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Methane production by high temperature anaerobic digestion of food wastes

  • Song, Hyo-Jeong;Seo, Jin-Ho;Kim, Seong-Jun
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.266-269
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    • 2005
  • This study targeted methane production and decrease of organic materials concentration by high temperature anaerobic digestion of food waste. A anaerobic reactor with circulation was employed and the operation condition as follows: high temperature of $45{\pm}2,$ 0.6 $kg-VS/m^3/d,$ HRT of 70 days, pH of $6.8{\sim}7.2$. The CODcr removal rate of $75%{\sim}85%$ with effluent of $14,000{\sim}19,000$ mg/L in case of influent of $75,000{\sim}95,000$ mg/L showed. In influent TS(Total Solid) and VS(Volatile Solid) concentration of $2.94%{\sim}5.09%,$ and $2.98{\sim}5.01%,$ the effluent concentration was $0.65{\sim}1.1%$ and $0.6%{\sim}0.8%,$ respectively. 0.28 $m^3-CH_4$ / kg-VS was averagely obtained in the system.

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Characteristics of the Shells and Calcined Powders from the Butter Clam Saxidomus purpuratus and Littleneck Clam Ruditapes philippinarum as a Natural Calcium Resource (천연칼슘소재로서 개조개(Saxidomus purpuratus)와 바지락(Ruditapes philippinarum) 패각 및 소성분말의 특성)

  • Kim, Jin-Soo;Jung, Nam Young;Soo Jang, Jeong;Lee, Hyun Ji;Park, Sung Hwan;Kim, Min Joo;Heu, Min Soo
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.48 no.2
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    • pp.168-177
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    • 2015
  • Shell waste from the butter clam Saxidomus purpuratus and littleneck clam Ruditapes philippinarum is a large by-product of shellfish aquaculture, and it is desirable to convert it into value-added products for industrial applications. In this study, calcium carbonate (CaC) polymorphs from butter clam (BCSP) and littleneck clam (LCSP) shell powders and commercial CaC were characterized using Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results revealed that the optimal calcination conditions to eliminate organic substances and improve solubility for both BCSP and LCSP were $800^{\circ}C$ for 8 h in an electrical furnace. Calcination improved the white index of the butter clam (BCCP) and littleneck clam (LCCP) calcined powder compared with shell powders. The calcium content in BCCP (51.1%) was higher than that of LCCP (44.9%) or commercial calcium oxide (CaO, 44.7%). The XRD patterns of BCCP and LCCP were similar to that of CaO. Cubic-like crystals of CaC and irregular crystals of BCCP and LCCP were observed by SEM. The FT-IR and XRD analyses revealed the presence of calcite and aragonite in the BCSP and aragonite in the LCSP, whereas the CaC contained calcite. These results indicate that butter and littleneck clam shells are potential biomass resources for calcium carbonate and calcium oxide.

Biochemical Methane Potential and Biodegradability of Animal Manure and Cultivated Forage Crops at the Reclaimed Tideland (가축분뇨와 간척지 사료작물의 메탄발생량과 생분해도)

  • Heo, Nam-Hyo;Lee, Seung-Heon;Kim, Byeong-Ki
    • New & Renewable Energy
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.56-64
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    • 2008
  • Anaerobic biodegradability (AB), which can be determined with the ultimate methane yield by the decomposition of organic materials, is one of the important parameters for the design and the operation of anaerobic digestion plant. In this study, Biochemical methane potential (BMP) test has been carried out to evaluate the methane yields of animal manures such as pig and cattle slurries, and different forage crops cultivated at the reclaimed tideland such as maize, sorghum, barley, rye, Italian ryegrass (IRG), rape, rush, and waste sludge produced from slaughterhouse wastewater treatment plant (SSWTP). In the ultimate methane yield and biodegradability of animal manure, those of pig slurry were 345 $mlCH_4/gVS_{fed}$ and 44.7% higher than 247 $mlCH_4/gVS_{fed}$ and 46.4% of cattle slurry (Cat. 2). The ultimate methane yield and biodegradability of spike-crop rye (Rye 1) were 442.36 $mlCH_4/gVS_{fed}$ and 86.5% the highest among different forage crops, those of the other forage crops ranged from 306.6 to 379 $mlCH_4/gVS_{fed}$ of methane yield with the AB having the range of about 60 to 77%. Therefore the forage crops could be used as a good substrate to increase the methane production and to improve the biodegradability in anaerobic co-digestion together with animal manure.

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Biochemical characterization of cotton stalks biochar suggests its role in soil as amendment and decontamination

  • Younis, Uzma;Athar, Mohammad;Malik, Saeed Ahmad;Bokhari, Tasveer Zahra;Shah, M. Hasnain Raza
    • Advances in environmental research
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.127-137
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    • 2017
  • Cotton is the major fiber crop in Pakistan that accounts for 2% of total national gross domestic product (GDP). After picking of cotton, the dry stalks are major organic waste that has no fate except burning to cook food in villages. Present research focuses use of cotton stalks as feedstock for biochar production, its characterization and effects on soil characteristics. Dry cotton stalks collected from agricultural field of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan were combusted under anaerobic conditions at $450^{\circ}C$. The physicochemical analysis of biochar and cotton stalks show higher values of % total carbon, phosphorus and potassium concentrations in biochar as compared to cotton stalks. The concentration of nitrogen was decreased in biochar. Similarly biochar had greater values of fixed carbon that suggest its role for carbon sequestration and as a soil amendment. The fourier transformation infrared spectroscopic spectra (FTIR) of cotton stalks and biochar exposed more acidic groups in biochar as compared to cotton stalks. The newly developed functional groups in biochar have vital role in increasing surface properties, cation exchange capacity, and water holding capacity, and are responsible for heavy metal remediation in contaminated soil. In a further test, results show increase in the water holding capacity and nutrient retention by a sandy soil amended with biochar. It is concluded that cotton stalks can be effectively used to prepare biochar.

Sediment Treatment by a Centrifugal Device (원심분리 장치를 이용한 퇴적물 처리)

  • Lee, Yong-Sik;Jo, Young-Min;Oh, Jong-Min
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.34 no.4 s.96
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    • pp.342-348
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    • 2001
  • The present work is to introduce the preliminary experimental results for a primary hydrocyclones process in lake sediment thickening. A few cyclones based on the Rietema standard geometry were prepared. The test particles were sediments from a local lake and waste coal fly ash for a reference test. As a result of the chemical analysis, organic contaminants were abundantly found in smaller particles in overflow. Experimental results showed that the physical characteristics of particles, configuration of the cyclone and operating variables including feed solids concentration and volumetric flow rate could affect the separation efficiency. The limiting feeding velocity for the separation and enrichment of particles was 1.5 m/s, higher separation efficiency, in general, was obtained under the high velocity with the small cyclones.

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Carbon Forestry: Scope and Benefit in Bangladesh

  • Rahman, Md. Siddiqur;Akter, Salena
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.249-256
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    • 2013
  • The aim of the study was to reveal the scope and benefits derives from establishing carbon forests in a country like Bangladesh. Carbon forestry is the modernized forestry practice that evolves no cutting of trees or vegetation rather conserves them in the wood. Trees might be the source of carbon sink at large scale by establishing carbon forests. To find out how and in what extent forests of Bangladesh could contribute to global emission reduction, tree species of economic importance were taken into account about their carbon sequestration potential. Data source was a secondary one. Bangladesh has subtropical evergreen and deciduous forest tree species. Here trees can sequester almost 45-55 percent organic carbon in their biomass. On an average, trees in different types of stands can sequester 150-300 tC/ha. Carbon value of these forests might be 7,500-15,000 USD per hactre (assuming 50 USD per equivalent $tCO_2$). Thus, accounting tree carbon credits of total forested lands of Bangladesh, there might be a lump sum value of $1.89{\times}10^{10}-3.79{\times}10^{10}$ USD. If soil carbon is added, this amount would jump. Alternatively, there are two times higher spaces as marginal lands than this for starting carbon forestry. However, carbon forestry concept is still a theoretical conception unless otherwise their challenges are addressed and solved. Despite of this, forests of Bangladesh might be the key showcase for conserving biodiversity in association with carbon capture. Protected areas in Bangladesh are of government wealth, however, degraded and denuded waste and marginal lands might be the best fit for establishing carbon forests.

THE EFFECTS OF OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL FACTORS ON THE ECONOMICS OF BIOGAS PRODUCTION FROM DAIRY COW FECES AND WASTEWATER

  • Kobayashi, S.;Masuda, Y.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.139-145
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    • 1993
  • Biogas created from animal waste is a precious energy source. A practical and successful utilization of the biogas is not easy, because there lie some difficulties in biogas production and facilities investment. In this study, the requisites for a successful biogas utilization were discussed. The production results obtained in the previous operation of anaerobic digestion plant were used for the simulation. When the slurry heating was designed for constant biogas generation, depreciation costs of the facilities amounted 1,175,000 yen per year, and biogas productions at $24.5^{\circ}C$, $30.0^{\circ}C$ and $35.5^{\circ}C$ were $16.8m^3$, $17.6m^3$ and $25.1m^3$, respectively. Removal ratios of organic matters were not so high. At $35.5^{\circ}C$, energy value of the biogas produced was estimated 125.5 Mcal per day, and the following heat loss (y Mcal/day) was brought about by the temperature difference ($X^{\circ}C$) between the digester and atmosphere; y = 0.769X - 5.375. The costs of biogas production per cow were assumed to decrease according to enlargement of feeding scale, especially on scales of more than 30 cows. On recent levels of costs and prices of energy in Japan, they were nearly equal to 2 to 3 fold of the price of municipal mixed gas when a anaerobic digester was compulsorily heated and kept at $30.0^{\circ}C$ or $35.5^{\circ}C$.

A Study on the Treatment of Refractory Organics by Redox Reaction of Cu-Zn Metal Alloy (Cu-Zn 금속 합금의 산화.환원 반응에 의한 난분해성 COD처리에 관한 연구)

  • Song, Ju-Yeong;Park, Ji-Won;Kim, Jong-Hwa
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.166-172
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the treatment ability of refractory organics in hot rolling precess waste water by redox(reduction and oxidation) reaction. Metal is oxidized in an aqueous solution to generate electron which can reduce water to generate hydroxy radical. These hydroxy radical is very effective to conduct hydrogen abstraction reaction and addition reaction to the carbon - carbon unsaturated link. The surface area of metal alloy reaction material is more than enough to get equilibrium at a single treatment. The efficiency of COD treatment by redox reaction showed maximum at mild pH of pH 7 and pH 6. But it was not effective in acidic atmosphere of pH 3, 4, 5 and basic atmosphere of pH 8 or over. Redox reaction system in much more helpful in a commercial coagulation sedimentation treatment than exclusive system.

Adsorption characterisctics of mixed resins for perchlorate ion (혼합수지를 이용한 과염소산 이온의 흡착 특성)

  • Park, Su-Min;Jeon, Byong-Hun;Jeong, Hyuk;Paeng, Ki-Jung
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.429-436
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    • 2010
  • The present research evaluates the efficiency of mixed resins between anion exchange resin and active carbon. We expected synergic effect from advantages of both adsorbents. Especially, this research focused on the removal of high cencentrated perchlorate ion from demilitarization solution. The total amount of the adsorbed perchlorate ion is increased considerably with mixed resins between mono functional anion exchange resin and granular active carbon from a single adsorbent. Results demonstated that this process not only improve the efficiency of adsorbing perchlorate, but save the time, space and cost for treating perchlotrate waste solution, because of reducing organic contaminant removing process. The interference effects from coexisting anions are not significant and can successfully applied to real demilitarization sample.

Evaluation of the properties and the papermaking applicability of the residue originated from the anaerobic digestion of livestock manure (축산분뇨 혐기소화 잔재물의 특성 및 초지 적용성 평가)

  • Kim, Seung Min;Jung, Woong-Gi;Sung, Yong Joo;Ahn, Hee-Kwon;Kim, Dong Sung;Yoon, Do-Hyun;Kim, Dong-Seop;Jung, Hwa Gwang
    • Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
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    • v.46 no.3
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    • pp.58-64
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    • 2014
  • Management of organic waste such as livestock manure has been considered as very important issue in terms of the environment. The anaerobic digestion of livestock manure become more attractive treatment method and has been widely applied. In this work, the properties of the residue after the anaerobic digestion of livestock manure was evaluated for providing the basic data to develop new application. The lignin and the ash contents of the residue were much higher than those of other biomass such as wood. The components of the residue were also analyzed with SEM-EDS and Elemental Analyzer. The addition of the residue into the handsheet paper resulted in the higher bulk and he higher air permeability with the loss of the strength properties. The water holding capacity of the handsheet were increased until the 40 % addition of the residue.