• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.279-287
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• 2000

코크스 오븐에서 석탄 건류과정 중에 발생하는 석탄 중심의 가스압 특성에 대한 장입탄 수분, 가열속도 및 일반탄 배합비의 영향을 조사하기 위해 이동벽이 있는 pilot 규모의 코크스 오븐(0.45mW$\times$0.1mH$\times$1.2mL)에서 석탄 건류 실험을 수행하였다. 석탄 중심에서의 가열속도가 상업용 코크스 오븐과 비슷한 건류조건에서 장입탄 수분을 감소시켰을 때, 수분 증발 이후 가열속도는 비슷하였으며, 건류 초기 수증기압은 크게 증가하였고, 석탄 중심에서의 가스압은 습탄에 비해 대략 2.5배 증가하였다. 석탄 중심에서의 가열속도가 상업용 코크스 오븐보다 훨씬 빠른 건류조건에서 장입탄 수분을 감소시켰을 때, 수분 증발 이후 가열속도는 크게 감소하였고, 건류 초기 수증기압은 크게 증가하였으며, 석탄중심에서의 가스압은 습탄에 비해 대략 2배 증가하였다. 석탄 가열속도가 상업용 오븐보다 빠른 건류조건에서 장입탄에 일반탄을 첨가하여 일반탄 배합비를 증가시켰을 때 배합탄 중심에서의 가스압은 현저히 감소하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.111-118
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• 2019

Greenhouse gas emissions have a profound effect on global warming. Various environmental regulations have been introduced to reduce the emissions. The largest amount of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, is produced in the steel industry. To decrease carbon dioxide emission, hydrogen-based iron oxide reduction, which can replace carbon-based reduction has received a great attention. Iron production generates various by-product gases, such as cokes oven gas (COG), blast furnace gas (BFG), and Linz-Donawitz gas (LDG). In particular, COG, due to its high concentrations of hydrogen and methane, can be reformed to become a major source of hydrogen for reducing iron oxide. Nevertheless, continuous COG cannot be supplied under actual operation condition of steel industry. To solve this problem, this study proposed to use two alternative COG-based fuel mixtures; one with natural gas and the other with biogas. Reforming study on two types of mixed gas were carried out to evaluate catalyst performance under a variety of operating conditions. In addition, methane conversion and product composition were investigated both theoretically and experimentally.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.636-642
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• 2022

The "Hydrogen Economic Activation Road map" was announced in 2019, and hydrogen demand is expected to exceed 470,000 tons per year in 2022 and keep increasing. Under this circumstance, it has become important to understand the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with various hydrogen production pathways. In this study, the evaluation of life cycle GHG emissions regarding the hydrogen produced as by-product from coke oven gas (COG) in steel mill is conducted. To cover the possible range of operations, three literatures were reviewed and their data of inputs and outputs for the process were adopted for calculation. Life cycle inventories and emission factors were mostly referred to GaBi and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines, respectively. When there are multiple products from a single process, the energy allocation method was applied. Based on these sources and the assumptions, the life cycle emission values of COG-based hydrogen were found to be 3.8 to 4.7 kg/CO₂-eq./kg-H₂.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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• v.25 no.6_3
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• pp.1247-1260
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• 2022

The steel industry accounts for about 5% of the total annual global energy consumption and more than 6% of the total anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, there is a need to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in these industries. The utilization of coke oven gas, a byproduct of the coke plant, is one of the main ways to achieve this goal. Coke oven gas used as a fuel in many steelmaking process is a hydrogen-rich gas with high energy potential, but it is commonly used as a heat source and is even released directly into the air after combustion reactions. In order to solve such resource waste and energy inefficiency, several alternatives have recently been proposed, such as separating and refining hydrogen directly from coke oven gas or converting it to syngas. Therefore, in this study, recent research trends on the separation and purification of hydrogen from coke oven gas and the production of syngas were introduced.