• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 2017.04a
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• pp.32-32
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• 2017

2012년부터 도입된 "신재생에너지 의무할당제(RPS)"로 인하여 500MW이상의 설비 용량을 갖춘 발전소의 경우 총발전량에서 일정 비율을 신재생에너지로 공급하여야 한다. 이러한 신재생에너지 중 농업부산물은 목질계 바이오매스의 한 종류로 '탄소중립(Carbon Neutral)' 연료이며 기존 화석연료와 혼소로 활용 할 수 있는 장점을 지니고 있다. 그러나 낮은 발열량, 운송 및 저장비용, 일정하지 않은 연소특성의 문제로 인하여 대부분 노지에 방치되거나 버려지고 있다. 이러한 버려지는 농업부산물을 효율적으로 활용하기 위한 방법 중 하나로 반탄화(Torrefacation) 처리가 대두되고 있다. 반탄화 처리 시, 발열량이 증대되며, 저장과 이송에서의 이점을 갖게 된다. 그러나, 반탄화는 공정 과정중 질량손실에 따른 에너지 총량의 감소한다는 단점을 가지고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 효율적인 반탄화공정을 위한 질량감소모델을 제시 하고자한다. 승온 속도(heating rate)를 $7.5^{\circ}C/min$, $15^{\circ}C/min$, $22.5^{\circ}C/min$의 조건에서의 열중량분석 결과를 토대로 속도모델식(Arrhenius method, Ingraham & Marrier method 등)을 적용하여, 반응속도상수를 도출하였다. 이 반응속도상수를 이용하여 질량감소 모델을 정립하였고, 이를 실험결과와 비교, 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 2017.04a
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• pp.116-116
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• 2017

2012년 국내 총 폐기물(지정폐기물 제외) 발생량은 382,009 톤/일 으로 이 중 12.8%를 차지하는 생활폐기물 중 음식물 채소류폐기물 발생량은 13,209 톤/일 으로 대부분 소각 후 매립 처리되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 고수분 음식물 및 농업 폐기물을 재활용한 고형연료 제조에 필요한 열분해장치를 개발하고 실험을 통해 그 성능을 확인하고자 하였다. 본 연구를 위해 건조용량 50 kg/hr인 실험실용 열분해장치를 제작하였다. 건조 처리된 농업폐기물과 음식물 쓰레기를 열분해용 실험 원료로 사용하였다. 원료종류, 열분해 온도, 열분해 시간에 따른 농업폐기물과 음식물 쓰레기의 열분해 특성을 파악하였다. 농업부산물 건조물의 열분해 처리 결과, 열분해 처리능력은 평균 55.35 kg/hr, 저위발열량은 평균 3,333 kcal/kg으로 측정되었다. 농업부산물을 단순 건조 처리한 경우 고위발열량은 3,400 kcal/kg, 저위발열량은 3,090 kcal/kg으로 측정되어 열분해처리로 발열량이 향상됨을 알 수 있다. 음식물 쓰레기 건조물의 열분해 처리조건 및 결과, 열분해 처리능력은 평균 88.27 kg/hr, 저위발열량은 평균 4,016 kcal/kg으로 측정되었다. 음식물 쓰레기를 단순 건조 처리한 경우 고위발열량은 4,040 kcal/kg, 저위발열량은 3,686 kcal/kg으로 측정되어 열분해처리로 발열량이 향상됨을 알 수 있다. 열분해 처리능력은 연구목표치인 50 kg/hr보다 높게 나타났으며, 저위발열량은 연구목표치인 4,000 kcal/kg 보다 다소 높게 나타났다. 다만 저위발열량 측정 기준 함수율이 습량기준으로 약 10%로 추정되는 바 5%로 조절하고, 열분해 열풍온도를 $200^{\circ}C$ 까지 상승시키면 발열량이 훨씬 향상될 것으로 판단된다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.335-342
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• 2022

In the agricultural sector where the fossil fuels are primary energy resources, the current global energy crisis together with the dissemination of smart farming has led to the new phase of energy pattern in which the electricity demand is growing faster particularly. Therefore, the fuel cell combined heat and power system, coupling the environmentally friendly fuel cell to biomass treatment and feeding, can be regarded as the most effective energy system in agriculture. In this mini-review, we discuss the R&D trend of the fuel cell combined heat and power system aimed at utilizing agricultural by-products as fuels and highlight the issues in terms of the process configuration and interconnection of individual processes.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.53-61
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• 2023

Most of the sewage sludge is organic waste containing a large amount of organic substances decomposable by microorganisms by biological treatment. As for existing sewage sludge treatment methods, reduction and fuel conversion are being carried out using technologies such as drying, incineration, torrefaction, carbonization. However, the disadvantage of high energy consumption has been pointed out as latent heat of 539 kcal/kg is consumed based on drying. Therefore, in this study, we intend to produce solid fuel through hydrothermal carbonization(HTC), which is a thermochemical treatment. To evaluate the value of solid fuel, the characteristics of carbonization and fuel ratio were analyzed. As a result, as the hydrothermal carbonization reaction temperature increased, the lower heating value also increased by about 500 kcal/kg due to the increase in the degree of carbonization. H/C, O/C, ratio showed a decreasing trend from 1.78, 0.46 to 1.57, 0.32. When the ratio of ash to combustible content (fixed carbon + volatile) of dry sludge was 0.25 or more, it was derived that the degree of carbonization and calorific value did not increase even when hydrothermal carbonization was performed.

• Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.24-34
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• 2015

Domestic companies supplying electricity must increase obligatory duty to use renewable energy annually. If not met with obligatory allotment, the electricity-supply companies must pay RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standards) penalty. Although the power plants using a pulverizing coal firing boiler could co-fire up to around 3 per cent with wood pellets mixed in with coal feedstock without any major equipment revamps, they recorded only about 60 per cent fulfillment of RPS. Consequently, USD 46 million of RPS penalty was imposed on the six power supplying subsidiaries of GENCOs in 2014. One of the solutions to reduce the RPS penalty is that the power supply companies adopt the co-firing of torrefied lignocellulosic biomass in coal plants, which may contribute to the use of over 30 per cent of torrefied biomass mixed with bituminous coals. Extra binder was required to form pellets using torrefied biomass such as wood chips, PKS (Palm Kernel Shell) and EFB (Empty Fruit Bunch). Instead of corn starch, 30, 50 and 70 per cent of Larix saw dusts were respectively added to the torrefied feedstocks such as Pinus densiflora chips, PKS and EFB. The addition of saw dusts led to the decrease of the calorific values of the pellets but the forming ability of the pelletizer was exceedingly improved. Another advantage from the addition of saw dusts stemmed from the reduction of ash contents of the pellets. Finally, it was confirmed that torrefied oil palm biomass such as PKS and EFB could be valuable feedstocks in making pellets through improved binding ability.

• Clean Technology
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.73-79
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• 2017

Recently usage of biomass is increased in pulverized coal power plants for reduction of $CO_2$ emission. Many problems arise when thermal share of the biomass is increased, and milling of the biomasses is one of the most important problems due to their low grindability when existing coal pulverizer is used. Grindability of coal can be measured through the HGI (Hardgrove grindability index) equipment as a standard, but method of measuring biomass grindability has not been established yet. In this study, grinding experiment of coal and biomass was performed using a lab-scale ball mill. One type of coal (Adaro coal) and six biomasses (wood pellet (WP), empty fruit bunch (EFB), palm kernel shell (PKS), walnut shell (WS), torrefied wood chip (TBC) and torrefied wood pellet (TWP)) were used in the experiment. Particle size distributions of the fuels were measured after being milled in various pulverization times. Pulverization characteristics were evaluated by portion of particles under the diameter of $75{\mu}m$. As a result, about 70% of the TBC and TWP were observed to be pulverized to sizes of under $75{\mu}m$, which implies that they can be used as alternative biomass fuels without modification of the existing mill. Other biomass was observed to have low grindability compared with torrefied biomass. Power consumption of the mill for various fuels was measured as well, and the results show that lower power was consumed for torrefied biomasses. This result can be used for characterization of biomass as an alternative fuel for pulverized coal power plants.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.48 no.5
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• pp.732-744
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• 2020

In this study, a torrefaction of Quercus serrata to manufacture a molded charcoal was performed, investigated material properties, fuel characteristics, and performed a quantitative analysis of hazardous gases which occur during a combustion process. In addition, a molded charcoal in market was selected as a control group, and a comparative analysis was performed. As a result, the higher heating value (HHV) of the torrefied specimen was about 14% higher than that of molded charcoal, and its ash content was about 51 times lower. Moreover, after performing a quantitative assessment of hazardous gases (carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, and sulfur dioxide) which were produced when each specimen was combusted for 900 seconds in an enclosed chamber, it was confirmed that the maximum value of generated amount of carbon monoxide on the torrefied specimen was about 50 times lower than that of the existing molded charcoal. Therefore, it was shown that the torrefied specimen produced in this study had a higher heating value than the molded charcoal in the market, and a very low amount of carbon monoxide generated during the combustion process.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.135-143
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• 2015

This study evaluated fuel properties of composite materials which were prepared by mixing a waste activated carbon from the used purifier filter with torrefied wood powder. Wood species of the raw material of torrefied wood powder are oak wood (Quercus serrata Thunb. ex Murray) and pine wood (Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc). And the treatment conditions used for this study were 300 s, 450 s, and 600 s at $200^{\circ}C$ for the wood roaster. Also, the mixing ratios are 5 : 95, 10 : 90, 15 : 85, 20 : 80, 40 : 60, 60 : 40 and 80 : 20 (waste activated carbon : torrefied wood powder). The fuel properties such as highly heating value (HHV), elementary analysis and ash content were evaluated. The results obtained are followings; 1. Despite the same treatment condition of wood roasting, pine wood has higher carbon contents than oak wood. Therefore, pine wood indicated the optimum carbonization at low temperature and short treatment times. 2. The gross calorific value and ash content increased as the mixing ratio of waste activated carbon increased. 3. Mixtures of the waste activated carbon and torrefied wood powder showed greater gross calorific value than those of the mixtures of waste activated carbon and the untreated wood powder. Also, the pine wood resulted in higher heating value that thaose of the oak wood. 4. When composite fuels that were composed waste activate carbon and wood powder are used, higher temperature conditions are required because the combustion is incomplete at $800^{\circ}C$ and 4 hours. 5. The increasing rate of the gross calorific value of mixtures of waste activated carbon and untreated wood powder is higher than does the mixtures of waste activated carbon and torrefied wood powder. Also, this phenomenon is more obvious for pine woods. Therefore, an optimal mixing ratio of waste activated carbon was determined to be between 5% and 10% (wt%). Also, this condition satisfied the requirement of the No.1 grade of wood pellet.