• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.50 no.1
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• pp.76-82
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• 2012

Biomass and coal are great potential energy sources for gasification process. These solids can be gasified to produce syngas and bio-oil which can be upgraded further to transportation fuel. Two biomass and three coals have been gasified with steam in a thermobalance reactor under atmospheric pressure in order to evaluate their kinetic rate information The effects of gasification temperature ($600{\sim}850^{\circ}C$) and partial pressure of steam (30~90 kPa) on the gasification rate have been investigated. The three different types of gas-solids reaction models have been applied to the experimental data to compare their predictions of reaction behavior. The modified volumetric reaction model predicts the conversion data well, thus that model was used to evaluate kinetic parameters in this study. The gasification reactivity of five solids has been compared. The obtained activation energy of coal and biomass gasification were well in the reasonable range. The expression of apparent reaction rates for steam gasification of five solids have been proposed as basic information for the design of coal gasification processes.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.292-302
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• 2009

The wet oxidation of phenol has been investigated at temperatures from 150 to $250^{\circ}C$ and oxygen partial pressures from 25.8 to 75.0 bar with initial pH of 1.0 to 12.0 and initial phenol concentration of 10 g/l. Chemical Oxygen Demand COD has bee measured to estimate the oxidation rate. Reaction intermediates have been identified and their concentration profiles have been determined using liquid chromatography. The destruction rate of phenol have shown the first-order kinetics with respect to phenol and the changes in COD during wet oxidation have been described well with the lumped model. The impact of various homogeneous catalysts, such as $Cu^{2+}$, $Fe^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Co^{2+}$ and $Ce^{3+}$ ions, on the destruction rate of phenol and COD has also been studied. The homogeneous catalyst of $CuSO_4$ has been found to be the most effective for the destruction of phenol and COD during wet oxidations. The destruction rate of formic acid formed during wet oxidations of phenol have increased as increasing temperature and $CuSO_4$ concentration. The final concentrations of acetic acid which has been formed during wet oxidations and difficult to oxidize have increased with reaction temperature and with decrease in the catalyst load.

• Clean Technology
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.413-420
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• 2017

The batch experiments and response surface methodology (RSM) have been applied to the investigation of the Cs adsorption with zeolite X synthesized using coal fly ash generated from the thermal power plant. Regression equation formulated for Cs adsorption was represented as a function of response variables. The model was highly relevant because the decision coefficient ($r^2$) was 0.9630. It was confirmed from the statistical results that the removal efficiency of Cs was affected by the order of experimental factors as pH > Cs concentration > temperature. The adsorption kinetics were more accurately represented by a pseudo second-order model. The maximum adsorption capacity calculated from the Langmuir isotherm model was $151.52mg\;g^{-1}$ at 293 K. Also, according to the thermodynamic parameters calculated from Vant Hoff equation, it could be confirmed that the adsorption reaction was an endothermic reaction and a spontaneous process.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.47-53
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• 2014

Effective treatment and energy conversion technologies are necessary due to the ban of the dumping of organic waste including the sewage sludge. In this study, the kinetics of pyrolysis and combustion were derived in a TGA and thermobalance reactor, which is essential for thermal conversion of sewage sludge to energy. Three steps are shown for the pyrolysis in TGA and the different pre-exponential factors and activation energies are derived depending on the temperature range. Three models of gassolid reaction were applied to the reaction kinetics analysis for the combustion of sewage sludge char and shrinking core model was an appropriated model. Apparent activation energy and pre-exponential factor were evaluated and the effect of oxygen partial pressure was examined.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.90-96
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• 2018

Reaction characteristics and kinetics of a oxygen carrier (OCN717-R1SU) for chemical looping combustion (CLC) have been investigated using TGA by changing gas concentration (10-30 vol.% $CH_4$) and reaction temperature ($825-900^{\circ}C$). Reaction rate of OCN717-R1SU increased as temperature increased and it was found that reaction is delayed at the initial reaction regime. Johnson-Mehl-Avrami (JMA) model was adopted to explain the reaction phenomenon. The activation energy (E) determined by JMA model in reduction reaction of OCN717-R1SU is $151.7{\pm}2.03kJ/mol$ and pre-exponential factor and JMA exponent were also obtained. The parameters calculated in this study will be applied in design of the reactor and operation conditions for CLC process.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 1998.06a
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• pp.3-7
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• 1998

본 연구에서는 광산 인근 토양에서 산성비를 비롯한 침출수에 의한 지하 환경 오염 메카니즘을 검토하고, 오염 방지 및 교정과 대안의 효과를 정량화 하기 위한 방안을 고찰하였다. 이를 위하여 중금속인 비소의 오염도가 높은 토양을 대상으로 인위적 산성용액에 의한 비소의 용출을 실험적으로 검토하였다. 한편, 산성 침출오염수에 의한 지하 환경의 오염을 방지하기 위하여 석회석을 활용한 토양의 안정화방법의 효과를 살펴보았다. 오염된 시료토양에 포함된 비소는 pH 1 이하의 강산성 용액일수록 격렬히 용출되었으며, pH 값이 낮아질 수록 최대 용출량은 증가되는 것으로 나타났다. 석회석에 의한 토양 안정화방안은 매우 효과적이었으며, 석회석에 의한 산성용액의 중화반응 특성식은 미반응 핵 모델중에서 화학반응이 속도지배인 특성식에 잘 부합되는 것으로 보여진다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.185-193
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• 2004

A physical model experiment was conducted using a sand and gravel-filled tank model, to investigate the influence on the GPR response of LNAPL vapor phase effects in the unsaturated zone and of residual phase of LNAPL trapped in the saturated zone. Background measurements of GPR were made with only water in the tank using a fluctuating water table model. Gasoline was, then, injected into the bottom of the model tank to simulate a subsurface discharge from a leaking pipe or tank at depth, obtaining GPR data with rising and lowering of water table. Results from the experiment show the GPR sensitivity to the changes in the moisture content in the vadose zone and its effectiveness for monitoring minor fluctuation of the water table. The results also demonstrate a potential of GPR for monitoring possible vapor phase effects of volatile hydrocarbons in the vadose zone as a function of time, and for detecting the effects of residual phase of hydrocarbons in the water saturated system. In addition, the results provide the basis for a strategy that has the potential to successfully detect and delineate residual LNAPL contamination in the water-saturated system at field sites where the conditions are similar to those simulated in the physcial models described herein.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.74-81
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• 2016

Study on chlorination of ilmenite ore were carried out by using PVC(polyvinyl chloride) as the chlorinating agent in a static bed reactor for selective removal of iron. The effect of amount of PVC and reaction temperature were investigated. It was found that the removal ratio of iron increased with amount of PVC and temperature. After reaction with HCl gas generated from PVC, porous surface of the specimens were observed. As a result, HCl gas could react with iron in the central portion of ilmenite particle through these pores. Examination of data using kinetic model suggest that the selective chlorination rate is controlled by chemical reaction at the interface of particles. The activation energy for the selective chlorination of ilmenite using PVC was calculated as 20.47 kJ/mol.

• Proceedings of the KSMRM Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.35-35
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• 2003

목적： 나노 산화철 입자 및 생고분자인 PCL(Polycarprolacton)로 표면 코팅한 T2 MR 조영제를 합성하고 동물 종양 모델을 이용하여 In vivo 특성을 조사하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법： $FeC1_2$.$4H_2$O와 $FeC1_3$.$6H_2$O을 무게비를 1：2로 정량하여 첨가하고 NaOH 혹은 TMAOH로 pH를 조절한후 PCL를 첨가하여 magnetite가 생성되는 동시에 고분자로서 코팅을 한후 증류수로 여러번 씻어준다. TEM, SEM, DLS 및 IR spectroscopy와 SQUID등을 측정하여 최종 반응물의 입자크기, 자성, 코팅 상태등을 평가하였다. 최소의 입자크기를 형성하는데 필요한 실험 조건을 찾기 위해 반응온도, 코팅할 고분자의 함량, 교반속도별로 실험하여서 최적의 조건을 찾으려 하였다. 토끼의 간에 VX2 암종을 이식한 동물 모델을 이용하여 PCL로 표면 코팅된 나노자성체의 in vivo 영상 특성을 알아보았다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Cognitive Science Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.25-30
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• 2000

KUeyes(Korea University's eyes)는 인간의 시각 정보처리 과정을 모델로 하여 고려대학교 인공시각연구센터에서 개발된, 스테레오 컬러 영상을 실시간으로 처리할 수 있는 능동시각 시스템이다. 실시간 처리를 위하여 KUeyes는 병렬 처리가 가능하도록 개발된 영상 획득 및 영상 처리 모듈을 가지고 있으며, 다해상도 영상 변환 기법을 사용하여 입력 영상의 처리속도를 증진시키고 있다. 이 시스템은 외형적으로는 처리된 영상에 따라 반응하여 움직이는 10-자유도의 헤드 아이 시스템으로 구성되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 영상의 칼라 정보와 움직임 정보 등을 실시간으로 분석하여 지능적이고 빠르게 개체를 탐지하고 추적하는 인간의 시각 반응 및 인식 모델을 KUeyes에 탑재하여 구현하고 실험하였다. 실험에서 얻어진 결과는 KUeyes가 인간의 시각, 인식시스템을 적절히 모델링하고 있음을 보여 주었다. 이는 KUeyes의 작동 방식과 거기에 탑재된 영상 처리 기법들이 인간의 시각 정보처리 과정을 이해하는데 매우 적합한 것임을 시사한다.