• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.773-782
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• 1998

The adsorption experiment of phenol(Ph) from aqueous solution on granular activated carbon was studied in order to design the fixed-bed adsorption column. The experimental data were analyzed by unsteady-state, one-dimensional heterogeneous model. Finite element method(FEM) was applied to analyze the sensitivity of parameter and to predict the fixed-bed adsorption column performance on operation variable changes. The prediction model showed similar effect to mass transfer and intraparticle diffusion coefficient changes suggesting that both parameter present mass transfer rate limits for GAC-phenol system. The Freundlich constants had a greater effect than kinetic parameters for the performance of fixed-bed adsorption column. FEM solution facilitated prediction of concentration history in solution and within adsorbent particle.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1143-1149
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• 2014

The adsorption experiments of lithium ions were conducted in the fixed bed column packed with activated carbon modified with nitric acid. Effect of inlet concentration, bed hight and flow rate on the removal of lithium ions was investigated. The experimental results showed that the removal and the adsorption capacity of lithium ions increased with increasing inlet concentration, and decreased with increasing flow rate. When the bed height increased, the removal and the adsorption capacity increased. The breakthrough curves gave a good fit to Bohart-Adams model. Adsorption capacity and breakthrough time calculated from Bohart-Adams model, these results were remarkably consistent with the experimental values. The adsorption capacity was not changed in the case of 3 times repetitive use of adsorbent.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2006

망간단괴 제련 과정에서 니켈 이온의 회수량을 높임과 동시에 니켈 폐수를 제거하기 위한 기초 연구를 수행하기 위해 인공니켈 폐수와 실폐수에 대해 흡착제로 망간단괴를 사용하여 고정층 연속 흡착 실험을 하였다. 인공니켈폐수에 대한 고정층 흡착 칼럼의 충전층 높이, 유입수의 유량, 그리고 유입되는 니켈폐수의 농도를 변화시키면서 흡착 특성의 변화양방을 검토하였다. 흡착실험의 결과를 Bohart-Adams식에 적용하여 고정층 칼럼에서의 흡착량 및 흡착속도상수를 계산하여 비교하였다. 또한 고정 흡착층 파과곡선으로부터 유입수의 유량과 흡착질의 초기농도의 변화에 따른 각 칼럼의 흡착량의 변화를 검토하였다. 직렬 연결 칼럼들에 대해 초기 칼럼에서 최종 칼럼으로 흡착이 진행됨에 따라 흡착량은 상승하는 것으로 파악되었다. 실폐수를 고정층 칼럼에 유입하여 흡착특성을 살펴 본 결과, 충전층 높이에 따른 흡착양상의 변화가 인공폐수와 달리 뚜렷하게 관찰되지 않았는데 이는 인공폐수에 비해 실폐수 중의 $Ni^{2+}$의 농도가 현저히 높기 때문인 것으로 판단되었다. 실폐수의 흡착율에 미치는 망간단괴 입자크기의 영향에 대한 검토에서는 흡착제 입자가 작아질수록 니켈 이온의 흡착율이 다소 상승하는 것으로 파악되었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.61-69
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• 2005

Adsorption characteristics of toluene vapor, which is one of important source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), by activated carbon were investigated using a fixed bed adsorption column. The operating parameters such as breakthrough curve, adsorption capacity, mass transfer zone (MTZ), and length of unused bed (LUB) were studied. The experimental results showed that the breakthrough time decreased with increasing inlet toluene concentration and gas flow rate. MTZ and LUB increased with the increase of inlet concentration, gas flow rate, and particle size of activated carbon. The adsorption capacity increased with the increase of inlet toluene concentration, while it decreased with increasing particle size. However, it was kept at constant value regardless of the increase of gas flow rate. Adsorption isotherm of toluene vapor could be represented by the Freundlich adsorption equation fairly well. From the adsorption experiments using some VOC gases such as toluene, xylene, butyl acetate. butanol and acetone, it was also found that the adsorption capacity was higher in the case of gas with higher boiling point and lower vapor pressure.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2009

The adsorption characteristics of amatanth by granular activated carbon were experimently investigated in the batch adsorber and the packed column. The adsorptivity of activated carbon for amaranth were largely improved by pH control, and 94 percent of initial concentration(100mg/L) could be removed at pH 9. It was estabilished that the adsorption equilibrium of amaranth on granular activated carbon was sucessfully fitted by Freundlich isotherm equation in the concentration range from 1mg/L to 100mg/L. The characteristics of breakthrough curve of activated carbon packed column, which depend on the design variables such as initial concentration, bed height, and flow rate, were studied.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2014

초임계 조건에서 제조된 망간산화물이 코팅된 활성탄($Mn_3O_4$/AC)에 의한 납 흡착특성을 규명하기 위해 칼럼실험을 통해 파과특성에 미치는 운전변수의 영향에 관해 실험하였다. 활성탄에 망간산화물을 코팅시킴으로써 물질전달대와 평형흡착량은 대략 2.8배 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 흡착층 높이의 증가는 수용액이 흡착대에 체류하는 시간을 증가시켜 파과시간, 물질전달대와 평형흡착량을 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 칼럼으로 공급되는 유량이 증가함에 따라 수용액으로부터 흡착제로 납이 빠르게 전달되어 접촉되므로 파과시간과 물질전달대가 감소하였다. 유량 증가는 흡착대에서 납의 체류시간을 감소시켜 흡착경계면에서의 확산현상을 감소시키므로 평형흡착량을 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 칼럼으로 유입되는 납 농도가 증가하면 흡착제로 전달되는 납의 양이 증가하여 물질전달이 빠르게 완료되므로 파과시간과 물질전달대가 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.568-572
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• 2009

The adsorption characteristics of tartrazine by granular activated carbon were experimentaly investigated in the batch adsorber and the packed column. The adsorptivity of activated carbon for tartrazine was largely improved by pH control, and 98 percent of initial concentration could be removed at pH 3. It was estabilished that the adsorption equilibrium of tartrazine on granular activated carbon was sucessfully fitted by Freundlich isotherm equation in the concentration range from 50 mg/L to 1,000 mg/L. The characteristics of breakthrough curve of activated carbon packed column, which depend on the design variables such as initial concentration, bed height, and flow rate, were studied.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권8호
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• pp.3017-3026
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• 2022

The ¹³¹Cs radioisotope with a short half-life time and high average radiation energy can treat the cancer effectively in prostate brachytherapy. The typical ¹³¹Cs production processes have a separation step of the cesium from ¹³¹Ba to obtain a high specific radioactivity. Herein, we suggested a novel ¹³¹Cs separation method based on the Ba²⁺ adsorption of alginate beads. It is necessary to reduce the affinity of alginate beads to cesium ions for a high production yield. The carboxyl group of the alginate beads was replaced by a sulfonate group to reduce the cesium affinity while reinforcing their affinity to barium ions. The modified beads exhibited superior Ba²⁺ adsorption performances to native beads. In the fixed-bed column tests, the saturation time and adsorption capacity could be estimated with the Yoon-Nelson model in various injection flow rates and initial concentrations. In terms of the Cs elution, the modified alginate showed better performance (i.e., an elution over 88%) than the native alginate (i.e., an elution below 10%), indicating that the functional group modification was effective in reducing the affinity to cesium ions. Therefore, the separation of cesium from the barium using the modified alginate is expected to be an additional option to produce ¹³¹Cs.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.25-32
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• 1993

Granular activated carbon is commonly used in fixed-bed adsorbers to remove organic chemicals. In this experiment organic chemical solutions were prepared by adding the reagent grade organic chemical to distilled water. Isotherm adsorption tests of volatile organic chemicals were conducted using bottle-point technique and column test. Organic chemicals after passing through the column were extracted with hexane and analyzed with gas chromatography (Hewlett-Packard 5890) to check the adsorption capacity and breakthrough curve. The result were as follows: 1. The BET surface area of coconut activated carbon was 658~1,010 m$^2$/g where as coconut shell carbon was 6.6 m$^2$/g. Coconut activated carbon increased the BET surface area and adsorption capacity in bottle-point isotherm. 2. The adsorption capacity of coconut activated carbon for trichloroethylene (TCE) was reduced in the presence of humic substance. 3. A decrease in particle size of activated carbon resulted in higher adsorption capacity and lower intraparticle diffusion coefficient. It is reflected not only as a decrease in Freudlich adsorption capacity value (K) but also as an increase in Freudlich exponenent value (1/n).

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.231-251
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• 2014

The present study examines the phosphate adsorption potential and behavior of mixture of Ground Burnt Patties (GBP), a solid waste generated from cooking fuel used in earthen stoves and Red Soil (RS), a natural substance in fixed bed column mode operation. The characterization of adsorbent was done by Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE), and Proton Induced ${\gamma}$-ray Emission (PIGE) methods. The FTIR spectroscopy of spent adsorbent reveals the presence of absorbance peak at $1127cm^{-1}$ which appears due to P = O stretching, thus confirming phosphate adsorption. The effects of bed height (10, 15 and 20 cm), flow rate (2.5, 5 and 7.5 mL/min) and initial phosphate concentration (5 and 15 mg/L) on breakthrough curves were explored. Both the breakthrough and exhaustion time increased with increase in bed depth, decrease in flow rate and influent concentration. Thomas model, Yoon-Nelson model and Modified Dose Response model were used to fit the column adsorption data using nonlinear regression analysis while Bed Depth Service Time model followed linear regression analysis under different experimental condition to evaluate model parameters that are useful in scale up of the process. The values of correlation coefficient ($R^2$) and the Sum of Square Error (SSE) revealed the Modified Dose Response model as the best fitted model to the experimental data. The adsorbent mixture responded effectively to the desorption and reusability experiment. The results of this finding advocated that mixture of GBP and RS can be used as a low cost, highly efficient adsorbent for phosphate removal from aqueous solution.