• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.208-216
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• 2006

In order to create a single flocculant/dual flocculation system, polyacrylamide-co-trimethyl ammonium ethyl acrylate chloride (TAEAC) polymers with varying molecular weights and structures were prepared for use of flocculants. The higher the cationic density of the polymer is higher, the higher was the conversion rate and the ratio of monomer. An acrylamide as nonionic monomer was less reactive than a TAEAC as cationic monomer. The branched polymer which was polymerized with a cross-linking agent, N, N-methylene bis-acrylamide had a higher stability and higher viscosity than a linear polymer but its dewatering efficiency was poor in a single flocculation system. In the case of single flocculant/dual flocculation, the branched polymer has better flocculation efficiency and the water content of the dewatered cakes was lower than the others, as the result of a re-flocculation effect. The optimum conditions for dual flocculation are a sequence in which the $1^{st}$ and $2^{nd}$ dosage are 75% and 25%/total dosage of a single flocculation system. The dewatering efficiency of a dual flocculation system is improved considerably from 10 to 25% under the experimental conditions used herein.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.266-276
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• 2006

Commonly, the flocculant is dissolved in process or recycle water in industrial plant which has many ionic materials. Therefore, the polymer degradation in aqueous solution by chemical, mechanical or bacteriological may occur, sometimes rapidly. Even if the same flocculant is dissolved, the flocculation characteristics and the properties of dissolving polymer varied with the kind of dissolving water. In this study, we try to estimate the interaction between flocculants and ionic materials in dissolving water using self inversing emulsion polymer; polyacrylamide-co-trimethyl ammonium ethyl acrylate chloride flocculants which have varying molecular weights and structures at a several conditions. The polymeric flocculant is dissolved in artificial dissolving water with Potassium Chloride (PC), Calcium Chloride anhydrous (CC), Potassium Hydroxide (PH), Sodium Chloride (SC), Sodium Bromate (SB) and Iron (II) Sulfate Heptahydrate (IS) as ionic sources. Experimental results indicate that the cationic and anionic ions in dissolving water induce the hydrolysis, degradation of cationic functional group and uncoiling of polymeric flocculants, therefore, the flocculation efficiency decreased by undesired polymer. According that result, it is important to estimate not only its structures and physical properties but also the qualities of dissolving water to optimize the efficiency.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.839-846
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• 2008

탈수된 케이크의 함수율을 저감하기 위하여 폴리아크릴아마이드계 고분자 응집제의 응집특성을 평가하였다. 하수 슬러지의 탈수효율은 응집제의 종류, 교반 속도 및 시간, 용해수의 농도 등에 관계된 두드러진 영향이 있음을 알게 되었다. 최적 교반 속도 및 시간은 실험조건에서 각각 700 rpm 및 3초이었다. 탈수효율은 700 rpm까지는 비례적으로 증가하였다. 응집제의 용해수로 재이용수를 사용하였을 때, 모든 종류의 용해점도는 감소되었다. 그러나 그 점도 변화는 각 응집제의 탈수효율과 비례하지는 않았다. 1차 및 2차 응집반응의 조합으로 한가지 응집제를 사용한 응집 시스템을 평가하였다. 2단 응집공정의 1차 및 2차 투입량 비율의 탈수효율에 대한 영향 또한 평가하였다. 2단 응집 시스템의 최적 조건은 저 및 고점도 응집제에 각각에 대하여 총투입량 대비 1차 투입량이 75%와 50%이었다. 그 결과를 기초로, 2단 응집의 전체 메커니즘을 제안하였으며, 이러한 방법으로 응집 공정들을 최적화함으로써 비용 절감이 가능함을 예상할 수 있었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2007

For this study, we polymerized polyacrylamide base flocculants (PAA) and tested their properties and settling efficiency as a treatment for potable water. The most common chemicals for potable water treatment in Korea are alum or PAC. However, due to various reasons (such as rainy season or algae), inorganic flocculants cannot be solely depended on to solve all the problems caused by the poor quality of inflow water. When PAA coupled with coagulants in a potable water purification process is used, the turbidity removal efficiency increases by a factor of three on a single chemical system using PAC (Raw water: 5.21 NTU; Treated PAA+PAC: 0.34 NTU; and, Treated PAC: 1.04 NTU). It is possible to offset the toxic effect of residual monomers in treated water using PAA, because the concentrations of residual acrylamide are less than 400 mg/L in the polymer itself and less than $0.04\;{\mu}g/L$ in the treated water base at a dosage of 0.1 mg/L. Therefore, PAAs may be a workable, and dependable, potable water treatment process for the high pollutant level of resource water.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.3-10
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• 2016

산성광산배수(Acid mine drainage; AMD)를 처리하기 위한 자연정화시설의 반응조는 긴 체류시간을 위해 넓은 면적이 요구되며, 집중호우로 인해 유량이 급격히 늘어나는 여름에는 체류시간 부족으로 반응이 충분히 일어나지 못하고 많은 오염물질이 유출수로 빠져나가는 현상이 발생한다. 본 연구에서는 국내 부지 및 환경 특성으로 인해 넓은 면적이 요구되는 자연정화시설을 설치하기에 어려움이 있는 폐광산의 AMD에 응집제를 사용하여 빠른 시간 내에 오염물질을 침전시키고 탁도를 개선하는 연구를 진행하였다. W광산에서 배출되는 AMD에 무기응집제 PAC (Poly Aluminium Chloride)와 유기응집제인 PAM (Polyacrylamide) 성분이 포함된 고분자응집제를 사용하여 AMD의 상등수 및 여액의 중금속 농도와 침전된 슬러지의 형태를 파악하기 위해 입도분석, ICP-OES, SEM-EDS 분석을 실시하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.143-150
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• 2011

The aim of the study was to optimize harvesting method for concentrating microalgae from microalgae mass culture. It is well known that the mass density of microalgae is usually very low and these are small size (5-20 ${\mu}m$) in the culture medium. It is essential that microalgae is harvested and concentrated economically for economical biodiesel production from microalgae. In this study, to determine optimized conditions for microalgae harvesting by chemical flocculation. Flocculation of three algae, Chlorella ellipsoidea, Dunaliella bardawil, and Dunaliella tertiolecta, was performed using various chemical flocculants, such as inorganic flocculants (aluminium sulfate, aluminium potassium sulfate, ferrous sulfate, ferric sulfate, ferric chloride, calcium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium nitrite, and sodium aluminate), organic flocculant (polyacrylamide), and biopolymer flocculants (chitosan and starch). The results indicated that aluminium based inorganic flocculants is suitable for microalgae harvesting such as Chlorella ellipsoidea, Dunaliella bardawil, and Dunaliella tertiolecta. The results also recommended that flocculant doses, agitation speed, agitation time, sedimentation time for economical microalgae harvesting method using chemical flocculants.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.319-331
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• 2017

This vacuum preloading combined with polyacrylamide (PAM) flocculation was proposed to separating solid-liquid in waste slurry and to improving bearing capacity of soft soil ground. By using waste slurry taken from drilled shaft construction site in Shanghai, China, a series of settling column tests with four typical flocculants and one normal for waste slurry were carried out for comparative analysis. The optimal amounts for each flocculant were obtained from the column tests. Then, model tests on vacuum preloading with anionic polyacrylamide (APAM) flocculation and without flocculants were carried out. The out of water and the settlement of slurry surface ground were monitored during the model tests, and the changes in water content, particle-size and pore-size distributions in different positions after the model tests were measured and discussed. It is found that water content of the waste slurry without APAM flocculation changed from 204 to 195% by 24 hours standing and 15 hours vacuum preloading, while the water content of the waste slurry with APAM flocculation was declined from 163 to 96% by 24 hours standing, and was further reduced into 37% by 136 hours vacuum preloading, which shows that the combined method is feasible and effective.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.181-190
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• 2005

Rheological characterisation of flocculated kaolinite pulps has been undertaken to elucidate particle interactions underpinning the dewatering behaviour induced by flocculation with polyethylene oxide (PEO), anionic polyacrylamide (PAM A) and their blends. Shear yield stress $(\tau_y)$ analysis indicated that polymer mediated particle interactions were markedly amplified upon shear of PEG based pulps. In contrast, PAM A based pulps showed a significant decrease in yield values upon shear. Steady stress measurements analysed using a modified Ellis model indicated subtle differences between the respective linear viscoelastic plateaus of the pulps. Furthermore, modified shear thinning behaviour was evident in PEG based pulps. Estimation of elastic and viscous moduli (G', G') was made using dynamic stress analysis for comparison with values determined from vane measurements. Despite a noticeable difference in the magnitude of G' between the two methods, similar trends indicating sheared PEG-based pulps to be more elastic than PAM based pulps, were observed. Floc microstructural observations obtained in support of rheological properties indicate that PEG flocculant induces significantly more compact particle aggregation within the clay pulps under shear consistent with the yield stress data, in contrast to PAM A, or indeed unsheared PEG based pulps. Consequentially, sheared PEG based pulps show significantly improved dewatering behaviour. The implications of the results, potential benefits and drawbacks of flocculation with PEG and PAM A are discussed with respect to improvements in current dewatering processes used in the minerals industry.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.184-191
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• 1998

The fabrication process and properties of SiC particulate preforms with high volume fraction above 50% were investigated. The SiC particulate preforms were fabricated by vacuum-assisted extraction method after wet mixing of SiC particulates of 48 ${\mu}m$ in diameter, $SiO_2$ as inorganic binder, cationic starch as organic binder and polyacrylamide as dispersant in distilled water. The SiC particulate preforms were consolidated by vacuum-assisted extraction, and were followed by drying and calcination. The drying processes were consisted with natural drying at $25^{\circ}C$ for 36 hrs and forced drying at 10$0^{\circ}C$ for 12 hrs in order to prevent the micro-cracking of SiC particulates preform. The compressive strengths of SiC particulate preforms were dependent on the inorganic binder content, calcination temperature and calcination time. The compressive strength of SiC preform increased from 0.47 MPa to 1.79 MPa with increasing the inorganic binder content from 1% to 4% due to the increase of $SiO_2$ flocculant between the interfaces of SiC particulates. The compressive strength of SiC preform increased from 0.90 MPa to 3.21 MPa with increasing the calcination temperatures from 800 to 120$0^{\circ}C$ under identical calcination time of 4hrs. The compressive strength of SiC preform increased from 0.92 to 1.95 MPa with increasing the calcination time from 2 hrs to f hrs at calcination temperature of 110$0^{\circ}C$. The increase of compressive strength of SiC preform with increasing the calcination temperature and time is due to the formation of crystobalite $SiO_2$ phase at the interfaces of SiC particulates.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.930-936
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• 2017

Pseudomonas sp. GP32가 생산하는 생물고분자응집제 Biopol32의 실제 산업폐수에서의 적용을 위하여 생물고분자 Biopol32의 응집특성을 조사하였다. Biopol32의 응집물질은 polysaccharide로 확인되었다. 음이온성 응집제들은 응집효율을 높이기 위하여 보조응집제로 counter ion을 사용하고 있다. Biopol32의 응집활성은 보조응집제로 $Ca^{2+}$, $Al^{3+}$와 같은 양이온을 첨가 하였을 때 크게 증가하였으며, 보조응집제로서 7.0 mM $CaCl_2{\cdot}2H_2O$을 첨가하였을 때 Biopol32의 응집활성이 가장 높게 나타났다. Kaolin 현탁액에 Biopol32를 1.5 mg/l의 농도로 첨가하였을 때 가장 높은 응집활성을 보였다. Biopol32의 pH와 온도에 따른 응집활성은 현재 폐수처리 현장에서 상업적으로 이용되고 있는 음이온성 유기합성고분자응집제 polyacrylamide와 Zoogloea ramigera로부터 생산된 생물고분자응집제 zooglan과 응집활성을 비교하였다. Biopol32의 응집활성은 pH 5.0에서 8.0의 넓은 범위의 pH에서 높은 응집활성을 보였으며, 또한 온도의 영향에서는 $60^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높은 응집활성을 나타내었으나, $70^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서는 응집활성이 급격히 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. Jar fermentor를 이용한 batch culture를 통하여 Biopol32의 응집활성과 전하밀도와의 관계를 조사하였다. 음이온성 전하밀도와 겉보기 점도가 높을수록 Biopol32의 응집활성이 높아져, Biopol32의 응집활성과 겉보기점도는 Biopol32의 전하밀도와 밀접한 관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다.