• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.266-273
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• 2004

The objective of this study is an understanding of stress corrosion cracking of metals that is recognized to mostly limit the lifetime of the structural materials by comparing the features of delayed hydride cracking of zirconium alloys with those of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of Ni-based alloys and hydrogen cracking of stainless steels. To this end, we investigated a dependence of delayed hydride cracking (DHC) velocity on the applied stress intensity factor and yield strength, and correlated a temperature dependence of the striation spacing and the DHC velocity. We reviewed a similarity of the features between the DHC of zirconium alloys, the SCC of Ni-based alloys and turbine rotor steels, and the hydrogen cracking of stainless steels and discussed the SCC phenomenon in metals with our DHC mode.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.533-539
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• 2016

This study was performed to evaluate the characteristics of start-up of anaerobic digestion from food waste with different inoculum ratios. The hydrogen yield was similar with different inoculum ratios. The hydrogen production rate increased with increasing inoculum ratio. But the specific hydrogen production rate decreased with increasing inoculum ratio. Total volatile fatty acids composition analysis showed that butyrate and acetate were the prevalent products in all reactors, followed by lactate and propionate. The acetate was most prevalent product in reactors at $X_0/S_0=0.080$ and 0.159. But in reactors at $X_0/S_0=0.239$ and 0.318, butyrate accounted for greater than 50% of the total volatile fatty acids.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.265-271
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• 1998

In the hydrologic and hydrochemical studies of natural waters, oxygen and hydrogen isotope compositions of waters are very important to elucidate the origin and circulation pattern of water in the hydrologic system. The hydrogen isotope analysis of waters usually has been undertaken through the reduction of water to form hydrogen gas using pure metals (in general, zinc and uranium). In 1996, a new apparatus (H/Device) was developed to prepare the water samples (by the reduction with Cr metal) without some intrinsic problems that may yield incorrect and/or inaccurate data, and was installed at 1997 in the Center for Mineral Resources Research (CMR) in Korea University. However, the optimistic conditions of preparation and analysis of samples has not been established. In this paper, we introduce the efficiency of H/Device to obtain accurate hydrogen isotope values of water, and discuss both the optimum conditions including the effective reduction time and the probable mixing (memory) effect between successive samples. We obtained large amounts of a laboratory working standard (KUW; Korea University Water) with the average ${\delta}D_{SMOW}$ value of $-42.1{\pm}1.0$‰ $(1{\sigma})$.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.727-735
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 바이오디젤 생산의 부산물인 글리세롤로부터 수증기 개질(Steam Reforming, SR) 반응을 통해 수소를 생산하는 공정의 모델링과 모사 및 최적화를 수행했다. 글리세롤을 이용한 수소 생산 방법은 기존의 수소 생산방법인 메탄의 수증기 개질법(Steam Methane Reforming, SMR)을 대체할 수 있는 새로운 방법으로 세계 여러 곳에서 연구가 진행 중이다. 글리세롤과 수증기의 기체 혼합물을 고온의 반응기 내에서 개질시켜 합성가스(CO, $H_2$)를 생산하고, 합성가스에 포함된 일산화탄소를 수성 가스 전화 반응(Water-Gas Shift, WGS)을 통해 수증기와 반응시켜 수소를 생성하고, 최종적으로 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) 공정을 통하여 이산화탄소와 수소를 분리하여 정제된 수소를 얻는다. 공정시뮬레이션 프로그램인 UniSim을 이용하여 시뮬레이션을 진행하였으며, 열효율 개선을 실시하여 운전 비용을 절감하고자 하였다. 기존 연구인 미국 DOE와 독일 Linde의 글리세롤 이용 수소 생산공정과 수율 비교를 진행하였고, 수소 에너지 인프라 구축에 기여하기 위한 최적의 생산방법을 제안하였다.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.179-205
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• 2017

This research presents an in-depth analysis of location planning of the solar-hydrogen power plants for electricity production in different cities situated in Kerman province of Iran. Ten cities were analyzed in order to select the most suitable location for the construction of a solar-hydrogen power plant utilizing photovoltaic panels. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology was applied to prioritize cities for installing the solar-hydrogen power plant so that one candidate location was selected for each city. Different criteria including population, distance to main road, flood risk, wind speed, sunshine hours, air temperature, humidity, horizontal solar irradiation, dust, and land costare used for the analysis. From the analysis, it is found that among the candidates' cities, the site of Lalezar is ranked as the first priority for the solar-hydrogen system development. A measure of validity is obtained when results of the DEA method are compared with the results of the technique for ordering preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS). Applying TOPSIS model, it was found that city of Lalezar ranked first, and Rafsanjan gained last priority for installing the solar-hydrogen power plants. Cities of Baft, Sirjan, Kerman, Shahrbabak, Kahnouj, Shahdad, Bam, and Jiroft ranked second to ninth, respectively. The validity of the DEA model is compared with the results of TOPSIS and it is demonstrated that the two methods produced similar results. The solar-hydrogen power plant is considered for installation in the city of Lalezar. It is demonstrated that installation of the proposed solar-hydrogen system in Lalezar can lead to yearly yield of 129 ton-H2 which covers 4.3% of total annual energy demands of the city.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.123-131
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• 2007

Effect of nitrogen-load condition on hydrogen ($H_2$) production and bacterial community in a continuous anaerobic hydrogen fermentation were investigated. The slight $H_2$ production on extremely low nitrogen-load condition (C/N ratio: 180) at the start-up period. The highest $H_2$ production was obtained when the C/N ratio was 36, the $H_2$ production yield ($mol-H_2/mol-glucose$) reached to 1.7, and it was indicated that Clostridium pasteurianum mainly contributed to the $H_2$ production. The $H_2$ production was decreased on both the lower (C/N: 72) and higher (C/N: 18) nitrogen-load conditions. The excess nitrogen-load was not always suitable for the hydrogen production. The fluctuation of $H_2$ production seemed to be caused by a change in the bacterial community according to the nitrogen-load condition, while a recovery of $H_2$ productivity was possible by a control of nitrogen-load condition through the bacterial community change. When the nitrogen-load condition was not suitable for hydrogen production, the lactic acid concentration was increased and also lactic acid bacteria were definitely detected, which suggested that the competition between hydrogen fermentator and lactic acid producer was occurred. These results demonstrated that the nitrogen-load condition affect on the $H_2$ productivity through the change of bacterial community in anaerobic hydrogen fermentation.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.671-677
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• 2011

A hyperthermophilic archaeon, $Thermococcus$ $onnurineus$ NA1 was studied to investigate its fermentation characteristics using various carbon sources including formate, maltose and carbon monoxide during the anaerobic batch cultivation at $80^{\circ}C$. Formate was the best carbon source for cell growth and hydrogen production among others. In the batch culture on formate, it was found that the cell concentration increased exponentially by 12 hrs of culture, after which the cell growth and formate consumption was retarded. Hydrogen production was continued more than 24 hrs although the cell growth was ceased at 18 hrs. Hydrogen production rate was directly correlated with the cell growth and formate degradation up to 18 hrs, and the average hydrogen production yield was 1.05 mole-$H_2$/mole-formate. Cell growth and hydrogen production were optimized at the initial pH 6-7, while inhibited at the initial pH lower than 5 and higher than 9.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.32-39
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• 2010

오늘날 화석연료의 다량 사용에 의한 환경오염이 지구온난화를 가속시키고 기상이변을 일으키며 지구생태계에 심각한 영향을 미치고 있다. 수소는 이러한 환경문제를 근본적으로 해결해 줄 지속 가능한 그린에너지로 생각되고 있다. 본 연구는 결합구조가 다른 메탄올 및 에탄올의 개질을 통한 수소발생을 위해 실린더형 배리어 방전형의 반응기를 제작하였다. 반응기에 인가되는 고전압의 크기, 메탄올 및 에탄올 농도 및 캐리어 가스(N2) 유량 등의 변화에 따른 반응기의 방전특성과 수소발생 특성을 측정하고 화학구조에 따른 수소발생 영향을 분석하였다. 수소발생은 인가전압의 증가에 따라 선형적으로 증가하였고 메탄올의 경우가 많았다. 이는 메탄올과 에탄올의 결합구조와 관련이 있는 것으로 생각된다. 수소발생 에너지효율은 에탄올의 경우 인가전압이 증가하여 방전전력이 증가할수록 전체적으로 감소하지만 메탄올의 경우 전압 22[kV](peak-to-peak)를 인가한 경우 가장 에너지 효율이 높게 나타났다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권12호
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• pp.865-872
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• 2014

본 연구는 수소가스 생산을 위한 brown water(소변을 제외한 대변 + 대변세척수 6 L)의 혐기성 소화 시, 음식물쓰레기 혼합 효과를 평가하기 위해 실시하였다. brown water와 음식물쓰레기의 적절한 혼합 비율을 찾기 위해 회분식 실험이 수행되었고, 도출된 결과는 연속운전 세미파일럿 규모 brown water의 혐기성 소화장치의 실험에 적용되었다. 회분식 실험에서 70%의 음식물쓰레기와 30%의 brown water을 혼합하였을 때 $6.92mmol\;H_2/g\;COD_{removed}$의 최대 수소생산수율을 나타내었다. 동일한 혼합비율로 투입한 음식물쓰레기 및 brown water의 세미파일럿 규모 혐기성 소화조를 운전하였을 때, 반응조 내부에서 수소생산의 중간산물인 butyric acid의 현저한 증가를 보였다. 이 때 수소 생산의 지표인 B/P (butyrate/propionate) 비는 52.64로 나타났고, 수소생산수율은 최대 $25.03mmol\;H_2/g\;COD_{removed}$로 나타났다. 이상의 실험적 연구결과 brown water의 혐기성 수소발효에서 음식물쓰레기의 혼합은 수소발생을 촉진하기 위한 좋은 대안임을 확인하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.438-442
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• 2005

1. 회분식 실험결과 유기물의 함량이 높은 음식물만을 기질로 이용한 경우보다 폐활성 슬러지의 혼합비율이 $10{\sim}20%$일 때 더 높은 수소생산을 나타내었다. 또한 폐활성 슬러지의 혼합비율이 40%인 경우에는 메탄이 발생하여 생성된 수소가 소모되는 반응을 나타내었다. 2. 연속 실험의 경우 HRT를 줄여 유기물의 부하를 증가시킬 경우 수소생산량이 급격히 증가하였으며, HRT 2일까지는 미생물의 wash out 없이 안정적 수소생산을 보였다. 3. 음식물과 폐활성 슬러지를 이용한 연속 운전을 HRT와 두 기질의 비율을 달리하여 운전한 결과 2일의 HRT와 FW:WAS=80:20의 비율에서 140 mL $H_2/g$ VSS의 높은 수소생산율을 얻을 수 있었다. 4. 음식물 쓰레기와 폐활성 슬러지의 비율을 적절히 혼합할 경우, 수소생산의 상승작용을 할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다. 5. SEM과 FISH 분석을 통하여 반응조 내의 수소 미생물의 공간적 분포 및 형태를 관측하였으며, 음식물이나 슬러지 주변에 많은 수소생산 미생물이 관측되었다.