• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.280-291
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• 2018

Torrefaction is one of the methods to increase combustion calorific value and hydrophobicity of biomass. In this study, the effects of torrefaction on devolatilization, char reactivity and biomass structure were analyzed. Empty fruit bunch (EFB) and Kenaf biomass were used as fuels to be torrefied in the N2 environment at 200, 250 and $290^{\circ}C$. Devolatilization and char kinetics were analyzed by using TGA and biomass structure was investigated through petrography image. The reactivity showed different trends depending on the torrefaction temperature and biomass structure. The herbaceous biomass, Kenaf, was shown as high reactivity and thin wall structure. On the contrary, the woody biomass, EFB, had relatively low reactivity and thick wall structure.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.192-195
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• 1998

Biomass conversion efficiencies (B.C.E) of six fish species viz, Catla catla, Labeo, rohita, Cirrhina mrigala, Hypophthalmicthys molitrix, Ctenopharyngodon idella and Cyprinus carpio cultured under artificial feed (T1), broiler manure (T2), buffalo manure (T3), N:P:K (25:25:0) (T4) and control pond (T5) have been determined for the period of one year. The overall biomass conversion efficiencies under the influence of T2, T3, and T4 were statistically similar. However, the best (0.40) efficiency was determined under feed supplement-ation (T1).

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.238-244
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• 2005

Fertilization effects on changes in soil $CO_2$ flux and organic C in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) land managed for biomass production were investigated. The mean daily soil $CO_2$ flux in the manure treatment was 5.63 g $CO_2-C\;m^{-2}\;d^{-1}$, and this was significantly higher than the mean value of 3.36 g $CO_2-C\;m^{-2}\;d^{-1}$ in the control. The mean daily $CO_2$ fluxes in N and P fertilizer treatments plots were not different when compared to the value in the control plots. Potentially mineralizable C (PMC), soil microbial biomass C (SMBC), and particulate organic C (POC) were highest at the 0 to 10 cm depth of the manure treatment. Potentially mineralizable C had the strongest correlation with SMBC (r = 0.91) and POC (r = 0.84). There was also a strong correlation between SMBC and POC (r = 0.90). Our results indicated that for the N and P levels studied, fertilization had no impact on temporal changes in soil organic C, but manure application had a significant impact on temporal changes in soil $CO_2$ evolution and active C constituents such as PMC, SMBC, and POC.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2003

We examined the effects of fertilization [control (C), 200 kg N ha^{-1} + 25 kg P ha^{-1}$ (LNP), and 400 kg N $ha^{-1} + 50 kg P ha^{-1}$ (HNP)] on fine root (＜ 2 mm diameter) dynamics using monthly soil coring method in a 39-year-old Pinus rigida plantation of central Korea. The average fine root biomass (live + dead) (kg $ha^{-1}$ $\pm$ SE) during the first growing season for C, LNP, and HNP was 1301 $\pm$ 54, 1084 $\pm$ 47, and 1328 $\pm$ 22, respectively. The fine root production (kg $ha^{-1}$ $\pm$ SE) was 2394 $\pm$ 128 for C, 2048 $\pm$ 101 for LNP, and 2768 $\pm$ 150 for HNP, respectively. Over the same period, fertilization treatments had impact on N and P concentrations of live fine root. Nitrogen and P inputs (kg $ha^{-1}$ $yr^{-1}$) into the soil through fine root turnover for C, LNP, and HNP were 16.6 and 0.9, 17.2 and 0.9, and 24.1 and 1.6, respectively. There were no significant differences in fine root biomass and production during the first growing season after fertilization. However, fertilization increased fine root N and P concentrations, and in consequence resulted in increased N and P inputs into soil through fine root turnover.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제99권5호
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• pp.726-735
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• 2010

Publications with the data on allometric equation, biomass and productivity of major oak forests in Korea were reviewed. Different allometric equations of major oak species showed site- or speciesspecific dependences. The biomass of major oak forests varied with age, dominant species, and location. Aboveground tree biomass over the different oak species was expressed as a power equation of the stand age. The proportion of tree component (stem, branch and leaf) to total aboveground biomass differed among oak species, however, biomass ranked stem > branch > leaf in general. The leaf biomass allocation over the different oak species was expressed as a power equation of total aboveground biomass while there were no significant patterns of biomass allocation from stem and branch to the aboveground biomass. Tree root biomass continuously increased with the aboveground biomass for the major oak forests. The relationship between the root to shoot ratio and the aboveground tree biomass was expressed by a logarithmic equation for major oak forests in Korea. Thirteen sets of data were used for estimating the net primary production (NPP) and net ecosystem production (NEP) of oak forests. The mean NPP and NEP across different oak forests was 10.2 and 1.9 Mg C $ha^{-1}year^{-1}$. The results in biomass allocation, NPP and NEP generally make Korean oak forests an important carbon sinks.

• ALGAE
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2013

Some Chlorella species grow heterotrophically with organic substrate in dark condition. However, heterotrophic Chlorella species are limited and their optimum culture conditions are not fully known. In this study, three heterotrophic Chlorella species, two strains (C4-3 and C4-4) of C. vulgaris and one Chlorella sp. (C4-8) were examined on optimum culture conditions such as carbon source, temperature, and concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in Jaworski's medium (JM). And the growth and fatty acid composition of Chlorella were analyzed. For three heterotrophic Chlorella species, glucose (1-2%) as a carbon source only increased the growth and the range of optimum culture temperature was $26-28^{\circ}C$. Doubled concentrations of the nitrogen or phosphorus in JM medium also improved the growth of Chlorella. Chlorella cultured heterotrophically showed significantly higher growth rate and bigger cell size than those autotrophically did. C. vulgaris (C4-3) cultured heterotrophically showed the highest biomass in dry weight ($0.8g\;L^{-1}$) among three species. With respect to fatty acid composition, the contents of C16:0 and n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acid (HUFA) were significantly higher in autotrophic Chlorella than in heterotrophic one and those of total lipid were not different between different concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in JM medium. Among three Chlorella species in this study, C. vulgaris (C4-3) appeared to be the most ideal heterotrophic Chlorella species for industrial application since it had a high biomass and lipid content.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.401-408
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• 2016

The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomass and lipid production of Chlorella vulgaris and its nutrient removal capability for treatment of brewery wastewater effluent. The results indicate that the maximum biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) (91.43%) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) (83.11%) were removed by C. vulgaris with aeration in the absence of light. A maximum of 0.917 g/L of dry biomass was obtained with aeration in the dark conditions, which also demonstrated the highest amount of unsaturated fatty acids at 83.22%. However, the removal of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) with these aeration and light conditions was 9.7% and 11.86% greater than that of other conditions. The removal of BOD and COD and the production of biomass and lipids with aeration in the dark and the TN and TP removal with aeration and light were more effective than other conditions in the brewery wastewater effluent in the presence of C. vulgaris.

• 에너지공학
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.298-302
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• 2011

In this study, Catalytic reforming with vapor and biomass gasification was simultaneously performed in a same fixed bed reactor at $600-800^{\circ}C$. Light gases were produced from reformation of the tar (fuel gases) in biomass gasification by using limonite and dolomite, as catalysts. Hydrogen and carbon dioxide are main components in light gases. Hydrogen yields increased with temperature increasing in the range of $650-800^{\circ}C$, because the water shift reaction was promoted by catalyst. The yield of hydrogen gas was increased about 160% under catalyst with the mixture of limonite and dolomite comparing to limonite only.

• 한국토양동물학회지
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• 제7권1_2호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2002

서울시 도봉구 음식물 처리장에서 파쇄, 탈수된 음식물 쓰레기를 서울시 난지도 하수처리장에서 발생한 인분케익과 무게비 1 : 1로 혼합하여 21일간 부숙시킨 부숙물을 먹이로 급이하면서, 서로 다른 온도(5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25,30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35$^{\circ}C$)에서 줄지렁이의 생체량 및 섭식속도를 조사하였다. 먹이 급이 1개월 후 줄지렁이의 생체량이 20-32$^{\circ}C$에서는 약 2배정도 증가했으며, 34$^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 줄지렁이가 사멸하였고, 8-1$0^{\circ}C$ 에서는 증가량이 현저히 작아졌으며, 7$^{\circ}C$이하에서는 생체량이 오히려 감소하였다. 그러나 시간이 경과함에 생체량이 감소하였는데 이것은 음식물 쓰레기내 염분이 지렁이 체내에 축적되어 나타난 부작용인 것으로 판단된다. 20-31$^{\circ}C$에서 줄지렁이의 섭식속도는 온도에 따른 차이가 없었으며 15$^{\circ}C$ 이하에서의 섭식 속도보다 월등하게 높았으며 34$^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 지렁이 사멸로 섭식이 불가능하였다. 따라서 줄지렁이를 이용하여 음식물 쓰레기과 인분케익을 혼합하여 전처리한 유기성 폐기물을 처리하고자 할 경우 20-31$^{\circ}C$의 온도 조건이 15$^{\circ}C$ 이하나 34$^{\circ}C$ 이상보다 훨씬 효율적인 것을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 전처리된 음식물 쓰레기를 3개월째 급이하였을 때 생체량과 섭식속도가 현저하게 줄어들었다. 이것은 음식물 쓰레기내의 염분이 지렁이 체에 축적되어 생긴 생리적 부작용으로 판단되며, 향후 음식물 쓰레기 전처리시 음식물 쓰레기내의 염분농도를 저하시키는 문제를 고려하여야 할 것이다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2015

본 연구는 바이오에탄올을 생산하고자 목질계 바이오매스의 효소당화에서의 반탄화의 영향을 비교분석하였다. 전처리로서, 목질계 바이오매스의 반탄화는 무산소 조건에서 $250{\sim}350^{\circ}C$의 온도로 시행되었다. 또한 비이온성 계면활성제인 Tween-80을 첨가하여 반탄화로 인한 소수성변환에 대처하여 당화효율을 높이기 위한 실험을 진행하였다. 그 결과, 반탄화 전처리한 바이오매스를 효소당화한 후 글루코즈 생산량이 전처리하지 않은 바이오매스의 글루코즈 생산량보다 높았다. 그리고 Tween-80의 첨가하여 효소당화하였을 때 당 전환율이 더 높았다. 이로 인해 반탄화를 목질계 바이오매스의 전처리로 적용할 수 있으며 Tween-80을 첨가하였을 때 효소당화에 영향이 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다.