The Photodegradation efficient of total organic compounds in the drinking water has been studied using the methods of photocatalytic reaction and laser beam irradation.
The results are summarized as follows;
1. The photodegradation efficiency of total organic compounds shows as 50% to 80% as within one hour and after this the efficiency is decreased slowly.
2. The photodegradation efficiency of total organic compounds shows as 65 to 90% within 3.3min. when Nd : YAG beam is irradiated to the water layer.
3. An excellent observation of the organic compound removal efficiency gives revealed in that case of the longest wavelength of 532nm is irradiated among the three kinds of laser beam sources of 532nm, 355nm and 266nm.
4. The organic compound removal efficiency shows high in the case of UV beam irradiation in the thin layer of water. However the efficiency is not depended on the thickness of water layer severely.
5. The removal efficiency of the organic compounds in the direct irradiation shows higher than the indirect irradiation in the case of UV beam, but the efficiency is not depended on the direction of irradiation in the case of Nd : YAG beam irradiation.

• 김민식(경남정보대학 식품화공학부) | Min Sik Kim
• 성대동(동아대학교 화학과) | Dae Dong Sung