• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.181-190
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• 2005

Severe loss or hydrogen occurred in most anaerobic hydrogen fermentation reactors. Several selected methods were applied to suppress the consumption of hydrogen and increase the potential of production. As the first trial, pH shock was applied. The pH of reactor was dropped nearly to 3.0 by stopping alkalinity supply and on]y feeding glucose (5 g/L-d). As the pH was increase to $4.8{\pm}0.2,$ the degradation pathway was derived to solventogenesis resulting in disappearance of hydrogen in the headspace. In the aspect of bacterial community, methanogens weren't detected after 22 and 35 day, respectively. Even though, however, there was no methanogenic bacterium detected with fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) method, hydrogen loss still occurred in the reactor showing a continuous increase of acetate when the pH was increased to $5.5{\pm}0.2$. This result was suggesting the possibility of the survival of spore fanning acetogenic bacteria enduring the severely acidic pH. As an alternative and additive method, nitrate was added in a batch experiment. It resulted in the increase of maximum hydrogen fraction from 29 (blank) to 61 % $(500\;mg\;NO_3/L)$. However, unfortunately, the loss of hydrogen occurred right after the depletion of nitrate by denitrification. In order to prevent the loss entangled with acetate formation, $CO_2$ scavenging in the headspace was applied to the hydrogen fermentation with heat-treated sludge since it was the primer of acetogenesis. As the $CO_2$ scavenging was applied, the maximum fraction of hydrogen was enhanced from 68 % to 87 %. And the loss of hydrogen could be protected effectively.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2009

Nuclear power plants (NPP) using Alloy 600 (Ni 75wt%, Cr 15wt%, Fe 10wt%) as a heat exchanger tube of the steam generator (SG) have experienced various corrosion problems by ageing such as pitting, intergranular attack (IGA) and stress corrosion cracking (SCC). In spite of much effort to reduce the material degradations, SCC is still one of important problems to overcome. Especially lead is known to be one of the most deleterious species in the secondary system that cause SCC of the alloy. Even Alloy 690 (Ni 60wt%, Cr 30wt%, Fe 10wt%) as an alternative of Alloy 600 because of outstanding superiority to SCC is also susceptible to leaded environment. An oxide on SG tubing materials such as Alloy 600 and Alloy 690 is formed and modified expanding to complex sludge throughout hideout return (HOR) of various impurities including Pb. Oxide formation and breakdown is requisite for SCC initiation and propagation. Therefore it is expected that an oxide property such as a passivity of an oxide formed on steam generator tubing materials is deeply related to PbSCC and an inhibitor to hinder oxide modification by lead efficiently can be found. In the present work, the SCC susceptibility obtained by using a slow strain rate test (SSRT) in aqueous solutions with and without lead was discussed in view of the oxide property. The oxides formed on Alloy 600 and Alloy 690 in aqueous solutions with and without lead were examined by using a transmission electron microscopy (TEM), an energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDXS), an x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2003년도 가을 학술논문집
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• pp.665-670
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• 2003

우라늄 변환시설 내의 lagoon 슬러지의 처리 공정에서 발생하는 고농도 질산염 폐액의 처리를 위해 질산염 폐액의 열역학 및 열분해 특성을 조사하였다. 열역학적 특성은 고농도 질산염 폐액의 조성을 바탕으로 COACH와 GEMINKI II를 사용하여 조사하였으며, 열분해 특성은 TG/DTA, XRD 분석을 통하여 실제 질산염 폐액에 대하여 조사하였다. 폐액 내 함유 성분 중 $NH_4NO_3$는 $^250{\circ}C$에서 모두 분해되었으며, 잔류물의 대부분을 차지하는 $NaNO_3$는 $730^{\circ}C$에서 분해되는 것으로 나타났다. $NaNO_3$의 분해생성물인 불안정한 $Na_2O$를 안정한 화합물로 변화시켜 주기 위하여 $Al_2O_3$를 첨가할 경우 $NaNO_3$는 $450^{\circ}C$의 낮은 온도에서 분해 가능하였다. 이 같은 열역학 및 열분해 특성을 바탕으로 고농도 질산염 폐액의 처리 공정도를 제시하였으며, 특성 자료는 공정 모사의 기초 자료로 활용될 것이다.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.29-37
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• 2008

Polar amino groups of the waste SS(silk-sericin) were modified by two isocyanate compounds of MOI[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl isocyanate] and AOI [2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl isocyanate]. When the MOISS (MOI-modified silk sericin) or AOISS(AOI-modified silk sericin) was pressed hot, vinyl groups in the MOI or AOI were polymerized and then the flexible and transparent films were obtained. Tensile moduli and strengths of the MOISS films were significantly improved as the MOI contents increased. By the addition of the isocyanate compounds, silk sericin films exhibited lower solubility to the distilled water($80^{\circ}C$) and also lower swell ratio to the distilled water(room temperature). In the effect of tensile properties and restraining the water swelling, MOI was better than AOI. BOD(biochemical oxygen demand)/TOD(theoretical oxygen demand) of the pure sericin film was almost 100% perfect level after 10 days immersion into the activated sludge. With increasing isocyanate content reacted with polar amino groups, BOD/TOD decreased. When more than 50 mol% of polar amino groups remained unreacted, sericin films could retain more biodegradability. Comparing with MOI from the viewpoint of biodegradability, AOI was more effective.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.223-230
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• 2007

화력발전소에서 발생하는 석탄 바닥재를 효과적으로 재활용하기 위해 여러 가지 폐기물을 함유한 점토소지와 바닥재를 첨가한 점토소지의 가소성 지수를 Atterberg 한계를 이용하여 측정하였다. 그리고 압출 성형을 통하여 가소성 지수가 실제 성형공정에 적용 가능한지를 확인하였다. 수분, 바닥재 함유량, 그리고 석분과 하수오니의 첨가 조성을 달리해 성형이 가능한 조성을 찾았으며, 골재를 만들어 가소성에 따라 성형체의 물성이 어떻게 바뀌는지 조사하였다. 가소성 지수로 압출성형이 가능한 조성을 찾을 수 있으며, 실제로도 압출 성형이 가능한 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 가소성과 골재 성형체의 물성을 관찰한 결과 첨가 폐기물의 종류에 따라 차이는 있었지만 일반적으로 가소성 지수가 낮아지면, 소지의 비중은 낮아졌으며, 흡수율은 증가하는 경향이 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.646-653
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• 2019

Recovery of valuable metals in the industrial wastewater and sludge has attracted an attention owing to limited metallic resources in the earth. In this study, we firstly fabricated Ti/Ir-Ru electrodes by spin coating technique for effective recovery of Cu in electrowinning process. Two different Ti/Ir-Ru electrodes were fabricated using 100 and 500 mM of precursors (i.e., Ir-Ru). SEM-EDX and AFM revealed that Ir and Ru were homogenously distributed on the surface of Ti plate by the spin coating, in particular the electrode prepared by 500 mM showed distinct boundary line between Ir-Ru layer and Ti substrate. XRD, XPS, and cyclic voltammetry also revealed that characteristics of IrO₂, RuO₂, and TiO₂ and its electrocatalytic property increased as the concentration of coating precursor increased. Finally, we carried out Cu recovery experiments using two Ti/Ir-Ru as anodes in electrowinning process, showing that both anodes showed a complete removal of Cu (1 and 10 g/L) within 6 h reaction, but much higher kinetic rate constant was obtained by the anode prepared by 500 mM. The findings in this study can provide a fundamental knowledge for surface characteristics of Ti/Ir-Ru electrode prepared by spin coating method and its potential feasibility for effective electrowinning process.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.125-133
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• 2017

KAERI에서는 파이로프로세싱에서 발생하는 금속폐기물의 부피 및 무게 감량을 위해 고방사성 장반감기 핵종을 포함하는 anode sludge내 NM의 고화매질로써 폐피복관과 첨가금속을 재활용하는 연구를 진행하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Cr 함량을 조절한 Zr-17Cr-8NM, Zr-22Cr-8NM, Zr-27Cr-8NM 합금을 유도용융을 통해 제조하였고, 전기화학적 부식시험을 실시하여 부식특성을 평가하였다. 모든 조성에서 기존 연구 중인 Zr계 합금고화체 조성보다 우수한 부식특성을 나타냈다. 또한 Zr-22Cr-8NM 시편의 부식시험 후 침출용액 조성 분석 결과, 500 mV 전압 조건 이하에서는 NM 침출이 없었고 이를 통해 우수한 화학적 안정성을 갖는 합금고화체 조성을 확보하였다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.365-372
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• 2001

본 연구는 밭 토양에서 종류가 상이한 퇴비 연용이 토양 중 물리적 특성과 토양 미생물상 변동에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 수행하였다. 밭 토양 토성은 양토와 사양토를 공시하여 계분퇴비, 우분퇴비, 분뇨잔사 및 식품오니퇴비등 4종을 사용하였다. 퇴비 시용량은 0, 40, $80Mg\;ha^{-1}$ 수준으로 처리하여 1994년 1997년도까지 4년간 시험한 주요연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 양토의 용적밀도는 퇴비 무시용구가 $1.49Mg\;m^{-3}$인 반면에 퇴비시용구는 $1.07{\sim}1.32Mg\;m^{-3}$, 사양토는 무시용구 $1.25Mg\;m^{-3}$에서 시용구는 $1.00{\sim}1.20Mg\;m^{-3}$ 수준으로 감소하였다. 재배작물별 용적밀도변화는 옥수수재배는 나지와 비슷하였다. 퇴비시용시 유기물 분해미생물은 $5^{\circ}C$보다 $25^{\circ}C$ 조건에서 배양초기에 균수가 급속히 증가되었고, 토성별로는 양토에서 사양토보다 민감하게 증가되었다. 질소순환에 관련된 미생물의 변화는 암모니아 산화균은 배양초기에 많았고, 탈질균은 1~4주까지 증가되다가 다시 감소되었다. 토성별로는 암모니아 산화균은 양토에서, 탈질균은 사양토에서 $25^{\circ}C$ 조건에서 균수가 증가되었다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.261-271
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• 2009

Deep sea water exists at depths of over 200m under the sea. As no sunlight reaches it, photosynthesis does not take place within it, and it contains no organic matter. In addition, its temperature is maintained at a stable low level throughout the year, so it does not get mixed with the sea water on the surface. It contains a large amount of nutritious salts, whose cleanness is maintained. It is a marine resource that has matured for a long period of time. Research into deep sea water, which started in the 1970s, has been made around the whole world, including the USA and Japan. In Korea, research has been active in this area since 2000. As there has been a good amount of research into industrial applications for deep sea water, since 1993, patents for the relevant technologies have been applied. This paper intends to provide a resource to researchers of deep sea water, by summarizing of all domestic deep sea water-related patents applied with Korean Intellectual Property Office from 1993 to 2008. This research was conducted using a computer and KIPRIS Database owned by the Korea Institute of Patent Information. 'Deep sea water' was used as the search keyword. A total of 222 Korean patents relating to deep sea water have been registered on the basis of IPC. Of these, 126 patents relate to the manufacturing and the treatment of foods, foodstuffs, or non-alcoholic beverages(A23L), while 50 patents relate to the production for medical, dental, or cosmetic purposes(A61K). 38 patents relate to water purification, treatment of wastewater, sewage and sludge (C02F), while 8 patents relate to fishery and farming(A01K). In summary, it was found that studies for the practical use of deep sea water have been conducted in relation to the manufacturing and the treatment of foods, foodstuffs, beverages, and cosmetics.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.220-228
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• 2020

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (AMX) is a cost-efficient biological nitrogen removal process. The coexistence of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in an AMX reactor is an interesting research topic as a nitrogen-related bacterial consortium. In this study, a sequencing batch reactor for AMX (AMX-SBR) was operated with a conventional activated sludge. The AOB in an AMX bioreactor were identified and quantified using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) and real-time qPCR. A T-RFLP assay based on the ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA) gene sequences showed the presence of Nitrosomonas europaea-like AOB in the AMX-SBR. A phylogenetic tree based on the sequenced amoA gene showed that AOB were affiliated with the Nitrosomonas europaea/mobilis cluster. Throughout the enrichment period, the AOB population was stable with predominant Nitrosomonas europaea-like AOB. Two OTUs of amoA_SBR_JJY_20 (FJ577843) and amoA_SBR_JJY_9 (FJ577849) are similar to the clones from AMX-related environments. Real-time qPCR was used to quantify AOB populations over time. Interestingly, the exponential growth of AOB populations was observed during the substrate inhibition of the AMX bacteria. The specific growth rate of AOB under anaerobic conditions was only 0.111 d^-1. The growth property of Nitrosomonas europaea-like AOB may provide fundamental information about the metabolic relationship between the AMX bacteria and AOB.