2 (Langmuir, Freundlich, Elovich, Temkin, and Dubinin-Radushkevich) and 3 (Sips and Redlich-Peterson)-parameter isotherm models were applied to evaluated for the applicability of adsorption of Cu(II) and/or phosphate isotherm using chitosan bead. Non-linear and linear isotherm adsorption were also compared on each parameter with coefficient of determination (R2). Among 2-parameter isotherms, non-linear Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm showed relatively higher R2 and appropriate maximum uptake (qm) than other isotherm equation although linear Dubinin-Radushkevich obtained highest R2. 3-parameter isotherm model demonstrated more reasonable and accuracy results than 2-parmeter isotherm in both non-linear and linear due to the addition of one parameter. The linearization for all of isotherm equation did not increase the applicability of adsorption models when error experiment data was included.

This study used a packed column reactor and a horizontal flow mesh reactor to examine the removal of copper ions from aqueous solutions using pine bark, a natural adsorbent prepared from Korean red pine (Pinus densiflora). Both equilibrium and nonequilibrium adsorption experiments were conducted on copper ion concentrations of 10mg/L, and the removals of copper ions at equilibrium were close to 95%. Adsorption of copper ions could be well described by both the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms. The bark was treated with nitric acid to enhance efficiency of copper removal, and sorption capacity was improved by about 48% at equilibrium; mechanisms such as ion exchange and chelation may have been involved in the sorption process. A pseudo second-order kinetic model described the kinetic behavior of the copper ion adsorption onto the bark. Regeneration with nitric acid resulted in extended use of spent bark in the packed column. The horizontal flow mesh reactor allowed approximately 80% removal efficiency, demonstrating its operational flexibility and the potential for its practical use as a bark filter reactor.

Ag spot-coated Cu nanopowders were synthesized by a hydrothermal-attachment method (HA) using oleic acid capped Ag hydrosol. Cu nano powders were synthesized by pulsed wire exploding method using 0.4 mm in diameter of Cu wire (purity 99.9%). Synthesized Cu nano powders are seen with comparatively spherical shape having range in 50 nm to 150 nm in diameter. The oleic acid capped Ag hydrosol was synthesized by the precipitation-redispersion method. Oleic acid capped Ag nano particles showed the narrow size distribution and their particle size were less than 20 nm in diameter. In the case of nano Ag-spot coated Cu powders, nanosized Ag particles were adhered in the copper surface by HAA method. The components of C, O and Ag were distributed on the surface of copper powder.

비정질 실리콘 박막 위에 구리용액을 스콘코팅하여 구리이온을 흡착시킨 후 이를 표면 핵생성 site로 이용하는 새로운 저온 결정화 방법에 관하여 연구하였다. 구리 흡착으로 LPCVD비정질 실리콘 박막의 결정화온도를 500˚C까지 낮출 수 있었고 결정화시간도 크게 단축되었다. 530-600˚C에서 어닐링시 구리가 흡착된 비정질 실리콘 막은 나뭇가지 형태의 fractal을 이루며 결정화되었다. 이때 fractal크기는 구리용액의 농도에 따라 30-300μm로 성장하였다. Fractal의 내부는 새 털 모양의 타원형 결정립으로 구성되어 있으며 TEM 에 의한 최종 결정립의 크기는 0.3-0.4μm로 intrinsic 비정질 실리콘 박막을 600˚C에서 어닐링하였을 때화 크기가 비슷하였다. 구리용액의 농도 증가에 따라 핵생성 활성화 에너지와 결정성장 활성화 에너지가 감소하였다. 결과적으로 구리 흡착이 표면에서 우선 핵생성 site를 증가시키고 핵생성 및 fractal 성장에 필요한 활성화 에너지를 모두 낮추어 저온에서도 결정화가 촉진되었음을 알 수 있었다.

In this study, PAN-SZ (polyacrylonitrile scoria zeolite) beads were prepared by immobilizing Na-A zeolite (SZ-A) synthesized from Jeju volcanic rocks (scoria) on the polymer PAN. FT-IR and TGA analysis results confirmed that the SZ-A was immobilized in the PAN-SZ beads. SEM images showed that the PAN-SZ beads are a spherical shape with 2 mm diameter and exhibit a porous inner structure inside the bead. The most suitable mixing ratio of PAN to SZ-A as the adsorbent for removing Sr ions was PAN/SZ-A = 0.2 g/0.3 g. The adsorption kinetic data for Cu and Sr ions were fitted well with the pseudo-second-order model. The Cu and Sr ion uptakes followed a Langmuir isotherm model and the maximum adsorption capacities at 20℃ were 84.03 mg/g and 75.19 mg/g, respectively. The amount of Sr ion adsorbed by SZ-A on the PAN-SZ beads was about 160 mg/g, which was similar to that adsorbed by SZ-A powder. Thus, the PAN-SZ beads prepared in this study are considered to be effective adsorbents for removing metal ions in aqueous solutions.

The adsorption performance of cupper and zinc ions(Cu2+ and Zn2+) in aqueous solution was investigated by an adsorption process on reagent grade Na-A zeolite(Z-WK) and Na-A zeolite (Z-C1) prepared from coal fly ash. Z-C1 was synthesized by a fusion method with coal fly ash from a thermal power plant. Batch adsorption experiment with Z-C1 was employed to study the kinetics and equilibrium parameters such as initial metal ions concentration and adsorption time of the solution on the adsorption process. Adsorption rate of metal ions occurred rapidly and adsorption equilibrium reached at less than 120 minutes. The kinetics data of Cu2+ and Zn2+ ions were well fitted by a pseudo-second-order kinetics model more than a pseudo-first-order kinetics model. The equilibrium data were well fitted by a Langmuir model and this result showed Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption on Z-C1 would be occupied by a monolayer adsorption. The maximum adsorption capacity(qmax) by the Langmuir model was determined as Cu2+ 99.8 mg/g and Zn2+ 108.3 mg/g, respectively. It appeared that the synthetic zeolite, Z-C1, has potential application as absorbents in metal ion recovery and mining wastewater.

구리 흡착 실험과 MINTEQA2 및 FITEQL3.2 컴퓨터 프로그램을 이용하여 고성군 판곡리에서 산출되는 황토 현탁액의 구리 흡착 특성을 연구하였다 구리 흡착 실험은 pH, 구리 용액의 양, 전해질의 이온 세기를 변화시키면서 실시하였고, 구리의 농도는 유도결합플라즈마분광분석기를 사용하여 분석하였다. 첨가하는 구리 이온의 양과 pH가 증가할수록 흡착되는 구리 이온의 양도 증가한다. 특히 pH가 5.5에서 6.5로 변할 경우 급격한 흡착률의 증가가 있으며, pH 7.5에서 거의 100% 흡착된다. 배경 전해질의 이온 세기에 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 보아 구리 이온은 황토 표면과 내부권 복합체(inner-sphere complex)로써 아주 강한 화학적 결합을 하고 있는 것으로 판단할 수 있다. MINTEQA2 프로그램을 이용하여 구리의 화학종 분포를 계산한 결과, pH가 증가함에 따라 Cu2+ 의 농도는 점점 감소하고 Cu(OH)2 농도는 점점 증가한다. FITEQL3.2 프로그램을 이용하여 황토의 표면을 규산염 광물 자리와 산화염 광물 자리로 나눈 two sites-three pKas 모델을 적용하여 흡착 양상을 모델링한 결과, 구리 용액의 부피가 2～6 mL인 경우 구리 흡착 평형 상수 값을 도출할 수 있었다. 철산화염 광물 반응 자리에 흡착되는 구리의 앙은 pH 4.5～6.5 범위에서 급격한 흡착 양상을 보이다가 그 이상 pH에서는 흡착되는 양이 조금씩 밖에 증가하지 않는다. 규산염 광물 반응 자리에 흡착되는 구리의 양은 구리 용액의 양이 적을 때는 미약하다가 구리 용액의 양이 커질 경우 그 양이 많아진다. 침전에 의하여 제거되는 구리의 양은 광물 표면 자리에 흡착되는 양과 비교하면 아주 적다. 구리 이온에 대한 흡착 친화도는 규산염 광물보다는 철산화염 광물이 더 큰 것으로 판단된다.

경남 하동군 옥종 일대에서 회장암의 풍화산물로 산출되는 황토에 대하여 깊이에 따른 광물 조성의 변화와 구리 흡착 특성에 대하여 연구하였다. 지표로부터 10 cm, 25 cm, 2∼3 m 및 3 m 이하에서 채취한 시료를 정량 XRD 분석한 결과 대부분의 시료는 카올리나이트와 할로이사이트로 구성되어 있었다. 상부에서 채취한 시료에는 침철석이나 깁사이트 같은 수산화 철­알루미늄 광물이 포함되어 있는데 반하여 하부에서 채취한 시료에는 이 광물들이 거의 포함되어 있지 않았다. 석영의 함량은 심도가 얕을수록 그 양이 많아지고, 카올리나이트의 함량은 반대되는 경향을 가진다. 구리용액의 흡착 실험 결과, pH 4부터 제거량이 급증하기 시작하여 pH 6에 도달하면 90％에 도달하며, pH 7 이상일 될 경우 99％ 이상 제거됨을 알 수 있다. 광물 조성의 차이가 흡착­제거 특성에 어느 정도 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단된다. 구리 이온의 농도가 높은 경우, 흡착 실험 결과와 MINTEQA2 프로그램에 의한 계산값은 잘 일치하였다. 그러나 구리 이온의 농도가 묽어질수록 일치하는 정도는 감소하였다. 이번 연구의 결과 침전은 구리 이온의 제거에 매우 결정적인 역할을 하는 것으로 밝혀졌으며, 구리 이온의 농도가 진한 경우 그 양상은 특히 더 심하였다. 구리 이온의 농도가 묽은 경우 실험값과 계산값 사이의 불일치는 변수값들의 선택, 충분하지 못한 반응 시간, 반응 자리에 대한 철저하지 못한 고려 등 여러 가지 원인이 있을 것으로 판단된다.

Adsorption on goethite of individual component from a solution containing phosphate, sulfate, or copper ion was investigated. Competitive adsorption in the binary and ternary solution systems composed of phosphate, sulfate, and copper ions was also investigated. In competitive adsorption systems with phosphate and sulfate ions, the presence of phosphate ion reduced the adsorption of sulfate ion largely. On the other hand, the presence of sulfate ion caused only a small decrease in phosphate adsorption. This result suggests that phosphate ion is a stronger competitor for adsorption on goethite than sulfate ion, which is consistent with the higher affinity of phosphate for the surface compared to sulfate ion. Compared to the results from single-sorbate systems, adsorption of copper ion in the binary system of sulfate ion and copper ion was found to be enhanced in the presence of sulfate ion. Addition of sulfate ion to the binary system of copper ion and phosphate ion resulted in a small enhancement in copper sorption. This result implies that the presence of sulfate ion promotes adsorption of the ternary complex FeOHCuSO4. The adsorption isotherms could be well described by the Langmuir adsorption equation.

Adsorption of phosphate, sulfate, and copper ion to goethite was investigated. Goethite was prepared in the alkaline solution. In the single adsorbate systems, the final equilibrium plateau reached within 20 min. The adsorption isotherms of the individual ions could be well described by the Langmuir equation. The maximum adsorption capacities (qmax) were calculated as 0.483 mmol/g and 0.239 mmol/g at pH 3 for phosphate and sulfate ion, and 0.117 mmol/g at pH 6 for copper ion, respectively. In competitive adsorption system with phosphate and sulfate, phosphate ion was a stronger competitor for adsorption on goethite than sulfate ion, which was consistent with higher affinity of phosphate ion for the surface compared to sulfate ion. The existence of sulfate ion enhanced the adsorption of copper ion but the adsorption of sulfate was inhibited when copper ion was present.