• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권8호
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• pp.3112-3118
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• 2010

최근 경수로형 원전 2차 계통의 건전성 유지를 위해 수처리제를 암모니아에서 에탄올아민으로 전환하였으나, 적용 후 복수 및 저압급수가열기 영역에서의 pH가 감소하므로 본 연구에서는 최적의 pH 제어제로 사용 할 수 있는 아민을 조사하였다. 대체아민 조사 결과 최적 조건을 만족시키는 단일 아민은 존재하지 않았다. 암모니아는 상대휘발도가 높아 증기에 많이 분포되어 증기 응축수인 복수에서 pH가 높으며, 상대휘발도가 낮은 에탄올아민은 습증기 영역의 pH를 높여 유체가속부식을 억제하므로 증기발생기 철 슬러지 유입을 감소하는데 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 복수 및 저압급수계통에서 pH가 높은 암모니아와 습증기영역의 유체가속부식 측면에서 특성이 우수한 에탄올아민(ETA)을 혼합 주입하는 복합아민을 선택하면 2차 계통 재질의 손실을 최소화하여 증기발생기 건전성을 확보할 수 있을 것이다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.374-378
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• 2004

The effects of various environmental factors such as pH (5, 6, 7, 8 and 9), temperature (30, 37 and $40^{\circ}C$) and rotational speed (150, 200 and 250 rpm) on the growth and the hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) production of Escherichia coli W3110IQ were examined in the present Study. The highest growth rate is achieved at pH 7, $37^{\circ}C$ and at a rotational Speed of 250 rpm which is 0.927 $h^{-1}$. The effect of pH on cell growth is more substantial compared to other parameters; it recorded a $123\%$ different between the highest growth rate (0.927 $h^{-1}$) at pH 7 and lowest growth at pH 5. The highest protein yield is achieved at pH 9, rotational speed of 250 rpm and $40^{\circ}C$. The yield of protein at pH 7 is $154\%$ higher compared to the lowest yield achieved at pH 5. There is about $28\%$ different of the protein yield for the E. coli cultivated at 250 rpm compared to that at 150 rpm which has the lowest HBcAg yield. The yield of protein at $40^{\circ}C$ is $38\%$ higher compared to the lowest yield achieved at $30^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1130-1135
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• 2008

The effect of pH on anaerobic hydrogen production was investigated under various pH conditions ranging from pH 3 to 10. When the modified Gompertz equation was applied to the statistical analysis of the experimental data, the hydrogen production potential and specific hydrogen production rate at pH 5 were 1,182 ml and 112.5 ml/g biomass-h, respectively. In this experiment, the maximum theoretical hydrogen conversion ratio was 22.56%. The Haldane equation model was used to find the optimum pH for hydrogen production and the maximum specific hydrogen production rate. The optimum pH predicted by this model is 5.5 and the maximum specific hydrogen production rate is 119.6 ml/g VSS-h. These data fit well with the experimented data($r^2=0.98$).

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.174-180
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• 2005

Nano-sized iron was synthesized using borohydride reduction of $Fe^{3+}$ in aqueous solution. A wide range of synthesis conditions including varying concentrations of reagents, reagent feeding rate, and solution pH was applied in an aqueous system under anaerobic condition. The reactivity of nano-sized iron from each synthesis was evaluated by reacting the iron with TCE in batch systems. Evidence obtained from this study suggest the reactivity of iron is strongly dependent on the synthesis solution pH. The iron reactivity increased as solution pH decreased. More rapid TCE reduction was observed for iron samples synthesized from higher initial $Fe^{3+}$ concentration, which resulted in lower solution pH during the synthesis reaction. Faster feeding of $BH_4^-$ solution to the $Fe^{3+}$ solution resulted in lower synthesis solution pH and the resultant iron samples gave higher TCE reduction rate. Lowering the pH of the solution after completion of the synthesis reaction significantly increased reactivity of iron. It is presumed that the increase in the reactivity of iron synthesized at lower pH is due to less precipitation of iron (hydr)oxides or less surface passivation of iron.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.833-840
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• 2012

This study aimed to investigate growth rate and nutrient removal efficiency of Chlorella vulgaris according to nitrogen sources and frequency of pH adjustment. Nitrogen and phosphorus removal efficiencies were evaluated in the three different conditions using $NO_3{^-}$, $NH_4{^+}$ as a sole nitrogen source and mixed condition. Initial nutrient concentrations in artificial wastewater were 30 mg-N/L and 3 mg-P/L similar to secondary wastewater effluent. When nitrogen source was $NO_3{^-}$, there was no inhibition on the growth of C. vulgaris with adjusting pH every 24 hr while growth inhibition occurred with $NH_4{^+}$ caused by pH drop. N, P removal efficiencies were no significant depending on the nitrogen sources. As pH was adjusted to 7 by pH-stat, growth rate and nutrient removal efficiencies were increased compared to adjusting pH every 24 hr, however, growth rate and nutrient removal efficiencies were no significant depending on the nitrogen sources.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2003

This paper reports on a pilot scale comparison of PACS coagulation with and without pH preadjustment. The pH of the water was adjusted with carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid. Process performance was assessed on the basis of total organic carbon(TOC), UV absorbance, turbidity and disinfection by-product(DBP) precursors. Coagulation pH appeared to be a determining factor for maximum NOM removal. The optimum coagulation pH in order to decrease TOC and turbidity were pH 7. Preadjustment of pH 7 increased TOC removal to as much as 43, 47 percent with sulfuric acid and carbon dioxide. Moreover, coagulation at pH 7 caused a reduction in UV$_{254}$, THMFP and HAAFP compared to the baseline coagulation. For preadjustment of pH 7 with carbon dioxide, the percentage of TOC, UV$_{254}$, THMFP and HAAFP shows the reduction rate of 3.8, 0.5, 4.8, 9.4％ comparing to the coagulation rendition using sulfuric acid. Acid addition to depress pH during coagulation decrease Langelier Saturation Index(LSI), potentially causing increase corrosion in water distribution systems. LSI for carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid at pH 6 was -2.3, -3.3. Therefore, carbon dioxide was more effective at controlling corrosion than sulfuric acid.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.2037-2046
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• 2000

산성 혹은 염기성 pH가 활성슬러지 공정에 미치는 저해 작용은 비경쟁적 저해 동력학(noncompetitive inhibition kinetics)을 따르는 것으로 알려져 있으나, pH를 저해 물질의 농도항으로 정량화하기 어렵기 때문에 실질적으로 비경쟁적 저해 동력학식(noncompetitive inhibition kinetic equation)으로 해석하기 어렵다. 따라서 pH에 의한 저해 작용을 기술하는 경험식들이 여러 연구자들에 의해 개발되어 왔는데, 이들은 주로 산성 조건에 대해서만 적용 가능한 것들이다. 본 연구에서는 의사독성농도(pseudo toxic concentration, $C_{PT}$) 개념을 이용하여 pH가 활성슬러지 공정에 미치는 저해 영향을 정량화하는 기법을 개발하였고, 기존에 알려진 모델들과 비교하였다. 그 결과 $C_{PT}$ 개념을 이용한 모델은 넓은 범위의 pH에 대해 최대비성장속도(${\mu}_{max}$)의 감소를 비교적 정확하게 예측할 수 있었고, 같은 동력학식을 이용하여 산성 조건뿐만 아니라 염기성 조건에 대해서도 적용 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 저해계수(inhibition coefficient. $K_I$)의 추정이 간단하다는 장점이 있다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.861-870
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• 2003

Using a simple continuous optical technique, coupled with measurements of zeta potential, the effects of polyelectrolyte dosage, kaoline particles and pH on flocculation of humic acid by several cationic polyelectrolytes, have been examined. The charge density of a polyelectolyte is important in determining the optimum dosage and in the removal of humic acid. The optimum dosage is less for the polyelectrolytes of higher charge density and is the same regardless of the presence of kaoline particles of different turbidity. At the dosage, the removal of humic acid is higher for the polyelectrolytes of higher charge density and the zeta potential of humic acid approaches to near zero, With increasing pH of humic acid, the optimum dosage increases and the flocculation index value obtained at the dosage decreases in the following pH 7 ＞ pH 5 ＞ pH 9, regardless of polyelectrolytes.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.379-384
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• 2006

Eight USA soils were used for this study. The purpose of this study is to illustrate the characteristics of metals in the soil based on the sequential extraction with increasing pH. Extracts were analyzed for metals by ICP-MS and for dissolved organic carbon(DOC). As the pH increasing, the DOC extracted in each increment initially decreased and reached the minimum at pH 3 and then increased substantially at higher pH values. According to the pH increasing, the extraction of Ca, Cu, and Zn were illustrated as L type. It was found that there were strong correlation between the extracted Fe and DOC($r=0.64{\sim}0.97$).

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.1147-1153
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 Compound parabolic concentrator reactor system을 이용하여 초기농도 10 mg/L의 클로로포름을 광촉매 반응으로 처리하였다. 1000 W의 메탈할라이드 방전램프를 인공태양광원으로 사용하였으며 약 99%의 클로로포름이 광촉매반응에 의하여 90분 안에 제거되어 먹는물 수질기준인 0.08 mg/L을 만족하였다(pH 5.24, $TiO_2$ 농도 0.2 g/L). 또한 초기 pH와 $TiO_2$ 농도가 클로로포름의 분해에 미치는 영향 을 알아보기 위해 pH 4, 5, 6, 7과 $TiO_2$ 농도 0.1, 0.2, 0.4의 조건에서 실험을 수행하였으며, 각 pH 에서의 $TiO_2$ 입자크기(particle size)와 비표면적(specific surface area)을 측정하여 클로로포름 분해율과 비교하여 비표면적과 광촉매반응 활성 사이의 상관관계를 규명하고자 하였다. 그 결과 pH와$TiO_2$ 농도에 따른 클로로포름 분해율은 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 하지만 pH에 따라 $TiO_2$의 입자크기분포(particle distribution)와 비표면적이 변했고 pH 7은 다른 pH 영역보다 비표면적이 약 2배 정도 작은 결과를 보였다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 클로로포름의 광촉매반응은 $TiO_2$의 비표면적과 상관관계가 없는 TCE-type인 것을 유추할 수 있었다.