• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2017

Globally, use of affordable fuels such as briquettes, woods and wood pellets has increased. Organic pollutants emitted from non-point sources using solid fuels may have contributed to air pollution in urban environment. In this study, we utilized simulated incinerator proposed by U.S. EPA and investigated concentrations of PM, $PM_{10}$, $PM_{2.5}$, OC/EC, CO, $SO_x$, $NO_x$, VOCs and PAHs emitted while cooking meat and fish using briquettes, woods and wood pellets, and developed emission factors. As a result, wood combustion produced more air pollutants than the others. Particulate matter emission factors for woods and wood pellets were 13.54 g/kg and 9.15 g/kg, respectively. Total VOCs emission factors for briquettes, woods and wood pellets were 36.12mg/kg, 46.13mg/kg and 18.26mg/kg, respectively. Additionally, total PAHs emission factors for briquette, woods and wood pellets were 0.44 mg/kg, 18.84mg/kg and 101.62mg/kg, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 국내 수종 중 낙엽송(Larix Kaemferi Carr)을 대상으로 하여 톱밥의 특성별, 형태별로 나누어서 제조된 목재펠릿의 특성변화를 조사하였다. 제조된 펠릿의 함수율, 밀도, 회분, 흡습율, 발열량을 측정하여 비교하였다. 펠릿제품의 함수율은 6.4~7.31%로 나타나 목재펠릿의 품질기준 1급인 10% 이하를 만족시켰고, 대팻밥으로 제조한 펠릿의 밀도가 가장 높았고, 톱밥의 종류별 제조된 펠릿의 밀도는 큰 차이가 없었으며, 품질규격 1급을 만족시켰다. 회분은 0.2~0.424%로 품질규격 1급인 0.7% 미만의 범주에 속한 것으로 나타났으나, 수피만으로 제조된 펠릿의 회분량은 2.106%로 상당히 높은 값을 보여 1.5% (2급)을 초과하였다. 흡습율은 수피를 사용한 경우 추출물성분에 의해 수분 흡수 저해 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 제조된 각 펠릿의 발열량 측정결과 품질기준(1급) 4,300 kcal/kg을 넘어섰다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제98권4호
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• pp.426-434
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• 2009

본 연구는 우드칩과 우드펠릿의 전과정평가에 의한 각 공정별 비용 정보를 취합하여 최적 공정을 도출하고, 생산자 입장에서의 이윤과 소비자 입장에서의 효율성을 비교하고자 수행되었다. 비용은 기회비용에 준거하여 적용하였다. 분석 결과, 우드칩이 우드펠릿보다 생산비용이 저렴했고, 우드칩 생산비용이 가장 저렴한 공정은 현장에서 파쇄하여 소비처로 판매하는 공정으로 나타났다. 우드펠릿의 경우에는 현장에서 수집한 산물을 펠릿공장으로 운송하여 펠릿타이징하는 공정의 생산비용이 가장 낮게 나타났다. 판매수입에서 비용을 뺀 이윤은 우드칩이 우드펠릿보다 약간 더 높게 나타났다. 가격 대비 동일한 발열량을 얻기 위한 조건은 우드펠릿의 가격이 우드칩의 그것보다 약 1.27배일 때이다. 현실적으로 우드칩은 생산자 입장에서의 파쇄 현장이 분산됨에 따른 파쇄기 이동비용의 증가, 그리고 현장 주변에 소비처가 없음에 따른 저장비용의 증가 가능성이 높을 뿐만 아니라 이용자 입장에서의 부피가 큰 연료 저장 시설, 연료 보충에 따른 추가적인 노동 발생, 우드펠릿보다 더 많은 양의 재 발생으로 인한 잦은 처리, 우드칩의 자체 습기로 인한 하절기 부패의 가능성, 동절기 결빙 등의 불편함이 있다.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2022

This study aimed to determine the optimal conditions for fabricating pitch pine (PCP) and Mongolian oak (MOK) pellets using chestnut-shell tea waste (CSW) and castor oil (CSO) as additives. For pellets fabricated using a pilot-scale flat-die pellet mill, all moisture content (MC) was in line with A1 wood pellet standards for residential and small-scale commercial uses designated by the National Institute of Forest Science at the Republic of Korea (NIFOS), regardless of fabricating conditions; the durability of PCP pellets prepared using PCP particles with 10% MC, and CSW addition also satisfied these criteria. The moisture tolerance of PCP pellets improved with combination of 2 wt% CSW and 2-6 wt% CSO. Overall, use of 20 mesh CSW as an additive, PCP with 10% MC, and MOK with 12% MC was found to be optimal. Moreover, using CSO as an additive, high-quality PCP and MOK pellets can be fabricated by adjusting the particles to 12% MC. However, the durability of PCP and MOK pellets prepared using these conditions did not meet the wood pellet standards for residential and small-scale commercial use. Therefore, further research is needed to improve the durability of these pellets.

• 한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국펄프종이공학회 2011년도 추계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.289-296
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• 2011

Recently, much of forest biomass has been obtained from the national forest management operation. Unfortunately, Korean Forest Services has a plan to use this forest biomass as energy fuels for wood pellets. Considering unhappy situation that about 80% of wood pulps has been imported, it is regarded as unwise decision. If forest biomass can be used to make pulps or other valuable woody products, we are able to double its economic value than the raw materials for wood pellets. In this study, we explored alternative raw materials for wood biomass used to make wood pellets. For this, fresh technology such as torrefaction was applied with the other lignocellulosic biomass.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.32-42
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• 2012

Wood biomass including forest residues, waste wood, and construction residuals has been widely generated in Korea, but forest biomass from the National Forest Management Operation Project plays a big role in generating wood biomass. Unfortunately the promotion policy of woody energy organized by the Forest Service in Korea concentrates more on demand creation rather than on supply expansion. Therefore, in order to utilize insufficient wood resources effectively, it is greatly required to develop uses for maximizing their added value. In particular, more attention to the use of the second generation biomass has been paid in foreign countries because there is a threshold that the first generation biomass cannot produce enough biofuel without threatening food supplies and biodiversity. In Korea, wood pellets are regarded as the alternative clean fuels to oils and coals that emit green house gases into the atmosphere. However, using wood as pellet raw materials can not be an economic way because the value of wood disappears right after burning in the boiler in spite of its contribution to the decrease of carbon emission. Differently from wood pellets, kraft pulping process using woody biomass produces black liquor as a by-product which can be used to generate electricity, bioenergy and biochemicals through gasification. Thus, it can be more economical to make a torrefaction of lignocellulosic biomass such as low-quality wood and agricultural leftovers as raw materials of pellets.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.40-50
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• 2013

This study was performed to investigate the potential of torrefied tulip tree (TT) for the production of pellets. For this purpose, chemical composition and fuel characteristics of torrefied TT were examined. In addition, pellets were fabricated by using sawdust of torrefied TT chip, and durability of the pellet was measured. Lignin content of torrefied TT was higher than that of non-torrefied TT, and increased with the increases of torrefaction temperature and time. Fuel characteristics of torrefied TT were affected by torrefied conditions, and the characteristics were influenced more by torrefaction temperature than by torrefaction time. Higher heating value (HHV) and ash content (AC) of torrefied tulip tree increased with increasing torrefaction temperature, and the values were much higher than HHV and AC values of non-torrefied TT. Durability of pellets fabricated with $230^{\circ}C$- and $250^{\circ}C$-torrefied TT was higher than that of $270^{\circ}C$-torrefied TT, and the value exceeded the minimum requirement (-97.50%) of the 1st-grade pellet standard designated by Korea Forest Research Institute. Based on the results, torrefaction treatment of $250^{\circ}C/50min$ to TT might be a optimal condition for the production of TT pellets considering the mass balance and fuel characteristics of TT as well as the durability of the pellets. Thus, it is confirmed that torrefied TT can be used as a raw material for the production of bio-pellets.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.14-20
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• 2007

목질 바이오매스 자원의 고도이용을 위한 연구의 일환으로 산불피해재와 정상재의 목질펠릿 특성을 조사하였다. 제조된 목질펠릿의 전건밀도는 소나무 정상재 및 피해재 각각 0.93~0.94, $0.86{\sim}0.88g/cm^3$로 나타났다. 각 시료의 압축강도는 $145{\sim}168kgf/cm^2$의 범위로서 소나무 정상재와 피해재 양자간에는 거의 차이가 없었다. 각 시료의 회분량은 소나무 정상재와 피해재가 각각 0.32~0.37%, 0.25~0.35%로 나타내었으며, 발열량은 18~19MJ/kg 범위로서 피해목과 톱밥 크기에 따른 차이는 보이지 않았다. 원소분석의 결과, 탄소 45.8~48.8% 범위이며, 수소와 산소의 경우 각각 6.2~6.5%와 46.5~48.0%로 나타났다. 결론적으로 산불피해재와 정상재간에 목질 펠릿의 특성의 차이는 거의 나타나지 않았다.

• 한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국펄프종이공학회 2011년도 춘계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.131-138
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• 2011

Currently, many forest residues have been generated by the National Forest Management Operation. Unfortunately, most of the forest residues are supposed to be used as raw materials for burning fuels like wood pellets. Even though the forest biomass must be effectively used for making high value-added products, they may be subject to disposable raw materials for wood pellets. Wood pellets are regarded as burning fuels with less contribution to the decrease in carbon gas emission, compared to raw materials for kraft pulps. In this study, we studied whether or not forest biomass mixed with various ages and, species could be used as raw materials for kraft pulps.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.818-826
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• 2017

신 재생에너지 보급통계에 의하면 바이오매스 발전실적은 2013년 부터 급증하고 있으며 그 중에서 가장 급격하게 증가한 연료는 Wood pellet으로 2013년 696Gwh, 2014년 2,764Gwh, 2015년에는 2,512Gwh를 발전 하였고 국내 Wood pellet 총 소비량은 2015년 기준 148만톤이며 그 중 발전용으로 소비된 Wood pellet은 108만톤으로 약 73%를 차지하고 있다. 본 연구에서 Wood pellet 소요량을 예측한 결과 국내 발전용으로 필요한 Wood pellet 소요량은 2020년 261만톤, 2025년 685만톤, 2030년 1,139만톤이 필요하며, 최적 바이오매스 발전량 산정을 위하여 바이오매스 발전소에서 국내 생산 Wood pellet 사용량을 50% 사용한다는 가정하에 기 허가 신청된 발전소를 가동하기 위해서는 2021년 226만톤의 Wood pellet이 국내에서 생산되어야 한다는 결론이 도출 되었다.