• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.419-427
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• 2011

고온수증기전기분해(HTSE) 장치의 수소생산 및 열 화학적 특성을 파악하고자 COMSOL $^Multiphysics^{(R)}$를 사용해 2차원 정상상태 수치해석을 실시하였다. 계산을 위한 주요 파라메터로는 작동전압, ASR(Area-specific Resistance) 및 유입가스의 온도와 압력 등이다. 해석결과 1.2454 V에서 Thermal-neutral Voltage가 나타나고, 작동 전압이 증가함에 따라 Cell의 내부 온도가 단조 증가하는 것이 아니라 Thermal-neutral Voltage를 기준으로 낮은 전압에서는 Cell의 온도가 감소하고, 높은 전압에서는 Cell의 온도가 증가하였다. 또한, ASR 값이 증가함에 따라 Cell 내부의 온도는 하강하고, 수소생산율도 낮아지는 경향을 보였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.195-204
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• 2013

While structured packing modules are known to be efficient for surface wetting and gas-liquid exchange in abiotic surface catalysis, this model study explores structured packing as a growth surface for catalytic biofilms. Microbial biofilms have been proposed as selfimmobilized and self-regenerating catalysts for the production of chemicals. A concern is that the complex and dynamic nature of biofilms may cause fluctuations in their catalytic performance over time or may affect process reproducibility. An aerated continuous trickle-bed biofilm reactor system was designed with a 3 L structured packing, liquid recycling and pH control. Pseudomonas diminuta established a biofilm on the stainless steel structured packing with a specific surface area of 500 $m^2m^{-3}$ and catalyzed the oxidation of ethylene glycol to glycolic acid for over two months of continuous operation. A steady-state productivity of up to 1.6 $gl^{-1}h^{-1}$ was achieved at a dilution rate of 0.33 $h^{-1}$. Process reproducibility between three independent runs was excellent, despite process interruptions and activity variations in cultures grown from biofilm effluent cells. The results demonstrate the robustness of a catalytic biofilm on structured packing, despite its dynamic nature. Implementation is recommended for whole-cell processes that require efficient gas-liquid exchange, catalyst retention for continuous operation, or improved catalyst stability.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.302-312
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• 2019

The voltage produced from the salinity gradient in reverse electrodialysis (RED) increases proportionally with the number of cell pairs of alternating cation and anion exchange membranes. Large-scale RED systems consisting of hundreds of cell pairs exhibit high voltage of more than 10 V, which is sufficient to utilize water electrolysis as the electrode reaction even though there is no specific strategy for minimizing the overpotential of water electrolysis. Moreover, hydrogen gas can be simultaneously obtained as surplus energy from the electrochemical reduction of water at the cathode if the RED system is equipped with proper venting and collecting facilities. Therefore, RED-driven water electrolysis system can be a promising solution not only for sustainable electric power but also for eco-friendly hydrogen production with high purity without $CO_2$ emission. The RED system in this study includes a high membrane voltage from more than 50 cells, neutral-pH water as the electrolyte, and an artificial NaCl solution as the feed water, which are more universal, economical, and eco-friendly conditions than previous studies on RED with hydrogen production. We measure the amount of hydrogen produced at maximum power of the RED system using a batch-type electrode chamber with a gas bag and evaluate the interrelation between the electric power and hydrogen energy with varied cell pairs. A hydrogen production rate of $1.1{\times}10^{-4}mol\;cm^{-2}h^{-1}$ is obtained, which is larger than previously reported values for RED system with simultaneous hydrogen production.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.259-264
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• 2011

Gas hydrate is formed by physical binding between water molecule and gas such as methane, ethane, propane, or carbon dioxide, etc., which is captured in the cavities of water molecule under the specific temperature and pressure. $1\;m^3$ hydrate of pure methane can be decomposed to the methane gas of $172\;m^3$ and water of $0.8\;m^3$ at standard condition. If this characteristic of hydrate is reversely utilized, natural gas is fixed into water in the form of hydrate solid. Therefore, the hydrate is considered to be a great way to transport and store of natural gas in large quantity. Especially the transportation cost is known to be 18~25% less than the liquefied transportation. However, when methane gas hydrate is artificially formed, its reaction time may be too long and the gas consumption in water becomes relatively low, because the reaction rate between water and gas is low. Therefore, for the practical purpose in the application, the present investigation focuses on the rapid production of hydrates and the increment of the amount of captured gas by adding zeolite into pure water. The results show that when the zeolite of 0.01 wt% was added to distilled water, the amount of captured gas during the formation of methane hydrate was about 4.5 times higher than that in distilled water, and the methane hydrate formation time decreased at the same subcooling temperature.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.335-339
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• 2001

The dynamic model was developed to simulate the photosynthetic rate of Phragmites communis stands in coastal ecosystem. The model was composed of the compartments of both climatic and biological variables. The former were photosynthetic photon flux density(PPFD), daily maximum- and minimum-temperature. The latter were combinations of the specific physiological responses of plant organs with the biomass of each organs. The PPFD and air temperature were calculated and using those values, gas exchange rate of each plant organ was calculated at every hour. The carbon budget was constructed using the modelled predictions. Analysis of annual productivity and fluxes showed that yearly gross population productivity, yearly population respiration and yearly net population productivity were 33.4, 21.3 and 12.1 $CO_2ton{\cdot}ha^{-2}{\cdot}yr^{-1}$, respectively. The final result was tested over two stands, produced promising predictions with regards to the levels of production attained. The model can be used to determine production potential under given climatic conditions and could even be applied to plant canopies with analogous biological characteristics.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.342-349
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• 2017

Polylactic acid (PLA) has been highlighted as an alternative renewable polymer for the replacement of petroleum-based plastic materials, and is considered to be biodegradable. On the other hand, the biodegradation of PLA by terminal degraders, such as microorganisms, requires a lengthy period in the natural environment, and its mechanism is not completely understood. PLA biodegradation studies have been conducted using mainly undefined mixed cultures, but only a few bacterial strains have been isolated and examined. For further characterization of PLA biodegradation, in this study, the PLA-degrading bacteria from digester sludge were isolated and identified using a polymer film-based screening method. The enrichment of sludge on PLA granules was conducted with the serial transference of a subculture into fresh media for 40 days, and the attached biofilm was inoculated on a PLA film on an agar plate. 3D optical microscopy showed that the isolates physically degraded the PLA film due to bacterial degradation. 16S rRNA gene sequencing identified the microbial colonies to be Pseudomonas sp. MYK1 and Bacillus sp. MYK2. The two isolates exhibited significantly higher specific gas production rates from PLA biodegradation compared with that of the initial sludge inoculum.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.246-253
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• 1996

생분해성 고분자의 생산 단가를 낮추기 위해 값싼 원료인 LNG와 강제성 메탄자화균인 M. tricha­s sparium OS3b를 이용하여 PHS 생산 가능성을 검토하였다. 중요한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 산업용 기질인 LNG를 에탄 원료로 사용한 경 우 LNG 중의 에탄과 프로판에 의해 비성장 속도가 감소하였으내(저해상수 $K_1=0.12%$) PHS 생성에는 영향을 주지 않았다. 2. 배양액 중 구리 이온이 결핍되면 PHS 축적은 현저히 감소하였다. 3. 각종 영양원 결핍조건에서 PHS 축적능을 시험 하였을 때, 칼륨, 마그네숨, 그리고 질소원 결핍이 높은 PHS 축적율을 보였고, 특히 질소원의 경우 최 고 45%의 축적율을 보였다. 4. 최척의 질소원/탄소원의 비는 존재하지 않았고, 질소원의 농도가 낯을수록 PHS 축적율은 증가 하였다. 5. PHS 축척을 위한 최적 온도와 pH는 각각 $30^{\circ}C$와 7.0이었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.404-411
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• 2023

바이오가스 직접 개질을 위해 플라즈마 방전영역을 확장할 수 있는 3상 글라이딩 아크 플라즈마 수소 추출기를 설계하고 스팀과 메탄의 부피 비율, 가스 유량, 플라즈마 입력 전력에 대해 개질 특성을 평가하여 운전 조건을 최적화했다. 수소생산효율은 플라즈마 에너지 밀도가 작을수록 증가하는 것으로 확인되었지만 C_XH_Y 혹은 carbon soot와 같은 촉매 내구성에 영향을 줄 수 있는 부산물들이 발생했다. 부산물 생성을 억제하기 위해 스팀과 메탄의 비율 혹은 플라즈마 에너지 밀도를 높여야 했고 플라즈마 개질기 최적 조건으로 스팀과 메탄의 비율을 3, 플라즈마 에너지 밀도를 5.5 ~ 6.0 kJ/L로 선정했다. 또한 플라즈마 개질기에서 발생하는 열이 반응가스를 500 ℃ 이상까지 올려줄 수 있어 바이오가스 버너의 연료사용량을 줄여 수소생산효율을 높일 수 있을 것으로 기대할 수 있다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제37권7호
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• pp.701-710
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to investigate experimentally the effect of low purity methanol (LPM) on performance and smoke emission characteristics by using a four-cycle, four-cylinder, water-cooled, direct injection diesel engine with EGR system. The experiments are performed by the change of engine load in the engine load ranges of 25 to 100% with an interval of 25% under the constant engine speed of 2000 rpm. The LPM in the fuel blends contained 24.88% water by volume. The blended fuel ratios of diesel oil to LPM are maintained at 100/0, 95/5, 90/10 and 85/15% on the volume basis. In this paper, EGR rates are varied in three conditions of 0, 12.8 and 16.5%. The result shows that the brake power of a blended fuel with 15% LPM is reduced more 11.1% than that of the neat diesel oil at the full load with the EGR rate of 16.5%. At this condition, also, the brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) is increased by 3.2%, the exhaust gas temperature is decreased by 10.7%, the smoke opacity is decreased by 18.7% and the brake thermal efficiency is increased by 7.3%. The sharp reduction of smoke opacity for a blended fuel with the LPM content of 15% at the full load without EGR system is observed by 68.4% compared with that of the neat diesel oil due to the high oxygen content of LPM.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.101-107
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• 1998

광합성 미생물의 고농도 배양에 의한 이산화탄소 고정능에 대한 기초 연구로써 관형 광생물반응기를 이용하여 이산화탄소 조성 및 초기균체농도에 따른 성장 경향을 보았다 배지의 pH가 지어되고 있는 조건하에서 20% 이산화탄소 혼합공기가 공급되는 조건에서도 성장이 이루어졌다 $45.5{\mu}E/m^2{\cdot}s$의 광강도에서 5% 이산화탄소 혼합공기 조성과 0.45 g/L의 초기균체농도에서 성장속도가 가장 우수하였으며, 비성장속도는 0.0258 $h^{-1}$를 나타냈고, 단위 시간당 균체생성량은 0.278 g/L . day 이다. 관형 반응기에서 최대균체농도는 2.03 g/L 까지 배양되었다. 배양된 균체의 원소성분분석을 통하여 Synechocystis PCC 6803의 분자식은 $C_{1.0}H_{2.022}N_{0.194}O_{0.443}S_{0.002}$로 계산되었고, 이산화탄소 고정화속도는 0.482g-$C0_2/L$ . day의 결과를 얻었다.