• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.455-466
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• 2014

We investigated reservoir properties of coalbed methane and typical development of drilling, completion, and stimulation methods. We optimized selection technique for development methods by consifering characteristics of coalbed methane resercoir in the San Juan, Black Warrior and Powder River basins of United States. Finally, well-optimized development methods for coalbed methane in the Barito Basin, Indonesia are suggested. This study may be useful to select economical and efficient drilling, completion, and stimulation methods in coalbed methane development especially in Indonesia.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.117-117
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• 2010

석탄 가스화에서 유도된 합성가스는 합성반응 공정을 통하여 합성석유, 메탄올(& DME), 합성천연가스(SNG) 등의 다양한 화학원료를 제조할 수 있어 이의 활용이 점차적으로 확대될 것이다. 이 중 SNG 공정의 경우, 석탄가스화기에서 생산된 합성가스는 집진, 탈황, 수성가스전환($H_2$/CO 비를 조절), $CO_2$ 제거 등의 공정을 거쳐 메탄화 반응기로 유도되는데, 메탄화 반응에서 $CO_2$가 반응에 참여하면 탄소포집 및 저장(CCS)의 부담을 크게 줄일 수 있어 이에 대한 관심이 커지고 있다. 특히, 상업용으로 활용되고 있는 단열반응기를 직렬로 연결할 경우, 메탄화반응의 발열로 인한 반응기내의 온도 상승으로 $CO_2$가 생성되는데 이후의 2차 또는 3차의 단열반응기에서 $CO_2$ 수소화반응이 진행되면 최종 생성물인 메탄의 수율이 증가하며, 뿐만아니라 생성물 중 포함된 수소의 농도를 낮출 수 있는 장점을 가지게 된다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 Ni계 촉매를 사용하여 풍부한 $H_2$ 분위기에서 Fe를 첨가하여 이의 함량이 $CO_2$ 수소화반응의 탄소 전환율과 생성되는 메탄의 수율에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.487-492
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• 2008

In this paper, Thermocatalytic decomposition of methane in a fluidized bed reactor (FBR) was studied. The technical approach is based on a single-step decomposition of methane over carbon catalyst in air/water vapor free environment. The factors affecting methane decompostion catalyst activity in methane decomposition reactions were examined. The fluidization phenomena in a gas-fluidized bed of catalyst was determined by the analysis of pressure fluctuation properties, and the results were confirmed with characteristics of methane decomposition. The effect of parameters on the H2 yield was examined for methane decompostion. The decompstion rate was affected by the fluidization quality such as mobility, U-Umf, carbon attrition, elutriation and effectiveness density of fluidization gas.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.37-42
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• 2019

Hydrate dissociation is required to produce methane, which generates both water and methane. Thus, multiphase fluid flow and desalination are expected during methane production, which causes the fine migration and clogging in pores. The goal of this study is to explore the effects of both multiphase fluid flow and desalination on the migration and clogging of kaolin particles as typical fines. The results are as follows : (1) the larger the pore size is, the more mounting the critical clogging concentration is, (2) kaolin particles are more easily clustering and clogging in deionized water than salty water, and (3) the critical clogging concentration of kaolin in multiphase fluid flow is lower than in singlephase fluid flow. Therefore, clustering and clogging of kaolin within pore occur easily due to desalination and multiphase fluid flow when methane is produced from hydrates, and the efficiency of methane production is expected to decrease due to the degradation of permeability coefficient.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.62-73
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• 2014

This research was focused to apply response surface methodology for optimization of bio-methane production by biogas upgrading process. Methane concentration(Y1) and methane efficiency(Y2) on biogas upgrading process were mathematically described as being modeled by the use of the Box-Behnken design on response surface methodology. The results of ANOVA(analysis of variance) about models, the probability value of the methane concentration and methane recovery response surface model are 0.0001 and 0.0001, respectively and coefficient of determination($R^2$) are 0.9788 and 0.9710, respectively. The response surface model is proved of high reliability and suitability. The operation pressure had the greatest influence to methane concentration than other operation parameters and the PSA rotary valve velocity had the greatest influence to methane recovery than other operation parameters. Optimal condition of biogas upgrading process for production of $100Nm^3/hr$ bio-methane were operation pressure 8.0bar and outlet flow rate 31.55RPM, respectively. At that operation condition the methane concentration of bio-methane was 97.13% and methane recovery in biogas upgrading process was 75.89%.

• Plant Journal
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.58-65
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• 2023

In this study, to increase the methane content of biogas supplied from Nanji Water Regeneration Center and to purify impurities, a three-stage membrane purification process was designed and installed to demonstrate operation. The methane concentration of biomethane produced in the 2 Nm3/h purification process was set to three cases: 95%, 96.5%, and 98%, and the membrane area ratio of the membrane was 1:1, 1:2, 1:1:1, The optimum conditions for the membrane area of the separator were derived by changing to five of 1:2:1 and 1:2:2. 3 stage separation membrane process of 30 Nm3/h was installed to reflect the optimum condition of 2 Nm3/h, and biomethane production of 98% or more of methane concentration was demonstrated. As a result of the operation of the 2 Nm³/h refining device, the methane recovery rate at the 98% methane concentration was 95.6% when the membrane area ratio was 1:1 as the result of the two-stage operation of the separator, and the recovery rate of methane at 1:2 was increased to 96.8%. The methane recovery rate of the membrane three-stage operation was highest at 96.8% when the membrane area ratio was operated at 1:2:1. The carbon dioxide removal rate was 16.4 to 96.4% and the 2:2 to 95.7% film area ratio in the two-step process. In the three-step process, the film area ratio was 1:2:1 to 95.4%, and the two-step process showed higher results than the three-step process. In the 30 Nm3/h scale biogas purification demonstration operation, the methane concentration after purification was 98%, the recovery rate of methane was 97.1%, the removal rate of carbon dioxide was 95.7%, and hydrogen sulfide, the cause of corrosion, was not detected, and the membrane area ratio was 1:2:1 demonstration operation, biomethane production with a methane concentration of 98% or higher was possible.

• Clean Technology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.23-28
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• 2003

The generation of food waste in Korea amounts to 4.10 million per year, which corresponds to 820,000 dry ton of organic waste. This has been used traditionally as animal feed or soil conditioner, but its efficacy has remained doubtful in recent years. In this study as an alternative we considered methane production by anaerobic treatment, which has an advantage of 200 million US dollars over aerobic methods. The production of methane amounts to $4.40{\times}10^8m^3$, 3.43% of $1.28{\times}10^8m^3$, total natural gas used in Korea. Furthermore the methane from household kitchen food waste amounts to 28.9% of the total gas used in the kitchen.

• Bioindustry News
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.30-34
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• 2000

• The Science & Technology
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• v.17 no.9 s.184
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• pp.30-34
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• 1984

• Plant Journal
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.5-18
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• 2018