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A Study on the Particle Separation Technology of Contaminated Dredged Sediments

오염 준설퇴적토의 입자분리기술에 관한 연구

  • Park, Jeong Jun (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Incheon National University) ;
  • Hwnag, Soon Gab (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Incheon National University) ;
  • Shin, Eun Chul (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Incheon National University)
  • Received : 2013.08.28
  • Accepted : 2013.09.24
  • Published : 2013.09.30

Abstract

As sediment contamination problems have recently been raised in Korea, the need for technologies to remove contaminants in sediments has increased. Contaminated sediments in Korea has been annually dredged and treated using processes of coagulation/flocculation, sedimentation on barges, dewatered and dried at prepared site, and then disposed at a landfill site, which is very costly, and only a limited landfill space available in Korea. Contaminants in media containing a high percentage of silt and clay sized particles, typically, are strongly adsorbed on the particles and difficult to remove. Particle separation processes that separate the fine clay and silt particles from the coarser sand and gravel and concentrate the contaminants into a smaller volume of sediment that can be further treated of disposed of, are very effective in the post step processes. In this study are to test the feasibility of treating dredged sediments using a hydrocyclone process, and to estimate design parameters for a pilot scale test. A hydrocyclone was operated to separate larger particles from the sediments. It was found that the particle separation was greatly affected by the solid contents and inlet pressure in the hydrocyclone.

최근 국내의 준설퇴적오니 오염문제가 부각되고 있으며, 이에 따라 퇴적오니 오염의 정화를 위한 기술의 필요성이 증대되고 있다. 국내에서는 준설퇴적물에 응집제를 투입하여 응집 침전 후 탈수하여 매립하고 있으나, 과도한 슬러지 발생과 운송비 부담 등으로 경제성이 떨어져 새로운 처리방법의 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 준설퇴적물 내 오염물질은 큰 입자에 비하여 작은 입자에 강하게 흡착되어 있어 입자별로 분리하면 처분량 및 처분비용을 감소시킬 수 있고, 후속처리 공정에 효율적인 하이드로사이클론을 통한 전처리기술을 이용하여 준설퇴적물 처리의 적합성을 파악하였다. 즉, 준설퇴적물의 입자분리를 위하여 하이드로사이클론을 운전한 결과 고형물함량과 유입압력이 분리효율에 큰 영향을 미쳤다.

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