• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.588-598
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• 2017

현재 수송용 연료 첨가제로 유통되고 있는 바이오에탄올은 주로 옥수수와 사탕수수와 같은 식용(1세대) 바이오매스를 활용하여 생산된 것으로 농산물 가격상승 및 윤리적인 차원에서 다양한 문제점을 유발할 수 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 비식용 자원인 목질계 바이오매스를 활용할 수 있는데, 그 예로 짚과 Bagasse (사탕수수 찌꺼기)와 같은 농업부산물과 목재가공 산업에서 발생하는 톱밥 등의 임업 부산물 등이 있다. 따라서 목질계 바이오에탄올 생산은 2세대 바이오매스의 효과적인 활용 경로가 될 수 있으며, 그 원료는 1세대 자원보다 풍부하며 저렴한 원료의 확보가 가능하다. 이러한 바이오연료를 사용함으로써 얻게 되는 가장 큰 장점으로는 화석연료와 달리 환경에 미치는 영향을 최소화하여 온실가스 감축에 기여하는 것을 들 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 목질계 바이오에탄올 활용을 통해 이루어질 수 있는 온실가스 감축효과와 ASEAN 국가(인도네시아, 말레이시아, 태국, 필리핀)에서 현재 시행되고 있는 재생에너지에 대한 정부 정책을 연구하였다. 이러한 네 국가에서는 바이오연료에 관한 많은 정책과 인센티브 등이 발전되어 왔으며, 이산화탄소 배출 감축 목표와 바이오연료 의무 혼합률을 점차 증가시킬 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.609-628
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• 2015

Thie study presents the biomass-derived jet (bio-jet) fuel production technologies for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction in aviation sector. The aviation sector is responsible for the 2% of the world anthropogenic $CO_2$ emissions and the 10% of the fuel consumption: airlines' costs for fuel reach 30% of operating costs. In addition, the aviation traffic is expected to double within 15 years from 2012, while fuel consumption and $CO_2$ emissions should double in 25 years. Biojet fuels have been claimed to be one of the most promising and strategic solutions to mitigate aviation emissions. This jet fuel, additionally, must meet ASTM International specifications and potentially be a100% drop-in replacement for current petroleum jet fuel. In this study, the current technologies for producing renewable jet fuels, categorized by alcohols-to-jet, oil-to-jet, syngas-to-jet, and sugar-to-jet pathways are reviewed for process, economic analysis and life cycle assessment (LCA) on conversion pathways to bio-jet fuel.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.257-266
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• 2016

Nitrogen is one of the most critical nutrients affecting cell growth and biochemical composition of microalgae, ultimately determining the lipid or carbohydrate productivity for biofuels. In order to investigate the effect of nitrogen sources on the cell growth and biochemical composition of the marine microalga Tetraselmis sp., nine different N sources, including NaNO₃, KNO₃, NH₄NO₃, NH₄HCO₃, NH₄Cl, CH₃COONH₄, urea, glycine, and yeast extract were compared at the given concentration of 8.82 mM. Higher biomass concentration was achieved under organic nitrogen sources, such as yeast extract (2.23 g L⁻¹) and glycine (1.62 g L⁻¹), compared to nitrate- (1.45 g L⁻¹) or ammonium-N (0.98 g L⁻¹). All ammonium sources showed an inhibition of cell growth, but accumulated higher lipids, showing a maximum content of 28.3% in ammonium bicarbonate. When Tetraselmis sp. was cultivated using yeast extract, the highest lipid productivity of 36.0 mg L⁻¹ d⁻¹ was achieved, followed by glycine 21.5 mg L⁻¹ d⁻¹ and nitrate 19.9 mg L⁻¹ d⁻¹. Ammonium bicarbonate resulted in the lowest lipid productivity of 14.4 mg L⁻¹ d⁻¹. The major fatty acids in Tetraselmis sp. were palmitic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids, regardless of the nutritional compositions, indicating the suitability of this species for biodiesel production.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.177-183
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 거대해조류 중 갈조류에 속하는 모자반으로부터 환원당 및 platform chemicals로 알려진 levulinic acid의 생산을 위하여 묽은 산 촉매를 이용한 수열가수분해법을 수행하였다. 반응조건의 최적화를 위하여 반응표면분석법을 적용하였다. 모자반으로부터 환원당과 levulinic acid의 생성에 미치는 반응인자들의 영향 및 상호작용을 알아본 결과, 실험조건 내에서 반응온도, 촉매농도, 반응시간이 낮거나 짧을수록 많은 양의 환원당이 생성되었다. 반면에 높은 반응온도와 촉매농도에서 levulinic acid 농도가 증가하였고, 일정 반응시간 이후에는 크게 영향을 미치지 못하였다. 환원당 생성에 있어서 최적의 반응조건은 반응온도 $160.1^{\circ}C$, 촉매농도 1.0%, 그리고 반응시간 20.2분의 조건에서 15.28 g/l가 생성되었다. 또한 $189.5^{\circ}C$, 2.93%, 48.8분의 조건에서 2.65 g/l의 levulinic acid를 얻었다. 이러한 결과는 해양자원 중 거대 해조류로부터 당과 platform chemicals을 확보할 수 있는 가능성을 제시함으로써 화석자원의 대체에 활용할 기본정보를 제공하고자 하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.412-418
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• 2023

The surge in the oil prices, increasing global population, climate change, and waste management problems are the major issues which have led to the development of biofuels from lignocellulosic wastes. Cellulosic or second generation (2G) bioethanol is produced from lignocellulosic biomass via pretreatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation. Pretreatment of lignocellulose is of considerable interest due to its influence on the technical, economic and environmental sustainability of cellulosic ethanol production. In this study, furniture waste sawdust was subjected to alkaline peroxide (H₂O₂) for the production of reducing sugars. Sawdust was pretreated at different concentrations from 1-3% H₂O₂ (v/v) loadings at a pH of 11.5 for a residence time of 15-240 min at 50, 75 and 90 ℃. Optimum pretreatment conditions, such as time of reaction, operating temperature, and concentration of H₂O₂, were varied and evaluated on the basis of the amount of total reducing sugars produced. It was found that the changes in the amount of lignin directly affected the yield of reducing sugars. A maximum of 50% reduction in the lignin composition was obtained, which yielded a maximum of 75.3% total reducing sugars yield and 3.76 g/L of glucose. At optimum pretreatment conditions of 2% H₂O₂ loading at 75 ℃ for 150 min, 3.46 g/L glucose concentration with a 69.26% total reducing sugars yield was obtained after 48 hr. of the hydrolysis process. Pretreatment resulted in lowering of crystallinity and distortion of the sawdust after the pretreatment, which was further confirmed by XRD and SEM results.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.561-569
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• 2023

푸르푸랄(furfural)은 리그노셀룰로오스 바이오매스(lignocellulose biomass)의 헤미셀룰로오스(hemicellulose) 성분 중 하나인 자일로스(xylose)로부터 생산되는 플랫폼 화학물질이다. 푸르푸랄은 페놀류 화합물이나 바이오 연료 등의 중요한 원료로 사용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 푸르푸랄 생산공정에서 일반적으로 사용되는 산 촉매인 황산(sulfuric acid)과 친환경적 촉매인 포름산(formic acid) 두 가지 촉매를 이용하여 회분식 반응 시스템(batch system)에서 자일로스로부터 푸르푸랄을 생산하기 위한 조건을 비교 및 최적화하였다. 자일로스의 초기 농도(10 g/L~100 g/L), 반응 온도(140~200 ℃), 황산 촉매(1~3 wt%), 포름산 촉매(5~10 wt%), 반응 시간에 따라 자일로스로부터 푸르푸랄 수율에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 촉매 종류에 따른 최적 조건은 다음과 같았다. 황산 촉매의 경우, 3 wt%의 촉매농도, 50 g/L의 초기 자일로스 농도, 180 ℃의 온도 10분의 반응시간에서 최대 58.97%의 푸르푸랄 수율을 얻었다. 포름산 촉매의 겨우, 5 wt%의 촉매농도, 50 g/L의 초기 자일로스 농도, 180 ℃의 온도, 150분 반응 시간에서 65.32%의 푸르푸랄 수율을 확보하였다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.132-135
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• 2009

바이오 디젤과 바이오 에탄올과 같은 바이오 연료의 상용화가 최근 주목할 만하며, 특히 2000년 이후에 그 생산량이 급격히 증가하였다. 세계적으로는 바이오 디젤의 생산량이 83억 리터에 이르고 있다. 유럽이 전체생산량의 80%를 생산하고 있으며, 오늘날 많은 국가에서 바이오 디젤을 상용화하고 있고, 세금감면과 재정적인 인센티브로 세계시장규모가 괄목할 만한 성장을 거두었다. 국내의 경우 이미 수송용 연료로 사용되고 있는 반면에 아직 발전용 연료로는 사용되지 않고 있다. 특히 정부에서는 신재생에너지 확대보급 정책에 따라 2012년까지 전체 발전량의 3%를 신재생에너지로 확보할 계획이다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 바이오 디젤의 발전용 연료화를 통한 기대효과를 분석하였으며, 현재 운영중인 유류발전소 등에 적용시 기대효과에 대하여 평가하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.1476-1484
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• 2015

Three endoxylanase-encoding genes from the moderately themophilic chemoorganotrophic bacterium Melioribacter roseus were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Genes xyl2091 (Mros_2091) and xyl2495 (Mros_2495) encode GH10 family hydrolases, whereas xyl2090 (Mros_2090) represents the GH30 family. In addition to catalytic domains, Xyl2090 and Xyl2091 contain carbohydrate-binding modules that could facilitate their binding to xylans and Por sorting domains associated with the sorting of proteins from the periplasm to the outer membrane, where they are covalently attached. Recombinant endoxylanase Xyl2495 exhibited a high specific activity of 1,920 U/mg on birchwood xylan at 40℃. It is active at low temperatures, exhibiting more than 30% of the maximal activity even at 0℃. Endoxylanases Xyl2090 and Xyl2091 have lower specific activities but higher temperature optima at 80℃ and 65℃, respectively. Analysis of xylan hydrolysis products revealed that Xyl2090 generates xylo-oligosaccharides longer than xylopentaose. Xylose and xylobiose are the major products of xylan hydrolysis by the recombinant Xyl2091 and Xyl2495. No activity against cellulose was observed for all enzymes. The presence of three xylanases ensures efficient xylan hydrolysis by M. roseus. The highly processive "free" endoxylanase Xyl2495 could hydrolyze xylan under moderate temperatures. Xylan hydrolysis at elevated temperatures could be accomplished by concerted action of two cell-bound xylanases; Xyl2090 that probably degrades xylans to long xylo-oligosaccharides, and Xyl2091 hydrolyzing them to xylose and xylobiose. The new endoxylanases could be useful for saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass in biofuels production, bleaching of paper pulp, and obtaining low molecular weight xylooligosaccharides.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.289-309
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• 2019

Marine microalgae have long been used as food additives and feeds for juvenile fish and invertebrates as their nutritional content is beneficial for humans and marine aquaculture species. Recently, they have also been recognized as a promising source for cosmeceutical, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical products as well as biofuels. Marine microalgae of various species are rich in multiple anti-oxidant phytochemicals and their bioactive components have been employed in cosmetics and dietary supplements. Oil contents in certain groups of marine microalgae are extraordinarily rich and abundant and therefore have been commercialized as omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid supplements and mass production of microalgae-based biodiesels has been demonstrated by diverse research groups. Numerous natural products from marine microalgae with significant biological activities are reported yearly and this is attributed to their unique adaptive abilities to the great diversity of marine habitats and harsh conditions of marine environments. Previously unknown toxin compounds from red tide-forming dinoflagellates have also been identified which opens up potential applications in the blue biotechnology sector. This review paper provides a brief overview of the biotechnological potentials of Korean marine microalgae. We hope that this review will provide guidance for future marine biotechnology R&D strategies and the various marine microalgae-based industries in Korea.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.25-37
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• 2013

Open biomass burning (excluding biofuels) is an important contributor to air pollution in the Asian region. Estimation of emissions from fires, however, has been problematic, primarily because of uncertainty in the size and location of sources and in their temporal and spatial variability. Hence, more comprehensive tools to estimate wildfire emissions and that can characterize their temporal and spatial variability are needed. Furthermore, an emission processing system that can generate speciated, gridded, and temporally allocated emissions is needed to support air-quality modeling studies over Asia. For these reasons, a biomass-burning emissions modeling system based on satellite imagery was developed to better account for the spatial and temporal distributions of emissions. The BlueSky Framework, which was developed by the USDA Forest Service and US EPA, was used to develop the Asian biomass-burning emissions modeling system. The sub-models used for this study were the Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS), CONSUME, and the Emissions Production Model (EPM). Our domain covers not only Asia but also Siberia and part of central Asia to assess the large boreal fires in the region. The MODIS fire products and vegetation map were used in this study. Using the developed modeling system, biomass-burning emissions were estimated during April and July 2008, and the results were compared with previous studies. Our results show good to fair agreement with those of GFEDv3 for most regions, ranging from 9.7 % in East Asia to 52% in Siberia. The SMOKE modeling system was combined with this system to generate three-dimensional model-ready emissions employing the fire-plume rise algorithm. This study suggests a practicable and maintainable methodology for supporting Asian air-quality modeling studies and to help understand the impact of air-pollutant emissions on Asian air quality.