• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.62-73
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• 2020

PAHs commonly found in industrial sites such as manufactured gas plants (MGP) are potentially toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic, and thus require immediate remediation. In-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) is known as a highly efficient technology for soil and groundwater remediation. Among the several types of oxidants utilized in ISCO, persulfate has gained significant attention in recent years. Peroxydisulfate ion (S₂O₈^2-) is a strong oxidant with very high redox potential (E⁰ = 2.01 V). When mixed with Fe²⁺, it is capable of forming the sulfate radical (SO₄^-·) that has an even higher redox potential (E⁰ = 2.6 V). In this study, the influence of various iron activators on the persulfate oxidation of PAHs in contaminated soils was investigated. Several iron sources such as ferrous sulfate (FeSO₄), ferrous sulfide (FeS) and zero-valent iron (Fe(0)) were tested as a persulfate activator. Acenaphthene (ANE), dibenzofuran (DBF) and fluorene (FLE) were selected as model compounds because they were the dominant PAHs found in the field-contaminated soil collected from a MGP site. Oxidation kinetics of these PAHs in an artificially contaminated soil and the PAH-contaminated field soil were investigated. For all soils, Fe(0) was the most effective iron activator. The maximum PAHs removal rate in Fe(0)-mediated reactions was 92.7% for ANE, 83.0% for FLE, and 59.3% for DBF in the artificially contaminated soil, while the removal rate of total PAHs was 72.7% in the field-contaminated soil. To promote the iron activator effect, the effects of hydroxylamine as a reducing agent on reduction of Fe³⁺ to Fe²⁺, and EDTA and pyrophosphate as chelating agents on iron stabilization in persulfate oxidation were also investigated. As hydroxylamine and chelating agents (EDTA, pyrophosphate) dosage increased, the individual PAH removal rate in the artificially contaminated soil and the total PAHs removal rate in the field-contaminated soil increased.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2010

펄스 코로나 방전에서 인가전압, 용액 전도도, 전극 재질, 철염 주입 등의 운전변수가 페놀 분해에 미치는 영향에 관해 실험실 규모의 실험을 수행하였다. 인가전압이 증가할수록 높은 에너지를 가진 전자들에 의한 물 분자의 충돌분해 반응에 의한 OH 라디칼 생성량이 증가하므로 페놀 분해 속도를 증가시키며 실험된 조건에서의 용액 전도도 증가는 용액을 통한 전기장 강도를 감소시켜 페놀 분해 속도를 낮추는 것으로 나타났다. 방전 반응기로 주입된 철염($FeSO_4$)은 방전에 의해 생성된 과산화수소와 펜톤 유사 반응을 통해 OH 라디칼을 생성시켜 페놀 분해를 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 펄스 코로나 방전에 의한 페놀 분해의 중간 생성물질로 catechol과 hydroquinone이 검출되었으며 분석을 수행하지는 않았으나 유기산의 생성으로 인해 pH가 감소되고 전도도가 증가하는 현상이 관찰되었다. 철염이 주입된 조건에서 백금 전극은 3가 철이온($Fe^{3+}$)을 2가 철이온($Fe^{2+}$)으로 환원시킴으로써 페놀 분해 속도를 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 산제일철($FeSO_4$) 0.5 mM이 주입된 조건에서 약 230 kJ의 방전 에너지가 유입될 때 거의 모든 페놀이 분해되었으며 약 29%의 총유기탄소(TOC) 제거효율을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2012

Rreactivity of persulfate (PS) for oxidation of TCE under various conditions such as heat, $Fe^{2+}$, and UV was investigated. It was found that degradation rate of TCE increased with increasing temperature from 15 to $35^{\circ}C$. At pH 7.0, the rate constants (k) at 15, 25, 30, and $35^{\circ}C$ were 0.07, 0.30, 0.74, and $1.30h^{-1}$, respectively. For activation by $Fe^{2+}$, removal efficiency of TCE increased with increasing $Fe^{2+}$ concentration from 1.9 mM to 11 mM. The maximum removal efficiency of TCE was approximately 85% when pH of the solution dropped from 7.0 to 2.5. Degradation of TCE by UV-activated PS was the most effective, showing that the degradation rate of TCE increased with inreasing PS dosage; the rate constants (k) at 0.5, 2.5, and 10 mM were 34.2, 40.5, and $55.9h^{-1}$, respectively. Our results suggest that PS activation by UV/PS process could be the most effective in activation processes tested for TCE degradation. For oxidation process by PS, however, pH should be observed and adjusted to neutral conditions (i.e., 5.8-8.5) if necessary.