• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.29-33
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• 2005

In order to recycle the waste material and to develop the thickening unit of waste activated sludge from wastewater treatment facilities, the filtration bio-reactor equipped with a shadow mask filter module was employed for this work from which the operating properties and parameters were drawn. The sludge thickening and filtration unit is made of cylindrical acryl tank(12cm i.d. ${\times}$ 58cm height: working volume of 6L), where the flat-sheet type of shadow mask filter module(pore size: 220~250um, opening area: 34.8~39.6%) was installed and the effluent was withdrawn from the effluent port at the lowest point of the reactor, and the filtration was performed only by the hydraulic pressure. For evaluating the operating performance of this reactor, some parameters such as the solid-liquid separation of different biomass concentrations, the water quality of filtrate, the aeration cleaning time and the cleaning effect were investigated. Depending on the MLSS concentrations, the different time to withdraw 3L of filtrate was required in which the longer filtration time was necessary for the higher MLSS concentrations caused by the thicker formation of cake layer: 40 minutes for 5,000 mg/L, 70 minutes for 10,000 mg/L and 100 minutes for 15,000 mg/L, where the concentrations of SS were 8.9, 6.7 and 6.5 mg/L, respectively. Under the same operating conditions (the intensity of aeration cleaning: 80 L/min, MLSS: 10,000 mg/L), the proper aeration cleaning time was revealed 30 seconds, and the stable formation of cake layer was in the range of 10 to 15 minutes. Therefore, the shadow mask considered as a waste material can be of use as a filter material for the sludge thickening system.

• 기술사
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.46-50
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• 1982

Following rapid industrial development and urbanization in Korea, there is a need for the Government to implement effective control of pollution and to undertake specific schemes in areas where pollution of the environment is severe. In response to this need, Government of Korea prepare Han River Basin Environmental Master Plan Project for water, air, solid waste to cover environmental protection of the Han River Basin. The Project area is approximately 27,000 sq. Km extending over Seoul, Kyunggi, Kwangwon, Chungbuk Province. The total population of Master Plan Project area is approximately 11.6 million, or one-third of the total population of Korea. There are about 8,000 industries, including those located in 16 industrial complexes, in the project area. The scope of work and terms of reference are the following: (1) A Summary of existing land use and forecasts for changes in land use by the year 2,000. (2) Emission inventories for air, waste water, and solid wastes. (3) Forecasts of future population growth patterns and pollution loadings. (4) Identification of specific projects needs to reduce pollution levels and satisfy the environmental quality standards. (5) A Program of enforcement to include (i) self monitoring, and (ii) governmental inspections and surveillance. (6) A program for quality improvement and quality assurance of environmental measurements. (7) Reports summarizing all data collected analyzed during the study. (8) Conceptual design and feasibility studies, including cost estimates, for needed pollution control projects. (9) A financial plan for future detailed design and construction of public facilities, for financial incentives to industry, and for user charges for industrial use of public treatment of disposal works.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.11-23
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• 2023

In Korea, open burning of agricultural residues is prevalent due to inadequate collection systems, which have caused environmental impacts such as GHGs and particulates. This illegal treatment of agricultural residues also results in economic loss, considering that agricultural residues can be utilized as resources such as pellets and energy sources. To understand the effect of avoiding open burning, this study evaluated the economic, environmental, and social effects of two alternative management options for agricultural residues: incineration and pelletizing. The study estimates the potential amount and dry weight by region for 18 items, taking various factors into account. Regarding the economic aspect, pelletizing facilities in all regions in Korea create economic benefits. This study shows that most regions have an environmental advantage by pelletizing residues. However, incineration creates more environmental benefits than pelletizing in metropolitan cities with relatively low density of residues. It is expected that the environmental, economic, and social findings of this study can be used to inform policies for bioenergy as the need for agricultural residue increases.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 유기성폐자원의 바이오가스 생산 및 이용을 최적화를 위해 현장시설의 정밀모니터링과 시설별 에너지수지를 분석하고, 현장문제 해결방안에 대해서 조사하여 전처리시설 및 발전기 등의 설계 및 운전 가이드라인을 제시하였다. 고품질화 정제설비 운영에 잦은 고장 및 효율 저하를 해결하기 위해서는 가스전처리가 필요하며, 탈황, 제습, 탈실록산, 분진 처리, 휘발성유기화합물 등의 처리공정이 있다. 이 공정들은 고품질화 공정에서도 제거되는 물질들이기에 가스 전처리에서는 정량적 가이드라인은 제시하지 않고, 정성적 가이드라인으로 처리공간에 운영하도록 제시하였다. 특히, 분진, 실록산 및 휘발성유기화합물 등은 가스 전처리에서 제거되지 않으면 고품질화 공정의 잦은 고장의 주원인이된다. 바이오가스 고품질화 공정에 대한 설계 운전 가이드라인은 전체 가스 발생량의 90 % 이상 이용, 2계열화, 여유율 10 % 이상 감안 등이 있으며, 품질기준[메탄함량(프로판 포함) 95 % 이상]을 제시함. 또한 균등한 바이오가스 유입을 위해 가스균등조 설치, 보조연료 균등투입 제어를 위한 열량자동조절장치 설치, 가스압축과정에서 다량 발생하는 수분 제거를 위한 고품질화 후단의 제습장치 설치, 겨울철 설비의 결빙 및 효율 저하 방지를 위한 보온설비 설치, 특히 멤브레인 설비는 실내 설치 등을 제시하였다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.62-69
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• 2008

최근 우리나라에서는 생활폐기물중 가연성폐기물의 처리방법으로 소각이나 매립처분을 가능한 한 지양하고, 고형연료화(RDF) 등을 통한 자원회수를 도모하기 위해 폐기물의 기계적-생물학적 전처리(MBT, Mechanical Biological Treatment)시설 건설을 활발히 추진하고 있다. 이러한 생활폐기물의 MBT시설에 대한 적정 건설과 운영을 위해서는 먼저 처리 대상이 되는 폐기물의 물리 화학적 성상에 대한 정확한 분석이 이뤄져야 한다. 특히 폐기물의 MBT시설의 주된 프로세스인 파쇄, 선별장치의 적정 설계를 위해서는 폐기물의 입도특성에 대한 정확힌 자료가 제공되어야 하나, 아직 폐기물의 입도특성에 관한 자료는 매우 부족한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 생활폐기물중 가연성폐기물을 대상으로 그들의 입도특성과 입도별 폐기물의 물리화학적 특성을 평가하는데 목적이 있다. 생활폐기물의 시료채취는 수도권 소재 A시의 단독주택, 공동주택, 상가지역 및 업무지역으로 구분하여 실시하였다. 분석결과 발생지역에 관계없이 습윤 기준으로 종이가 29.78~60.02%로 가장 많은 비율을 차지하였다. 원소조성으로는 탄소(C)가 34.77~44.39%로 가장 많은 비율을 차지하였으며, 다음으로 산소(O)가 19.46~33.71%를 차지하는 것으로 나타났다. 고형연료 품질지표인 염소의 경우 0.39~0.83%의 함량을 나타내고 있어 기준치인 2.00% 이하(건조기준)를 만족하고 있었으며, 황(S)함유량도 기준치인 0.60%를 초과하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 입도분석결과 가연분에서는 50~80mm 입도가 가장 많은 비율을 차지하고 있으며, 불연분의 경우 30~50mm가 가장 많은 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권11호
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• pp.733-738
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• 2014

군부대는 "군(軍)환경보전지침"에 따라 기본임무수행에 지장이 없는 범위 내에서 자연환경보전을 위한 국가정책을 적극 지원하고 있다. 그러나, 부대 내 야생동 식물 서식종과 서식현황 파악이 미비하여 진해지역 부대의 자연환경조사를 2013년 3차에 걸쳐 실시하였고, 조사결과 법정보호종은 식물상으로는 백양꽃, 포유류는 담비, 수달, 삵 등 3종, 조류는 붉은배새매, 참매, 조롱이, 큰말똥가리, 황조롱이, 긴꼬리딱새 등 6종이 확인되었다. 군부대 자연생태계 보전을 위해서는 우선 군부대 내 자연생태계 조사사업 확충이 필요하다. 또한, 부대내 설치된 오폐수처리시설, 토양오염방지시설, 폐기물보관시설 등 환경기초시설물의 적정 유지관리를 통해 환경오염을 예방하고, 지자체, 민간단체 등과 협력하여 자연정화활동, 야생생물보호활동을 지속 확대하고 있다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.130-142
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• 2008

The objective of this study is to analyze the types and current status of development projects that underwent environment assessment in recent three years and provide basic data to encourage environment-friendly development projects in the future. This study was conducted by analyzing the pre-environment review reports and environment impact statements of development projects that took place in Gyeonggi province. Key findings are as follows. First, a total of 2,465 development projects spanning $173km^2$ were undertaken in Gyeonggi province in recent three years. This is equivalent to three times of the area of Anyang city. Second, types of development projects were in the order of factories and industrial parks, road construction, town (housing estates) development, sports facilities and waste treatment facilities. Public projects accounted for about 30%, while private investment projects represented 70%, indicating that private sector projects were as twice as high. The findings of this study show that the development density of Gyeonggi-do should be examined as a whole in order to develop a comprehensive, long-term plan and harmonize conservation and development systematically in Gyeonggi-do in a holistic perspective.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.389-395
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• 2020

The evaluation of radioactivated components of heavy-ion accelerator facilities affects the safety of radiation management and the exposure dose for workers. and this is an important issue when predicting the disposal cost of waste during maintenance and dismantling of accelerator facilities. In this study, the FLUKA code was used to simulate the proton treatment device nozzle and classify the radio-nuclides and total radioactivity generated by each component over a short period of time. The source term was evaluated using NIST reference beam data, and the neutron flux generated for each component was calculated using the evaluated beam data. Radioactive isotopes caused by generated neutrons were compared and evaluated using nuclide information from the International Radiation Protection Association and the Korea Radioisotope association. Most of the nuclides produced form of beta rays and electron capture, and short-lived nuclides dominated. However, In the case of ⁵⁴Mn, which is a radioactive product of iron, the effect of gamma rays should be considered. In the case of tritium generated from a material with a low atomic number, it is considered that handling care should be taken due to its long half-life.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권7호
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• pp.2277-2288
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• 2021

To regulate the safety protocols in nuclear facilities, radioactive aerosols have been extensively researched to understand their health impacts. However, most measured particle-size distributions remain at low resolutions, with the particle sizes ranging from nanometer to micrometer. This study combines the high-resolution detection of 500 size classes, ranging from 6 nm to 10 ㎛, for aerodynamic diameter distributions, with a regional lung deposition calculation. We applied the new approach to characterize particle-size distributions of aerosols generated during the plasma arc cutting of simulated non-radioactive steel alloy wastes. The high-resolution measured data were used to calculate the deposition ratios of the aerosols in different lung regions. The deposition ratios in the alveolar sacs contained the dominant particle sizes ranging from 0.01 to 0.1 ㎛. We determined the distribution of various metals using different vapor pressures of the alloying components and analyzed the uncertainties of lung deposition calculations using the low-resolution aerodynamic diameter data simultaneously. In high-resolution data, the changes in aerosols that can penetrate the blood system were better captured, correcting their potential risks by a maximum of 42%. The combined calculations can aid the enhancement of high-resolution measuring equipment to effectively manage radiation safety in nuclear facilities.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.1519-1523
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• 2021

Radioactive iodine (¹³¹I) released from nuclear power plants has been a critical environmental concern for workers. The effective trapping of radioactive iodine isotopes from the off-gas stream generated from nuclear facilities is an important issue in radioactive waste treatment systems evaluation. Numerous studies on retaining methyl iodide (CH₃I¹³¹) by impregnated activated carbons under the high content of moisture have been extensively studied so far. But there have been no good results on how to remove methyl iodide at high humid conditions up to now. A new challenge is to introduce other promising impregnating chemical agents that are able to uptake enough radioactive methyl iodide under high humid conditions. In order to develop a good removal efficiency to control radioiodine gas generated from a high humid process, activated carbons (ACs) impregnated with triethylene diamine (TEDA) and qinuclidine (QUID) were prepared. In addition, the removal efficiencies of the activated carbons (ACs) under humid conditions up to 95% RH were evaluated by applying the standard method specified in ASTM-D3808. Quinuclidine impregnated activated carbon showed a much higher decontamination factor above 1,000, which is enough to meet the regulation index for the iodine filters in nuclear power plants (NPPs).