• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.556-566
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• 2002

Gunpo city, a medium sized city formed with a basin is populated with a little more than 270,000 peoples and includes the industrial area with about 600 factories. It has been recognized for a long time that peoples living nearby industrial area have complained on serious air contamination due to the geographical and environmental factors. This study was performed on measurement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and malodor for the air sampled in various places of Gunpo city, and made comparison with VOCs levels in specific area of Seoul. This work would play important role for the efficient management of air contamination of Gunpo city. Samplings were done in the rooftop of eleven village office buildings including Gunpo station in June 12th, 2001. Analytical results indicate that VOCs levels of Gunpo-1-dong, Gunpo station and Kumjungdong regions neighboring industrial area were much higher than the rest of areas, and this fact shows that the origin for air contamination of Gunpo would be industrial area than car exhaustion gases.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.31 no.12
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• pp.1161-1168
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• 2009

This research was conducted on characteristic of offensive odors in Shihwa industrial complex. Result of blocks distribution of TVOC indicates that mechanic block, site D, was the highest concentration (74 ppb). Chemistry block, site A, was the second highest concentration (50 ppb). Also, mixed blocks, metal blocks and park etc. were measured almost similar concentration about 30 ppb, but mixed block, site F, was the place where concentrations were the smallest. Average of TVOC was shown about 35 ppb concentration. Aldehydes including acetaldehyde, butyraldehyde and hydrogen sulfide concentrations were prevalent among offensive odors in Shihwa industrial complex. Comparing the offensive odor intensity mostly about acetaldehyde, butyraldehyde and hydrogen sulfide which contain high offensive odor intensity showed results that sites A, B (chemistry block) and site D, I (mechanic block) site H (metal block) have showed the intensity over 1. In the case of acetaldehyde, relatively the high odor intensities over '2' were able to obtain in many cases. The correlation coefficient (r) for hydrogen sulfide was 0.91, so that high positive correlation exists between offensive odor intensity and the hydrogen sulfide element. Butyraldehyde also showed high positive correlation coefficient, as 0.82. Correlation coefficient of acetaldehyde that had the highest value as offensive odor substance was 0.62, had somewhat correlation with offensive odor intensity.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.346-347
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• 2001

Sampling bag은 비교적 저렴한 가격으로 쉽게 구할 수 있어 VOC 및 악취물질을 분석할 때 널리 사용되고 있다. 그러나 저농도의 분석에서는 흡착으로 인한 농도 변화가 일어날 수 있어 분석결과에 큰 영향을 줄 수 있다고 알려져 있다. 그러나, bag내부에서의 안정도에 대한 충분한 조사가 이루어져 있지 않아 VOC 화합물이 얼마나 bag에서 안정성의 문제가 있는지에 대한 정량적인 이해가 매우 부족한 실정이다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.413-414
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• 2002

도시 대기중 오존과 같은 광화학산화물에 의한 오염의 심각성이 최근 더욱 증대되고 있는 가운데 그 원인의 일부가 휘발성 유기화합물(Volatile Organic Compounds : VOCs)의 배출량 증가라는 것이 확인되었고, 더욱이 일부 VOCS의 경우에는 인체에 발암성을 나타내는 등 직접적으로 유해한 것으로 알려져 세계 각 국에서 VOCs의 감소에 많은 관심을 기울이고 있다. 특히 BTEX는 산업공정에서 많이 사용되는 물질로서 반드시 처리되어야 할 규제대상물질이다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.315-316
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• 2000

유해한 작업 환경지역, 공장밀집 지역 또는 주변 주거 지역의 대기에서 발생하는 악취성분 및 휘발성유기화합물은 환경규제 물질로 분류되고 국내적으로도 이들의 검출 및 정확한 정량적 분석을 위한 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 일반적으로 이들 성분들은 대기중에 미량으로 존재하기 때문에 흡착관 및 canister등에 의한 시료의 포집을 행하고 이들 분석시료를 실험실에서 저온농축과정을 거쳐 GC/FID 혹은 GC/MS등을 사용하여 정량분석을 실시한다. (중략)

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.457-466
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• 2017

Objectives: This study was carried out to investigate the characteristics of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from sewerage facilities such as a sanitary sewers, outlets, and catch basins. In addition, the dominant malodorous VOCs among the compounds in this study were studied. Methods: Waste gas samples were collected at 27 points in a sanitary sewer in commercial and residental areas. The concentrations of seven volatile organic compounds, including benzene and toluene, in the samples were analyzed by gas chromatograph mass spectrophotometer (GC/MS). Odor concentrations were estimated using the concentration data of the VOCs and each compound's threshold limit value. Results: As a result, it appeared that the average concentration of total observed data for acetaldehyde was 15.98 ppb and benzene 1.87 ppb, toluene 82.31 ppb, ethyl benzene 63.12 ppb, m+p-xylene 15.66 ppb, oxylene 18.73 ppb, and styrene 4.39 ppb. VOC concentrations in the commercial area were higher than those in the residential area. VOC concentrations of waste gas emitted from sewer lines was also higher than those at the outlet and in the catch basins. It was estimated that the main malodorous VOC among the seven VOCs was acetaldehyde. Conclusions: As there is little data on VOC concentrations inside sewer facilities in Korea, these data will be helpful for estimating impact assessment of VOCs and establishing a counter-plan for the abatement of VOCs from sewer facilities in the future.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.32 no.12
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• pp.1126-1133
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• 2010

A two-stage biofilter was constructed and utilized to determine the removal efficiency when treating dynamic loading of a mixture of odorous compounds including benzene, toluene, p-xylene, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. A yeast strain, Candida tropicalis, and a sulfur oxidizing bacterial (SOB) strain, Acidithiobacillus caldus sp., were immobilized in polyurethane media and packed in the two-stage biofilter. The experiment of dynamic loading variation was composed of (1) stepwise loading variation of all the odorous compounds (total EC test), (2) stepwise loading variation of each odorous compound, and (3) intermittent loading variation with 2-day-off and 3-day-on. The total EC test showed that the maximum elimination capacity was $61\;g/m^3/hr$ for total VOCs, and 5.2 and $9.1\;g/m^3/hr$ for ammonia and hydrogen, respectively. In addition, the inhibition between VOCs was observed when the loading of each individual VOC was varied. Especially the stepwise increase in toluene loading resulted in decreases of benzene and p-xylene removal efficiencies about 30% and 25%, respectively. However, the inhibition between organic and inorganic compounds was not observed. The intermittent loading variation with 2-day-off and 3-day-on showed that greater than 95% of the overall removal efficiency was restored in two days after the loading resumed. Consequently, the two-stage biofilter packed with immobilized microorganisms showed advantages over conventional biofilters for the simultaneous treatment of the mixture of organic and inorganic odorous compounds.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.497-503
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• 2021

In this study, different methods to coat honeycomb and metal foam substrate with platinum/titania for removing odor gases and volatile organic compounds were investigated. Among them, the powder coating and the nano coating were compared. Scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDX) analysis was used to investigate the surface conditions and exposed platinum composition ratios on honeycomb and metal foam. Also, the catalytic oxidation performance of toluene, trimethylamine and isopropyl alcohol was compared according to the coating method.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.85-96
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• 1999

Biofiltration is an attractive technique for elimination of VOCs and odorous compounds from low-concentration, high-volume waste gas streams because of its simplicity and cost-effectiveness. The objective of this study was to estimate the removal characteristics of Odorous Compounds including $H_2$S, $NH_3$End BTEX in MSW landfill gases. This Study was conducted at Nanjido landfill site. A compost from the Nanjido composting facility was used as a filling material for biofiltration. Extracted landfill gases were injected into biofilter reactors after mixing with air. Experiments were performed in an incubator being set to $20^{\circ}C$ $H_2$S concentrations were monitored at the depths of 25, 50, 75 and 100cm from the bottom Of the biofilter reactors. 98% of $H_2$S was removed at the filling depth of only 25cm. NH$_3$removal rate was about 85%. Toluene removal rate was the highest among BTEX. Significant pH drop of a filling material was not observed during the biofilter operation of 1 month. Without mixing the landfill gas stream with all, the removal rate of $H_2$S decreased down to 30%.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.401-402
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• 2003

TiO$_2$는 광촉매로서 자외선이 조사되면 여기상태로 되어 광활성을 나타내므로, 휘발성 유기화합물(VOCs), 악취, 중금속 물질 등을 제어하는데 널리 사용되고 있다(Lee and Biswas, 1998). TiO$_2$는 기상 및 액상 등 여러 가지 방법으로 제조되고 있는데(Morooka et al., 1989), 본 연구에서는 기상 방법의 하나인 전기가열 튜브로를 이용하여 TiOs 입자를 제조하였다. 즉, TTIP(titanium isopropoxide, Ti[OCH($CH_3$)$_2$]$_4$)와 공기를 전기가열 튜브로의 d열원을 이용하여 반응시키는 방법을 사용하였다. TiO2의 광활성에 영향을 미치는 변수로는 전기로의 온도, TTIP의 초기 농도, carrier gas의 유량, 산화시키기 위한 산소의 양, 수분의 양 등이 있다. (중략)