• 패션비즈니스
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.98-112
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• 2024

The purpose of this study was to provide basic information on the development of local governments and upcycling industries that want to establish centers in the future. The study investigated the current situation and programs of domestic upcycling centers for regional sustainable growth. As a result of comparing and analyzing the programs operated by the upcycling centers by region, they could be classified into culture and arts experience programs, resource circulation experience programs, and environmental culture education programs according to the nature of the operation programs that are more focused on in addition to the experience and education programs reflected by each center. Among the upcycling materials and items used in the operation program, fashion-related education was being operated in a more diverse manner in the area of culture and arts experience programs. As a result of the analysis, it was found that it was necessary to establish a smooth material supply network, develop an in-depth step-by-step upcycling fashion education program, and strengthen the upcycling center program using regional characteristics. The results of this study are significant in that they provide the local governments with basic information for the establishment of upcycling centers in areas where the upcycling centers have not been established. In addition, this study presents the types and directions of programs necessary for establishing upcycling centers in the future.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.125-138
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• 2024

The purpose of this study is to develop and implement a step-by-step upcycling fashion education program that can be utilized within the local community. This program aims to provide basic data by analyzing the current state of community-based upcycling projects and upcycling center programs. To achieve this, the study first examined the meaning and value of upcycling in fashion through literature research and explored upcycling projects and programs in connection with local communities. Subsequently, an upcycling fashion education program platform was developed and applied using the design thinking process. The program involved students from nine high schools in Gwangju Metropolitan City. Depending on the school's circumstances, the time and difficulty level of the upcycling education program were adjusted accordingly. A unique eco-bag making kit, using jeans developed in this study, was employed. Following the completion of the program, a satisfaction survey was conducted among 167 participating students from the high school community class. The findings indicated that the majority of students experienced an increased appreciation, attraction, and interest in upcycling products. They also demonstrated an understanding of the environmental impact of upcycling products and the distinction between upcycling and recycling. It is believed that the educational program developed in this study can promote ethical fashion and foster a sense of value-based consumption. This program can be customized and flexibly adapted to different educational levels and institutional characteristics, making it accessible to a wide range of learners.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2023

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a plastic material commonly applied to beverage packaging used in everyday life. Owing to PET's versatility and ease of use, its consumption has continuously increased, resulting in considerable waste generation. Several physical and chemical recycling processes have been developed to address this problem. Recently, biological upcycling is being actively studied and has come to be regarded as a powerful technology for overcoming the economic issues associated with conventional recycling methods. For upcycling, PET should be degraded into small molecules, such as terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol, which are utilized as substrates for bioconversion, through various degradation processes, including gasification, pyrolysis, and chemical/biological depolymerization. Furthermore, biological upcycling methods have been applied to biosynthesize value-added chemicals, such as adipic acid, muconic acid, catechol, vanillin, and glycolic acid. In this review, we introduce and discuss various degradation methods that yield substrates for bioconversion and biological upcycling processes to produce value-added biochemicals. These technologies encourage a circular economy, which reduces the amount of waste released into the environment.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.22-32
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• 2015

본 연구는 폐기저귀 재활용 공정 이후 회수되는 재생 자원의 가치를 높여 경제성을 확보하기 위한 관점에서 업사이클링 개념을 논의하고, 벤치마킹을 통해 펄프와 혼합 플라스틱의 업사이클링 방안을 수립하고자 하였다. 업사이클링은 원래의 물질이 다시 사용될 때 품질이 향상되고 폐기물을 질적 환경적으로 더 높은 가치를 가진 새로운 물질이나 제품으로 전환하는 과정으로 요약되며, 다양한 사례를 통해 용도를 다 한 제품이더라도 새로운 가치를 갖게 된다는 것을 알게 되었다. 그러나 기존의 업사이클링 사례들은 정성적인 디자인 요소를 통한 가치 창출이므로 정량적인 전략의 도출이 어렵고 업사이클링 완제품 시장 경쟁력에 대한 판단이 불확실하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 활용성 차원에서 B2B 제품까지 범위를 확장하고, 재생펄프와 혼합 플라스틱 두 소재를 같이 활용할 수 있도록 업사이클링 방향성을 설정하여 이를 만족할 수 있는 제품군에 대해 분석하였다. 그 결과, 셀룰로오스 단열재로의 적용을 제안하며, 향후 국내/외 단열재 시장에서 고성능 셀룰로오스 비중이 약 3배 이상 급성장 할 것으로 예측되기 때문에 본 시장을 목표로 업사이클링 전략을 세워야 할 것으로 보인다.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2023

Emitted CO₂ is an attractive material for microbial electrochemical CO₂ reduction. Microbial electrochemical CO₂ reduction (i.e., microbial electrosynthesis, MES) using biocatalysts has advantages compared to conventional CO₂ reduction using electrocatalysts. However, MES has several challenges, including electrode performance, biocatalysts, and reactor optimization. In this study, an MES system was investigated for optimizing reactor types, counter electrode materials, and CO₂-converting microorganisms to achieve effective CO₂ upcycling. In autotrophic cultivation (supplementation of CO₂ and H₂), CO₂ consumption of Rhodobacter sphaeroides was observed to be four times higher than that with heterotrophic cultivation (supplementation of succinic acid). The bacterial growth in an MES reactor with a single-chambered shape was two times higher than that with a double chamber (H-type MES reactor). Moreover, a single-chambered MES reactor equipped with titanium mesh as the counter electrode (anode) showed markedly increased current density in the graphite felt as a working electrode (cathode) compared to that with a graphite felt counter electrode (anode). These results demonstrate that the optimized conditions of a single chamber and titanium mesh for the counter electrode have a positive effect on microbial electrochemical CO₂ reduction.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2015

폐 젤리충진 통신케이블로부터 고순도 구리회수를 위한 친환경 공정 및 장치 개발과 고부가 나노분말 제조까지의 업사이클링 공정을 위한 적용성 평가를 수행하였다. 고압분사 공정은 공업용수만을 용매로 사용한 친환경 고효율 기계적 방법으로써 전산유동해석을 통해 최적화하여 배치공정 장치를 제작, 실험적으로 검증하였으며 99.5% 이상의 높은 고순도 구리 회수율을 얻을 수 있었다. 재활용 구리의 고부가가치화를 위해 액중전기폭발법을 이용하여 나노분말을 제조하였으며, 이에 대한 기초적인 경제성 평가를 수행하였다.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.2-10
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• 2023

The current mandatory domestic biodiesel blending ratio is 3.5%, which is planned to be gradually increased to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The aim of this study was to improve domestic self-sufficiency in biodiesel raw oil by conducting a technical review on the possibility of utilizing waste oils, such as soup oil, chicken oil, and leather oil, as biodiesel feedstocks. These waste oils have an acid value that is too high to be converted directly into biodiesel. Therefore, a pretreatment to reduce the acid value is necessary. The neutralization process was examined as a potential technology for reducing the acid value. The oil recovery rate of the soup oil after neutralization was significantly low at 37.6 wt%. The oil recovery rates of leather oil and chicken oil were 66.49 wt% and 79.08 wt%, respectively. Based on biodiesel conversion experiment using waste oil with a reduced acid value, the conversions were analyzed as 89 wt%, 91.1 wt%, and 90.5 wt% for soup oil, leather oil, and chicken oil, respectively. Thus, it is technically possible to use soup oil, leather oil, and chicken oil as raw materials for producing biodiesel.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.149-164
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• 2021

Since the existing mass production and consumption systems are no longer sustainable, countries are pushing for policies to make fisheries by-products as resources in an eco-friendly manner, and international standards are also being strengthened to increase the value of by-products. In Korea, economic and environmental perceptions of the by-products are rapidly changing, such as realizing carbon neutrality and enhancing circular resources by Korean Sustainable Development Goals. Raw materials derived from the by-products have been steadily imported from 2018. In particular, the number of imports of fish collagen peptides was only 16 number of times in 2017, but was rapidly increased to 483 number of times in 2020. Simultaneously, the demand for raw materials and nutrients for health functional food derived from fish by-products, which did not exist statistically until 2017, started to arise from 2018, and in 2019, consumption of high-value-added raw materials for fish by-products increased by 45% compared to the previous year. However, limitations are in legal and biotechnical industry aspects while its value as a biomaterial is recognized in the by-products-related industry. In this study, therefore, the status of by-products for upcycling biomaterials was reported and provided a scientific basis for supporting governmental strategies. In order to fulfill with the principles of a sustainable circular economy, the factors on hinder the marine bio-industrialization of the by-products were derived and suggested directions and plans for development into a high-value added the by-products as the marine bio-industry by substituting imported raw materials to support the development.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.107-116
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 활용되지 못하고 폐기 되는 옥수수 부산물을 이용하여 주름 개선 기능성 소재로의 활용 가능성을 탐색하는 것을 목적으로, 초당 및 찰옥수수 10 개 품종에 대해 부위별 유효성분 탐색 및 정량분석을 통하여 업사이클링(upcycling) 소재로의 활용성을 제시하고자 하였다. 초당 및 대학찰옥수수의 부위별(알곡, 속대, 포엽, 수염) 추출물의 콜라겐 생성량 측정으로 주름 개선 효능평가 결과, 속대가 100 ㎍/mL의 농도에서 각각 176.5, 140.0%로 우수한 활성을 나타내었다. 속대에서 LC-MS/MS 정성분석으로 18 개 성분이 검색되었으며, 이 중 N,N'-diferuloylputrescine (DFP)을 유효성분으로 하여 품종 및 부위별 정량분석을 하였다. 그 결과, 속대 및 알곡에서만 DFP가 확인되었으며, 속대에서는 초당옥수수의 골드슈가(39.6 ㎍/g), 찰옥수수의 대학찰(38.4 ㎍/g) 품종에서 가장 높게 검출되었다. 속대는 알곡을 탈립 후 남은 부산물로써 콜라겐 생성 촉진 소재로서 부가가치를 새롭게 창출할 수 있을 것으로 기대되며, 본 연구를 통해 버려지는 속대의 주름 개선 기능성 소재로의 활용 가능성을 제시하고자 한다.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.67-81
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• 2023

This study examines a business survey on the utilization of fishery by-products with the aim to assess the feasibility of incorporating these by-products into various industries. The research involved surveying 312 biocompanies across the country and conducting an empirical analysis based on the collected data. South Korea, a leading seafood-producing country with a developed seafood processing industry, provides conditions necessary to utilize seafood by-products as raw materials for the marine bioindustry. Among the surveyed biocompanies, 38.5% expressed their intention to engage in industrial activities involving the use of fishery by-products in the future, indicating a significant level of interest within the bioindustry in utilizing marine and fishery by-products. Companies showed interest in diverse materials, such as scales, fish bones, skin, and kelp holdfast beyond those currently defined under the Fisheries By-products Recycling Promotion Act (officially unnamed, 2021). This suggests a need for improvements in the regulatory framework to accommodate these diverse biomaterials. Furthermore, we propose enhancing the efficiency of fishery by-product utilization by focusing on regional specialization in marine bioindustry. This involves utilizing existing legal framework for upcycling fishery by-products and fostering a regionally specialized marine bioindustry.