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Tourism and CO2 Emissions: A Case Study of Selected South Asian Countries

  • AHMAD, Waheed;MAJEED, Muhammad Tariq;NAZ, Ayesha;ANDLIB, Zubaria;TANVEER, TANVEER
    • Asian Journal of Business Environment
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.21-27
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: The present study examines the effects of tourism on carbon dioxide emissions for selected South Asian economies over the time from 1995 to 2016. Research design, data and methodology: The present study is an annual time series analysis of tourism and CO2 emissions. The data is taken from World Development Indicators, an official data bank of World Bank. The study sample covers four South Asian countries, namely Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal. The empirical analysis is conducted by employing Pedroni panel cointegration, Fully Modified OLS, and Dynamic OLS approaches of estimation. Results: Tourism significantly increases environmental degradation in selected South Asian economies. The empirical estimated results indicate, that 1 % increase in tourism related activities leads to 0.16 % increase in CO2 emissions. In addition energy consumption and GDP are also causing an upsurge in CO2 emissions in the selected panel of South Asian economies. As the empirical results indicate that 1% increase in GDP stimulates carbon dioxide emissions by 0.23%. Conclusion: In order to protect the environment, the study emphasizes that sustainable tourism practices need to be promoted in the selected South Asian countries. Policy implication and provided and discussed.

Extraction and Separation of Eicosapentaenoic Acid from Sardine by using Supercritical $CO_2$ Extraction (초임계 추출에 의한 정어리에서 Eicosapentaenoic Acid의 추출 및 분리)

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    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.629-635
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    • 1993
  • Full fat sardine oil is readily extracted with supercritical carbon dioxide($SC-CO_2$) at pressure of 5,000~8,000 psig. and temperature of 50~$80^{\circ}C$. Under these conditions $SC-CO_2$ has the density of fluid and diffusivity of gas. Therefore, equilibrium solubility is readily achieved in a column batch extractor which permits high gas flow rates. The results showed that extraction was higher at the pressure of 6,000 psig. and $60^{\circ}C$. Fish oil extracted with $SC-CO_2$ is lighter in color, smells less and contains less iron and phosphorus than hexane-extracted crude oil from the same sardine oil. Eicosapentaenoic acid($C_{20-5}$) in sardine oil was fractionated at 90.5% by the $SC-CO_2$ extractor with heat exchange.

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Performance Characteristics of a Cascade Refrigeration System with Internal Heat Exchanger using Carbon Dioxide (R744) and Propane (R290) (내부 열교환기 부착 $CO_2-C_3H_8$용 캐스케이드 냉동시스템의 성능 특성)

  • Son, Chang-Hyo
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.526-533
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    • 2009
  • In this paper, cycle performance analysis of $CO_2-C_3H_8$ (R744-R290) cascade refrigeration system with internal heat exchanger is presented to offer the basic design data for the operating parameters of the system. The operating parameters considered in this study include subcooling and superheating degree and gas cooling pressure and evaporating temperature in the propane (R290) low temperature cycle and the carbon dioxide (R744) high temperature cycle. The main results were summarized as follows : The COP of cascade refrigeration system of $CO_2-C_3H_8$ (R744-R290) increases with the increasing subcooling degree, but decreases with the increasing superheating degree. The COP of cascade refrigeration system increases with the increasing evaporating temperature, but decreases with the increasing gas cooling pressure. Therefore, superheating and subcooling degree, compressor efficiency, evaporating temperature and gas cooling pressure of $CO_2-C_3H_8$ (R744-R290) cascade refrigeration system have an effect on the COP of this system.

Oxidation Characteristics of Low Concentration CO Gas by the Natural Manganese Dioxide(NMD) in a Fixed Bed (고정층 반응기에서 망간광석(NMD)을 이용한 저농도 일산화탄소 산화특성)

  • Lee, Young Soon;Park, Jong Soo;Oh, Kwang Joong
    • Clean Technology
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.60-68
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    • 1996
  • The oxidation of carbon monoxide of low concentration on the natural manganese dioxide (NMD) has been investigated in a fixed bed reactor. The experimental variables were concentration of oxygen (500ppm~99.8%) and carbon monoxide (500ppm~10000ppm) and catalyst temperature ($50{\sim}750^{\circ}C$). The NMD(Natural Manganese Dioxide) has been characterized by temperature - program reduction(TPR) using 2.4% $CO/H_2$ as a reducing agent, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and reduction of NMD by 2.4% $CO/H_2$. It was found that the NMD catalyst activity on the unit area was greater than the $MnO_2$ catalyst for oxidation of CO at the same temperature. The thermal stability of oxidation activity was considered to be maintained when the NMD was heated to $750^{\circ}C$. The TGA, reduction by CO, and TPR of the NMD showed that the NMD had active lattice oxygen which was easily liberated on heating in the absence and low concentration of oxygen. The reaction order in CO is 0.701 between 500~3500ppm and almost zero between 3500~10000ppm of CO.

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Shipboard Verification Test of Onboard Carbon Dioxide Capture System (OCCS) Using Sodium Hydroxide(NaOH) Solution (가성소다(NaOH) 용액을 이용한 선상 이산화탄소 포집 장치의 선박 검증시험)

  • Gwang Hyun Lee;Hyung Ju Roh;Min woo Lee;Won Kyeong Son;Jae Yeoul Jeong;Tae-Hong Kim;Byung-Tak NAM;Jae-Ik Kim
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.61 no.1
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    • pp.51-60
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    • 2024
  • Hi Air Korea and Hanwha ocean are currently developing an Onboard Carbon dioxide Capture System (OCCS) to absorb CO2 emitted from ship's engine using a sodium hydroxide(NaOH) solution, and converting the resulting salt into a solid form through a chemical reaction with calcium oxide (CaO). The system process involves the following steps; 1)The reaction of CO2 gas absorption in water, 2)The reaction between carbonic acid (H2CO3) and NaOH solution to produce carbonate or bicarbonate, and 3)The reaction between carbonate or bicarbonate and CaO to form calcium carbonate (CaCO3). And ultimately, the solid material, CaCO3, is separated and discharged using a separator. The OCCS has been installed on an ship and the test results have confirmed significant reduction effects of CO2 in the ship's exhaust gas. A portion of the exhaust gas emitted from the engine was transferred to the OCCS using a blower. The flow rate of the transferred gas ranged from 800 to 1384 m3/hr, and the CO2 concentration in the exhaust gas was 5.1 vol% for VLSFO, 3.7 vol% for LNG and a 12 wt% NaOH solution was used. The results showed a CO2 capture efficiency of approximately 42.5 to 64.1 vol% and the CO2 capture rate approximately 48.4 to 52.2kg/hr. Additionally, to assess the impact of the discharged CaCO3on the marine ecosystem, we conducted "marine ecotoxicity test" and performed Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis to evaluate the dispersion and dilution of the discharged effluent.

Experimental Studies on Thermal-Fluidic Characteristics of Carbon Dioxide During Heating Process in the Near-Critical Region for Single Channel (단일채널 내 임계영역 이산화탄소 가열과정의 열유동 특성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Choi, Hyunwoo;Shin, Jeong-Heon;Choi, Jun Seok;Yoon, Seok Ho
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.29 no.8
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    • pp.408-418
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    • 2017
  • Supercritical carbon dioxide ($sCO_2$) power system is emerging technology because of its high cycle efficiency and compactness. Meanwhile, PCHE (Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger) is gaining attention in $sCO_2$ power system technology because PCHE with high pressure-resistance and larger heat transfer surface per unit volume is fundamentally needed. Thermo-fluidic characteristics of $sCO_2$ in the micro channel of PCHE should be investigated. In this study, heat transfer characteristics of $sCO_2$ of various inlet conditions and cross-sectional shapes of single micro channel were investigated experimentally. Experiment was conducted at supercritical state of higher than critical temperature and pressure. Test sections were made of copper and hydraulic diameter was 1 mm. Convective heat transfer coefficients were measured according to each interval of the channel and pressure drop was also measured. Convective heat transfer coefficients from experimental data were compared with existing correlation. In this study, using measured data, a new empirical correlation to predict near critical region heat transfer coefficient is developed and suggested. Test results of single channel will be used for design of PCHE.

Enhancing Carbon Dioxide Storage Efficiency in Aquifers through Surfactant Application (계면활성제 활용에 따른 공극 규모 이산화탄소 저장 효율 향상)

  • Gang, Seokgu;Jung, Jongwon
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.39 no.11
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    • pp.63-70
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    • 2023
  • Underground carbon dioxide (CO2) storage emerges as a pivotal strategy for mitigating atmospheric CO2 emissions and addressing global warming concerns. This study investigates techniques to optimize storage efficiency in aquifers, which stand out for their superior capacity compared to other geological layers. The focus is on the application of nonionic and anionic surfactants to enhance CO2 storage efficiency within confined spaces. A specialized micromodel facilitating fluid flow observation was employed for the evaluation. Experimental results revealed a noteworthy minimum 40% increase in storage efficiency at the lowest injection rate when utilizing nonionic and anionic surfactants, in comparison to pure water injection. Interestingly, no significant variations in storage efficiency were observed based on the ionicity and concentration of the surfactants under investigation. These findings have implications for guiding the selection and concentration determination of surfactants in future underground CO2 storage endeavors.

Physicochemical properties of supercritical carbon dioxide defatted mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) powder and protein isolate (초임계이산화탄소 탈지 밀웜(Tenebrio molitor) 분말 및 분리단백의 이화학적 품질 특성)

  • Kim, Yangji;Kim, Seok Joong
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.52 no.5
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    • pp.516-523
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    • 2020
  • Supercritical carbon dioxide (SCO2) extraction was applied for the defatting of mealworm to prepare defatted powder (DP) and protein isolate (PI) and compare the process to press and hexane extraction, with respect to DP and PI physicochemical properties. SCO2 DP was obtained by extracting 34.40% oil at 41.37 MPa, 40℃ for 180 min, and the product contained 71.66% crude protein, which is similar to that of hexane DP and higher than that of press DP. In using alkali protein extraction to prepare PI from DP, SCO2 was as effective as hexane and better than press. SCO2 produced brighter DP and PI than press, but not as much as hexane. Protein solubility was similar in all DP, with minimum values at pH 5. The highest water adsorption capacity was noticeable for SCO2 PI, and SCO2 DP showed an oil adsorption capacity comparable to that of hexane DP. SCO2 DP and PI had better foaming capacity than press DP and PI and showed superior emulsion activity compared to others.

A Study of Upgrading Real Biogas via CO2 Precipitation Route Under Indian Scenario

  • Gehlaut, Avneesh Kumar;Gaur, Ankur;Hasan, Shabih Ul;Park, Jin-Won
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.56 no.3
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    • pp.381-387
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    • 2018
  • Our study focuses on upgrading real biogas obtained under Indian scenario using carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology to remove carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) and utilize it by forming metal carbonate. Amines such as monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) were used to rapidly convert gaseous $CO_2$ to aqueous $CO_2$, and $BaCl_2$ was used as an additive to react with the aqueous $CO_2$ and rapidly precipitating the aqueous $CO_2$. All experiments were conducted at $25^{\circ}C$ and 1 atm. We analyzed the characteristics of the $BaCO_3$ precipitates using X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy - Energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analyses. The precipitates exhibited witherite morphology confirmed by the XRD results, and FT-IR confirmed that the metal salt formed was $BaCO_3$, and EDS showed that there were no traces of impurities present in it. The quantity of the $BaCO_3$ was larger when formed with DEA. Also, a comparison was done with a previous study of ours conducted in Korean conditions. Finally, we observed that the carbonate obtained using real biogas showed similar properties to carbonates available in the market. An economic analysis was done to show the cost effectiveness of the method employed by us.