• Carbon letters
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.206-210
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• 2010

Removal of dyes Reactive Blue 221, N Blue RGB and Acid Blue MTR using two different samples of activated carbon by static batch method was studied. Experimental data on optical density of solutions at different concentrations ranging from 10 to 100 mg/L and of solutions after adsorption on activated carbon samples were measured. Calibration curves were plotted and the amount of dye $q_e$ adsorbed was calculated. The data was fitted to Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms for two different carbon samples and different concentration and pH values. Constants were calculated from the slope and intercept values of the isotherms. Coefficient of correlation $R_2$ and Standard Deviation SD were also noted. The data fitted well to the isotherms. Carbon sample $C_1$ showed higher potential to adsorb all the three dyes. Adsorption was higher at lower concentrations. Carbon sample $C_2$ showed better adsorption in acidic pH as compared to in alkaline pH. From the analysis of the data capacity of $C_1$ and $C_2$ to remove the dyes from water have been compared.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.82-91
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 블루카본 저장 관련 연구사례를 수집하고 정리하여 분석하였으며, 다양하게 제시된 블루카본의 정의에 대해 시공간적인 범위와 과학적인 측면에서 고찰하였다. 블루카본 저장 관련 연구사례는 444개의 논문이 선정되었으며, 연도별/국가별 논문 출판 개수와 주제어 분석을 수행하였다. 블루카본 저장 관련 논문 출판은 2011년부터 지속적으로 증가하였으며, 2018년부터는 연간 50편 이상이 출판되었다. 국가별 논문 출판은 호주에서 100편 이상으로서 가장 많았으며, 미국과 중국에서도 60편 이상의 논문이 출판되었다. 블루카본의 정의가 제시된 23개 논문에서 정의된 문장에서 "자연환경" 및 "저장 특성"과 관련된 주요 용어를 분석하였다. 블루카본이 저장된 자연환경으로는 맹그로브, 염습지, 해초 서식지가 대부분이었으며, 블루카본 저장소로는 퇴적물과 식물 그 자체까지도 포함하였다. 기존에 제시된 블루카본의 정의에서는 블루카본 저장 환경으로서 식생 환경에 집중되어 있지만, 블루카본은 연안습지의 퇴적물 내에 저장되므로 비식생 갯벌을 포함한 연안 생태계를 블루카본의 저장 환경으로 정의하는 것이 적정할 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제31권9호
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• pp.767-779
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• 2022

In this study, sediment cores were sampled from tidal flats (six sites) in the west and south coastal wetlands, the blue carbon stock in the tidal flat sediments was calculated, and the blue carbon stock characteristics and influencing factors were analyzed. The sediment particle size of the west coastal tidal flats was larger than that of the south coastal tidal flats, and the organic carbon content in the south coastal tidal flats was more than twice that of the west coastal tidal flats. Blue carbon stock per unit area was 28.4~36.8 Mg/ha on the west coastal tidal flats and 69.8~89.8 Mg/ha on the south coastal tidal flats, which was more than twice higher in the south coastal tidal flats than in the west coastal tidal flats. The total amount of blue carbon stock in the tidal flats was the highest in Suncheon Bay tidal flats at 153,626 Mg, and followed by Gomso Bay tidal flats at 141,750 Mg, Hampyeong Bay tidal flats at 58,420 Mg, Dongdae Bay tidal flats at 44,900 Mg, Cheonsu Bay tidal flats at 36,880 Mg, and Jinhae Bay tidal flats at 26,205 Mg. Blue carbon stock per unit area was higher in the south coastal tidal flats, but the total amount of blue carbon stock in the tidal flats was higher in the west coast. The slope of the regression function of blue carbon stock with respect to the organic carbon content in the tidal flat sediments was estimated to be about 0.05 to 0.07, and the slope of the regression function was higher in the west coastal tidal flats than in the south coastal tidal flats.

• Carbon letters
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.85-89
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• 2011

Coloured wastewater is released as a direct result of the production of dyes as well as from various other chemical industries. Many dyes and their breakdown products may be toxic for living organisms. Activated carbon is one of the best materials for removal of dyes from aqueous solutions. The present study describes the adsorption behaviour of methylene blue dye on three microporous activated carbons, where two samples (AC-1 and AC-2) were prepared by a polymer blend technique and the other is a microporous activated carbon (ARY-3) sample from viscose rayon yarn prepared by chemical-physical activation. The effects of contact time and activated carbon dosage on decolourisation capacity have been studied. The results show that activated carbon having mixed microporosity and mesoporosity show tremendous decolourisation capacity for methylene blue. In addition, the activated carbon in the powder form prepared by the polymer blend technique shows better decolourisation capacity for methylene blue than the activated rayon yarn sample.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.134-146
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• 2023

'탄소저감' 문제는 전세계적으로 가장 중요한 이슈 중 하나라고 할 수 있다. 효율적인 탄소저감을 위해서는 배출량 감소는 물론, 흡수량을 늘리는 방법도 고려할 필요가 있다. 이에 최근 블루카본 바이오매스를 활용해 탄소흡수량을 늘리는데 많은 관심이 쏠리고 있다. 블루카본은 염생식물, 잘피 등 연안에 서식하는 식물과 갯벌 등의 퇴적물을 포함한 해양 생태계가 흡수하는 탄소를 말한다. 또한 블루카본 바이오매스는 블루카본과 관련된 생태계를 의미하며 이는 내륙 생태계보다 탄소흡수율이 높고, 포집 기간도 길어 탄소저감에 매우 효율적이라는 평가를 받고 있다. 하지만 국내에서는 아직까지 이에 대한 연구활동이 활발하지 않은 실정이며, 무엇보다도 블루카본 바이오매스 서식지 보존을 위한 공간계획과의 연계성이 부족하고, 관련 정책도 구체적으로 마련되어 있지 않은 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 탄소저감 문제 해결에 적극적인 대응을 위하여 블루카본 바이오매스의 중요성을 인식하고, 서식지를 보존하여, 향후 이를 중심으로 한 국내 환경에 적합한 형태의 탄소저감형 해안도시를 조성할 필요가 있음을 제시하고자 한다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.181-189
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• 2023

In this study, sediment cores from unvegetated tidal flats in the Hampyeong Bay (west coastal wetland) and Dongdae Bay (south coastal wetland) were sampled, the blue carbon stock in the sediments was calculated, and the characteristics of the blue carbon stock were analyzed based on particle size of the sediments. The sediments in the Hampyeong Bay tidal flat had large particle size and low mud content, and the Dongdae bay tidal flat had small particle size and high mud content. The organic carbon content and blue carbon stock in the sediments were higher in the Dongdae tidal flat than in the Hampyeong Bay tidal flat. As a result of the regression function, in both the Hampyeong Bay and Dongdae Bay tidal flats, the sediments had the smaller particle size and higher mud contents the higher the organic carbon content and blue carbon stock. The sediments with smaller particle size had the larger specific surface area, so were feasible to adsorb and store more organic matters.

• 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2024

This study aims to estimate the cover classification and carbon respiration of halophytes based on the issues of utilising blue carbon in recent context of climate change. To address the aims, the study classified halophytes(Triglochin maritimum L and Phragmites australis), Intertidal(non-vegetated tidal flats) and Supratidal(sandy tidal flats) to measure carbon respiration and classify cover. The results are revealed that first, the carbon respiration in vegetated areas was less than that in non-vegetated areas. Second, the cover classification could be divided into halophyte communities(Triglochin maritimum L, Phragmites australis), Intertidal and Supratidal by NDWI(Moisture Index, Normalized Difference Water Index) Third, the total carbon respiration of blue carbon was calculated to be -0.0121 Ton km² hr^-1 with halophyte communities at -0.0011 Ton km² hr^-1, Intertidal respiration at -0.0113 Ton km² hr^-1 and Supratidal respiration at 0.0003 Ton km² hr^-1. As this challenge is a fundamental study that calculates the quantitative net carbon storage based on the blue carbon-based marine ecosystem, contributing to firstly, measuring the carbon respiration of cordgrass communities, reed communities, and non-vegetated tidal flats, which are potential blue carbon candidates in the study area, to establish representative values for carbon respiration, secondly, verifying the reliability of cover classification of native halophytes extracted through image classification technology, and thirdly, challenging to create a thematic map of carbon respiration, calculating the area and carbon respiration for each classification category.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제39권6_1호
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• pp.1505-1515
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• 2023

기후변화로 인한 이상기후 현상이 전 세계적으로 발생함에 따라 최근 탄소흡수원으로써 블루카본(Blue carbon)이 주목받고 있다. 블루카본은 기후변화에 관한 정부간 협의체(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC)에 논의되어 온실가스 감축 수단으로 공식 인정되었으며, 국내·외로 신규 블루카본을 발굴하기 위해 다양한 연구가 진행중이다. 국내 블루카본 연구는 연안 습지 중 대부분을 차지하는 갯벌을 중심으로 탄소흡수 및 저장에 대한 연구가 진행되고 있으나, 이를 공간정보로 구축한 연구는 미비한 실정이다. 본 연구는 선행연구의 갯벌 탄소 저장량을 활용하여 금강과 낙동강 유역별 위치 및 공간정보로 전환하였다. 또한, 유역별 면적당 탄소 저장량의 대푯값을 산정하여 국내·외 다양한 갯벌 면적의 전체 탄소 저장량을 비교하였다. 분석 결과, 금강 및 낙동강 유역 모두 갯벌 데이터에 따라 탄소 저장량이 다르게 나타났으며, 금강 유역은 국립해양조사원(469,810.1 Mg C), 낙동강 유역은 환경부(217,145.01 Mg C) 자료가 가장 높게 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 향후 국내 블루카본 공간정보 구축 연구에 대한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제23권
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• pp.30-37
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• 2017

Dyes are widely used in various industries including textile, cosmetic, paper, plastics, rubber, and coating, and their discharge into waterways causes serious environmental and health problems. Four different carbon nanostructures, graphene oxide, oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes, activated carbon and multi-walled carbon nanotubes, were used as adsorbents for the removal of Nile Blue A (NBA) dye from aqueous solution. The four carbon nanostructures were characterized by scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffractometer. The effects of various parameters were investigated. Kinetic adsorption data were analyzed using the first-order model and the pseudo-second-order model. The regression results showed that the adsorption kinetics were more accurately represented by the pseudo-second-order model. The equilibrium data for the aqueous solutions were fitted to Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms, and the equilibrium adsorption of NBA was best described by the Langmuir isotherm model. This is the first research on the removal of dye using four carbon nanostructures adsorbents.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.399-409
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• 2018

Prussian blue is known as a superior material for selective adsorption of radioactive cesium ions; however, the separation of Prussian blue from aqueous suspension, due to particle size of around several tens of nanometers, is a hurdle that must be overcome. Therefore, this study aims to develop granule type adsorbent material containing Prussian blue in order to selectively adsorb and remove radioactive cesium in water. The surface of granular activated carbon was grafted using a covalent organic polymer (COP-19) in order to enhance Prussian blue immobilization. To maximize the degree of immobilization and minimize subsequent detachment of Prussian blue, several immobilization pathways were evaluated. As a result, the highest cesium adsorption performance was achieved when Prussian blue was synthesized in-situ without solid-liquid separation step during synthesis. The sample obtained under optimal conditions was further analyzed by scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive spectrometry, and it was confirmed that Prussian blue, which is about 9.7% of the total weight, was fixed on the surface of the activated carbon; this level of fixing represented a two-fold improvement compared to before COP-19 modification. In addition, an elution test was carried out to evaluate the stability of Prussian blue. Leaching of Prussian blue and cesium decreased by 1/2 and 1/3, respectively, compared to those levels before modification, showing increased stability due to COP-19 grafting. The Prussian blue based adsorbent material developed in this study is expected to be useful as a decontamination material to mitigate the release of radioactive materials.