• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.597-603
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• 1996

This study was carried out to examine degradation characteristics of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris in methane fermentation. We measured COD and VS reduction, gas and methane productivity, VFA (volatile fatty acid), respectively. Then we calculated material balance and hydrolysis rates in soluble and solid material. The substrate concentration was controlled from 14 gCOD$_{cr}$/l to 64 gCOD$_{cr}$/l in batch cultures, and HRT (hydraulic retention time) controlled from 2 days to 30 days in continuous experi- ments. The results were as follows. In batch culture, accumulated gas productivity increased with the increase of the substrate concentration. The SS and VSS was removed all about 30% increase of substrate concentration and the most of the degradable material removed during the first 10 days. The curve of gas and methane production rate straightly increased until substrate concentration is 26 gCOD$_{cr}$/l. In continuous culture experiments, the removal rates at HRT 10days were 20% for total COD and TOC, respectively. At longer HRT, there was no increase in the removal efficiency. At HRT 15 days, the removal rates were 30% for SS and VSS, respectively. Soluble organic materials were rapidly degraded, and so there was no accumulated. Soluble COD concentration was not increase regardless of HRT-increasing. That meaned the hydrolysis was one of the rate-limiting stage of methane fermentation. The first-order rate constants of hydrolysis were 0.23-0.28 day$^{-1}$ for VSS, and 0.07-0.08 day$^{-1}$ for COD.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국연소학회 2012년도 제44회 KOSCO SYMPOSIUM 초록집
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• pp.29-31
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• 2012

The effects of combustion parameters on the characteristics of a steam-methane reformer. The reformer system was numerically simulated using a simplified two-dimensional axisymmetric model domain with an appropriate user-defined function. The fuel ratio, defined as the ratio of methane flow rate in the combustor to that in the reactor, was varied from 20 to 80%. The equivalence ratio was changed from 0.5 to 1.0. The results indicated that as the fuel ratio increased, the production rates of hydrogen and carbon monoxide increased, although their rates of increase diminished. In fact, at the highest heat supply rates, hydrogen production was actually slightly decreased. Simulations showed that equivalence ratio of 0.7 yielded the highest steam-methane mixture temperature despite a 43% higher air flow rate than the stoichiometric flow rate. This means that the production of hydrogen and carbon monoxide can be increased by adjusting the equivalence ratio, especially when the heat supply is insufficient.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.69-73
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• 2016

Generation of food waste is a serious issue that needs to be addressed worldwide. Developing suitable treatment methods while generating energy (methane) is a common practice for sustainable treatment of waste. In this study, methane generation by food waste was investigated in mesophilic and thermophilic regimes at various hydraulic retention times (HRTs) and organic loading rates (OLR). In temperature regimes, influent concentrations and HRTs ranged from 30 to 110 g COD/L and 18 to 30 days, respectively, which corresponding to an OLR of 1.0 to $6.1kg\;COD/m^3-d$. Better methane production and organic removal was observed under thermophilic conditions because of the enhanced hydrolysis of complex polymers and microbial activity at higher temperature. The peak methane productivities attained in thermophilic and mesophilic regimes were 1.30 and $0.99m^3/m^3-d$, respectively. The maximum methane yields were achieved at 50 g COD/L and HRT of 24 d in both cases, and the values were 264 and $221m^3/ton$ COD, respectively. The results of this study will facilitate the development of sustainable methane production technologies using food waste as a feedstock.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.499-509
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• 2000

Next to carbon dioxide, methane is the second largest contributor to global warming among anthropogenic greenhouse gases. Methane is emitted into the atmosphere from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Natural sources include wetlands, termites, wildries, ocean and freshwater. Anthropogenic sources include landfill, natural gas and oil production, and agriculture. These manmade sources account for about 70% of total global methane emissions; and among these, landfill accounts for approximately 10% of total manmade emissions. Solid waste landfills produce methane as bacteria decompose organic wastes under anaerobic conditions. Methane accounts for approximately 45 to 50 percent of landfill gas, while carbon dioxide and small quantities of other gases comprise the remaining to 50 to 55 percent. Using the closed enclosure technique, surface emission fluxes of methane from the selected landfill sites were measured. These data were used to estimate national methane emission rate from domestic landfills. During the three different periods, flux experiments were conducted at the sites from June 30 through December 26, 1999. The chamber technique employed for these experiments was validated in situ. Samples were collected directly by on-site flux chamber and analyzed for the variation of methane concentration by gas chromatography equipped with FID. Surface emission rates of methane were found out to vary with space and time. Significant seasonal variation was observed during the experimental period. Methane emission rates were estimated to be 64.5$\pm$54.5mgCH$_4$/$m^2$/hr from Kimpo landifll site. 357.4$\pm$68.9mgCH$_4$/$m^2$/hr and 8.1$\pm$12.4mgCH$_4$/$m^2$/hr at KwanJu(managed and unmanaged), 472.7$\pm$1056mgCH$_4$/$m^2$/hr at JonJu, and 482.4$\pm$1140 mgCH$_4$/$m^2$/hr at KunSan. These measurement data were used for the extrapolation of national methane emission rate based on 1997 national solid waste data. The results were compared to those derived by theoretical first decay model suggested by IPCC guidelines.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.306-313
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• 2014

BACKGROUND: Forest soils contain microbes capable of consuming atmospheric methane ($CH_4$), an amount matching the annual increase in $CH_4$ concentration in the atmosphere. However, the effect of plant residue production by different forest structure on $CH_4$ oxidation is not studied in Korea. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Korean alpine soils having different forestation structure on $CH_4$ uptake rates. METHODS AND RESULTS: the $CH_4$ flux was measured at three sites dominated with pine, chestnut and oak trees in southern Korea. The $CH_4$ uptake potentials were evaluated by a closed chamber method for a year. The $CH_4$ uptake rate was the highest in the pine tree soil ($1.05mg/m^2/day$) and then followed by oak ($0.930mg/m^2/day$) and chestnut trees ($0.497mg/m^2/day$). The $CH_4$ uptake rates were highly correlated to soil organic matter and moisture contents, and total microbial and methanotrophs activities. Different with the general concent, there was no any correlation between $CH_4$ oxidation rates, and soil temperature and labile carbon concentrations, irrespective with tree species. CONCLUSION: Conclusively, the methane oxidation rate was correlated in positive manner with organic matter, abundance of methanotrophs. Methane oxidation was different among tree species. This results could be used to estimate methane oxidation rate in forest of Korea after complementing information about statistical data and methane oxidation of other site.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.37-42
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• 2011

본 연구는 부산항만 내에 퇴적된 퇴적물에 대한 현재의 성분 및 혐기성 상태에서의 잠재메탄발생량을 평가하기 위해 수행되었다. 부산항만 내 10곳의 지점을 선정하여 퇴적물을 채취하였고, 퇴적물 특성을 파악하기 위해 특성을 강열감량, 원소분석, XRD, XRF 분석을 실시하였다. 모든 특성을 구성성분은 균일하였으며, 강열감량 경우 8~10% 높은 값을 보였다. 총 5개의 시료에 대한 BMP 실험 경우 최대메탄발생량은 11.9~15.5mL methane/g VS로 시료간에 편차가 존재하였다. 기존 연구와 비교 시 음식물과 종이류에 비해 발생되는 메탄양은 작으나 발생속도는 5배에서 20배가량 큰 값을 보여주었다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2011

본 연구는 혐기성 수소 발효 반응조의 유출수를 기질로 이용하여 anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) 및 anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR) 형태에 따른 혐기성 메탄 발효 성능을 평가하였다. 두 개의 반응조는 유기물 부하율 $1.0kg\;COD/m^3{\cdot}d$와 수리학적 체류시간 20일에서 운전을 수행하였다. ABR과 ASBR의 초기 운전 기간에서 메탄 발생량은 각각 0.04 L/L/d와 0.19 L/L/d로 나타났으며, ABR과 ASBR의 최대 메탄 발생량은 각각 0.25 L/L/d와 0.31 L/L/d로 나타났다. ABR과 ASBR의 초기 운전 기간에서 COD 제거율은 각각 89%와 92%로 나타났다. 정상 상태에 도달한 후에는 ABR과 ASBR의 COD 및 VS의 제거율은 각각 90% 이상 유지되었다. 비메탄 활성도는 미생물이 기질에 적응함에 따라 반응조에 상관없이 증가하였다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2016

본 연구의 목적은 농업에서 발생하는 식물체 잔사 종류별 투입비율에 따른 메탄 잠재 발생량을 예측하는 것이다. 바이오가스를 생산하기 위하여 보릿짚 및 유채대 등의 식물체 잔사를 다양한 투입율로 사용하여 세륨병에서 실험을 수행하였다. 표면 방법론의 운동방법을 통하여 메탄 생산은 Gomperz 수식에 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 중온소화 시 식물체 잔사별 바이오가스 생산에 있어, 최대생산량은 보릿짚 및 유채대 투입율 1%로 혐기소화 후 각각 6.8일에 37.2 mL/g과 7.5일에 28.0 mL/g로 나타났다. 중온소화 시 메탄 함량은 보릿짚 및 유채대 투입율 5%로 혐기소화 후 각각 5.5일에 61.7%와 3.4일에 75.0%로 가장 높게 관측되었다. 중온 소화시 최대 메탄 잠재발생량은 1% 보릿짚 투입율에서 159.59 mL/g 와 3% 유채대 투입율에서 156.62 mL/g로 산정되었다. 전반적으로 중온소화 시 바이오매스 투입율은 유채대 3% 및 보릿짚 1%를 투입하는 것이 적정 비율인 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2000

Effects of carbon dioxide partial pressure(PCO2) on bacterial population, methane production rate and matter degradation in anaerobic digestion were investigated by using anaerobic chemostat type reactors at 35$\pm$1$^{\circ}C$, at the HRT of 7 days. At PCO2 of 0.5 atm, the specific methane production rate and specific substrate removal rate reached the maximum rates. The methane production rates in the reactors fed by mixed substrate were 26% higher than those obtained under the controlled condition. The number of acetate consuming methanogenic bacteria enumerated by the MPN(most probable number) method, decreased when PCO2 exceeded 0.7 atm. Hydrogen consuming methanogenic bacteria and homoacetogenic bacteria increased as PCO2 increased from 0.1 to 0.6 atm, however, decreased slightly at PCO2 above 0.7 atm. The number of hydrolytic bacteria, sulfate-reducing bacteria and H2-producing acetogenic bacterial were not much influenced by the change of PCO2. The potential methanogenic activity reached the maximum at PCO2 0.5 atm, however, decreased significantly when PCO2 exceeded 0.7 atm, would depend on free PCO2 concentration in solution.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.41-45
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• 1997

논 토양에서 메탄의 생성과 배출 토양깊이에 따른 토양용액내 메탄 확산 등을 구명코자 미사질 양토인 호남농업시험장 시험포장에서 수행한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 시기별 메탄 flux는 유수형성기 및 출수기에서 높았으며, 유기물을 시용한 구에서는 유기물 무시용구에 보다 배이상이 높았고, 일중 메탄 flux 변화는 야간에 비해 주간에 높았다. 2. 유기물 시용구에서 토양내 메탄 생성량은 생육초기부터 높았으며 분얼기에 감소하였다가 유수형성기 이후 증가하는 경향이었다. 3. 토양용액중 메탄 함량은 토심 5cm에서 가장 높았으며, 메탄의 확산은 매우 느린 경향이었다. 4. 토양 용액중 Eh는 -150~-160mV 범위였으며 메탄 생성과 밀접한 관련이 있었다.