• Journal of the KSME
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• v.55 no.7
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• pp.32-36
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• 2015

최근 화석 연료의 과다 사용에 따른 에너지 자원 고갈 및 환경오염에 대한 우려가 증가함에 따라 비화석연료 기반의 재생가능하고 지속가능하며, 환경친화성이 높은 에너지에 대한 관심이 급증하고 있다. 농산폐기물, 폐목재, 에너지작물, 도시고형폐기물, 미세조류, 거대조류 등 육상 및 해상에서 발생하는 바이오매스는 재생가능한 에너지원으로서 화석원료와는 달리 사용 후 발생하는 이산화탄소를 다시 흡수하는 탄소중립(carbon-nutral)의 특성을 갖고 있어 전세계적으로 많은 주목을 받고 있다. 바이오연료 중 당질계원료를 이용하는 바이오에탄올 및 식물성유지를 이용하는 바이오디젤은 현재 상업적인 생산이 이루어지고 있으나, 이들 1세대 바이오연료는 식량자원과의 경쟁이라는 원천적인 한계를 가지고 있고, 분자구조식에 산소를 포함하고 있기 때문에 기존 화석원료에서 출발하는 가솔린, 항공유 및 디젤과 비교하였을 때 에너지 함량이 낮은 단점이 있다. 따라서 기존 1세대 바이오연료에서 탈피하여, 식량자원과 경쟁이 없으며, 또한 분자구조식에 산소를 적게 포함하거나 아예 포함하지 않는 바이오연료("drop-in" 바이오연료) 생산에 많은 관심이 집중되고 있다. 이 글에서는 최근 그린공정으로 대표되는 초임계 유체를 이용한 "drop-in" 바이오연료를 제조하기 위한 바이오매스 액화의 기술동향을 소개하고자 한다.

• Prospectives of Industrial Chemistry
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.39-53
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• 2012

지속가능한 바이오매스 자원으로부터 열, 전력을 비롯하여 연료부터 화학원료까지 다양한 제품들을 생산하는 열화학적 전환 공정들이 높은 관심을 받고 있다. 특히 수소, 일산화탄소로 구성된 합성가스를 생산하고 이를 전력, 연료 등을 동시에 생산하는 가스화 공정에 대한 학계, 산업계, 정부의 관심이 매우 높다. 그러나 바이오매스 가스화를 통해 생산된 합성가스는 타르, 황산화물 등의 오염물질들을 함유하고 있어 후속 공정들의 이용을 위하여 정제 공정을 반드시 거쳐야 한다. 본고에서는 바이오매스 가스화 기술에 적용되는 일반적인 정제 과정에 대해서 서술하였으며 세부적으로 불순물 제거 공정, 산성가스 제거 공정, 타르 제거 공정 등의 연구 개발 동향을 살펴보았다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.8-16
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• 2017

The importance of the biomass-based activated carbon as an adsorbent has been reviewed with emphasizing on the application in the fields of energy storage and environmental related problems. It is clear from the literature survey that beside surface area and pore volume, surface chemistry also plays important role in determining their usage in various field. The capacities of biomass-based activated carbon can be increased depending upon the choice of the biomass used and the pathway taken for their activation and hence they can be tailored for various applications. Accordingly, this review summarizes the role of biomass based activated carbon in different applications.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.19-26
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• 2016

Biomass has been used for energy sources from the prehistoric age. Biomass are converted into solid, liquid or gaseous fuels and are used for heating, electricity generation or for transportation recently. Solid biofuels such as bio-chips or bio-pellet are used for heating or electricity generation. Liquid biofuels such as biodiesel and bioethanol from sugars or lignocellulosics are well known renewable transportation fuels. biogas produced from organic waste are also used for heating, generation and vehicles. Biomass resources for the production of above mentioned biofuels are classified under following 4 categories, such as forest biomass, agricultural residue biomass, livestock manure and municipal organic wastes. The energy potential of those biomass resources existing in Korea are estimated. The energy potential for dry biomass (forest, agricultural, municipal waste) were estimated from their heating value contained, whereas energy potential of wet biomass (livestock manure, food waste, waste sludge) is calculated from the biological methane potential of them on annual basis. Biomass resources potential of those 4 categories in Korea are estimated to be as follows. Forest biomass 355.602 million TOE, agricultural biomass 4.019 million TOE, livestock manure biomass 1.455 million TOE, and municipal organic waste 1.074 million TOE are available for biofuels production annually.

• Journal of Korea Foresty Energy
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.31-38
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• 2006

Quercus mongolica is the most common hardwood species distributed in Korea. This study was conducted to investigate the biomass and energy content of the belowground biomass of Q. mongolica and to obtain the regression equation for estimating root biomass using the tree height and diameter at breast height (DBH). A total of 18 sample trees ranging 20 to 60 year-old were selected in the study sites. Tree height, DBH, age, and weight of stemwood, sapwood, heartwood, stembark, branch, leaf, and root were measured for total biomass. The highly positive correlation was shown between the biomass of most of variables of aboveground components and root biomass. The regression equation of the aboveground total biomass was $log\;W_A\;=\;1.469\;+\;0.992\;log\;D^2H\;(R^2 =0.99)$. The regression equation of the belowground biomass was $log\;W_R\;=\;1.527\;+\;0.808\;log\;D^2H\;(R^2\;=\;0.97)$. The mean energy contents of sapwood, heartwood, bark, leaf, and root were 19,594 J/g DW, 19,571 J/g DW, 19,999 J/g DW, 20,664 J/g DW, and 19,273 J/g DW, respectively. The results obtained from this study can be used to estimate biomass and energy content of belowground using easily measurable variables such as DBH and tree height ranging from 20 to 60-year-old Q. mongolica stands.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.439-442
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• 2009

화석연료의 고갈과 지구온난화 문제를 해결하기 위한 신재생에너지 개발에 많은 노력을 기울이고 있다. 이러한 신재생에너지 기술 중의 하나로 바이오매스를 이용한 기술을 들 수 있는데, 바이오매스 중 초본계 농업부산물인 왕겨, 볏짚은 2007년 기준으로2,456 천TOE/년의 가치를 가지며, 청정에너지원으로서의 가능성이 높은 것으로 알려져 있으나, 현재 농업부산 폐자원은 퇴비, 가축사료 등의 단순 활용이 대부분을 차지하고 있어, 열분해 가스화를 통한 고효율 에너지 이용 시스템 개발로 기존 단순 활용에 그치던 농업부산 폐자원의 고부가가치 이용이 절실히 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 초본계 농업부산물인 왕겨를 이용한 열분해 가스화 시스템에 대한 운전 특성 분석 및 해석을 통하여 초본계 농업부산물을 이용한 에너지 자원화 및 고효율 에너지 이용을 위한 방안을 모색하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.28-32
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• 2011

This paper introduces about the study on the construction of zero energy villages in Korea using waste and biomass, and explains how to analyze the quantity of various resources from agriculture, livestock industry, forestry, and food waste with a village as a unit. Finally, three different scenarios for the construction of zero energy villages were suggested, based on the presumed amount of energy per each town.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.33 no.1 s.129
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• pp.97-110
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• 2005

This paper is the second part of a literature review describing the current status of biomass energy use in the USA. The bioenergy technologies that convert biomass resources to a form of energy were presented, in particular focused on existing coal fired boiler, high efficiency gasification combined cycle. We presented latest biomass power energy supply, economic issues such as its production and plant investment cost in the Part I. In the Part II, our review summarized policy and market issues for electricity consumers, benefits from biomass power which could offer an alternative to conventional energy sources in the form of environmental, rural economic growth, and national energy security in the USA.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.296-300
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• 2011

In this work, various wood biomasses were used to determine the combustion characteristics for the fuel of cogeneration plant. Combustion characteristics of four types, i.e., (i) forest products, (ii) recycled wood, (iii) empty fruit bunch, and (iv) palm kernel shell, were examined via thermal gravimetric analyzer (TGA) in air atmosphere and coal was used as a comparison group. From the TGA results, the combustion of the wood biomass was occurred in the range of 280 to $420^{\circ}C$, which was lower than that of coal. Forest product showed the lowest activation energy (0.4 kJ/mol) compared to that of other wood biomasses (about 6 to 14 kJ/mol) and coal (64 kJ/mol). In addition, the reaction rate constant of the wood biomass was lower than that of coal. These results indicate the higher combustion initiation rate of wood biomass due to the high content of volatile matter, which had a low boiling point.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.110-130
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• 2004

This study aims to study the definition and characteristics of forest biomass as an alternative energy and to estimate the energy potential and feasibility of forest biomass utilization in domestic. Especially, significant attention is given to woody biomass such as forest residue, thinning log, etc. due to their renewable, sustainable and abundant properties. The results were summarized as follows. The utilization of these forest biomass could play an important role to activate the forest industry and increase the public benefit functions of forest, but more attention on their utilization is required and how they can be utilize more efficiently is the new task assigned to our forestry for sustainable forest management.