• KSBB Journal
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.483-490
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• 1998

Two unidentified methanotrophic strains (MM-white and MM-red) secreting soluble methane monooxygenase (sMMO) involved in thrichloroethylene biodegradation have been isolated from mixed methanotrophic consortium (MM) around Taejon area. Subsequently four methanotrophic strains were isolated from MM and named according to their color; white (MS-white), yellow (MS-yellow), pink (MS-pink) and reddish brown (MS-rbrown). All strains except MS-yellow which can take glucose as well as methane, metabolized methane as a sole carbon source. They all showed symbiotic behavior when methane was used as the sole carbon source. Optimum conditions of cell growth for MM were pH of 6.8 - 7.2, temperature of 29 - 32$^{\circ}C$, and gas flow rate of 6 (for methane), 40 (for air), and 4 ml/min (for carbon dioxide). The sMMO activity was expressed as naphthalene oxidation rate (${\mu}$mol/ mg protein/ hr). The sMMO activity for MM grown in flask culture with 1 ${\mu}$M of CuSO4 was 36, while it was 61 without copper. The activity for MM grown in the fermentor without CuSO4 was 1077, but is was 197 after reaction with 5 ppm of TCE. The methanotrophs showed significantly high sMMO activity despite the presence of 1 ${\mu}$M of CuSO4, although most of other strains already known could not express sMMO activity under this condition.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.761-764
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• 2009

The thermocatalytic decomposition of methane is an environmentally attractive approach to $CO_2$-free production of hydrogen. The fluidized bed was proposed for the continuous withdraw of product carbon from the reactor. The usage of carbon black was reported as stable catalyst for decomposition of methane. Therfore, carbon black (DCC-N330) is used as catalyst. A fluidized bed reactor made of quartz with 0.055 m I.D. and 1.0 m in height was selected for the thermo-catalytic decomposition. The porpane-containg methnae decomposition reaction was operated at the temperature range of 850-900 $^{\circ}C$ methane gas velocity of 1.0 $U_{mf}$ and the operating pressure of 1.0 atm. In this work, propane was added as reactant to make methane conversion higher. Therefore we compared with methane conversion and pre-experiment methane conversion that using only methane as reactant. The carbon black, after experiment, was measured in particle size and surface area and analyzed surface of the carbon black by TEM.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.569-572
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• 2007

천연가스의 주요 구성성분은 메탄, 에탄, 프로판으로 99%이상 차지하고 있으며 천연가스 하이드레이트(NGH)는 압축천연가스(CNG)에 비해 체적당 질량이 크고 액화천연가스(LNG) 보다 상대적으로 유리한 온도 및 압력조건으로 인해 천연가스의 경제적인 저장 및 수송 수단으로 주목 받고 있다. $CH_4$ - $C_2H_6$, $CH_4$ - $C_3H_8$ 혼합가스 하이드레이트의 제조시 반응시간에 따른 하이드레이트의 거동을 관찰하였으며 생성조건의 변화에 따른 하이드레이트의 생성속도를 비교하였다. 하이드레이트의 생성이 진행될 때 기상에서의 $C_2H_6$, $C_3H_8$의 몰 비는 감소함을 보여주었고 이러한 변화는 $CH_4$ - $C_3H_8$가 $CH_4$ - $C_2H_6$보다 더욱 빠르게 진행되었다. 또한 생성된 하이드레이트의 해리과정이 진행될 때 역시 서로 다른 해리속도에 의해 조성의 변화를 관찰 할 수 있었다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.8-14
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• 1997

DLC막은 여러가지 기술적인 응용에 매우 기대된느 재료이다. 탄화수소 가스의 플라즈마 분해에 의해 증착되는 DLC 막은 높은 경도, 화학적 안정성, 높은 전기 저항성, 적외선 영역의 투과성 등의 여러가지 우수한 성질을 지니고 있다. 그러나 이들막은 높은 내부응력으로 인하여 실제 응용에 상당한 제약을 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 rf PECVD 법에 의해 합성된 다이아몬드상 탄소막을 보조가스 첨가에 따른 영향에 대하여 조사하였다. 수소가스를 첨가하여 합성된 DLC막의 잔류응력 거동은 낮은 이온 에너지 (V$_{b}$ $P^{1}$2/-20Volt/m Torr)에서 최대 잔류응력이 발생되지만, 질소 가스를 첨가시키면 높은 이온(V$_{b}$ P$_{1}$2/->70Volt/m Torr)에너지 영역에서 잔류응력의 감소가 나타났다. 수소 량이 증가하면 ion bombardment와 식각 작용을 하고, 질소의 경우 막의 표면 스퍼터링 현상이 발생되었다. 보조가스 첨가에 따라 S$P^{3}$net work구조의 생성과 소멸의 결합 구조를 형성하여, 보조가스 첨가는 DLC막의 잔류응력 거동에 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이온 에너지에 따른막의 비저항은 막 합성 공정 조건에 관계없이 $10^{6}$-$10^{7}$ Ωm 의 범위에서 분포하고 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 이는 메탄가스(rf PECVD)로 합성된 DLC막의 비저항과 거의 일치하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.20 no.10
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• pp.114-119
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• 2006

In this paper, measurement of hydrogen gas using three kinds of gas sensors were studied for improving selectivity and quantification on hydrogen gas. Output characteristics for each sensors were analyzed to some concentrations of hydrogen gas. It was illustrated that the wide range of hydrogen gas concentrations upto 10,000[ppm] can be reliably measured from investigation of concentration ranges with high amplitudes and good resolutions. Also, the combinations of outputs from three kinds sensors were able to improve the selectivity of hydrogen gas.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.171-181
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• 2007

Blending effects of hydrogen and water vapor on flame structure and NOx emission behavior are numerically studied with detailed chemistry in methane-air counterflow diffusion flames. The composition of fuel is systematically changed from pure methane and pure hydrogen to the blending fuels of methane-hydrogen-water vapor through the molar addition of $H_2O$. Flame structure is changed considerably for hydrogen-blending methane flames and hydrogen-blending methane flames diluted with water vapor in comparison to pure methane flame. These complicated changes of flame structures also affect NOx emission behavior considerably. The changes of thermal NO and Fenimore NO are analyzed for various combinations of the fuel composition. Importantly contributing reaction steps to thermal NO and Fenimore NO are addressed in pure methane, hydrogen-blending methane flames, and hydrogen-blending methane flames diluted with water vapor.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.59-66
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• 2000

Effects of carbon dioxide partial pressure(PCO2) on bacterial population, methane production rate and matter degradation in anaerobic digestion were investigated by using anaerobic chemostat type reactors at 35$\pm$1$^{\circ}C$, at the HRT of 7 days. At PCO2 of 0.5 atm, the specific methane production rate and specific substrate removal rate reached the maximum rates. The methane production rates in the reactors fed by mixed substrate were 26% higher than those obtained under the controlled condition. The number of acetate consuming methanogenic bacteria enumerated by the MPN(most probable number) method, decreased when PCO2 exceeded 0.7 atm. Hydrogen consuming methanogenic bacteria and homoacetogenic bacteria increased as PCO2 increased from 0.1 to 0.6 atm, however, decreased slightly at PCO2 above 0.7 atm. The number of hydrolytic bacteria, sulfate-reducing bacteria and H2-producing acetogenic bacterial were not much influenced by the change of PCO2. The potential methanogenic activity reached the maximum at PCO2 0.5 atm, however, decreased significantly when PCO2 exceeded 0.7 atm, would depend on free PCO2 concentration in solution.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.24-32
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• 2005

Various types of plasma source applied in $CH_4$ decomposition process are compared. DBD by pulse and AC power, spark by pulse and AC power, rotating arc and hollow cathode plasma are chosen to be compared. The results show that $CH_4$ conversion per given unit power is relatively high in hollow cathode plasma and rotating arc that induces rather high temperature condition and that is why both thermal dehydration and plasma induced decomposition contribute for the overall process. In case of DBD wherein high temperature electron and low temperature gas molecule coexist, the process shows low conversion rate, for in rather low temperature condition the contribution of thermal dehydration is lowered. Selectivity of $C_2H_6$ and $C_2H_2$ is shown to be a good parameter of the relative contribution of plasma chemistry in the overall process. From the results we concluded that required condition of plasma source for a cost effective and high yield $CH_4$ decomposition is to have characteristics of both thermal plasma and non thermal plasma in which temperature is high above a certain threshold state for thermal dehydration and electron induced collision is maximized in the same breath.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.322-322
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• 2013

$CO_2$를 $CH_4$와 열 및 전기화학적인 반응을 통해 고농도의 CO 및 $H_2$로 구성된 합성가스로 효율적으로 전환시키기 위해, 반응가스 주입용 간극형 노즐을 가진 비이송식 직류 열플라즈마 토치 시스템을 설계, 제작하고 다양한 조건에서 이 두 가스의 개질 실험을 수행하였다. 설계 제작된 간극형 노즐과 리액터 내 고온 반응 영역을 활용한 $CO_2$ 및 $CH_4$ 반응가스의 효율적인 처리를 통하여, 최고 70% 이상의 $CO_2$ 및 $CH_4$의 전환율과 최고 80% 이상의 CO 및 $H_2$선택도를 달성할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한, 상기 조건의 경우, 플라즈마 입력 전력 10.6 kW 대비 49 lpm 의 반응가스 처리량을 통하여 얻은 것으로 최고 2.5 mmol/kJ 이상의 Specific Energy Requirement (SER) 조건도 만족할 수 있음을 보였다. 특히, 제안된 막대 음극-반응 가스 주입구를 가진 양극 노즐 플라즈마 토치의 경우, $CH_4$ 반응가스를 음극에 직접 닿지 않도록 간극을 통해 주입하게 함으로써, 반응 가스 분해에 의한 음극 등 전극 부식을 최소화하면서도 고에너지 전자가 풍부한 아크 컬럼에 의해 $CO_2$ 및 $CH_4$의 전환 반응을 효율적으로 일으킬 수 있어 효율적인 $CO_2$ 및 $CH_4$ 개질을 위한 열플라즈마 토치 시스템의 개발이 기대된다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.39 no.6
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• pp.527-534
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• 2015

This study offers a novel method for improving the physical contact between the anode and fuel in a direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC): a direct generation of carbon in a porous Ni anode through the thermal decomposition of gaseous hydrocarbons. Three kinds of alkane hydrocarbons with different carbon numbers (CH4, C2H6, and C3H8) are tested. From electron microscope observations of the carbon particles generated from each hydrocarbon, we confirm that more carbon spheres (CS), carbon nanotubes (CNT), and carbon nanofibers (CNF) were identified with increasing carbon number. Raman scattering results revealed that the carbon samples became less crystalline and more flexible with increasing carbon number. DCFC performance was measured at $700^{\circ}C$ with the anode fueled by the same mass of each carbon sample. One-dimensional carbon fuels of CNT and CNF more actively produced and had power densities 148 and 210 times higher than that of the CS, respectively. This difference is partly attributed to the findings that the less-crystalline CNT and CNF have much lower charge transfer resistances than the CS.