• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.46-47
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• 2001

황을 포함하는 촉매는 황을 포함하지 않은 촉매보다 저온영역에서 상대적으로 우수한 활성을 갖는 것으로 관찰하였다. $V_2$$O_{5}$가 담지된 촉매는 황에 인해 표면에 polymeric vanadate가 형성되었기 때문인 것으로 확인되어 polymeric vanadate가 탈질제거 활성에 유리한 활성점으로 확인되었다. 또한 활성저하 실험에서 반응온도의 영향이 큰 것으로 확인되었는데 $300^{\circ}C$이상의 반응온도에서는 생성된 염이 제거되는 온도영역이므로 염의 생성으로 인한 활성 저하는 확인 할 수 없다. 그러므로 $300^{\circ}C$이상의 반응온도에서는 활성저하가 관찰되지 않아 본 연구에서 제조된 촉매는 $300^{\circ}C$이상의 온도에서 조업되는 것이 바람직하다.

• 한국환경농학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.293-293
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• 2011

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.38-44
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• 2006

Two sulfur-based column reactors inoculated with a bacterial consortium containing autotrophic denitrifiers were operated for 100 and 500 days, respectively and nitrate removal efficiency and the adaptation of microbial communities in the columns were monitored with column depths and time. For better understanding the adaptation phenomenon, molecular techniques including 16S rDNA sequencing and DGGE analysis were employed. Although both columns showed about 99% of nitrate removal efficiency heterotrophic denitrifiers such as Cenibacterium arsenioxidans and Geothrix fermentans were found to a significant portion at the initial stage of the 100-day reactor operation. However, as operation time increased, an autotrophic denitrifier Thiobacillus denitrificans became a dominant bacterial species throughout the column. A similar trend was also observed in the 500-day column. In addition, nitrate removal efficiencies were different with column depths and thus bacterial species with different metabolic activities were found at the corresponding depths. Especially, T. denitrificans was successfully adapted and colonized at the bottom parts of the columns where most nitrate was reduced.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.1473-1480
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• 2011

Perchlorate ($ClO_4^-$) is a contaminant found in surface water and soil/ground water. Microbial removal of perchlorate is the method of choice since microorganisms can reduce perchlorate into harmless end-products. Such microorganisms require an electron donor to reduce perchlorate. Conventional perchlorate-removal techniques employ heterotrophic perchlorate-reducing bacteria that use organic compounds as electron donors to reduce perchlorate. Since continuous removal of perchlorate requires a continuous supply of organic compounds, heterotrophic perchlorate removal is an expensive process. Feasibility of autotrophic perchlorate-removal using elemental sulfur granules and activated sludge was examined in this study. Granular sulfur is relatively inexpensive and activated sludge is easily available from wastewater treatment plants. Batch tests showed that activated sludge microorganisms could successfully degrade perchlorate in the presence of granular sulfur as an electron donor. Perchlorate biodegradation was confirmed by molar yield of $Cl^-$ as the perchlorate was degraded. Scanning electron microscope revealed that rod-shaped microorganisms on the surface of sulfur particles were used for the autotrophic perchlorate-removal, suggesting that sulfur particles could serve as supporting media for the formation of biofilm as well. DGGE analyses revealed that microbial profile of the inoculum (activated sludge) was different from that of the biofilm sample obtained from enrichment culture that used sulfur particles for $ClO_4^-$-degradation.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.32 no.9
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• pp.851-856
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• 2010

A sulfur utilizing nitrite denitrification process could be placed after the shortcut biological nitrogen removal (SBNR) process. In this study, removal of nitrite using sulfur oxidizing denitrifier was characterized in batch tests with granular elemental sulfur as an electron donor and nitrite as an electro acceptor. At sufficient alkalinity, initial nitrite nitrogen concentration of 100 mg/L was almost completely reduced in the batch reactor within a incubation time of 22 h. Sulfate production with nitrite was 4.8 g ${SO_4}^{2-}/g$ ${NO_2}^-$-N, while with nitrate 13.5 g ${SO_4}^{2-}/g$ ${NO_3}^-$-N. Under the conditions of low alkalinity, nitrite removal was over 95% but 15 h of a lag phase was shown. For nitrate with low alkalinity, no denitrification occurred. Sulfate production was 2.6 g ${SO_4}^{2-}/g$ ${NO_2}^-$-N and alkalinity consumption was 1.2 g $CaCO_3/g$ ${NO_2}^-$. The concentration range of organics used in this experiment did not inhibit autotrophic denitrification at both low and high alkalinity. This kind of method may solve the problems of autotrophic nitrate denitrification, i.e. high sulfate production and alkalinity deficiency, to some extent.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.486-490
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• 1998

Pt/C powder which was used as electrocatalyst in a Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell(PAFC) was fabricated by colloid method. It was reported that the sulfur from reductant, $Na_2S_2O_4$, worked as a poison against catalyst during long term operation. To remove these sulfurs, we try to treat Pt/C powder by three different methods. First, we tried to remove the sulfur according to temperature and time in $H_2$ atmosphere. As the heat treatment temperature is raised up, the effect of the removal is increased but the electrode performance is decreased because of the growth of Pt particle size. The optimal heat treatment temperature is $400^{\circ}C$, the size of Pt particle is approximately $35{\sim}40{\AA}$ and the electrode performance is $360mA/cm^2$ at 0.7 V. At $400^{\circ}C$, even though the time of heat treatment is extended, size of Pt, amounts of remaining sulfur and electrode performance is almost constant. Secondly, when we removed in a crucible at $900^{\circ}C$ the removal of the sulfur was not better, but the size of Pt particle, approximately $80{\AA}$, was smaller than that of heat treatment in $H_2$ atmosphere at $900^{\circ}C$. Lastly we treated with solvents such as acetone, benzene, and carbon disulfide. It was observed that sulfur components were removed partly by extraction with solvents, the electrode performances were similar each other.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.417-418
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• 2001

석탄의 연소과정에서 필연적으로 발생하는 황(SOx) 및 질소산화물(NOx)을 제거하기 위한 방법중 하나인 동시처리기술중 PCD(pulsed corona discharge) 반응기의 반응조건은 첨가제의 성분 및 성상에 따라 다양하게 바뀌며 황 및 질소 산화물 제거반응에 큰 영향을 미친다(Akira M., 1995). 따라서 PCD 반응기에 유입되는 가스는 발전소 배기가스 조건을 적용한 상태에서 주입하는 첨가제의 종류 및 양을 변화시켜, 각종 첨가제의 주입이 탈황, 탈질 반응에 미치는 상승효과를 조사하였고 PCD 반응기에서 첨가제의 반응 현상을 규명코자 하였다(송영훈, 1997). (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.451-452
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• 1999

석탄이나 석유와 같은 화석연료의 연소 시 대기 중에 발생되는 황산화물의 배출저감 방법으로서 사용연료의 황 함유량을 감소시키는 연소 전 처리방법과 연소과정 중 제거방법, 연소 후 제거하는 방법으로 구분할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 전기 생산능력 40만 kW 급 중유화력 발전소의 연료 연소 후 배기가스 중 황 성분을 제거하는 방법으로 석회석 슬러리와 배기가스를 효과적으로 접촉시켜 SOx 와 먼지 등의 환경오염물질을 제거하고 부산물로 재활용 가능한 고순도의 석고를 생산하게 되는 JBR (Jet Bubbling Reactor) 형식의 습식 석회석-석고법 배연탈황 시스템을 소개하고자 한다.(중략)

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.25-32
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• 1993

황은 기원전 2000년경에 발견되어 많은 화학제품의 원료로서 공업적으로 중요한 위치를 차지하여 왔으며, 황의 소비량이 공업발전의 척도로 간주되기도 하여왔다. 그러나 최근에는 세계적으로 관심이 고조되어있는 환경문제로 황의 직접적인 생산보다는 황의 제거에 더 큰 비중을 두고 있는 형편이다[1]. $SO_2$ 나 $H_2S$는 Table 1에서 보는 것처럼 인체에 끼치는 영향이 지대할 뿐만 아니라 산성비 등을 통한 자연규제가 점점 강화되고 있으며 현재 국내에서는 일반배출시설은 800ppm, 소각시설에서는 300ppm(12% $O_2$기준) 이하로 농도규제만을 하고 있으나 앞으로 선진국처럼 총량규제로 전환해야 될 것으로 사료된다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.537-543
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• 2003

As pyrite is commonly associated with arsenopyrite, the use of pyrite including arsenopyrite for medicine requires close attention on arsenic toxicity. The toxicity was reduced by traditional processing operations include heating and quenching in vinegar. To verify the scientific effects of this process, pyrite containing many crystals of arsenopyrite was processed at temperatures from 45$0^{\circ}C$ to 85$0^{\circ}C$ and through as many as 5 processing cycles. Arsenopyrite completely disappeared when processed only once at $650^{\circ}C$ while it remained even after 5 processing cycles at 45$0^{\circ}C$. Arsenic was most abundant in medicinal mineral samples processed at 45$0^{\circ}C$ and sharply decreased when processed at $650^{\circ}C$ or 85$0^{\circ}C$ And arsenic extraction test in water was carried out from the processed pyrite medicine on the assumption that pyrite medicines with the lowest As metal content would be most desirable. Arsenic were most abundant in water extracted from medicinal mineral samples processed at 45$0^{\circ}C$ and sharply decreased when processed at $650^{\circ}C$ or 85$0^{\circ}C$. But the extracted As concentrations in water exceeded drinking water standards even when processed at 85$0^{\circ}C$. Increasing temperature promoted elimination of arsenopyrite and reduction of As in medicinal minerals and the extraction solutions. But the effects of processing cycles at the same processing temperature were not clear. Heating temperature is more important than number of processing cycles for the removal of arsenic, and it is necessary to heat pyrite to over $650^{\circ}C$ to remove it.