• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2019

Greenhouse gas emissions have a profound effect on global warming. Various environmental regulations have been introduced to reduce the emissions. The largest amount of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, is produced in the steel industry. To decrease carbon dioxide emission, hydrogen-based iron oxide reduction, which can replace carbon-based reduction has received a great attention. Iron production generates various by-product gases, such as cokes oven gas (COG), blast furnace gas (BFG), and Linz-Donawitz gas (LDG). In particular, COG, due to its high concentrations of hydrogen and methane, can be reformed to become a major source of hydrogen for reducing iron oxide. Nevertheless, continuous COG cannot be supplied under actual operation condition of steel industry. To solve this problem, this study proposed to use two alternative COG-based fuel mixtures; one with natural gas and the other with biogas. Reforming study on two types of mixed gas were carried out to evaluate catalyst performance under a variety of operating conditions. In addition, methane conversion and product composition were investigated both theoretically and experimentally.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.75-79
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• 2015

대기오염물질인 염화수소의 배출 규제가 2ppm으로 강화됨에 따라 기존의 제철공장 습식세정 장치에 DIWS 시스템이 도입되었다. 침액식 스크러버 시스템으로 제철공정에서 발생되는 염화수소를 처리하기 위한 파일럿 연구를 수행하였다. DIWS 시스템의 운전에 따른 응축수 pH는 연돌에서 6.0으로 증가하였다. 산세 Fume 정제설비의 평균 유입 염화수소는 13.3ppm, 평균 배출가스는 0.43ppm, 평균 제거율은 96.9%로 나타났다. TMS 장치로 장기간 측정한 데이터를 비교하였을 때 DIWS 장치는 안정적인 제거율을 나타냈지만, TMS의 type별 데이터 불균일 현상이 관찰되었다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.291-296
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• 2023

철강산업의 산 회수설비에서 발생하는 염화수소 가스를 처리하기 위하여 마이크로버블을 발생할 수 있는 습식스크러빙 장치(DIWS)가 도입되었다. 산 회수 설비에서 발생하는 염소가스는 수소 가스와 결합하여 염화수소 가스의 농도를 50% 정도 증가시켰다. DIWS장치에 염소 제거를 위한 Na₂S₂O₃를 투입한 이후의 유입수 염화수소 가스 농도는 13.1 ~13.4 ppm, 유출수는 1.5~1.7 ppm이었고, 제거율은 87.5~88.8%로 안정되게 유지하였다. DIWS는 대기배출기준을 안정적으로 만족함에 따라 현장 적용에 적용할 수 있는 공정으로 판단된다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.45-57
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• 2000

Results of environmental monitoring for 35 steel industry welders exposed to manganese and chromium fume were evaluated. Efficiency of respiratory protectors, welding face shields and local exhaust ventilation were also evaluated to establish more efficient preventive measures that can protect welders from occupational disease as related to welding fume. The results are as follows; 1. Total fume from $CO_2$ arc welding with mild steel occurred 1.5 to 2.2 times more than that from shielded metal arc welding. Chromium and nickel fume from welding with stainless steel occurred 27 to 59 times and 18 to 30 times, respectively, than those with mild steel. 2. Proportions of water-soluble chromium(VI) and insoluble chromium(VI) Compare to total chromium occurring from $CO_2$ arc welding with stainless steel were 10.5% and 8.7%, respectively, while those with mild steel were 57.1 to 63.2% and 31.6 to 38.1%, respectively. 3. The efficiencies of 4 types of respiratory protectors to reduce welding fume exposure were evaluated as 54.4 to 64.4%. 4. The reducing effect of head type welding face shield was 67.6%, and that of hand type welding face shield was 58.5%. The highest reducing effect was shown in air supply welding face shield as 99.2%, although it is not convenient to wear. 5. When welding face shield and respiratory protectors were worn together, the reducing efficiency increased to 79.0 to 87.5%. 6. When local exhaust ventilation was installed in workplace, the reducing efficiencies varied from 31.5 to 73.1% according to the types of welding.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2009

This study empirically tests post-M&A performance through competitiveness variables based on extensive firm-based panel data over the past 26 years in the world steel industry. Different measures of profitability, productivity, efficiency, market share, and growth rate which are considered as critical factors of competitiveness are used in the analysis. In particular, this paper tries to separate M&A samples into two cases; horizontal integration (between steel makers) and vertical integration (between steel makers and iron ore suppliers/steel consuming firms). Merged firms show significant improvement in competitiveness relative to other individual firms in the steel industry.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.29-41
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• 1997

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.181-189
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sleep/wake behavior for shift workers in the iron and steel industry using wrist actigraph for 59 male workers on a continuous full-day three-team three-shift system of backward rotation including on-duty and off-duty periods. The wrist actigraph data were recorded for 15 days (l shift cycle) for each subject. The sleep length at home during night shift decreased significantly as compared to the morning or evening shifts. The night shift nap length increased significantly in all sections as compared to the morning or evening shifts. The nap length in the Steel Manufacturing Process and Rolling Process during night shift decreased significantly as compared to the Machine Maintenance Section, the Forwarding of Products Section, and the Field Management Section. However, the sleep length at home while off-duty period increased significantly. The percentage of nap length during night shift in the Rolling Process, Steel Manufacture Process, and the other three types of jobs was 16.0%, 20.4%, and about 50.0%, respectively. The nap length during night shift for the above 50 year olds increased significantly as compared to the below 50 year olds. Finally, we discussed the role of nap-taking during the burden on night shift workers and the increased difficulty in continuing their job.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2014

Atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) is world-widely used process in the automotive industry as a method to provide wear resistance coatings for engine cylinder bore, using various materials. The weight of engine blocks can be considerably decreased by removing cast iron liners, which can finally result in the improvement of fuel efficiency. In this study, five kinds of powder materials, 1.2C steel powder and 1.2C steel powder mixed with 5, 10, 15, 20 wt.%. molybdenum powder, were deposited by atmospheric plasma spraying in order to investigate the effect of molybdenum on the wear resistance of coatings. Microstructural analysis showed that molybdenum splats were well distributed in 1.2C steel matrix with intimate bonding. The molybdenum added coatings showed better tribological properties than 1.2C steel coating. However, above the 15 wt.%. blending fraction, wear resistance was somewhat degraded with poor roughness of worn surface due to the brittle fracture occurred in molybdenum splats. Consequently, compared to conventional liner material, gray cast iron, 10 wt. pct. molybdenum blended 1.2C steel coating showed much better tribological properties and therefore it looks very feasible to replace gray cast iron liner.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.34-43
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• 2015

철강 산업에서의 원재료는 생산성, 품질, 가격경쟁력에 결정적인 역할을 하고 있다. 철강제품의 원재료를 함철부산물로 활용한다면, 함철부산물을 처리하기 위한 비용 및 환경오염문제를 해결할 뿐만 아니라 가격경쟁력을 높일 수 있다. 함철부산물들은 대부분 작읍입도를 가지고 있어서, 제강공정 내에 직접 투입하게 되면 열 유동 및 원료 비산 등의 문제가 발생하게 된다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하고 추가적인 환원을 유도하기 위해 철원에 탄재를 혼합한 뒤 단괴를 성형하여 제강공정 내에 투입하는 방법이 연구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 함철부산물에 탄재를 혼합하여 단괴를 성형하는 방법에 대해 연구하였다. 함철부산물, 탄재, 융제, 바인더에 따른 CCBI (carbon composite briquette iron)의 성형성 및 압축강도를 확인하였다.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.27-43
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• 2020

Purpose - This study explores the impact of the real estate industry on related industries for the perspective of Chinese steel companies. Design/methodology/approach - The impact of housing prices on the 41 listed steel companies' performance was analyzed by using the panel data model. We used two kinds of housing price indexes that are set in the panel data models to estimate the range of the real estate market, driving the performance growth of steel listed companies. Moreover, the net profit of steel companies is used as the dependent variable. To test the stability of the model, ROA used as a dependent variable for the robustness test. Also, to avoid the time trend of housing prices, this paper selects the growth rate of housing prices as the primary research variable. After Fisher-type testings, there is no unit root problem in both independent and dependent variables. Findings - The results indicated that the rise in the housing price has a positive influence on the steel company performance. When the housing price increases by 1%, the net profit of steel enterprises will increase by 5 to 20 million yuan. Research implications or Originality - In this paper, empirical data at the micro-level and panel model are used to quantify China's real estate industry's driving effect on the iron and steel industry, providing evidence from the microdata level. It helps us to understand further the status and role of China's real estate industry in the economic structure.