• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.549-559
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• 2005

최근에 환경오염과 자원고갈에 의해서 인류활동의 생태적 영향을 최소화하는 지속 가능한 산업 개발(sustainable industrial development)이 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 이를 위해서는 기존에 있던 산업단지를 환경친화적으로 변화시키거나 새로운 산업단지를 건설하여 개별 공장 내뿐만 아니라 한 산업단지 내의 각 기업들이 물질 및 에너지를 최대한 효율적으로 이용하는 생태산업단지로의 전환이 전 세계적으로 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 생태산업단지(eco-industrial park, EIP)는 산업단지 내의 각 기업들이 물질, 용수 및 에너지를 최대한 폐기물, 에너지, 물질, 용수 등을 서로 효율적으로 재이용함으로써 경제, 환경, 사회적 이익을 얻는 것을 목표로 한다. 본 총설에서는 국내외 생태산업단지의 사례연구와 생태산업단지 개발의 중요한 기술들(에너지 교환, 물질 재이용, 용수 재이용, 환경영향평가)에 대하여 소개한다.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.69-86
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• 2016

The quest to reduce the level of overdependence on fossil fuel product and to provide all required information on proven existing alternatives for renewable energy has resulted into rapid growth of research globally to identify efficient alternative renewable energy sources and the process technologies that are sustainable and environmentally friendly. The present study is aimed at production and characterization of bioethanol produced from sugarcane juice using a $2^4$ factorial design investigating the effect of four parameters (reaction temperature, time, concentration of bacteria used and amount of substrate). The optimum bioethanol yield of 19.3% was achieved at a reaction temperature of $30^{\circ}C$, time of 72 hours, yeast concentration of 2 g and 300 g concentration of substrate (sugarcane juice). The result of statistical analysis of variance shows that the concentration of yeast had the highest effect of 7.325 and % contribution of 82.72% while the substrate concentration had the lowest effect and % contribution of -0.25 and 0.096% respectively. The bioethanol produced was then characterized for some fuel properties such as flash point, specific gravity, cloud point, pour point, sulphur content, acidity, density and kinematic viscosity. The results of bioethanol characterization conform to American society for testing and materials (ASTM) standard. Hence, sugarcane juice is a good and sustainable feedstock for bioethanol production in Nigeria owing relative abundance, cheap source of supply and available land for large scale production.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.101-111
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• 2014

The Product Carbon Footprint Labeling has been run for more than four years by the Ministry of Environment and there are number of products labeled by KEITI(Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute), as for declaring products with their carbon emission during life cycle stages. There are several categories for certifying products by the characteristics of usage. Building products which are applied to a building as combined components or elements, are classified as production goods which means that the products are chosen by a business, not by a final consumer. In this paper, current status of PCF labeling has been reviewed focused on building products and the characteristics of carbon emission by a kind of product such as interior products, window products, structural products, system products and others. Until Dec. 2013, 82 products has been labeled and it covers about 53% among labeled product goods by the certification. Among the labeled building products, interior products are main products. From the results of comparison, variations of emission amounts by products have been found and the cause of variation could be explained by the purpose and material properties of products. However, the exact reason for variations cannot be acquired because of lack of information and the short operation period of the certification program. Further studies and more products are needed to be studied and analyzed focused on the emission characteristic by each product and to suggest reduction technologies for sustainable building products.

• ALGAE
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.107-121
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• 2020

Mariculture is regarded as the only option to supply the increasing demands for seaweeds as human food, feeds, fodder, and phycolloids in a sustainable manner. Technologies for culturing a range of seaweed species have been developed successively in Korea since the 1970s. In 2017, Korean marine farms produced 1,761,526 t of seaweed. The key focus of the industry is on the production of Pyropia (523,648 t), Undaria (622,613 t), and Saccharina (542,285 t). Pyropia is economically the most important species in Korea, accounting for up to 68% of total production value. As the top exporter of Pyropia in the world, Korea exported up to US $525 million of Pyropia products to 110 countries in 2018. Other economically important genera include Sargassum, Ulva, Capsosiphon, Codium, and Gracilariopsis, all of which are used for food, and Gelidium, Pachymeniopsis, and Ecklonia which are used as raw material for phycocolloid extraction. Significant work has gone into developing more productive strains of key seaweed species, and in 2012 the Korean government began to certify seaweed varieties. To date, 19 seaweed cultivars have been registered including 13 Pyropia, 5 Undaria, and 1 Saccharina. The industry is now seeking not only to increase productivity but also to add value through processing. Convenience foods and snacks have been developed that target health-conscious consumers and utilize the nutritional properties of seaweeds. The industry is also seeking to promote the sustainability of seaweed farming. One seaweed company in Korea obtained the world's first ASC-MSC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council-Marine Stewardship Council) certification in 2019 and more are expected to follow their lead. With continued research support, the Korean seaweed industry plans to continue to expand to meet new market demands at a sustainable pace.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2010

기존 화석연료를 대체할 수 있는 수송연료로서 바이오 디젤은 유해물질 배출을 줄일 수 있어 친환경 에너지로 기대를 모으고 있다. 바이오디젤 관련 기술 개발 방향을 설정하고 제도적 지원을 위해서는 바이오 디젤의 친환경 특성 및 경제성 등에 대한 보다 정량적이고 정성적인 평가가 필요하며, 바이오디젤 생산과정에서 지구 온난화 지수, 에너지소비, 생산비용, 생산기술 및 feedstock에 대한 LCA 분석 연구를 통해 보다 체계적인 환경 및 경제성 평가가 가능하였다. Feedstock에서부터 연료사용에 이르기까지의 바이오 디젤 LCA 평가와 관련한 많은 연구에서 feedstock 생산과정의 온실가스 배출량과 에너지 소비가 전체 환경 및 경제성 평가 수치의 50-80% 범위를 차지하여, 가장 큰 주요 기여 인자가 되었다. 경제성 측면에서는 초임계 메탄올 공정을 이용하여 폐식용유로부터 바이오디젤을 생산하는 과정이 현실적으로, 기술적으로 가장 유리하였다. 향후, 바이오 연료 시장을 보다 확장하고 보다 광범위하게 사용하기 위해서는 바이오디젤의 물성개선을 비롯하여 원료에 대한 식량과의 논쟁을 피하기 위한 지속가능한 원료확보 관련 연구도 수행되어야만 할 것이다.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.94-118
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• 2013

Innovation plays a large role in green growth. While it is a widely accepted view that, without innovation, it would be very difficult and costly to address major environmental issues, innovation itself tends to be constrained by limited access to eco-financing and is inherently risky, often requiring a long-term horizon. Although global consensus is more or less established as to the urgency and necessity of accelerating green innovation, the quality and quantity of financing in this area is largely insufficient, with increasing funding gaps in many countries. A new financial mechanism is urgently needed in order to re-orient financial flow and enable innovators to overcome the valleys of death that occur throughout the innovation cycle. A number of different modalities exist in financing the commercialisation of eco-innovation. Existing mechanisms have not been as successful as expected, revealing critical limits to furthering certain types of projects that are essential for economic and environmental progress. Experts' estimations have shown that the funding gap will widen in the coming years as demand for clean energy and green infrastructure rises, and as green technologies and innovation develop faster than the market for it can develop. Against this backdrop, the main purpose of this research is threefold: to identify issues and problems regarding current means of funding for eco-innovation and green projects; to provide insight into securing longterm green financing by looking at European cases; and ultimately to suggest policy implications for designing and implementing eco-specific financial instruments, focusing on governments' roles in sustainable financing for eco-innovation. This study analyses different models of financing mechanisms, a mix of public and private funds, in view of suggesting conditions for the sustainable financing of green projects, especially for large-scale high-risk projects. Based on the findings from the analyses of mechanisms and the shortcomings of the existing funding modalities, this study ultimately suggests policy implications for effectively supporting the commercialisation of eco-innovation.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.299-319
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• 2016

The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is important for providing fundamental data for basic forest planning and the establishment of forest policies for the purpose of implementing sustainable forest management. The purpose of this study is to present the development of Korea's NFI including legal basis, sampling design, and measured variables and to review the usage of NFI data. The survey methods and forestry statistics among the Unites States, Canada, Japan, China, and European countries were briefly compared. Total 140 publications utilizing NFI data between 2008 and 2015 were categorized with 15 subjects. Korea has conducted the NFI 6 times since 1971, but only the $6^{th}$ NFI is comparable with the fifth, the previous NFI, because the permanent sampling plots have been shared between the periods. The Korean Forestry Statistics contains only half as many variables as that of advanced countries in Forestry. More researches were needed to improve consistent measurement of diverse variables through implementation of advanced technologies. Additional data for Forest Health Monitoring since the NFI $6^{th}$ must be under quality control which will be an essential part of the inventories for providing the chronological change of forest health.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.565-595
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• 2015

In recent years, high-rise buildings received a renewed interest as a means by which technical and economic advantages can be achieved, especially in areas of high population density. Taller and taller buildings are being built worldwide. These types of buildings present an asset and typically are built not to fail under wind loadings. The increase in a building's height results in increased flexibility, which can lead to significant vibrations, especially at top floors. Such oscillations can magnify the overall loads and can be annoying to the top floors' occupants. This paper shows that increased stiffness in high-rise buildings may not be a feasible solution and may not be used for the design for comfort and serviceability. High-rise buildings are unique, and a vibration control system for a certain building may not be suitable for another. Even for the same building, its behavior in the two lateral directions can be different. For this reason, the current study addresses the application of hybrid tuned mass and magneto-rheological (TM/MR) dampers that can work for such types of buildings. The proposed control scheme shows its effectiveness in reducing floors' accelerations for both comfort and serviceability concerns. Also, a dissipative analysis carried out shows that the MR dampers are working within the possible range of optimum performance. In addition, the design loads are dramatically reduced, creating more resilient and sustainable buildings. The purpose of this paper is to stimulate, shape, and communicate ideas for emerging control technologies that are essential for solving wind related problems in high-rise buildings, with the objective to build the more resilient and sustainable infrastructure and to optimally retrofit existing structures.

• 한국방재안전학회논문집
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2018

스마트도시란 도시의 경쟁력과 삶의 질 향상을 위하여 건설 정보통신기술 등을 융 복합하여 건설된 도시에 다양한 도시서비스를 제공하는 지속가능한 도시이다. 본 기고에서는 국 내외 스마트도시 추진동향과 지방자치단체의 스마트도시 조직을 분석하여 지속가능한 스마트도시 구현을 위해 지방자치단체의 스마트도시 조직체계 추진방향을 기술하고자 한다.

• 교육녹색환경연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.78-87
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• 2020

본 연구는 학교건축에 대한 원가, 공정, 품질, 안전 및 환경관리 목표를 수립하기 위해서 4차 산업기술 중 건설현장에서 활용도가 높은 3D프린팅, 드론, 로봇자동화, 증강현실 기술에 대한 영향도를 조사·분석하여 효율적인 학교건축을 유도하는데 기여하는 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 관련 문헌 및 연구자료를 조사하였고, 건설 실무자를 대상으로 건설현장의 4차 산업기술 활용도와 학교건축 세부공정별 4차 산업기술의 건설관리 5대 목표 영향도에 대하여 설문조사를 실시하여 원가, 공정, 품질, 안전 및 환경관리에 대한 4차 산업기술 활용 방안을 분석하였다. 분석결과 원가, 공정, 품질, 안전 및 환경관리를 위한 학교건축의 4차 산업기술의 적용방안에 대한 유의미한 결과가 나타났다.