• Analysis of Higher Temporal Moments for Breakthrough Curves of Volatile Organic Compounds in Unsaturated Soil
  • Kim, Heon-Ki;
  • Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology, Hallym University;
  • 불포화 토양에서 유동하는 가스상 Volatile Organic Compounds의 출현곡선에 대한 고차 Temporal Moment의 분석
  • 김헌기;
  • 한림대학교 환경생명공학과;
Abstract
Understanding the behavior of gas phase VOCs (volatile organic compounds) in unsaturated soils is of a great environmental importance for public health concerns. Moment analysis for the breakthrough curves (BTCs) during transport of chemicals in porous media was known to be a useful tool to evaluate the velocity, spreadness, and the skewness of the plume of the chemicals. In this study, the temporal moments of the BTCs of a group of VOCs were analyzed for the gaseous transport in an unsaturated soil. BTCs were measured using lab-scale column experiments for four different VOCs at the water saturation range of 0.04-0.46, and for eleven VOCs at a water saturation of 0.21. The central second and third moments of the VOCs were compared with the water saturation and the first moment. It was found that both central second and third moments increased with the first moment. The central third moment was, however, found to be more sensitive to the first moment.

토양에서 휘발성 유기화합물(VOC, volatile organic compound)의 유동특성을 이해하는 것은 오염물질의 확산을 예측하고 오염의 정도를 평가하며 대책을 수립하는 데 있어서 매우 중요하다. 토양과 같은 다공성매질에서 유동하는 물질의 출현곡선에 대한 모멘트의 분석을 통하여 화학물질의 유동속도, 플룸의 폭 및 비대칭정도를 평가할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 실험실 규모의 토양 컬럼실험을 사용하여 VOC의 가스상 유동실험을 실시하였으며, 모두 네 가지의 VOC에 대하여 포화도(water saturation)범위 0.04-0.46에서 출현곡선을 측정하였다. 또한 포화도 0.21에서 열한가지의 VOC에 대하여 출현곡선을 측정하였다. 측정된 출현곡선의 중심 2차(central second)및 중심 3차(central third)모멘트는 포화도와 1차 모멘트(또는 지체상수)와 비교 분석되었다. VOC 출현곡선의 모멘트분석 결과 2차 및 3차 모멘트는 1차 모멘트의 2.23제곱 및 3.16제곱 함수로서 증가하였으며, 3차 모멘트가 2차 모멘트에 대하여 보다 민감하게 반응하였다. 이는 VOC가 토양가스상에서 이동할 때, 지체상수에 비례하여 가스 플룸의 폭과 비대칭성이 증가한다는 사실을 나타낸다.

Keywords: VOC;Transport Breakthrough curves;Soil;Moment analysis;Column study;

Keywords: 휘발성유기오염물질;출현곡선;토양;모멘트분석;컬럼실험;

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This Article

  • 2007; 12(6): 60-69

    Published on Dec 31, 2007