• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.201-206
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• 2004

Recently, waste plastic recycling technology is transforming from Incineration system to pyrolysis gasification system which can derive the resources from environmental waste and charge no more environmental burden to nature. The present study was carried out to investigate the potential acute toxicity of derived product of pyrolysis gasifications system for recycling of waste plastic by a single oral dose in Sprague-Dawley Rats. In order to evaluate the hepatotoxic effects of derived product of pyrolysis gasification system, activities of serum transaminase were measured in rats. No related changes in survivals, clinical signs and the ratio of the liver to body weights of rats were monitored. The results showed that the single oral administration of material of pyrolysis system for recycling of waste plastic did not induce any toxic effect at orally single dose level of 0 and 100, 200, 400, 800mg/kg body weight in rats. We could not find out any significant tocxicity induced by single oral administrate of material of pyrolysis system for recycling of waste plastic.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.92-101
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• 2021

국내 도시광산업체의 해외진출을 장려하기 위해 유럽 32개국과 일본, 미국의 폐기물 발생 및 재활용 현황을 정리하였다. 그 결과 EU(European Union) 32개국 중 독일의 물질소비량과 폐기물 발생량이 가장 많았고, EU의 폐기물 조성 중 광산폐기물이나 흙 등 무기물이 가장 많은 부분을 차지하고 있었다. 폐기물 처리방법으로서 매립과 재활용이 각각 39%와 38%으로 아직까지 재활용할 여지가 많은 것으로 판단되었다. 일본의 전체 폐기물 발생은 최근 4억톤 이하로 감소하고 있는 추세이며, 제조업에서 가장 많은 폐기물이 발생하였다. 폐기물 중 재활용되는 비율은 50%를 조금 넘는 수준이나, 금속스크랩의 경우 90%를 상회하고 있으며, 폐플라스틱의 경우 60%로 나타났다. 미국의 폐기물발생량은 최근 2억6천5백만톤을 상회하고 있으며, 폐기물 중 52.1%가 매립되고 있고 재활용은 25.1%정도에 불과하여 향후 재활용산업에 진출할 여지가 높다고 판단된다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.74-81
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• 2019

Upcycling generally refers to the conversion of waste materials to something useful or valuable and is a useful concept that can be applied not only to the waste design industry but also to waste recycling and resource circulation. Our study highlights upcycling as the key concept for improving the value of waste by redefining the concept as "the recycling of waste materials and discarded products in ways that enhance their value." Four upcycling strategies are linked to material flow analyses conducted on waste electronic and electrical equipment, specifically waste refrigerators and waste computers, to examine the technologies available for implementation and suggest guidelines for the promotion of upcycling. The amount of waste refrigerators collected by the formal sector was 121,642 tons/y and the informal sector, 63,823 tons/y. The current recycling ratio of waste refrigerators was estimated as 88.53%. A total of 7,585 tons/y of waste computers were collected by the formal sector and 3,807 tons/y by the informal sector after discharge. Meanwhile, the current recycling ratio of waste computers was estimated as 77.43%. We found that it is possible to introduce 28 upcycling technologies in the case of refrigerators, and 15 technologies are available to promote upcycling in the case of computers. By refining the broad concept of upcycling and looking at the stages of material flow, our approach presents universally applicable directions for incorporating upcycling in resource recovery and recirculation plans.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.89-98
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• 2024

Due to the increase in population and consequently the increase in the production of plastic waste, recovery of this part of the waste is an undeniable necessity. On the other hand, the recycling of plastic waste, if it is placed in a systematic process and controlled, can be effective in creating jobs and maintaining environmental health. Waste collection in many large cities has become a major problem due to lack of proper planning with increasing waste from population accumulation and changing consumption patterns. Today, waste management is no longer limited to waste collection, but waste collection is one of the important areas of its management, i.e. training, segregation, collection, recycling and processing. In this study, a systematic method based on machine vision for sorting plastic bottles in different colors for recycling purposes will be proposed. In this method, image classification and segmentation techniques were presented to improve the performance of plastic bottle classification. Evaluation of the proposed method and comparison with previous works showed the proper performance of this method.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2022년도 가을 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.45-46
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• 2022

Recently, it is necessary to establish an eco-friendly construction system through recycling of waste material management at construction sites. This is required to reflect the times that require a carbon reduction system in construction as part of domestic and overseas carbon dioxide reduction. Therefore, we intend to establish eco-friendly construction management as part of resource recycling and carbon reduction through recycling technology for waste fibers generated at construction sites.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.530-545
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• 2023

As an alternative to conventional management options for a lot of concrete waste from decommissioning of nuclear power plants, a set of scenarios for controlled recycling of decommissioning concrete waste as engineered barriers of a radioactive waste repository was proposed, and a comprehensive safety assessment model and framework covering both pre-and post-closure phases was newly developed. The new methodology was applied to a reference vault-type repository, and the ratios of derived concentration limits to unconditional clearance levels of eighteen radionuclides for controlled recycling were provided for three sets of dose criteria (0.01, 1, and 20 mSv/y for the pre-closure and 0.01 mSv/y for the post-closure phases). It turns out that decommissioning concrete waste whose concentration is much higher than the unconditional clearance level can be recycled even when the dose criterion 0.01 mSv/y is applied. Moreover, a case study on ABWR bio-shield shows that the fraction of recyclable concrete waste increases significantly by increasing the dose criterion for the radiation worker in the pre-closure phase or the duration of storage prior to recycling. The results of this study are expected to contribute to demonstrating the feasibility of controlled recycling of a lot of decommissioning concrete waste within nuclear sectors.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.12-21
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• 2013

E-waste(폐전기전자기기, WEEE)는 많은 종류의 금속을 함유한 유가물과 유해물의 복합혼합물로 자원의 유효이용과 환경부하저감을 위해 리싸이클링 처리가 필수로 되어 있다. 특히 최근 레어메탈의 공급제약문제 등으로 도시광산자원 중에서 E-waste의 비중이 높아지고 있다. 한편, E-waste의 리싸이클링산업에 있어서 E-waste의 경제적 가치의 파악은 매우 중요하다. 이와 같은 관점에서 본보에서는 E-waste를 대형가전, 소형가전, 휴대전화기 및 PCB(전자인쇄회로기판, 기판)로 분류해서 경제적 가치를 논하였다.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.3-14
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• 2024

LED 산업은 기술의 발전과 에너지 절감 정책을 바탕으로 수요가 급증하면서 시장은 급격히 확대되고 있다. 그에 따라 지속적으로 축적되는 LED 폐자원의 효율적인 재활용이 사회적 관심으로 증가하고 있어 현재 LED 폐자원의 재활용 상황과 향후 나아갈 방향에 대해 고찰하였다. 현재 LED 폐자원의 재활용은 Ga 회수기술에 초점이 맞춰져 있어 전처리 및 고부가가치 소재의 농축/회수 등 통합적인 재활용 기술 개발이 요구되는 상황이다. 본 논문에서는 LED 폐자원의 현황 및 재활용 기술을 알아보고 향후 방향에 대해 제시하였다.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.70-80
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• 2013

냉장고는 폐 전기전자제품(WEEE)에서 가장 많은 양이 처리되고 있는 품목이며 또한 가장 재활용이 복잡한 공정이다. 이는 가전제품 중 부피와 중량이 가장 크며 철, 비철금속, 플라스틱(PP, PS, ABS)등으로 이루어진 다양한 부품과 소재를 사용하고 있기 때문이다. 특히 최근에는 대용량 양문형 냉장고나 스탠드형 김치냉장고 등의 새로운 모델 출시와 더불어 다양한 혼합 재질의 사용으로 인해 폐 냉장고 재활용 공정의 어려움이 더욱 증가되고 있다. 뿐만 아니라 국내외 WEEE 재활용 관련 입법의 도입으로 폐 냉장고의 재활용 및 재자원화는 필수이고 관련 자원순환기술개발은 국가 기술경쟁력의 강화 및 국제 환경규제 대응 측면에서도 매우 중요하다고 할 수 있다. 따라서 현재 우리나라의 폐 냉장고 재활용 처리 및 기술개발 현황을 분석하고 선진국의 재활용 기술을 비교 분석하고자 한다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2014

PURPOSES : This study aimed to analyze economic effect of recycled aggregate production on job-site airport pavement. METHODS : The validation of site recycling for waste concrete as economic efficiency is analyzed through the case study of site recycling at an O airport pavement construction. The break-even point for the cost of site recycling was estimated according to two different waste concrete processing methods such as job-site recycling and processing on commission (or plant). RESULTS : Job-site recycling cost decreases as the use rate of job-site recycled concrete aggregate increases, or the amount of concrete waste increases, but transporting distance decreases. It was shown in an O airport case that as the use rate of job-site recycled concrete aggregate exceeds 61.4 %, the job-site recycling cost is cheaper than the processing cost on commission. CONCLUSIONS : The results of this study can utilize basic data of feasibility for site recycling of waste concrete on airport pavement construction.