive CNTs enhanced the generation of active radicals in the aqueous medium during photocatalytic oxidation.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.957-960
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• 1999

• 웰빙융합연구
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2022

Purpose: This study is about photocatalytic technology and plasma oxidation-reduction technology. To the main cause of exposure to odor pollution, two deodorization techniques were applied to develop a module with higher removal efficiency and ozone reduction effect. Research design, data and methodology: A composite module was constructed by arranging two types of dry deodorization equipment (catalyst, adsorbent) in one module. This method was designed to increase the responsiveness to the components of complex odors and the environment. standard, unity, two types of oxidizing photo-catalyst technology and plasma dry deodorization device installed in one module to increase the potential by reduction to 76% of ozone, 100%, and 82%. Results: The complex odor disposal efficiency was 92%. Ammonia was processed with 50% hydrogen sulfide and 100% hydrogen sulfide, and ozone was 0.01ppm, achieving a target value of 0.07ppm or less. The combined odor showed a disposal efficiency of 93%, ammonia was 82% and hydrogen sulfide was 100% processed, and ozone achieved a target value of 0.07 ppm or less. Conclusions: Ozone removal efficiency was 76% by increasing Oxidation-Reduction Reaction(ORR). The H2S removal efficiency of the deodorizer was higher than that of the biofilter system currently used in sewage disposal plants.

• 멤브레인
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.181-190
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• 2022

막여과는 흡착, 응집 등의 폐수 처리 방법에 비교해 경제적이며, 높은 효율을 보인다는 장점을 가지고 있다. 하지만, 막의 표면에 오염물질이 흡착하여 발생하는 막오염 현상으로 인해 막여과의 효율이 크게 줄어들게 된다. 다양한 종류의 막 중에서 세라믹 분리막은 친수성을 띄며, 화학적으로 안정되었기 때문에 오염방지에 효과적이다. 또한, 산화 그래핀 등을 활용한 복합막도 막오염을 예방하는 데 도움이 될 수 있다. 최근에는 막오염을 방지하고 시너지 효과를 얻기 위해 광촉매 분리막이 해결책으로 제시되었다. 막 분리는 광촉매의 단점인 촉매의 낮은 재사용률을 보완할 수 있으며, 광촉매 반응은 오염을 막을 수 있다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.215-224
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• 2017

비소는 독성이 매우 큰 물질로 지하수 환경에서 산출빈도가 높다. 지하수 내 비소는 환원환경에서 무기비소인 아비산염의 형태로 존재하며, 산화한경에서 비산염의 형태로 존재한다. 아비산염은 비산염보다 독성이 높으며, 금속(수)산화물의 표면에 흡착이 잘 되지 않아 이동성이 높다. 이러한 이유로 독성이 높은 아비산염을 비산염으로 산화시켜 독성을 저감시키는 공정에 대한 연구가 수행되어져 왔다. 특히 광산화 공정은 운전이 간단하면서 경제적이며 효율이 높다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 광산화공정에서 기존에 광촉매로 주로 사용되어온 $TiO_2$를 대신하여 자연 상에서 산출되는 침철석을 광촉매로 이용하여 지하수 내에서 아비산염을 비산염으로 산화시키는 공정의 효율에 영향을 미치는 다양한 인자들을 평가하였다. 연구결과, 용존 양이온의 종류보다는 총 농도가 아비산염의 광촉매 산화에 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였으며, pH가 높은 환경에서 아비산염의 광촉매 산화효율이 더욱 높게 나타나는 것을 확인하였다. 아비산염과 비산염이 공존할 경우, 흡착에 의한 비소의 제거는 아비산염과 비산염의 침철석에 대한 친화도에 따라 약간의 영향을 미치는 것으로 보이나, 아비산염의 광촉매 산화에는 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 휴믹산은 아비산염의 광촉매 산화 공정간 수산화라디칼과 슈퍼옥사이드 라디칼과 같은 활성산소종과 반응하여 아비산염의 광촉매 산화 효율을 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 아비산염의 광촉매 산화 공정간 전자 수용체로서 산소를 주입할시 가장 높게 효율이 증진되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 연구결과를 종합할 때, 공정의 최적화를 통하여 지하수 등의 수환경 내 존재하는 아비산염의 독성은 침철석을 이용한 광촉매 산화에 의하여 저감될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.170-173
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• 2009

This study examined the special technique of photocatalytic degradation (RPODisk) for removal of taste and odor causing materials, algae, and algal toxin. The RPODisk was effective for removal of these troublesome contaminants. It outperformed the fixed media and the UV irradiation for geosmin removal. The RPODisk performance was comparable to the combination of the UV irradiation with TiO2. The RPODisk performance was affected by the rotating speed. The faster the speed was, the better the performance. The RPODisk was also effective for removal of algae and algal toxin. The algal activity reduced by 80% after 30 mins of the treatment. More toxic microcystin (MC)-LR was more difficult to remove than MC-RR. The times for 50% removal were 23.7 mins for MC-LR and 14.1 mins for MC-RR. Almost 100 mins of the contact time was required to completely remove MC-LR at the rotating speed of 260 rpm.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2005

The photocatalytic oxidation of Rhodamine B (RhB) was studied using immobilized $TiO_2$ and rotating disk photocatalytic reactor. Immobilized $TiO_2$ onto the surface of the aluminum plate was employed as the photocatalyst and two 20 W germicidal lamps and two 20 W UV-BLB lamps were used as the light source and the reactor volume was 1.0 L. The effects of parameters such as the number of rotating disk, rpm of rotating disk, the number of coating, $H_2O_2$ and photo-fenton amounts, and the concentrations of anions and cations ($NO_3{^-}$, $SO_4{^{2-}}$, $Cl^-$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Na^+$) were examined.

• Rapid Communication in Photoscience
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.19-21
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• 2015

Zeolite is an ideal host material for encapsulating nano-size metal catalyst species because of its defined microporous structure, prominent adsorption/condensation properties, high surface area, chemical/thermal stability, and transparency to light. In this study, $TiO_2$ photocatalyst was incorporated in highly hydrophobic Y zeolite and its photocatalytic activity was examined in the photocatalytic oxidation of olefins under UV-light irradiation using molecular oxygen as an oxygen source. $TiO_2$ nanoparticles incorporated in hydrophobic Y zeolite exhibited a markedly enhanced photocatalytic activity compared with bare $TiO_2$ owing to its excellent affinity toward organic moieties, which facilitates the mass transfer of organic substrates and allows them to efficiently access to the neighboring active $TiO_2$ surface.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.577-582
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• 2004

The photocatalytic degradation of atrazine and PCP, a endocrine disruptors, has been investigated over $TiO_2$ photocatalysts under ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation. The effect of operational parameters, i.e., pH, light intensity and persulphate concentration on the degradation rate of aqueous solution of atrazine and PCP has been examined. The results presented in this work demonstrate that, as pH and the light intensity increased, the photocatalytic reaction rates were enhanced. Individual use of $TiO_2$-persulphate was far more effective than using only $TiO_2$ in atrazine and PCP removal. Based on the overall experimental results, the photocatalytic oxidation of atrazine and PCP with the coated $TiO_2$ photocatalyst is found to be very effective under the operational conditions delineated in this study.