• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2013

Six-valent chromium ($Cr^{6+}$) is a highly toxic pollutant, supplied in a variety of industrial activities such as leather tanning, cooling tower blowdown, and plating. Herein, we investigated the removal of $Cr^{6+}$ from aqueous phase using low-cost adsorbents. Steel slag, montmorillonite, illite, kaolinite, red mud, and acid treated red mud with 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 M HCl were used as adsorbent for the removal of $Cr^{6+}$ and the results showed that acid treated red mud with 2.0 M HCl (ATRM-2.0 M) had higher adsorption capacity of $Cr^{6+}$ than other adsorbents used. Accordingly, $Cr^{6+}$ removal by ATRM-2.0 M were studied in a batch system with respect to changes in initial concentration of $Cr^{6+}$, initial solution pH, adsorbent dose, adsorbent mixture, and seawater. Equilibrium sorption data were described well by Freundlich isotherm model. The influence of initial solution pH on $Cr^{6+}$ adsorption was insignificant. The use of the ATRM-2.0 M alone was more effective than mixing it with other adsorbents including red mud, zeolite, oyster shell, lime stone, and montmorillonite for the removal of $Cr^{6+}$. The $Cr^{6+}$ removal of the ATRM-2.0 M was slightly less in seawater than deionized water, resulting from the presence of anions in seawater competing for the favorable adsorption site on the surface of ATRM-2.0 M. It was concluded that the ATRM-2.0 M can be used as a potential adsorbent for the removal of $Cr^{6+}$ from the aqueous solutions.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2000

A study on the variational characteristics of water quality and phytoplankton biomass by principal component analysis(PCA) was carried out in Kogum-sudo from February to October in 1993. We analyzed PCA on biological factors such as chlorophyll a and phytoplankton cell numbers for centric and pennate diatoms, phytoflagellates, and total phytoplankton as well as physico-chemical factors as water temperature, salinity, transparency, dissolved oxygen(DO), saturation of DO, apparent oxygen utilization (AOU), chemical oxygen demand(COD), nutrient (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate and silicate), N/P ratio and suspended solid(SS). The source of nutrients supply depended on the mineralization of organic matters and inputs of seawater from outside rather than runoff of freshwater. The phytoplankton biomass was changed within short interval period by nutrients change. And it was controlled by the combination of several environmental factors, especially of light intensity, ammonia and phosphate. The marine environmental characteristics were determined by the mineralization of organic matters in winter, by runoff of freshwater including high nutrients concentration in spring, by ammonia uptake and high phytoplankton productivity in summer, and phosphate supplied input seawater from outside of Kogeum-sudo in autumn. And Kogum-sudo was separated with 2 regions by score distributions of PCA. That is to say, one region was middle parts of straits which was characterized by the mixing seawater and the accumulated organic matters, other one region was Pungnam Bay and the water around Kogum Island which was done by high phytoplankyon biomass and productivity year-round.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.42-46
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• 2004

해양심층수는 겨울철 표층수의 냉각으로 인하여 동해 고위도 지역인 극 지역에서 형성된 후 점차로 표층수와 혼합이 차단된 상태로 순환한다. 하구역 혼합만큼 뚜렷하지는 않지만, 지하염수는 순환해수와 지하수의 혼합물기다 높은 삼투압을 가지고 있는 해수는 바다와 연결된 대수층으로 스며들어 지하수와 혼합하게 된다. 해양심층수와 지하염수의 자원특성을 파악하기 위하여 이들 수괴의 기원과 성분 및 각 수자원에 대한 수질 특성과 자원 안정성을 조사하였다. 해수 중 산소와 수소 동위원소 비는 0‰, 인 반면, 지하염수는 지표수의 순환선(meteoric water line) 위에 있거나, 벗어나는 경우도 있다. 이러한 현상은 두 수괴가 다른 기원을 가지고 있다는 것을 의미한다. 해수에 용존 된 주성분 이온(Na, Ca, Mg, K) 들은 각각 일정한 성분비를 이루고 있다. 그러나 지하염수에서 이들 주성분 원소들의 일정성분비의 법칙이 성립하지 않는 것이 관측되었다. 그 이유는 주변 토양과 지하수 사이의 화학적 반응에 기인한다. 또한 해양심층수는 지하염수에 비하여 기능성 미량 원소들이 풍부하고 생물학적 친하력이 높은 반면, 유해한 박테리아와 인공 오염물이 적은 특성을 가지고 있으며, 자원적인 측면에서도 안정성을 가지고 있다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.699-707
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• 2021

동해안에 위치한 화진포 석호는 담수와 염수가 혼합되는 환경으로 생물 다양성이 풍부하여 높은 보존 가치를 지니고 있어 체계적인 관리가 필요하다. 석호의 현재 환경에 대한 분석을 위해 호소수에 영향이 큰 주변 대수층의 지하수 수위 분포와 지하수 흐름의 특성을 파악하였다. 또한 호소수의 염분도가 유지되는 기작으로 추정되는 대수층으로의 해수침투의 영향을 파악하기 위해 수리지구 화학적 변동을 분석하였다. 연구 결과 사주지역의 대수층에 쐐기형태의 담수-염수 경계면이 분포하며, 강우가 적은 기간이 지속되고 온도가 높아 석호의 증발이 일어날 경우 담수-염수 경계면이 상승하여 지하수를 통한 해수의 유입 가능성이 높은 것으로 판단된다. 수리지구 화학적 특성으로는 이온델타(혼합된 지하수의 이론적인 화학조성과 실제 시료가 가지는 값과의 차이) 값을 산출하여 해수 침투에 따른 대수층 내에서 양이온 교환반응 및 침전 반응이 일어난 것으로 추정하였다. 각 지점별로 해수가 혼합된 비율을 계산하기 위해서 산소동위원소와 염소이온을 추적자로 사용하였으며 혼합비의 평균값은 0.3, 최대값은 0.87을 나타내었다. 전체적인 혼합비 결과는 해안에서의 거리에 따라 분포하는 것으로 판단되나, 이론적인 예상과는 상이한 결과가 일부 존재하는데 그 부근의 대수층 특성이 반영된 것으로 판단된다. 더욱 구체적인 분석을 위해서는 계절적인 변화와 해수침투 기작을 모사하는 등 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.425-432
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• 2021

A tidal power plant (TPP) has been in operation since the end of 2011 to improve the water quality of Shihwa Coastal Reservoir (SCR). Tidal mixing rate increased 5.6 times after the TPP operation so that in this study, its effects on water quality was assessed through statistical analysis of long-term water quality monitoring data. It was found that the increased tidal mixing contributed to solving the hypoxia problem in the bottom water by preventing the summer stratification. The analysis also showed that the increased tidal mixing had different effects depending on the relative concentration difference for each water quality substances between the SCR and the outside of SCR. The average concentrations of some substances (chemical oxygen demand, total phosphorus, chlorophyll-a) with higher concentrations than the outside of SCR decreased due to the dilution effect, but the other substances (total nitrogen, dissolved inorganic nitrogen, dissolved inorganic phosphorus) with lower concentrations compared to the outside ones increased on the contrary. Factor analysis also showed a consistent result that the first factor accounting for the water quality was changed from the organic-related substances to the nutrient-related substances after the increased tidal mixing. These results imply that the focus of future water quality management needs shifting from the organic substances to the nutrients, particularly dissolved inorganic nutrients. Considering the effect of inflow seawater on the nutrients, the management area should be extended to cover not only SCR but also a certain area outside of SCR.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2018

Recently, interest in the development of alternative water resources has been increasing rapidly due to environmental pollution and depletion of water resources. In particular, seawater desalination has been attracting the most attention as alternative water resources. As seawater desalination consumes a large amount of energy due to high operating pressure, many researches have been conducted to improve energy efficiency such as energy recovery device (ERD). Consequently, this study aims to compare the energy efficiency of RO process according to ERD of isobaric type which is applied in scientific control pilot plant process of each $100m^3/day$ scale based on actual RO product water. As a result, it was confirmed that efficiency, mixing rate, and permeate conductivity were different depending on the size of the apparatus even though the same principle of the ERD was applied. It is believed that this is caused by the difference in cross-sectional area of the contacted portion for pressure transfer inside the ERD. Therefore, further study is needed to confirm the optimum conditions what is applicable to the actual process considering the correlation with other factors as well as the factors obtained from the previous experiments.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.539-546
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• 2019

지구온난화가 국제 문제로 언급되면서 온실가스 저감에 관한 연구가 꾸준히 진행되고 있다. 지구온난화의 가속화를 막기 위해 지구온난화의 주된 원인으로 언급되는 이산화탄소 저감에 관한 기술 개발의 중요성이 증가하게 되었고 이로 인해 이산화탄소 포집, 저장 및 재이용기술(CCUS, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage)의 발전을 요구하고 있다. 다양한 이산화탄소 포집, 저장 및 재이용기술 중에서 광물탄산화 기술의 경우에는 적은 에너지를 통해 많은 이산화탄소를 고부가가치 물질로 전환할 수 있다. 기존 연구에서는 고형 폐기물에서 이온을 용출해 사용해왔으며 이는 처리 과정이 복잡하다. 하지만 해수를 사용하게 되면 고농도의 금속 양이온이 해수 속에 용해되어 있어 고형 폐기물을 이용할 때보다 공정이 단순하다. 이 연구는 해수담수화 농축수를 금속양이온공급원으로써 사용하기 위한 기초연구로, 3 M 모노에탄올아민(Monoethanolamine, MEA)을 흡수제로 사용하여 이산화탄소를 우선적으로 포집하였다. 또한 해수농축수를 모사하기 위해, 해수모사파우더를 사용하여 다양한 농도의 해수농축수를 제조하였다. 해수농축수와 포집된 이산화탄소 용액을 반응시켜 탄산염을 생성하였으며 이를 XRD (X-ray Diffraction), SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy), TGA (Thermalgravimetric Analysis)를 통해 탄산염의 생성 경향 및 흡수제의 재이용 가능성을 파악하였다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.177-185
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to evaluate freezing-thawing and surface scaling resistance in order to examine the frost durability of concrete in a chloride-inherent environment. The mixing design for this study is as follows: 3 water binder ratios of 0.37, 0.42, and 0.47; 2-ingredient type concrete (50% OPC concrete and 50% ground granulated blast-furnace slag), and 3-ingredient type concrete (50% OPC concrete, 15% fly ash, and 35% ground granulated blast-furnace slag). As found in this study, the decrease of durability was much more noticeable in combined deterioration through both salt damage and frost damage than in a single deterioration through either ofthese; when using blast-furnace slag in freezing-thawing seawater, the frost durability and surface deterioration resistance was evaluated as higher than when using OPC concrete. BF 50% concrete, especially, rather than BFS35%+FA15%, had a notable effect on resistance to chloride penetration and freezing/expansion. It has been confirmed that surface deterioration can be evaluated through a quantitative analysis of scaling, calculated from concrete's underwater weight and surface-dry weight as affected by the freezing-thawing of seawater.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2015

The annual average of energy sources is continuously increasing at a rate of 5.8%, and particularly, the power generation proportion of new/renewable energy is increasing significantly. Furthermore, South Korea has established a national energy master plan for 2008-2030 and is aiming at obtaining approximately 11% of total energy production from the wind turbine sector. Although offshore wind turbines are similar to wind turbines installed on land, they require materials with excellent dynamic properties and durability to prevent damage due to seawater at the lower parts and connecting parts. The lower parts of wind turbines are submerged in seawater, and the upper and lower parts are connected by filling the connecting part with grout. This paper describes the test results of the process of determining the mix ratios to develop ultra-high grout for offshore wind turbines. There is virtually no relevant technology regarding grout for offshore wind turbines in South Korea that can be referenced for the process of determining the mix ratios. Therefore, tests were conducted for determining compression strength, elastic modulus, flexural strength, density, constructability (floor test), and early strength by referencing a high-performance grout produced in South Korea, and the mixing process for achieving the goal strengths was described using the Korean Industrial Standards (KS) as the reference.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.341-348
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• 2003

Seasonal characteristics of water quality and effect of the freshwater discharge during open the tide embankment in Haechang Bay were evaluated. In the freshwater, where interior of the tide embankment, COD and Chl-a exceeded about 4mg/L and $10mg/m^3$, respectively, independent of season, while in the seawater they showed high values in April and July in contrast to the other period due to input of freshwater and increase of phytoplankton, respectively. The content of seawater inorganic nitrogen maintained a relatively high level at inner part of the bay, whereas high values of inorganic phosphorus content was distributed at all over the bay. The limiting factor for algal growth was nitrogen with respect to the N/P ratio. The compass of influence by the freshwater discharge in April was quite different with water pollutants. As a result of the salinity variation with time, the freshwater extended strongly to offshore from the surface layer without mixing with depth when open the tide embankment, and reached within about one hour at a station which is 3.5km from the tide embankment. To effective water quality management of Haechang Bay, discharge rate and pollutant loads should be controlled.