• 상하수도학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2018

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the removal characteristics of total nitrogen, the influence factor of denitrification and the optimum operating condition in the pigment wastewater treatment using PAC-A/O process. The operating conditions of PAC-A/O process were mean BOD volumetric loading $0.86kgBOD/m^3/day$, mean F/M ratio 0.072~0.13 kgBOD/kgMLVSS/day and mean C/N ratio 3.47, respectively. The conditions of anoxic process in the field plant test were mean pH 8.3~8.7 and mean temperature $34.1{\sim}44.0^{\circ}C$. The ORP bending point knee was eventually appeared in the ORP -107 mV and $NO_3{^-}-N$ removal efficiency was increased according to the ORP decrease. In the ORP -107 mV below condition, the removal efficiency of T-N and $NO_3{^-}-N$ was 92.3~95.0% and 98.5~99.7%. Denitrification rate was calculated to be 1.581~1.791 mg $NO_3{^-}-N/gMLSS/hr$. The experimental results showed that the ORP control in the PAC-A/O process could be an effective method for treatment of pigment wastewater.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2002년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.302-305
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• 2002

Scoria is a bomb-sized, generally vesicular pyroclast that is red or black in color and light in weight. In this study, scoria from Cheju was examined for the use as a sorbent. It is composed of plagioclase, olivine, hornblende, pyroxene, and glass, with an average composition of 49.84% SiO$_2$, 14.07% A1$_2$O$_3$, End 9.14% Fe$_2$O$_3$. Studies on kinetic isotherm sorption of Zn(II) onto scoria under various parameters such as initial zinc concentration, particle size, and adsorbent/adsorbate ratio were carried out using an agitated batch. The results suggest that the smaller scoria size and the larger adsorbent/adsorbate ratio produce the higher degree of Zn(II) removal. More effective removal also appears at lower initial Zn concentration. The sorption behavior of Zn(II) onto scoria seems to be mainly controlled by cation exchange. Studies on equilibrium isotherm sorption of other heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cd) onto scoria were also conducted and compared with those onto powdered activated carbon (PAC) and non-organic matter scoria (NOS), The results suggest that the Cheju scoria has the slightly higher sorption capability than PAC and NOS, and the order of the effective sorption onto scoria and PAC is Pb > Cu > Zn > Cd. The monometal sorption onto scoria is more stronger than the competitive sorption.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.102-112
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• 1998

The fate of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons(PAMs) in soil has drawn increasing concern due to their toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic effects. These compounds have been most commonly carried into the soil in solvent, as in a coal tar or cresote. This study has been focused on the applicability of microwave treatment of soils contaminated by PAHs. Studies have been conducted with soil(particle diameter $150~500{\mu}m$), which was spiked with naphthalene, acenaphthene, fluorene, anthracene and pyrene, with different moisture contents. According to the results of the research, up to 95% removal efficiency of naphthalene was observed in 10% moisturized soil for five minutes microwave inducing And the removal efficiency of acenaphthene and fluorene were observed to be 88.9%, 67.2% in 30% moisturized soil, respectively. Due to the low vapor pressure, anthracene and pyrene showed the low removal efficiency. In case the powdered activated carbon was added to the soil as a sensitizer, anthracene and pyrene were decomposed into a various by-products. Decomposition rates of anthracene and pyrene were increased with incresing addition of a PAC to the soil. It is concluded that the developement of a microwave process to remediate soils contaminated with PAHs is foreseeable. But additional studies are also needed regarding continuous microwave heating process.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.175-180
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• 2009

This study was conducted to improve biological degradation efficiency of toluene as a model volatile organic compound (VOC) using yeast Candida tropicalis and to suggest an effective method for bioreactor operation. The yeast strain was immobilized with polyethylene glycol (PEG), alginate, and powdered activated carbon (PAC). The yeast-immobilized polymer media were used as fluidized materials in an airlift bioreactor. Polymer media without PAC were also made and operated in another airlift bioreactor. The two bioreactors showed toluene removal efficiencies ranging 80-96% at loading rates of $10-35 g/m^3-hr$, and the bioreactor containing the polymer media with PAC achieved higher removal efficiency. Protein contents in the liquid phase showed that the bioreactor using the yeast-immobilized polymer media with PAC had a higher rate of microbial growth initially than that without PAC. In addition, the microbial growth rate inside of the polymer media with PAC was five times higher than that without PAC. Consequently, the polymer media containing the yeast strain and PAC could enhance removal efficiencies for VOCs, and the immobilization method improve microbial activity and stability for a long-term operation of biological systems.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.51-65
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• 2002

This study was carried out to apply some basic physical and chemical treatment options including Fenton's oxidation, and to evaluate the performances and the characteristics of organic and nitrogen removal using lab-scale biological treatment system such as complete-mixing activated sludge and sequencing batch reactor(SBR) processes for the treatment of leachate from a municipal waste landfill in Gyeongnam province. The results were as follows: Chemical coagulation experiments using aluminium sulfate, ferrous sulfate and ferric chloride resulted in leachate CO $D_{Cr}$ removal of 32%, 23% and 21 % with optimum reaction dose ranges of 10,000～15,000 mg/$\ell$, 1,000 mg/$\ell$ and 500～2,000 mg/$\ell$, respectively. Fenton's oxidation required the optimum conditions including pH 3.5, 6 hours of reaction time, and hydrogen peroxide and ferrous sulfate concentrations of 2,000 ～ 3,000 mg/$\ell$ each with 1:1 weight ratio to remove more than 50% of COD in the leachate containing CO $D_{Cr}$ between 2,000 ～ 3,000 mg/$\ell$. Air-stripping achieved to remove more than 97% of N $H_3$-N in the leachate in spite of requiring high cost of chemicals and extensive stripping time, and, however, zeolite treatment removing 94% of N $H_3$-N showed high selectivity to N $H^{+}$ ion and much faster removal rate than air-stripping. The result from lab-scale experiment using a complete-mixing activated sludge process showed that biological treatability tended to increase more or less as HRT increased or F/M ratio decreased, and, however, COD removal efficiency was very poor by showing only 36% at HRT of 29 days. While COD removal was achieved more during Fenton's oxidation as compared to alum treatment for the landfill leachate, the ratio of BOD/COD after Fenton's oxidation considerably increased, and the consecutive activated sludge process significantly reduced organic strength to remove 50% of CO $D_{Cr}$ and 95% of BO $D_{5}$ . The SBR process was generally more capable of removing organics and nitrogen in the leachate than complete-mixing activated sludge process to achieve 74% removal of influent CO $D_{Cr}$ , 98% of BO $D_{5}$ and especially 99% of N $H_3$-N. However, organic removal rates of the SBR processes pre-treated with air-stripping and with zeolite were not much different with those without pre-treatment, and the SBR process treated with powdered activated carbon showed a little higher rate of CO $D_{Cr}$ removal than the process without any treatment. In conclusion, the biological treatment process using SBR proved to be the most applicable for the treatment of organic contents and nitrogen simultaneously and effectively in the landfill leachate.e.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.104-109
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• 2011

The removal efficiencies of 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) and geosmin were investigated to reveal removal characteristics of typical organic compounds causing disagreeable taste and odor at the conventional water treatment plant installed with pulsator clarifier patented by the French company $Degr{\acute{e}}mont$. The injection rate of Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) into water was changed step wisely as we conducted jar tests in the laboratory and water treatment in the actual plant. 2-MIB concentration decreased linearly while geosmin did exponentially along with the injection rate of PAC at our jar tests. The removal efficiency of geosmin by PAC injection was considerably higher than that of 2-MIB. In the real pulsator clarifier, 2-MIB concentration started decreasing as the injection rate reached up to 10 mg/L of PAC. On the other hand, the concentration of geosmin in water decreased proportional to the injection rate of PAC. In the sand filtration, removal efficiencies of 2-MIB and geosmin on July were much higher than those on March. It was carefully suggested beforehand and found afterwards that general microorganisms notably existed in the sand filter with no chlorine in filter influent and backwash water and the sand filter biologically activated removed much more odor compounds. It was considered as the reason why the removal efficiency of 2-MIB and geosmin was increased. The microbial activity maybe increased in summer with water temperature rising and low filtration rate possibly increased contact time between odor compounds and general microorganisms.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.234-240
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• 2010

SBR시스템을 이용한 비염분 폐수와 염분 폐수의 생물학적 처리 시 starvation이전 제올라이트 및 입상활성탄 주입이 starvation 이후 시스템의 재가동시 시스템의 성능회복에 대해 조사하였다. Starvation 이후 시스템의 재가동시, SVI, floc의 크기, fractal dimension, 유기물 지표인 $COD_{Mn}$과 T-N, T-P의 처리효율에 미치는 영향을 알아보고 회복 기간을 도출하고자 하였다. 5일 동안 starvation 후 재가동하였을 때에 초기의 SVI는 증가하였으나 시간이 경과함에 따라 감소하였다. 또한 floc 크기 및 fractal dimension이 클수록, 유기물, T-N 및 T-P 처리효율도 증가하였다. 시스템의 성능회복은 floc 크기 및 fractal dimension에 상관성을 가지고 있었다. Starvation 이후 재가동시 오염물질($COD_{Mn}$, T-N, T-P) 처리효율이 정상상태로 회복하는데 필요한 시간은 담체 주입이 미주입보다 더 짧은 시간이 소요되었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.8-13
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 물속에 존재하는 방사성 세슘($Cs^+$)의 정수처리 제거방법을 고찰하였다. 세슘은 물속에서 대부분 이온상태인 $Cs^+$로 존재하여 모래여과, 정수약품(PACl), 분말활성탄(PAC) 및 정수약품(PACl + PAC) 혼합주입에 의해 제거되지 않았으나 탁도가 증가함에 따라 세슘 제거율이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. G-취수장 주변 고형물과 황토를 이용하여 탁도를 각각 74 NTU와 103 NTU로 조정했을 때 세슘의 제거율은 각각 약 56%, 51%이었으며 상징수를 GAC로 여과한 경우, 세슘의 약 80%가 제거되었다. 따라서 효과적인 세슘 제거를 위해서는 황토 등을 이용하여 원수 탁도를 80 NTU 이상 조정해야 하는 것으로 나타났다. GAC에 의한 세슘 제거의 경우, 약 60%가 제거됨을 알 수 있었으며 이것은 접촉에 따른 흡착에 의해 제거된 것으로 판단된다. 막에 의한 세슘 제거에 있어서 정밀여과막으로는 제거되지 않았으나 역삼투막에서는 75%가 제거되었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.648-653
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• 2006

기존 바이오필터 기술의 문제점인 불안정한 VOCs 제거효율을 개선하기 위하여 미생물을 고분자물질에 고정화시킨 새로운 담체를 개발하였으며, styrene을 대상으로 개발된 담체의 특성을 실험적으로 조사하였다. 복합고분자담체는 천연고분자물질인 alginate와 인공고분자물질인 polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) 혼합액에 분말활성탄과 고농도 미생물 배양액을 배합하여 3 mm 크기의 구형으로 제조하였다. 회부실험 결과 제조된 복합고분자담체는 활성탄의 흡착능력이나 미생물의 생분해속도의 감소 없이 대상 VOC인 styrene을 빠른 속도로 저감할 수 있었다. 복합고분자담체를 적용한 바이오필터 장기운전 실험에서는 유입부하량 $245g/m^3/hr$에서도 95% 이상의 styrene 분해능을 나타내어, 문헌에 제시된 기존 바이오필터의 styrene 최대분해능을 초과하였다. 오염물질이 고농도로 단기간 유입되는 조건에서도 고정화된 활성미생물에 의한 생분해반응과 함께 담체에 첨가된 분말활성탄의 흡착반응에 의해 오염물질이 효과적으로 제어되었으며, 오염물질 유입농도가 낮아진 후에 활성탄에 흡착된 styrene이 미생물에 의해 분해됨을 확인하였다. 결과적으로 활성탄과 미생물을 고분자물질로 고정화하여, 활성탄의 단점(장기간 사용하기 위해서는 재생이 필요)과 미생물반응의 단점(변동부하에 처리효율이 낮음)을 동시에 최소화시켰으며, 생물학적 VOCs 저감효과를 극대화시킬 수 있었다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.29-42
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• 1986

산업발달로 인하여 산업공장에서 다량의 중금속이 배출되어 하천을 오염시키고 있다. 이로 인하여 수중생물에도 중금속이 축적되고, 농업용수로 이용한 농촌의 토양을 오염시키고 농작물에 중금속이 축척되는 것을 알 수 있다. 이러한 피해를 줄이기 위한 방안으로 물속에 용해되어 있는 각종 중금속을 제거시키는 것이 가장 시급한 문제이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 폐 타이어를 이용하여 중금속중 카드뮴, 구리, 아연, 은 등의 이온을 흡착, 제거하기 위한 실험을 행했으며, 동시에 활성탄에 의한 실험을 행함으로써 폐 타이어의 효율을 비교 고찰한다. 따라서 폐기물 재활용과 공장폐수 처리장의 시설 및 운영비 절감면의 경제성에도 목적이 있다. 중금속 농도는 Automic Absorption Spectrophotometer로 측정하였으며, 온도, 흡착제주입량, 흡착제의 크기, 원수의 농도, 접촉시간 등에 따른 흡착평형식을 실험하여 흡착능을 알아내고, 또한 Column 실험을 통하여 접촉시간에 따른 중금속제거 특성과 흡착제의 여상깊이의 변화에 따른 중금속제거를 추정하여 BDST(Bed Depth/Service Time)식을 설정하여 실제 중금속 처리를 위한 설계치를 제시한다.