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The Variation of Density and Settlement for Contaminated Sediments During Electrokinetic Sedimentation and Remediation Processes

오염퇴적토에 대한 동전기적 침전 및 정화 공정에서의 시료 밀도 및 침하 변화 특성

  • Chung, Ha-Ik (Geotechnical Engrg Research Dept., Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
  • Published : 2006.09.30

Abstract

Generally, the sediments contain significant water, clay, colloidal fraction and contaminants, and can result in soft strata with high initial void, and its potential hazards in subsurface environments exist. Electrokinetic technique has been used in sedimentation for volume reduction of slurry tailing wastes and in remediation for extraction of contaminants from contaminated soils. In this research, the coupled effects of sedimentation and remediation of contaminated sediments are focused using electrokinetic sedimentation and remediation techniques from experimental aspects. A series of laboratory experiments including variable conditions such as initial solid content of the specimen, concentration level of the contaminant, and magnitude of applied voltage are performed with the contaminated sediment specimens mixed with ethylene glycol. Commercially available high specification Kaolin was used to simulate slurried sediment. From the test results, the settlement of specimen increases with increasing of applied voltage and decreasing of solid content and contamination level. The density of specimen increases due to settlement of specimen in the process of electrokinetic sedimentation and decreases due to extraction of organic contaminant in the process of electrokinetic remediation.

본 논문에서는 유기물질로 오염된 퇴적토에서 동전기 침전 및 정화 기법을 이용하여 초연약한 퇴적토의 침하를 촉진시켜 밀도를 증진시키는 연구를 수행하였다. 본 논문에서는 인체에 무해한 에틸렌글리콜 유기물질을 일반수와 적정하게 섞은 오염수에 카오리나이트 점토를 혼합하여 함수비가 높은 슬러리 상태를 조성하여 만든 오염된 퇴적토를 시료로 사용하였다. 일반적으로 동전기기법을 이용한 전기영동 및 전기삼투에 의하여 슬러리내의 고형물 입자를 음극으로 이동시키고 간극수를 양극으로 배제시킬 수 있는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 오염된 퇴적토에 대하여 고형물함량, 공급전압 및 오염농도를 변화시키면서 동전기침전 및 동전기정화 시험을 연속적으로 동시에 수행하였으며 동전기침전 및 동전기정화 공정에서 발생한 시료의 침하 및 밀도 변화에 대하여 살펴보았다. 시험결과 오염퇴적토의 침하량은 공급전압이 클수록 고형물함량 및 오염농도가 작을수록 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 오염퇴적토의 밀도는 동전기 침전단계에서는 시료의 침하에 의하여 증가하고 동전기 정화단계에서는 물보다 무거운 유기물질의 유출에 의하여 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.

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