• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.486-497
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• 2019

The non-isothermal and isothermal pyrolysis properties of H lignin and P lignin extracted from different biorefinery processes (such as supercritical water hydrolysis and fast pyrolysis) were studied using thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) and pyrolyzer-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). The lignins were characterized by ultimate/proximate analysis, FT-IR and GPC. Based on the thermogravimetry (TG) and derivative thermogravimetry (DTG) curves, the thermal decomposition stages were obtained and the pyrolysis products were analyzed at each thermal decomposition stage of non-isothermal pyrolysis. The isothermal pyrolysis of lignins was also carried out at 400, 500, and $600^{\circ}C$ to investigate the pyrolysis product distribution at each temperature. In non-isothermal pyrolysis, P lignin recovered from a fast pyrolysis process started to decompose and produced pyrolysis products at a lower temperature than H lignin recovered from a supercritical water hydrolysis process. In isothermal pyrolysis, guaiacyl and syringyl type were the major pyrolysis products at every temperature, while the amounts of p-hydroxyphenyl type and aromatic hydrocarbons increased with the pyrolysis temperature.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.85-93
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• 2021

For accurate and reliable process design for phenol oxidation in a plug flow reactor with supercritical water, modeling can be very insightful. Here, the velocity and density distribution along the reactor have been predicted by a numerical model and variations of temperature and phenol mass fraction are calculated under various flow conditions. The numerical model shows that as we proceed along the length of the reactor the temperature falls from above 430 ℃ to approximately 380 ℃. This is because the generated heat from the exothermic reaction is less that the amount lost through the walls of the reactor. Also, along the length, the linear velocity falls to less than one-third of the initial value while the density more than doubles. This is due to the fall in temperature which results in higher density which in turn demands a lower velocity to satisfy the continuity equation. Having a higher oxygen concentration at the reactor inlet leads to much faster phenol destruction; this leads to lower capital costs (shorter reactor will be required); however, the operational expenditures will increase for supplying the needed oxygen. The phenol destruction depends heavily on the kinetic parameters and can be as high as 99.9%. Using different kinetic parameters is shown to significantly influence the predicted distributions inside the reactor and final phenol conversion. These results demonstrate the importance of selecting kinetic parameters carefully particularly when these predictions are used for reactor design.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권9호
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• pp.3540-3550
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• 2022

The supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO₂) Brayton cycle is an important energy conversion technology for the fourth generation of nuclear energy. Since the printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE) used in the S-CO₂ Brayton cycle has narrow channels, Rayleigh-Bénard (RB) convection is likely to exist in the tiny channels. However, there are very few studies on RB convection in supercritical fluids. Current research on RB convection mainly focuses on conventional fluids such as water and air that meet the Boussinesq assumption. It is necessary to study non-Boussinesq fluids. PRB convection refers to RB convection that is affected by horizontal incoming flow. In this paper, the computational fluid dynamics simulation method is used to study the PRB convection phenomenon of non-Boussinesq fluid-supercritical carbon dioxide. The result shows that the inlet Reynolds number (Re) of the horizontal incoming flow significantly affects the PRB convection. When the inlet Re remains unchanged, with the increase of Rayleigh number (Ra), the steady-state convective pattern of the fluid layer is shown in order: horizontal flow, local traveling wave, traveling wave convection. If Ra remains unchanged, as the inlet Re increases, three convection patterns of traveling wave convection, local traveling wave, and horizontal flow will appear in sequence. To characterize the relationship between traveling wave convection and horizontal incoming flow, this paper proposes the relationship between critical Reynolds number and relative Rayleigh number (r).

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.81-95
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• 2006

표고버섯 골목의 바이오에탄올 생산 자원으로서의 활용 가능성을 모색하고, 새로운 당화 공정으로 주목받고 있는 초임계수 가수분해 공정에 대한 기초 기술을 제공하기 위하여 버섯 골목으로 사용되는 상수리나무 정상재를 다양한 초염계수 가수분해 공정에 적용하고 분해산물의 분석을 실시하였다. 초임계수 가수분해 반응 시간 및 온도의 증가에 의하여 수용성 분해산물 및 비수용성 잔사의 색 진해짐, 분해율의 증가 그리고 비수용성 잔사의 결정화도가 증가하였다. 반응 압력의 증가는 낮은 반응 온도와 짧은 반응 시간 조건에서만 분해 산물의 색변화 및 분해율의 증가에 영향을 주었다 초염계수 가수분해는 반응 초기에 hemicellulose의 분해가, 반응 후기에는 cellulose 분해가 진행되었다. 반응 시간의 증가는 당화 수율을 향상시켰고 반응 온도의 증가는 $415^{\circ}C$까지는 당화 수율을 증가시켰지만 $415^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 급격히 감소시켰다. 낮은 반응 온도조건에서 반응 압력의 증가는 당화 수율을 증가시컸지만, 높은 반응 온도 조건에서는 오히려 당화 수율을 감소시켰다. 확인된 당화 수율의 결과를 토대로 상수리나무 정상재의 최적 초엄계수 가수분해 조건은 $415^{\circ}C$, 23 MPa, 60초로 결정하였으며, 당화 수율은 2.68%로 확인되었다. 결정된 최적 조건에서 골목의 초임계수 가수분해를 실시한 결과 당화 수율이 3.58%로 정상재의 당화 수율보다 높았다. GC-MS를 이용한 수용성 분해산물의 분석 결과, 주요 분해 산물은 1,1'-oxybis-benzene과 1,2-benzendicarboxylic acid로 확인되었고, 낮은 분해율을 보인 반응 조건에서는 pentadecanoic acid, 14-methyl-heptadecanoic acid 등과 같은 지방산류가 공통적으로 검출되었다. 반응 온도 및 시간이 증가함에 따라 phenol, benzene류의 증가가 확연되었지만 비수용성 잔사에서는 반응 압력의 차이에 의한 분해 산물의 변화는 없었다. 비수용성 잔사의 성분 분석 결과 60.6~79.2%의 holocellulose를 함유하고 있었고, 산 촉매 가수분해에 의하여 49.2~67.5%의 당화 수율을 보여주었다. 희산을 이용한 수용성 분해산물의 2차 가수분해에 의하여 수용성 분해 산불 내 당화 수율이 큰 폭으로 향상되었다.

• 청정기술
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2018

환경 오염에 대한 사회적 요구가 증가하고 염색 공정 폐수 배출에 대한 규제가 강화되면서 기존 수계 염색에서 발생하는 다량의 폐수와 에너지 낭비를 근본적으로 해결하기 위한 대안으로 초임계 염색 공정이 주목 받고 있다. 초임계 염색 공정에서는 기존 수계 염색에서 염색 용매인 물 대신 이산화탄소만을 사용하기 때문에 발생하는 폐수가 전혀 없고 미 고착 염료와 이산화탄소를 재사용 할 수 있다는 점에서 친환경적이다. 또한 염색 이후 추가적인 건조공정 없이 건조된 섬유를 얻을 수 있어 에너지 소비를 줄일 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 먼저 초임계 염색 공정의 발전배경과 현재 우리나라에서의 연구를 정리하였으며 초임계 염색의 원리와 기존 수계염색과의 장단점을 비교 설명하였다. 원리를 보다 자세히 설명하기 위해 초임계 이산화탄소와 염료 사이의 용해도를 비롯해 초임계 이산화탄소와 섬유에서 염료의 분배계수 및 물질전달 연구를 정리하였고, 현재 연구의 한계점과 연구방향을 제시하였다. 또한 초임계 염색 설비 내에서의 염료의 동적거동에 대하여 토의하였으며 전 세계적으로 개발된 초임계 염색 설비를 정리하였다. 마지막으로 현재 초임계 염색 공정의 최적화와 폴리에스터를 제외한 다른 합성섬유와 천연섬유에 적용하기 위해 필요한 연구개발 방향을 제시하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.785-796
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• 2009

A KALIMER-600 concept which is a type of sodium-cooled fast reactor, has been developed at KAERI. It uses sodium as a primary coolant and is a pool-type reactor to enhance safety. Also, a supercritical carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) Brayton cycle is considered as an alternative to an energy conversion system to eliminate the sodium water reaction and to improve efficiency. In this study, a simplified model for analyzing the thermodynamic performance of the KALIMER-600 coupled with a supercritical $CO_2$ Brayton cycle was developed. To develop the analysis model, a commercial modular modeling system (MMS) was adopted as a base engine, which was developed by nHance Technology in USA. It has a convenient graphical user interface and many component modules to model the plant. A new user library for thermodynamic properties of sodium and supercritical $CO_2$ was developed and attached to the MMS. In addition, some component modules in the MMS were modified to be appropriate for analysis of the KALIMER-600 coupled with the supercritical $CO_2$ cycle. Then, a simplified performance analysis code was developed by modeling the KALIMER-600 plant with the modified MMS. After evaluating the developed code with each component data and a steady state of the plant, a simple power reduction and recovery event was evaluated. The results showed an achievable capability for a performance analysis code. The developed code will be used to develop the operational strategy and some control logics for the operation of the KALIMER-600 with a supercritical $CO_2$ Brayton cycle after further studies of analyzing various operational events.

• 공업화학
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2005

본 연구는 재자원화 기술개발의 일환으로 폐기물 생선내장으로부터 아미노산을 회수하기 위하여 아임계 및 초임계 가수분해반응을 수행하였다. 반 회분식 및 회분식 반응기를 이용하여 아미노산의 최적수율에 영향을 미치는 온도, 시간 등의 반응인자에 대한 영향에 관하여 연구하였다. 회분식 반응결과, 폐기물 생선내장으로부터 얻어진 전체적인 아미노산의 최적수율(137 mg/g-dry entrails)은 온도 $250^{\circ}C$ (p=4 MPa), 반응시간 60 min에서 얻을 수 있었다. 초임계조건(e.g., T=$400^{\circ}C$, P=45 MPa)에서는, 아미노산의 생성속도보다 분해속도가 빠른 관계로 수율이 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 본 연구결과 고수율의 아미노산을 생성하기 위해서는 저온 및 짧은 반응시간에서의 조작이 필요한 것을 알았다.

• 플랜트 저널
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.60-65
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• 2008

As the operating conditions in a supercritical oxidation reactor are set in high temperature with high pressure causing a reactor suffering from the harsh circumstances. It means the reactor adopts itself with Fe-Cr alloy in acidic atmosphere with low pH value and Ni alloy in basic atmosphere with high pH value due to its superior corrosion resistance. The study, whose target waster water is pertinent to the latter part, has selected Ni alloy such as ostenite type stainless steel 304 and 316, superstainless steel AL6XN, Inconel 625, MAT 21, and titanium Gr. 5 in order to measure corrosion resistance against those samples under the same conditions of temperature and pressure applied for a supercritical oxidation reactor. The result shows the identifiable difference in corrosion resistance by observing the surface states through a scanning probe microscope as well as measuring the weight loss through making the samples above deposited in wastewater for two-week and four-week stay. The purpose of this corrosion experiment is to identify the most corrosion-resistant material among sample species pre-selected according to pH concentration of wastewater in pursue of applying for a reactor exposed to the extreme corrosion environment. It is because such a reactor made of a verified material enables to safeguard a stable operation under the supercritical wastewater processing facility.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.311-317
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• 2006

Feasibility of destroying synthetic and actual leachate containing humic acids and ammonia compounds by supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) was evaluated. In this study, destruction efficiencies of humic acids and ammonia respectively were investigated at various reaction temperatures and residence times under pressure a supercritical pressure (280 atm). To lower reaction temperature, chemical oxidants were used. The experiment was carried out in a cylindrical batch reactor made of Hastelloy C-276 that can withstand high temperature and pressure. Concentrations of humic acids and ammonia were measured using a $COD_{Cr}$ method and an ammonia selective electrode, respectively. The optimal destructive condition of humic acids in the presence of stoichiometric oxygen(air) was 3 min at $380^{\circ}C$, but the temperature could be lowered to subcritical region ($360^{\circ}C$) along with $H_2O_2$ as an oxidant. For ammonia, the optimal destructive condition with air was 5 min at $660^{\circ}C$, but it was possible to operate the process for 3 minutes at $550^{\circ}C$ or 2 min at $600^{\circ}C$ along with $H_2O_2$ as an oxidant. At 2 min and $550^{\circ}C$ along with $H_2O_2$ as an oxidant, humic and ammonia compounds in the actual leachate were easily destructed and the effluent quality met the Korea Standard Leachate Quality.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2005년도 학술발표회(1)
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• pp.318-319
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• 2005