• 대한조선학회논문집
• /
• 제61권2호
• /
• pp.88-97
• /
• 2024

This study performed the analysis on an economic feasibility of each marine fuel, potential fuel pathways and the relevance of compliance measures to ensure compliance with the FuelEU Maritime regulation. Additionally, it identified certain regulatory gaps to encourage the use of alternative marine fuels. Regarding GHG emissions calculations, the existing GHG regulations for ships applies the Tank-to-Wake (TtW) method, whereas FuelEU Maritime applies the Well-to-Wake (WtW) method. The main results present that important information to establish response strategy for FuelEU Maritime including the costs and benefits of each marine fuel, the minimum blending ratio of alternative fules, and compliance impacts of measures. For the regulatory costs and benefits of marine fuels following the implementation of the FuelEU Maritime from 2025, our findings indicate that while most fossil fuels incur regulatory costs from 2025, most of biofuels and RFNBO fuels do not incur costs until 2050. This will play a role to narrow the price gap between fossil fuels and alternative fuels.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제39권7호
• /
• pp.716-721
• /
• 2015

환경오염에 대한 심각성이 대두되면서 대기오염에 대한 규제가 강화되고 있다. 육상에서 사용하는 자동차 및 산업용 발전설비 뿐만아니라 선박용 디젤기관에서도 규제를 시행하고 있어, 대체연료로서 바이오연료에 대한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 따라서 실습선의 발전기관에 직접 바이오연료를 적용하여 기초적인 연구를 하고자 한다. 다만 실습선 안전을 위해 바이오연료의 비율을 많이 하지 못하지만 그래도 실험실에서 하는 작은 기관보다는 대형이면서, 큰 출력기관의 상태를 알아보는 중요한 기초자료가 될 것이다. 선박디젤발전기에서 바이오연료가 연소특성 및 배기배출물특성에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 연구하였다. 그 주요한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 바이오연료는 물리적 화학적 성분이 디젤경유와 비슷하여 실용 선박기관에 사용이 가능함을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 연료소비율과 NOx는 약간 증가하였으나, 일산화탄소와 매연은 감소하는 경향이 확인되었다. 또한 연소압력은 디젤경유와 바이오연료의 사용에 따라 크게 변화하지 않음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
• /
• 제37권1호
• /
• pp.67-71
• /
• 2010

Output traits centered on improved plant-based products will find their way to consumers in such ways as nutritionally enhanced foods, therapeutic proteins for disease treatment and vaccines, bio-industrial products, modified oil quality and biofuels. Significant progress in biotechnology has occurred over the last several decades. The importance of output traits development and production using biotechnology will impact not only agribusiness, but also pharmaceutical and food industries. The objective of this paper is to review briefly the current status of output traits development in crop plants using nutrients and pharmaceuticals as examples.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
• /
• 제9권1호
• /
• pp.78-85
• /
• 2015

In the past several decades, biofuels have emerged as candidates to help mitigate the issues of global warming, fossil fuel depletion and, in some cases, atmospheric pollution. To date, the only biofuels that have achieved any significant penetration in the global transportation sector are ethanol and biodiesel. The global consumption of biodiesel was rapidly increased from 2005. The goal of this study was to examine the chemical composition on particulate pollutant emissions from a diesel engine operating on several different biodiesels. Tests were performed on non-road diesel engine. Experiments were performed on 5 different fuel blends at 2 different engine loading conditions (50% and 75%). 5 different fuel blends were ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD, 100%), soy biodiesel (Blend 20% and Blend 100%) and canola biodiesel (Blend 20% and Blend 100%). The chemical properties of particulate pollutants were characterized using an Aerodyne High Resolution Time of Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS). Organic matter and nitrate were generally the most abundant aerosol components and exhibited maximum concentration of $1207{\mu}g/m^3$ and $30{\mu}g/m^3$, respectively. On average, the oxidized fragment families ($C_xH_yO_1{^+}$, and $C_xH_yO_z{^+}$) account for ~13% of the three family sum, while ~87% comes from the $C_xH_y{^+}$ family. The two peaks of $C_2H_3O_2$ (m/z 59.01) and $C_3H_7O$ (m/z 59.04) located at approximately m/z 59 could be used to identify atmospheric particulate matter directly to biodiesel exhaust, as distinguished from that created by petroleum diesel in the AMS data.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
• /
• 제47권4호
• /
• pp.565-573
• /
• 2019

섬유소계 바이오매스로부터 바이오 연료 등과 같은 유용한 물질을 생산하기 위해서는 바이오매스로부터 유래하는 혼합당을 효과적으로 대사할 수 있는 균주의 개발이 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 xylose를 대사가 가능한 효모인 P. stipitis를 적응진화하여 cellobiose 대사효율이 향상되고 cellobiose와 xylose를 동시에 대사할 수 있는 균주를 개발하고자 하였다. 총 10회의 계대배양을 통해 얻어진 진화된 P. stipitis 돌연변이 균주는 모균주에 비해 6배 이상 증가된 cellobiose 대사속도를 나타내었으며 ethanol 생산수율을 0에서 0.4 (g ethanol/g cellobiose)로 향상시켰다. 아울러 본 실험에서 개발한 돌연변이 균주는 cellobiose와 xylose 혼합당 조건에서 모균주에 비해 2배 가까이 향상된 ethanol 생산 및 생산속도를 나타내었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
• /
• 제30권8호
• /
• pp.1235-1243
• /
• 2020

The use of microalgal biomass as feedstock for biofuels has been discussed for decades as it provides a sustainable approach to producing fuels for the future. Nonetheless, its feasibility has not been established yet and various aspects of biomass applications such as CO₂ biofixation should also be explored. Therefore, in this study, the CO₂ biofixation and lipid/carbohydrate production potential of Chlorella sp. ABC-001 were examined under various nitrogen concentrations. The highest biomass productivity and CO₂ biofixation rate of 0.422 g/l/d and 0.683 g/l/d, respectively, were achieved under a nitrogen-rich condition (15 mM nitrate). Carbohydrate content was generally proportional to initial nitrate concentration and showed the highest value of 41.5% with 15 mM. However, lipid content showed an inverse relationship with nitrogen supplementation and showed the highest value of 47.4% with 2.5 mM. In consideration as feedstock for biofuels (bioethanol, biodiesel, and biogas), the sum of carbohydrate and lipid contents were examined and the highest value of 79.6% was achieved under low nitrogen condition (2.5 mM). For lipid-based biofuel production, low nitrogen supplementation should be pursued. However, considering the lower feasibility of biodiesel, pursuing CO₂ biofixation and the production of carbohydrate-based fuels under nitrogen-rich condition might be more rational. Thus, nitrogen status as a cultivation strategy must be optimized according to the objective, and this was confirmed with the promising alga Chlorella sp. ABC-001.

• 유기물자원화
• /
• 제22권1호
• /
• pp.20-26
• /
• 2014

최근 신재생 연료에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있다. 그중에서도 신재생 연료 혼합의무화 제도(Renewable Fuel Standard, 이하 RFS)는 정부가 내년부터 시행을 추진하겠다고 밝혔고 그에 따른 관심이 집중되고 있다. RFS란 차량 등의 수송용 연료 공급자로 하여금 자신이 공급하는 연료의 일정비율을 재생연료, 즉 바이오 연료로 혼합하여 공급하도록 의무화하는 제도를 말한다. 이미 유럽, 미국 등 선진국들에서는 에너지원을 다양화하고 있는데 이와 더불어 자국의 농촌 발전을 위해 오래전부터 RFS를 도입하여 시행해 오고 있다. 또한 RFS를 통해서 이루어 질 기후변화에 대한 대처를 알아보고자 한다. RFS의 지속성을 다섯 개의 축으로 나타내보기도 할 것이다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
• /
• 제27권5호
• /
• pp.956-964
• /
• 2017

Compactin and pravastatin are competitive cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase and belong to the statin drugs; however, the latter shows superior pharmacokinetic characteristics. Previously, we reported that the bacterial P450, CYP105D7, from Streptomyces avermitilis can catalyze the hydroxylation of 1-deoxypentalenic acid, diclofenac, and naringenin. Here, we demonstrate that CYP105D7 could also catalyze compactin hydroxylation in vitro. In the presence of both bacterial and cyanobacterial redox partner systems with an NADPH regeneration system, the reaction produced two hydroxylated products, including pravastatin (hydroxylated at the C6 position). The steady-state kinetic parameters were measured using the redox partners of putidaredoxin and its reductase. The $k_m$ and $k_{cat}$ values for compactin were $39.1{\pm}8.8{\mu}M$ and $1.12{\pm}0.09min^{-1}$, respectively. The $k_{cat}/K_m$ value for compactin ($0.029min^{-1}{\cdot}{\mu}M^{-1}$) was lower than that for diclofenac ($0.114min^{-1}{\cdot}{\mu}M^{-1}$). Spectroscopic analysis showed that CYP105D7 binds to compactin with a $K_d$ value of $17.5{\pm}3.6{\mu}M$. Molecular docking analysis was performed to build a possible binding model of compactin. Comparisons of different substrates with CYP105D7 were conclusively illustrated for the first time.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
• /
• 제30권10호
• /
• pp.1597-1606
• /
• 2020

Transcription factor engineering to regulate multiple genes has shown promise in the field of microalgae genetic engineering. Here, we report the first use of transcription factor engineering in Chlorella sp. HS2, thought to have potential for producing biofuels and bioproducts. We identified seven endogenous bZIP transcription factors in Chlorella sp. HS2 and named them HSbZIP1 through HSbZIP7. We overexpressed HSbZIP1, a C-type bZIP transcription factor, in Chlorella sp. HS2 with the goal of enhancing lipid production. Phenotype screening under heterotrophic conditions showed that all transformants exhibited increased fatty acid production. In particular, HSbZIP1 37 and 58 showed fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) yields of 859 and 1,052 mg/l, respectively, at day 10 of growth under heterotrophic conditions, and these yields were 74% and 113% higher, respectively, than that of WT. To elucidate the mechanism underlying the improved phenotypes, we identified candidate HSbZIP1-regulated genes via transcription factor binding site analysis. We then selected three genes involved in fatty acid synthesis and investigated mRNA expression levels of the genes by qRT-PCR. The result revealed that the possible HSbZIP1-regulated genes involved in fatty acid synthesis were upregulated in the HSbZIP1 transformants. Taken together, our results demonstrate that HSbZIP1 can be utilized to improve lipid production in Chlorella sp. HS2 under heterotrophic conditions.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
• /
• 제46권5호
• /
• pp.577-596
• /
• 2018

ASEAN 국가는 광대한 연안과 수 천 개의 섬들로 이루어져 있어 기후변화로 인한 해수면 상승은 국가의 존립에 큰 위기요인이다. 이로 인해 ASEAN 각 국가가 입게 되는 피해를 최소한으로 줄이기 위해서는 범국가적인 온실가스 배출량을 감축하기 위한 노력이 중요하다. 기후변화에 대비하기 위한 다양한 방안 중 하나인 바이오연료는 이를 화석연료를 대체함으로써 환경에 미치는 영향을 최소화하고 온실가스 감축 효과를 불러올 수 있다. 바이오연료 선진국인 유럽과 미국, 브라질은 이 분야에 대한 연구와 개발 및 투자가 이전부터 활발하게 진행되고 있었던 반면 ASEAN 국가에서 관련 정책이 제정 된 것은 긴 시간이 지나지 않았다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 바이오연료 선진국 중, 바이오에탄올 중심의 미국과 브라질, 바이오디젤 중심의 유럽 연합(EU)의 의무혼합제도와 바이오연료 보급 정책을 각각 살펴보았다. 또한 이를 바탕으로 현재 시행되고 있는 ASEAN 국가의 바이오연료 활용방안과 전망을 모색하였다.