• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.54-59
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• 2021

DIWS system was introduced to remove hydrogen sulfide from the biogas of wastewater treatment plant. In the case of using water into the DIWS system more than 5,000mg/L of hydrogen sulfide, 25% of H2S removal efficiency was shown and required such further treatment process as incineration which was obtained more than 98%. When the inflow of hydrogen sulfide was 5,000mg/L, CH4 and CO2 were effectively discharged and the reduction was 8.7% and 28.6%, respectively. When such neutralization chemicals as Na2CO3 and NaOH were introduced into the DIWS system, H2S was removed more than 97.2% keeping pH in the range of 11.2 to 11.5.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.295-303
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• 2011

BACKGROUND: Anaerobic digestion process is recently adapted technology for treatment of organic waste such as animal manure because the energy embedded in the waste can be recovered from the waste while the organic waste were digested. Ever increased demand for consumption of meat resulted in the excessive use of antimicrobials to the livestocks for more food production. Most antimicrobials administered to animals are excreted through urine and feces, which might highly affect the biological treatment processes of the animal manure. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of antimicrobials on the efficiency of anaerobic digestion process and to clarify the interactions between antimicrobials and anaerobes. METHODS AND RESULTS: The experiment was consisted of two parts 1) batch test to investigate the effects of individual antibiotic compounds on production of methane and VFAs(volatile fatty acids), and removal efficiency of organic matter, and 2) the continuous reactor test to elucidate the effects of mixed antimicrobials on the whole anaerobic digestion process. The batch test showed no inhibitions in the rate of methane and VFAs production, and the rate of organic removal were observed with treatment at 1~10 mg/L of antimicrobials while temporary inhibition was observed at 50 mg/L treatment. In contrast, treatment of 100 mg/L antimicrobials resulted in continuous decreased in the rate of methane production and organic removal efficiency. The continuous reactor test conduced to see the influence of the mixed antimicrobials showed only small declines in the methane production and organic matter removal when 1~10 mg/L of combined antimicrobials were applied but this was not significant. In contrast, with the treatment of 50 mg/L of combined antimicrobials, the rate of organic removal efficiency in effluent decreased by 2~15% and the rate of biogas production decreased by 30%. CONCLUSION(s): The antimicrobials remained in the animal manure might not be removed during the anaerobic digestion process and hence, is likely to be released to the natural ecosystem. Therefore, the efforts to decline the usage of antimicrobials for animal farming would be highly recommended.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.33 no.7
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• pp.516-522
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• 2011

The largest problem of domestic anaerobic digestion is low digestion efficiency. Reasons of the problem would be low organic matters input, low mixing efficiency in digestion tank, refractory excess sludge etc.. In this study, screw attached disk-type concentration system and a mechanical mixing system, solubilization facility improvements were performed to solve problems. Through these improvements, the sludge conc. of the concentrator increased 2.6-fold and the volume reduction efficiency was increased 3.0-fold. In addition, the dead-space is reduced by mechanical agitation. Anaerobic digester gas production in the digestion tank is increased from $193.8m^3$ to $386.0m^3$ per day. Digestion efficiency is improved to 54.6% from 47.6%. Digestion gas production is increased from $0.30Nm^3/kg$ VS to $0.42Nm^3/kg$ VS.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.131-140
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• 2010

Zero waste clean city was visualized by designing the environmental fundamental facilities such as automated waste collection and bio-energizing system of domestic waste, which was categorized into food and combustible waste from urban area. The biomass circulation position was applied to the domestic waste collection position combined with bio-energizing system in the zero waste clean city. Bio-energizing system consisted of bio-gasification, bio-fuel and bioenergy-circulation process. Food wastes were treated by bio-gasification with anaerobic digestion, and combustible wastes were made of bio-fuel with pyrolysis/drying. Biogas and bio-fuel was utilized into the electric generation or boiler heat in bioenergy-circulation process. The emission of carbon dioxide(CO2) and construction fee of the environmental fundamental facilities related with domestic waste was estimated in the existing city and zero waste clean city, assuming the amount of food waste 35 ton/day, combustible waste 20 ton/day from domestic area. Consequently, 2.7 times lower carbon dioxide emission and 15% construction fee of the environmental fundamental facilities related with domestic waste were obtained from the zero waste clean city by comparing with existing city.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.60-68
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• 2000

Biofiltration is an environmentally-sound technology for elimination of VOCs and odorous compound from low-concentration, high-volume waste gas streams because of its simplicity and cost-effectiveness. It can be appled to the treatment of gases from publicly owned treatment works, composting facilities, landfill sites, and soil vapor extraction systems. The ability to design an effective biofilter system involves a combination of fundamental biofilter knowledge, practical experience, and bench- and pilot-scale testing. The objective of this paper was to review principle, design parameters, operational conditions, case studies, and economy of biofiltration through literature.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.61 no.2
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• pp.258-264
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• 2023

The greenhouse gas (GHG) emission assessment of kenaf pellet, produced from locally generated kenaf residues in South Korea, has been studied based on the EU RED-II methodology for calculating GHG impact of biomass fuels. Based on the production pathway of kenaf residue pellet and emission coefficients from EU JRC report, the life cycle GHG emission of kenaf residue pellet is assessed as 3.0 gCO₂eq/MJ_pellet and the life cycle GHG emission of electricity generated from kenaf residue pellet is assessed as 11.9 gCO₂eq/MJ when electrical efficiency of final conversion is 25%. The potential GHG emission reduction of electricity produced from kenaf pellet is 90.3% compared to the domestic electricity emission factor 42.8 kgCO₂eq/MWh. Also, the electricity produced from kenaf pellet can reduce at least 59.6% of GHG emission compared to the electricity produced from imported wood pellets.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.461-461
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• 2012

미생물 처리에 적용하기 위한 저주파 Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma Device를 고안하였다. 현재 생의학적으로 광범위하게 사용되는 Plasma Jet Device는 가스를 주입해 주어야 한다. 그러나 Plasma Jet Device의 노즐로부터 배출되는 가스는 Media의 흔들림과 증발 유발시키며 미생물에게 영향을 미친다. 가스 배출에 의한 영향을 없애기 위해 가스 주입이 없는 Plasma 발생 장치를 제작 하고, 미생물에 적용하여 그 효과를 관찰하였다. 본 실험에 사용된 Plasma 발생 장치는 대기 중에서 방전된다. 가스의 주입 없이 낮은 방전 전압과 균일한 플라즈마의 발생을 위해 Plasma 발생 장치의 접지 전극으로 Mesh를 사용 하였다. 본 Plasma 발생 장치로 발생된 Plasma를 곰팡이(Fusariumgraminearum)에 조사한 결과, 조사 시간이 길어짐에 따라 배양된 곰팡이의 Colony 수가 Plasma를 조사하지 않은 경우에 비해 줄어드는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 각각의 곰팡이 Colony의 크기도 줄어들었다.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.436-438
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• 2008

에너지와 환경에 대해 사회적인 이슈가 되어 왔으며, 이중 바이오 연료는 친환경적인 연료로 이미 연구를 해오고 있다. 그러나 바이오연료 특성상 질소산화물이 경유에 비해서 20~30%가 더 많이 배출되므로 적용에 따른 환경문제가 대두되었다. 따라서 본 연구는 폐식용유를 이용한 바이오연료를 버너에 적용하여 발생되는 배기가스를 저감할 수 있는 기술을 개발하고자 했다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.19-26
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• 2021

In this paper, we carried out the process modelling and economical analysis of the 500 kg-H₂/d-class green hydrogen production system process based on biomethane from the Food Bio Energy Center in Chungju. As a result of economic analysis, the NPV(Net present value) after 15 years of operation is 3.831 billion won, the PI(Profitability index method) is 1.42. It was found that the project of 500 kg-H₂/d-class green hydrogen production system has a 20.25% of IRR, which is higher than social discount rate of 4.5% and feasibility is ensured.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.21-26
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• 2014

Renewable gas fuels such as biogas and landfill gas have carbon-neutral nature which can reduce carbon dioxide. However, it is necessary to make stable combustion when this fuel is used in power generating SI(spark ignition) gas engines due to its low heating value and non-uniformity. In this study, it was shown that addition of hydrogen can increase combustion stability of gas engine which is running with high inert gas composition. Thermal efficiency and emission characteristics of this engine was also investigated. In addition, a new spark plug with a long electrode was tested and compared with a base spark plug as a way to improve engine efficiency and reduce exhaust emissions.