• 동굴
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• 제63호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2004

비자성이며 비전도성의 물리적 성질을 갖는 자연산 퀄쯔(quartz)와 제주도 삼방산 근처에서 채취한 화산 용암석 스코리아를 대상으로 자성화(magnetization) 처리를 하여 특성을 분석하였다. 마그네타이징(magnetizing) 처리를 위하여 강력한 기계화학적 분쇄 반응을 시켰으며, 분쇄 반응시 알코올계의 솔벤트를 반응용매로 사용하였다. 퀼쯔와 스코리아의 마그네타이징 처리에서 비중이 작은 스코리아와 비교적 비중이 큰 퀼쯔의 경우에서도 분쇄반응 후 분말이 수면 위에 떠있는 부유특성이 있음을 확인하였고, 친유성(oleophilic)으로 기름에 대한 흡착성이 우수함을 확인하였다. 실험과정에서 자연산 퀼쯔와 함께 스코리아를 바탕물질로 기계-화학적 반응(MCR) 기술로 고 분산성 흡착 반응에 의한 고분자 물질을 생성, 유도하여 퀼쯔-나노복합체(quartz nanocomposite)를 제조하였다. 부착성 융합복합물질의 특징으로부터 시그니토마그네틱스(Segnetomagnetics)로 분류되는 합성분말은 특히 유류성분에 대하여 높은 흡착성을 가지며, 강한 자기적 성질을 띄는 10～50 nm두께의 하나 또는 그 이상의 이질적 융합화합물 층이 석영이나 수정체의 표면에 형성되어 특유의 자기적, 전기적 성질을 나타냄이 확인되었다. 따라서 퀼쯔에 비하여 제주도를 비롯한 화산지역에 널리 분포되어있는 양질의 저렴한 화산암재 스코리아를 활용하여 자성화 양산체제를 갖춘다면, 최근에 빈발하고 있는 해양 선박사고를 비롯하여 내수면 선박사고 등으로 수면 상에 유출된 회수곤란성 저밀도 유류물질을 연속적으로 흡착, 제거할 수 있는 흡유성자기유류 회수용 기능성 재료로의 응용개발 가능성과 함께 유용한 산업용 기능성 신소재로의 활용성에서 환경복원용신기능성 신소재, 국민보건 향상과 건강산업 육성발전을 위한 건강용품 개발 및 목재 등의 식물성 유기재료의 자성화 처리를 위한 응용기술로의 활용가능성면에서도 기대되는 바가 크다.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제31권
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• pp.27-56
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• 2006

Today's financial institutions usually take environmental issues seriously into consideration as they could not evade lender liability in an increasing number of cases. On the international scene, a brand-new concept of the "Equator Principles" in the New Millenium has driven more and more international banks to adopt these Principles in project financing. Sustainable development has been a key word in understanding new trends of the governments, financial institutions, corporations and civic groups in the 21st century. The Equator Principles are a set of voluntary environmental and social guidelines for sustainable finance. These Principles commit bank officers to avoid financial support to projects that fail to meet these guidelines. The Principles were conceived in 2002 on an initiative of the International Finance Corporation(IFC), and launched in June 2003. Since then, dozens of major banks, accounting for up to 80 percent of project loan market, have adopted the Principles. Accordingly, the Principles have become the de facto standard for all banks and investors on how to deal with potential social and environmental issues of projects to be financed. Compliance with the Equator Principles facilitates for endorsing banks to participate in the syndicated loan and help them to manage the risks associated with large-scale projects. The Equator Principles call for financial institutions to provide loans to projects under the following circumstances: - The risk of the project is categorized in accordance with internal guidelines based upon the environmental and social screening criteria of the IFC. - For Category A and B projects, borrowers or sponsors are required to conduct a Social and Environmental Assessment, the preparation of which must meet certain requirements and satisfactorily address key social and environmental issues. - The Social and Environmental Assessment report should address baseline social and environmental conditions, requirements under host country laws and regulations, sustainable development, and, as appropriate, IFC's Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines, etc. - Based on the Social and Environmental Assessment, Equator banks then make agreements with borrowers on how they mitigate, monitor and manage the risks through a Social and Environmental Management System. Compliance with the plan is included in the covenant clause of loan agreements. If the borrower doesn't comply with the agreed terms, the bank will take corrective actions. The Equator Principles are not a mere declaration of cautious banks but a full commitment of lenders. A violation of the Principles in the process of project financing, which led to an unexpected damage to the affected community, would not give rise to any specific legal remedies other than ordinary lawsuits. So it is more effective for banks to ensure consistent implementation of the Principles and to have them take responsible measures to solve social and environmental issues. Public interests have recently mounted up with respect to environmental issues on the occasion of the Supreme Court's decision (2006Du330) on the fiercely debated reclamation project at Saemangeum. The majority Justices said that the expected environmental damages like probable pollution of water and soil were not believed so serious and that the Administration should continue to implement the project seeking ways to make it more environment friendly. In this case, though the Category A Saemangeum Project was carried out by a government agency, the Supreme Court behaved itself as a signal giver to approve or stop the environment-related project like an Equator bank in project financing. At present, there is no Equator bank in Korea in contrast to three big banks in Japan. Also Korean contractors, which are aggressively bidding for Category A-type projects in South East Asia and Mideast, might find themselves in a disadvantageous position because they are generally ignorant of the environmental assessment associated with project financing. In this regard, Korean banks and overseas project contractors should care for the revised Equator Principles and the latest developments in project financing more seriously. It's because its scope has expanded to the capital cost of US$10 million or more across all industry sectors regardless of developing countries or not. It should be noted that, for a Korean bank, being an Equator bank is more or less burdensome in a short-term period, but it must be conducive to minimizing risks and building up good reputation in the long run.