• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.275-281
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• 2006

Indoor air quality is the dominant contributor to total personal exposure because most people spend a majority of their time indoors. Especially exposure to indoor air can potentially pose a greater threat than exposure to ambient air when indoor environments have sources of contaminants. In this study, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and formaldehyde (HCHO) within newly constructed apartment have been determined in 27 houses of apartment in Seoul from December 2004 to March 2005. The measured indoor air pollutants were HCHO, volatile organic compounds including benzene, toluene, styrene, xylene, ethylbenzene and sampled on the standard method of Ministry of Environment in Korea. The indoor levels for benzene, xylene, toluene, ethylbenzene, styrene, and HCHO have significant increase trend after 5 hours closing of windows and doors. Levels of measured air pollutants concentrations between living rooms and bedrooms have not shown significant difference. Spearman correlation coefficient among the measured air pollutants ranged from 0.303 to 0.946, indicating similar source in building materials.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.929-933
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• 2006

Indoor air quality is the dominant contributor to total personal exposure because most people spend a majority of their time Indoors. Especially when indoor environments have sources of contaminants, exposure to in-door air can potentially pose a greater threat than exposure to ambient air. In this study, estimations of volatile organic compounds and formaldehyde omission rate in indoor environments of new apartments were carried out using mass balance model in indoor environment, because indoor air quality can be affected by source generation, outdoor air level, ventilation, decay by reaction, temperature, humidity, mixing condition and so on. Considering the estimated emission rate of volatile organic compounds and formaldehyde, it Is suggested that new apartment should be designed and constructed in the aspect of using construction materials to emit low hazardous air pollutants.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.144-154
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• 2005

The use of ozone gained acceptance in the production of ultrapure water because of its powerful oxidizing ability. Ozone is currently used to deactivate microorganisms and remove organic contaminants. However, interest also exists in using radical species, which arc stronger oxidants than ozone, in such processes. One means of producing radical species is by corona discharge. This work investigates the use of a novel pulseless corona-discharge system for the removal of organic substances in ultrapure water production. The method combines corona discharge with electrohydrodynamic spraying of oxygen, forming microbubbles. Experimental results show that pulseless corona discharge effectively removes organics, such as phenol and methylene blue, in deionized water. The corona-discharge method is demonstrated to be comparable to the direct use of ozone at a high-applied voltage. The results also show that a minimum applied voltage exists for operation of the corona-discharge method. In this work, the minimum applied voltage is approximately 4.5 kV. The kinetic rate or phenol degradation in the reactor is modeled. Modeling results show that the dominant species of the pulseless corona-discharge reactor are hydroxyl radical and aqueous electron. Several radical species produced in the pulseless corona-discharge process are identified experimentally. The. major species are hydroxyl radical, atomic hydrogen species, and ozone.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.301-301
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• 2010

In order to enhance the efficiency of the organic solar cells, the effects of plasma surface treatment with using $CF_4$ and $O_2$ gas on the anode ITO were studied. The polymer solar cell devices were fabricated on ITO glasses an active layer of P3HT (poly-3-hexylthiophene) and PCBM ([6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester) mixture, without anode buffer layer, such as PEDOT:PSS layer. The metallic electrode was formed by thermally evaporated Al. Before the coating of organic layers, ITO surface was exposed to plasma made of $CF_4$ and $O_2$ gas, with/without heat treatment. In order to identify the effect the surface treatment, the current density and voltage characteristics were measured by solar simulator and the chemical composition of plasma treated ITO surface was analyzed by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). In addition, the work function of the plasma treated ITO surface was measured by using ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy(UPS). The effects of plasma surface treatment can be attributed to the removal organic contaminants of the ITO surface, to the improvement of contact between ITO and buffer layer, and to the increase of work function of the ITO.

• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• 제67권
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• pp.175-186
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• 2018

Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs), particularly carbon nanotube and graphene-based materials, are rapidly emerging as one of the most effective adsorbents for wastewater treatment. CNMs hold great potential as new generation adsorbents due to their high surface to volume ratio, as well as extraordinary chemical, mechanical and thermal stabilities. However, implementation of pristine CNMs in real world applications are still hindered due to their poor solubility in most solvents. Hence, surface modification of CNMs is essential for wastewater treatment application in order to improve its solubility, chemical stability, fouling resistance and efficiency. Numerous studies have reported the applications of functionalized CNMs as very promising adsorbents for treating organic and inorganic wastewater pollutants. In this paper, the removal of organic dye and phenol contaminants from wastewater using various type of functionalized CNMs are highlighted and summarized. Challenges and future opportunities for application of these CNMs as adsorbents in sustainable wastewater treatment are also addressed in this paper.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.87-101
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• 2023

The constituents of a watershed control a wide range of ecosystem processes, such as, carbon sequestration, nutrient retention, and biodiversity preservation. Maintenance of a healthy watershed is advantageous to humans in many direct and indirect ways. Dissolved organic matter fluorescence analysis is one of the most commonly utilized parameters for water quality measurement, pollution source tracking, and determination of the ecological state of a watershed. Throughout the recent decades, the advancement in data processing, instrumentation, and methods has resulted in many improvements in the area of watershed study with fluorescence analysis. The current trend of coupling advanced instrumentations and new comparative parameters, such as, microplastics of different types, antibiotics, and specific bacterial contaminants have been reported in watershed studies. However, conventional methodologies for obtaining fluorescence excitation emission matrices and for calculating the fluorescence and spectral indices are preferred to advanced methods, due to their easiness and simple data collection. This review aims to gain a general understanding of the use of dissolved organic matter fluorescence analysis for diagnosis and source identification of watershed pollutions, by focusing on how the studies have utilized fluorescence analysis to improve existing knowledge and techniques in recent years.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.115-123
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• 2007

토양환경내 오염물질의 고정화 현상은 오염물질의 거동을 결정하는 주요 과정중 하나이다. 특히 생물화학적 반응에 대해 비가역적이며, 이로부터 오염물질의 독성도 동시에 제거되는 산화-공유결합반응에 의한 고정화 반응은 오염물질의 주요한 자연정화 메커니즘중 하나일 뿐만 아니라, 이를 공학적으로 응용함으로써 기존의 분해에 의존해 오던 정화 방법에 비해 보다 효과적으로 오염토양 및 지하수의 복원에 적용될 수 있다. 특히 이러한 산화-공유결합반응을 일으키는 촉매로서의 역할을 하는 망간산화물은 미생물 자체, 혹은 미생물을 포함한 균류, 식물체 등으로부터 추출한 산화-환원 효소를 이용하는 것에 비해 실용적인 측면에서 많은 장점을 가지고 있다. 이에 본고에서는 망간산화물을 이용한 유기오염물질의 정화 기작에 대한 최근의 다양한 연구 결과들을 정리하였다. 특히 망간산화물에 대해 반응성을 가지지 않는 안정한 유기오염물의 처리를 위한 관련 연구로서 반응매개체를 적용한 사례와, PAHs 처리기법, $Fe^0$를 이용한 환원 전처리 등 적절한 전처리 기법과의 조합에 의한 처리방법 등에 대한 연구결과를 소개하였으며, 이로부터 보다 광범위한 적용 가능성을 제시하고자 하였다. 자연계 내에서 일어나는 탄소의 순환과정을 고려할 때 산화-공유결합 반응에 의한 고정화 및 안정화 반응은 특히 분해에 대해 높은 내성을 가지는 방향족 유기오염물질의 제거에 보다 효과적으로 적용될 수 있는 친환경적 기법으로 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.52-58
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• 2008

여러 조건으로 제조한 망간첨착활성탄(Mn-AC)을 유기물과 무기물이 함께 오염되어 있는 합성 폐수처리에 적용하였다. 유기물과 무기물의 대표물질로 각각 페놀과 3가 비소를 선정하였다. Mn-AC의 물리화학적 특성과 안정성을 분석한 후, 회분식 반응조에서 활성탄(AC) 및 Mn-AC에 의한 3가 비소 및 페놀 흡착 특성을 조사하였다. Mn-AC의 안정성 평가를 위해 pH 2에서 4의 산성용액에서 용출되는 망간의 농도로부터 평가하였다. pH 3 이하에서는 Mn-AC로부터 많은 양의 망간이 용출되었지만, pH 4에서는 청정지역 허용기준인 3 ppm 이하의 농도로 용출되었다. Mn-AC에 대한 X-선 회절기 분석결과 첨착된 망간은 $Mn_2O_3$로 밝혀졌다. Mn-AC를 이용한 3가 비소와 페놀의 동시처리 실험결과 3가 비소는 낮은 pH에서 AC보다 높은 산화율을 보였으나, 중성 이상의 pH에서는 AC가 더욱 높은 산화율을 보였다. 활성탄에 망간을 첨착시킴으로서, 비표면적이 13% 감소하였고 이로서 Mn-AC에 의한 페놀제거율은 AC에 비해 8% 정도 줄어들었다. 3가 비소 산화 및 페놀 흡착실험을 통하여 Mn-AC는 복합오염물을 갖는 폐수의 동시처리에 적용될 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2023

Bioreactors are devices used by sewage treatment plants to process sewage and which produce active sludge, and sediments separated by solid-liquid are treated in anaerobic digestion tanks. In anaerobic digestion tanks, the volume of active sludge deposits is reduced and biogas is produced. After dehydrating the digestive sludge generated after anaerobic digestion, anaerobic digested wastewater, which features a high concentration of organic matters, is generated. In this study, the decomposition of organic carbon and nitrogen was studied by advanced oxidation process. Ozone-microbubble flotation process was used for oxidation pretreatment. During ozonation, the TOC decreased by 11.6%. After ozone treatment, the TOC decreased and the removal rate reached 80.4% as a result of the Ultra Violet-Advanced Oxidation Process (UV-AOP). The results with regard to organic substances before and after treatment differed depending on the organic carbon index, such as CODMn, CODCr, and TOC. Those indexes did not change significantly in ozone treatment, but decreased significantly after the UV-AOP process as the linkage treatment, and were removed by up to 39.1%, 15.2%, and 80.4%, respectively. It was confirmed that biodegradability was improved according to the ratio of CODMn to TOC. As for the nitrogen component, the ammonia nitrogen component showed a level of 3.2×10² mg/L or more, and the content was maintained at 80% even after treatment. Since most of the contaminants are removed from the treated water and its transparency is high, this water can be utilized as a resource that contains high concentrations of nitrogen.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2008

오염물질이 토양에 흡착 또는 탈착하는 성질은 지하계에서 오염물질의 이동과 거동에 큰영향을 미친다. 아트라진을 대상으로 광주지역 7가지 토양을 이용하여 흡착 및 탈착특성을 조사하였다. 토양의 유기탄소함량 (organic carbon content)은 $0.42{\sim}2.82%$의 범위였으며, 아트라진의 토양분배계수 ($K_d$)는 $0.48{\sim}3.26\;l/kg$의 범위였다. 경방 토양과 용동토양을 제외한 나머지 토양들은 유기탄소함량이 증가함에 따라 $K_d$ 값은 증가하였다. Three site desortpion model을 이용하여 평형 탈착분율, 비평형 탈착분율, 비탈착 분율 그리고 탈착속도계수를 구하였다. 실험한 모든 토양에서 아트라진의 비탈착 분율이 산출되었고, 다단탈착 실험에서도 탈착되지 않는 아트라진이 토양에 존재하였다. 다단 탈착 실험에서 흡착 등온선과 탈착 등온선이 일치하지 않는 이력현상이 나타났다.