• Resources Recycling
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.12-18
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• 2023

In 2018, the demand for silver (referred to as Ag) in the electrical and electronics sector was 249 million tons. The demand stood at 81 million tons in the solar module production sector. Currently, due to the rapid increase in solar module installation, the demand for silver is increasing drastically in Korea. However, Korea's natural metal resources and reserves are insufficient in comparison to their consumption, and the domestic silver ore self-sufficiency rate was as low as 2.2% as of 2021. This implies that a recycling technology is necessary to recover valuable metal resources contained in the waste plating solution generated in the metal industry. Therefore, this study compared and analyzed, the results of the impact evaluation through life cycle assessment according to an improvement in the process of recovery of valuable metals in the waste plating solution. The process improvement resulted in reducing GWP (Global Warming Potential) and ADP(Abiotic Depletion Potential) by 50% and 67%, respectively. The GWP of electricity and industrial water was reduced by 98% and 93%, respectively, which significantly contributed to the minimization of energy and water consumption. Thus, the improvement in recycling technology has a high potential to reduce chemical and energy use and improve resource productivity in the urban mining industry.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1993.10a
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• pp.161-165
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• 1993

최근 산업의 발달과 함께 제품의 고정도화,다양화,생산성 향상등의 요구에 의해 연삭가공에 있어서도 고능률.고정도가공이 주목되고 있다. 특히 반도체산업,광산업 등에 넓게 응용되고 있는 광학소자 가공에서는 가공정도와 가공능률이 동시에 달성되는 것에 대한 요구가 많지만, 이러한 광학소자의 가공에 있어서 기존의 연마방법은 가공정도와 가공능률에 한계가 있었다. 그런데 연삭가공에서 고능률,고정도가공의 한가지 방법으로 "전해 인프로세스드레싱(Electrolytic In-Process Dressing;ELID)연삭법"이 개발되어 고강도 메탈본드숫돌에 의한 초경합금,세라믹재료등의 경취성재료를 고품위 가공하고 있다. ELID연석법이란 숫돌의 다이아몬드나 cBN등의 연삭입자를 결합하고 있는 금속결합재를 전기분해에 의해 적당량 제거하여 일반적인 연삭과 같이 연삭입자를 연속적으로 돌출시켜 가공이 유지되도록 하는 연삭방법이다. 본 연구는 ELID연삭기술을 이용하여 원통연삭에서 철갈재료 및 세라믹재료의 고능률.고정도 가공특성을 살펴보았다. 원통연삭에서의 주철파이바본드숫돌 및 코발트본드숫돌에 의한 ELID연삭과 비트리파이드본드숫돌에 의한 일반연삭과의 고능률 가공특성을 비교하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.433-435
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• 1999

대기 중에 존재하는 에어로졸은 물리ㆍ화학적인 반응에 의하여 생성되며 금속, 수용성 성분을 비롯한 탄소입자 등으로 복잡하게 이루어져 있다. 이들은 대기중에서 시정감소와 광산란을 야기시킬 뿐 아니라 인체에 흡입되어 호흡기질환등을 야기 시킨다(Holt,1988). 또한 분진은 입자의 크기가 작을수록 상대적으로 표면적이 증가하여 각종 유해 대기오염물질과 흡착하여 인체에 악영향을 미친다(Simpson, 1992; John et al., 1990).(중략)

• 전기의세계
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.23-36
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• 1991

해방이후 남북한이 분단된지 이미 46년이 되었다. 그동안 남한에서는 미국의 제도를 많이 도입하여 학사-석사-박사 학위제도가 정착되어 양적으로 엄청난 발전을 이룩하였고 북한에서는 소련의 제도를 모방해서 우리나라식의 종합대학은 존재하지 않고 공과대학도 학과별로 세분화되어서 기계대학, 화학공업대학, 건설대학, 경공업대학, 체신대학, 광산금속대학 등으로 발전되었고 공장대학이 77개나 있다. 김책공업종합대학만이 공과계열학과가 모두 설치되어 있는 대학이고 김일성종합대학에는 공과계열이 자동화학부와 원자력학부 뿐이다. 북한에서는 대학 과정을 졸업하면 학위를 받지 못하며 대학원 3년과정을 마쳐야 학사 학위를 받으며 이 학위는 소련의 Candidate 학위와 같은 것으로서 우리의 석사와 박사의 중간에 해당되는 학위이다. 최근에는 이 학위를 준박사라고 부르고 있다. 이와같이 달라진 남북한의 공학교육제도를 고찰해봄으로써 앞으로 있게될 남북한 교류에 대비하고자 한다.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.282-288
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• 2014

Stoping method has been acknowledged as one of the typical metalliferous underground mining methods. Notwithstanding with the popularity of the method, the majority of stoping mines are suffering from excessive unplanned dilution which often becomes as the main cause of mine closure. Thus a reliable unplanned dilution management system is imperatively needed. In this study, reliable unplanned dilution prediction system is introduced by adopting artificial neural network (ANN) based on data investigated from one underground stoping mine in Western Australia. In addition, contributions of input parameters were analysed by connection weight algorithm (CWA). To validate the reliability of the proposed ANN, correlation coefficient (R) was calculated in the training and test stage which shown relatively high correlation of 0.9641 in training and 0.7933 in test stage. As results of CWA application, BHL (Length of blast hole) and SFJ (Safety factor of Joint orientation) show comparatively high contribution of 18.78% and 19.77% which imply that these are somewhat critical influential parameter of unplanned dilution.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.5-11
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• 2012

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the most severe environmental problem that results from the oxidation of pyrite $(FeS_2)$ and various other metal sulfides. In this study, the influence of microorganism was tested on the process where AMD was released and the method to inhibit AMD generated by microorganisms at abandoned mine area. The activity and growth rate of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans, common microorganisms affecting AMD occurrence, were measured. Chlorine dioxide $(ClO_2)$, NaCl, or surfactant (ASOR-770) was used as an inhibitor for working on activity and growth of microorganism. Among the three inhibitors, 10ppm of chlorine dioxide was the most effective inhibitor for AMD control due to the reduced the activity and growth of microorganisms by 20%.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.92-101
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• 2021

The status of waste generation and recycling in 32 countries in the European Union (EU), Japan, and the United States was investigated and summarized to encourage overseas market expansion for domestic urban mining industries. Among the 32 EU countries, Germany has the highest amount of material consumption and generates the largest quantity of waste. Minerals such as mine and soil wastes constitute the largest type of waste in the EU. With respect to waste treatment techniques, landfill and recycling are applied to 39% and 38% of the waste, respectively, implying the necessity to promote recycling. Japan's total waste generation declined recently to less than 400 million tons. The largest amount of waste is generated by the manufacturing industries. The proportion of total recycled waste is estimated to be slightly over 50%, but the proportions are greater than 90% for metal scrap and 60% for waste plastics. The amount of waste produced in the United States recently exceeded 265 million tons; 52.1% of the waste is landfilled, while only 25.1% is recycled. Therefore, the recycling industry has to be developed further.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.469-480
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• 2003

Laboratory leaching experiment study carried out to estimate a extent of heavy metals that could be leached out when acid rain(pH 5.0-3.0) and strong acidic solution(pH 2.5-1.0) reacted with tailings and contaminated soils from abandoned metal mines. In slightly to moderately acid conditions(pH 5.0-3.0), As, Pb and Zn dissolutions became significantly increased with decreased pH in tailing, while dissolution of these elements was very limited in contaminated soil. These results suggested that moderately acid rainwater leaches Pb, As and Zn from the tailings, while these elements would remain fixed in contaminated soil. In the pH range of 2.5-1.0(strongly acid condition), Zn, Cd and Cu concentrations of leachate rapidly increased with decreased pH in contaminated soil, while Pb, As and Co dissolutions became importantly increased in tailings. The experimental solubility of Zn. Cd and Cu was very low even at very low pH values(up to pH 1), except for CY4(Cheongyang mine). These can result from an incomplete dissolution or the presence of less soluble mineral phases. So, the solubility of heavy metals depends not only on the pH values of leachate but also on the speciation of metals associated with contaminated soils and tailings. The relative mobility of each element within failings at the pH 5.0-3.0 of the reaction solution was in the order of Pb>Zn>Cd>Co=Cu>As. In case of pH 2.5-1.0 of the reaction solution, the relative mobility of each element within contaminated soils and tailings were in the order of Zn＞Cd>Cu>Co>Pb=As for contaminated soils, and Pb>Zn>Cd>hs>Co>Cu for tailings. The obtained results could be useful for assessing the environmental effects and setting up the restoration plan in the areas.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.97.1-97.1
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• 2010

유연금속기판위에 DC 마그네트론 스퍼터링을 이용하여 Ag/ZnO 이중구조의 후면반사막을 증착하고 Ag 표면조도 변화에 따른 후면반사막의 반사특성 변화와 플렉서블 비정질 실리콘 박막 태양전지의 셀 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. Substrate구조를 갖는 플렉서블 실리콘 박막 태양전지에서는 실리콘 박막 광흡수층의 상대적으로 낮은 광 흡수율로 인하여 입사광에 대한 태양전지 내에서의 광 산란 및 포획이 태양전지 효율을 증대시키는데 매우 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 플렉서블 실리콘 박막 태양전지에서의 후면반사막은 광 흡수층에서 흡수되지 않는 입사광을 다시 반사시켜 광 흡수를 증대시키며 이때 후면반사막 표면에서 반사 빛을 효율적으로 산란시켜 이동경로를 증대시킴으로써 광 흡수율을 더욱 향상시킬 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 유연금속 기판위에 Ag와 ZnO:Al($Al_2O_3$ 2.5wt%) 타겟을 사용한 DC 마그네트론 스퍼터링법으로 Ag/AZO 이중구조의 후면반사막을 제조하고, Ag 박막의 표면형상 변화와 이에 따른 후면반사막의 반사도 변화를 비교, 분석하였다. 증착 조건 변화에 따른 표면 형상 및 반사 특성은 Atomic Force Mircroscope(AFM), Scanning electron miroscopy(SEM), UV-visible-nIR spectrometry를 통하여 분석하였다. 서로 다른 표면 거칠기를 갖는 후면반사막 위에 n-i-p구조의 a-Si:H 실리콘 박막 태양전지를 제조한 후 태양전지 동작 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. n,p층은 13.56MHz PECVD, i층은 60MHz VHF CVD를 사용하여 각각 제조 하였으며, Photo I-V, External Quantum Efficiency(EQE) 분석을 통하여 태양전지 특성을 조사 하였다. SEM 분석결과 공정 온도가 증가 할수록 Ag 박막의 표면 결정립 크기도 증가하였으며, AFM분석을 통한 Root-mean-square(Rms)값은 상온에서 $500^{\circ}C$로 증착온도가 증가함에 따라 6.62nm에서 46.64nm까지 증가하였다. Ag 박막의 표면 거칠기 증가에 따라 후면반 사막의 확산 반사도도 함께 증가하였다. 공정온도 $500^{\circ}C$에서 증착된 후면반사막을 사용하여 a-Si:H 태양전지를 제조하였을 때 상온에서 제조한 후면반사막에 비하여 단락전류밀도 (Jsc)값은 9.94mA/$cm^2$에서 13.36mA/$cm^2$로 증가하였으며, 7.6%의 가장 높은 태양전지 효율을 나타내었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Groundwater Environment
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.80-84
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• 1994

The objective of this study was to find out the relationships between the vertical distribution of heavy metals in paddy soils and some soil characteristics. One hundred eight soil samples were collected by soil depths from 27 points of paddy fields in the vicinity of lead-zinc mining sites, and heavy metal contents and the physico-chemical characteristics of the soils were analysed. The results obtained were summarized as follows; 1) Distribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn and As) by soil depths were ranged 42-51% in 0- 15 cm, 21-29% in 15- 30 cm, 12- 17% in 30-60 cm and 11-14% in 6o-100 cm. 2) The distribution of As by soil depth showed clear difference between sandy loam and loam, while that of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn did not show any difference between these textures. 3) Distribution of Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn and As by different soil depths showed significantly negative correlation with soil pH value but they showed significantly positive correlation with soil organic matter content. 4) Cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in soil had tendency to be highly correlated in each soil depth. Especially, high correlation was shown at the depth of 0- 15 cm, 30-60 cm and 60-100 cm for Pb and Zn, and 0-15 cm for Cd and Zn. Arsenic in soil was not correlated with these heavy metals.