• A Study on Transport Characteristics of CMC-modified Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) Nanoparticles in Porous Media
  • Cho, Yun-Chul;Choi, Sang-Il;
  • Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University;Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University;
  • 다공성 매질내에서 CMC로 표면개질된 영가철 나노입자의 이동 특성에 관한 연구
  • 조윤철;최상일;
  • 광운대학교 환경공학과;광운대학교 환경공학과;
Abstract
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) as stabilizer is expected to facilitate in-situ delivery of zero-valent iron (ZVI) nanoparticles in a contaminated aquifer because it increases dispersity of ZVI nanoparticles. This work investigated the transport of CMC-stabilized ZVI nanoparticles (CMC-Fe) using column breakthrough experiments. The ZVI nanoparticles (100 mg/L Fe) were transportable through sand porous media. In contrast, non-stabilized ZVI nanoparticles rapidly agglomerate in solution and are stopped in sand porous media. At pH 7 of solution approximately 80% CMC-Fe were eluted. When the pH of solution is below 5, 100% CMC-Fe were eluted. These results suggest that the mobility of CMCFe was increased as pH decreases. In the mobility test under different ionic strengths using $Na^+$ and $Ca^{2+}$ ions, there was no signigficant difference in the mobility of CMC-Fe. Also, in the experiments of effect of clay and natural organic mater (NOM) on the mobility of ZVI, there was no significant difference in the mobility of CMC-Fe not only between 1 and 5% clay, but 100 and 1000 mg/L NOM. The results from this work suggests that the CMC-Fe nanoparticles could be easily delivered into the subsurface over a broad range of ionic strength, clay and NOM.

카르복시메틸 셀룰로즈(carboxymethyl cellulose, CMC)와 같은 안정화제는 오염된 지하대수층에서 영가철 나노입자의 이동을 촉진할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 CMC로 개질된 영가철 나노입자의 이동성을 컬럼실험을 통해 조사하였다. CMC로 개질된 100 mg/L 영가철 나노입자는 모래로 이루어진 공극매체에서 이동이 가능하였다. 하지만 비개질된 영가철 나노입자는 제조된 용액에서 쉽게 엉김현상이 나타났고, 모래로 이루어진 공극매체에서 통과하지 못했다. pH가 7일 때 영가철 나노입자 약 80%가 컬럼을 통과하여 흘러나왔다. pH가 5이하로 감소할 때는, 100%의 CMC로 개질 된 영가철 나노입자는 100%가 흘러나왔다. 이온강도세기 실험에서 $Na^+$$Ca^{2+}$ 이온의 농도가 증가함에 따라 CMC로 개질된 영가철의 이동성이 다소 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 점토과 자연유기물(natural organic matter, NOM) 영향 실험에서는, 1과 5%의 점토와 100과 1000 mg/L의 자연유기물질은 CMC로 개질된 영가철 나노입자의 이동성에는 크게 영향을 주지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 실험의 결과로부터 CMC로 개질된 영가철 나노입자는 다양한 이온세기, 자연유기물농도 및 점토함량을 가진 토양내에서도 효과적으로 이동될 것으로 기대된다.

Keywords: Zero-valent iron nanoparticles;Mobility;pH;Ionic strength;Clay;Natural organic matter;

Keywords: 영가철 나노입자;이동성;이온세기;점토;자연유기물;

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This Article

  • 2009; 14(6): 101-107

    Published on Dec 31, 2009

  • Received on Dec 3, 2009
  • Revised on Dec 10, 2009
  • Accepted on Dec 28, 2009