• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.534-540
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• 2017

The adsorption of uranium (VI) by calcium alginate beads was examined by batch experiments. The effects of environmental conditions on U (VI) adsorption were studied, including contact time, pH, initial concentration of U (VI), and temperature. The alginate beads were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Fourier transform infrared spectra indicated that hydroxyl and alkoxy groups are present at the surface of the beads. The experimental results showed that the adsorption of U (VI) by alginate beads was strongly dependent on pH, the adsorption increased at pH 3~7, then decreased at pH 7~9. The adsorption reached equilibrium within 2 minutes. The adsorption kinetics of U (VI) onto alginate beads can be described by a pseudo first-order kinetic model. The adsorption isotherm can be described by the Redlich-Peterson model, and the maximum adsorption capacity was 237.15 mg/g. The sorption process is spontaneous and has an exothermic reaction.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.29-38
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• 2007

This study was undertaken to investigate the variation of equilibrium moisture content (EMC) in transverse direction and three different directional (longitudinal, radial, and tangential) linear movements, and diffusion coefficients within a tree disc of Korean red pine (pinus densiflora). The EMC gradually increased in heartwood from pith. Therefore, the chemical components might differ even in heartwood and the radial variation in EMC might have a close relationship with the cellulose content within a cross section. The specific gravity increases gradually from pith and the porosity has not direct influence on the variation of EMC within a tree disk. Both the radial and tangential diffusion coefficients exhibited clear trend of increase from pith. The EMC change (${\Delta}EMC$) and tangential diffusion coefficient were close to be axisymmetrical but others were deviated from axisymmetry. The diffusion coefficient decreases with decreasing an activation energy and specific gravity, The diffusion coefficient increased with increasing ${\Delta}EMC$ and hygroscopicity of wood might be inversely proportional to the activation energy, The fJEMC may depend on the chemical constituents of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. As the number of sorption sites and sorption capacity of wood increase, therefore, it might be assumed that the hygroscopicity of wood increases while activation energy decreases. Modeling physico-mechanical behavior of wood, the variations should be considered to improve the accuracy.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2014

In this study, the performances of various adsorbents-red mud, zeolite, limestone, and oyster shell-were investigated for the adsorption of multi-metal ions ($Cr^{3+}$, $Ni^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $As^{3+}$, $Cd^{2+}$, and $Pb^{2+}$) from aqueous solutions. The result of scanning electron microscopy analyses indicated that the some metal ions were adsorbed onto the surface of the media. Moreover, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis showed that the Si(Al)-O bond (red mud and zeolite) and C-O bond (limestone and oyster shell) might be involved in heavy metal adsorption. The changes in the pH of the aqueous solutions upon applying adsorbents were investigated and the adsorption kinetics of the metal ions on different adsorbents were simulated by pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models. The sorption process was relatively fast and equilibrium was reached after about 60 min of contact (except for $As^{3+}$). From the maximum capacity of the adsorption kinetic model, the removal of $Pb^{2+}$ and $Cu^{2+}$ were higher than for the other metal ions. Meanwhile, the reaction rate constants ($k_{1,2}$) indicated the slowest sorption in $As^{3+}$. The adsorption mechanisms of heavy metal ions were not only surface adsorption and ion exchange, but also surface precipitation. Based on the metal ions' adsorption efficiencies, red mud was found to be the most efficient of all the tested adsorbents. In addition, impurities in seawater did not lead to a significant decrease in the adsorption performance. It is concluded that red mud is a more economic high-performance alternative than the other tested adsorption materials for applying a removal of multi-metal in seawater.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.437-442
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• 1984

건조통고추를 상대습도 11%에서 84%까지 7단계의 상대습도별로 $5^{\circ}C$, $15^{\circ}C$, $25^{\circ}C$, 및 $35^{\circ}C$ 온도구에 저장하면서 통고추의 변색 및 흡습특성을 조사하였다. RH 67% 이상에서는 갈변현상이, RH 84% 이상에서는 곰팡이가 발생하였고 RH 32% 이하에서는 탈색현상이 나타났다. 따라서 50% 내외의 RH 조건이 저장에 적합하였으며 탈색도 기준에서 저장 안전 수분함량은 $15.\;65{\sim}\;19.\;62%$ (DB) 였으며 이들 건조통고추의 monolayer value는 $5^{\circ}C$에서 9.23% (DB), $15^{\circ}C$에서 8.42% (DB), 25에서 7. 96% (DB) 및 $35^{\circ}C$에서 7. 52% (DB) 로서 온도가 낮을수록 monolayer value 는 다소 높아지는 경향을 보였으며 상대습도에 따라서 평형수분함량을 예측할 수 있는 3차 회귀방정식을 도출하였다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.804-811
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• 2011

본 연구는 흡착제의 흡착특성을 이해하는데 이용되는 각종 흡착모델의 적용성을 평가하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 상용의 음이온교환수지(PA-308)를 이용하여 질산성질소에 대한 흡착특성을 회분식 실험을 통해 조사하였다. 음이온교환수지에 의한 질산성질소의 속도실험 결과는 초기의 빠른 흡착과정과 후기의 느린 흡착 과정의 두 가지 단계의 과정으로 이원화되는 경향을 나타내었다. 1차 속도식과 2차 속도식 모두 전체 반응시간에서의 질산성질소에 대한 음이온교환수지의 흡착속도를 수식화 할 수 없었다. 초기의 빠른 흡착반응($t\leq$ 20분)은 1차 속도식에 따르고 외부확산에 의해 거의 지배되는 거동을 보이는 반면, 후기 느린 흡착반응(t > 20분)은 2차 속도 화학반응과 내부확산, 즉 세공 내 확산에 의해서 일어남을 알 수 있었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.199-205
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• 2023

Arsenic is a highly toxic element, and its contamination is widespread around the world. The natural materials with high selectivity and efficiency toward pollutants are important in wastewater treatment technology. In this study, the mesoporous synthetic hectorite was synthesized by facile hydrothermal crystallization of gels comprising silica, magnesium hydroxide, and lithium fluoride. Additionally, the naturally available clay was modified using zirconium at room temperature. Both synthetic and modified natural clays were employed in the removal of arsenate from aquatic environments. The materials were fully characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) analyses. The synthesized materials were used to remove arsenic (V) under varied physicochemical conditions. Both materials, i.e., Zr-bentonite and Zr-hectorite, showed high percentage removal of arsenic (V) at lower pH, and the efficiency decreased in an alkaline medium. The equilibrium-state sorption data agrees well with the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms, and the maximum sorption capacity is found to be 4.608 and 2.207 mg/g for Zr-bentonite and Zr-hectorite, respectively. The kinetic data fits well with the pseudo-second order kinetic model. Furthermore, the effect of the background electrolytes study indicated that arsenic (V) is specifically sorbed at the surface of these two nanocomposites. This study demonstrated that zirconium intercalated synthetic hectorite as well as zirconium modified natural clays are effective and efficient materials for the selective removal of arsenic (V) from aqueous medium.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.332-339
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• 2008

가공이나 저장 중 쉽게 산화하는 특성을 갖는 ascorbic acid의 안정성을 확보하기 위해 Zein-DP와 HPMC-FCC를 코팅제로 유동층 코팅을 실시하여 ascorbic acid의 저장기간을 예측하고자 하였다. 단분자층 수분함량은 BET식보다 GAB식이 높은 유의성을 나타내었으며, 등온흡습곡선은 ascorbic acid 분말을 제외한 유동층 코팅된 분말의 경우 sigmoid 형태를 나타내었다. 등온흡습곡선의 적합도는 Halsey, Caurie, Oswin Kuhn 모델이 높은 적합도를 보였다. 평형상대습도 예측모델식은 시간과 수분활성도를 변수로 하여 모델식을 수립할 수 있었다 유동층 코팅분말한 ascorbic acid의 DPPH 소거능 변화를 품질지표로 하여 온도와 저장기간에 따른 품질변화 특성을 알아본 결과, DPPH 소거능은 온도가 높을수록 더 큰 영향을 받고 저장기간이 길어질수록 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 저장말기에서는 ascorbic acid의 소거능이 유동층 코팅한 분말보다 더 빠르게 감소되는 것으로 보아 유동층 코팅으로 품질 변화를 막을수 있음을 확인하였다. 1차 반응속도식에 따라 반응속도상수를 구하여 10, 20, 30, 50 및 $70^{\circ}C$에서의 반응속도상수를 예측한 결과 온도가 높을수록 높은 반응속도상수를 가져 품질변화가 빠르게 진행되는 것을 알 수 있었다. DPPH 소거능이 50%를 유지하는 저장기간을 예측한 결과 Zein-DP로 코팅한 경우 $20^{\circ}C$에서 45.83일, $10^{\circ}C$에서 63.19일이었고, HPMC-FCC로 코팅한 경우 $20^{\circ}C$에서 28.84일, $10^{\circ}C$에서 36.14일로서, 코팅하지 않은 ascorbic acid보다 저장기간이 연장됨을 확인하였으며 Zein-DP로 코팅한 분말의 경우가 저장기간이 가장 연장될 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.49-62
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• 2022

The magnesium and iron-based layered double hydroxide (Mg-Fe LDH) was synthesized by the co-precipitation process and the bead type LDH (BLDH, 5~6 mm in diameter) was manufactured by using the Mg-Fe LDH and the starch as a binder. To evaluate the feasibility of the BLDH as the As stabilizer in the soil, various experiments were performed and the As stabilization efficiency of the BLDH was compared to that of powdered type LDH (PLDH, <149 ㎛ in diameter). For the As sorption batch experiment, the As sorption efficiency of both of the PLDH and the BLDH showed higher than 99%. For the stabilization experiment with soil, the As extraction reducing efficiency of the PLDH was higher than 87%, and for the BLDH, it was higher than 80%, suggesting that the BLDH has similar the feasibility of As stabilization for the contaminated soil, compared to the PLDH. From the continuous column experiments, when more than 7% BLDH was added into the soil, the As stabilization efficiency of the column maintained at over 91% for 7 pore volume flushing (simulating about 21 months of rainfall) and slowly decreased down to 64% after that time (to 36 months) under the non-equilibrium conditions. Results suggested that more than 7% of BLDH added in As-contaminated soil could be enough to stabilize As in soil for a long time. The main As fixation mechanisms on the LDH were also identified through the X-ray fluorescence (XRF), the X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analyses. Results showed that the LDH has enough of an external surface adsorption capacity and an anion exchange capability at the interlayer spaces. Results of SEM/EDS and BET analyses also supported that the Mg-Fe LDH used in this study has sufficient porous structures and outer surfaces to fix the As. The reduction of carbonate (CO₃^2-) and sulfate (SO₄^2-) anions in the LDH after the reaction between As and the LDH was observed through the FT-IR, the XRF, and the XRD analyses, suggesting that the exchange of some of these anions with the arsenate (H₂AsO₄^- or HAsO₄^2-) occurs at the LDH interlayers during the stabilization process in soil.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.274-283
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• 2024

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the physicochemical properties (nutrient composition, pH, water content and activity, sorption properties) and mechanical properties (compression force and energy) of granulated feed mixtures with various inclusion levels of crude fibre concentrates ARBOCEL and VITACEL for broiler chickens, i.e. +0.0% (control group - group C), +0.3%, +0.8%, +1.0%, +1.2%. Methods: The feed mixtures were analyzed for their physicochemical properties (nutrient composition by near-infrared spectroscopy, pH with the use a CP-401 pH meter with an IJ-44C glass electrode, water content was determined with the drying method and activity was determined with the Aqua Lab Series 3, sorption properties was determined with the static method) and mechanical properties (compression force and energy with the use TA-HD plus texture analyzer). The Guggenheim-Anderson-de Boer (GAB) model applied in the study correctly described the sorption properties of the analyzed feed mixtures in terms of water activity. Results: The fibre concentrate type affected the specific surface area of the adsorbent and equilibrium water content in the GAB monolayer (p≤0.05) (significantly statistical). The type and dose of the fibre concentrate influenced the dimensionless C and k parameters of the GAB model related to the properties of the monolayer and multilayers, respectively (p≤0.05). They also affected the pH value of the analyzed feed mixtures (p≤0.05). In addition, crude fibre type influenced water activity (p≤0.05) as well as compression energy (J) and compression force (N) (p≤0.001) (highly significantly statistical) of the feed mixtures. Conclusion: The physicochemical analyses of feed mixtures with various inclusion levels (0.3%, 0.8%, 1.0%, 1.2%) of crude fiber concentrates ARBOCEL or VITACEL demonstrated that both crude fiber types may be used in the feed industry as a feedstuff material to produce starter type mixtures for broiler chickens.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.165-173
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• 2011

The equilibrium and kinetic adsorption of arsenic on six different adsorbents were investigated with one synthetic and four natural types (two surface and two ground) of water. The adsorbents tested included magnetic ion exchange resins (MIEX), hydrous ion oxide particles (HIOPs), granular ferric hydroxide (GFH), activated alumina (AA), sulfur modified iron (SMI), and iron oxide-coated microsand (IOC-M), which have different physicochemical properties (shape, charge, surface area, size, and metal content). The results showed that adsorption equilibriums were achieved within a contact period of 20 min. The optimal doses of adsorbents determined for a given equilibrium concentration of $C_{eq}=10\;{\mu}g/L$ were 500 mg/L for AA and GFH, 520-1,300 mg/L for MIEX, 1,200 mg/L for HIOPs, 2,500 mg/L for SMI, and 7,500 mg/L for IOC-M at a contact time of 60 min. At these optimal doses, the rate constants of the adsorbents were 3.9, 2.6, 2.5, 1.9, 1.8, and 1.6 1/hr for HIOPs, AA, GFH, MIEX, SMI, and IOC-M, respectively. The presence of silicate significantly reduced the arsenic removal efficiency of HIOPs, AA, and GFH, presumably due to the decrease in chemical binding affinity of arsenic in the presence of silicate. Additional experiments with natural types of water showed that, with the exception of IOC-M, the adsorbents had lower adsorption capacities in ground water than with surface and deionized water, in which the adsorption capacities decreased by approximately 60-95%.