• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2011

This study discribes performance of DEFC (Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell) utilized bio-ethanol based on fruit wastes. To produce the bio-ethanol, fruit wastes were treated at temperature $120^{\circ}C$ and 90minutes in acid pre-treatment. After pre-treatment was done, alcohol fermentation process was running. Initial alcohol concentration was 5%. Using the multi coloumn distillation system, more than 95% ethanol was distilled and each component of bio-ethanol was analyzed. In DEFC performance test, it was revealed that cell performance was much higher than that of ethanol. Comparing ethanol with mixed fuel (bio-ethanol (10%) + ethanol (90%)), the performance of ethanol was higher than that of mixed fuel. Even though the bio-ethanol from the fruit wastes is corresponded with transport ethanol standards, it thought that organic matter in bio-ethanol could be negative effect on fuel cell.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.114-121
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• 2009

There are increased in using the bio-ethanol, as the carbon neutral attracts many researchers due to a reduction in carbon dioxide spotted as the global warming gas. A gasoline engine with 100% of the bioethanol was developed and used in Brazil already, but researches of using the bio-ethanol in diesel engines are lack. In this study, combustion tests with blend fuel of the gas oil and bio ethanol by 50% maximally due to a low cetane number of bio-ethanol were accomplished as a basic study of introduction of using the bioethanol in diesel engines. The result was that smoke emission was decreased with increase in proportion of the bio-ethanol, due to the increase of a amount of pre-mixed combustion with ignition delay. Although the amount of $CO_2$ is reduced according as the bio-ethanol is used(carbon neutral), the emission of $CO_2$ with increase in the proportion of the bio-ethanol was more increased due to lower a heat value of bio-ethanol than gas oil.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2010

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of air-fuel ratio on the combustion and emissions characteristics of spark ignition (SI) gasoline engine fueled with bio-ethanol. A 1.6L SI engine with 4 cylinders was tested on EC dynamometer. In addition, lambda sensor and lambda meter were connected with universal ECU to control the lambda value which is varied from 0.7 to 1.3. The engine performance and combustion characteristics of bio-ethanol fuel were compared to those obtained by pure gasoline. Furthermore, the exhaust emissions such as carbon monoxide (CO), unburned hydrocarbon (HC), oxides of nitrogen ($NO_X$) and carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) were measured by emission analyzers. The results showed that the brake torque and cylinder pressure of bio-ethanol fuel were slightly higher than those of gasoline fuel. Brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) of bio-ethanol was increased while brake specific energy consumption (BSEC) was decreased. The exhaust emissions of bio-ethanol fuel were lower than those of gasoline fuel under overall experimental conditions. However, the specific emission characteristics of the engine with bio-ethanol fuel were influenced by air-fuel ratio.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.582-588
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• 2008

An experimental investigation was conducted to investigate the effect of Bio-ethanol fuel on the engine performance and exhaust emission characteristics under various engine operating conditions. To investigate the effect of bio-ethanol fuel, the commercial 1.6L SI engine equipped with 4 cylinder was tested on EC dynamometer. The engine performance including brake torque, brake specific fuel consumption, and barke specific energy consumption of bio-ethanol fuel was compared to those obtained by pure gasoline. Furthermore, the exhaust emissions were analyzed in terms of regulated exhaust emissions such as unburned hydrocarbon, oxides of nitrogen, and carbon monoxide.Result of this work shows that the effect of blending of ethanol to gasoline caused drastic decrease of emissions under various operating conditions. Also, improved engine performance such as brake torque and brake power were indicated for bio-ethanol fuel.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2012

This article is about using the fuel mixed with 10% and 20% bio-ethanol to gasoline for the engine as a way to reduce carbon emission before commercializing future automobiles like fuel cell cars. The fuel mixed with 10% and 20% bio-ethanol showed output equivalent to that of the previous gasoline fuel. CO and $CO_2$ emission was somewhat reduced, but the difference was not significant. And the consumption of the fuel increased slightly. However, bio-ethanol is produced from bio mass growing with the absorption of carbon dioxide, so the total amount of carbon dioxide did not increase according to the result. In NOx, as the use of ethanol increases, the effect of reduction gets greater, and the emission of oxygen showed almost no change compared with gasoline.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제39권7호
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• pp.609-615
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• 2015

본 연구는 직접분사식 가솔린엔진에서 공기 과잉률 및 바이오에탄올-가솔린 혼합연료의 혼합비에 따른 연소특성과 배기배출물 특성을 실험적으로 규명한 것이다. 다양한 공기 과잉률 및 혼합비 조건에서 실험을 수행하였으며, 연소실 압력, 열발생률, 연료소비율 등을 통해 연소특성을 분석하였으며, 배기배출물 특성은 미연탄화수소(HC), 일산화탄소(CO), 질소산화물($NO_x$) 분석을 통해 확인하였다. 혼합연료의 실험결과는 100% 가솔린 및 바이오에탄올 실험결과와 비교하였다. 실험결과 최고연소압력과 열발생률, 제동연료소비율은 혼합비의 증가에 따라 증가하였으며, CO, HC, $NO_x$와 같은 배기배출물은 바이오 에탄올 혼합비율이 증가함에 따라 감소하였다. 혼합연료의 배기배출물 수준은 가솔린 보다 낮게 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.1630-1636
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• 2010

During the fermentation process of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, yeast cells must rapidly respond to a wide variety of external stresses in order to survive the constantly changing environment, including ethanol stress. The accumulation of ethanol can severely inhibit cell growth activity and productivity. Thus, the response to changing ethanol concentrations is one of the most important stress reactions in S. cerevisiae and worthy of thorough investigation. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between ethanol tolerance in S. cerevisiae and a unique protein called alcohol sensitive RING/PHD finger 1 protein (Asr1p). A real-time PCR showed that upon exposure to 8% ethanol, the expression of Asr1 was continuously enhanced, reaching a peak 2 h after stimulation. This result was confirmed by monitoring the fluorescence levels using a strain with a green fluorescent protein tagged to the C-terminal of Asr1p. The fluorescent microscopy also revealed a change in the subcellular localization before and after stimulation. Furthermore, the disruption of the Asr1 gene resulted in hypersensitivity on the medium containing ethanol, when compared with the wild-type strain. Thus, when taken together, the present results suggest that Asr1 is involved in the response to ethanol stress in the yeast S. cerevisiae.

• 공업화학
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.517-521
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• 2009

본 연구는 다양한 갈조류를 이용한 바이오 에탄올 생산을 실험하였다. 갈조류 다당류는 alginate와 laminaran으로 구성되어 있으며, 이를 단당류로 가수분해하면 바이오 에탄올을 생산 할 수 있는 가능성이 높다. 본 연구에서는 열처리와 산 처리 이용하여 갈조류를 당화하고 이를 통한 바이오 에탄올 생산을 확인고자 한다. 에탄올 발효에는 Saccharomyces cerevisiae KCCM1129와 Pachysolen tannophilus KCTC 7937를 이용하였으며, 에탄올 발효효율은 모자반이나 톳보다 다시마에서 월등히 높았다. 다시마를 이용한 최적 전처리 조건에서의 발효 결과 Saccharomyces cerevisiae KCCM1129와 Pachysolen tannophilus KCTC 7937에서 각각 1.83 g/L, 1.96 g/L의 에탄올 생산을 확인 할 수 있었다. 반면, 모자반과 톳에서의 최대 생산량은 0.22 g/L로 매우 낮았다.

• 공업화학
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.154-161
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• 2010

본 연구는 갈조류인 다시마를 이용한 생물학적 바이오 에탄올 생산 과정에서 산 및 염 농도가 미치는 영향과 다시마에 포함된 다당류 성분 중 에탄올로 전환 가능한 유용 기질에 대해 연구하였다. 다시마를 이용한 에탄올 발효에는 Saccharomyces cerevisiae KCCM1129를 이용하였으며, 고압멸균기를 이용한 열 처리 다시마에서 최대 2.09 g/L의 에탄올 생산을 확인할 수 있었다. 산 전처리 과정을 통해 1.0 N HCl에서 최대 3.95 g/L의 환원당이 생성되었으나 에탄올 생산은 오히려 산 처리를 하지 않은 배지에서 더욱 높게 나타났다. 산 처리시 생성되는 염의 영향을 확인 결과 염 농도의 증가에 따라 에탄올 발효가 저해되는 것을 확인할 수 있다. 갈조류 주요 구성 다당류를 이용한 발효에서 mannitol만이 열처리에서 최대 3.09 g/L까지 에탄올로 전환 가능한 것으로 확인되었으며, laminaran의 경우 0.1 N HCl을 처리하였을 때 0.15 g/L의 소량의 에탄올 생산이 확인되었으며, 산 처리에서 세포 성장이 다른 기질에 비해 크게 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.433-437
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• 2016

Consumption of high doses of ethanol can lead to amnesia, which often manifests as a blackout. These blackouts experienced by ethanol consumers may be a major cause of the social problems associated with excess ethanol consumption. However, there is currently no established treatment for preventing these ethanol-induced blackouts. In this study, we tested the ethanol extract of the roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM) for its ability to mitigate ethanol-induced behavioral and synaptic deficits. To test behavioral deficits, an object recognition test was conducted in mouse. In this test, ethanol (1 g/kg, i.p.) impaired object recognition memory, but SM (200 mg/kg) prevented this impairment. To evaluate synaptic deficits, NMDA receptor-mediated excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) and long-term potentiation (LTP) in the mouse hippocampal slices were tested, as they are known to be vulnerable to ethanol and are associated with ethanol-induced amnesia. SM (10 and $100{\mu}g/ml$) significantly ameliorated ethanol-induced long-term potentiation and NMDA receptor-mediated EPSP deficits in the hippocampal slices. Therefore, these results suggest that SM prevents ethanol-induced amnesia by protecting the hippocampus from NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity deficits induced by ethanol.