Considering the characteristics of aldehydes among volatile organic compounds, a combined process was established by linking an absorbent and a photocatalytic reactor. Experiments to find the optimal operating conditions of the combined process showed that as the amount of photocatalyst coating increases, the wavelength of the ultraviolet lamp used becomes shorter, the photodegradation rate becomes faster, and the removal efficiency increases. It was also demonstrated that by controlling the relative humidity during the connection process of the combined process, the re-evaporation phenomenon at the front end (absorption area) of the hybrid process can be improved and the removal efficiency at the back end (photocatalytic reaction area) can be significantly enhanced. This confirmed the need for a combined process that complements the advantages and disadvantages of each process.

Oysters are the most widely produced shellfish culture in Korea and 90% of their weight. Main component of oyster shell is CaCO3 and an appropriate calcination temperature was derived using thermo-gravimetric analysis. The difference in components for each calcination temperature was confirmed and the adsorbent was manufactured by activation. The oyster shell adsorbent surface area was 5.72m2/g with pores in the mesopore range. The adsorption amount was 37.44 mg/g. Therefore, the possibility of using oyster shell as an adsorbent was confirmed.

This study was performed to investigate the effects of water molecules on ozone oxidation of acetaldehyde using a manganese oxide catalyst at room temperature. The catalytic ozone oxidation was conducted at different relative humidity (RH) conditions of 0%, 50%, and 80%. As the RH increased, both ozone and acetaldehyde removal efficiencies dropped due to competitive adsorption on the surface of the catalyst. At the highest RH of 80%, the oxidation reaction was severely retarded, and oxidation by-products such as acetic acid were formed and adsorbed on the surface. After the ozone oxidation of acetaldehyde, the regeneration of the catalyst using ozone alone was tested, and the further oxidation of accumulated organic compounds was investigated under the RH conditions of 0%, 50%, and 80%. When the highest relative humidity was introduced in the regeneration step, the ozonation reaction with the by-products adsorbed on the catalyst surface decreased due to the competitive reaction with water molecules. These findings revealed that, only when relative humidity was low to minimize the formation of by-products, the ozone oxidation of acetaldehyde using the manganese oxide catalyst at room temperature can be feasible as an effective control method.

In this study, a manganese catalyst on the surface of a ceramic support was developed for the removal of odor emitted from barbecuing restaurants. Its ozone oxidation at room temperature was tested using acetaldehyde (CH3CHO), the most dominant compound in the barbecuing odor, and the ozonation efficiency under wet conditions was also studied. The manganese catalyst was made with the honeycomb-type ceramic support, and an acid pretreatment was applied to increase its specific surface area, resulting in an increase of the degree of dispersion of manganese oxide. The acetaldehyde removal efficiency using the manganese catalyst on the acidpretreated support (Mn/APS) increased by 49%, and the ozone decomposition rate and the CO2 conversion rate also increased by 41% and 27%, respectively. The catalyst without surface pretreatment (Mn/S) showed a low efficiency for the acetaldehyde ozonation, and other organic compounds such as acetic acid (CH3COOH) and nonanal (CH3(CH3)7CHO) were found as oxidation by-products. In comparison, CO2 was the most dominant product by the ozonation of acetaldehyde using the Mn/APS. When the relative humidity was increased to 50% in the influent gas stream, the acetaldehyde removal efficiency using the Mn/APS decreased, but only the production rates of CO2 and acetic acid were changed. As a result, the manganese oxide catalyst on the surface of the acid-pretreated honeycomb support manifested high acetaldehyde ozonation even at humid and room temperature conditions.

Odor emitted from the degradation process of food waste is a common cause of public complaints, and appropriate odor treatment methods need to be implemented. In this study, a hybrid plasma catalyst system was applied to treat individual odorous compounds including acetaldehyde and hydrogen sulfide, which are known to be major odor compounds produced from food waste. MnOx catalysts were prepared by varying Mn/support loading ratios, and surface analyses showed that the Mn_5% catalyst achieved the highest performance because dominant manganese oxide species on the surface of the catalyst was found to be Mn2O3, Using the catalyst, the removal rate of hydrogen sulfide steadily increased as the space velocity in the MnOx catalyst reactor decreased. Meanwhile, the removal rate of acetaldehyde did not increase significantly when decreasing the space velocity more than 24,000 hr-1. Following the catalyst experiments using the individual odorous compounds, the hybrid system was applied for testing odor treatment of actual food waste. The actual food waste study showed that both hydrogen sulfide and acetaldehyde were steadily removed; hydrogen sulfide was removed almost completely during the initial 30-minute period, while the acetaldehyde removal was started after the decrease of hydrogen sulfide. In addition, it was confirmed that the dilution-to-threshold for odor reduced from 2,080 D/T to 300 D/T during the initial period. In conclusion, the plasma and Mn2O3 catalyst system can be applied in food waste collection containers to effectively control odor problems.

The Odor-causing compounds from grilled meat restaurants are mainly ammonia, aldehydes, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Acetaldehyde is known to have the greatest odor contribution. This study examines the application of silica gel for acetaldehyde in gas stream. Heat-pretreated silica gel showed relatively good adsorption performance and at 150oC, its breakthrough capacity reached up to 51 mg/g. By using Thomas' dynamic model, which well estimated the adsorption performance in this study, the effects of inlet concentration and retention time on adsorption capacity were evaluated. The adsorbent saturated with acetaldehyde was regenerated by reducing the pressure, which was controlled by the vacuum pump. The design factors were found to be 10 sec−1 of space velocity, -184 kPa·hr of desorption condition, and 10 to 1 of the ratio of cross sectional area to the height for the fixed-bed. The cyclic operation of adsorption and desorption step in the fixed bed packed with silica gel appeared to have 7.0-8.8 mg/g of acetaldehyde removal capacity and 99% of regeneration.

Odor emitted from food waste is commonly known as a severe problem, and needs to be controlled to minimize public complaints against food waste collection systems. In this study, ozone oxidation with manganese oxide catalyst, which is known to effectively treat odorous substances at room temperature, was applied to remove acetaldehyde and hydrogen sulfide, the model odorous compounds from food waste. In addition, the effect of relative humidity (RH) on the ozone/catalyst oxidation was tested at 40%, 60%, and 80%. When the catalyst was not applied, the removal of acetaldehyde was not observed with the ozone oxidation alone. In addition, hydrogen sulfide was slowly oxidized without a clear relationship under RH conditions. Meanwhile, the ozone oxidation rates for acetaldehyde and hydrogen sulfide substantially increased in the presence of the catalyst, but the removal efficiencies for both compounds decreased with increasing RH. Under the high RH conditions, active oxygen radicals, which were generated by ozone decomposition on the surface of the catalyst, were presumably absorbed and reacted with moisture, and the decomposition rate of the odorous compounds might be limited. Consequently, when the ozone oxidation device with a catalyst was applied to control odor from food waste, RH must be taken into account to determine the removal rates of target compounds. Moreover, its effect on the system performance must be carefully evaluated.

Recently, public complaints about unpleasant odor are increasing, particularly in urban areas. One of the odor sources is meat grilling restaurants in the vicinity of the residential areas. In this study, we characterized the odorous compounds generated from the stack of grilling restaurants, and evaluated the removal efficiency of the control facilities. As a result of the field investigation, the dilution index of the complex odor exceeded 500 times that of all test restaurants. The main substance was acetaldehyde. In addition, the correlation coefficient (R2) between the total odor and the sum of odor activity values (SOAV) was 0.73, a value high enough to indicate significant responsibility. The performance of the control facility has been shown to be strongly influenced by maintenance activities, such as cleaning and filter replacements.

To abate the problem of odor from restaurants, a hybrid adsorbent consisting of organic and inorganic materials was developed and evaluated using acetaldehyde as a model compound was deveioped and evaluated. Powders of activated carbon, bentonite, and calcium hydroxide were mixed and calcinated to form adsorbent structure. The surface area of the hybrid adsorbent was smaller than that of high-quality activated carbon, but its microscopic image showed that contours and pores were developed on its surface. To determine its adsorption capacity, both batch isotherm and continuous flow column experiments were performed, and these results were compared with those using commercially available activated carbon. The isotherm tests showed that the hybrid adsorbent had a capacity 40 times higher than that of the activated carbon. In addition, the column experiments revealed that breakthrough time of the hybrid adsorbent was 2.5 times longer than that of the activated carbon. These experimental results were fitted to numerical simulations by using a homogeneous surface diffusion model (HSDM); the model estimated that the hybrid adsorbent might be able to remove acetaldehyde at a concentration of 40 ppm for a 5-month period. Since various odor compounds are commonly emitted as a mixture when meat is barbecued, it is necessary to conduct a series of experiments and HSDM simulations under various conditions to obtain design parameters for a full-scale device using the hybrid adsorbent.

We proposed the new nano-carbon ball (NCB) materials for eliminating the total volatile organic compounds(TVOCs) from the felt which is built in the car. The concentrations of acetaldehyde and formaldehyde of the original felts were varied upon the different production lots. Acetaldehyde in the felt can be eliminated to target level(0.2μg) after introducing 0.5 wt% of NCB into the felt. Detector tube method for analyzing formaldehyde gas was more accurate than HPLC method. Formaldehyde can be eliminated to target level (64 ppb) after introducing 0.5 wt% of NCB into the felt. We also found that TVOC can be reduced to target level (0.32μg) after introducing 2.0 wt% of NCB. Upon introducing small amounts of NCB into the felt, it was possible that the level of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and TVOC formed from the felts can be reduced to the target level. We also suggest the effective analyzing method of TVOCs.

The importance of indoor air environment gets higher because time of staying in indoor such as house or car become longer due to a change of the life pattern on human society. One of major pollution sources, VOCs or odor could be reduced or controlled by using adsorbent. It may be valuable for used catalyst to be applied in the adsorption of VOCs or odor. This could reduce the cost of adsorbent. In this work, the potential of used zeolites such as HZSM-5 catalyst and FCC catalyst as an adsorbent for removing acetaldehyde was investigated. Their adsorptive performances were compared with those of active carbon and MCM-41. The removal performace of used HZSM-5 was similar to that of active carbon due to its higher surface area. But used-FCC catalyst showed the lowest performance. These results suggest that used HZSM-5 can be applied to cheap adsorbent for acetaldehyde removal.

The fluidized bed has been used generally for Industrial process such as chemical reaction process, separation process, incineration and etc. It is very efficient for such application because of equitable contact of each fluidized element with fluid passing through it and maximizing active contact area to adsorb and react from the fluid. This study had focus on application of fluidized bed for air purifier as household appliance and analyzed its performance in comparison to typical fixed media type. As a result, fluidized bed performed in this study had higher removal efficiency for acetaldehyde over two times within initial operation term and had lower pressure drop over 0.7mmAq than that of fixed media type.

The purpose of this research was to study treatment characteristics of main odor substances, such as Trimethylamine and Acetaldehyde, by using 600 Wand 200 W microwave plasmas. Ar and air were used as plasma gases and a cylindrical SiC/Zeolite filter having several Ø 2~3 ㎜ size holes was used as a trigger to obtain a stable plasma even with a relatively low microwave power. The 600 W Ar plasma was used to destroy relatively high concentrated TMA and acetaldehyde from 500 ppm to 2200 ppm and their DREs (Destroy and Removal Ratios) were measured. The 200 W air plasma was also used to measure DREs for TMA and acetaldehyde Jowly concentrated in 4.5 odor strength. The results demonstrated that the Ar plasma produced 70% to 90% efficiency in removing odors substances. The 200 W Air plasma, which was operated at the relatively lower energy level, produced 90% or even above higher efficiency for the odorous materials. It was expected that the air plasma was effectively used to control odorous materials emitted from relatively a small size plant process.

The deodorization performances of ammonia, acetic acid and acetaldehyde were tested for each of all forty five air cleaners sold in the online shops and department stores. The removal performances of toluene and formaldehyde were also investigated and the results were compared to the deodorization performances for the air cleaners. Filter-type and complex type air cleaners which used activated carbon filters showed superior in odor removal performances to those of ionizer type and wet type air cleaners. Toluene and formaldehyde were readily removed for the most of filter-type and complex type air cleaners. Ionizer air cleaners had little removal ability for the toluene and formaldehyde.

우리나라 캠벨얼리 포도주의 발효 중 효모 천이단계에서 분리된 당 내성 토착형 효모 균주 S. cerevisiae S13과 D8 균주로 MBA 포도주를 발효하여 그 특성을 산업용 포도주 효모 W-3 균주와 비교하였다. 토착형 효모 두 균주의 경우 발효초기 가용성 고형분의 감소 및 알코올 생성이 다소 지연되었으나 발효 종료 후 D8 포도주는 12.4%, S13 포도주는 11.8%로서 대조균주 W-3 포도주의 12.0%와 알코올 함량이 유사하거나 다소 높았다. Malic acid의 함량의 경우 D8 포도주는 W-3 포도주와 유사한 수준을 나타내었으나 S13 포도주는 W-3 포도주의 약 71.9% 수준으로 매우 낮았다. 아세트알데히드, 메탄올, 프로판올, 이소프로판올, 이소아밀알코올 등의 함량 역시 D8 포도주와 S13 포도주 모두가 W-3 포도주보다 매우 낮게 나타났다. 특히 메탄올의 함량은 S13 포도주가 98.6 mg/L, D8 포도주가 112.0 mg/L로서 W-3 포도주의 192.8 mg/L에 비하여 각각 51.1%, 58.1%의 낮은 수준을 나타내었다. 또한 색도를 나타내는 L, a, b 값은 S13, D8 포도주 모두에서 W-3포도주보다 낮게 나타났으며 관능평가 결과 색에 있어서 S13 포도주가 W-3 포도주보다 다소 높은 점수를 얻었으나 통계적으로 유의적인 차이는 보이지 않았다.

명아주과(Chenopodiaceae) 식물인 함초(Salicornia herbacea L., SH) 추출물이 단백질 합성과 항독효과에 미치는 영향을 배양 C6 glioma 세포를 재료로 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 본 연구에서 CdCl2는 배양 C6 glioma 세포에 처리한 농도에 비례하여 세포생존율을 유의하게 감소시켰으며, 이 때 중간독성값(midcytotoxicity value, MCV)은 50μM에서 나타나 고독성인 것으로 나타났다. 광학현미경적 관찰에 있어서, CdCl2의 처리군에서는 세포수와 세포돌기가 대조군에 비하여 유의하게 감소된 반면, FSH 추출물 전처리에서는 CdCl2의 처리군에 비하여 현저한 세포수와 세포돌기의 증가를 나타냈다. 한편, acetaldehyde(ACE)는 배양 C6 glioma에 세포독성을 나타냈다. 단백질 합성에 대한 냉동 함초(freezed-SH, FSH) 추출물은 CdCl2로 감소된 단백질 합성을 유의하게 증가시켰으며, 또한 항독효과에 있어서도 ACE의 독성에 의하여 감소된 세포생존율을 유의하게 증가시킴으로서 ACE에 대한 항독효과를 나타냈다. 이에 비하여, 냉풍 함초(cold-SH, CSH) 추출물은 단백질 합성에 있어서 FSH 추출물 처럼 CdCl2의 처리군에 비하여 유의한 증가를 보였으나 항독효과에 대해서는 아무런 영향을 나타내지 않았다. 이상의 결과로부터 함초 추출물은 단백질 합성능과 항독효과를 나타냄으로서 건강증진을 위한 소재로서의 활용가능성이 클 것으로 생각된다.

In this study, the characteristic of offensive major odorous compound from the Bon-San industrial complex in Gimhae were determined by analytical methods of Gas Chromatography, High Performance Liquid Chromatography and UV/VIS Spectrophotometer. The kind of major odorous compounds examined acetaldehyde, sulfur compounds, ammonia and styrene. The concentration of all odorous compounds at 3 sampling points of industrial complex were lower than those of regulation standard levels of the industrial complex in Korea. The mean concentration of hydrogen sulfide was 0.0235 ppm at sampling point 2, it was higher than other sampling point. Complex odors was lower than regulation standard levels of the industrial complex in Korea.