Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (대한환경공학회지)

Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (대한환경공학회)
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Structural and Chemical Characterization of Aquatic Humic Substances in Conventional Water Treatment Processes

재래식 정수처리 공정에서 수질계 휴믹물질의 구조 및 화학적 특성분석

  • Kim, Hyun-Chul (Water Environment and Remediation Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Yu, Myong-Jin (Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul)
  • 김현철 (한국과학기술연구원 수질환경 및 복원연구센터) ;
  • 유명진 (서울시립대학교 환경공학부)
  • Published : 2005.01.31
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Abstract

Humic substances(HS) from raw and process waters at a conventional water treatment plant were isolated and extracted by physicochemical fractionation methods to investigate their characteristics. They are characterized for their functionality, chemical composition, and spectroscopic characteristics using FT-IR(Fourier transform infrared) and $^1H-NMR$(proton nuclear magnetic resonance) spectroscopy. Humic fraction gradually decreased from 47.2% to 26.4%(from 0.97 to 0.54 mgC/L) through conventional water treatment processes. Concentration of phenolic groups in the HS fraction gradually decreased from 60.5% to 21.8%(from 12.2 to $6.0\;{\mu}M/L$ as phenolic-OH) through water treatment. In the case of carboxylic groups, the concentration increased from 39.5% to 46.9%(from 7.9 to $10.6\;{\mu}M/L$ as COOH) by pre-chlorination, but gradually decreased to 34.2%($9.4\;{\mu}M/L$ as COOH) through sedimentation and sand filtration. From the results of the FT-IR and $^1H-NMR$ spectra of HS, the content of carboxylic groups increased and ratio of aliphatic protons to aromatic protons($P_{Al}/P_{Ar}$) also increased through water treatment, which indicated the increase of aliphatic compounds.

한강을 상수원으로 하는 재래식 정수처리 시설의 각 단위공정으로부터 휴믹물질(HS; humic substances)을 분리하여 작용기 분포, 화학적 조성, FT-IR(Fourier transform infrared) 그리고 $^1H-NMR$(proton nuclear magnetic resonance) 스팩트럼을 분석하여 구조 및 화학적 특성을 평가하였다. HS의 농도분포는 정수처리 동안 47.2%에서 26.4%(0.97 mgC/L에서 0.54 mgC/L)로 단계적으로 감소하였다. HS 중 페놀기(phenolic groups)의 농도분포는 정수처리 동안 60.5%에서 21.8%($12.2{\sim}6.0\;{\mu}M/L$ as phenolic-OH)로 점차 감소하였으며, 카르복실기(carboxylic groups)의 경우 전염소처리 이후 39.5%($7.9\;{\mu}M/L$ as COOH)에서 46.9%($10.6\;{\mu}M/L$ as COOH)로 증가하였지만 응집 침전 그리고 모래여과 이후 34.2%($9.4\;{\mu}M/L$ as COOH)까지 단계적으로 감소하였다. 또한 원소분석과 FT-IR 및 $^1H-NMR$ 분석결과 정수처리 공정을 거치면서 카르복실기의 분율이 증가하고 방향족에 대한 지방족 양성자의 비($P_{Al}/P_{Ar}$)가 증가하는 것으로 조사되어 상대적으로 지방족 화합물의 물질분율이 증가하는 것을 확인하였다.

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