• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.137-148
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• 2011

In this study, a series of experiments was conducted on the relative degradation of commonly known endocrine-disrupting compounds such as bisphenol A (BPA) and $17{\alpha}$-ethinyl estradiol (EE2) in a single-component aqueous solution using 28 and 580 kHz ultrasonic reactors. The experiments were conducted with three different types of model water: deionized water (DI), synthetic brackish water (SBW), and synthetic seawater (SSW) at pH 4, 7.5, and 11 in the presence of inert glass beads and humic acids. Significantly higher sonochemical degradation (93-97% for BPA) occurred at 580 kHz than at 28 kHz (43-61% for BPA), regardless of water type. A slightly higher degradation was observed for EE2 compared to that of BPA. The degradation rate of BPA and EE2 in DI water, SBW, and SSW after 30 min of ultrasound irradiation at 580 kHz increased slightly with the increase in pH from 4 (0.073-0.091 $min^{-1}$ for BPA and 0.081-0.094 $min^{-1}$ for EE2) to 7.5 (0.087-0.114 $min^{-1}$ for BPA and 0.092-0.124 $min^{-1}$ for EE2). In contrast, significant degradation was observed at pH 11 (0.149-0.221 $min^{-1}$ for BPA and 0.147-0.228 $min^{-1}$ for EE2). For the given frequencies of 28 and 580 kHz, the degradation rate increased in the presence of glass beads (0.1 mm and 25 g) for both BPA and EE2: 0.018-0.107 $min^{-1}$ without beads and 0.052-0.142 $min^{-1}$ with beads for BPA; 0.021-0.111 $min^{-1}$ without beads and 0.054-0.136 $min^{-1}$ with beads for EE2. A slight increase in degradation of both BPA and EE2 was found as the concentration of dissolved organic carbon (DOC, humic acids) increased in both SBW and SSW: 0.107-0.115 $min^{-1}$ in SBW and 0.087-0.101 $min^{-1}$ in SSW for BPA; 0.111-0.111 $min^{-1}$ in SWB and 0.092-0.105 $min^{-1}$ in SSW for EE2. After 30 min of sonicating the humic acid solution, DOC removal varied depending on the water type: 27% (3 mg $L^{-1}$) and 7% (10 mg $L^{-1}$) in SBW and 7% (3 mg $L^{-1}$) and 4% (10 mg $L^{-1}$) in SSW.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.1031-1041
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• 2012

This study was carried out to investigate the characteristics of disinfection by-products (DBPs-trihalomethanes (THMs), haloacetic acids (HAAs) and haloacetonitriles (HANs) formation in chlorination of principal raw waters used for drinking water on Jeju Island, Korea. The domestic water supply of other area and humic acid solution (HA) were used as a reference point. The effects of chlorine contact time, solution temperature and pH on DBPs formation potential (DBPFP) were investigated for raw waters. In addition, the effect of $Br^-$ was studied for HA. The DBPFP (THMFP, HAAFP and HANFP) were increased with increasing chlorine contact time. Comparing the individual DBPFPs for raw waters, they decreased in the order of HAAFP > THMFP ${\geq}$ HANFP. As the solution temperature was increased, the THMFP, HAAFP and HANFP increased. With increasing the solution pH, the THMFP was increased, but HAAFP and HANFP were decreased. With the addition of 0.3 mg/L $Br^-$ for HA, the DBPFP was increased and the major chemical species changed: from trichloromethane to dibromochloromethane and tribromomethane for THMs; from dichloroacetic acid and trichloroacetic acid to tribromoacetic acid for HAAs; and from dichloroacetonitrile to dibromoacetonitrile for HANs.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.523-530
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• 2010

14종의 합성유기질소 화합물들에서의 염소 소독부산물 생성 특성을 조사한 결과, 단위 DOC당 THM 생성능은 $Br^-$첨가 유무에 관계없이 3-aminobenzoic acid, 2-aminophenol, aniline, anthranilic acid 및 4-nitroaniline에서 높게 나타났다. 단위 DOC당 HAA 생성능 조사결과, $Br^-$ 첨가 유무에 관계없이 단위 DOC당 THM 생성능과 유사한 생성특성을 보였으나 특이하게 p-nitrophenol에서 가장 높은 생성능을 나타내었으며, 생성된 HAAFP의 대부분이 TCAAFP로 나타났다. 단위 DOC당 HAN 생성능은 3-aminobenzoic acid, 2-aminophenol, aniline 및 anthranilic acid에서 $Br^-$ 첨가 유무에 관계없이 높은 생성능을 나타내었고 다른 합성유기질소 화합물들에 비해 aniline에서 높은 생성능을 보였으며, 반응성이 높은 4종의 합성유기질소 화합물들에서 생성되는 HAN 구성종의 대부분은 DCAN으로 나타났다. 단위 DOC당 chloral hydrate와 chloropicrin의 생성능을 조사결과에서 3-aminobenzoic acid와 2-aminophenol에서 생성능이 높은 것으로 나타났고, 전체적으로 10 $mg/{\mu}g$ 이하의 비교적 낮은 생성능을 보였다. 염소 소독부산물 생성능이 높은 6종의 합성유기질소 화합물들과 시판 humic acid에서의 $Br^-$ 첨가 유무에 따른 단위 DOC 당 총 DBP 생성능을 조사한 결과에서 $Br^-$를 첨가한 경우는 anilin e> anthranilic acid> 3-aminobenzoic acid> 4-nitroaniline> humic acid> p-nitrophenol> 2-aminophenol 순으로 나타났고, $Br^-$를 첨가하지 않은 경우는 anthranilic acid> aniline> p-nitrophenol> humic acid> 4-nitroaniline> 3-aminobenzoic acid> 2-aminophenol 순으로 조사되었다. 또한, aniline, anthranilic acid, 4-nitroaniline 및 p-nitrophenol의 경우는 염소와의 반응성이 아주 높은 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2001

This aim of the work presented in this paper is to investigate the factors that affcet chlorine decay and to develop functional relationships that can be used to enhance the durability of network models. predictive relationships were established that correlated the rate of chlorine decay to the various water conditions such as DOC, N $H_3$-N, initial chlorine, contact time, temperature and pH values. Free chlorine residual decreased with increasing temperature, DOC, N $H_3$-N, reaction time and chlorine dose. At 2$0^{\circ}C$, pH 7, The initial chlorine demand per mg as DOC/L and mg as N $H_3$-N/L was about 0.43, 2.69 mg/$\ell$ respectively at 180 minutes contact time. The Reaction between chlorine and humic acids was lasted intil 48hr, but the reaction between chlorine and N $H_3$-N was almost completed in 180 min. When the temperature is raised by 1$0^{\circ}C$, chlorine is more consumed about 0.25 mg/$\ell$ in the absence of organic substances and it is more consumed about 3.4 mg/$\ell$ in the presence of humic acid (5 mg/$\ell$) in water at pH 7 for 180 min. Regression Analysis created the resulting prediction equation for the chlorine decay in a SPSS package of the computer system. The model is as follows; $C_{t}$=1.239+0.707(Co)-0.000529(Time)-0.0112(Temp)+0.02227(pH)-0.42(DOC)-2.132(N $H_3$-N).).

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.235-242
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• 1992

부식산과 흘브산이 Paraquat의 약해에 미치는 영향은 호밀의 생물검정을 통해 고사일수, 생중량 및 성장률에 관한 약해지표를 설정하고 Model을 도입하여 평가했다. 호밀의 생육상황에 대한 유기리간드 자체의 영향은 거의 없었으나, Paraquat의 독성은 매우 높았다. Paraquat의 약해가 강하게 나타나기 시작하는 농도는 $0.4{\sim}0.6{\mu}M$ 이었으며, 약해한계농도 (Phytotoxic Critical concentration)는 약 11${\mu}M$ 로 추정되었다. 유기리간드의 처리는 Paraquat의 약해에 의해 초래되는 고사일수를 약 40%까지 지연 시켰으며, Paraquat 단독처리구보다 생중량 및 성장률을 유의성있게 향상시켜, Paraquat의 호밀에 대한 약해를 줄여 주었다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.137-146
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• 2018

Soil washing is one of the most frequently used remediation technologies for heavy metal-contaminated soils. Inorganic and organic acids and chelating agents that can enhance the removal of heavy metals from contaminated soils have been employed as soil washing agents. However, the toxicity, low removal efficiency and high cost of these chemicals limit their use. Given that humic substance (HS) can effectively chelate heavy metals, the development of an eco-friendly, performance-efficient and cost-effective soil washing agent using a nano-scale chelator composed of HS was examined in this study. Copper (Cu) and lead (Pb) were selected as target heavy metals. In soil washing experiments, HS concentration, pH, soil:washing solution ratio and extraction time were evaluated with regard to washing efficiency and the chelation effect. The highest removal rates by soil washing (69% for Cu and 56% for Pb) were achieved at an HS concentration of 1,000 mg/L and soil:washing solution ratio of 1:25. Washing with HS was found to be effective when the pH value was higher than 8, which can be attributed to the increased chelation effect between HS and heavy metals at the high pH range. In contrast, the washing efficiency decreased markedly in the low pH range due to HS precipitation. The chelation capacities for Cu and Pb in the aqueous phase were determined to be 0.547mmol-Cu/g-HS and 0.192mmol-Pb/g-HS, respectively.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2012

The chemical characterization of water-soluble organic carbon in ash emitted from a coal combustion boiler has not been reported yet. A total of 5 ash samples were collected from the outlet of an electrostatic precipitator in a commercial 500 MW coal-fired power plant, with their chemical characteristics investigated. XAD7HP resin was used to quantify the hydrophilic and hydrophobic water-soluble organic carbons (WSOC), which are the fractions of WSOC that penetrate and remain on the resin column, respectively. Calibration results indicate that the hydrophilic fraction includes aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and carbonyls (<4 carbons), amines and saccharides, while the hydrophobic fraction includes aliphatic dicarboxylic acids (>4-5 carbons), phenols, aromatic acids, cyclic acid and humic acid. The average mass of the WSOC in the ash samples was found to depend on the bituminous coal type being burned, and ranged from 163 to 259 ${\mu}g$ C/g of ash, which corresponds to 59-96 mg C of WSOC/kg of coal combusted. The WSOC mass accounted for 0.02-0.03 wt% of the used ash sample mass. Based on the flow rate of flue gas produced from the combustion of the blended coals in the 500 MW coal combustion boiler, it was estimated that the WSOC particles were emitted to the atmosphere at flow rates of 4.6-7.2 g C/hr. The results also indicated that the hydrophilic WSOC fraction in the coal burned accounted for 64-82% of the total WSOC, which was 2-4 times greater than the mass of the hydrophobic WSOC fraction.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.337-346
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• 2011

24-hr integrated measurements of water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) in PM2.5 were made between May 5 and September 25, 2010, on a six-day interval basis, at the Metropolitan Area Air Pollution Monitoring Supersite. A macro-porous XAD7HP resin was used to separate hydrophilic and hydrophobic WSOC. Compounds that penetrate the XAD7HP column are referred to hydrophilic WSOC, while those retained by the column are defined as hydrophobic WSOC. Laboratory calibrations using organic standards suggest that hydrophilic WSOC includes lowmolecular aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and carbonyls with less than 4 or 5 carbons, amines, and saccharides. While the hydrophobic WSOC is composed of compounds of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids with carbon numbers larger than 4~5, phenols, aromatic acids, cyclic acid, and humic-like Suwannee River fulvic acid. Over the entire study period, total WSOC accounted for on average 48% of OC, ranging from 32 to 65%, and hydrophilic WSOC accounted for on average 30.5% (9.3~66.7%) of the total WSOC. Based on the previous results, our measurement result suggests that significant amounts of hydrophobic WSOC during the study period were probably from primary combustion sources. However, on June 9 when 1-hr highest ozone concentration of 130 ppb was observed, WSOC to OC was 0.61, driven by increases in the hydrophilic WSOC. This result also suggests that processes, such as secondary organic aerosol formation, produce significant levels of hydrophilic WSOC compounds that add substantially to the fine particle fraction of the organic aerosol.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.341-349
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• 1987

7종(種)의 식물성(植物性) 유기물(有機物)을 부숙(腐熟)시키면서 경시적(經時的)으로 시료(試料)를 채취(採取)한 후 Fulv산(酸)을 추출정제(抽出精製)하여 IR spectrum의 특성(特性)과 산소함유작용기(酸素含有作用基)의 함량(含量)을 정량(定量)하여 얻은 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 식물체(植物體)의 종류(種類)와 부숙기간(腐熟期間)이 상이(相異)한 시료(試料)에서 추출(抽出)한 Fulv산(酸)의 IR spectrum은 큰 차이(差異)가 없었다. 2. 산소함유작용기(酸素含有作用基) 즉(卽) Carboxyl 기(基), Phenol 기(基), Alcohol 기(基), Carbonyl 기(基), 그리고 Quiuone기(基) 등(等)이 IR spectrum 상(上)에 나타났으며 화학분석결과(化學分析結果)에도 검출(檢出)되었다. 3. Fulv산중(酸中) Total Acidity와 Carboxyl 기(基)의 함량간(含量間)에는 유의상관(有意相關)이 있었다. 4. Alcoholic hydroxyl 기(基)가 Phenolic hydroxyl 기(基)보다 훨씬 많았다. 5. Fulv산(酸) 구조(構造)의 주요부분(主要部分)은 화학적(化學的)인 특성상(特性上)으로 볼때 여러면에서 Aliphatic 성(性)이 매우 강(强)했다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.167-171
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• 2000

두엄에서 분리한 Thermoactinomycese sp. E79는 탈지 대두박(defatted soycean meal)을 특이적이로 분해하는 내열성 alkaline 단백질 분해효소를 생산한다. 이 효소를 생산하기 위한 환경인자를 조사하였는데 배지의 초기 pH가 6에서 8까지는 유사한 균체농도를 얻을 수 있었고 pH10에서는 단백질분해효소의 발현이 되지 않았다. 탄소원은 수용성 전분을 이용할 경우 최적의 값을 보여 9.2U/mL의 효소역가를 얻었고 포도당을 탄소원으로 사용한 경우 단백질분해효소의 발현이 억제되었다 최적의 효소발현을 위해 tryptone을 세포성장에 soytone을 단백질 분해효소 생산에 가장 적합한 질소원으로 선택하였다. 호기성 세균인 Thermoactinomycese sp. E79의 산소요구성으 알아보기 위해 산소전달속도를 달리하여 발효인자를 결정하였고 volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient 가 1.93$\times$102 hr-1 일 때 균체농도 6.58 g/L 효소역자 43.0 U/mL 의최대값을 보였다 또한 효소역가를 증강시키기 위해 200mg/L의 humic acid를 첨가한 경우 비첨가 대조구에 비해 단백질 분해효소 역가는 1.64배 세포성장은 1.77배 증가하였다.