• Feasibility Study on the Remediation of Zn-contaminated Railroad Soil using Various Washing Agents
  • Park, Sung-Woo;Lee, Jae-Young;Kwon, Tae-Soon;Kim, Kyung-Jo;Chung, Keun-Yook;Baek, Ki-Tae;
  • Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology;Korea Railroad Research Institute;Korea Railroad Research Institute;Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology;Chungbuk National University;Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology;
  • 세척제를 이용한 아연오염 철도토양의 정화 타당성 연구
  • 박성우;이재영;권태순;김경조;정근욱;백기태;
  • 금오공과대학교 환경공학과;한국철도기술연구원;한국철도기술연구원;금오공과대학교 환경공학과;충북대학교 농화학화;금오공과대학교 환경공학과;
Abstract
In this study, the feasibility of soil washing and soil flushing was investigated to treat Zn-contaminated railroad soil. Various organic acids including ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and citric acid as well as inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid (HCl) and phosphoric acid were tested to evaluate washing efficiency. Generally, inorganic acid showed higher removal efficiency compared to organic acids. Particularly, EDTA, well known as the most effective washing agent for removal of heavy metals from soil, was not efficient to remove zinc in this study. Among washing agents tested in this study, HCl was the most effective. However, it is not effective to use HCl solution over 0.1 M concentration. Sequential process using HCl was effective to enhance the removal efficiency of zinc. In column test, the removal efficiency of Zn was 27%. Accordingly, it is feasible to treat Zn-contaminated railroad soil using soil washing or flushing with HCI.

본 연구에서는 철도 아연유래 토염토양을 정화하기 위해 토양세척과 토양세정의 타당성은 연구하였다. 무기산인 HCI및 $H_3PO_4$와 유기산인 citric acid및 ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid(EDTA)을 이용하여 토양세척을 수행하였다. 일반적으로 중금속 오염토양에 대하여 세척효율이 우수하다고 알려진 DETA는 본 오염 토양의 세척에는 효과적이지 않았다. 무기산 중에는 HCI이 34%의 아연 제거율로 가장 우수한 효과를 보였으며, 0.1 M HCI이상을 사용하는 것은 효과적이지 않았다. 또한 연속세척을 통하여 아연의 제거율을 향상시킬수 있었다. 칼럽실험에서 아연의 평균제거율은 27% 이였으며, 토양 내 아연 잔류농도는 기준치 이하인 662mg/kg까지 감소하였다.이와 같은 실험 결과를 바탕으로 HCI을 이용한 토양 세척 및 토양 세정을 이용하여 철도유래 아연 모염토양 정화가 충분히 가능한 것으로 판단된다.

Keywords: Railroad-contaminated soil;Zinc;Soil washing;Soil flushing;

Keywords: 철도토양;아연;토양세척;토양세정;

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  • 2009; 14(1): 78-82

    Published on Feb 28, 2009

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