• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.579-586
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• 2006

The purposes of this paper were to monitor the temperature rising courses and spark discharge of the modified granular activated carbon (GAC) by microwave (MW) irradiation and to evaluate absorption of benzene. The GAC coated on $SiO_2$, boron, talc, ferrite was named as the modified GAC. Thermal and spark discharge measurement of virgin GAC and modifed GAC has been carried out using a MW device operating at 2450 MHz under various energy conditions. The results of this paper as follows. First, the modified GAC is more efficient than the virgin GAC in temperature control. Temperature gradient of the modified GAC is more lower than that of virgin GAC. The temperature gradient of GAC was observed in the following order : virgin GAC, Mn-Zn ferrite/GAC, Ni-Zn ferrite,/GAC, $SiO_2/GAC$, Boron/GAC, Talc/GAC. Second, the spark discharge of the modified GAC was diminished, compared with that of virgin GAC. Because of its excellent electrical insulating properties, the coating material prevents the spark discharge. Finally, the benzene adsorption capacity of the modified GAC decreased due to diminishing of adsorption site by the coating material. Considering the temperature gradient and spark discharge of GAC, the GAC coated $SiO_2$ would be appropriate absorbent under irradiation of MW.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.501-508
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• 2009

In this study, the characteristics of granular activated carbon (GAC) supported metal was investigated in an area influenced by flame discharge and temperature variation during irradiating microwave. The modified GAC was formulated by impregnating metal hydroxides of nickel (Ni/GAC), barium (Ba/GAC), copper (Cu/GAC), zinc (Zn/GAC), cobalt (Co/GAC) and lanthanum (La/GAC). Ba/GAC was selected as it showed lack of spark discharge and temperature increasing aspects. Comparison of adsorption and desorption amount of GAC and Ba/GAC showed that adsorption and desorption rate of the GAC were higher than those of Ba/GAC. The results show that the presence of barium can decrease adsorption/desorption rate because of plugging pore of GAC. Toluene regeneration rate of Ba/GAC was better than that of GAC due to barium loading. Finally, GAC with barium can be controled a rapid increasing temperature and spark discharge, increased the regeneration rate of toluene during desorption by irradiating microwave.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2004

물중의 ο-cresol을 흡착ㆍ제거할 때 여러 조건으로 전처리한 GAC의 흡착능을 조사하고 발생되는 변형반응을 관찰하여 전처리조건 및 그에 따른 용존산소가 GAC 흡착능에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 전처리를 하지 않은 원 GAC와 산소, 산 및 염기로 전처리한 GAC를 흡착제로써 사용하였고 유산소 및 무산소조건을 적용하여 실험을 수행하였다. ο-Cresol에 대한 흡착능은 GAC 전처리방법에 따라 물중의 용존산소에 의해 다르게 영향을 받았다. 즉 원 GAC의 경우 용액중에 DO가 존재할 경우 GAC의 흡착능이 증가하였으나 산소로 전처리한 GAC의 경우 DO 존재여부와 무관하게 별다른 흡착능의 변화가 관찰되지 않았다. 또 산처리 및 염기처리 GAC는 원 GAC에 비해 상대적으로 DO의 영향을 크게 받은 것으로 관찰되었다. 산처리 GAC 및 염기처리 GAC 모두 초기단계에 빠르게 ο-cresol을 흡착하는 것으로 관찰되었으며 접촉시간이 길어질수록 상대적으로 점차 흡착이 느려졌다. 그러나 산처리 GAC의 경우 약 5일이면 평형에 도달하였으나 염기처리 GAC는 10일 이상 접촉하여야만 평형에 도달하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 흡착속도 실험에서 관찰한 시점에 분리된 GAC로부터 소형 soxhlet 용출기구를 이용하여 흡착된 ο-cresol을 용출하였다. 초기 약 1시간이내에 두 조건(산 또는 염기처리 GAC사용)모두에서 용출율이 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 약 1시간이후에는 용출율의 감소 또는 증가 경향이 관찰되지 않았으며 상대적으로 일정한 경향을 나타내어 약 35∼50%의 용출율을 나타내었다. 이러한 실험결과에 따르면 흡착 중 용액에 존재하는 용존산소는 물론이고 대상물질 흡착전에 GAC와 접촉시킨 $O_2$도 GAC 흡착능에 영향을 미치는 것으로 관찰되었다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2016

First of all, Fe or/and Mn immobilized granular activated carbons (Fe-GAC, Mn-GAC, (Fe, Mn)-GAC) were synthesized and tested to remove arsenate (As(V)). The results in batch test indicated that Fe-GAC removed As(V) effectively, even though the surface area of Fe-GAC was reduced largely. Moreover, adsorption isotherm test indicated that the experimental data fit well with Langmuir model and the maximum adsorption capacity ($q_{max}$) of Fe-GAC for As(V) was $3.49mg\;g^{-1}$, which was higher than GAC ($2.24mg\;g^{-1}$). In column test, the simulated water, which consisted of As(V), Fe(III), Mn(II) and Ca(II) in tap water, was used. Fe-GAC column with 1 hr of pre-washing time treated As(V) effectively while GAC column removed Fe(III) better than Fe-GAC column. Moreover, the increasing pre-washing time from 1 to 9 hour in Fe-GAC column enhanced Fe(III) removal with little negative impact of As(V) removal. Mostly, the column filled with Fe-GAC and GAC (i.e. the mass ratio of Fe-GAC:GAC = 2:8) showed the higher treatability of both As(V) and Fe(III), even it operated with 1 hr pre-washing time.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2009

본 연구의 목적은 입상활성탄에서 이온강도와 철첨착이 Enterococcus faecalis의 부착에 미치는 영향을 분석하는 것이다. 야자계 입상활성탄(c-GAC), 철첨착된 야자계 입상활성탄(fc-GAC), 산세척된 야자계 입상활성탄(a-GAC), 그리고 철첨착된 산세척 야자계 입상활성탄(fa-GAC)에서 박테리아 부착을 관찰하기 위하여 두 가지 용액조건(NaCl 1, 10 mM)에서 칼럼실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과, c-GAC에서 이온강도가 1에서 10 mM로 증가함에 따라 박테리아의 질량회수율은 77.3에서 61.6%로 감소하였고, a-GAC에서는 질량회수율이 71.6에서 32.3%로 감소하였다. 이는 이온강도가 증가함에 따라 입상활성탄에서 박테리아의 부착이 증진될 수 있음을 나타낸다. 한편, fc-GAC에서 질량회수율은 62.6% (1 mM)과 53.3% (10 mM)이었고, fa-GAC에서는 50.8% (1 mM)과 16.9% (10 mM)이었는데, 이들 질량회수율이 c-GAC와 a-GAC에서의 질량회수율보다 낮았다. 이는 철첨착에 의하여 입상활성탄에서 박테리아의 부착이 증진될 수 있음을 나타낸다. 본 연구는 입상활성탄에서 박테리아의 부착과 관련하여 이온강도와 철수산화물 첨착의 영향에 대한 정보를 제공하고, 나아가 표면이 변형된 입상여재를 이용한 미생물의 제거에 관한 지식을 증진시킬 것이다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.223-229
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• 2011

Toluene desorption of modified activated carbon for microwave irradiation was evaluated. As a virgin GAC reacted from microwave energy, it created an "arcing" between GAC particles in desorption process. The arcing became more and more vigorous and achieved a red flame of GAC. The silica coated GAC(Si/GAC) was developed to prevent arcing phenomenon and temperature control problem. The result shows virgin GAC with 5wt%, 10wt% and 20wt% silica had no arcing and could control temperature very well. However, the adsorption rate of Si/GAC was decreased by coated silica amount due to decreasing surface area of GAC. The 5wt% Si/GAC adsorption rate was quite similar to virgin GAC adsorption rate. After adsorption, the toluene-loaded GAC and Si/GAC was reactivated by 2450MHz MW irradiation with 300W for 5 min. Quantitative desorption of the toluene was achieved at MW irradiation at 300W with desorption efficiencies as high as 98.59% to 84.65%% after four cycles.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.407-416
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• 2009

The objective of this study was to evaluate the variation of physical properties and adsorption capacity after regeneration of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC). It was found that the loss rate of regenerated carbon was related to the usage time of GAC. The correlations between iodide number and loss rate also determined. Effective size and uniformity coefficient for regenerated GAC were within a similar range compared to virgin GAC. This result indicated that the function as media is recovered. Although iodide number and specific surface area for regenerated GAC were not completely recovered compared to that of virgin GAC, cumulative pore volumes of regenerated GAC were increased. Removal efficiency of organic matter in regenerated GAC was resulted the same or slightly higher than that of virgin GAC. This result indicates that the number of mesopore responsible for removal of organic matter was increased after regeneration.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.215-219
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• 2014

The GacS/GacA two component system regulates various traits related to the biocontrol potential of plant-associated pseudomonads. The role of the sensor kinase, GacS, differs between strains in regulation of motility. In this study, we determined how a gacS mutation changed cell morphology and motility in Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6. The gacS mutant cells were elongated in stationary-phase compared to the wild type and the complemented gacS mutant, but cells did not differ in length in logarithmic phase. The gacS mutant had a two-fold increase in the number of flagella compared with the wild type strain; flagella number was restored to that of the wild type in the complemented gacS mutant. The more highly flagellated gacS mutant cells had greater swimming motilities than that of the wild type strain. Enhanced flagella formation in the gacS mutant correlated with increased expression of three genes, fleQ, fliQ and flhF, involved in flagellar formation. Expression of these genes in the complemented gacS mutant was similar to that of the wild type. These findings show that this root-colonizing pseudomonad adjusts flagella formation and cell morphology in stationary-phase using GacS as a major regulator.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.209-213
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• 2005

Slow sand filtration processes amended with 5 and 10cm GAC layers at top was compared to same process at bottom in a pilot study for humic substances removal. In case of 5cm GAC layer, the process amended at bottom was superior to the process at top in DOC and UV254nm removal and same trends were observed in case of 10cm GAC layer. Head loss developments of the process GAC at bottom were higher than the process GAC at top so that maintenance of the process GAC at top is easier than the process GAC at bottom.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제28권B호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2008

In this study, GAC adsorption, ozonation and $O_3/GAC$ hybrid processes were investigated for treatment of humic acid. The degradation characteristics and efficiencies of humic acid in each process were evaluated through pH variation, $UV_{254}$ decrease, DOC removal, change of molecular size distribution and by-products formation. DOC removal rate in $O_3/GAC$ hybrid process (80%) was higher than arithmetic sum of ozonation (38%) and GAC adsorption process (19%) by synergism. $UV_{254}$ decrease rate of humic acid was also the highest than any other processes when treated in $O_3/GAC$ hybrid process. Molecular size distribution was not significantly changed in the GAC adsorption process. Main distribution of molecular size of humic acid was converted from 3 k~30 kDa into 0.5 k~3 kDa in ozonation. But the most of large molecular sizes of humic acid converted into small molecules(smaller than 0.5 kDa) in $O_3/GAC$ hybrid process. Quantities of formaldehyde and glyoxal formed in $O_3/GAC$ hybrid process were less than the ones in ozonation.