• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.591-597
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• 2023

Pakistan depends heavily on imports for its fuel requirements. In this experiment, catalytic pyrolysis of a blend of feedstock's consisting of date seed, wheat straw, and corn cob was conducted in a fixed bed reactor to produce oil that can be used as an alternative fuel. The main focus was to emphasize the outcome of important variables on the produced oil. The effects of operating conditions on the yield of bio-oil were studied by changing temperature (350-500 ℃), heating rate (10, 15, 20 ℃/min), and particle size (1, 2, 3 mm). Moreover, ZnO was used as a catalyst in the process. First, the thermal degradation of the feedstock was investigated by TGA and DTG analysis at 10 ℃/min of different particle sizes of 1, 2, and 3mm from a temperature range of 0 to 1000 ℃. The optimum temperature was found to be 450 ℃ for maximum degradation, and the oil yield was indicated to be around 37%. It was deduced from the experiment that the maximum production of bio-oil was 32.21% at a temperature of 450 ℃, a particle size of 1mm, and a heating rate of 15 ℃/min. When using the catalyst under the same operating conditions, the bio-oil production increased to 41.05%. The heating value of the produced oil was 22 MJ/kg compared to low-quality biodiesel oil, which could be used as a fuel.

• 폴리머
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.122-126
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• 2005

Al-MCM-41의 제조방법이 선형 저밀도 폴리에틸렌(LLDPE)의 촉매 분해 활성에 어떠한 영향을 주는지 조사하였다 이를 위해 Al-MCM41은 직접 합성법(Al-MCM41-D)과 후처리법(Al-MCM-41-P)의 두 가지 방법으로 제조되었으며, XRD, BET, $NH_3\;TPD,\;^{27}Al$ MAS NMR 등을 이용하여 이들 촉매 특성을 규명하였다. TGA 동역학 방법을 사용하여 Al-MCM-41-D와 Al-MCM-41-P의 LLDPE촉매 분해 활성화 에너지를 구한 결과 각각 197.54, 174.26 kJ/mol로 나타났다. 이처럼 시-MCM-41-P가 시-MCM-41-D보다 촉매 활성이 높은 이유는 접근 가능한 산점수가 훨씬 많고 상대적으로 기공 크기도 작은 것에 기인한 것으로 여겨진다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.340-344
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• 2007

MCM-41 촉매를 이용하여 일본 낙엽송의 열분해 바이오 오일의 촉매 개질 반응을 수행하였다. MCM-41 촉매는 바이오 오일의 불안정성의 원인중 하나인 산소를 $H_2O$, CO, $CO_2$의 형태로 제거하여 개질 전의 오일보다 더 안정한 오일을 생성하였다. MCM-41 촉매는 무촉매 반응에 비해 경제적 가치가 높은 페놀류 화합물의 생성량을 증가시켰다. 특히 Si-MCM-41 촉매에 비해 산점의 양이 많은 Al-MCM-41의 경우 촉매 활성이 더 우수하였다. 또한 촉매와 일본 낙엽송을 직접 혼합한 것보다, 바이오 오일이 촉매층을 통과했을 때 더 나은 개질 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.151-156
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• 2001

MgO based nanocomposite powder including ferromagnetic iron particle dispersions, which can be available for the magnetic and catalytic applications, was fabricated by the spray pyrolysis process using ultra-sonic atomizer and reduction processes. Liquid source was prepared from iron (Fe)-nitrate, as a source of Fe nano-dispersion, and magnesium (Mg)-nitrate, as a source of MgO materials, with pure water solvent. After the chamber were heated to given temperatures (500~$^800{\circ}C$), the mist of liquid droplets generated by ultrasonic atomizer carried into the chamber by a carrier gas of air, and the ist was decomposed into Fe-oxide and MgO nano-powder. The obtained powders were reduced by hydrogen atmosphere at 600~$^800{\circ}C$. The reduction behavior was investigated by thermal gravity and hygrometry. After reduction, the aggregated sub-micron Fe/MgO powders were obtained, and each aggregated powder composed of nano-sized Fe/MgO materials. By the difference of the chamber temperature, the particle size of Fe and MgO was changed in a few 10 nm levels. Also, the nano-porous Fe-MgO sub-micron powders were obtained. Through this preparation process and the evaluation of phase and microstructure, it was concluded that the Fe/MgO nanocomposite powders with high surface area and the higher coercive force were successfully fabricated.

• 청정기술
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.168-176
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• 2019

Spent coffee is one of biomass sources to be converted into bio-oil. However, the bio-oil should be further upgraded to achieve a higher quality bio-oil because of its high oxygen content. Deoxygenation under hydrotreating using different catalysts (catalytic hydrodeoxygenation; HDO) is considered as one of the promising methods for upgrading bio-oil from pyrolysis by removal of O-containing groups. In this study, the HDO of spent coffee bio-oil, which was collected from fast pyrolysis of spent coffee ($460^{\circ}C$, $2.0{\times}U_{mf}$), was carried out in an autoclave. The product yields were 72.16 ~ 96.76 wt% of bio-oil, 0 ~ 18.59 wt% of char, and 3.24 ~ 9.25 wt% of gas obtained in 30 min at temperatures between $250^{\circ}C$ and $350^{\circ}C$ and pressure in the range of 3 to 9 bar. The highest yield of bio-oil of 97.13% was achieved at $250^{\circ}C$ and 3 bar, with high selectivity of D-Allose. The carbon number distribution of the bio-oil was analyzed based on the concept of simulated distillation. The $C_{12}{\sim}C_{14}$ fraction increased from 22.98 wt% to 27.30 wt%, whereas the $C_{19}{\sim}C_{26}$ fraction decreased from 24.74 wt% to 17.18 wt% with increasing reaction time. Bio-oil yields were slightly decreased when the HZSM-5 catalyst and dolomite were used. The selectivity of CO was increased at the HZSM-5 catalyst and decreased at the dolomite.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.818-826
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• 2004

The spray-induced mixing characteristics and thermal decomposition of aqueous urea solution into ammonia have been studied to design optimum sizes and geometries of the mixing chamber in SCR(Selective Catalytic Reduction) system. The cold flow tests about the urea-injection nozzle were performed to clarify the parameters of spray mixing characteristics such as mean diameter and velocity of drops and spray width determined from the interactions between incoming air and injected drops. Discrete particle model in Fluent code was adopted to simulate spray-induced mixing process and the experimental results on the spray characteristics were used as input data of numerical calculations. The simulation results on the spray-induced mixing were verified by comparing the spray width extracted from the digital images with the simulated Particle tracks of injected drops. The single kinetic model was adopted to predict thermal decomposition of urea solution into ammonia and solved simultaneously along with the verified spray model. The hot air generator was designed to match the flow rate and temperature of the exhaust gas of the real engines The measured ammonia productions in the hot air generator were compared with the numerical predictions and the comparison results showed good agreements. Finally, we concluded that the design capabilities for sizing optimum mixing chamber were established.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.98-109
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• 2021

극초음속 비행체용 능동냉각시스템의 전체적인 운용 성능을 결정하는 주요 요소는 크게 탄화수소흡열연료, 재생냉각 채널, 시스템 소재 및 구조로 구분되며, 그 중에서도 효율적인 재생냉각시스템 개발을 위한 일련의 연구는 탄화수소 항공유의 흡열반응 성능 향상으로부터 시작된다. 따라서 이전 연구에서는 탄화수소 항공유 자체의 흡열분해 특성에 대한 광범위한 연구 동향을 정리하였으며, 본 연구에서는 그에 대한 후속 연구로서 효과적인 흡열분해 특성 개선 및 성능 향상 방안으로 다양하게 시도되고 있는 촉매 분해와 수증기 개질 연구들에 대한 세부기술 분석을 수행하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제62권1호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2024

폐어망은 해양 플라스틱 폐기물의 50% 이상을 차지하며, 해양생태계를 파괴하는 주요 원인으로 지목되고 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 폐어망은 소각, 매립, 기계적 재활용 등의 방법으로 처리되고 있으나, 부가가치가 낮은 제품으로 재활용되며, 오염 물질을 배출한다는 한계가 존재한다. 하지만 플라스틱 고분자로 구성된 폐어망은 열분해 방법을 통해 처리할 경우, 합성가스 및 열분해유와 같은 유용한 자원으로 재활용할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 CO₂ 기반에서 폐어망을 촉매 열분해하여 고순도의 H₂를 생산하는 공정을 제안하였다. 제안된 공정은 다음 3단계로 구성된다. 첫째, 전처리 된 폐어망을 CO₂ 기반 하 Ni/SiO₂ 촉매 열분해 반응을 통해 합성가스 및 열분해유를 생산한다. 둘째, 생성된 열분해유를 연소시켜 열분해 반응의 에너지원으로 재사용한다. 마지막으로, 합성가스를 WGS (Water-Gas-Shift) 및 PSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption)를 통해 고순도의 H₂로 전환한다. 본 연구에서는 제안된 공정의 열분해 결과를 일반적인 열분해 조건인 기존 N₂ 기반 열분해 결과와 비교하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과, 폐어망 500 kg/h을 열분해 시 N₂ 기반에서는 2.933 kmol/h의 고순도 H₂를, CO₂ 기반에서는 3.605 kmol/h 의 고순도 H₂를 생산 가능했다. CO₂ 기반 폐어망 열분해에서 CO 생산이 향상되어 최종적으로 H₂ 생산량이 증대된 결과가 도출되었다. 또한 폐어망 열분해 시 CO₂ 기반에서는 공정 운전 과정에서 배출되는 CO₂를 포집 후 활용함으로써, N₂ 기반 열분해에 비해 CO₂ 배출량을 89.8% 줄일 수 있었다. 연구 결과를 바탕으로 CO₂ 기반에서의 제안 공정은 폐어망 재활용과 더불어 친환경적인 수소 연료생산이라는 목표를 달성할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.635-642
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• 2006

Present study evaluated the low-temperature destruction of n-hexane and benzene using mesh-type transition-metal platinum(Pt)/stainless steel(SS) catalyst. The parameters tested for the evaluation of catalytic destruction efficiencies of the two volatile organic compounds(VOC) included input concentration, reaction time, reaction temperature, and surface area of catalyst. It was found that the input concentration affected the destruction efficiencies of n-hexane and benzene, but that this input-concentration effect depended upon VOC type. The destruction efficiencies increased as the reaction time increased, but they were similar between two reaction times for benzene(50 and 60 sec), thereby suggesting that high temperatures are not always proper for thermal destruction of VOCs, when considering the destruction efficiency and operation costs of thermal catalytic system together. Similar to the effects of the input concentration on destruction efficiency of VOCs, the reaction temperature influenced the destruction efficiencies of n-hexane and benzene, but this temperature effect depended upon VOC type. As expected, the destruction efficiencies of n-hexane increased as the surface area of catalyst, but for benzene, the increase rate was not significant, thereby suggesting that similar to the effects of the re- action temperature on destruction efficiency of VOCs, high catalyst surface areas are not always proper for economical thermal destruction of VOCs. Depending upon the inlet concentrations and reaction temperatures, almost 100% of both n-hexane and benzene could be destructed, The current results also suggested that when applying the mesh type transition Metal Pt/SS catalyst for the better catalytic pyrolysis of VOC, VOC type should be considered, along with reaction temperature, surface area of catalyst, reaction time and input concentration.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.163-167
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• 2001

A bulk porous $CaZrO_3/MgO$ composite with plantinum nano-dispersion was synthesized in air atmosphere through the combination of several in situ reactions, including the pyrolysis of $PtO_2$. A mixture of $CaMg(CO_3)_2$(dolomite), $ZrO_2$, $PtO_2$ and LiF (0.5 wt%, as an additive) was cold isostatically pressed at 200 MPa and sintered at $1100^{\circ}C$ for 2 h. The porous $CaZrO_3/MgO/Pt$ composite ($CaZrO_3/MgO$ : Pt=99 : 1 in volume) had a uniformly open-porous structure (porosity: 56%) with three-dimensional (3-D) network and a narrow pore-size distribution, similarly to the porous $CaZrO_3/MgO$ composites reported before. Catalytic Properties (viz., NO direct decomposition and NO reduction by $C_2H_4$) of the $CaZrO_3/MgO/Pt$ composite were investigated up to $900^{\circ}C$. In the absence of oxygen, the NO conversion rate reached ~52% for the direct decomposition and ~100% for the reduction by $C_2H_4$, respectively. The results suggest the possibility of the porous composite as a multifunctional filter, i.e., simultaneous hot gas-filtering and $de-NO_x$ in one component.