• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.22 no.7
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• pp.1263-1271
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• 2000

This study investigated the floc structure and removal of turbidity and organic matter by alum coagulation. Results of this study indicated that sweep floc and charge neutralization area were shifted to more acidic region than that in the Amirtharajah's diagram. This was caused by organic matter present in the raw water. Removal regions of turbidity and organic matter were generally overlapped. However, organic matters was removed better at lower pH than turbidity. Floc structure was characterized by measuring fractal dimension and volume diameter using AIA and SALLS. SALLS method was found to be more reliable than AIA method. Floes in sweep floc region had larger size and fractal dimension than flocs in charge neutralization region. As pollutant removal increased, larger fractal dimension and size of floc were measured.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.459-468
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• 2000

This study is to investigate the floc structure and removal of turbidity and organic matter by PACI coagulation. The turbidity removal by PACI coagulation was obtained at larger pH range than alum coagulation. And the removal of organic matter was obtained at smaller pH range than that of turbidity. The organic matter was removed by the adsorption of $Al(OH)_3$ precipitates. Floc structure was characterized by measuring fractal dimension and volume diameter using AIA and SALLS. Fractal dimension measured by AIA did not show the different characteristics of floc produced in sweep floe and charge neutralization region. Using SALLS, floes in sweep floc region were found to be larger size and fractal dimension than flocs in charge neutralization region. As pollutant removal increased. larger fractal dimension and size of floc were measured. SALLS method was found to be more useful method to characterize flocs in coagulation than AIA method.