• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제11권E호
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• pp.13-21
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• 1995

This Pilot study identifies potential dioxin and furan sources and medical plastic wastes produced from hospital solid waste streams. In this study, air emissions of dioxins and furans from sources in the U.S., which were estimated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), were summarized. Potential loading routes of dioxins and furans to the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes region have also been identified in trcent surveys. In addition, medical and hospital solid wastes produced in typical large city hospitals were characterized as important potential sources of dioxins and furans. Plastic contents in medical Plastics Characterization Survey (MMPCS), plastics composition data were obtained from a survey of five Massachusetts Hospitals and Medical Centers. By identifying plastic wastes as a percentage of total hospital wastes, we were able to use data from a preliminary study that analyzed the waste stream of 16 major New York City hospitals (NYCMWS) characterizing the plastic content of the wasters. This study determined the types of plastic wastes included in each medical waste stream (regulated medical waste or non regulated medical waste) and it discussed the potential for recyclibility of hospital plastic wastes. The combination of the NYCMWS and the MMPCS surveys provides for the first overview of the size of the recycling task of hospital plastic wastes and the potential of dioxin elimination if dioxin generating plastics were to be eliminated from hospital use.

• 한국자원리싸이클링학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원리싸이클링학회 2003년도 추계정기총회 및 국제심포지엄
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• pp.116-121
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• 2003

In this study, the thermal degradation process has been investigated at various reaction temperature$(350{\sim}400^{\circ}C)$ and times$(30{\sim}120\;min)$ in order to recycle waste plastic films as solid state wax. Waste plastic films were easily melted by adding a small amount of waxes. The effects of wax addition and nitrogen flow rate on their thermal degradation properties were investigated. FT-IR, GPC and viscometer were used to analyze properties of the solid wax including the structure, molicular weight distribution and melt viscosity. The average molecular weight of solid wax was decreased with increasing the reaction time, temperature and amount of wax added, Also, the viscosity of solid wax decreased with increasing the stirring speed at a constant reaction temperature and time, and its viscosity got close to zero above $390^{\circ}C$.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2012

Gasification is a therm-chemical conversion process to convert various solid fuels into gaseous fuels under limited supply of oxygen in high temperature environment. Considering current availability of biomass resources in this country, the gasification is more attractive than any other technologies in that the process can accept various combustible solid fuels including plastic wastes. Mixed fuels of biomass and polyethylene pellets were used in gasification experiments in this study in order to assess their potential for synthesis gas production. The results showed that higher reaction temperatures were observed in mixed fuel compared to woodchip experiments. In addition, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and methane concentrations were increased in the synthesis gas. Heating values of the synthesis gas were also higher than those from woodchip gasification. There are hundred thousand tons of agricultural plastic wastes generated in Korea every year. Co-gasification of biomass and agricultural plastic waste would provide affordable gaseous fuels in rural society.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.3-11
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• 2014

최근 대규모로 발생되는 플라스틱 폐기물은 사회적, 환경적 처리비용의 증가를 야기하고 있으며, 아울러 폐플라스틱의 재활용과 재이용을 위한 혁신적인 기술개발에 많은 관심을 집중시키고 있다. 플라스틱고형폐기물(PSW)의 처리방법은 재이용(1차), 물질 재활용(2차), 화학적 재활용(3차) 그리고 열에너지회수(4차)의 4단계로 분류 될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 PSW의 처리 및 재자원화를 위한 다양한 분리, 선별 및 재활용 기술들에 대해 조사 분석하고, 현시점에서 경제적이고 친환경적인 PSW 처리 방안에 대해 제언하고자 하였다.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.214-214
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• 2006

The huge amounts of wastes were produced nowadays. Among the solid waste stream, the waste plastic portion is about 20 % in weight, over 50 % in volume. But the most of waste plastics were incinerated or land filled. Only a bit of waste plastics were recycled and reused. On the view point of current energy crisis, this will be an extravagance of beneficial resource. So we should consider the waste plastics as a beneficial raw material. Also need to develop the field of reusing and recycling of post-consumed plastic. In this context, present paper describes the methodology for enhancing or improving the specific properties by way of using inorganic filler waste. Also develop the product from these post-consumed plastic.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2001년도 The 6th International Symposium of East Asian Resources Recycling Technology
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• pp.675-679
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• 2001

The research is to discuss the current resource recycling and recovery policy, which was enacted by Environmental Protection Administrative (EPA) in Taiwan. For the past few years, the solid waste generated in Taiwan has greatly increased about 5 % per year. In addition to the construction of landfill sites and incineration plants, 4 R techniques (Reduction, Reuse, Recycle and Recovery) were also publicized among the citizens and then promulgated to furthermore manage these increased solid waste. Although the regulations have been carried out to a great success, they still need to be revised and updated since solid waste contains varieties of different materials. Therefore, this research discusses the current regulation and makes suggestion for future regulation revision. From the results of this study, energy recovery was suggested to be emphasized in the regulation. Energy could be recovered from materials such as waste tires, and all kinds of plastic containers. Waste tires and most of the plastic containers made of hydrocarbon species, which contains great heating values, should be considered as one of the alternatives for the resource recycling.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.391-399
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• 2023

최근 증가하는 폐플라스틱의 재활용 방법으로 저온 열분해 기술이 연구되고 있다. 폐플라스틱 저온 열분해 기술은 에너지 자원으로 활용할 수 있는 열분해유를 생산하지만, 고체의 잔류물이 발생한다. 폐플라스틱 열분해 잔류물은 활용 범위가 낮아 대부분 매립 처리하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 혼합 폐플라스틱 열분해 잔류물를 활성탄으로 재활용하기 위한 연구를 수행하였다. 혼합 폐플라스틱 열분해 잔류물의 화학적 활성화를 통해 활성탄을 제조하고, 그 특성에 대해 조사하였다. 공업분석을 통해 잔류물의 고정탄소량이 33.69 %인 것으로 확인하였다. 활성탄 제조에는 화학적 활성화를 활용하였으며. 활성화제로 KOH를 사용하였다. KOH와 잔류물의 혼합비율의 영향을 조사하기 위해 0.5, 1.0, 2.0의 비율로 시료를 혼합하였다. 혼합한 시료는 활성화 온도는 800 ℃에서 1시간 동안 화학적 활성화를 진행하였다. BET를 통한 활성탄 특성 분석 결과 KOH의 혼합비율이 증가할수록 비표면적이 증가하는 것을 확인하였다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.74-81
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• 2013

본 연구는 생활폐기물 처리에서 매립되는 폐기물량을 줄이고 재활용비율을 늘리기 위하여 고안된 풍력선별기 (공기의 흐르는 방향을 이용하여 공기 중에서 비중분리를 수행하는 방법)에 대하여 ANSYS사의 CFX Program을 이용한 수치 해석적 방법을 통해 풍력선별기의 모형을 설계 및 제작하고 시뮬레이션을 통해 풍력에 따른 폐기물의 분리 효율을 고찰하였다. 흡입장치에서 비닐봉지 1000mL를 흡입하도록 설계할 때 입구 풍속은 0.9 m/sec 이상에서 100%효율을 얻을 수 있었고 1.6 m/sec 이상에서 의 플라스틱병 500mL 와 플라스틱병 1500mL의 혼합 폐기물 효율의 100 % 알루미늄 250mL 선별 효율은 2.3 m/sec 이상에서 100% 마지막으로 알루미늄 250mL를 5mm 두께 압축 선별 효율은 2.4 m/sec 이상에서 90% 임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.51-63
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• 1987

We identified pyrolysis condition, effect of catalyzer and pyrolysis mechanism through contact decomposed method by adding Bentonite in waste plastic of hospital solid waste. The result from this study were summarized as the followings: 1. The optimum fuel oil were obtained when hospital wasted plastic (P.P) and Bentonite were mixed in the ratio of 30:1. 2. Maximum absorption wave of hospital wasted plastic (P.P) appeared at 2900cm$^{-1}$, 1480cm$^{-1}$, 1360cm$^{-1}$ and 1180 cm$^{-1}$ by FT-IR and the plastics were identified and confirmed. 3. Reaction temperature of hospital wasted plastic started at 360$\circ$C, proceed rapidly at 437.5$\circ$C and finished at 481$\circ$C. The residue was 0.729%. When bentonire was added started at 318$\circ$C, proceed rapidly at 399.5$\circ$C and finished at 449.3$\circ$C, the residue being 4.23%. 4. Pyrolysis products of hospital wasted plastic were about 90 kinds. The Main components were 2-Heptene-3-ethyl-4-trimethyl (27.4%), 1-Heptene-2-isobutyl-6-methyl (8.6%) and 1-Heptene decene (7.7%). There was little component difference at different temperature. This is the result from stability of decomposition product. 5. Pyrolysis efficiency increased by the addition Bentonire. 6. Some of the Environmental and Sanitary problems could be solved by the pyrolysis of hospital wasted plastic and the decomposed products were to be used as fuel oil.

• 태양에너지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.197-203
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• 1998

A 5 ton/day pilot scale two-phase anaerobic digester was constructed and tasted to treat Korean food wastes in Anyang city. The process was developed based on 3 years of lab-scale experimental results on am optimim treatment method for the recovery of biogas and humus. Problems related to food waste are ever Increasing quantity among municipal solid wastes(MSW) and high moisture and salt contents. Thus our food waste produces large amounts of leachate and bed odor in landfill sites which are being exhausted. The easily degradable presorted food waste was efficiently treated in the two-phase anaerobic digestion process. The waste contained in plastic bags was shredded and then screened for the removal of inert material such as fabrics and plastics, and subsequently put into the two-stage reactors. Heavy and light inerts such as bones, shells, spoons and plastic pieces were again removed by gravity differences. The residual organic component was effectively hydrolyzed and acidified in the first reactor with 5 days space time at pH of about 6.5. The second, methanization reactor part of which is filled with anaerobic fillters, converted the acids into methane with pH between 7.4 to 7.8. The space time for the second reactor was 15 days. The effluent from the second reactor was recycled to the first reactor to provide alkalinities. The process showed stable steady state operation with the maximum organic rate of 7.9 $kgVS/m^3day$ and the volatile solid reduction efficiency of about 70%. The total of 3.6 tons presorted MSW containing 2.9 tons of food organic was treated to produce about $230m^3$ of biogas with 70% of methane and 80kg humus. This process is extended to full scale treating 15 tons of food waste a day in Euiwang city and the produced biogas is utilized for the heating/cooling of adjacent buildings.