• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.380-383
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• 2006

수소는 미래의 청정에너지원이다. 수소를 생산하는 효과적인 방법으로는 탄소계촉매를 이용하여 부탄을 분해하는 것이다. 촉매는 카본블랙이 사용되었으며, $500{\sim}1100^{\circ}C$의 온도 범위에서 열분해 반응과 촉매분해반응이 수행되었다. 열분해의 경우 온도가 증가함에 따라 전화율이 증가하여 $800^{\circ}C$에서 98.9%로 부탄이 거의 분해되었으며, $900^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서는 전화율이 100%까지 도달하였다. 부탄 분해반응에서 기대되는 생성물은 메탄, 에틸렌, 에탄, 프로필렌, 프로판 등이다. $1000^{\circ}C$이상의 온도에서는 부탄 촉매 분해반응에서 거의 대부분 수소와 메탄만이 관찰되었다. 특히 $500-1100^{\circ}C$까지 온도가 증가하였을 때 수소의 생성율은 꾸준히 증가하는 것으로 확인되었고 촉매분해반응이 촉매를 사용하지 않은 열분해반응보다 온도가 증가함에 따라 수소의 선택도를 더욱 향상시켜 보다 많은 수소가 생성되었으며, 반응성 실험이 진행되는 동안 촉매의 비활성화는 관찰되지 않았다. 반응전후의 촉매의 특성을 분석하기 위해 TEM 및 SEM 분석을 하였다. 반응전의 촉매는 매끈한 모양이었으나 $1000-1100^{\circ}C$에서 반응후에는 표면에 돌기모양을 형성하는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.43-52
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• 2013

In this study, various influent sludge pre-treatment methods were adopted to investigate their effects on the sludge digestion and methane production in combined mesophilic anaerobic and thermophilic aerobic sludge digestion process. A lab-scale sewage sludge digestion process was operated during 4 phases using different feed sludge pre-treatment strategies. In phase 1, feed sludge was supplied without any pre-treatment. In contrast, in phases 2, 3 and 4, thermal, thermal-alkaline and long time alkaline treatment (7 days) were applied to influent sludge, respectively. With sludge pre-treatment, TCOD removal was drastically increased from 44% to 76% from phases 1 to 4, respectively. Also, pre-treatment of feed sludge significantly improved the methane production rate of MAD, showing an increment from 101 to 165-256mL/L/day. Meanwhile, TCOD removal and methane production at phase 4 were not increased, compared to those at phase 3. Based on the experimental results, it was concluded that pre-treatment of feed sludge significantly increases the efficiency of sludge digestion and thermal-alkaline method was the most effective method among the pre-treatment methods examined.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.685-693
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• 1997

We have studied the reforming of carbon dioxide with methane over various supported nickel catalysts. The nickel supported on natural zeolite showed the highest activity and the nickel on acidic support showed higher activity and slow deactivation compared to nickel on basic support. The activity of nickel on natural zeolite increased with increasing loading ratio and showed almost constant activity above 10wt.% loading of nickel. The conversion and yield of products were affected by the mole ratio of reactants and the highest yields of CO and $H_2$ were obtained at $CH_4/CO_2=1$. The deactivation of catalyst was caused by deposition of coke which was formed by the decomposition of methane. The shape of coke was shown to be whisker tripe carbon, and it brought out the slow deactivation of catalyst.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• v.53 no.2
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• pp.161-169
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• 2011

Methane production during anaerobic fermentation in the rumen represents an energy loss to the host animal and induces emissions of greenhouse gases in the environment. Our study focused on comparison in methane production from growing Korean native steers fed different grain sources. Six Hanwoo steers (BW = $180.6{\pm}3.1$ kg) were fed, on a DM basis (TDN 2.80 kg), 40% timothy and 60% barley concentrate (Barley) or corn concentrate (Corn), respectively, based on the Korean Feeding Standards. Each period lasted 18 days including a 14-day adaptation and a 4-day measuring times. The steers were in the head hood chamber system (one cattle per chamber) during each measuring time to measure heat and methane production per day. Different grain sources did not affect digestibilities of dry matter, crude protein, crude fiber, crude fat, NDF, ADF and nitrogen-free extract. The mean methane concentrations per day were 202.0 and 177.1 ppm for Barley and Corn, respectively. Methane emission averaged 86.8 and 77.7 g/day for Barley and Corn, respectively. Methane emission factor by maintenance energy requirement for the growing steers fed barley based concentrate was higher than the steers fed corn based concentrate (Barley vs. Corn, 31.7 kg $CH_4\;head^{-1}\;yr^{-1}$ vs. 28.4 kg $CH_4\;head^{-1}\;yr^{-1}$). Thus, methane conversion rate was 0.065 (6.5%) and 0.055 (5.5%) for Barley and Corn, respectively.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.94-100
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• 1998

Methane, the major constituent of natural gas, had been converted to higher hydrocarbons by a microwave plasma. The yield of C2+ product could be increased from 29.2% to 42.2% with increasing plasma power(40~120 watt) and decreasing flow rate(40~5 mL/min) of methane. With catalyst, the selectivities of ethylene and increased while yield of C2+ remaining constant. Among various catalysts, Fe catalyst showed the highest ethylene selectivity of 30%. A natural gas could produce more C2+ than a pure methane. This is due to high reactivity of ethane and propane in the natural gas.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.73.2-73.2
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• 2011

합성천연가스(SNG: Synthetic Natural Gas)를 얻기 위해, 석탄 가스화로부터 얻은 합성가스는 일반적으로 수소와 일산화탄소의 비가 3.0($H_2$/CO)이 되도록 수성가스전환(WGS)반응을 거친 후 메탄화반응기로 유입되며, 가능하면 낮은 온도에서 메탄 전환율이 높은 메탄화 반응의 특성상 강한 발열반응이 수반되므로 이를 낮추는 것이 중요하다. 또한, 최종생성물내의 메탄 농도를 높이기 위해 WGS 이후 탈황과 동시에 이산화탄소를 제거하기 위한 공정이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 정제된 합성가스의 WGS와 이산화탄소 제거가 생략된 공정을 개발하기 위해, 상업용 촉매에 대하여 수소의 농도가 낮은 합성가스를 이용하여 스팀과 이산화탄소에 대한 메탄화반응 특성을 평가하였다. 또한, 이산화탄소의 존재여부에 따라 스팀으로 메탄화반응과 WGS가 동시에 일어날 수 있는 최적의 운전조건을 얻고자 하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.427-435
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• 2007

에너지원으로서 수소를 생산하기 위하여 하니컴 구조를 갖는 모노리스에 10 wt% $Ni/CeO_2-ZrO_2$ 촉매를 담지한 후 메탄의 수증기 개질 실험을 수행하였다. 다른 $CeO_2/ZrO_2$ 몰비를 갖는 촉매들 중에서, $Ni/CeO_2-ZrO_2(CeO_2/ZrO_2=4/1)$촉매가 $700-800^{\circ}C$에서 높은 메탄의 전환율을 보여 주었다. 10wt% $Ni/CeO_2-ZrO_2$ 촉매가 담지된 금속 모노리스 촉매체는 높은 열전도도와 비표면적들로 인하여 좋은 촉매 특성을 보여줌을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 금속모노리스 촉매체는 반응물에서 과다의 수증기에 의한 수소 수율에서 크게 영향을 받지 않음을 알 수 있었다. $GHSV=30,000h^{-1}$, 반응물 비$(H_2O/CH_4=3.0)$ 반응온도 $800^{\circ}C$에서 금속모노리스 촉매체는 98%이상의 메탄의 전환율을 보여주었다. 생성물 가스에서 $CO_2/CO$의 비는 수증기/메탄의 반응물비가 증가할수록 수성가스화 반응에 의하여 증가됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.213-220
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• 2017

Dry reforming of methane to synthesis gas was investigated over a series of Ni/HY catalysts promoted by Mg, Ca, K and Mn. These catalysts were characterized by XRD, BET, SEM, and TGA analyses before and after the reaction. Conversions and product yields were increased with increasing nickel loading up to 13 wt%. Among the catalysts tested in this work, the Ni-Mg/HY catalyst showed the highest carbon resistance and the most stable catalytic performance. It was revealed that the addition of Mg promoter reduced the nickel particle size and produced the highly dispersed nickel particles, and consequently, retarded the catalyst deactivation.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.155-161
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• 2012

A simple in-situ methane enrichment system in mesophilic anaerobic digestion was developed to take advantage of the differing solubilities of $CO_2$ and methane. The methane enhancement systems consisted of low solids plug-flow maize digester coupled with a leachate recycle loop to an external $CO_2$ stripper. The effects of leachate recycle rate (LRR) and reactor alkalinity on the resulting offgas $CH_4$ contents, biogas productivity and TVS removal efficiency were quantitively evaluated. The results showed that offgas $CH_4$ contents of over 94% was achieved at 3 volume of leachate recycle per volume of reactor per day (3 v/v-d) and at the reactor alkalinity of 4 g/L as $CaCO_3$, as the optimum operating conditions. The TVS removal efficiency of the methane enhancement system was 79% which corresponds to 94% of the control reactor and the methane productivity appeared to be 0.71 v/v-d. Offgas methane contents correlated well with LRR. However excessively high LRR led to the decrease in TVS removal efficiency.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.256-265
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• 1992

The kinetics for the oxidative coupling of methane over NaCl(30wt%)/ZnO(60wt%)/${\alpha}-Al_2O_3$ catalyst was investigated, and then the active oxygen species were discussed. The conversion rate of methane was measured at the atmospheric pressure with various combinations of partial pressure of methane and oxygen at temperature range of $650^{\circ}C{\sim}750^{\circ}C$, at conversions less than with 10%. These rate data were then used to verify the proposed Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetic equation. The rate limiting step appeared to be the formation of the methyl radicals by the reactin of the adsorbed methane and the adsorbed oxygen, which were adsorbed on the different active sites of the catalyst. The activation energy of the methyl radical formation was estimated to be ca. 39 kcal/mol. From the kinetic studies, the oxygen species respolsible for the formation of methyl radicals was proposed to be diatomic oxygen such as $O{_2}{^{2-}}$ or $O_2{^-}$ on the surface.