지구온난화 문제와 유기성 폐기물의 처리문제는 해결이 시급한 환경문제이며, 바이오가스는 이러한 문제를 동시에 해결할 수 있는 장점으로 크게 주목받고 있다. 그러나 바이오가스 중에 함유된 황화수소나 암모니아는 발전설비의 부식 및 대기오염을 유발하기 때문에 전처리가 필수적이다. 기체상 오염물질의 처리를 위한 다양한 기술 중 수세정(scrubber)은 기액간의 접촉을 유도하여 액상으로 오염물질을 흡수 및 제거하는 기술로 널리 활용되고 있는 기술이다. 또한 황화수소나 암모니아는 물에 대한 용해성이 높기 때문에 수세정 공정을 활용하기 유리하다. 그러나 고농도의 황화수소나 암모니아를 효율적으로 처리하기 위해 가성소다 등의 약품을 세정액에 용해시켜 활용하는 것은 세정 후 약액의 2차 처리문제를 야기한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 수세정공정에 전기화학적으로 생성된 free chlorine을 유입시켜 흡수된 황화수소 및 암모니아를 산화함으로써 물질전달률을 높일 수 있도록 하고자 하였다. 이를 위해서는 황화수소와 암모니아의 물질전달률의 평가가 필수적이며, 본 연구에서는 10mM의 NaCl이 용해된 수용액에 1,000 ppm의 황화수소와 암모니아가 4 L/min의 유량으로 단독으로 유입될 때와 동시에 유입될 때의 물질전달계수를 비교하였다. 수용액의 pH가 8일 때 황화수소 단독 물질전달계수(KLa-H2S)는 0.1214 min-1이고, 암모니아 단독 물질전달계수(KLa-NH3)는 9.9×10-5 min-1으로 산정되었다. 그러나 황화수소와 암모니아 각 1,000 ppm이 동시에 유입되었을 때 KLa-H2S는 0.2247 min-1, KLa-NH3는 1.6×10-4 min-1으로 물질전달속도가 상승하였다. 따라서 수세정 공정에서 황화수소와 암모니아의 동시유입이 제거율의 향상에 도움이 되는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, free chlorine에 의해 액상 황화수소와 암모니아가 제거된다면 추가적인 물질전달계수의 향상이 가능하다.

바이오가스의 고질화 공정에서는 필수적으로 메탄의 손실이 발생하게 된다. 특히 기체분리막을 이용한 바이오가 고질화는 타 공정에 비해 경제적이라는 장점이 있지만 메탄 손실율이 높은 편이다. 메탄 손실율이 줄이기 위해서는 고선택도의 분리막 모듈이 요구된다. 분리막을 이용한 바이오가스 고질화 공정에서 메탄손실율이 높은 이유는 CO2에 의한 가소화(Plasticization)으로 CH4의 투과도가 증가하기 때문이다. Cellulose계열의 고분자는 CO2 가소화에 대한 영향이 적기 때문에 CA(Cellulose Acetate)를 사용하여 고선택도의 분리막 개발이 가능하다. 따라서, 투과도가 높은 막을 개발하기 위해 도프용액의 농도와 에어갭(Evaporation time)을 변화시키면서, CA의 두께와 기공을 조절하여, 고선택도의 CA 분리막을 제막하였다. 비용매 유도상 분리법(NIPS, nonsolvent induced phase separation)을 이용하여 제막하였다. 실험에 사용된 Eastman사의 CA를 더 이상 정제하지 않고 그대로 사용하였으며, 도프용액은 다성계로 중합체(polymer), 용매(solvent), 비용제(nonsolvent)를 혼합하여 분리막을 방사하였다. CA의 함량이 증가할수록 active layer 층이 두꺼워지므로 분리막의 선택도가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 하지만, CA함량이 증가할수록 support layer의 다공층이 줄어들게 되고 active layer층이 두꺼워지므로 투과도도 함께 줄어들게 된다. CA 21wt%에서의 메탄의 투과도와 선택도는 1.3 GPU 및 33.0이였으며, CA 25wt%에서의 메탄 투과도와 선택도는 0.1 GPU 및 43.6으로 고선택도 분리막을 제막하였다.

가죽제품 제조 산업으로부터 발생되는 피혁폐기물의 양은 투입되는 원료 가죽의 약 50%를 차지하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 이들 피혁폐기물은 적절한 처리 방법이 개발되지 않아 대부분 매립이나 소각을 통해 처리되고 있다. 특히, 매립이나 소각을 통한 처리는 단가가 높아 관련 산업의 경제성을 악화시키고 고형폐기물의 친환경적 처리 관점에서 문제점이 제기되고 있는 실정이다. 최근 화석연료를 대체하기 위한 신규에너지원의 중요성이 높아짐에 따라, 폐기물을 이용한 에너지화에 많은 연구가 진행되고 있으며, 피혁폐기물은 주로 단백질과 지질로 구성되어 있는 특성으로 인해 혐기성소화를 통한 바이오가스 생산이 가능한 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 일반적으로 알려져 있는 혐기성소화 공정의 최적 C/N 비 (20-30)를 고려할 때, 피혁폐기물의 높은 C/N비 (약 35)는 공정의 제한요소가 될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 피혁폐기물과 음폐수를 통합하여 혐기성소화를 실시함으로써 기질의 C/N 비 조절이 혐기성소화 효율에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. 기질의 C/N 비 조절을 통한 혐기성소화 효율의 변화는 BMP (Biochemical methane potential) test를 약 40일간 진행하였으며, 바이오가스 발생량을 비교하였다. 실험은 경기도 동두천시에 위치한 가죽제품 제조업체로부터 수거된 pelt scrap과 양주시에 위치한 음식물쓰레기 자원화시설에서 발생되는 음폐수를 각각 채취하여 사용하였다. 개별 기질의 C/N 비는 피혁폐기물이 34.1, 음폐수가 13.5로 확인되었으며, 이들의 무게에 따른 혼합비를 조절하여 통합 혐기성소화 기질의 C/N 비를 20, 25, 30으로 맞춰 실험을 진행하였다. 실험결과 기질을 통합하여 C/N 비를 조절한 소화 조건에서 개별 기질의 단독소화 조건보다 많은 바이오가스 생산량이 관찰되었으며, C/N 비 20에서 바이오가스 생산량이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이는 통합 기질의 C/N 비 조절효과와 함께 피혁폐기물에 비해 생분해도가 높은 음폐수 함량이 기질의 C/N 비가 낮을수록 더 많이 포함되었기 때문으로 판단된다.

Biogas is a gaseous mixture produced from the microbial digestion of organic materials in the absence of oxygen. Raw biogas, depending upon organic materials, digestion time and process conditions, contains about 45 ~ 75% methane, 30 ~ 50% carbon dioxide, 0.1% hydrogen sulfide gas, and a fractional percentage of water vapor. To achieve the standard composition of the biogas, treatment techniques like absorption or membrane separation are performed for the resourcing of biogas. In this paper, the experiments are performed using biogas produced in an environmental digestion facility for food waste. The membrane module was imported from overseas, its membrane process has achieved up to 98% of the methane and 99% of the carbon dioxide separated, and it has manufactured and stored pressurized carbon dioxide. The effects of the feed pressures on the separation of CO2-CH4 by the membrane are investigated. A chelate was utilized to purify the methane from the H2S concentration of 0.1%.

가축분뇨, 하수슬러지, 음식물류폐기물 등의 유기성폐자원을 이용한 바이오가스의 생산은 기존에 버려지고 있던 유기성폐기물을 에너지화 할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 동시에 온실가스를 감축할 수 있다는 점에서 각광받고 있다. 혐기성 소화조에서 발생하는 바이오가스에는 메탄(CH4)이 60~65%정도를 이루고 이산화탄소(CO2)가 30~35%이며, 미량 가스로 황화수소(H2S), 수분(Vapor) 등이 포함되어 있다. 바이오가스 중에 미량 존재하는 황화수소는 그 유독성이 매우 심하고, 촉매의 활성과 바이오가스의 이용효율을 저하시키며, 배관재질과 반응하여 설비를 부식시키고 연소 후에는 SO2로 산화하여 산성비의 원인 물질로 배출되어 대기 환경을 오염시키는 역할을 하고 있어 그 제거가 필수적이라 할 수 있다. 바이오가스 중에 황화수소 가스는 메탄발효 원료 중에 포함되어 있는 단백질과 아미노산을 구성하는 황과 황산염을 환원하는 황환원세균 등에 의하여 생성하는 유해가스이다. 따라서 원료 물질의 구성에 따라 황화수소의 농도가 달라지며, 황 함유량이 높은 하수슬러지를 이용한 바이오가스 생산설비에서는 황화수소 농도가 2,000 ppm을 상회한다. 이러한 황화수소를 제거하기 위한 정제방법으로는 습식, 건식, 생물이용 등으로 나누어지고 있으며, 처리 가스량, 유지관리비, 탈황 목표치 등을 감안하여 각각의 적정 방법을 선택하여 적용하고 있다. 이러한 황화수소의 거동을 파악하여 바이오가스 생산 및 이용 효율성을 증대시키고자, 국내 바이오가스 플랜트의 탈황설비를 중심으로 정밀 모니터링을 실시하였다.

우리나라는 런던협약 이행을 위하여 2012년부터 하수슬러지의 해양투기를 금지하고, 매립용 복토재, 발전소 보조연료, 바이오가스 생산 원료 등 하수슬러지를 다양한 재활용 물질로써 활용하기 위한 방법을 모색하여왔다. 이중 수열탄화(Hydrothermal carbonization)방법은 닫힌계에서 180℃~250℃온도조건과 이때 생성되는 반응기내 압력으로 운영되는 기술로, 기존 건조기술대비 에너지소비가 적은 연료화 기술이나 수열탄화 공정이후 다량으로 발생하는 탈리액의 처리가 필요하다. 이처럼 수열탄화 공정이후 고액분리된 액체생성물을 효과적으로 처리·활용하고자 본 연구는 하수슬러지 수열탄화 액체생성물의 단독 혐기소화 및 음폐수와의 혼합소화실험을 통하여 바이오가스 생산추이를 비롯한 혐기소화 특성변화를 관찰하였다. 실험은 유효용적 5L 규모의 혐기성소화조를 이용하였고, 35℃ 항온조건을 유지하기 위하여 water jacket형태로 반응기를 구성하였으며, 반응기 내부 균질화를 위하여 80rpm속도로 기계적 교반을 진행하였다. 유기물부하율(OLR)은 1g VS/L-day로 운영후 1.5g VS/L-day까지 증대시켰다. 실험 결과, OLR 1g VS/L-day 조건에서 하수슬러지 수열탄화 액체생성물의 경우 0.17L/g COD의 메탄전환율을 보였고, 음폐수혼합액의 경우 메탄전환율은 0.30L/g COD로 수열탄화 액체생성물 단독소화일 때 보다 높은 값을 보였다. OLR 1.5g VS/L-day 조건에서는 수열탄화액 액체생성물 단독처리시 OLR 1g VS/L-day 조건보다 메탄전환율이 크게 감소하는 경향을 보였고, 음폐수 혼합액은 OLR 1g VS/L-day 조건과 유사한 메탄전환율을 나타냈다.

혐기성소화 공정은 기본적으로 가수분해단계(Hydrolysis), 산생성 단계(Acidogenesis), 메탄생성단계(Methanogenesis) 총 3단계로 구분지울 수 있으며, 메탄생성단계에서 아세트산(Acetic acid)과 수소 등의 유기물이 메탄으로 전환되면서 혐기발효의 안정화가 이루어진다. 유기성 폐기물의 혐기성 소화는 유기성 폐기물을 기질로 하여 가수분해와 산발효 및 메탄발효 과정을 통하여 메탄으로 생성된다. 혐기 발효 시 유기산과 pH 변화는 혐기발효의 중요한 영향인자 중 하나이며, 혐기 발효의 안정성을 판단할 수 있는 지표가 된다. 본 연구에서는 보편적으로 사용되는 단상 혐기 발효조를 이용하여 투입되는 유기물(VS)농도, 원료배합(돈분 중 분 성분이 30%, 뇨 성분이 70%) 등 운전조건의 변화에 따라 유기성 폐기물의 혐기성 발효가 진행되는 과정을 분석하였으며, 발효 과정 중 생성되는 아세트산, 프로피온산, 부틸산 등 총 9종류의 유기산 분석과 이에 따른 바이오가스 생산량과 메탄발생량을 분석하였다. 혐기성 발효조는 호기성 산화열을 이용하여 혐기성 소화조를 간접적으로 가온하였으며, 중온 혐기성 소화를 진행하였다. 음식물류 폐기물과 돈분뇨 혼합비에 따라 CASE 1, CASE 2, CASE 3로 분류하였으며, CASE 1의 비율은 음식물류 폐기물 8kg과 돈분뇨 20L, CASE 2 음식물류 폐기물 10kg과 돈분뇨 20L, CASE 3는 음식물류 폐기물 8kg과 물 20L의 조건으로 실험을 진행하였다. 본 실험에서 혐기성 소화조의 pH는 평균 8.17로 나타내어 안정적인 혐기 소화 효율을 나타내었다. 혐기성 소화조의 온도는 평균적으로 38℃로 중온소화가 가능한 것으로 확인되었다. 혐기성 발효 과정 중 생성된 유기산의 농도는 33.67∼1,452.81mg/L로 분석되었다. 일반적으로 혐기발효시 안정적인 VFA의 농도는 500mg/L 이하이며, 운전기간 동안 전체 유기산 농도는 432.86mg/L로 분석되어 안정적인 혐기 발효가 진행되었다고 판단하였다. 바이오가스 발생량의 경우 CASE 1에서 0.29~0.31㎥/day로 나타났으며, CASE 2는 0.325㎥/day로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통하여 혐기 발효시 발생되는 유기산 농도와 pH 변화에 따라 유기성 폐기물의 혐기 발효 시 안정성을 판단한 결과 운전기간 동안 혐기발효는 안정적으로 이루어 졌다고 판단되었다.

Anaerobic mesophilic batch tests of food waste and food waste leachate collected from food waste treatment facility were carried out to evaluate their ultimate biodegradability and two distinctive decay rate coefficients (k1 and k2) with their corresponding degradable substrate fractions (S1 and S2), respectively. Each 3 liter batch reactor was operated for more than 60 days at substrate to inoculum ratio (S/I) of 0.5 as an initial total volatile solids (TVS) mass basis. Result of Ultimate biodegradability of 74 ~ 83% for food waste and 85 ~ 90% for food waste leachate were obtained respectively. The readily biodegradable fraction of 85 ~ 93% (S1) of food waste Biodegradable Volatile Solids (BVS, So) degraded within the initial 15 days with a range of of 0.151 ~ 0.168 day−1, whereas the rest slowly biodegradable fraction (S2) of BVS degraded for more than 53 days with the long term batch decay rate coefficients of 0.009 ~ 0.010 day−1. For the food waste leachate, the readily biodegradable portion (S1) appeared to be 92 ~ 94% of BVS (So), which degrades with of 0.172 ~ 0.206 day−1 for an initial 15 days. Its corresponding long term batch decay rate coefficients were 0.005 ~ 0.009 day−1. It is recommended that the hydraulic retention times of mesophilic anaerobic digesters be 16 days for the food waste and 15 days for the food waste leachate, respectively. However a safety factor should be considered when designing a full scale plant.

Results of reviews on bio-gas production and policy trends in the European Union (EU) are as follows. In the EU,Germany leads in bio-gas production with 29 TWh of energy produced through energy crops as of 2013. This could beachieved through renewable energy laws and increases in feed in tariff (FIT) schemes in Germany. In the EU, bio-gashas been verified to play an important role and contribute to greenhouse gas reduction. However, it is necessary to providea measure to improve sustainability criteria and decrease the consumer's share of expenses. If bio-gas is produced usingorganic wastes instead of energy crops, this problem can be solved. If the bio-gas production policies in the EU are appliedin South Korea, bio-gas market will be promoted and greenhouse gas emission can be reduced in the future.

Efforts were made to identify the optimum operational condition of Semi-continuously Fed and Mixed Reactor(SCFMR) to treat the dairy cow manure and saw dust mixture. Step-wise increase in organic loading rates (OLRs) and decrease in hydraulic retention times (HRTs) were utilized until the biogas volume became significantly decreased in SCFMR at mesophilic temperature (35℃). The optimum operating condition of the SCFMR fed with TS 15% dairy cow manure and saw dust mixture was found to be at HRTs of 30 days and its corresponding OLRs of 4.27 kgVS/m³-day. The optimum ranges of biogas and methane production rates were 1.47 volume of biogas per volume of reactor per day(v/v-d) and 1.14 v/v-d, respectively. This result was due to the high alkalinity concentration of SCFMR fed with the original substrate, dairy cow manure and saw dust mixture whose alkalinity was more than 10,000 mg/L as CaCO3. The parameters for the reactor stability, the ratios of volatile acids and alkalinity concentrations (V/A) and the ratio of propionic acid and acetic acid concentrations (P/A) appeared to be 0.07-0.09 and 0.38-0.43, respectively, that were greatly stable in operation. The Total Volatile Solids(TVS) removal efficiency based on the biogas production was 45.2% at the optimum HRTs. Free ammonia toxicity was not experienced at above 160 mg/L due to the acclimation of high concentration of ammonia by the high reactor TS content above 9.0%.

This study was initiated to examine the potential impacts on the environment during the management of food waste by anaerobic digestion in Daejeon Metropolitan City (DMC) that is built in 2017. The evaluation was based on both material flow analysis (MFA) and life cycle assessment (LCA). The MFA study was performed using STAN 2.5, while the LCA was conducted according to ISO standards by utilizing Total 4 LCA software with the incorporation of CML 2002 methodology. According to the LCA results, global warming potential (GWP), acidification potential (AP), eutrophication potential (EP), and photochemical ozone creation potential (POCP) were found to be approximately 166 kg CO2-eq/ton of food waste, 0.43 kg SO2-eq/ton of food waste, 0.66 kg PO4 3−eq/ton of food waste, and 0.08 kg C2H4-eq/ ton of food waste, respectively. The disposal stage showed higher impact of GWP on the environment due to the landfilling of solid sludge and screening waste. In case of eutrophication potential, the treatment phase showed the highest impact on the environment, mainly because of the consumption of electricity. Based on the results of normalization, the highest environmental impacts was found in the treatment stage related to eutrophication potential. The results of LCA would provide policy-makers to identify and reduce potential environmental impacts associated with food waste to biogas conversion in DMC by life cycle.

Efforts were made to identify the optimum operational condition of Semi-continuously Fed and Mixed Reactor (SCFMR) to treat the dairy cow manure and saw dust mixture. Step-wise increase in organic loading rates (OLRs) and decrease in hydraulic retention times (HRTs) were utilized until the biogas volume became significantly decreased in SCFMR at mesophilic temperature (35oC). The optimum operating condition of the SCFMR fed with TS 15% dairy cow manure and saw dust mixture was found to be at HRTs of 30 ~ 35 days and its corresponding OLRs of 3.5 ~ 4.3 kgVS/ m3-day. The optimum ranges of biogas and methane production rates were 1.36 ~ 1.47 volume of biogas per volume of reactor per day (v/v-d) and 1.0 ~ 1.14 v/v-d, respectively. This result was due to the high alkalinity concentration of SCFMR fed with the original substrate, dairy cow manure and saw dust mixture whose alkalinity was more than 10,000 mg/L as CaCO3. The parameters for the reactor stability, the ratios of volatile acids and alkalinity concentrations (V/A) and the ratio of propionic acid and acetic acid concentrations (P/A) appeared to be 0.07 ~ 0.09 and 0.38 ~ 0.43, respectively, that were greatly stable in operation. The Total Volatile Solids (TVS) removal efficiency based on the biogas production was 39 ~ 45% at the optimum HRTs. Free ammonia toxicity was not experienced at above 160mg/L due to the acclimation of high concentration of ammonia by the high reactor TS content above 9.0%.

Biogas is a gaseous mixture produced from microbial digestion of organic materials in the absence of oxygen. Raw biogas, depending upon organic materials, digestion time and process conditions, contains about 45-75% methane, 30-50% carbon dioxide, 0.3% of hydrogen sulfide gas and fraction of water vapor. Pure methane has a caloric value of 34,400 kJ/m³, but the lower heating value of raw biogas changes between 13,720 and 27,440 kJ/m³. To achieve the standard composition of the biogas the treatment techniques like absorption must be applied. In this paper the experimental results of the methane purification in simulated biogas mixture consisted of methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide were presented. The air-lift reactor is performed with MEA in order to increase the simultaneous purification for the gaseous mixtures of CO2 and H2S which are main components of the biogas. The effects of feed pressures and mixed gas on the separation of CO2-CH4 by membrane are investigated. It was shown that it was possible to achieve the purification of methane from the concentration of 55% up to 99%. The flow cell reactor was used to measure the reaction rate constant and to determine the optimal conditions of process for improving process efficiency.

The objectives of this research was to evaluate the anaerobic digestibility of waste activated sludge (herein after WAS)and waste beverages (herein after WB) in beverages manufacturing industry using actual plant under various conditions.In this study, anaerobic digestion with WAS and WB were evaluated according to different operating conditions. As thebasis operating conditions for anaerobic digestion, the reaction temperature was controlled at 35 and hydraulic retentiontime 30 days. WAS and WB were mixed at the ratio of 1:0, 9:1, 8:2, 7:3, 5:5, Respectively. The organic loadingrate (herein after OLR) was maintained less than 0.5kgVS/m3·day. Biogas productivity in accordance with VS was fedat the each mixing ratio with WAS and WB was increased from 0.92Nm3/kg VSfeed to 1.28Nm3/kg VSfeed, except mixingratio 5:5 (0.19Nm3/kg VSfeed). Also Biogas productivity in accordance with VS was removed at the each mixing ratiowith WAS and WB was increased from 1.13Nm3/kg VSrem to 1.81Nm3/kg VSrem, except mixing ratio 5:5 (0.35Nm3/kg VSrem). It was judged that pH was reduced with WB addition. From the results, it was judged that anaerobic digestionusing WAS and WB could be feasible.

The objectives of this research was to evaluate the anaerobic digestibility of waste actizvated sludge (WAS) and wastebeverages in beverages manufacturing industry using BMP test under various conditions. Also, the effects of physical(ultrasonic) and biological (lactobacillus) solubilization process on anaerobic digestibility of WAS were thoroughlystudied. The soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCODCr)/total chemical oxygen demand (TCODCr) ratio of WAS was 0.15but the SCODCr/TCODCr ratio after solubilization was increased 17.5% by ultrasonic, 18.8% by lactobacillus respectively.The results of BMP test, methane gas productivity as mixing ratio of WAS and waste beverages were 156ml CH4/gCODCr,164ml CH4/gCODCr and 182ml CH4/g CODCr, respectively 9:1, 8:2, 7:3 before the solubilization of WAS. As themixing ratio of waste beverages increase, VFAs concentration and methane productivity was increased. Also, methanegas productivity as mixing ratio after the solubilization of WAS using ultrasonic and lactobacillus was increased3.3~11.3%, 11.1~15.2% respectively. From the results, it was judged that anaerobic digestion using WAS and wastebeverages could be feasible.

In this research, the upgrading technology and policy trends for biogas were examined with a focus on the European Union (EU). Depending on the capacity of the biogas upgrading facility investment costs are different. In addition, biogas upgrading technology-specific energy demand is lowest in the amine scrubber process. Organic waste met the sustainability criteria. Also, the energy content was four times larger, and the results showed that the utilization value was significant. Through cogeneration, and it can secure various markets. Because of these advantages, various policies are being promoted in the EU. In the future, South Korea needs to model its biogas policy after the upgrading technology and policy trends in the EU, and it should strive to create a market for biomethane.

Biogas from anaerobic digestion of biological wastes is a renewable energy resource. It has been utilized to provideheat and electricity. Raw biogas contains about 55~65% methane, 30~45% carbon dioxide, 0.5% of hydrogen sulfidegas and fraction of water vapor. The presence of CO2 and H2S in biogas affects less caloric value of raw biogas andcorrosion of engine etc.. Reducing CO2 and H2S contents improves a quality of fuel. In this paper, the absorption processusing aqueous monoethanol amine has been investigated as one of the leading technologies to purify the biogas. Liquidabsorbent is circulated through the reactor, contacting the biogas in countercurrent flow. The experimental results of themethane purification in simulated biogas mixture consisted of methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide werepresented. It was shown that using aqueous solution used is effective in reacting with CO2 in biogas and it was possibleto achieve the purification of methane from the concentration of 55% up to 98%. This technique proved to be efficientin enriching and purifying of biogas, and has to be used to improve process efficiency.

Biogas is a clean environment friendly fuel that is produced by bacterial conversion of organic matter underanaerobic condition. Raw biogas contains about 55~65% methane, 30~45% carbon dioxide, 0.5% of hydrogensulfide gas and fraction of water vapor. Pure methane has a caloric value of 9,800 kcal/m3, but the caloric value ofraw biogas is about 5,000kcal/m3. To achieve the standard composition of the biogas the treatment techniques likeabsorption or membrane separation must be applied. In this paper the experimental results of the methane purificationin simulated biogas mixture consisted of methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide were presented. It was shownthat the using the hollow fiber module with polysulfone membrane it was possible to achieve the purification ofmethane from the concentration of 55% up to 97%. The membrane material was resistant to the small concentrationsof sour gases and for the prevention of methane losses the membrane system has to be used to improve processefficiency.

This is aim to use and recycle the wasted biogas from the dispose process of the food wasted facility in Dae-Gu. Furthermore, the virtuous biogas is to be supplied for the Industrial Complex as energy resource. It is to develop the system for Pre-treatment and High-efficiency of the wasted biogas that includes low concentration and impurities. The Pre-treatment is to remove Siloxan, Hydrogen sulfide, Carbon dioxide, Oxygen and etc. which might influence to end-users in negative way. The High-efficiency system is to remove moisture in Biogas and increase the purity for keeping the constant concentration Methane for useful resource with measuring the portion and density in real time. It shows that constant above 60% Methane gas is possibly to be supplied to end-users as a alternative energy resource rather than using LNG, LPG and etc. for their own boilers system. It is expected that there are Environmental, Economical and Social effects with establishing optimum network for the reuse of Biogas. Environmental positive effects are to reduce the Global Warming Potential, use fossil fuel and Green-house gases. Economically it will bring down the production cost of end-users by using the pre-treated biogas. Furthermore, the alternative energy resource is to be secured and New R&D Study might be applied with FuelCell Power Plant, Hydregen Station and Hydrogen Reforming in social effects.

This paper reports on the experimental investigation carried out to evaluate the physical optimal conditions in the absorption column to remove odorous hydrogen sulfide gas. Hydrogen sulfide gas, as a highly undesirable contaminant, is most widely emitted from environmental treatment facilities. The absorbent mixed with natural second metabolites extracted from conifer trees and chemical absorbent of 2-aminoethanol was applied to remove it via chemical neutralization. The absorbent of natural second metabolites was achieved by a removal efficiency of 20 - 40% by itself depending on the treatment conditions, but the complex absorbent mixed with 0.1% amine chemical provides the removal efficiency of 98%. The optimal removal efficiencies have been examined against the two major parameters of temperature and pH. This study shows that the aqueous solution by natural second metabolites can be used as an appropriate absorbent in the column absorbed for the removal of hydrogen sulfide gas. Young G.