• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.9
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• pp.763-771
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• 2014

As a preliminary study on the spray behavior characteristics of emulsified fuel, the fuel properties (viscosity, surface tension, and density) and evaporation characteristics of a fuel droplet were investigated. The emulsified fuel was made by mixing diesel and $H_2O_2$. In addition, the macroscopic spray behavior characteristics such as the spray penetrations and spray angles of the emulsified and diesel fuels were compared. The stirring condition of the emulsified fuel was a 9:1 mixture of the diesel fuel and the surfactant span 80. The mixing ratios for the hydrogen peroxide were set at EF2, EF12, EF22, EF32, EF42, EF52, EF62, EF72, EF82, and EF92. The injection pressures were set at 400, 600, 800, and 1000 bar. We found that as the mixing ratio of the hydrogen peroxide was increased from EF2 to EF52, the viscosity of the emulsified fuel increased. However, afterward, the viscosity of the emulsified fuel gradually decreased and approached the viscosity value of the diesel fuel. Therefore, generally oil-in-water emulsions were used for the hydrogen peroxide mixing ratios up to 52 (EF52), and water-in-oil emulsions were used for the hydrogen peroxide mixing ratios above 52. Finally, the spray behavior characteristics (spray penetration and spray angle) of the emulsified fuel were found to be almost independent of the mixing ratio.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.1768-1774
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• 2008

The particulate behaviors of nickel ferrite were investigated under the simulated PWR shutdown chemistry conditions. Temperature of the simulated water with concentration of 0.1 ppm Li and 2,000 ppm B was dropped from $300^{\circ}C$ to $150^{\circ}C$ with a rate of $0.625^{\circ}C/min$ and then constantly maintained at $150^{\circ}C$ under the pressure of 2,500 psi. The on-line particle counting and the concentration measurement of nickel dissolved were performed under 5, 15 and 25 cc/kg $H_2O$ dissolved hydrogen. Experimental results showed that total particle count in the simulated water was not greatly changed for three hydrogen concentrations as temperature was decreased. However, particles were smaller as temperature was decreased and then maintained constantly. The degree of variation in particle size distribution was greater at 15 cc/kg $H_2O$ dissolved hydrogen than any other dissolved hydrogen concentrations. Concentration of nickel ion was increased as temperature was decreased and was higher at 15 cc/kg $H_2O$ dissolved hydrogen than any other dissolved hydrogen concentrations. Theses results show that nickel ferrite is unstable with temperature variation and at dissolved hydrogen concentration of 15 cc/kg $H_2O$.

• The Korean Journal of Petroleum Geology
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• v.7 no.1_2 s.8
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• pp.35-40
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• 1999

Chemical and isotopic compositions of hydrocarbon gases were analyBed to characterize the properties of the shallow gases distributed in the southeastern part of the Ulleung Basin, offshore Korea. Sediments from the core were also analyzed to determine the characteristics and relationship to shallow gases. Hydrocarbon gases in the sediments consisted of methane (697.9-6054.4 ppm), ethane, propane, butane and hexane. The total carbon content of the sediments ranges from 1.84fe to $5.11{\%}$ and the total organic carbon content ranges from $0.29{\%} \;to\; 2.65{\%}$. High C/N ratio (>10) indicates that input of terrestrial organic matter was prevalent at the time of deposition. The methane content and stable isotopic data indicate that hydrocarbon gases from the sediments are identified to be thermogenic gas and mixture of both biogenic and thermal gases. Based on the Rock-Eval and carbon isotopic data, the level of thermal maturity of organic matter in the sediments $(Tmax<425^{\circ}C)$ is lower than that of gas. It suggests that thermal gases in the sediments migrated from the deeper sediments than the penetrated depth.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.30 no.7
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• pp.735-742
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• 2008

In order to evaluate the levels and distribution patterns, the concentrations of PAHs and chlorophenols were investigated in sludge samples discharged from 6 WWTPs located along Nak-dong river and 7 STPs in Busan, Korea. Levels of 16 PAHs and 19 chlorophenols in sludge samples ranged from 1.28 to 44.9 mg/kg dry wt. and from 213 to 3,850 $\mu$g/kg dry wt., respectively. Levels of PAHs in sludge samples except I5 and S4 were detected lower than those of previous studies. The distribution patterns of PAHs and chlorophenols varied with industrial wastewater sludge samples because industrial wastewater sludge had different industrial input sources. However, the distribution patterns of PAHs and chlorophenols in sewage sludge were pretty similar. Phenanthrene, fluoranthene and pyrene were dominant and the fractions of these 3 PAHs relative to 16 PAHs in sewage sludge ranged from 30.8 to 50.7%. 2-chlorophenol is dominated in most sewage sludge samples and the fraction ranged from 36.0 to 66.8%.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.270-274
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• 1988

Samples used for the enrichment culture were collected from the sea water of suspected chronic petroleum contamination in the vicinity of Pusan, Chungmu and Ulsan ports, Korea. Alkaline Iysis and agarose gel electrophoresis techniques were employed to screen these isolates for the presence of plasmid DNA. There were n little differences in the percentage of isolates containing plasmids between sampling sites of unpolluted sen water (22％) and polluted son water (25％). Bacterial isolates taken from the Bunker-C oil enriched culture showed significantly more plasmid incidence (29％). About two thirds of strains grown on a variety of hydrocarbons were Gram negative strains of which 33％ contained one or more plasmids. Multiple plasmids were observed in 23％ of the plasmid-carrying strains. Forty one percent of the plasmids detected were estimated to have a mass of 20 kb or more.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.190.2-190.2
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• 2016

메탄은 변환을 통해 아세틸렌 및 수소와 같은 에너지 생산에 보다 유용한 기체를 얻을 수 있다. 메탄의 열분해 온도는 약 1,200 K로 알려져 있으며, 그 이상의 고온 환경 및 첨가물을 제공한 경우 효과적인 변환을 기대할 수 있다. 이러한 고온 환경 및 화학반응을 제공할 수 있는 시스템으로 열플라즈마 반응로가 있다. 일반적인 열플라즈마는 아크 방전이나 고주파 유도결합 방전으로 플라즈마 발생기에서 발생시킨 이온화된 열유체로 10,000 K 이상의 초고온과 최대 수천 m/s의 특성을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 효율적인 메탄 변환을 위한 저전력 아크 플라즈마 발생기 및 반응로 내부의 온도 및 속도장을 전산모사하여 열유동 특성을 분석하였다. 아크 플라즈마 토치 영역의 전산해석은 전자기적 현상과 고온 열유동의 유체역학적 현상이 함께 작용하므로 기존에 사용되고 있는 전산유체 역학적인 방법론에 전자기적 현상에 대한 보존 방정식이 결합된 자기유체역학(Magnetohydrodynamic, MHD)방법을 이용하였고, 반응기 내부의 복잡한 열유동은 안정적인 계산이 가능한 상용 전산 유체역학(Computational Fluids Dynamics, CFD) 코드를 MHD 코드를 이용한 전산해석 결과 및 고온 물성치와 결합하여 해석하였다. 전산해석에 사용된 운전 변수로는 방전기체인 아르곤과 수소의 전체 유량을 45 L/min 으로 고정하고 수소의 비율을 0%, 6%, 12.5%, 20%로 하였으며, 각 유량 조건에서 입력 전력을 0.7 ~ 2.5 KW로 변화시켜 전체 15종의 운전조건에 따른 전산해석을 수행하여 각각의 운전변수에 따라 입력전력 기준 오차 1 ~ 28%에 해당하는 결과를 도출하였다. 본 연구를 통해 개발된 전산해석 방법을 이용하여 다양한 조건에서 아크 플라즈마 반응로 내부의 온도 및 속도장에 대한 전산해석 결과를 제시하였고, 효율적인 메탄 변환 공정을 개발하기 위한 아크 플라즈마 반응로의 설계조건 및 운전 조건을 제시할 수 있는 기반을 확보하였다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.232-239
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• 2021

In order to develop a novel system named "thermal medium and gas circulation type pyrolysis system," this study was conducted to obtain basic data for process simulation before performing the pyrolysis experiment. Polypropylene (PP) was chosen as model material in the basic pyrolysis experiment instead of waste plastic and fluidized sand (hereinafter referred to as "sand"), and it was used as a heat transfer material in the "thermal medium and gas circulation type pyrolysis system." Ni was impregnated as an active catalyst on the sand to promote catalytic pyrolysis. The basic physical properties of PP were analyzed using a thermogravimetric analyzer, and pyrolysis was performed at 600 ℃ in an N₂ atmosphere to produce liquid oil. The distribution of the carbon number of the liquid oil generated through the catalytic pyrolysis reaction was analyzed using GC/MS. We investigated the effects of varying the pyrolysis space velocity and catalyst amount on the yield of liquid oil and the carbon number distribution of the liquid oil. Using Ni/sand, the yield of liquid oil was increased except with the pyrolysis condition of 10 wt% Ni/sand at a space velocity of 30,000 h^-1, and the composition of C₆ ~ C₁₂ hydrocarbons increased. With increases in the space velocity, higher yields of liquid oil were obtained, but the composition of C₆ ~ C₁₂ hydrocarbons was reduced. With 1 wt% Ni/sand, the oil yield obtained was greater than that obtained with 10 wt% Ni/sand. In summary, when 1 wt% Ni/sand was used at a space velocity of 10,000 h^-1, the oil yield was 60.99 wt% and the composition of C₆ ~ C₁₂ hydrocarbons was highest at 42.06 area%.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.133-142
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• 2008

Five intensive measurements of particulate PAHs were made at a roadside in Seoul from May 2005 to June 2006. The average concentration of particulate PAHs was $15.1{\pm}10.6ng\;m^{-3}$. The high concentrations of particulate fluoranthene and pyrene were observed in November 2005 due to the influence of the lower ambient temperature. Compared to the previous results at tunnel and ambient sites in Seoul, larger fraction of the high molecular PAH compounds which consist with five or six benzene rings, was observed at a roadside. This might indicate high influence of vehicle emission at a roadside. The distribution of diagnostic ratios for specific PAH compounds indicated that the influence of vehicular emission, especially diesel vehicular emission seems to be high at a roadside.

• Clean Technology
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.185-192
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• 2023

This study was conducted to obtain basic process simulation data before conducting pyrolysis experiments for the development of a thermochemical conversion system by recirculation of heat carrier and gases thereby. In this study, polypropylene (PP) was used as a pyrolysis sample material as an alternative to waste plastics, and fluid sand was used as a heat transfer medium in the system. Manganese (Mn) was chosen as the catalyst for the pyrolysis experiment, and the catalyst pyrolysis was performed by impregnating it in the sand. The basic properties of PP were analyzed using a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA), and liquid oil was generated through catalytic pyrolysis under a nitrogen atmosphere at 600℃. The carbon number distribution of the generated liquid oil was confirmed by GC/MS analysis. In this study, the effects of the presence and the amount of Mn loading on the yield of liquid oil and the distribution of hydrocarbons in the oil were investigated. When Mn/sand was used, the residue decreased and the oil yield increased compared to pyrolysis using sand alone. In addition, as the Mn loading increased, the ratio of C₆~C₉ range gasoline in the liquid oil gradually increased, and the distribution of diesel and heavy oil with more carbon atoms than C₁₀ in the oil decreased. In conclusion, it was found that using Mn as a catalyst and changing the amount of Mn could increase the yield of liquid oil and increase the gasoline ratio in the product.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.155-164
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• 2010

Emission from biomass combustion such as meat charbroiling is an important source of organic aerosol. Since source profiles are necessary input profiles for source apportionment of aerosol by a chemical mass balance model, meat cooking organic source profiles are developed by measuring organic marker compounds, including palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid and cholesterol as well as PAH compounds. Emissions from meat and pork charbroiling are collected on quartz filters with a PM10-high volume sampler, extracted with organic solvents, derivatized with diazomethane/TMS and analyzed by GC/MS isotope dilution method. Organic and elemental carbon are also analyzed by an OCEC analyzer. Wt.% of cholesterol to the organic carbon(OC) content from beef and pork charbroiling is only 0.056 and 0.062, but wt. % of all saturated fatty acids to the OC content from beef and pork charbroiling is 2.727 and 2.022, and the wt% of all unsaturated fatty acids to the OC content is 0.278 and 0.438, respectively. Content of total PAH compounds to the OC content from beef charbroiling is higher than that from pork charbroiling, and those are 0.116 wt% and 0.044 wt%. Among PAH compounds benzo(a)pyrene as a single compound is account for 0.0071 wt% and 0.0023 wt% of OC content from beef and pork charbroiling. Ratios of marker compound to cholesterol are calculated, and those values are in good agreement with the values already reported at the food cooking emission, indicating that they can be used as organic source profiles for the apportionment of organic aerosol.