최근 국내외 수질오염문제는 산업, 경제, 사회적으로 큰 이슈가 되고 있으며, 행복한 삶의 추구와도 관련되는 생존의 문제이다. 경제적으로 풍족해지고 생활환경이 개선될수록 깨끗한 물에 대한 관심은 더욱 증가하게 되며, 이러한 상황에 맞추어 생활하수뿐만 아니라 산업폐수의 수질기준은 점차적으로 강화되고 있으며 더욱 심화된 처리시스템의 개발이 필요한 실정이다. 중금속은 비록 미량일지라도 생태계의 먹이사슬을 통해 인체 내에 유입되면, 배출되지 않고 계속 축적되기 때문에 인체 내의 생리 작용에 여러 가지의 악영향을 미친다. 종래에는 하천수, 지하수 및 폐수에 존재하는 중금속의 제거를 위해, 화학적 침전법, 이온교환 수지 및 분리막을 이용한 제거법 등이 제시되었다, 그러나, 화학적 침전법을 이용하는 경우에는 중금속 제거 처리 후에 발생하는 많은 양의 슬러지가 2차 오염물질로 작용하고, 저농도의 중금속을 완전히 제거하지 못하는 문제점이 있다. 또한, 이온교환 수지나 분리막을 이용한 제거법은 고형의 오염물질을 다량 함유하는 오염수의 처리가 어렵고, 비용이 많이 드는 문제점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 환경적으로 무해하며 화학/생물학적으로 안정한 다공성 물질의 한 종류인 alginate bead 기공내에 유/무기오염물질 제거에 탁월한 효과가 있는 나노카본을 첨착하여 중금속 제거에 효과적인 흡착제를 개발하였다. 개발된 흡착제를 이용하여 코발트 [Co(II)] 및 망간 [Mn(II)]에 대한 회분식 실험을 수행한 결과, 초기 4시간 안에 전체의 약 85%의 코발트 및 망간이 빠르게 흡착되었으며, 최대흡착량은 각각 78 및 89.5 mg/g으로 나타났다. 이는 현재 상용화고 있는 탄소나노튜브, 활성탄 등과 비교하여 월등히 높은 제거 효율을 나타낸 것으로 판단된다. 또한 제조된 흡착제의 재사용 여부를 판단하기 위하여 0.1 N HCl을 이용하여 흡/탈착을 5회 동안 연속적으로 수행하였다. 연속적인 재사용 실험 결과, 첫번째 코발트 및 망간의 회수 효율은 각각 99.2와 99.3%로 나타났으며, 5번째 회수 효율은 각각 96.7과 97.8%로 나타났다. 이는 약 2-3%의 아주 적은 회수 효율 저하가 발생한 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 본 연구를 통해 개발된 흡착제는 중금속 흡착에 탁월한 효과를 나타낼 뿐만 아니라 중금속 폐수의 처리시 발생하는 비용을 절감할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.
This study is based on the electrochemical theory which aims to get the quantitative evaluation about corrosion protection of Zn-Sn metal spray method. The various existing corrosion resistance method and various mixture ratio of Zn-Sn metal spray method is applied with structural steel which is measured change of polarization resistance and corrosion potential. So corrosion protection of Zn-Sn metal spray method is tested.
Consequently, coating side of Zn-Sn metal spray method was lower than electric potential of a structural steel adhesion side. So, Galvanic Protection of Zn-Sn metal spray found that structural steel advanced system. Accordingly, Zn-Sn metal spray method is expected as corrosion protection technology excellent in corrosion prevention of structural steel.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the corrosion protection properties of Zn/Sn metal spray method according to the contents ratio of Zn and Sn by CASS test. Also, the corrosion protection life of Zn/Sn metal spray method is evaluated by the comparing between the corrosion properties of Zn metalizing method and Zn/Sn metal spray method using CASS test. As a result, it was confirmed that the optimum content ratio of Zn/Sn in metal spray method is 60:40(65:35) (Zn : Sn volume ratio) in aspect of corrosion protection properties and construction properties. Also, it was confirmed that the Zn/Sn metal spray method had more than 3 times of corrosion protection properties cmparing the Zn matalizing method.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the leaching characteristics of heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Zn and Cd) in an abandoned mine soil stabilized by applying both soluble phosphates and steel slag. Leaching characteristics of heavy metals in the contaminated soils was evaluated by toxicity characteristics leaching procedure (TCLP) and Column test. After leaching batch (TCLP) and column, Pb was found that the most greatly reduced by immobilized. Among the tested three phosphates (Na2HPO4·12H2O, Ca(H2PO4)2·H2O, (NH4)2HPO4), the leaching concentration of Ca(H2PO4)2·H2O and (NH4)2HPO4 decreased more than those of Na2HPO4·12H2O. The rate constant (k1) value was found to be about 1.5 ~ 2.0 times higher than ever before, it could be fast immobilized. The rate constant (k1) of Zn was the highest as 0.1629 ~ 0.1991/ day, it was followed by Zn > Pb > Cd > Cu. Especially, Cu increased more than 2.0 times with the steel slag added, so it was very effective. Total leaching amount of heavy metal was the most TCLP test due to differences in the leaching conditions. Added with the slag, TCLP, Column and Exchangeable form (F1) more decreased. Phosphorus (P) leaching, stabilized by phosphate only, increased than the contaminated soil. But Leaching of P decreased considerably when it was processed in combination with slag. In particular Ca(H2PO4)2·H2O of phosphates showed to be the least leaching, it was expected made of metal-phosphate immobilized.
국내 강원광산과 동해광산 주변 토양입자의 이화학적 광물학적 특성을 이용해 이들 광산주변내 토양 중금속 오염 원인을 규명하고자 하였다. 입도에 따른 중금속의 농도를 분석한 결과 강원광산의 경우 가장 큰 입경군인 10~18 mesh 구간에서 비소가 250.5 ppm, 가장 작은 325 mesh 이하 구간에서 445.7 ppm으로 나타났다. 동해광산의 경우에도 마찬가지로 10~18 mesh 구간에서 비소 70.4 ppm, 납 1,055 ppm, 아연 789.9 ppm으로 나타났으며 325 mesh 이하 구간에서 비소 117.7 ppm, 납 2,295 ppm, 아연 1,346 ppm으로 입도가 작아질수록 농집되는 경향을 보였다. 중금속과 토양 내 광물의 상호작용을 분석하기 위해 물리적 선별(자력, 부유선별) 후, 이들 시료에 대한 X-선 회절분석과 주사전자현미경 분석결과 강원광산 시료의 주 구성광물은 석영, 운모, 조장석, 녹니석, 자철석, 각섬석으로 확인되었으며 동해광산 시료에서는 석영, 운모, 고령석, 녹니석, 각섬석, 금홍석이 주 광물들로 나타났다. 강원광산의 자철석은 비소 농도와의 상관성이 매우 좋은 것으로 나타난 반면, 동해광산 시료에서는 티탄철석이 확인되었으며 미량의 비소를 포함하는 것으로 나타났다. 이 같은 결과들은 토양 내 광물의 이화학적 정보와 광물학적 특성 규명이 토양 오염원 형태와 이를 바탕으로 한 토양환경 오염처리에 매우 중요함을 시사하고 있다.
Alumina-supported catalysts containing different transition metals such as Cu, Cr, Mn, Zn, Co, W were investigated for their activity in the selective oxidation of toluene. Catalytic oxidation of toluene was investigated at atmospheric pressure in a fixed bed flow reactor system over transition metals with Al2O3 catalyst. The result showed the order of catalytic activities for the complete oxidation of toluene was Mn > Cu> Cr> Co> W> Zn for 5wt.% transition metals/Al2O3. Mn/Al2O3 catalysts containing different amount of Mn were characterized by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy for decision of loading amount of metal to alumina. 5 wt.%Mn/Al2O3 catalyst exhibits the highest catalytic activity, over which the toluene conversion was up to 90% at a temperature of 289℃.
해양에 유출된 중금속은 빠르게 퇴적물과 결합하며, 해수보다 퇴적물에 수천 배 이상 높은 농도로 분포한다(Martin & Whitifield, 1983; Lee & Kim, 2000). 이매패류는 주로 해양저질에 서식하며, 여과 섭식을 한다. 따라서, 오염된 퇴적물에 서식하는 생물은 중금속에 직,간접적으로 악영향을 받을 수 있다(Luoma & Fisher, 1997; Yoo et al., 2002). 본 연구에서는 베트남 Ha Long Bay의 저질중금속 농도와 이 지역에 서식하는 이매패류 두 종의 intersexuality를 확인하고자 하였다. 저질중금속 분석은 ICP-MS(Perkin Elmer, NexION®300X)를 이용하여 측정하였다. 이매패류는 백합목(Veneroida), 재첩과(Corbiculidae)에 속하는 Polymesoda erosa와 개량조개과(Mactridae)에 속하는 Lutraria lutraria를 이용하였다. 시료는 Bouin 용액에 24시간 동안 고정하여 파라핀 절편법으로 4~6 ㎛ 두께로 연속 절편하였다. 그 후 Mayer's hematoxylin과 0.5% eosin(H-E) 비교염색을 실시하여 광학현미경으로 관찰하였다. Ha Long Bay 5개 지점의 저질중금속 농도는 Table 1과 같으며, 모든 지점에서 Al 농도가 가장 높았고, Cd 농도가 가장 낮았다. Intersex는 난소에서 수컷의 생식세포 또는 정소에서 암컷의 생식세포가 관찰되는 것을 기준으로 하였다. 성비는 P. erosa에서 1:0.4로 암컷의 비율이 더 높게 나타났고, L. lutraria에서는 1:4.5로 수컷의 비율이 더 높았다. Intersexuality는 P. erosa에서 14.3%, L. lutraria에서 9.1%로 두 종 모두 암컷에서만 관찰되었다(Table 2).
The aim of this study was to investigate the accumulation of metallic elements and the control effect of marine pollution caused by ocean dumping in the sediments at a waste disposal area in the Yellow Sea. In July 2009, concentrations of organic matter and metallic elements (Al, Fe, As, Cd, Cr, Co, Hg, Ni, Mn, Pb, and Zn) were measured in surface sediments at the site. The ignition loss (IL) in the surface sediments showed a mean value of 15.4%, about 1.5 times higher than the mean value of the sediments in the coastal areas of Korea. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) at some disposal sites exceeded 20 ㎎ O2/g·dry, which signifies the initial concentration of marine sediment pollutants in Japan. The disposal sites contain higher concentrations of Cr, Cu and Zn than the sediments of bays and estuaries that might be contaminated. The magnitude of both metal enrichment factors (EF) and adverse biological effects suggest that pollution with Cr and Ni occurred due to the dumping of waste in the study area. In addition, the geoaccumulation index (Igeo) showed that the surface sediments were moderately contaminated. By the mid-2000s, when the amount of waste dumped at this site was the highest, the concentration of metallic elements was higher than ever recorded. On the other hand, in 2008-09, the need for environmental management was relatively low compare with the peak. As a result, the quality of marine sediment has been enhanced, considering the effect of waste reduction and natural dilution in the disposal area.
Through industrial developing, electronic waste is occurred by short lifespan of electronic products. This study discusses an approach of the eco-efficiency for waste PCB (Printed Circuit Board) recycling process through environment and economic analysis. The recycling of waste PCB 1 kg has 1.89E + 00kg CO2 eq. of global warming potential and 2.84E −02 kg antimony eq. of abiotic resource depletion. In terms of economy, this process costs 6,601.91 KRW per 1kg waste PCB recycling. Use of economic and environmental result, when compare with same amounts of virgin metal, environmental-efficiency of GWP (Global Warming Potential) is at 4.16E + 00 and ARD(Abiotic Resource Depletion) is at 2.91E + 00. And compare with secondary metal, environmental-efficiency of GWP is at 2.11E + 00 and ARD is at 8.49E − 01. In addition economic-efficiency is at 1.19E + 00. The results of optimization of this process will be increased. This study will show the process economical and environmental decision making
Difference in immobilization effect of heavy metal-contaminated soil between two different amendment methods was evaluated; 1) both of steel slag (i.e., consisted in solid phase) and soluble phosphate (i.e., consisted in liquid phase) were simultaneously applied to contaminated soil (i.e., simultaneous amendment methods) and 2) soluble phosphate and steel slag was applied sequentially to the contaminated soil (i.e., sequentially amendment methods). The application rate of stabilizers to soils was determinated based on weight/weight ratio of 5% for steel slag and PO4/Pb molar ratio of 2.0 for phosphates, respectively. To identify difference of immobilization effect to test soil, three different soluble phosphates, such as Na2HPO4·12H2O, Ca(H2PO4)2·H2O and (NH4)2HPO4 were used. The sequential amendment was 6 ~ 27% more effective than the simultaneous amendment in terms of the immobilization efficiency for Pb, Cu, and Cd in the contaminated soil. There was little difference in case of Zn. Among the three phosphates tested, (NH4)2HPO4 was clearly the most effective. Residual form of heavy metals concentration in sequentially methods is higher than those in simultaneously methods. At the same time, more exchangeable and carbonate-bound forms of heavy metals in simultaneously methods were observed than in sequentially case. These result implies that the sequential amendment method was more effective than the simultaneous amendment method in terms of heavy metal immobilization in the contaminated soil.
This research investigated the feasibility of rice husk as a biosorbent for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions. The carboxyl groups were chemically bound to the surface of the rice husk by graft polymerization of acrylic acid using potassium peroxydisulphate as a redox initiator. The Pb sorption capacity and FT-IR spectra confirmed the presence of carboxyl groups on the structural units of the acrylic acid-grafted rice husk (RH-g-AA). The sorption selectivity of the RH-g-AA for cations under competition with each other was high in the following order: Pb > Cu > Cd ≥ Fe > Mn > Zn > Ni > Mg > K > Cr > Ca. Sorption equilibrium of Pb on RH-g-AA was better described by the Fruendlich isotherm model than the Langmuir isotherm model. The sorption energy obtained from D-R model was 13.13 kJ/mol indicating an ion-exchange process as the primary sorption mechanism. Sorption kinetic data fitted with the pseudosecond- order kinetic model and indicated that both external and intraparticle diffusion took part in sorption processes. The RH-g-AA sorbent could be regenerated for more than 5 times by the washing process with 0.1 M HCl without a serious lowering the sorption capacity.