• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.47 no.5
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• pp.507-515
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• 2014

Asbestos is designated as carcinogen minerals. Detoxification of asbestos is being conducted by physical and chemical treatments that lead the formation of non-fibrous mineral particles or phase transitions. Major researches have been performed on mineralogical properties of asbestos and possibilities of detoxification in Korea. More specific studies are needed to prove the form and crystal structure changes during the detoxification of asbestos via heat treatment. Therefore, we studied thermal effects on mineralogical characteristics of chrysotile and asbestiform tremolite using electron microscopy investigation. Electron microscopy investigation showed chrysotile fibers were fully transformed into rod-shaped forsterite at $850^{\circ}C$ in 2 hours, and asbestiform tremolite fibers were converted into non-fibrous diopside at $1050^{\circ}C$ in 2 hours. Fibrous asbestos were converted into rod-shaped minerals, which are non-asbestiform. However, compositions of both minerals were not changed before and after heat treatment. These results indicate that thermal treatment of asbestos completely broke down asbestos structure due to dehydroxylation and recrystallization. Thus, electron microscopy investigation can provide the useful information of shapes, crystal structure, and chemistries of the asbestos for the detoxification.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.523-526
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• 2003

본 연구센터에서는 폐기물의 무해화 처리 및 합성가스 제조를 통한 에너지화를 목적으로 가스화용융시스템의 개발을 진행 중에 있다. 현재까지 개발된 가스화용융시스템은 분류층(Entrained bed) 방식의 가스화용융로를 핵심장치로 하고 있으며, 폐유, 중질잔사유, 액상슬러리등의 액상폐기물과 건조하수슬러지, 소각재등의 입자상 폐기물을 대상으로 개발되었다.(중략)

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.77-88
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• 2016

Chrysotile is a 1:1 sheet silicate mineral belonging to serpentine group. It has been highlighted studies because of uses, shapes and structural characteristics of the fibrous chrysotile. However, it was designated as Class 1 carcinogen, so high attentions were being placed on detoxification studies of chrysotile. The objectives of this study were to investigate changes of mineralogical characteristics of chrysotile and to suggest detoxification mechanism of chrysotile by thermal decomposition. Samples for this study were obtained from LAB Chrysotile mine in Canada. The samples were heated in air in the range of 600 to $1,300^{\circ}C$. Changes of mineralogical characteristics such as crystal structure, shape, and chemical composition of the chrysotile fibers were examined by TG-DTA, XRD, FT-IR, TEM-EDS and SEM-EDS analyses. As a result of thermal decomposition, the fibrous chrysotile having hollow tube structure was dehydroxylated at $600-650^{\circ}C$ and transformed to disordered chrysotile by removal of OH at the octahedral sheet (MgOH) (Dehydroxylation 1). Upon increasing temperature, it was transformed to forsterite ($Mg_2SiO_4$) at $820^{\circ}C$ by rearrangement of Mg, Si and O (Dehydroxylation 2). In addition, crystal structure of forsterite had begun to transform at $800^{\circ}C$, and gradually grown 3-dimensionally to enstatite ($MgSiO_3$) by recrystallization after the heating above $1,100^{\circ}C$. And then finally transformed to spherical minerals. This study showed chrysotile structure was collapsed about $600-700^{\circ}C$ by dehydroxylation. And then the fibrous chrysotile was transformed to forsterite and enstatite, as non-hazardous minerals. Therefore, this study indicates heat treatment can be used to detoxification of chrysotile.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.52 no.6
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• pp.627-635
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• 2019

Cement-asbestos slate is the main asbestos containing material. It is a product made by combining 10~20% of asbestos and cement components. Man- and weathering-induced degradation of the cement-asbestos slates makes them a source of dispersion of asbestos fibres and represents a priority cause of concern. When the asbestos enters the human body, it causes cellular damage or deformation, and is not discharged well in vitro, and has been proven to cause diseases such as lung cancer, asbestos, malignant mesothelioma and pleural thickening. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has designated asbestos as a group 1 carcinogen. Currently, most of these slats are disposed in a designated landfill, but the landfill capacity is approaching its limit, and there is a potential risk of exposure to the external environment even if it is land-filled. Therefore, this study aimed to exam the possibility of detoxification of asbestos-containing slate by using exothermic reaction and heat treatment. Cement-asbestos slate from the asbestos removal site was used for this experiment. Exothermic catalysts such as calcium chloride(CaCl₂), magnesium chloride(MgCl₂), sodium hydroxide(NaOH), sodium silicate(Na₂SiO₃), kaolin[Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄)], and talc[Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂] were used. Six catalysts were applied to the cement-asbestos slate, respectively and then analyzed using TG-DTA. Based on the TG-DTA results, the heat treatment temperature for cement-asbestos slate transformation was determined at 750℃. XRD, SEM-EDS and TEM-EDS analyses were performed on the samples after the six catalysts applied to the slate and heat-treated at 750℃ for 2 hours. It was confirmed that chrysotile[Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH₅)] in the cement-asbestos slate was transformed into forsterite (Mg₂SiO₄) by catalysts and heat treatment. In addition, the change in the shape of minerals was observed by applying a physical force to the slate and the heat treated slate after coating catalysts. As a result, the chrysotile in the cement-asbestos slate maintained fibrous form, but the cement-asbestos slate after heat treatment of applying catalyst was broken into non-fibrous form. Therefore, this study shows the possibility to safely verify the complete transformation of asbestos minerals in this catalyst- and temperature-induced process.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.279-284
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• 2016

Mine tailings generated during mining activity often contain high concentrations of heavy metals, with pyrite-containing mine tailings in particular being a major cause of environmental problems in mining areas. Chemical cell technology, or fuel cell technology, can be applied to leach heavy metals in pyrite-containing mine tailings. As pyrite dissolves through spontaneous oxidation (i.e. galvanic oxidation) in the anode compartment of the cell, $Fe^{3+}$, sulfuric acid are generated. A decrease in pH due to the generation of sulfuric acid allows heavy metals to be leached from pyrite-containing mine tailings. In this study, pyrite was dissolved for 4 weeks at $23^{\circ}C$ in an acidic solution (pH 2) and in a galvanic reactor, which induces galvanic oxidation, and total Fe leached from pyrite and pH were compared in order to investigate if galvanic oxidation can facilitate pyrite oxidation. The change in the pyrite surface was analyzed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Comparing the total Fe leached from the pyrite, there were 2.9 times more dissolution of pyrite in the galvanic reactor than in the acidic solution, and thus pH was lower in the galvanic reactor than in the acidic solution. Through SEM analysis of the pyrite that reacted in the galvanic reactor, linear-shaped cracks were observed on the surface of the pyrite. The study results show that pyrite dissolution was facilitated through the galvanic oxidation in the galvanic reactor, and also implied that the galvanic oxidation can be one remediation option for pyrite-containing mine tailings.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.523-529
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• 2000

Attempts have been made to use Supercritical fluids for industrial purpose in a variety of fields and some of them, are already in practice. However, basic chemical properties of supercritical fluids have not been understood well. The present pater presents the results of physicochemical studies on Supercritical fluids as well as the application of supercritical fluids to industry. The detail is as follows PCB and organic compounds.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2015.10a
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• pp.413-414
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• 2015

국내 최초로 가연성 해체폐기물 부피감용을 위해 안전하게 시설을 운영하고 있어 소각에 대한 국민인식 재고에 기여할 수 있으며, 우라늄변환시설의 가연성 해체 폐기물 소각을 통해 U 핵종오염 폐기물 소각기술을 확보하여 원자력시설 운영 효율향상, 처분비용 절감 뿐만 아니라 유해물질의 무해화로 최종처분장의 안전성 관리 최적화에 기여하고, 향후 원자력시설의 해체 및 해체 폐기물 처리/처분사업에 기술을 적극 활용할 예정이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.228-229
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• 1999

• The Microorganisms and Industry
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.56-62
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• 1990

일반적으로 산업폐수및 생활하수의 생물학적 처리에 관계하는 미생물의 종류는 약1,000-2,000종에 이르는 것으로 추정된다. 이와 같은 미생물의 범위는 매우 넓어서 세균, 균류는 물론이고, 조류, 원생동물, 후생동물까지 포함한다. 19세기 이전에 미생물을 이용한 폐하수 처리는 생활하수와 같이 쉽게 분해하는 물질로만 구성되어 있기 때문에 간단한 처리 공정으로도 충분히 운영되었으나, 산업혁명 이후 새로운 화학물질이 합성되어 폐하수로 배출되므로 처리효율을 달성하는데 더욱 어렵게 되므로 미생물을 전공한 전문인력의 역할이 가일층 높아지게 되었다. 특히 1970년대 이후에는 생물공학 기법을 이용하여 독성 유해물질을 무해화(Detoxification) 하고, 광물화(Mineralization)할 수 있는 미생물 균류를 연구 개발하여 폐수나 폐기물을 처리하는데 활용코자하는 노력이 활발히 진행되고 있으며 일부는 큰 결실을 맺은 것도 있지만 아직도 연구가 진행 중인 분야가 더 많은 편이다. 그러므로 본 고에서는 지금까지 연구 보고된 결과와 앞으로 미생물을 전공한 우리들이 나아갈 방향을 제시코자 한다.

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.31 no.9
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• pp.16-23
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• 2002

현재 우리나라는 1980년대 후반부터 도시폐기물 소각시설을 설치하기 시작하여 전국적으로 20 여곳의 대형 소각장이 가동되고 있으며 대기오염 방지 기술도 발전에 발전을 거듭하여 불과 10 여년 동안에 선진국 수준의 대기오염 배출기준을 만족하는데 아무 문제가 없을 정도로 되었다. 그러나 소각후 발생 하는 소각재의 경우 비산재는 고형화등의 처리 후 매립하고 바닥재는 별도 처리없이 매립하는 실정이어서 매립 후 시간이 흐를수록 매립된 소각재에서 용출되는 다이옥신과 소각재 중에 포함된 중금속 등에 의한 토양오염과 수질오염의 우려가 남아 있는 것이 사실이다. 소각후 남는 소각재는 폐기물량의 약 15 %, 비산재는 약 1.5 % 정도 발생하는 것으로 볼 때 매립은, 특히 다음 세대에 유산으로 남겨진다는 점에서 더 이상 적절하지 않은 해결책으로 생각되며 유럽과 일본 등 선진국에서는 이미 이와 같은 소각재에 대한 무해화 처리기술이 개발되고 속속 상용화되고 있으므로 우리나라도 하루빨리 열분해용융시설등 신기술을 개발하거나 도입하여 세계적 환경 기술경쟁 에서 선진국과 어깨를 나란히 함은 물론 청정한 국토를 후손에게 물려줄 수 있도록 하는 대책이 강구되어 야 할 것이다. 본 고에서는 폐기물 처리기술의 세계 적 동향을 살펴보고 폐기물의 완전 자원화에 성공한 대우 써모셀렉트 열분해용융 기술의 특성에 대해 소개하고자 한다.