Removal of Trihalomethane Using Activated Carbon

활성탄(活性炭)을 이용(利用)한 Trihalomethane의 제거(除去)에 관한 연구(研究)

Activated carbon has been widely used in water and wastewater treatment for removal of trace organics. The objective of this study was to define adsorption characteristics of trihalomethane(THM) on granular activated carbon(GAC) surfaces by laboratory experiments. Synthetic samples were prepared by adding chloroform into distilled and deionized water. The experiments conducted were a batch run and isotherm studies with five different temperature-pH levels. Adsorption of THM on GAC at an equilibrium condition was well described by the Freundlich isotherm equation. Lower temperature favored the adsorption, but the effect of pH was negligible. Utilizing the results of a batch run and the isotherm results, three parameters, mass transfer coefficient, pore diffusion coefficient, and surface diffusion coefficient, were evaluated by comparing with simulation results of an adsorption model. The results also showed that the pore diffusion was much greater than the surface diffusion.

본(本) 연구(硏究)는 정수처리과정(淨水處理過程)의 하나인 염소처리(鹽素處理) 결과(結果) 생성(生成)되는 trihalomethane을 활성탄(活性炭)을 사용(使用)하여 흡착제거(吸着除去)할 때의 특성(特性)을 검토(檢討)하기 위한 실험(實驗)으로 증류수에 chloroform을 첨가하여 만든 인공시료(人工試料)를 가지고 5가지의 서로 다른 pH-온도(溫度)에 대한 등온흡착실험(等溫吸着實驗)과 회분실험(回分實驗) 실시하였다. 등온흡착실험(等溫吸着實驗) 결과(結果) 평형온도(平衡溫度)와 흡착량(吸着量) 사이의 관계(關係)는 Freundlich 식(式)을 적용(適用)할 수 있었고 온도(溫度)가 낮을수록 흡착량(吸着量)은 증가(增加)하였으며 pH가 흡착(吸着)에 미치는 효과(效果)는 무시(無視)할만 하였다. 회분흡착실험결과(回分吸着實驗結果)와 이론적(理輪的)인 모형(模型)의 simulation 결과(結果)로부터 계수(係數)를 산정(算定)하였으며 세공확산(細孔擴散)은 표면확산(表面擴散)에 비해 훨씬 빠른 것으로 나타났다.