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The Contribution of Innovation Activity to the Output Growth of Emerging Economies: The Case of Kazakhstan

  • Smagulova, Sholpan;Mukasheva, Saltanat
    • 유통과학연구
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    • 제10권7호
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    • pp.33-41
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study is to analyse the state of the energy industry and to determine the efficiency of its functioning on the basis of energy conservation principle and application of innovative technologies aimed at improving the ecological modernisation of agricultural sectors of Kazakhstan. The research methodology is based on an integrated approach of financial and economic evaluation of the effectiveness of the investment project, based on calculation of elasticity, total costs and profitability, as well as on comparative, graphical and system analysis. The current stage is characterised by widely spread restructuring processes of electric power industry in many countries through introduction of new technical installations of energy facilities and increased government regulation in order to enhance the competitive advantage of electricity market. Electric power industry features a considerable value of creating areas. For example, by providing scientific and technical progress, it crucially affects not only the development but also the territorial organisation of productive forces, first of all the industry. In modern life, more than 90% of electricity and heat is obtained by Kazakhstan's economy by consuming non-renewable energy resources: different types of coal, oil shale, oil, natural gas and peat. Therefore, it is significant to ensure energy security, as the country faces a rapid fall back to mono-gas structure of fuel and energy balance. However, energy resources in Kazakhstan are spread very unevenly. Its main supplies are concentrated in northern and central parts of the republic, and the majority of consumers of electrical power live in the southern and western areas of the country. However, energy plays an important role in the economy of industrial production and to a large extent determines the level of competitive advantage, which is a promising condition for implementation of energy-saving and environmentally friendly technologies. In these circumstances, issues of modernisation and reforms of this sector in Kazakhstan gain more and more importance, which can be seen in the example of economically sustainable solutions of a large local monopoly company, significant savings in capital investment and efficiency of implementation of an investment project. A major disadvantage of development of electricity distribution companies is the prevalence of very high moral and physical amortisation of equipment, reaching almost 70-80%, which significantly increases the operating costs. For example, while an investment of 12 billion tenge was planned in 2009 in this branch, in 2012 it is planned to invest more than 17 billion. Obviously, despite the absolute increase, the rate of investment is still quite low, as the total demand in this area is at least more than 250 billion tenge. In addition, industrial infrastructure, including the objects of Kazakhstan electric power industry, have a tangible adverse impact on the environment. Thus, since there is a large number of various power projects that are sources of electromagnetic radiation, the environment is deteriorated. Hence, there is a need to optimise the efficiency of the organisation and management of production activities of energy companies, to create and implement new technologies, to ensure safe production and provide solutions to various environmental aspects. These are key strategic factors to ensure success of the modern energy sector of Kazakhstan. The contribution of authors in developing the scope of this subject is explained by the fact that there was not enough research in the energy sector, especially in the view of ecological modernisation. This work differs from similar works in Kazakhstan in the way that the proposed method of investment project calculation takes into account the time factor, which compares the current and future value of profit from the implementation of innovative equipment that helps to bring it to actual practise. The feasibility of writing this article lies in the need of forming a public policy in the industrial sector, including optimising the structure of energy disbursing rate, which complies with the terms of future modernised development of the domestic energy sector.

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침철석과 자외선 LED를 이용한 아비산염의 광촉매 산화 (Photocatalytic Oxidation of Arsenite Using Goethite and UV LED)

  • 전지훈;김성희;이상우;김순오
    • 대한환경공학회지
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    • 제39권1호
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    • pp.9-18
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    • 2017
  • 비소는 다양한 유해물질들 중 독성이 가장 크다고 알려져 있으며, 자연발생 또는 인간의 활동으로부터 비소오염이야기될 수 있다. 지하수 내 비소는 환원 환경에서 아비산염, 산화 환경에서 비산염 형태로 존재한다. 아비산염은 비산염보다 독성이 강하고 이동성이 더 크기 때문에 아비산염을 비산염으로 산화시켜 독성을 저감시키기 위한 연구가 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 비소로 오염된 지하수로부터 독성이 높은 아비산염을 독성이 낮은 비산염으로 산화시키기 위하여 자외선램프 및 자외선 LED 광원과 침철석 촉매를 이용한 광촉매 산화 공정에 대하여 연구하였다. 광산화 실험에서 광촉매로 사용된 침철석의 투여량이 0.05 g/L일 때 가장 높은 광산화 효율을 나타났다. 또한 광원의 파장별 겉보기 광산화 효율을 비교한 결과, 자외선램프가 자외선 LED에 비하여 아비산염의 산화 효율이 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 하지만, 자외선 방사량을 기준으로 보정하면, 자외선 LED가 자외선램프보다 광산화 효율이 더 높은 것으로 평가되었다. 본 연구를 통해 침철석 광물이 존재하는 지하수 환경에서 외부로부터 다른 광촉매를 투여하지 않고 친환경적인 광산화 공정을 이용하여 비소의 독성 저감이 가능하다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한, 공정 또한 자외선 LED가 자외선램프의 단점을 보완할 수 있는 대체 광원으로 광산화 공정에 활용 가능하다는 것을 확인하였다.