• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.291-301
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• 2004

As Russian government signs the Kyoto Protocol on November 2004, it will go into effect on Feb. 16 2004. Under the Protocol, 38 industrialized countries are to reduce their combined emissions of six major greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, to below 1990 levels during the 2008-2012 period. Korea ratified the Protocol in 2002 and is currently exempt from the reduction measures. It is expected, however, that Korea will be pressured to join the reduction scheme from 2013. Although the Kyoto Protocol is national-level agreement each country's urban governments are expected and have to play important role to make it successful one. It is more so for such mesa cities as Seoul which has experienced rapidly worsening environment recent years. Statistics shows that the annual average temperature in Seoul has increased by $1.5^{\circ}C$ for the last century, which is much higher than the national average. 'Heat Island' effect is not unusual any more in Seoul. This study reviews the key points of the Kyoto Protocol, urban warming phenomena in Seoul and its policy responses. In doing so, this study evaluates Tokyo case as a comparative one. It is found that Seoul needs to develop more concrete and feasible policy measures to get current efforts more effective.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.285-295
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• 2012

In this paper, two types of porous burners with radial and axial flow have been modeled numerically and compared. For this purpose, governing equations were solved one-dimensionally for methane-air premix gas. The mechanism used in simulating combustion phenomenon was 15 stage reduced mechanism based on GRI3.0. In order to compare the two burners, the inlet flow rate and fuel-air ratio have been assumed equal for the two burners. The results of the study indicated that reduction in speed and increase in cross-section area in the direction of flow have a considerable influence on the behavior of radial burner in comparison to axial burner. Regarding temperature distribution inside the burner, it was observed that the two above mentioned factors can be influential in temperature of flame propagation region. Also, regarding distribution of CO and NO emission, the results indicate that the porous radial burner has lower emissions in comparison to the axial once. The output radiative heat transfer efficiency of the two burners was also compared and in this case also even the radial porous burner was found to be preferable.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.347-353
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• 2014

We present a synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWNTs) for enhancement of parallel-alignment and density using chemical vapor deposition with methane feed gas. As-purchased ST-cut quartz substrates were heat-treated and line-patterned by electron-beam lithography in order to grow SWNTs with parallel alignment. We investigated the effects of various synthesis parameters such as catalyst oxidation, reduction, and synthesis conditions in order to enhance both tube density and degree of parallel alignment. The condition of $1{\AA}$ of Fe catalyst film, atmospheric oxidation at $750^{\circ}C$ for 10 min, reduction under 400 Torr for 5 min, and growth at $865^{\circ}C$ under 300 Torr yields $33tubes/10{\mu}m$, which is the highest tube density with parallel alignment. Based on the results of atomic force microscope and Raman spectroscopy, it was found that SWNTs have diameter range of 0.8-2.0 nm. We believe that the present work would contribute to the development of SWNTs-based flexible functional devices.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.502-509
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• 2013

2011~2012년 2년간 전북 군산과 익산 지역의 관행농 벼를 재배하는 농가를 대상으로 온실가스 배출량 산정을 위한 인벤토리 목록을 구축하였다. 2년 누적 평균 데이터를 사용하여 전과정평가를 수행하고, 탄소성적 산출 및 온실가스 배출의 주요인을 분석하였다. 분석된 온실가스 배출 주요인자들을 대상으로 민감도 분석을 수행하여 온실가스 잠재량을 산정하고, 대상지역 농가들이 적용할 수 있는 온실가스 저감 영농법을 제안하고자 하였다. 관행농 쌀 생산농가를 대상으로 전과정 목록분석을 수행한 결과 탄소성적은 쌀 1 kg 생산을 기준으로 2.21 kg $CO_2.-eq.kg^{-1}$가 발생되었다. 온실가스 중 $CO_2$ 배출량이 가장 많았으나, 지구온난화 지수를 곱하여 이산화탄소 등가 ($CO_2$-eq.)로 환산하면 벼 생산체계의 탄소성적에서 메탄발생 기여도가 가장 컸다. 전체 $CO_2$ 배출량 중 복비생산 공정에서 37%가 발생하였고, 단비생산으로 10%, 벼 재배과정 중 40%가 발생하였다. 벼 재배 중 $CO_2$ 발생원은 농기계의 화석연료 사용에 의한 불완전 연소이다. $CH_4$는 대부분 벼 재배 중에 발생되었으며, 벼논의 메탄 발생 요인은 혐기조건의 담수논이다. $N_2O$은 대부분 벼 재배과정에서 배출되었고, 벼 재배 중 $N_2O$의 발생요인은 복비, 요소 비료, 퇴비 등의 비료시용이었다. 에너지 사용량 변화에 따른 민감도 분석결과 에너지원 중 경유의 민감도가 가장 높았고, 경유사용량을 10% 줄였을 때 약 2.5%의 $CO_2$ 감축 잠재량이 산정되었다. 복비 시용량을 10% 줄였을 때 $CO_2$는 약 1%, $N_2O$는 약 1.8%의 감축잠재량이 산정되었다. 퇴비시용을 10% 줄이면 약 1.5%의 메탄발생이 감소하고, 아산화질소는 약 1% 감소효과가 나타났다. 물떼기 일수가 10일 증가하면 메탄발생량이 약 4.5% 감소되었다. 투입량의 변화에 따른 온실가스 감소 효과가 가장 큰 요인은 벼논 물떼기 일수의 증가 및 경운과 수확시 사용하는 농기계용 경유사용량 감소였다. 그에 따라 중간낙수 및 무경운 등이 탄소배출 저감 영농법으로 제시되었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1629-1637
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• 2015

To develop various usable water from coal seam gas (CSG) water that needs to be pumped out from coal seams for methane gas production, a feasibility study was carried out, evaluating and analysing a recent report (Coal Seam Gas Water Management Policy 2012) from Queensland State Government in Australia to suggest potential CSG water treatment options for fit-for-purpose usable water production. As CSG water contains intrinsically high salinity-driven total dissolved solid (TDS), bicarbonate, aliphatic carbon, $Ca^{+2}$, $Mg^{+2}$ and so on, it was found that appropriate treatment technologies are required to reduce the hardness below 60 mg/L as $CaCO_3$ by setting the reduction rates of $Ca^{+2}$, $Mg^{+2}$ and Na+ concentrations, as well as TDS reduction. Also, Along with fiber filtration and membrane separation, an oxidation degradation process was found to be required. Along with salinity reduction, as CSG water contains organic compounds (TOC: 248 mg/L, $C_6-C_9$: <20 mg/L and $C_{10}-C_{36}$: <60 mg/L), compounds with relatively high molecular weights ($C_{10}-C_{36}$) need to be treated first. Therefore, this study suggests a combined system design with filtration (Reverse osmosis) and oxidation reduction (electrolysis) technologies, offering proper operating conditions to produce fit-for-purpose usable water from CSG water.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.699-703
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• 2000

Experiments were carried out to investigate the characteristics of the hydrocarbon (HC) emissions and to reduce cold start hydrocarbons in gasoline engines. An HC adsorber was, used and it coated was by Pd/Rh catalyst with zeolite on a honeycomb monolith. The HCs were efficiently trapped at temperatures below $100^{\circ}C by physical adsorption. After adsorption, they were reduced gradually by the catalytic oxidation of Pd/Rh catalysts as the adsorber temperature increased above $100^{\circ}C. Increasing amounts of methane, ethylene and n-butane were emitted as the fuel-air mixture became richer and the engine speed decreased. As the temperature of adsorber increased, high-number carbons into low-number carbons. Thus, the C4 concentration decreased significantly during the first 30 seconds, and the C2 concentration increased continuously.

• 에너지공학
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.252-258
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• 2011

Nickel fiber mat was investigated as a potential structured catalyst for steam reforming of biogas in the temperature range of $600-700^{\circ}C$. The activity of as-received catalyst was very low owing to the smooth surface of fibers. Pretreatment of the catalyst by oxidation followed by reduction under methane partial oxidation condition significantly improved the catalytic activity, although degradation of the activity was found during the reaction due to oxidation and sintering. This deactivation was retarded by supplying additional hydrogen in the inlet gases or by coating $CeO_2$ over the catalyst surfaces.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.1139-1146
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• 1995

$\beta$-SiC whiskers could be formed from a system of mullite-carbon-hydrogen by VLS mechanism at elevated temperatures. It was considered that methane gases were generated from the reaction of hydrogen gases with carbon black, and were reacted with mullite to produce two kinds of gases; silicon suboxide (SiO) and carbon monoxide (CO) of precursors of SiC. With increasing the synthesizing temperature up to 146$0^{\circ}C$, the formation of $\beta$-SiC whisker increased from 0.58 mg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ to 3.98 mg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ on the basis of unit area of carbon block, and the diameters of whiskers had their uniformity due to the reduction in stacking faults.

• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.262-267
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• 2015

We demonstrate the growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) using ethylene-based chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and ferritin-induced catalytic particles toward growth temperature reduction. We first optimized the gas composition of $H_2$ and $C_2H_4$ at 500 and 30 sccm, respectively. On a planar $SiO_2$ substrate, high density SWNTs were grown at a minimum temperature of $760^{\circ}C$. In the case of growth using nanoporous templates, many suspended SWNTs were also observed from the samples grown at $760^{\circ}C$; low values of $I_D/I_G$ in the Raman spectra were also obtained. This means that the temperature of $760^{\circ}C$ is sufficient for SWNT growth in ethylene-based CVD and that ethylene is more effective that methane for low temperature growth. Our results provide a recipe for low temperature growth of SWNT; such growth is crucial for SWNT-based applications.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.781-785
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• 2012

This study was carried out to treat the thermal elutriated acids of piggery wastewater using UASB process. The UASB reactor was operated at an organic loading rate (OLR) of $7.4\;kgCOD/m^3-day$ (6.5 ~ 9.0). During the start-up period, the low COD removal efficiency (20%) was caused by shock loading and instability in the reactor. It was mainly due to the high concentration amounts of ammonia nitrogen, which caused inhibitory and toxic effects to toward the anaerobic bacteria. In steady state, the UASB reactor showed a SCOD removal efficiency of 71% and a VS removal efficiency of 39%. The gas production and methane content were 1.3 L/day $(0.21\;m^3\;CH^4/kg$ COD removed) and 77%, respectively.