• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2014

The vast stores of biomass available in the worldwide have the potential to displace significant amounts of petroleum fuels. Fast pyrolysis of biomass is one of several paths by which we can convert biomass to higher value products. The wood pyrolysis oil (WPO) has been regarded as an alternative fuel for petroleum fuels to be used in diesel engine. However, the use of WPO in a diesel engine requires modifications due to low energy density, high water contents, high acidity, high viscosity, and low cetane number of the WPO. One possible method by which the shortcomings may be circumvented is to co-fire WPO with other petroleum fuels. WPO has poor miscibility with light petroleum fuel oils; the most suitable candidates fuels for direct fuel mixing are methanol or ethanol. Early mixing with methanol or ethanol has the added benefit of significantly improving the storage and handling properties of the WPO. For separate injection co-firing, a WPO-ethanol blended fuel can be fired through diesel pilot injection in a dual-injection dieel engine. In this study, the performance and emission characteristics of a dual-injection diesel engine fuelled with diesel (pilot injection) and WPO-ethanol blend (main injection) were experimentally investigated. Results showed that although stable engine operation was possible with separate injection co-firing, the fuel conversion efficiency was slightly decreased due to high water contents of WPO compare to diesel combustion.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.54-59
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• 2009

RDF 생산 기술은 국내 실정에 맞는 제조 설비로 자체 생산할 수 있는 단계이지만, 사업장 가연성 폐기물에 대한 연료화 설비가 구축된 사례는 드물다. 본 연구에서는 사업장 가연성 폐기물을 대상으로 한 RPF(Refuse Plastic Fuel) 제조 공정의 고형연료 제조 가능성에 대해 검토하였다. 고형연료는 폐합성수지, 폐지 및 폐목재의 지역별 폐기물 발생비율 기준으로 제조되었으며, 제조된 RPF의 물리적 특성을 조사하였다. 대경(대구, 경북)지역을 기준으로 제조된 RPF의 발열량이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 폐지와 폐목재의 첨가량이 늘어날수록 발열량은 감소하였다.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.362-369
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• 2014

This study investigated physical properties and combustion gas characteristics for 8 types of wood pellets (4 domestic and 4 imported products) distributed in the domestic market. Results showed that most pellet types were first-grade pellets in the wood pellet quality standards in Korea with the exception of 3 pellet types from K company (second-grade in mechanical durability), G company (off-grade in nitrogen content) and P company (second-grade in ash percentage). Mixed pellets which contained more lignin and sap content were higher in mechanical durability (%) than that of white pellets. From the combustion gas analysis results, NOx emitted from all pellets combustion was at acceptable levels for national emission standard of the Clean Air Conservation Act except for pellets from G company. In addition, CO levels from all types of wood pellets were acceptable except for pellets from D company and domestic pellets were higher CO levels than imported pellets. These results indicate the higher CO levels in domestic pellets due to the usage of forest thinning materials including logging debris which usually had the high content of bark.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.127-130
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• 2009

This study has been carried out to investigate the characteristics of the commercial wood pellets such as moisture content, heating value, ash content, and chemical component. The wood pellets from national forestry cooperatives federation and China were evaluated to see if they can be 1st or 2nd class of Korea standard. Indonesian pellet was estimated to be a 3rd class because of the heating value and high ash content. It is considered that there is a quality difference in wood pellets in accordance with the production nations. It could be originated from the difference of raw materials produced in different region.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권11호
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• pp.1345-1352
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• 2012

본 논문의 목적은 사용후핵연료 수송용기 충격완충체의 완충재질로 고려되고 있는 발사목과 우레탄 폼 심재, 그리고 샌드위치 패널에 대한 저속충격거동 및 기계적 특성을 평가하는 것이다. 우레탄 폼은 등방성 재질로써 인장, 압축, 그리고 전단의 기본물성시험을 수행하였으며, 발사목은 서로 다른 직교방향에서 다른 물성을 갖는 이방성 재료이므로 아홉가지 방향에 대한 기계적 특성 평가를 하였다. 충격시험용 심재와 샌드위치 패널 시험편은 충격시험기를 사용하여 세가지 충격에너지 레벨(1J, 3J, 그리고 5J)에 대한 저속충격시험을 수행하였다. 시험 결과, 우레탄 폼과 성장방향을 제외한 발사목은 충격에너지 흡수율, 접촉하중, 그리고 손상영역에서 유사한 거동을 보였으며, 우레탄 폼 심재는 난연성과 비용절약이 우선시 되는 설계에서 완충재질로서 추천될 수 있고, 발사목 심재는 사용후핵연료 수송용기의 경량화를 위한 완충재질로써 우선 고려될 수 있다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2012년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.789-790
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• 2012

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.117-126
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• 2019

Activated carbon is carbon produced from carbonaceous source materials, such as coconut shells, coals, and woods. In this study, an activated carbon production system was analyzed by carbonization and activation in terms of environmental impact and human health. The feedstock of wood wastes for the system reduced fossil fuel consumption and disposal costs. Life cycle assessment methodology was used to analyze the environmental impacts of the system, and the functional unit was one tonne of wood wastes. The boundary expansion method was applied to analyze the wood waste recycling process for activated carbon production. An environmental credit was quantified by avoided impact analysis. Specifically, greenhouse gases discharged from 1 kg of activated carbon production system by feeding wood wastes were evaluated. We found that this system reduced global warming potential of approximately $9.69E+00kg\;CO_2-eq$. compared to the process using coals. The environmental benefits for activated carbon production from wood wastes were analyzed in contrast to other disposal methods. The results showed that the activated carbon system using one tonne of wood wastes has an environmental benefit of $163kg\;CO_2-eq$. for reducing global warming potential in comparison with the same amount of wood wastes disposal by landfilling.

• 공업화학
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.456-461
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 바이오매스의 에너지 활용성을 확인하기 위하여 실험실 연소로를 이용한 등온 및 비등온 연소특성 연구를 수행하였으며 바이오매스의 시료로는 목재펠렛, 볏짚 및 왕겨를 사용하였다. 바이오매스의 연소시 배출가스의 특성과 분진 및 잔류물을 분석하였으며 그 결과를 RDF의 연소실험 결과와 비교분석하였다. 등온 연소특성 실험으로부터 볏짚이 다른 시료에 비하여 연소속도가 빨라 급격히 산소량이 감소되어 불완전연소율이 증가함을 확인하였으며 목재펠렛의 경우 다른 시료에 비하여 가장 낮은 $NO_{X}$ 배출농도를 나타내었다. 또한 비등온 연소특성 실험으로부터 모든 시료가 $900^{\circ}C$의 연소온도에 도달하기 이전에 연소가 대부분 일어남을 확인할 수 있었으며 $NO_{X}$의 경우 CO가 배출되는 범위와 유사한 온도범위에서 배출되는 반면에 $SO_{2}$의 경우보다 고온에서 배출됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.372-377
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• 2019

Leaching ($60^{\circ}C$, 5 min) and wet torrefaction ($200^{\circ}C$, 5 min) of empty fruit bunch (EFB) were carried out to improve the fuel properties; each liquid fraction was reused for leaching and wet torrefaction, respectively. In the leaching process, potassium was effectively removed because the leaching solution contained 707.5 ppm potassium. Inorganic compounds were accumulated in the leaching solution by increasing the reuse cycle of leaching solution. The major component of the leached biomass did not differ significantly from the raw material (p-value < 0.05). Inorganic compounds in the biomass were more effectively removed by sequential leaching and wet torrefaction (61.1%) than by only the leaching process (50.1%) at the beginning of the liquid fraction reuse. In the sequential leaching and wet torrefaction, the main hydrolysate component was xylose (2.36~4.17 g/L). This implied that hemicellulose was degraded during wet torrefaction. As in the leaching process, potassium was effectively removed and the concentration was accumulated by increasing the reuse cycle of wet torrefaction hydrolysates. There was no significant change in the chemical composition of wet torrefied biomass, which implied that fuel properties of biomass were constantly maintained by the reuse (four times) of the liquid fraction generated from leaching and wet torrefaction.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.36-42
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 소나무재와 굴참나무재의 톱밥을 이용하여 제조한 목재펠릿과 두 수종의 톱밥에 목타르를 혼합하여 제조한 펠릿의 특성에 대해서 조사하였다. 펠릿은 상온에서 만능강도측정기를 이용하여 2000 kgf/$cm^2$의 압력을 가하여 제작하였다. 목재펠릿의 밀도는 굴참나무 톱밥으로 제조한 것이 소나무 톱밥으로 제조한 것보다 다소 높았고, 미세분 발생량은 굴참나무 톱밥으로 제조한 펠릿이 소나무 톱밥으로 제조한 펠릿보다 낮았다. 발열량은 소나무 톱밥으로 제조한 펠릿이 굴참나무 톱밥으로 제조한 펠릿보다 다소 높았다. 톱밥과 목타르를 혼합하여 제조한 펠릿은 목타르 함량이 증가함에 따라 함수율, 밀도 및 발열량이 높게 나타났고, 미세분 발생량은 적었다. 이상의 결과로부터 목타르는 고품질 펠릿제조를 위한 원료로서의 이용이 기대된다.