• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.384-389
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• 2013

Activated alumina was fabricated with aluminum hydroxide in this study. High-purity alumina gel and boehmite were prepared from aluminum hydroxide by a hydrothermal process and fired to activate alumina having a surface area of 380 ~ 480 $m^2/g$ with less loss of ignition. The aging and drying condition during the fabrication process affected the loss of ignition, the sedimentation time of the alumina suspension, as well as the surface area of the activated alumina. For pellet-type activated alumina, the pre-fired alumina gel and boehmite were press-formed and fired at $400^{\circ}C$ and $550^{\circ}C$ for 6 h, respectively. The fired pellets showed a low density of 2.0 ~ 2.2 $g/cm^3$ with 20% firing shrinkage and sufficient handling strength. In this study, a new fabrication process for high-quality activated alumina with aluminum hydroxide is introduced. The effects of the processing parameters on the activated alumina properties are also examined.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.197-203
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• 2012

Phosphorus removal during discharge of wastewater is required to achieve in a very high level because eutrophication occurs even at a very low phosphorus concentration. However, there are limitations in the traditional technologies in the removal of phosphorus at very low concentration, such as at a level lower than 0.1 mg/L. Through a series of experiments, a possible technology which can remove phosphate to a very low level in the final effluent of wastewater was suggested. At first Al, Zn, Ca, Fe, and Mg were exposed to phosphate solution by impregnating them on the surface of activated alumina to select the material which has the highest affinity to phosphate. Kinetic tests and isotherm tests on phosphate solution have been performed on four media, which are Ca-impregnated activated alumina, activated alumina, Ca-impregnated loess ball, and loess ball. Results showed that Ca-impregnated activated alumina has the highest capacity to adsorb phosphate in water. Scanning electron microscope image analysis showed that activated alumina has high void volume, which provides a large surface area for phosphate to be adsorbed. Through a continuous column test of the Ca-impregnated activated alumina it was discovered that about 4,000 bed volumes of wastewater with about 0.2 mg/L of phosphate can be treated down to lower than 0.14 mg/L of concentration.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.1011-1019
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• 1990

Pyrophyllite, which has low impurities, was used in the synthesis of mullite to decrease the glass phase, which can be formed from impurities such as alkali and alkali earth elemetns present in raw materials. But, as pyrophyllite has less alumina content than other aluminosilicate materials such as kaolin, more alumina sources were needed in the synthesis of mullite. In other to investigate the effect of particle size of alumina sources on the mullitization of pyrophyllite, aluminum hydrate gel and activated alumina were used. When activated alumina, which has large particle size, was added to pyrophyllite, mullitization was not fully accomplished regardless of temprature. In the case of aluminum hydrate gel, which has small particle size, the maximum yield of mullite was about 90.3% at 1700$^{\circ}C$, and grain size of mullite was larter than the case of activated alumina was added.

• 분석과학
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.544-547
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• 2000

By using surface modified activated alumina with AI(III) and flame atomic absorption spectrometry, a rapid and convenient method for the selective analysis of chromium (III) and chromium (VI) in water has been developed. This technique appears to work accurately under optimum pH range from 3 to 5.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.101-110
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• 2013

나노크기 매킨나와이트(nanocrystalline mackinawite, FeS)는 높은 비표면적을 지닌 반응성 높은 광물로, 오염된 지하수나 토양의 복원을 위해 널리 사용된다. 또한 매킨나와이트는 혐기성 부식반응에 대해 열역학적으로 안정하고, 황산염 환원미생물의 대사에 의해 재생된다는 장점이 있다. 하지만 매킨나와이트 나노입자는 지하수 흐름에 의해 멀리 확산되거나 입자집적이 일어나 대수층 공극을 막는다. 따라서 현장복원을 위한 투과반응벽(permeable reactive barrier)의 설치를 위해서 나노크기 매킨나와이트에 대한 변형이 필요하다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 코팅법을 활용해 매킨나와이트 나노입자를 알루미나(alumina, $Al_2O_3$) 및 활성알루미나(activated alumina) 표면에 증착시켰다. 매킨나와이트의 코팅량은 pH에 따라 현저히 달랐으며, 두 종의 알루미나 모두 약 pH 6.9에서 최대 코팅이 관찰되었다. 이 pH에서 알루미나와 매킨나와이트는 반대의 표면전하(surface charge)를 띠어 두 광물 간 정전기적 인력이 발생하고, 이로 인해 효율적인 코팅이 일어났다. 이 pH에서 알루미나 및 활성 알루미나에 의한 코팅량은 각각 0.038 $mmol{\cdot}FeS/g$과 0.114 $mmol{\cdot}FeS/g$이었다. 혐기성 조건에서 코팅되지 않은 알루미나 및 활성 알루미나, 그리고 최적 pH에서 코팅된 알루미나 및 활성 알루미나를 사용해 아비산염(arsenite) 흡착실험을 수행했다. 코팅되지 않은 활성 알루미나는 코팅되지 않은 알루미나와 비교해 단위질량당 높은 아비산염의 제거를 보여주었으나, 매킨나와이트의 코팅에 의한 흡착량 증가를 보이지 않았다. 활성 알루미나는 높은 비표면적을 지니고 있어 반응성 높은 수산화작용기(hydroxyl functional group)가 다수 존재했고, 이로 인해 코팅된 매킨나와이트에 의한 아비산염의 제거가 중요하지 않았다. 반면 알루미나는 매킨나와이트 코팅에 의해 향상된 아비산염의 제거율을 보였는데, 이것은 알루미나에 존재한 수산화작용기가 아비산염과의 표면배위결합(surface complexation)에 소모되고, 코팅된 매킨나와이트에 의한 부가적인 흡착이 일어났기 때문이다. 코팅된 알루미나는 이전에 연구된 코팅된 실리카와 비교해보면 단위 비표면적당 매킨나와이트의 코팅량이 약 8배 높았으며, 더 높은 아비산염에 대한 흡착력을 보였다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과는 코팅된 알루미나는 투과반응벽의 설치에 적합한 물질이고, 특히 아비산염으로 오염된 지하수의 정화에 유용하게 적용될 수 있음을 지시하고 있다.

• 분석과학
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.401-405
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• 2011

본 연구는 수용액 중의 발암물질로 규제되고 있는 브롬산 이온($BrO_3^-$)을 제거하는 방법에 관한 것이다. 브롬산 이온은 먹는 물의 정수 과정 중 브롬 이온의 존재 하에 오존 처리과정에서 생성되는 물질이다. 본 방법은 별다른 물리적 화학적 변화의 과정이 필요하지 않고, 활성알루미나를 이용하여 효과적으로 제거할 수 있어 먹는 물 등의 정수에도 유용하게 적용될 수 있다. 브롬산 이온 500 ${\mu}g$/L 농도의 용액을 표면 개질된 산성 활성알루미나를 사용하여 1~2 분 내에 95% 이상 제거하는 효과를 나타내었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.519-523
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• 2009

본 연구는 수용액 중에 존재하는 방사성 동위원소인 요오드 즉, 요오드이온($I^-$), 요오드산이온(${IO_3}^-$)및 요오드($I_2$)를 효과적으로 제거하는 방법에 관한 것이다. 별도로 물리적 화학적 변화의 과정이 필요하지 않고, 표면 개질된 활성 산화알루미늄과 활성탄을 이용하여 완전하게 제거할 수 있어 방사성 폐수 및 일반 산업폐수에도 유용하게 적용될 수 있다. 요오드이온($I^-$), 요오드산이온(${IO_3}^-$)의 혼합수용액 중의 각 이온들을 은 처리된 염기성 알루미나와 산성 알루미나를 이용한 흡착제거 방법으로 각각 99% 이상 제거하는 효과를 나타내었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제44권11호
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• pp.633-638
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• 2007

The setting time of alkali activated slag cement tends to be much faster than ordinary Portland cement, and its compressive strength had been higher from the 1 day but became lower than that of the cement on the 28 days. According to the results of the surface observation, weight loss, compressed strength, and erosion depth tests on the sulphuric acid solution. It has been drawn that alkali activated slag cement has a higher sulphate resistance than ordinary Portland cement, and in particular, the alkali activated slag cement added 5 wt% alumina cement has little deterioration on the sulphuric acid solution. The reason why the alkali activated slag cement has higher sulphate resistance than other hardened cement pastes is that it has no $Ca(OH)_2$ reactive to sulphate ion, and there is little $CaSO_4{\cdot}2H_2O$ production causing volume expansion, unlike other pastes. And it is supposed that $Al(OH)_3$ hydrates with high sulphate resistance, which is produced by adding the alumina cement increases the sulfate resistance.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.532-538
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• 2022

Under anoxic conditions, this study investigated removal of dissolved As(III) by Si and Al oxides including natural sand, chemically washed sand (silica), alumina, and activated alumina. Despite the similar surface area, natural sand showed greater extents of As(III) sorption than chemically washed sand. This was likely due to the high reactivity of Fe(oxyhydr)oxide impurities on the surface of natural sand. For both sands, As(III) sorption was the greatest at pH 7.1, in agreement with the weakly dissociating tendency of arsenous acid. Also, the least sorption was observed at pH 9.6. At basic pH, elevated silicate, which originated from the dissolution of silica in sands, would compete with As(III) for sorption. Due to the highest surface area, activated alumina was found to quantitatively immobilize the initially added As(III) (6.0×10^-7-2.0×10^-5 M). Alumina showed As(III) sorption compared to or greater than chemically washed sand, although the former had less than 6% of the surface of area the latter. The greater reactivity of alumina than chemically washed sand can be explained by using the shared charge of oxygen.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.42-52
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• 1997

The affection of activated carbon on the dissolved aluminum ion in drinking water has been observed. In addition, the aluminum ion removal capability of activated, alumina, chitosan, and ion exchange resin have been investigated. Experimental results indicated that the coal based activated carbon released considerable amount of aluminum ion to the water while coconut shell based activated carbon didn't. However the release was not continuous. Activated alumina didn't show any recognizable removal capability for aluminum ion in water. Particulate chitosan has removed aluminum ion although dissolved chitosan has not. However it need to development a regeneration process for chitosan to be an effective mean for aluminum ion removal. Ion exchange resin showed a reliable aluminum ion removal capability. The ion exchange capacity was 2.63 meq/g resin for the aluminum ion in drinking water.