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Study of the Performance of a Dry Cleaning Method for Polluted Ballast Gravel of Railroad Fields

철도부지 오염도상자갈의 건식 정화 기술 성능 연구

  • Received : 2015.09.02
  • Accepted : 2015.10.27
  • Published : 2015.12.31

Abstract

Ballast gravel in a railroad field is often polluted by grease and heavy metals. In this paper, the performances of a dry cleaning method for polluted ballast gravel in which pollutants on the gravel surface can be physically removed was extensively studied. A polluted ballast cleaning device able to shoot emery blasting media onto the surface using compressed air was prepared. Polluted ballast gravel was put into this device for cleaning, with the treatment time varied from 1 to 10 min. The cleaning efficiency of the total petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals were studied. The total petroleum hydrocarbon removal efficiency was 70-80% for gravels sampled from a locomotive waiting line, while it was 40-60% for gravels sampled from a turnout area. The heavy metal removal efficiency exceeded 90% for copper and lead, while it was 65-80% for nickel and zinc. This system was found to be effective for the remediation of polluted ballast gravels.

철도부지의 도상자갈은 윤활유, 중금속 등으로 오염된 경우가 많다. 이에 본 연구에서는 오염된 자갈표면의 오염물질을 물리적으로 제거하는 오염도상자갈의 건식 정화 기술 성능을 알아보고자 하였다. 오염도상자갈 표면에 경도가 높은 금강사 연마재를 압축공기를 이용하여 분사할 수 있는 오염자갈 정화 장치를 제작하고, 여기에 오염자갈을 투입하여, 처리 시간을 1~10분까지 다양하게 변화시키면서 도상자갈의 석유계총탄화수소와 중금속 등의 정화 효율을 알아보았다. 석유계총탄화수소 제거 효율은 기관차 정차장에서 포집한 차량 윤활유 오염자갈은 70-80%로 다소 높은 반면에, 분기기에서 포집한 분기기 윤활유 오염자갈은 40-60%로 비교적 낮았다. 중금속 제거 효율은 구리와 납이 90% 이상으로 높은 반면에 니켈과 아연은 65-80%로 비교적 낮았다. 실험 결과 건식 자갈 정화 기술은 오염자갈의 처리에 효율적임을 확인할 수 있었다.

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