Coal Ash, a byproduct of coal combustion in power plants, is usually disposed in surface impoundments or wet disposal areas and landfill sites. Toxic substances contained in coal ash which slowly seep into the groundwater and aquifers in nearby impoundments, and which are also dispersed by wind and storm water in landfill sites, lead to serious health and environmental effects. The main focus of this study is to analyze the strength characteristics of the recycled coal ash mixed with dredged soil to test its capabilities from external forces such as in the stacking of geotextile tubes. The SEM and XRF analysis were carried out in order to grasp the grain size and composition of the coal ash and the dredged soil. To find the optimum mixing ratio of the coal ash and dredge soil, the type of deformation and the strength of the different mixtures were obtained by performing a uniaxial compression test. The relationship between the compressive stress and deformation of the uniaxial compression test and the tubular structure formed by injecting the coal ash into geotextile tube was confirmed and the applicability of the geotextile tube reinforced with the recycled and improved fill material is very high.

Membrane-based gas separations are becoming relevant. Ordered mesoporous silicas have uniform pore channels with a mesopore range. The mesopores are advantageous for rapid diffusion of target molecules, can be modified in a variety of ways, allowing for separation applications. We first describe the technologically scalable fabrication based upon mesoporous silica membranes on polymeric hollow fibers. Furthermore, we modify the mesopores using amine-containing polysilsesquioxane molecules. The resulting modified membranes exhibit promising permeability and selectivity in separation of CO2 from N2 or CH4. Also, the CO2 and N2 transport properties of aziridine-functionalized mesoporous silica membranes are investigated. The hyperbranched aminosilica membrane shows bi-functional gas transport property regarding humidity of gas streams.

본 연구는 AgX (Ag-함침 X zeolite)에 의해 고방사성해수폐액 (HSW)의 발생초기에 함유되어 있는 고방사성 요오드(131I)의 흡착, 제거를 목표로 수행하였다. AgX에 의한 I의 흡착 (AgX-I 흡착)은 AgX 내 Ag-함침농도가 증가할수록 증가하며, 함침농 도 30wt% 정도가 적당하였다. AgX (Ag-함침 약 30~35wt%)로부터 Ag의 침출농도는 해수폐액에 함유되어 있는 chloride 이 온에 의한 AgCl 침전 등으로 증류수보다 덜 침출 (<1 mg/L) 되었다. AgX-I 흡착은 초기 I 농도 0.01~10 mg/L의 경우 m/V (흡착제량/용액부피의 비)=2.5 g/L에서 99% 이상 흡착제거 되어 I의 효율적 제거가 가능함을 알 수 있다. AgX-I 흡착제거 는 해수폐액 보다는 증류수에서 수행하는 것이 효과적이고, 온도의 영향은 미미한 것 같으며, 흡착평형등온선은 Languir 보 다는 Freundlich 등온선으로 표현하는 것이 양호하였다. 한편 AgX-I 흡착속도는 유사 2차 속도식을 만족하고 있으며, 속도 상수 (k2)는 Ci 증가에 따라 감소하고 있지만, m/V 비 및 온도 증가에 따라서는 증가하고 있다. 이때 흡착 활성화에너지는 약 6.3 kJ/mol 로 AgX-I 흡착은 약한 결합형태의 물리적흡착이 지배적일 것으로 보인다. 그리고 열역학적 매개변수를 평가 (음수 값의 Gibbs 자유에너지 및 양수 값의 엔탈피)에 의해 AgX-I 흡착이 자발반응(정반응)의 흡열반응이며, 고온에서 반응 이 양호함을 나타내었다.

Radioactive liquid waste has given soil & water pollution and further congenital defect to the humanity. With this regard, there are lots of interests in reducing concentration of radioactive material even if it is in low level (ppm). There are filtration driven by pressure such as ultra-filtration, nano-filtration, and reverse osmosis to separate radioactive liquid waste. Among them, Nano-Filtration membrane shows promising performance in both permeability and selectivity. Commercial nanofiltration membrane were applied to separate model solutions. Model seawater was desalinated to 6,100 ppm with flux of 90 L/ ㎡h. On the other hands, Model nuclides (Co, Cs, and Sr) solutions are separated from 10 ppm to 2 ppm, 0.23 ppm, and 0.13 ppm. Commercial nanofiltration membranes show the trade-off property between selectivity and flux.

The geotextile tube’s performance in strength, dewatering, retaining solid particles and stacked stability have been studied extensively in the past. However, only little research have been done in the observation of stress behavior of geotextile tubes. In this paper, a large-scale apparatus for geotextile tube experiment is introduced. Model tests was conducted using a custom made woven geotextile tubes. Load cells placed at the inner belly of the geotextile tube to monitor the total soil pressure. The pressure sensors are attached to a data logger which sends the collected data to a desktop computer. The experiment results showed that the maximum geotextile the soil pressure distribution varies at each geotextile tube section.

A series of injection and drainage test were conducted on an circular acrylic tube to investigate the pressure generated by the accumulated fill materials inside a circular acrylic tube structure. The acrylic tube was filled by means of gravity filling with a slurry material having an average water content of 700%. The water head during the filling process was 1.8m and the bottom pressure during initial filling was 20.18kPa. The recorded stress at the sides of the acrylic tube was 17.89kPa during the filling process and was reduced to 13.58kPa during the leaving process. Continuous drainage of the acrylic tube has greatly influenced the stresses around the tube structure. As the water is gradually allowed to overflow, the generated pressure at the topmost pressure sensor of the tube was reduced further to 2.17kPa. Eventually, the initially liquid state slurry material transforms into plastic state after water has dissipated and substantial soil particles are deposited in the acrylic tube. The final water content of the deposited silt inside the acrylic tube after the test was 42%. It was found that the state of stresses(geo-static earth pressures) in the acrylic tube was anisotropic rather than isotropic.

본 연구는 파인애플로 제조한 와인의 과실주의 제조 가능성을 조사하고, 첨가당의 종류가 발효과정에 어떠한 영향을 주는지를 알아보고자 실시하였다. 발효과정이 진행되는 동안 당도와 알코올 농도의 변화는 첨가한 당의 종류에 따라 다르게 변화 하였다. 당을 첨가하지 않은 과즙의 경우 가장 먼저 알코올의 증가가 종료되었으며, 특히, 포도당을 첨가한 와인에서 가장 많은 알코올(12.8%)이 생성되어 효모의 당 이용성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 유기산은 모든 와인에서 citric acid와, malic acid, acetic acid, succinic acid 및 lactic acid가 검출되었으며, 그 밖에 oxalic acid도 소량 존재하였다. 그 중에서 설탕을 첨가한 와인에서 citric acid (0.335 mg/mL)와 malic acid (0.127 mg/mL) 함량이 높게 나타났으며, 또한, 가장 많은 유기산이 측정되었다. 총 페놀 함량 및 항산화 활성도(DPPH 라디칼 제거능)는 파인애플 제조 와인에서 약 950 mg/L 및 약 4,900 mg/L으로 나타났다. 관능검사 결과는 비전문가 집단과 비교하여 전문가 집단에서 기호도는 당을 첨가하지 않는 와인에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 특히, 와인전문가들은 알코올 함량이 적은 당을 첨가하지 않은 와인을 더 선호하는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구 결과와 같이 파인애플로 제조한 와인이 가당을 하지 않고서도 과실주로서의 가능성에 대해 긍정적인 평가를 내릴 수 있었다. 이처럼, 건강에도 도움을 주고, 풍미도 좋으며, 알코올 농도가 높지 않은 와인을 제조할 수 있으며, 다양한 소비층의 소비를 유도할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

An experiment have been conducted to investigate the behavior of dredged fills on flexible containers (scale model geotextile tubes). The study was focused on the development of geotextile strain. The model geotextile tube is made of woven geotextile material. Results showed that during the dewatering stage, the tube height decreases and the tube width increases. This increases the density of the confined fill material and the tensile reaction of the tube. The compaction effect on top of the geotextile tube decreases as the tube height reduces. On the other hand, the confinement effect at the sides of the geotextile tube increases as the tensile reaction intensifies. As a result, The geotextile strain increases as the value of the coefficient of lateral pressure is increased.

The acrylic tube, referred to as geocell in this paper, is 2.19m long with an inner diameter of 280mm. Both ends of the acrylic tube were covered with permeable geotextile sheets to allow water dissipation. The dredged soil fill material is hydraulically filled into the acrylic tube in the form of soil-water mixture (slurry). Load cells oriented in the vertical and horizontal directions were installed inside the geocell to measure the horizontal and vertical pressures inside the cylindrical tube. The pressure readings are collected through a data logger and interpreted by a desktop computer. The pressure distribution inside the geocell based on the load cell readings are closely related to the theoretical Ko and Ka conditions.