• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.147-155
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• 2010

This study was conducted to investigate the benzene exposure levels in coal chemical and petrochemical refining industries during BTX turnaround (TA) processes where benzene was being produced. Three companies producing benzene were selected, one coal chemical and two petrochemical industries. TA processes were classified into three stages: shut down, maintenance, and start up. Data was analyzed by classifying the refining method into 2 groups (Petrochemistry, Coal chemistry) for 823 workers. Comparing the data from petrochemical industries with data from a coal chemical refining industry, while benzene concentration levels of long-term samples during TA were not statistically different (p> 0.05), those levels of short-term samples were significantly different (p< 0.001). About 4.79 % of data in petrochemical industries exceed the occupational exposure limits (OELs) of benzene, 1 ppm. In a coal refining methods, about 15.7% exceeded the benzene OELs. The benzene concentrations in maintenance and start up stage of TA for petrochemical refineries were higher than those in a coal chemical refinery (p <0.01). These findings suggest that the coal chemical refining site requires more stringent work practice controls compare to petrochemical refining sites during TA processes. Personal protective equipments including organic respirators should be used by TA workers to protect them from benzene overexposure.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.1189-1193
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• 1998

The determination of total paraffin, naphthene, and aromatic (PNA) contents in naphtha samples, which were directly obtained from actual refining process, has been studied using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Each of the total PNA concentrations in naphtha has been successfully analyzed using NIR spectroscopy. Partial least squares (PLS) regression method has been utilized to quantify the total PNA contents in naphtha from the NIR spectral bands. The NIR calibration results showed an excellent correlation with those of conventional gas chromatography (GC). Due to its rapidity and accuracy, NIR spectroscopy is appeared as a new analytical technique which can be substituted for the conventional GC method for the quantitative analysis of petrochemical products including naphtha.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2022

고정된 점배출원(Point source)에서 배출되는 오염물질을 포집하여 처리하는 기술은 꾸준히 개발되고 있으나, 비산배출원(Non-point source)의 경우 배출원이 다양하고, 일정하지 않아 배출물질 처리기술 및 실효성 있는 배출계수 등을 개발하는 것은 어려운 실정이다. 그렇지만, 비산배출원은 국내 배출량의 약 60%를 차지하고 있기 때문에 배출량 산정방법이 타당하여야 하며 이를 토대로 사업장은 배출저감기술 등을 개발하여야 한다. 이에, 본 연구에서는 배출량이 많은 석유화학업종을 대상으로 현재 사용되고 있는 배출계수의 실효성과 개선 방안 등을 제시하고자 한다. 이를 위하여, 전남 여수 소재 OO회사의 최근 5년간의 LDAR(Leak Detection And Repair)데이터를 분석하여 비산배출원의 배출특성 확인하였다. 그 결과, 유체 성상에 따른 배출 특성의 차이는 없으나 장치의 크기, 제조사별 특성의 차이가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 석유화학 업종에서 적용하는 자체 배출계수가 정유업종에 비해 크게 나타나는 것을 확인하였으며 이에 대한 개선방안 등을 제시하였다. 이러한 연구를 통하여 석유화학업종에 특화된 배출계수를 적용할 수 있으며 사업장 스스로 이를 획기적으로 감할 수 있는 기술을 개발하는데 기여할 것으로 기대한다.

• 무역학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.65-81
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• 2020

Under New Climate Regime, countries are trying to enhance environmental regulations to meet international standards. This study is designed to examine the relationship between the relative level of environmental regulation of the importing countries and the export performance at the industrial level. Panel data from 2009 to 2018 was established for 12 top export industries and empirical analysis was conducted. For the analysis method, panel OLS, Hausman-Taylor, and panel GLS were used based on the results of the Hausman verification. The dependent variable is the export performance of each industry. As the independent variables, the relative level of environmental regulation, GDP per capita of the importing country, exchange rate, FTA agreement, and physical distance from the importing country were used. Results show that the relative level of environmental regulation has a negative effect on export performance of semiconductors, displays, special machines, general machines, electric appliances, and home appliances. On the other hand, there are no relationship between the relative level of environmental regulation of the importing country and export performance of automobile, petroleum refining, petrochemical, shipbuilding, and communication equipment industries.