Tributyl phosphate (TBP) is a well-known and important compound in the nuclear industry for the nuclear fuel reprocessing, and it is also used in a various field such as plastic industry as antifoaming agent. Untreated organic pollutants in TBP can remain in the soil water and cause serious environmental pollution, thus it should be degraded through environmentally friendly methods. The non-thermal plasma-based advanced oxidation process (AOP) is one of the most widely studied and best developed processes owing to its simple structure and ease of operation. In this study, a plasma-based AOP was stably generated using submerged multi-hole dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) and applied to relatively high concentration of TBP solution. A submerged DBD plasma system was designed to directly interact with water, thereby producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and functioning as a powerful oxidizer. Additionally, UV, O3, and H2O2 are generated by the developed plasma system without using any other additives to produce OH radicals for degrading organic pollutants; therefore, this system circumvents the use of complex and advanced oxidation processes. The electrical properties and concentrations of the active species were analyzed to establish optimal plasma operating conditions for degrading TBP solution. The results were analyzed by measuring the total organic carbon (TOC) and changes in solution properties. Based on these results, a degradation mechanism of TBP solution is proposed. After 50 min of plasma treatment, the concentration of TOC was gradually decreased. Consequently, we found that plasma-based AOP using submerged multi-hole DBD has advantages as an alternative technology for degrading organic pollutants such as TBP solution.

As water resources are limited and legal regulations are strengthened, there is a growing need to reuse residuals in WTP(Water Treatment Plant). In this study, membrane filtration system was constructed and its operation method was studied for water quality stabilization and reuse of WTP residuals. The operation parameters were stable for 1 year and 6 months. Membrane fouling was identified as particulate pollution (activated carbon) and inorganic pollution (manganese). The membrane system was operated steadily with raw water of high concentration SS(Suspended solid) containing activated carbon because membrane fouling was reduced by the effect of End-Free type. In the case of inorganic contamination, dissolved manganese eluted by chemicals and acted as a membrane fouling source, and the operating conditions for minimizing membrane fouling were confirmed by newly developing application methods and types of cleaning chemicals. Based on the results, design parameters for reducing manganese membrane fouling were derived.

최근 친환경적 홍수방어대책의 하나로 강변저류지 설치가 적극적으로 검토되고 있다. 강변저류지를 치수대책에 포함하기 위해서는 강변저류지 설치로 인해 확보할 수 있는 홍수조절효과의 정량적 예측이 필요하며, 이를 위해서는 정확한 횡월류량 산정이 요구된다. 특히 강변저류지의 경우 저류용량이 제한되어 있기 때문에 저류용량이 부족한 경우 그림과 같이 월류턱 높이를 기준으로 한 강변저류지 수심(D)이 월류턱 높이 보다 높아지게 되어 강변저류지 유입부에서 잠긴 흐름이 발생할 수도 있다. 하지만 횡월류위어 유량계수 연구는 대부분이 완전 횡월류 흐름에 대한 것으로, 잠긴 흐름 발생시 유량계수 산정에 어려움이 있다. 본 연구에서는 수리실험을 이용하여 월류턱 높이를 기준으로 한 하도의 수심(H)와 저류지 수심(D)를 변화시켜가며 다양한 잠긴 흐름을 재현하면서 잠긴 흐름 발생시 횡월류위어의 유량계수를 산정하였다. 실험 결과 하도와 저류지의 수심비(D/H)가 0.75보다 작을 경우에는 완전 횡월류 유량계수와 거의 동일하게 나타났으며, D/H가 0.75보다 커질수록 유량계수는 완전 횡월류 유량계수보다 점차 작게 나타났다. 잠긴 흐름 발생시 횡월류위어의 유량계수 산정 결과는 강변저류지 홍수조절효과를 좀 더 정확하게 분석하기 위한 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.