• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.309-321
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• 2015

We report in this study the synthesis of mixed matrix reverse osmosis membranes by interfacial polymerization (IP) of thin film nanocomposite (TFNC) on porous polysulfone supports (PS). This paper investigates the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) using the sol-gel processing technique and evaluates the performance of mixed matrix membranes reached by these aerogel NPs. Aqueous m-phenyl diamine (MPD) and organic trimesoyl chloride (TMC)-NPs mixture solutions were used in the IP process. The reaction of MPD and TMC at the interface of PS substrates resulted in the formation of the thin film composite (TFC). NPs of ZnO with a size of about 25 nm were used for the fabrication of the TFNC membranes. These membranes were characterized and evaluated in comparison with neat TFC ones. Their performances were evaluated based on the water permeability and salt rejection. Experimental results indicated that the NPs improved membrane performance under optimal concentration of NPs. By changing the content of the filler, better hydrophilicity was obtained; the contact angle was decreased from $74^{\circ}$ to $32^{\circ}$. Also, the permeate water flux was increased from 26 to 49 L/m2.h when the content of NPs is 0.1 (wt.%) with the maintaining of lower salt passage of 1%.

• 지질공학
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.423-433
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• 2020

Direct current (DC) electric fields have been used for electro-osmotic dewatering. Under DC conditions, however, the electrical contact resistance between the electrode and the dewatering material increases considerably during the process of dewatering. Such a circumstance hinders the continuation of effective electro-osmotic dewatering. To reduce this hindrance, an applied pulse electric field with periodic reversals of the electrode polarity should improve electro-osmotic dewatering. In this study, electro-osmotic dewatering under pulse conditions was experimentally investigated for electrode polarity reversals. During the dewatering process, the pulse electric field was able to reduce the hindrance caused by the DC, resulting in an increased final dewatered amount relative to that under a DC electric field. For a constant applied voltage, the reversed polarity condition, under which the electric current passing through the material was almost unchanged with time, yielded the maximum final dewatered amount. This technique can be used to enhance drainage from a water storage facility during a period of extreme drought and the seawater desalination plants using reverse osmosis in drought stricken coastal regions.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.427-436
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• 2023

In the industry, it is recognized that human activities significantly lead to a large amount of wastewater, mainly due to the increased use of water and energy. As a result, the growing field of wastewater resource technology is getting more attention. The common technology for hydrogen production, water electrolysis, requires purified water, leading to the need for desalination and reprocessing. However, producing hydrogen directly from wastewater could be a more cost-effective option compared to traditional methods. To achieve this, a series of first-principle computational simulations were conducted to assess how waste nutrient ions affect standard electrolysis catalysts. This study focused on understanding the adsorption mechanisms of byproducts related to the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolysis, using Co₃O₄ as a typical non-precious metal catalyst. At the same time, efforts were made to develop a comprehensive free energy prediction model for more accurate predictions of OER results.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.153-162
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• 2024

The current research project focuses on the feasibility of recycling and reusing utilized osmosis membranes from the Beni Saf water seawater desalination station in the province of Ain Temouchent. The composite Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane, which is referenced BW30-400-FR and manufactured by Dow Filmtec TM, is used for all the tests. Three solvents are tested: potassium permanganate (KMnO₄), sodium hydroxide (NaOH), hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), and the mixture of NaOH with KMnO₄ for the degradation of the active layer of the RO membrane. A frontal filtration of wastewater using these modified membranes was carried out. An analysis of the physicochemical properties of the filtrate was performed using a spectrophotometer. The results of the frontal filtration performed under perpendicular pressure using a filtration ramp show that the membranes immersed in the NaOH and KMnO₄ mixture for 24 hours produced a higher hydraulic flux compared to those immersed in NaOH and H₂O₂. At the end of the proposed treatment, the samples are analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in addition to analyzing the clogging powder by EDX. The obtained results show the effectiveness of the proposed treatment for the degradation of the active layer in order to transform it into microfiltration and/or ultrafiltration.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2010

The objective of this study was to assess the biofouling characteristics of the Bacillus biofilm formed on reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. For the study, a sporogenic Bacillus sp. was isolated from the seawater intake to a RO process, with two distinct sets of experiments performed to grow the Bacillus biofilm on the RO membrane using a lab-scale crossflow membrane test unit. Two operational feds were used, 9 L sterile-filtered seawater and 109 Bacillus cells, with flow rates of 1 L/min, and a constant 800 psi-pressure and pH 7.6. From the results, the membrane with more fouling, in which the observed permeate flux decreased to 33% of its initial value, showed about 10 and 100 times greater extracellular polymeric substances and spoOA genes expressions, respectively, than the those of the less fouled membrane (flux declined to 20% of its initial value). Interestingly; however, the number of culturable Bacillus sp. in the more fouled membrane was about 10 times less than that of the less fouled membrane. This indicated that while the number of Bacillus had less relevance with respect to the extent of biofouling, the activation of the genes of interest, which is initiative of biofilm development, had a more positive effect on biofouling than the mass of an individual Bacillus bacterium.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2014

본 연구는 RO 해수담수화 전처리 공정으로써 응집 및 여과공정에 대하여 수행되었다. RO 시스템은 충분하고 안정적인 전처리를 통하여 RO 막오염을 완화 할 수 있는 우수한 수질을 공급할 수 있어야 한다. 본 실험은 RO 막 공정의 전처리로서 다양한 응집제 주입량, 응집 교반 강도 및 시간, 탁도, 여과속도 실험 조건을 사용하여 응집과 여과공정의 효과를 조사하기 위하여 수행되었다. 본 연구 결과 적합한 RO 공급수로 적절한 SDI 값을 나타내기 위한 최적 전처리 조건은 응집 pH 6.5, 탁도 4 NTU 이상 그리고 여재 충진 높이가 550 mm 이상인 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 응집교반 강도, 응집제 주입농도와 여과속도는 여과효율에 비교적 큰 영향을 미치지 않은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2011

In this study, the ejector design was modeled using Fluent 6.3 of FVM(Finite Volume Method) CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) techniques to resolve the flow dynamics in the ejector. A vacuum system with the ejector has been widely used because of its simple construction and easy maintenance. Ejector is the main part of the desalination system, of which designs determine the efficiency of system. The effects of the ejector was investigated geometry and the operating conditions in the hydraulic characteristics. The ejector consists mainly of a nozzle, suction chamber, mixing tube (throat), diffuser and draft tube. Liquid is supplied to the ejector nozzle, the fast liquid jet produced by the nozzle entrains and the non condensable gas was sucked into the mixing tube. The multiphase CFD modeling was carried out to determine the hydrodynamic characteristics of seawater-air ejector. Condition of the simulation was varied in entrance mass flow rate (1kg/s, 1.5kg/s, 2kg/s, 2.5kg/s, 3kg/s), and position of driving nozzle was located from the central axis of the suction at -10mm, 0mm, 10mm, 20mm, 30mm.. Asaresult, suction flow velocity has the highest value in central axis of the suction.

• 멤브레인
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.292-300
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• 2014

내염소성을 갖는 염제거공정용 술폰화 폴리아릴렌 에테르 술폰 랜덤 공중합체(SPAES) thin film composite (TFC)막이 모노글라임 용매를 이용하여 제조되었다. 모노글라임은 선택층인 SPAES만을 용해시키며, 다공성 폴리술폰(예 : Udel$^{(R)}$)층에 대해 비용해성을 지녀, TFC 제조를 위한 선택적 용매로 사용될 수 있다. 또한 개미산이나 디에틸글리콜과는 달리, 환경적으로 무해하며, 매우 낮은 끊는점을 지녔다는 점이 또 다른 장점이 될 수 있다. 다공성 Udel$^{(R)}$ 지지체 위에 코팅시, 코팅용액이 기공구조에 침투하여 유수량을 감소시키는 기공투과현상이 발생하는데, 이를 최소화하기 위해 지지체를 이소프로필알콜과 글리세린 혼합액에서 전처리 후에, 코팅-건조 공정을 통해 결함이 없는 SPAES TFC로 제조된다. 또한, SPAES 선택층의 술폰화도, 고정이온의 염상태 및 물리-화학적 가교효과를 SPAES TFC막을 통한 투과거동과 관련하여 관찰하였다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.209-217
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• 2022

이온교환막(IEM)은 다양한 종류의 단가이온과 다가이온을 분리하기 위해 사용되는 막의 한 종류로, 배터리, 연료전지, 염화물-알칼리 공정 등에 사용된다. 이온교환막을 통한 막분리는 전기 구동력을 기반으로 한 녹색 분리 방식이며, 해수 담수화와 수처리 분야에서 떠오르는 방식이다. 전기투석(ED)은 양이온과 음이온이 이온교환막을 따라 선택적으로 이동하는 기술이다. 음이온 교환막(AEM)은 전기투석의 중요한 구성 요소 중 하나이며, 공정 효율을 향상시키는 데 상당한 역할을 한다. 이온교환막에 가교결합을 도입하면 자유 부피의 감소로 인해 이온 선택 분리 성능이 향상된다. 역삼투(RO) 공정을 통한 해수 담수화 시 RO 농축수에 용해된 염이 다량 존재한다. 따라서 1가 양이온 선택막으로 구성된 전기투석 공정은 오염을 줄이고 막 플럭스를 개선한다. 이 검토는 전기투석, 음이온 교환막, 그리고 양이온 교환막의 세 부분으로 나뉜다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.624-629
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• 2013

본 연구는 해수담수화 전처리 기술로서 개발된 가압식 정밀여과(microfiltration: MF) 중공사막 모듈(막 면적 $35m^2$)의 성능평가를 목적으로 $1,000m^3/day$ 규모 해수담수화 파일럿플랜트를 대상으로 하였다. 약 3개월 동안 용존공기부상법으로 처리한 원수를 공급하여 $1.5m^3/m^2{\cdot}day$ 정유량 조건에서 여과주기, 유지 세정(chemically enhanced backwash: CEB) 농도와 세정 주기 변화 등에 따른 여과성능과 비용을 분석하였다. MF 막 성능 유지를 위한 유지 세정 시 약품 농도에 의한 영향보다는 반복 세정(4회/일)이 효과적이었으나, 경제적 측면에서는 회수율 제고를 위한 단일 세정 방식이 적절한 것으로 나타났다. 막간차압 및 비용분석을 통해 4가지 운전방식 중 1일 1회 NaOCl 100 mg/L 세정 방식을 최적 운전조건으로 도출하였다. MF 전처리 공정의 유지관리 조건 도출 시에는 성능 평가와 함께, 운전방식에 따른 경제성을 함께 고려하는 것이 적절할 것으로 판단된다.