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Comparison of Al(III) and Fe(III) Coagulants for Improving Coagulation Effectiveness in Water Treatment

정수처리 응집효율 개선을 위한 Al(III)염과 Fe(III)염 응집제의 비교

  • 한승우 ((주)이에프티 기업부설연구소) ;
  • 강임석 (부경대학교 환경공학과)
  • Received : 2015.04.22
  • Accepted : 2015.06.18
  • Published : 2015.06.30
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Abstract

The experimental results of the characteristics of aluminum based and ferric based coagulants for the Nakdong River water showed that the main hydrolysis species contained in alum and $FeCl_3$ are monomeric species of 98% and 93.3%, respectively. The PACl of r=1.2 produced by the addition of base contained 31.2% of polymeric Al species and the PACl of r=2.2 contained 85.0% of polymeric Al species, as showing more polymeric Al species with increasing r value. Coagulation tests using Al(III) and Fe(III) salts coagulants for the Nakdong River water showed that the coagulation effectiveness of turbidity and organic matter was high in the order of $FeCl_3$ > PACl (r=2.2) > PACl (r=1.2) > alum. $FeCl_3$ has showed better flocculation efficiency than Al(III) salts coagulants. In addition, in case of Al(III) coagulants, the Al(III) coagulants of higher basicity, which contained more polymeric Al species, resulted in better coagulation efficiency for both turbidity and organic matter removed. The optimum pH range for all of the coagulants investigated was around pH 7.0 under the experimental pH range of 4.0~9.5. Especially, the highest basicity PACl (r=2.2) and $FeCl_3$ were considered as more appropriate coagulants for the removal of turbidity in the case of raw water exhibiting higher pH.

낙동강 하류부의 상수원수를 대상으로 Al(III)염과 Fe(III)염계 응집제를 이용한 응집제의 특성 실험 결과, alum과 $FeCl_3$의 경우는 모노머성 화학종이 각각 98%와 93.3%로 응집제내에 함유된 주된 가수분해종은 모노머성 화학종임을 알 수 있었다. 염기를 첨가하여 제조한 염기 첨가비 r=1.2인 PACl의 경우 폴리머성 Al(III)종은 31.2%이었으며, r=2.2인 PACl의 경우 함유된 폴리머성 Al(III)종은 85.0%로 r 값이 증가함에 따라 더 많은 폴리머성 Al(III)종이 함유되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 응집제별 응집실험 결과, 원수의 탁도가 높고 낮음에 관계없이 응집제별 탁도 및 유기물 제거정도는 $FeCl_3$ > PACl (r=2.2) > PACl(r=1.2) > alum의 순으로 나타났다. Al(III)계 응집제 보다 $FeCl_3$의 경우 응집효율이 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 Al(III)계 응집제의 경우 염기도가 높은 응집제의 경우 polymeric Al(III)종을 많이 함유함에 따라 응집효율이 향상됨에 따라 염기도가 높은 응집제일수록 응집효율이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 실험에 적용된 응집 pH 범위(pH 4.0~9.5)에서 모든 응집제의 최적 응집 pH는 약 7.0으로 나타났다. 특히 고염기도 PACl (r=2.2)과 $FeCl_3$의 경우 pH 7.0 이상에서도 높은 탁도 응집효율을 유지하였다. 따라서 pH가 높은 상수원수의 경우 탁도 제거에서는 고염기도 PACl이나 $FeCl_3$ 응집제가 더 적합한 것으로 판단된다.

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