• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.50 no.6
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• pp.952-959
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• 2012

The photocatalytic reactor was designed to have improved efficiency by enhancing a light intensity of photocatalytic reactor using a reflector coated on the surface at the outer radius of annular shaped photocatalytic reactor. The improved photocatalytic reactor performed to treat waste air containing malodor and VOC with the enhanced light intensity, of which the effect on their removal efficiency was investigated. The intensities of illumination of the improved photocatalytic reactor filled with porous silica-based media and nonporous glass bead media carrying photocatalyst were observed to increase by 28.5% and 30.1%, respectively, compared to those of photocatalytic reactor without any reflector. Using the improved photocatalytic reactor filled with porous silica-based media and nonporous glass bead media carrying photocatalyst, the removal efficiencies were enhanced by 2~3% and insignificantly, respectively. The removal efficiencies of the optimized photocatalytic reactor with reflectors, filled with porous silica-based media carrying photocatalyst, were observed to increase by 26% and 60%, compared to those of photocatalytic reactor (i.e., 19% and 53%), without any reflector, filled with nonporous glass bead media carrying photocatalyst, for hydrogen sulfide and toluene, respectively. The roughness of used reflector surface was measured to be ca. four times as big as that of a commercial mirror. However, their removal efficiencies are expected to be enhanced by increasing an light intensity resulting from lowering the roughness of used reflector coated on the improved photocatalytic reactor in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.239-240
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• 2000

열건조식 음식물쓰레기 처리기에서 발생하는 VOC의 분해효율을 향상시키기 위하여 생물여과기를 이용하여 실험하였다. 현장 생물여과기에서 배출되는 휘발성 물질은 총 50여 가지 물질이 검출되었다. 주요 악취 유발물질은 isoprene, dimethyl sulfide (DMS), dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), limonene 등으로 파악되었다. 칼럼 반응기를 이용한 휘발성 물질 분해는 20일 정도의 적응기 후 제거되었으며, 제거 효율은 90% 이상으로 나타났다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.93-94
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• 2001

Biofilter operating parameters such as incoming VOCs concentrations, temperature, and packing materials were studied. The performance of a lab-scale biofilter in the treatment of air contaminated with mixtures vac has been evaluated in this study. The biofilter was operated for 80 days packed with compost. Empty bed residence time (EBRT) was 3 to 1.5 min. After 80 days of operation, the removal efficiency was 94% and 73% at $25^{\circ}C$ and $45^{\circ}C$, respectively. Removal efficiencies of m-xylene (93%), o-xylene (92%) and toluene (92%) were better than that of benzene (84.7%).

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.377-378
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• 2003

휘발성유기화합물(volatile organic compounds, 이하 'VOCs')은 대기 중에서 태양광선에 의해 질소산화물과 광화학적 산화반응을 일으켜 그 결과 지표면의 오존농도를 증가시켜 스모그(Smog) 현상을 초래시키는 모든 유기화합물을 일컫는다. 이러한 VOCs를 제거하기 위하여 여러 방법이 제시되고 있는데, 촉매를 이용하여 VOCs를 산화시켜 제거하는 촉매 산화법은 촉매사용으로 인하여 소각법에 비하여 조업온도를 많이 떨어뜨릴 수 있으므로, 에너지 소비의 절감과 이에 따른 제2의 오염물질의 배출이 거의 없다는 점에서 유리한 면을 갖고 있어 VOCs 제거에 가장 적합한 방법이라고 할 수 있다. (중략)

• KSBB Journal
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.470-473
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• 2008

A pilot-plant biofilter ($1750\;m\;W{\times}2750\;mm\;L{\times}2000\;mm\;H$) packed with polyurethane foam ($20\;m\;W{\times}20\;mm\;L{\times}20\;mm\;H$) was installed in an pharmaceutical plant emitting gas streams containing n-hexane and alcohols. The biofilter was successfully operated for 74 days under highly fluctuating incoming concentrations at a residence time of 12.8-24.8 sec. Alcohols and n-hexane were removed by more than 90% from 5 and 20 days after start up, respectively. Malodor was also removed more than 95% from 20 days after start up.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.637-646
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• 2001

VOC(Volatile Organic Compound) removal characteristics in continuous flow reactors have been numerically investigated. The photocatalytic reaction have been simulated with the binding constant and the reaction rate constant obtained from experimental data for the constant-volume batch reactor, and then VOC abatement in continuous flow reactors with the same conditions as those of batch reactor has been analyzed. The standard 4\kappa-\varepsilon$ model and mass conservation equation have been employed for numerical calculation, and heterogeneous reaction rate has been used in terms of the boundary condition of the conservation equation. in the case of the continuous flow reactor, reaction characteristics have been estimated with various inlet velocities and with different number of baffles. The result shows that the concentration distribution and flow patterns are strongly affected by the inlet velocity, and that with the increased inlet velocity, VOC removal rate is increased, while removal efficiency is decreased. This result may be useful in the design of reactors with improved VOC removal efficiency.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.375-376
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• 2003

자동차 운행의 급증과 유류 및 유기 용제의 사용 확대로 인해 휘발성유기화합물질(Volatile Organic Compounds : VOC)의 배출은 증가추세에 있다. VOC는 오존 등 광화학스모그 원인 물질일 뿐만 아니라 발암성 등의 유해 물질, 지구온난화와 성층권 오존층 파괴의 원인물질, 대기 중 악취물질로서 환경 및 건강에 영향을 초래하여 VOC 대한 규제관리 및 감축에 대한 연구가 필요한 실정이다. 상용화된 VOC 저감기술로는 고온산화, 촉매산화, 흡착 등의 방법이 있으며 이 기술들은 농도, 에너지 requirement, 비용 및 부산물 처리 등의 문제가 있다. (중략)

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.285-290
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• 2007

This study has been numerically conducted to investigate the removal efficiency of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) in photocatalytic micro-reactor. This study has placed emphasis on the improvements of the working condition of photocatalytic micro-reactor. The micro-reactor consists of 19 microchannels with a rectangular cross-section. For the validation of the current numerical study, a computation has been carried out to simulate an existing experimental study on the cylindrical reactor, which has shown a good agreement. The degradation characteristics with different inlet concentrations and velocities have been obtained. The current results can be used for the design of advanced photocatalytic micro-reactor.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2002.05b
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• pp.57-58
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 1998.04a
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• pp.157-158
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• 1998