• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.155-163
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• 2019

The roles of polypropylene (PP) beads and pH on membrane fouling and treatment efficiency were investigated in a hybrid advanced water treatment process of tubular carbon fiber membranes (ultrafiltration (UF) or microfiltration (MF)) and PP beads. The synthetic feed including humic acid and kaolin flowed inside the membrane, and the permeated contacted the PP beads fluidized in the space between the membrane and the module with UV irradiation and periodic water back-flushing. In the hybrid process of UF ($0.05{\mu}m$) and PP beads, final resistance of membrane fouling ($R_f$) after 180 min increased as PP beads increased. The turbidity treatment efficiency was the maximum at 30 g/L; however, that of dissolved organic matters (DOM) showed the highest at PP beads 50 g/L. The $R_f$ strengthened as pH of feed increased. It means that the membrane fouling could be inhibited at low alkali condition. The treatment efficiency of turbidity was almost constant independent of pH; however, that of DOM showed the maximum at pH 5. For MF ($0.1{\mu}m$), the final $R_f$ was the minimum at PP beads 40 g/L. The treatment efficiencies of turbidity and DOM were the maximum at PP beads 10 g/L.

• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 2003년도 춘계 총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.31-38
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• 2003

A pilot scale biofilter pretreatment-microfiltration system (BF-MF) was operated to investigate the effect of biofilter treatment in fouling reduction of microfiltration. Biofiltration was expected to reduce the membrane fouling by removal of turbidity and metal oxides. The hollow-fiber MF module with a nominal pore size of 0.1$\mu$m and a surface area of 8m$^2$ was submerged in a filtration tank and microfiltration was operated at a constant flux of 0.5 m/d. Biofiltration using polypropylene pellets was performed at a high filtration velocity of 320 m/d. Two experimental setups composed of MF and BF/MF, i.e., without and with biofilter pretreatment, were compared. Throughout the experimental period of 9 months, biofilter pretreatment was effective to reduce the membrane fouling, which was proved by the result of time variations of trans-membrane pressure and backwash conditions. The turbidity removal rate by biofiltration varied between 40% to 80% due to the periodic washing for biofilter contactor and raw water turbidity. In addition to turbidity, metals, especially Mn, Fe and Al were removed effectively with average removal rates of 89.2%, 67.8% and 64.9%, respectively. Further analysis of foulants on the used membranes revealed that turbidity and metal removal by biofiltration was the major effect of biofiltration pretreatment against microfiltration fouling.

• 멤브레인
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.351-359
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• 2011

For advanced drinking water treatment of high turbidity water, we used the hybrid process that was composed of photocatalyst packing in space of between outside of multi-channel ceramic microfiltration membrane and membrane module inside. Photocatalyst was polypropylene (PP) beads coated $TiO_2$ powder by CVD (chemical vapor deposition) process. Instead of natural organic matters (NOM) and fine inorganic particles in natural water source, standard NOM solution was prepared with humic acid and kaolin. Water-back-flushing of 10 sec was performed per every period of 10 min to minimize membrane fouling. Resistance of membrane fouling ($R_f$) increased and J decreased as concentration of humic acid changed from 2 mg/L to 10 mg/L, and finally the highest total permeate volume ($V_T$) could be obtained at 2 mg/L. Then, treatment efficiency of turbidity and $UV_{254}$ absorbance were above 96.4% and 78.9%, respectively. As results of treatment portions by membrane filtration, photocatalyst adsorption, and photo-oxidation in (MF), (MF + $TiO_2$), (MF + $TiO_2$ + UV) processes, turbidity was treated little by photocatalyst adsorption, and photo-oxidation. However, treatment portions of $UV_{254}$ absorbance by adsorption (MF + $TiO_2$) and photo-oxidation (MF + $TiO_2$ + UV) at humic acid of 4 mg/L and 6 mg/L were above 9.0, 9.5 and 8.1, 10.9%, respectively.

• 멤브레인
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.72-83
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• 2011

고탁도 원수의 고도정수처리를 위해 관형 세라믹 정밀여과막 외부와 원통형 막 모듈 내부 사이의 공간에 광촉매를 충전한 혼성 모듈을 사용하였다. 광촉매는 PP (polypropylene) 구(bead)에 $TiO_2$ 분말을 플라즈마 화학증착(chemical vapor deposition) 공정으로 코팅한 것이다. 정수 원수 중 자연산 유기물(NOM)과 미세 무기 입자를 대체하기 위해, 휴믹산(humic acid)과 카올린(kaolin) 모사용액을 대상으로 하였다. 혼성공정에서 막오염을 최소화하기 위해 10분 주기로 10초 동안 물 역세척을 시행하였다. 휴믹산을 10 mg/L부터 2 mg/L로 변화시킴에 따라, 막오염에 의한 저항($R_f$)이 감소하고 J가 증가하여 2 mg/L에서 가장 높은 총여과부피($V_T$)를 얻었다. 탁도 및 $UV_{254}$ 흡광도의 처리효율은 각각 98.5% 및 85.7% 이상이었다. MF 공정 및 MF + $TiO_2$ 공정, MF + $TiO_2$ + UV 공정의 막여과 및 광촉매 흡착, 광산화의 처리 분율을 알아본 결과, 광촉매 흡착과 광산화에 의해 탁도는 거의 처리되지 않았으나, 광촉매 흡착 및 광산화에 의한 휴믹산 처리 분율은 각각 10.7, 8.6% 이상이었다.

• 폴리머
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.621-628
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• 2000

폴리프로필렌 다공성 분리막은 산, 알칼리에 대한 내화학성이 좋고, 기계적 성질이 우수하며 높은 열적 안정성을 가지고 있으나, 막의 소수성 때문에 일부 영역에만 사용이 제한되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 소수성 막의 성능을 향상시키기 위해서 방사선 조사에 의한 그라프트 중합법을 사용하여, 친수성 작용기 (-COOH, -OH)를 갖는 acrylic acid (AAc)와 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (MEMA)를 도입하였다. 이때 반응시간, 반응온도, 조사량, 간의 첨가 효과, 팽윤현상에 의한 그라프트율의 변화를 조사하였다. 분리막의 기공크기를 분석하는 방법으로 행한 가스투과 실험에서 단량체의 종류와 관계없이 그라프트가 증가함에 따라 가스 투과속도가 감소함을 보였고, 오일 에멀젼 투과실험에서 미개질 폴리프로필렌 막의 오염현상은 크게 발생하였으나, 그라프트 중합 후, 높은 투과속도를 유지하여 막의 친수화 효과가 큰 것으로 나타났다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.143-155
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• 2013

Four membranes were used to separate Chlorella sp. from their culture medium in cross-flow microfiltration (MF) experiments: cellulose acetate (CA), cellulose nitrate (CN), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF). It was found that the hydrophilic CA and CN membranes with a pore size of 1.2 ${\mu}m$ exhibited the best performances among all the membranes in terms of permeation flux. The hydrophobicity of each membrane material was determined by measuring the angle between the water (liquid) and membrane (solid). Contact angle measurements showed that deionized (DI) water had almost adsorbed onto the surfaces of the CA and CN membranes, which gave $0.00^{\circ}$ contact angle values. The PP and PVDF membranes were more hydrophobic, giving contact angle values of $95.97^{\circ}$ and $126.63^{\circ}$, respectively. Although the pure water flux increased with increasing pore diameter (0.8 < 1.2 < 3.0 ${\mu}m$) in hydrophilic CA and CN membranes, the best performance in term of filtration rate for filtering a microalgae suspension was attained by membranes with a pore size of 1.2 ${\mu}m$. The fouled membrane pore sizes and pore blocking were inspected using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). MF with large pore diameters was more sensitive to fouling that contributed to intermediate blocking, where the size of the membrane pores is almost equivalent to that of cells.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.175-189
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• 2013

A membrane bioreactor (MBR) with sludge retention time (SRT) of 300 days was maintained for over 2 years. Polypropylene microfiltration (MF) membrane with pore size of 0.2 ${\mu}m$ was used in the MBR system. The fouling behaviors of various sludge fractions from the MBR were studied and sub-divided resistances were analyzed. It was observed that $R_{cp}$ was a dominant resistance during the filtration of activated sludge, contributing 63.0% and 59.6% to the total resistance for MBR and sequential batch reactor (SBR) respectively. On the other hand, $R_c$ played the significant role during the filtration of supernatant and solutes, varying between 54.54% and 67.18%. Compared with $R_{cp}$ and $R_c$, $R_{if}$ was negligible, and $R_m$ values remained constant at $0.20{\times}10^{12}m^{-1}$. Furthermore, resistances of all sludge fractions increased linearly with rising mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS) concentration and growing trans-membrane pressure (TMP), while the relationship was inversed between fraction resistances and cross flow velocity (CFV). Among all fractions of activated sludge, suspended solid was the main contributor to the total resistance. A compact cake layer was clearly observed according to the field emission scanning electro microscopy (FE-SEM) images.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.954-959
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 소수특성의 PP 정밀여과막에 방사선을 조사하여 친수성 모노머인 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate(HEMA), acrylic acid(AAc) 및 methacrylic acid(MAAc)를 그라프트 중합하였다. 3가지 모노머에 대한 그라프트 중합반응에서 물/메탄올 혼합용매의 조성에 따라 그라프트율에 미치는 효과를 조사하였으며, 이에 대한 각 모노머의 농도에 따른 영향을 고찰하였다. 가장 높은 그라프트율을 얻는 용매조건은 AAc는 순수한 물에서, MAAc는 물/메탄올 혼합비가 50/50 vol %에서, 그리고 HEMA는 25/75 vol %이었다. 그라프트된 PP 다공성 분리막의 모노머 도입여부와 표면특성변화는 FTIR-ATR 및 SEM을 이용하여 관찰하였다. 또한 인장강도와 연신율을 측정하여 그라프트율에 따른 막의 기계적 특성을 평가하였다. 그라프트된 PP막은 본래의 PP막보다 물 투과속도가 증가하였으며, 물 투과에 적당한 모노머로 HEMA임을 알았고 99%의 그라프트율에서 가장 좋은 물 투과속도를 보였다. 또한 AAc가 그라프트된 PP막 및 MAAc가 그라프트된 PP막의 물 투과속도는 pH나 $Cu^{2+}$에 의해 크게 좌우되나 HEMA는 pH나 $Cu^{2+}$에 영향이 거의 없었다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.226-236
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• 2013

관형 알루미나 정밀여과와 이산화티타늄 광촉매 코팅 PP (polypropylene) 구의 혼성공정에서 질소 역세척 주기(FT)와 시간(BT)의 영향을 막오염에 의한 저항($R_f$) 및 투과선속(J), 총여과부피($V_T$)의 관점에서 광촉매 첨가 PES (polyethersulfone)구를 사용한 기존 결과와 비교하였다. 일반적인 역세척 방법인 공기가 아닌 질소로 역세척을 한 이유는 공기에 포함된 산소에 의해 수질분석에 영향을 줄 가능성을 최소화하기 위한 것이다. FT가 짧아질수록 $R_f$는 감소하고, J와 $V_T$는 증가하였다. 용존유기물의 평균 처리효율은 82.0%로 PES 구 결과의 78.0% 보다 높았다. 이러한 결과는 광촉매 코팅 PP 구가 광촉매 첨가 PES 구 보다 효과적으로 용존유기물을 제거한다는 것을 의미한다. BT가 길어질수록 최종 $R_f$는 감소하고 최종 J는 증가하였지만, $V_T$는 BT 15초에서 최대값을 보였다. 탁도의 평균 처리효율은 BT 변화에 따라 특별한 경향을 보이지 않았다. BT가 6초에서 30초로 증가함에 따라 용존유기물의 처리효율은 11.8% 증가하여, PES 구의 결과보다 다소 크게 증가하였다.