The Removal of Silver in the Fixer Wastewater of X-ray Film Using Manganese Dioxide

이산화망간을 이용한 x-ray 필름 정착폐액중의 은 제거

The wastewater resulted from the process of developing and fuing for x-ray film manufachlring contains a lot of silvercomponent. The average concentation of silver-component is about 1,500 mgA. The wastewater contained silver-component is toxic when it is discharged to the natural ecosystem. So that we must to do pretreatment of wastewater prior to discharge. There are electrolysis. chemical precipitation, and metallic replacement as conventional lreabent proccss of fixer wastewater of x-ray film. Adsorption of silver-component in x-ray fkcr wastewater was carricd out this study. 'Ille manganese dioxide (MDO) reagent and the recovered manganese dioxide (RMDO) from the waste dry-cell were used for adsarbents. Adsorption of silvercomponent was wrried out at the batch and continuous type experimental equipment. The adsorption experiment results were obtained bom silver-component have some diifcrences according to adsorhents. The adsorption results of manganese dioxide reagent (MDO) were better ihan those of waste dry-ccU (RMDO), but the manganese dloxide recovered fmm waste dry-cell (RMDO) will be able la recognized as good adsorbent too.

x-ray 필름 정착과정에서 발생하는 폐액 중에 함유된 은의 평균농도는 약 1,500mg/$\ell$ 정도이므로 폐수를 처리없이 방류할 경우 수생태계에 독성을 나타낼 수 있어 방류전에 처리할 필요가 있다. x-ray 필름 정착과정에서 발생하는 폐수를 처리하는 방법으로는 전기분해, 화학침전법, 금속치환법 등이 알려져 있으나 본 연구에서는 시약용 이산화망간과 폐건전지에서 회수한 이산화망간을 흡착제로 하여 정착폐액에 함유된 은 성분을 흡착하였다. 회분식 및 연속식 실험에서 시약용 이산화망간(MDO)을 사용하였을 경우 흡착결과가 우수하였으나 폐건전지에서 회수한 이산화망간(RMDO)도 흡착제로서 우수함을 알 수 있었다.