• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.197-205
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• 2013

An in vitro study was conducted to determine the effects of defaunation (removal of protozoa) and forage sources (rice straw, ryegrass and tall fescue) on ruminal fermentation characteristics, methane ($CH_4$) production and degradation by rumen microbes. Sodium lauryl sulfate, as a defaunation reagent, was added into the mixed culture solution to remove ruminal protozoa at a concentration of 0.375 mg/ml. Pure cellulose (0.64 g, Sigma, C8002) and three forage sources were incubated in the bottle of culture solution of mixed rumen microbes (faunation) or defaunation for up to 24 h. The concentration of ammonia-N was high under condition of defaunation compared to that from faunation in all incubations (p<0.001). Total VFA concentration was increased at 3, 6 and 12 h (p<0.05~p<0.01) but was decreased at 24 h incubation (p<0.001) under condition of defaunation. Defaunation decreased acetate (p<0.001) and butyrate (p<0.001) proportions at 6, 12 and 24 h incubation times, but increased propionate (p<0.001) proportion at all incubation times for forages. Effective degradability of dry matter was decreased by defaunation (p<0.001). Defaunation not only decreased total gas (p<0.001) and $CO_2$ (p<0.01~0.001) production at 12 and 24 h incubations, but reduced $CH_4$ production (p<0.001) at all incubation times for all forages. The $CH_4$ production, regardless of defaunation, in order of forage sources were rice straw > tall fescue > ryegrass > cellulose (p<0.001) up to 24 h incubation.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.246-253
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• 2019

This study was conducted to explore the optimum proportion of zeolite and zeolite-kaolin as additives to cement clinker and gypsum samples, while maintaining the strength properties of produced environmentally sustainable cements. According to the British standard method, zeolite was added to cement clinker in proportions of 5-12% and 10-12% by weight, respectively, in the preparation of samples of zeolite-containing cement and zeolite-kaolin-based cement. Kaolin was used as a second additive as 10-20% of the total weight. The compressive strength tests were performed on base cement samples according to a standard procedure given in ASTM C109 Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement. These values were compared with those of the reference sample and the Omani allowable limits. The results indicated that the best compressive strength values were obtained with 88% cement clinker, 5% gypsum, and 7% zeolite for the zeolite-containing cement. Quantities of 70% cement clinker, 5% gypsum, 10% zeolite, and 15% kaolin gave the best results for zeolite-kaolin-based cement, resulting in a substitution of than 25% cement clinker. The study concluded that the partial cement clinker replacement using zeolite/kaolin combination may have a great influence on the reduction of $CO_2$ emission and energy saving in cement manufacturing.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.81-89
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• 2019

돈 슬러리(Pig slurry, PS)가 저장되는 동안 상당량의 온실가스가 배출되고 있으며 메탄($CH_4$)이 주요 온실가스로 알려져 있다. 메탄 배출을 줄이기 위해서 진한 황산을 이용하여 돈 슬러리의 pH를 5.0-6.0까지 낮춰서 저장하는 방법이 사용되고 있다. 하지만 부식성이 있고, 사람과 동물에 위험하다는 단점이 있어 사용에 한계가 있다. 본 연구에서는 돈 슬러리가 저장되는 동안 배출하는 메탄을 줄이기 위해 친환경적 방법인 설탕 첨가를 시험해보고자 한다. 설탕을 이용한 돈 슬러리의 산성화 이후, 돈 슬러리의 pH는 7.1에서 설탕의 첨가량(10, 20, 30, 40, 50 g/L)에 따라 $5.8{\pm}0.1$, $4.6{\pm}0.1$, $4.4{\pm}0.1$, $4.1{\pm}0.1$, $4.0{\pm}0.1$으로 감소하였다. 주요 유기산으로는 lactate, acetate, propionate가 검출되었으며 20 g/L 이상의 농도에서는 lactate의 비중이 전체 유기산의 42-72%(COD 기준)까지 증가하였다. 대조군을 41일 동안 저장하는 동안 $20.6{\pm}2.3kg\;CO_2\;eq./ton\;PS$가 배출되었으며 10, 20 g/L에서만 메탄이 검출되었다. 특히, 10 g/L에서는 30일 이전까지는 소량의 메탄이 배출되었으나 그 이후부터는 메탄 배출량이 증가하여 $8.7{\pm}0.4kg\;CO_2\;eq./ton\;PS$(대조군의 40%)까지 도달하였다. 이러한 현상의 원인은 돈 슬러리의 pH 상승(pH 7.0)으로 인한 메탄생성균의 활성도 회복으로 판단된다. 저장 후 돈 슬러리 내 유기물 제거율은 VS 24%, COD 27%로 나타났지만 산성화를 할 경우 유기물 손실(VS 15-4%, COD 12-17%)을 크게 낮출 수 있음 보였으며 저장하는 동안 감소한 COD의 90% 이상이 호기 분해에 의해 일어난 것으로 보인다.