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The Present and the Future of Biogas Purification and Upgrading Technologies (바이오가스 정제 및 고질화 기술 현황 및 전망)

  • Heo, Namhyo;Park, Jaekyu;Kim, Kidong;Oh, Youngsam;Cho, Byounghak
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.172-172
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    • 2011
  • Anaerobic digestion(AD) has successfully been used for many applications that have conclusively demonstrated its ability to recycle biogenic wastes. AD has been successfully applied in industrial waste water treatment, stabilsation of sewage sludge, landfill management and recycling of biowaste and agricultural wastes as manure, energy crops. During AD, i.e. organic materials are decomposed by anaerobic forming bacteria and fina1ly converted to excellent fertilizer and biogas which is primarily composed of methane(CH4) and carbon dioxide(CO2) with smaller amounts of hydrogen sulfide(H2S) and ammonia(NH3), trace gases such as hydrogen(H2), nitrogen(N2), carbon monoxide(CO), oxygen(O2) and contain dust particles and siloxanes. The production and utilisation of biogas has several environmental advantages such as i)a renewable energy source, ii)reduction the release of methane to the atomsphere, iii)use as a substitute for fossil fuels. In utilisation of biogas, most of biogas produced from small scale plant e.g. farm-scale AD plant are used to provide as energy source for cooking and lighting, in most of the industrialised countries for energy recovery, environmental and safety reasons are used in combined heat and power(CHP) engines or as a supplement to natural. In particular, biogas to use as vehicle fuel or for grid injection there different biogas treatment steps are necessary, it is important to have a high energy content in biogas with biogas purification and upgrading. The energy content of biogas is in direct proportion to the methane content and by removing trace gases and carbon dioxide in the purification and upgrading process the energy content of biogas in increased. The process of purification and upgrading biogas generates new possibilities for its use since it can then replace natural gas, which is used extensively in many countries, However, those technologies add to the costs of biogas production. It is important to have an optimized purification and upgrading process in terms of low energy consumption and high efficiency giving high methane content in the upgraded gas. A number of technologies for purification and upgrading of biogas have been developed to use as a vehicle fuel or grid injection during the passed twenty years, and several technologies exist today and they are continually being improved. The biomethane which is produced from the purification and the upgrading process of biogas has gained increased attention due to rising oil and natural gas prices and increasing targets for renewable fuel quotes in many countries. New plants are continually being built and the number of biomethane plants was around 100 in 2009.

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High Purification of Hg2Br2 Powder for Acousto-Optic Tunable Filters Utilizing a PVT Process (PVT공정을 이용한 음향광학 가변 필터용 Hg2Br2 파우더의 고순도 정제)

  • Kim, Tae Hyeon;Lee, Hee Tae;Kwon, In Hoi;Kang, Young-Min;Woo, Shi-Gwan;Jang, Gun-Eik;Cho, Byungjin
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.28 no.12
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    • pp.732-737
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    • 2018
  • We develop a purification process of $Hg_2Br_2$ raw powders using a physical vapor transport(PVT) process, which is essential for the fabrication of a high performance acousto-optic tunable filter(AOTF) module. Specifically, we characterize and compare three $Hg_2Br_2$ powders: $Hg_2Br_2$ raw powder, $Hg_2Br_2$ powder purified under pumping conditions, and $Hg_2Br_2$ powder purified under vacuum sealing. Before and after purification, we characterize the powder samples through X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The corresponding results indicate that physical properties of the $Hg_2Br_2$ compound are not damaged even after the purification process. The impurities and concentration in the purified $Hg_2Br_2$ powder are evaluated by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy. Notably, compared to the sample purified under pumping conditions, the purification process under vacuum sealing results in a higher purity $Hg_2Br_2$ (99.999 %). In addition, when the second vacuum sealing purification process is performed, the remaining impurities are almost removed, giving rise to $Hg_2Br_2$ with ultra-high purity. This high purification process might be possible due to independent control of impurities and $Hg_2Br_2$ materials under the optimized vacuum sealing. Preparation of such a highly purified $Hg_2Br_2$ materials will pave a promising way toward a high-quality $Hg_2Br_2$ single crystal and then high performance AOTF modules.

Comparing the Effects of Ventilation and Air Purification Plants on Radon Concentration in the Lower and Upper Floors of a Building (건물 저층과 고층에서 환기와 공기정화 식물을 통한 라돈 농도의 비교)

  • Gong, Yu-jin;Nam, So-Yeong;Shin, Min-Seo;Jang, Hey-Rim;Jeon, Min-Cheol;Yoo, Se-Jong;Kim, Seong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.14 no.7
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    • pp.881-889
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    • 2020
  • The objective of this study was to quantitatively measure the changes in radon concentration due to ventilation and air purification plants in the lower and upper floors of a building. This study measured and compared radon concentration in the lower and upper floors of the building by using a radon meter when the room was closed, it was ventilated, and air purification plants were installed at a specific time. One-way ANOVA was conducted to evaluate the effect of treatment (i.e., closure, ventilation, and air purification plants) on radon concentration. The results of this study showed that ventilation and air purification plants significantly decreased radon concentration in the lower and upper floors of the building, but the effect of ventilation and that of air purification plants were not significantly different. Therefore, it will be possible to reduce radon concentration effectively when ventilation and air purification plants are used appropriately.

Environmental Management by Using Weedy Plants

  • Oki, Yoko
    • Korean Journal of Weed Science
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.95-105
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    • 1998
  • The positive functions of aquatic and terrestrial weedy plants were reviewed in terms of water purification, soil erosion prevention, salt-affected soil utilization, etc.. Introduced were several examples to utilize weedy plants for environment management by exploiting their positive functions.

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A Simple Purification Procedure of Biologically Active Recombinant Human Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (hGM-CSF) Secreted in Rice Cell Suspension Culture

  • Sharma Niti;Park Seung Moon;Kwon Tae Ho;Kim Dae Hyuk;Yang Moon Sik
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • v.9 no.6
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    • pp.423-427
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    • 2004
  • A simple purification procedure of bioactive human granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (hGM-CSF) secreted in rice cell suspension culture has previously been described. In this study the protein was purified to apparent homogeneity with an overall yield of $80.1\%$ by ammonium sulfate precipitation and a single chromatographic step involving FPLCanion exchange chromatography. The purified hGM-CSF revealed at least five glycosylated forms ranging from $21.5{\~}29$ kDa, and its biological activity was independent of the glycosylation pattern. This is the first purification report of recombinant hGM-CSF to apparent homogeneity from rice cell suspension cultures.

Purification of Peroxidase from Chinese Cabbage Roots by the Reverse Micelle System

  • HAN, DAL-HO;DEUG-CHAN LEE;YEON-HO JEONG;BONG-YOUNG CHOI;SANG-YOUNG LEE;HAE-IK RHEE
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.466-470
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    • 1998
  • The basic and optimum conditions for the extraction of peroxidase from Chinese cabbage root applying the reverse micelle system were investigated. In order to purify Peroxidase (POX) from crude extract of Chinese cabbage roots, isooctane containing 110 mM Aerosol OT (AOT) was well mixed with the same volume of crude extracts containing 50 mM NaCl and 30 mM Tris-HCI buffer of pH 8.0. After centrifugation, AOT reverse micelle containing the isooctane phase were mixed with 80 mM Tris-HCI buffer at pH 7.0 containing 1 M KCl. From these operations, POX was purified 20-fold with a 60% yield. For further purification, DEAE-Toyopearl column chromatography was applied, and it showed a single protein band on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The resulting POX showed 93-fold purification with a 40% yield.

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A Survey on the Violation Cases at School Environment Sanitation and Purification Zones (서울특별시 소재 초등학교의 학교환경위생정화구역 위반사례 실태조사 연구)

  • Kim, Eun-Joo
    • The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.29-42
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    • 2007
  • In actuality, as most of harmful businesses running at school environment hygiene purification zones are stationeries with game rooms, comic book stores, PC rooms, etc., which are highly accessible to students, they become serious problems in school environment. The present study conducted a survey of violation cases at school environment sanitation and purification zones around 21 elementary schools in Seoul. The objectives of this study are, first, to investigate harmful environment around schools regulated by the School Health Act, and second, to suggest plans to improve harmful environment around schools. According to the results of our survey, illegal acts and facilities observed at school environment sanitation and purification zones are as follows. Amusement pubs/room saloons occupied 52.5%, singing rooms 15.4%, game rooms 15.1%, billiard clubs 4.3%, gambling houses 4.3%, hotels/motels/inns 3.6%, cartoon shops 2.6%, video rooms 1.0%, LPG storages 0.7%, and infectious disease hospitals/detention hospitals/detention facilities 0.7%. As it is required to make continuous and systematic surveys and researches on the environmental hygiene around schools, we need to manage school environment efficiently through cooperation among the government, education offices and individual schools.

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