• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.101-101
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• 2010

Anaerobic digestion(AD) is the most promising method for treating and recycling of different organic wastes, such as organic fraction of municipal solid waste, household wastes, animal manure, agro-industrial wastes, industrial organic wastes and sewage sludge. During AD, i.e. organic materials are decomposed by anaerobic forming bacteria and fina1ly converted to excellent fertilizer and biogas which is a mixture of carbon dioxide and methane. AD has been one of the leading technologies that can make a large contribution to produce renewable energy and to reduce $CO_2$ and other green-house gas(GHG) emission, it is becoming a key method for both waste treatment and recovery of a renewable fuel and other valuable co-products. Currently some 80% of the world's overall energy supply of about 400 EJ per year in derived from fossil fuels. Nevertheless roughly 10~15% of this demand is covered by biomass resources, making biomass by far the most important renewable energy source used to date. The representative biofuels produced from the biomass are bioethanol, biodiesel and biogas, and currently biogas plays a smaller than other biofuels but steadily growing role. Traditionally anaerobic digestion applied for different biowaste e.g. sewage sludge, manure, other organic wastes treatment and stabilization, biogas has become a well established energy resource. However, the biowaste are fairly limited in respect to the production and utilization as renewable source, but the plant biomass, the so called "energy crops" are used for more biogas production in EU countries and the investigation on the biomethane potential of different crops and plant materials have been carried out. In Korea, with steadily increasing oil prices and improved environmental regulations, since 2005 anaerobic digestion was again stimulated, especially on the biogasification of different biowastes and agro-industrial biomass including "energy crops". This study have been carried out to investigate anaerobic biodegradability by the biochemical methane potential(BMP) test of animal manures, different forage crops i.e. "energy crops", plant and industrial organic wastes in the condition of thermophilic temperature, The biodegradability of animal manure were 63.2% and 58.2% with $315m^3CH_4/tonVS$ of cattle slurry and $370m^3CH_4/tonVS$ of pig slurry in ultimate methane yields. Those of winter forage crops were the range 75% to 87% with ultimate methane yield of $378m^3CH_4/tonVS$ to $450m^3CH_4/tonVS$ and those of summer forage crops were the range 81% to 85% with ultimate methane yield of $392m^3CH_4/tonVS$ to $415m^3CH_4/tonVS$. The forge crops as "energy crops" could be used as good renewable energy source to increase methane production and to improve biodegradability in co-digestion with animal manure or only energy crop digestion.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.588-598
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• 2017

현재 수송용 연료 첨가제로 유통되고 있는 바이오에탄올은 주로 옥수수와 사탕수수와 같은 식용(1세대) 바이오매스를 활용하여 생산된 것으로 농산물 가격상승 및 윤리적인 차원에서 다양한 문제점을 유발할 수 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 비식용 자원인 목질계 바이오매스를 활용할 수 있는데, 그 예로 짚과 Bagasse (사탕수수 찌꺼기)와 같은 농업부산물과 목재가공 산업에서 발생하는 톱밥 등의 임업 부산물 등이 있다. 따라서 목질계 바이오에탄올 생산은 2세대 바이오매스의 효과적인 활용 경로가 될 수 있으며, 그 원료는 1세대 자원보다 풍부하며 저렴한 원료의 확보가 가능하다. 이러한 바이오연료를 사용함으로써 얻게 되는 가장 큰 장점으로는 화석연료와 달리 환경에 미치는 영향을 최소화하여 온실가스 감축에 기여하는 것을 들 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 목질계 바이오에탄올 활용을 통해 이루어질 수 있는 온실가스 감축효과와 ASEAN 국가(인도네시아, 말레이시아, 태국, 필리핀)에서 현재 시행되고 있는 재생에너지에 대한 정부 정책을 연구하였다. 이러한 네 국가에서는 바이오연료에 관한 많은 정책과 인센티브 등이 발전되어 왔으며, 이산화탄소 배출 감축 목표와 바이오연료 의무 혼합률을 점차 증가시킬 것으로 조사되었다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.25-46
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• 2010

최근 원유 및 석탄 등의 가격 급등에 따른 에너지 비용이 가중되고 있으며 지속적인 상승이 예상되어 기업은 물론 개인들도 에너지 사용에 보다 많은 부담을 가지게 될 것이다. 따라서 에너지원을 다양화하고 에너지를 안정적으로 공급하는 체계 구축이 시급하며, 기후변화협약의 규제에 대응하고 기존 에너지원과의 가격경쟁력을 확보하여 차세대 산업으로 성장시키기 위한 기술 확보가 절실한 시점이다. 유럽의 경우 바이오디젤 원료 및 공업적 원료로서 식물성 유지확보에 많은 정책적 배려를 하고 있다. 식용 식물성유지의 과잉생산에 따른 폭락과 미국과의 무역마찰을 피하기 위해 농업의 재편을 시도하고 있으며, BHA (Blair House Agreement)를 미국과 맺고 우루과이라운드에 입각한 국산 보조프로그램에 관련된 문제를 해결하였다. 온대지방에서 바이오디젤 연료의 원료로 적합한 유채 기름은 이미 유럽에서 상용화가 이루어지고 있으며, 유채기름을 구성하고 있는 지방산 중에서 oleic acid 함량이 높아야 겨울철 저온유동점이 영하로 낮아져 바이오디젤을 자동차연료로 쓰기에 유리하다. 중부 이남의 농지에 2모작으로 유채재배가 국내에서 가능할 경우 바이오디젤 원료확보와 동시에 헥타르 (ha) 당 7톤 이상의 이산화탄소 ($CO_2$)저감을 주는 효과가 있으며, 농업분야에서 환경 친화적 바이오에너지 생산이 가능해 지고 농민들의 소득증대와 관상용으로 지역관광 발전에도 크게 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 청정기술
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.190-197
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• 2021

펄프 및 제지산업에서 목재의 셀룰로오스 성분 활용 후 남는 부산물인 크라프트 리그닌(kraft lignin)은 촉매적 저분자화 공정을 통해 바이오연료나 고부가가치 페놀 단량체로 전환될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 크라프트 리그닌의 효율적인 저분자화를 위한 촉매로 수소화 금속 및 산-염기점을 동시에 지니는 Ru-Mg-Al-oxide 복합 촉매를 제조하고, 리그닌 분해 성능을 평가하고자 하였다. 촉매 내 다양한 활성점들(산점, 염기점, 수소화 금속)이 리그닌 분해 반응에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위해 MgO, Mg-Al-oxide, Ru-Mg-Al-oxide의 세 가지 촉매를 제조하여 초임계 에탄올 용매 상에서 리그닌 분해 반응을 수행하였고, 리그닌 분해 성능은 바이오오일(bio-oil) 수율 및 분자량, 그리고 페놀계 단량체 수율을 통해 평가하였다. 그 결과, Ru-Mg-Al-oxide 촉매가 다양한 활성점들의 시너지 효과로 인해 가장 높은 수율의 바이오오일 및 페놀 단량체들을 생산한다는 것을 확인하였다. Ru-Mg-Al-oxide 촉매 상에서 분해 효율을 최적화하기 위해 다양한 반응 조건(온도, 시간, 촉매양)에 따른 분해 효율을 평가하였고, 최종적으로 반응온도 350 ℃, 리그닌 대비 촉매 비율 10%, 4 h 반응을 통해 72%의 높은 바이오오일 수율과 무촉매 대비 3.5배 이상 증가한 페놀 단량체를 생산할 수 있었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.347-351
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• 2011

In this study, we investigated the effect of reaction factors on enzymatic hydrolysis of Hizikia fusiforme, which is brown algae in marine biomass resource, using commercial enzymes. The composition of H. fusiforme is 38.9% of reducing sugar, 4.8% of moisture, 17.8% of ash, and 38.5% of others. In the condition of 1-5% substrate, the increase of substrate concentration enhanced the increase of reducing sugar formation; however, the hydrolysis yield did not increase after 24 h. After reaction of 75 h, conversion yield of reducing sugar were obtained to 16.45%, 17.99%, and 14.55% at 1, 2.5, and 5% substrate, respectively. As a result of effect of enzyme amount, the formation of reducing sugar did not show considerable change at 1% substrate. However, in the condition of 2.5% substrate, the great change of reducing sugar formation was observed by the increase of enzyme amount. The conversion yields of reducing sugar were obtained to 18.77% and 22.83% at 1% and 2.5% substrate with 30% enzyme, respectively. As a result of heat treatment of biomass, the high yield was obtained in 2.5% substrate and the yields were increased to 0.06-7.2% by the heat treatment. This result will provide the basic information for production process of biofuels and chemicals from marine biomass H. fusiforme.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.46-53
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• 2018

This study explores the environmentally innovative and low-impact technology, a zero food waste system (ZFWS) that utilizes food waste and converts it into composts or biofuels and curtails carbon emissions. The ZFWS not just achieves food waste reductions but recycles food waste into fertilizer. Based on a fermentation-extinction technique using bio wood chips, the ZFWS was employed in a field experiment of the system installed in a large-scale apartment complex, and the performance of the system was examined. The on-site ZFWS consisted of three primary parts: 1) a food waste slot into which food waste was injected; 2) a fermentation-extinction reactor where food waste was mixed with bio wood chips made up of complex enzyme and aseptic wood chips; and 3) deodorization equipment in which an ultraviolet and ozone photolysis method was employed. The field experiment showed that food waste injected into the ZFWS was reduced by 94%. Overall microbial activity of the food waste in the fermentation-extinction reactor was measured using adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP), and the degradation rate of organic compounds, referred to as volatile solids, increased with ATP concentration. The by-products generated from ZFWS comply with the national standard for organic fertilizer.

• ALGAE
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2013

A freshwater cyanobacterium, Phormidium autumnale KNUA026, was isolated from puddles of icy water in Gyeongsan City, South Korea and its potential as a biofuel feedstock was investigated. Maximal growth was obtained when the culture was incubated at $25^{\circ}C$ and around pH 9.0. The total lipid content of the isolate was approximately 14.0% of dry weight and it was found that strain KNUA026 was able to autotrophically synthesize heptadecane ($C_{17}H_{36}$) which can be directly used as fuel without requiring a transesterification step. As this benthic cyanobacterium was capable of forming thick mats, it could be easily harvested by gravitational settling and this property may reduce the cost of production in commercial applications. Hence, P. autumnale KNUA026 appears to be a promising resource for use in the production of microalgae-based biofuels.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.499-506
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• 2010

Recently, a great deal of attention have been directed to the use of alternative fuels as a means to reduce vehicular emissions. As one of the promising alternative fuels, bio-diesel has advantages of a wide adaptability without retrofit of diesel engine. It is also effective enough to reduce CO, THC, $SO_x$, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and PM. In this study, we investigated the emission characteristics of biofuels between different operating conditions, i.e., engine speed (1,400 rpm and 2,300 rpm), engine load (10% and 100%), bio-diesel blending (BD0, BD5 and BD20), and recirculation (EGR) rate of exhaust gas (0% and 20%). Relative performance of the system was evaluated mainly for the greenhouse gases ($CH_4$, $N_2O$ and $CO_2$). In addition, emission characteristics of ND-13 mode were also tested against both greenhouse gases and other airborne pollutants under emission regulation. The relative composition of bio-diesel has shown fairly clear effects on the emission quantities of CO, THC, and PM emission, although it was not on $NO_x$ and greenhouse gases. EGR rate has shown trade-off characteristics between $NO_x$ and PM.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2009

Forest biomass can be used as various types of raw materials such as pulp, wood pellets, solid charcoals and so on. This paper estimates the nation wide amount of forest biomass based on the projection of forest areas for its effective and economic use. Several trend equations are used in projecting the forest areas. In 2009, the forest biomass arising from thinning is estimated be 6,591,575 $m^3$. The estimates of forest biomass in 2015 and 2018 are 6,375,627 $m^3$ and 6,284,779 $m^3$, respectively. Since the forest areas are projected to be declining, the biomass generated by thinning will decrease. This implies that the new alternatives for supplying raw materials for biofuels must be prepared before then.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.125-131
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• 2015

Kluyveromyces marxianus is a well-known thermotolerant yeast. Although Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the most commonly used yeast species for ethanol production, the thermotolerant K. marxianus is more suitable for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) processes. This is because enzymatic saccharification usually requires a higher temperature than that needed for the optimum growth of S. cerevisiae. In this study, we compared the fermentation patterns of S. cerevisiae and K. marxianus under various temperatures of fermentation. The results show that at a fermentation temperature of $45^{\circ}C$, K. marxianus exhibited more than two fold higher growth rate and ethanol production rate in comparison to S. cerevisiae. For SSF using starch or corn stover as the sole carbon source by K. marxianus, the high temperature ($45^{\circ}C$) fermentations showed higher enzymatic activities and ethanol production compared to SSF at $30^{\circ}C$. These results demonstrate the potential of the thermotolerant yeast K. marxianus for SSF in the industrial production of biofuels.