• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.407-413
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• 2006

The liquefied petroleum gas(LPG), mixture of propane and butane, has the potential to reduce toxic hydrocarbon emissions and inhibit ozone formation due to its chemical composition. Conventional mixer systems, however, have problems in meeting the future lower emission standards because of the difficulty in controlling air-fuel ratio precisely according to mileage tar accumulation. Liquid Phase LPG injection(LPLi) system has several advantages in more precise fuel metering and higher engine performance than those of the conventional mixer type. On the other hands, leakage problem of LPLi system at the injector tip is a main obstacle for meeting more stringent future emission regulations because these phenomena might cause excessive amount of THC emission during cold and hot restart phase. The main focus of this paper is the development of a leaked fuel recirculation system, which can eliminate the leaked fuel at the intake system with the activated carbon canister. Leaked fuel level was evaluated by using a fast response THC analyzer and gas chromatography. The result shows that THC concentration during cold and hot restart stage decreases by over 60%, and recirculation system is an effective method to meet the SULEV standard of the LPLi engine.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제100권3호
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• pp.466-475
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• 2011

본 연구는 산림전용정보와 GIS 정보를 상호 이용하여 산림전용지의 공간특성 분석과 함께 탄소배출량 파악을 목적으로 수행하였다. 최근 9년간(2000년부터 2008년까지) 산림에서 비산림으로 전용된 면적은 약 649 ha로, 연간 약 72 ha의 산림전용이 발생하였다. 행정구역 단위별 면적대비 전용발생률을 보면, 원주시는 약 0.74%로, 강원도 전용발생률보다는 0.34% 높게 나타났으나, 전국 전용발생률보다는 약 0.06%낮게 나타났다. 한편, 산림전용 목적별 형태는 행정구역 단위와 상관없이 유사하게 발생하였으며, 주거지, 기타 토지, 농경지, 초지의 순으로 나타났다. 또한, 산림전용은 기존 주택 및 건물로부터의 접근성이 도로로부터의 접근성보다 근접한 곳에서 발생하였으며, 300 m 기준으로는 약 1.2배정도 높게 발생하였다. 전체 산림전용발생의 70%는 0.5 ha미만의 지역에서 발생하였으며, 91%는 1 ha미만의 지역에서 발생하였다. 산림전용에 따른 총 탄소배출량은 약 23,424 tC이며, 연평균 2,603 tC로 나타났다. ha당 탄소배출량은 36.1 tC/ha로 나타났다. GIS에 의한 전용지의 공간특성을 파악함에 따라 Post-2012에 대비 온실가스 통계검증시스템 구축을 위한 기초적인 자료로서 유용하리라 생각된다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.1143-1152
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• 2012

본 연구진은 2007년 농진청과 통계청에서 수집한 농축산물소득자료 통계 값으로 국가평균 탄소성적을 산정하는 top-down 방식의 자료수집 방법을 구축하였다. 또한, 본 연구진은 2011년 전북 군산 지역 관행농 쌀 생산 농가 중 벼 평균 재배면적이 3.3 ha인 네 곳의 대규모 생산농가를 섭외하여 면접조사로 사례를 분석하는 bottom-up 방식의 전과정 목록 (LCI, life cycle Inventory)도 구축하였다. 본 연구는 관행농 쌀 생산체계에 대한 전과정 평가를 국립농업과학원에서 구축한 top-down 방식과 사례분석을 통한 bottom-up 방식으로 수행한 결과를 비교하기 위하여 수행되었다. 전과정 목록분석 결과 $CO_2$은 무기질 비료 생산과 벼 재배과정에서 배출량이 가장 많았고, $CH_4$와 $N_2O$은 대부분 벼 재배과정에서 배출되었다. 관행농 쌀 1 kg 생산을 기준으로 하는 탄소성적은 국가평균값이 2.39E+00 kg $CO_2$-eq. $kg^{-1}$, 사례분석이 1.04E+00 kg $CO_2$-eq. $kg^{-1}$으로 국가평균 탄소성적이 사례분석보다 높았다. 쌀 생산 전과정에 투입되는 농자재량은 국가평균과 사례분석이 유사하거나 오히려 사례분석이 더 높게 나타났으나 작기 당 수확량이 높아 사례분석의 탄소성적이 유리한 결과가 나왔다. 관행농 쌀 생산체계에서 각 생산공정별 환경영향을 분석한 결과 화학비료 생산단계가 대부분의 환경영향범주에서 기여도가 가장 높게 나타났으나, GWP 범주는 벼 재배에 의한 환경영향 기여도가 가장 컸다. 관행농 쌀 생산에서 탄소성적을 결정하는 주요 요인은 논토양에서 발생하는 메탄가스와 비료투입량 및 벼 수확량이었다. 본 연구 결과는 향후 '농산물 저탄소인증' 시범사업에서 배출량 산정을 위한 기초자료와 벼논에서 온실가스를 줄이기 위한 영농법 개발에 활용될 것으로 기대된다. '저탄소 농산물 인증제도' 시범사업의 성공을 위해서 쌀을 포함한 농작물에 대한 실제 농가를 대상으로 하는 사례분석 연구가 더욱 늘어나야 할 것이다. 현 단계에서는 자발적인 참여 농가를 대상으로 하여 활동 데이터 수집을 늘리고, 자료의 일관성과 대표성 보완을 위하여 농가의 활동데이터를 수집할 때 모집단 선발과 수집기간 등에 대한 논의가 필요하다. 또한 현재 국립농업과학원에서 구축하고 있는 DB는 2007년 소득자료를 기준으로 하므로 인증사업 시행시 사례분석을 적용할 때 몇 가지 한계와 보완사항이 요구되었다. 첫째, 국가평균 통계와 실제 대상농가 간 품종 및 생산연도에 의한 생산량 차이를 보완하기 위한 가중치 적용 등이 필요할 것으로 판단되었다. 둘째, 현재 국가평균 DB를 기준으로 설정된 시스템 경계에서 육묘 용 상토와 볏짚 및 쌀겨 등 부산물과 수확 후 도정 및 포장 등에 대한 시스템경계 확장 연구 및 이에 관한 LCI DB 구축이 요구되었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.930-934
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• 2006

This paper reports a change of carbon nanotubes(CNTs) properties by post-treatment process after growth of CNTs. CNTs were treated by thermal method and solution method, and then investigated in detail using field emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM), high resolution transmission scanning electron microscopy(HR-TEM), RAMAN spectroscopy, and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FT-IR). FT-IR spectra showed that the amount of hydroxyl generated on surface of CNTs were changed with post-treatment condition. FE-SEM and TEM images were shown CNTs diameter and density variations were dependent with their treatment conditions. RAMAN spectroscopy was shown that carbon nanotubes structure vary with treatment conditions.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 2004년도 추계학술발표회 발표논문집
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• pp.1047-1048
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• 2004

Simulation Coated layers of a nuclear fuel particle were evaluated by field emission scanning electron microscopy and nano-indentation method to give basic data to estimate 'Amoeba effect' and give an optimum fabrication condition and high quality control. Coated layers on the fuel kernel are in the order of buffer pyrolytic carbon, inner pyrolytic carbon, silicon carbide and outer pyrolytic carbon layers, which average thicknesses are 95, 25, 30 and 28 ${\mu}m$, respectively. Their densities and hardnesses are 1.08, 1.15, 3.18, 1.82 $g/cm^3$ and 0.522, 0.874, 9.641, and 2.726 GPa, respectively. Comparing theoretical density of pyrolytic carbon of 2.22 $g/cm^3$, the relative amount of porosity in each layer is about 52% for buffer, 48% for inner PyC and 18% for outer PyC.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2013

The amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been increasing steadily over the last 4 years, averaging 6.8 percent a year, due to the growth of low cost carriers and the increased demand for air transportations. For the aviation GHG reduction, various fuel saving activities are implemented in many areas such as high-efficiency aircraft and bio-fuel development in the technical part and low carbon flight procedures, short cut route development in the operational approach. Among the various reduction technologies, we focused on low carbon flight procedures that are crucial to GHG reduciton and suggested a reduction effect according to target implementation rate using by fuel saving estimation data in each aircraft type.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2014

Timber harvest in natural forests and its implications on carbon sequestration were investigated in the Southwestern Nigeria. Data on timber harvest from forest estates for a 3-year period were collected from the official record of States' Forestry Department. The data registered the species, volume and number of timbers exploited during the study period. The data were analyzed accordingly for rate of timber harvest and carbon value of the exploited timbers using existing biomass functions. Values were compared for significant differences among states using one way analysis of variance. The results showed that the most exploited logs, in terms of volume and number of trees, have the highest amount of carbon removal. There was a variation in type of timber species being exploited from each state. The total number of harvested trees from Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Ekiti and Osun were estimated at 100,205; 111,789; 753; 15,884 and 18,153 respectively. Total quantity of carbon removed for the 3-year period stood at 2.3 million metric tons, and this translated to 8.4 million metric tons of $CO_2$. The annual carbon and $CO_2$ removal therefore were estimated at 760,120.73 tons and 2.8 million tons/ year respectively. There were significant differences (p<0.05) in the amount of $CO_2$ removed from the five states. Based on our result, we inferred that there is increasing pressure on economic tree species and it is plausible that they are becoming scarce from the forests in Southwestern Nigeria.. If the present rate of log removal is not controlled, forests could become carbon source rather than carbon sink and the on biological conservation, wood availability and climate change may turn out grave. For the forest to perform its environmental role as carbon sink, urgent conservation measures and logging policies are needed to be put in place.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.440-448
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• 2007

Although the anthracite power plant is an important source of greenhouse gas, research on this type of power plant has not been conducted much. The present study investigated the entire anthracite power plants in Korea and analyzed the emitted gas in connection with GC/FD and a methanizer in order to develop $CO_2$ emission factors. The study also sampled the anthracite to analyze the amount of carbon and hydrogen using an element analyzer, and to measure the calorie using an automatic calorie analyzer. The emission factors computed through the fuel analysis was 30.45 kg/GJ and that computed through the $CO_2$ gas analysis was 26.48 kg/GJ. The former is approximately about 15% higher than the latter. When compared the carbon content factors of anthracite with that of bituminous coal, the value of anthracite was 24% higher Compared with IPCC values, the emission factors by the fuel was 14% higher, and that by the emitted $CO_2$ gas was about 1.2% lower. More research is needed on our own emission factors of various energy-consuming facilities in order to stand on a higher position in international negotiations regarding the treaties on climate changes.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.619-627
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• 2012

In order to determine reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) when the submerged membrane bioreactor with granular sulfur (MBR-GS) is used in wastewater treatment plant (WTP), the amount of GHGs was compared and analyzed in the advanced treatment process of P wastewater treatment plant (WTP). The amount of GHGs was estimated by classifying as construction and operation phase in WTP. The amount of GHGs in construction phase was evaluated from multiplying raw materials by using carbon emission factors. Also the amount of GHGs in operating phase was calculated by using total electricity consumption and carbon emission factor. The construction of anoxic tank and secondary settling tank is unnecessary, because the MBR-GS conducts simultaneously the nitrification and denitrification in aeration tank and filtration by hollow fiber membrane. The amount of $CO_2$, $CH_4$, and $N_2O$ emitted by constructing the MBR-GS was 6.44E+06 kg, 8.16E+03 kg and 1.38E+01 kg, respectively. The result shows that the GHGs was reduced about 47 % as compared with the construction in the MLE process. In operating the MBR-GS, the electricity is not required in the biological reactor and secondary setting tank. Thus, the amount of $CO_2$, $CH_4$, and $N_2O$ emitted by operating in the MBR-GS was 7.39E+05 kg/yr, 5.80E+02 kg/yr and 2.44E+00 kg/yr, respectively. The result shows that the GHGs were reduced about 37 % as compared with the operation in the MLE process. Also, $LCCO_2$(Life Cycle $CO_2$) was compared and analyzed between MLE process and MBR-GS. The amount of $LCCO_2 $emitted from the MLE process and MBR-GS was 3.56E+04 ton $CO_2$ and 2.12E+04 ton $CO_2$, respectively. The result shows that the GHGs in MBR-GS were reduced to about 40 % as compared in the MLE process during life cycle. As a result, sulfur-utilizing autotrophic denitrification process (SADP) is expected to be utilized as the cost-effective advanced treatment process, owing to not only high nitrogen removal efficiency but also the GHGs reduction in construction and operation stage.

• 대한공간정보학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.3-9
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• 2012

화석연료 사용의 급격한 상승은 연료의 고갈과 막대한 온실가스배출을 초래했다. 특히, 건설 분야는 전체 이산화탄소 배출량의 약 1/4 이상을 차지하는 환경문제의 원천이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 건설 현장의 탄소배출량 감소를 위한 GIS기법의 적용 강화를 목표로 사토장 선정에 네트워크분석기법을 적용하였다. 그 결과 후보지별로 최단거리 및 최소시간에 따라 예상되는 탄소배출량 및 운반단가를 구할 수 있었다. 이 결과를 바탕으로 사토장을 선정할 경우 소나무 한그루를 심는 것과 비슷한 효과의 탄소배출량을 감소할 수 있을 것이다. 또한, 건설 분야 전반에서 발생하는 탄소배출에 영향을 주는 복합적인 요소들을 고려하여 적용한다면 탄소배출량을 획기적으로 줄일 수 있을 것이다.