• Resources Recycling
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.3-15
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• 2012

Remanufacturing is a series of industrial process by which retired or non-functional products are restored to a like-new condition. The remanufacturing industry provides much more economical and environmental benefits in view of significant materials and energy savings than existing material recycling way. It also has an effect on the substitute of natural resources, and gives the opportunity of high employment creation due to its highly labor intensive work. This paper thus presents the features of remanufacturing and its various benefits, and current status of domestic and overseas remanufacturing industry including USA, Europe, Japan and China. Furthermore, three major tasks for promoting the remanufacturing industry in Korea have been proposed based on the analysis of remanufacturing activities, technologies and related system in advanced countries.

• Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.209-214
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• 2012

RFID(Radio Frequency IDentification) is an emerging technology which brings enormous productivity benefits in applications where objects have to be identified automatically. But despite of RFID's advantage, it is not easy to realize the RFID technology in business world. The failure to read RFID tags is the most urgent problem that should be solved for RFID application. Specially, in metal and liquid material, recognition rate of RFID tag is lower than others. Though some special tags for metal and liquid have been invented, it has not prevalent in business world on account of high price. In this paper, styrofoam pad is suggested to improve recognition rate of RFID tag for metal pipe which is used in fish cultivating industry. We makes experiment using Taguchi method and analyze the effects on styrofoam thickness, attachment location of tag, and angle of antenna.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.394-399
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• 1998

This study was carried out to characterize the chemical composition and leaching properties of heavy metals in coal fly ash, which was generated from Korean electrical power utilities in several million tons per year. Comparion with respect to the leachability of heavy metals between the Korea standard leaching test (KSLT) and the American Environment Protection Agency (EPA) method 1311 (TCLP: Toxicity Chracteristic Leaching Procedure) was performed. The concentration of Ag, As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Se, Hg in the leacheate was determined by ICP-MS. The analytical result showed a significant difference of the leachability according to the characteristics of the leaching solution except Se, suggesting the necessity of improvement in the leaching test method that is currently implemented in Korea.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.27-33
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• 2015

EAFD (Electric Arc Furnace Dust) is considered as pernicious pollutant, assigned hazardous waste. Since this dust is a by-product of industry, it contains valuable metals such as Fe, Zn, Ni, Cu which can be turned into resources by recycling process. In this study, hydrometallurgical process was applied to recover Zn from Electric Arc Furnace Dusts. The result showed 95% Zn recovery at 3M $H_2SO_4$, Solids/Liquid ratio 1:2 and aeration of 1.8L/min for 2hr. However there was 80% Zn recovery at lower $H_2SO_4$ concentration apply for pilot scale plant.

• Cement
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• s.173
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• pp.78-83
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• 2006

국내 건설산업의 축소에 따라 수요가 감소하고, 외국산 시멘트의 수입량이 증가하며, 시멘트 콘크리트가 환경문제와 연관이 있다는 인식이 확산되는 등 위기에 직면해 있는 국내 시멘트 산업은 재도약을 위하여 노력하고 있다. 한국양회공업협회, 산업자원부, 건설교통부 등의 후원으로 한국콘크리트학회에서 이러한 시멘트 및 콘크리트 관련산업의 환경 및 품질과 관련한 당면과제를 극복하고, 선진외국의 사례를 참고하여 국내 시멘트, 레미콘 등 콘크리트 관련산업의 경쟁력 제고를 도모하고자 지난 2006년 11월 17일(금)에 한양대학교 백남학술정보관 국제회의실에서 "환경과 콘크리트"를 주제로 시멘트 및 콘크리트 산업 경쟁력 향상을 위한 국제 심포지엄을 개최하였다. 이번 국제 심포지엄은 최근 산업폐기물을 시멘트 제조원료로 사용하는 것과 관련, 많은 논란이 일어나고 있는 가운데, 최근 언론보도에서는 다소 간과된 지구환경 보전측면에서 시멘트 콘크리트 산업이 공헌하는 측면에 대해서 활발한 주제 발표가 있어, 많은 주목을 받았다. 먼저, 외국연사로서 초청된 미국 시멘트협회(Portland Cement Association)의 Thomas B. Carter 부회장은 시멘트 산업이 반환경적인 측면으로 비추어지는 부분을 최소화할 수 있는 다양한 방안을 제시하였고, 일본 태평양시멘트 중앙연구소의 토미타 로쿠로 소장은 일본에서의 산업폐기물 사용 현황 및 다양한 산업폐기물 재활용 기술을 소개하였다. 특히, 일본에서 생산된 시멘트 1톤에 활용되는 폐재료 및 부산물의 양이 평균 400kg에 이르고, 생활쓰레기를 사용한 Eco-Cement의 생산현황 및 지방자치단체의 협조체제 등을 볼 때, 자연환경을 훼손하는 일부 부정적인 이미지만 부각되어 환경파괴의 주범으로까지 잘못 인식되고 있는 우리 현실과 극명하게 대비되어 눈길을 끌었다. 이어서 국내 연사로 나선 군산대학교 이승헌 교수는 "최근 일각에서 제기하고 있는 시멘트중의 미량성분으로 포함돼 있는 6가 크롬에 대한 유해성 여부에 대해 문제제기 차원에서는 바람직하나 시멘트를 유해물질이라고 단정짓는 감성적인 접근보다는 좀더 다양한 실험을 통해 이의 유해성 여부를 규명짓는 것이 선결되어야 한다" 고 언급하였다. 이에 심포지 엄에서 많은 관심을 불러일으킨 토미타로쿠로 일본 태평양시멘트 연구소장의 연구논문과 이승헌 교수의 연구논문을 중심으로 심포지엄의 성과를 간략하게 소개하고 시멘트 콘크리트 관련 전문가가 참석한 종합토론을 정리, 요약 게재한다.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.351-355
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• 2007

Resveratrol, a polyphenolic compound with antioxidative property, was purified from the grape's twig to be used as functional additives of food and/or cosmetics. Extraction of the grape's twig was performed using 80% ethanol in ultrasonic extractor for 60 min. The crude extract was purified up to 99% after elution through silica gel open column chromatography. The stability of the purified resveratrol was as follows: a half life of 90 days at 40$^{\circ}C$ and 60 days at 25$^{\circ}C$. A sensory test of the commercial grape juice including the 1-10 ppm of purified resveratrol showed better preference than the grape juice without purified resveratrol additive. Color and smell test showed no difference between the samples. The grape twig can be used as a valuable resource for the extraction of resveratrol, which would be added to nutraceutical and cosmetic products.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.52 no.2
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• pp.154-165
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• 2014

Development of unconventional natural resources such as shale gas, shale oil and coal bed methane, has been activated and improved the productivity due to the recent technology advance in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. However, the flowback water mixed with chemical additives, and the brine water containing oil, gas, high levels of salts and radioactive metals is produced during the gas production. Potential negative environmental impact due to large volumes of the produced wastewater is increasingly seen as the major obstacles to the unconventional natural resource development. In this study an integrated framework for the flowback and brine water treatment is proposed, and we reviewed the upcoming state of the art technology in water treatment. Basic separation processes which include not only membrane, evaporation, crystallization and desalination processes, but the potential water reuse and recycling techniques can be applied for the unconventional natural resource industry.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.61-72
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• 1997

This research aims to remove the heavy metals, nonbiodegradable COD(NBDCOD), and color using the coal waste. The experimental by heat treatment was performed to advance the adsorption capacity. The results are as follows ; i) The coal waste had the adsorption capacity of heavy metals and the rates were in the range of 20 to 30 percents. ii) The heat treatment was the optimum condition that the reaction time was 6 hours at $500^{\circ}C$, , iii) In the column experimen, non-treated coal waste removed the COD and color in the range of 20 to 60 percents. iv) Heat-treated coal waste showed higher removal rate of the color in biological effluent, and heavy metal and COD removal rates were changed by the filteration rates.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.136-136
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• 2017

화학제염 기술은 산화제, 환원제, 금속이온, 무기산등이 혼합되어 있는 화학용액을 사용하여 원전기기 계통 내부에 생성된 고방사능 준위의 산화막과 오염물질을 제거하는 기술이다. 원전의 해체 및 유지보수에 있어 방사능 피복저감을 위한 필수적인 기술이다. 현재 원전 해체 산업은 잠재성이 높은 고부가가치 창출 산업으로 주목을 받고 있다. 원전 보유국의 경우, 기존 상용 제염기술과는 차별성 있는 제염기술을 확보하고자 노력하고 있다. 기존의 공정과 비교하여 공정비용 및 시간을 감소시킬 수 있어야 할 뿐만 아니라, 화학용액에 의한 원전 계통 금속 부품의 부식 및 손상을 최소화해야 한다. 금속 부품이 화학약품에 의한 부식손상을 받는다면 금속 부품의 수명 및 재활용 가치가 감소하기 때문에, 화학제염 기술 적용에 있어 용액에 대한 재료의 건전성 평가가 사전에 필히 이루어져야 한다. 본 연구에서는 원전 냉각재 펌프용 재료로 주로 사용되는 Stainless 304강을 시험편으로 선정하여, 화학제염 시험공정 3가지에 대한 부식손상 특성을 규명하였다. 산화공정은 과망간산($HMnO_4$) 용액을 공통으로 사용하였으며, 산화공정 종료 후 환원공정은 각 시험공정에 따라 시험공정 1은 옥살산($H_2C_2O_4$) 2000ppm, 시험공정 2는 옥살산($H_2C_2O_4$)1500ppm + 시트르산($H_8C_6O_7$)500ppm, 그리고 시험공정 3은 옥살산($H_2C_2O_4$) 3000ppm 용액을 각각 투입하여 수행하였다. 산화, 환원공정을 1Cycle로 하여, 각 시험공정 별로 총 5Cycle을 실시하였다. 각 시험공정 Cycle종료 후 시험편을 취외하여 무게감량측정, SEM(Scanning electron microscope) 분석, 3D현미경분석 그리고 타펠분극 실험을 실시하였다. 각 분석결과를 토대로 하여, Stainless 304강에 대한 화학제염 시 모델별 시험공정에 따른 부식특성을 규명하였다.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.16-21
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• 2015

In this study, a facile two-step pretreatment method was investigated for producing fermentable sugars. Rice straw was pretreated using electron beam irradiation (EBI) and 4-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO) prior to enzymatic hydrolysis. In the first stage, the EBI on the rice straw was carried out at various doses (100, 300, 500 kGy) and then, irradiated rice straw was stirred with NMMO solution at 120°C for 1 h for the second stage. The pretreated rice straw was hydrolyzed by cellulase 1.5 L (70 FPU/ml) and Novozyme-188 (40 CbU/ml) at 50°C for 24, 48, and 72 h. A sugar yield of 83.8% was obtained from the pretreated rice straw after 72 h of enzymatic hydrolysis. Also, FTIR and XRD results indicate that the pretreatment of the rice straw was effective due to the synergic effects of the two-step pretreatment. In conclusion, rice straw might be a potential substrate for bioethanol production by yeast fermentation.