수산물 처리과정중에서 다량으로 발생하는 폐굴껍질을 흡착제로 활용하는 방안을 모색하고자 이의 물성을 분석하였다. 폐기되는 굴껍질의 조성은 대부분 $CaCO_3$인 것으로 나타났으며 온도를 증가시키면서 굴껍질을 열분해를 시키면 온도에 따라 수분과 $CO_2$에 의한 분해가 일어나 약 46%의 무게 감량을 보인다. pH가 증가할수록 흡착되는 불소 이온의 양은 크게 감소했다. 또한 산성 불소 폐수가 흡착 반응의 평형에 도달하였을 경우 굴껍질에서 용해된 ${CO_2}^{3-}$의해 중화되는 경향이 관찰되었다.
The material properties of waste oyster shell, which is largely generated from the treatment of marine products, have been investigated for its possible utilization as an adsorbent for fluoride ion-containing wastewater. The major composition of waste oyster shell was analyzed to be $CaCO_3$ and loss of 46% in weight reduction occurred during its thermal treatment by the emission of moisture and $CO_2$. The surface structure of oyster shell was decomposed by the heating and its surface potential was negatively increased with pH. As the pH of wastewater was increased, the adsorbed amount of fluoride ion onto oyster shell was decreased and the wastewater was found to be neutralized during adsorption process by ${CO_2}^{3-}$ which generated from the partial dissolution of oyster shell
