• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.238-248
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• 2008

This study investigated mercury emission at various combustion conditions and analyzed mercury species in flue gas from coal combustion at a laboratory scale furnace in coal. The results of this study can be used to predict and to assess mercury emission at coal boilers and power plants. The coal used in the plants generally contains about $0.02{\sim}0.28\;mg$ of mercury per kg. Bituminous and anthracite coal used for the experiment contained 0.049 and 0.297 mg/kg of mercury, respectively. Mercury emissions during coal combustion at temperatures range of $600^{\circ}C$ to $1,400^{\circ}C$ was measured and analysed using Ontario Hydro method; the speciation changes were also observed in mercury emissions. The results showed higher fraction of elemental mercury than that of oxidised mercury at most temperatures tested in this experiment. The fraction of elemental mercury was lower in combustion of anthracite coal than in bituminous combustion. As expected, equilibrium calculations and real power plants data showed good similarity. The distribution of particle size in flue gas had the higher peak in size above $2.5\;{\mu}m$. However the peak of mercury enrichment in dust was at $0.3\;{\mu}m$, which could be easily emitted into atmosphere without filtration in combustion system. When the CEA(Chemical equilibrium and Application) code was used for combustion equilibrium calculation, Cl was found to be the important component effecting mercury oxidation, especially at the lower temperatures under $900^{\circ}C$.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2017

Purpose: As the recent climate environment changes so rapidly, environmental problems such as hot weather and fine dust have occurred, and interest in environmental policies and technology development is increasing in countries around the world. Similarly in the Architecture, researches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to reduce energy application are actively conducted. Looking at previous studies, it is analyzed that the electric VRF is more energy efficient than the gas engine VRF. However, energy costs have changed due to recent price hikes and discounts on gas charges due to high electricity consumption in summer. Method: In this study, the actual building of Gas Engine VRF system was modeled using SketchUp program, and EnergyPlus was used to simulate actual building. Also, Electric VRF system was simulated, and compared with Gas Engine VRF system. Result: The total secondary energy requirement of Electric VRF system was 19.6% less than that of the Gas Engine VRF system, But when analyzing with primary energy requirement, EHP used 15.8% more energy. CO2 emissions were also estimated to be 16.9% more EHP. Energy costs were 14.8% more in Electric VRF systems, because their electricity charges are 0.6 to 160% more expensive than gas charges.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.559-573
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• 2020

The purpose of this study analyzed the overview of corrugated cardboasrd manufacturing industry and then provide direction for improvement. The BREF (BAT reference document) is an important reference for licensees and officer, including the best available techniques for the industry and achievable environmental performance, technical characteristics, and economic information. In the corrugated cardboard manufacturing process, wastewater pollutants are generated throughout the production process, and water is used in the dissociation and aging process. Atmospheric emissions are mostly generated by steam production from boilers and incinerators for the dry process. SO₂, NOx, CO₂, CO, HCl, dust, VOC, and odor were common. In the EU-BREF (European union BAT reference documents) BAT for wastewater have taken up a relatively large proportion. Items of water pollutants in wastewater were common in COD, BOD, N, P, SS, and however EU-BREF had different pollutants such as AOX and salt compared to K-BREF. In order to improve the quality of the K-BREF, it is necessary to devise basic data research method and data acqusitiom method. Consideration should be given to additional environmental management techniques that reflect the emissions characteristics of the corrugated cardboard manufacturing process. In addition, further research is needed to develop methodologies for selecting BATs considering environmental and economic feasibility.

• 한국입자에어로졸학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2019

The exhaust emissions from coal-fired power plants have received much attention because coal-fired power plants are the one of the largest sources of particulate matter (PM) emissions in South Korea. To measure the PM10 and PM2.5, we developed the novel diluter which is comprised of ejector and porous tube in series. The dilution ratio must be defined to calculate particle concentrations of the sampled air as well as to probe match for the isokinetic sampling. For this reason, we verified the dilution ratio of the developed diluter by the flow rate, numerical solution, gas concentration and particle concentration. The ejector-supplied flow rates were 10-50 L/min and the porous tube-supplied flow rates were 30, 50 L/min in this study. All methods above showed similar dilution ratios to each other within 10 % error rate. The dilution ratio was confirmed by comparing mass concentrations before and after the dilution process.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.701-716
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• 2022

This study investigated the distribution behaviors of PM2.5 and PM10 at two air quality monitoring sites, Go-eup (GO) and Backseokeup (BS), located in Yangju City, South Korea. The amounts of emissions sources of pollutants were analyzed based on the Clean Air Policy Support System (CAPSS), and the contribution rates of neighboring cities were enumerated in Yangju. Yangju has a geological basin structure, and it is a city with mixed urban and rural characteristics. The emission concentration of particulate matter was affected by geological and seasonal factors for all sites observed in this study. Therefore, these factors should be considered when establishing policies related to particulate matter. Because the official GO and BS station sites in Yangju are both situated in the southern part of the city, the representativeness of both stations was checked using correlation analysis for the measurement of PM2.5 and PM10 by considering two more sites-those of Bongyang-dong (BY) and the Gumjun (GJ) industrial complex. The data included discharge amounts for business types 4 and 5, which were not sufficiently considered in the CAPSS estimates. Because the 4 and 5 types of businesses represent over 92.6% of businesses in this city, they are workplaces in Yangju that have a significant effect on the total air pollutant emission. These types of businesses should be re-inspected as the main discharge sources in industry, and basic data accumulation should be carried out. Moreover, to manage the emission of particulate matter, attainable countermeasures for the main sources of these emissions should be prepared in a prioritized fashion; such countermeasures include prohibition of backyard burning, supervision of charcoal kilns, and management of livestock excretions and fugitive dust in construction sites and on roads. The contribution rates by neighboring cities was enumerated between 6.3% and 10.9% for PM2.5. Cooperation policies are thought to be required with neighboring cites to reduce particulate matter.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제39권5_2호
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• pp.859-873
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• 2023

산불은 오랜 기간동안 사회 및 경제적으로 지구에 많은 피해를 야기하며, 이러한 산불은 자연적 혹은 인위적으로 발생되어왔다. 이로 인해 여러 실험들에서 산불로 인한 악영향에 관한 연구들을 진행하였으며, 동시에 산불 발생 시 빠른 대처를 위한 산불탐지 및 오염배출 물질 탐지 등과 같은 연구들도 수행되었다. 그러나 현재까지 한국 및 동아시아 영역을 배경으로 한 연구는 부족한 실정이고 산불 탐지에 활용되는 자료들의 정확도에 한계가 있었다. 본 연구에서는 정지궤도 환경위성(Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer, GEMS) 영상에 위색합성기법을 활용해 새로운 산불연기 탐지 산출물을 생성하고 해당 영상을 U-Net 모델링에 활용해 기존의 연구들에서 산불 탐지시에 활용했던 가시광선 채널 영상의 한계를 보완하였다. 그리고 U-Net 모델링을 통해 산출된 산불연기 영역으로부터 황사 픽셀 필터링을 수행하는 분류모델을 구축하여 순수 산불연기 탐지 영상을 산출하였으며, 이는 GEMS 기반의 재난감시에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.313-321
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• 2021

비가림 시설에서 'Beni Balad' 포도재배 시 부숙유기질비료 및 Urea를 토양 시용에 의한 암모니아 배출량 산정과 과실품질에 미치는 영향은 다음과 같다. Urea는 처리 1일째부터 암모니아 배출량이 급격히 증가하기 시작하여 15일째에 peak를 이루다가 점차 감소하였으며 그 이후에는 다른 처리와 큰 차이는 없었다. COF2 처리는 처리 후 1일째 peak를 보이다가 점차 감소하였으며, 그 이후는 대조구와 비슷한 발생량을 나타내었다. COF1 처리는 1일째 증가하여 완만한 곡선을 이루다가 15일째에 peak를 이루고 점차 감소하여 그 이후 대조구와 비슷하였다. 140일간 암모니아 누적 배출량은 대조구 2.63, Urea 12.95, COF1 2.05, COF2 3.97 kg NH₃-N ha^-1 day^-1 이었다. 토양내 무기성분 함량이 COF2에서 암모니아태 질소는 유의하게 높았으며 수확시 엽병의 T-N 농도는 COF1 처리보다 COF2 처리가 0.1% 감소하였다. P와 K 농도는 COF1 처리로 인하여 증가하였으나 Ca와 Mg 농도는 차이가 없었다. 과실품질은 Urea 처리는 과피의 경도, 가용성 고형물 및 안토시아닌 함량은 증가하였고, COF1 처리는 가용성고형물 및 안토시아닌 함량은 증가하였으며, 산 함량은 전 처리 모두 증가하였다. 그러나 과중, 과방크기, Hunter L, a, b값에는 차이가 없었다. 이상의 결과는 포도나무 Beni Balad 품종에서 Urea, 부숙유기질비료의 토양 시용 시 암모니아 배출량 산정에 기초자료가 될 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.39-52
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• 2024

2014년 시작한 항만 하역장비 친환경 전환 사업이 2024년 종료됨에 따라서, 기존 미세먼지 대응을 위한 '저공해' 패러다임에 더하여 항만 차원의 2050 탄소중립 이행을 위한 본격 '배출제로' 전환이 요구되는 시점이다. 이에 본 연구는 국내 주요 4대 항만(부산, 인천, 여수광양, 울산)의 컨테이너 부두 하역장비의 미래 교체수요를 산정하고, 후속 전환사업의 시작년도로 예정된 2025년부터 매년 하역장비별 교체수요를 모두 전기화한다는 시나리오를 가정하고, 이에 따른 미래 배출저감 효과를 산정, 분석하였다. 특히, 대부분의 산업 분야에서 새로운 배출 산정 기준으로 채택되고 있는 전주기적 개념(LCA)을 적용한 배출전망과 항만 내 직접 배출만을 고려하는 기존의 배출 산정 개념을 함께 적용 제시하여 비교함으로써, 후속 사업의 추진에 보다 유효한 시사점을 제공하고자 하였다. 제시된 일정에 따라서 하역장비에 대한 교체를 진행하게 되면, 2025년에는 BAU 대비 79%, 2030년에는 97.4%까지 기존의 배출 규모를 감축할 수 있을 것으로 전망되었다. 하지만 전주기적 관점을 적용하면, 2030년까지 27.6% 저감할 수 있을 것으로 나타났다. 이 과정에서 특기할만 한 점은, 크레인 장비의 경우 이미 대부분 전기전환이 완료되었음에도 상대적으로 높은 활동도와 장비 자체의 출력값으로 인해 절대적 배출값은 여전히 높은 수준을 유지하였다. 이는 항만 하역장비의 배출제로 전환과 동시에 재생 에너지 기반의 항만 내 에너지 자립체계를 구축해야함을 시사한다. 또한 야드트랙터 및 크레인 외 이송·하역장비에 대한 전기화 또는 대안 에너지를 활용하는 배출제로 전환 역시 본격적으로 추진할 필요가 있다.

• 천문학논총
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.259-260
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• 2012

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Galactic planetary nebulae (PNe) are investigated by means of the unidentified infrared (UIR) bands. Continuous near- to mid-infrared spectra of PNe are obtained with the AKARI/IRC and the Spitzer/IRS. All 19 PNe in the present study show prominent dust emissions and we investigate the variation in the intensity ratios among the UIR bands. The ionization fraction and the size distribution of PAHs in PNe are derived using the UIR band ratios. We find that the ionization fraction of PAHs in PNe is around 0.0-0.6 and that small PAHs are scarce. The present result indicates a systematic trend of the $3.4{\mu}m$ aliphatic feature to become weak as the PAH ionization fraction increases.

• 천문학논총
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.327-329
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• 2017

We report a spatial fluctuation analysis of the sky brightness in the near-infrared from observations towards the north ecliptic pole (NEP) by AKARI at 2.4 and $3.2{\mu}m$. As a follow up study of our previous work on the Monitor field of AKARI, we used NEP deep survey data, which covered a circular area of about 0.4 square degrees, in order to extend fluctuation analysis at angular scales up to 1000". After pre-processing, additional correction procedures were done to correct time varying components and instrumental effects such as MUXbleed. To remove resolved objects, we applied $2{\sigma}$ clipping and point spread function (PSF) subtraction. We finally obtained mosaicked images which can be used for the study of various diffuse emissions in the near-infrared sky and found that there are spatial structures in the mosaicked images using a power spectrum analysis.