In the present study, we evaluated the effect of pH modulation on concentrations of odorous compounds and pollutants in pit slurry from pig operation building. A slurry sample was taken from the pit of a pig operation building where 50 finishing pigs [(Landrase × Yorkshire) × Duroc] were kept. Three levels of pH (6, 8 and 10) were measured and adjusted daily during the incubation periods using chemical reagents of 1 N HCl or 3 N NaOH. Concentrations of odorous compounds and pollutants were analyzed from slurry incubated for 7 days. When these material concentrations were compared with the pH 8 slurry which was the pH of pit slurry, levels of short chain fatty acids, indoles and total organic carbon were reduced 7%, 68% and 2%, respectively, in the pH 6 treatment (P<0.05). Ammonium nitrogen, phenols and total nitrogen concentrations were lower by 31%, 18% and 17%, respectively, than with the pH 10 slurry (P<0.05). When the odor contribution in pH treatments was assessed according to the odor activity value, it was found to be 23% lower in the pH 6 treatment compared with pH 8. The pH modulation would affect odor emissions and microbial activity from pit slurry. Although not all odorous compounds showed the reduction effect with the same pH control, this study can be effectively used as base data when using additives for pH control.

본 연구는 가축분뇨의 냄새 저감용 제제의 효율적 활용 및 관리를 위하여 국내에서 유통되고 있는 환경개선제의 동향 및 냄새제거 효능을 조사하고자 실시하였다. 사료첨가용 제제는 전체 제품의 80%를 차지하였고, 다음으로 분뇨살포용 제제 그리고 음수첨가용 제제 순이었다. 대부분의 제제들은 0.1-0.2% 사용을 권장하였으며, 전체 제품의 71%를 차지하였다. 환경개선제 유효성분 중 가장 많은 원 료는 생균으로 전체 제제의 85%를 차지하였고, 다음으로 규산염, 허브 그리고 유기산과 효소로 구성된 제제 순이었다. 환경개선제용 생균제로 이용되는 미생물들은 Bacillus coagulans, B. fermentum, B. thuringiensis, B. licheniformis, B. subtillis, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. fermentum, L. lactis, L. plantarum, L. casei, L. brevis, Streptococcus faecium, Clostridium butyricum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aspergillus niger 및 A. oryzae 등이 사용되었다. 냄새제거 효능 평가에서 암모니아 발생 억제 효능을 가진 제품은 전체 제품의 71%이었으며, 48시간까지 효능을 발휘하는 제품은 29%이었다. 암모니아를 30%이상 감소시킨 제품은 암모니아 저감 효능을 나타낸 제품 중 44%를 차지하였고, 24%의 제품이 10% 미만 그리고 나머지 32%의 제품은 10-30% 수준의 저감 효 과를 나타냈다. 황화수소를 30%이상 감소시킨 제품이 32%로 가장 많았고, 8%의 제품이 10% 미만의 그리고 나머지 6%의 제품은 10-30% 수준의 저감 효과를 나타내었다. 이상의 연구 결과, 가축 분뇨의 냄새 방지와 관련하여 다양한 종류의 제제가 국내에 유통되고 있었으며, 앞으로 환경개선제의 효율적 활용 및 관리를 위해서는 정확한 효능분석이 지속적으로 이루어져야 한다.

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of Chamaecyparis obtus extract to reduce odor emissions released from the swine feeding operations. Finisher pigs [Landrace × (Yorkshire × Duroc)] with an initial body weight averaging 50 kg were housed separately in two rooms with eighty eight pigs in each room at a swine feeding operation site. C. obtus extract was sprayed in the room by ceiling sprayer for one minute at twice per day during two months. Concentrations of odorous compounds from air in the room of the swine feeding operation were analyzed at four times during two months. Levels of butyric acid, valeric acid, i-butyric acid, ivaleric acid, skatole, methylmercaptan, and trimethylamine tended to decrease in C. obtus extract spray treatment group compared to the non-spray treatment group (P > 0.05). Odor activity values of butyric acid, valeric acid, skatole and trimethylamine were higher than other odorous compounds and decreased by 72%, 76%, 54% and 20%, respectively, in C. obtus extract spray treatment group compared to the non-spray group. Taken together, C. obtus extract showed an odor reducing capability in the air of a swine feeding operation suggesting that it possesses anti-bacterial properties as well as having a dust removal and masking effect.

Odor in pig manure affects the distribution of the manure over grass and crop fields as fertilizer. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different types of microbes (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Bacillus subtilis and Rodobacter capsulata) and incubation temperatures (20℃ and 35℃) on the levels of odorous compounds in pig manure. Pig manure was incubated with 0.03% microbes (v/v) at temperatures of 20℃ or 35℃. At incubation temperature of 20℃, the addition of Rodobacter capsulata significantly (p<0.05) decreased the levels of indoles and volatile fatty acid (VFA). At incubation temperature of 35℃, the addition of any microbes of the three used in this study did not significantly (p>0.05) affect the levels of odorous compounds. When incubation temperature was increased from 20℃ to 35℃, levels of odorous compounds were significantly (p<0.05) increased. Taken together, these results suggest that Rodobacter capsulata could be utilized to reduce odor from pig manure in the spring and fall when the average temperature is around 20℃. However, alternative odor-reducing technology is needed to be developed to apply onto pig manure during the hot summer season (35℃).

It is known that bones get damaged by accidents and aging. Since the discovery of Bioglass, various kinds of ceramics have been also found to bond to living bone; some of these ceramics are already being clinically used as bone-repairing materials. In the present study, antibacterial calcium silicate gel (Ag-30CaO·70SiO2 gel) was prepared by sol-gel method in order to control the microstructure, which is related to the dissolution rate and induction period of apatite formation in body environment. In addition, biological Ag-30CaO·70SiO2 is tested. This was done to impart antimicrobial activity to the 30CaO·70SiO2. Ag ion was added during sol-gel synthesis to replace the H2O added during the making of the 30CaO·70SiO2 gel, which has silver solutions of various concentration. After the sol-gel process, 1N-HNO3 solution was used to wash the gel when synthesizing the gel, in order to maintain the porous structure and remove PEG, water soluble polymers. Then, the apatite forming ability of the sol-gel derived CaO-SiO2 gels was investigated using simulated body fluid (SBF), which had almost the same ion concentration as that of human blood plasma. The gels were analyzed by FT-IR spectroscopy, SEM observation, XRD, and fluorescent microscopy. The apatite was successfully created even after washing the gel; apatite is present in an amorphous state, and was found to affect the concentration of the Ag ion in cells in MC3T3 live & dead assay results. From these results, it is suggested that a good material that can be used to repair defects of nature bone is Ag-30CaO·70SiO2 gel.

FeS2 has been widely used for cathode materials in thermal battery because of its high stability and currentcapability at high operation temperature. Salts such as a LiCl-KCl were added as a binder for improving electrical per-formance and formability of FeS2 cathode powder. In this study, the effects of the addition of Li2O in LiCl-KCl binderon the formability of FeS2 powder compact were investigated. With the increasing amount of Li2O addition to LiCl-KClbinder salts, the strength of the pressed compacts increased considerably when the powder mixture were pre-heat-treatedabove 350oC. The heat-treatment resulted in promoting the coating coverage of FeS2 particles by the salts as Li2O wasadded. The observed coating as Li2O addition might be attributed to the enhanced wettability of the salt rather than itsreduced melting temperature. The high strength of compacts by the Li2O addition and pre-heat-treatment could improvethe formability of FeS2 raw materials.

비육돈사의 슬러리에 함유된 악취물질의 농도를 계절별로 비교하여 초지 및 농경지에 살포되는 분뇨의 악취강도를 예측하고자 수행되었다. 1.비육돈사의 슬러리에 함유된 휘발성유기물의 계절별 농도 비교페놀류 중 p-크레졸 농도는 봄, 여름 및 가을에 차이가 없었지만, 페놀, 인돌 및 스카톨 농도는 여름과 가을에 비해 봄에 높았다(p<0.05). 돼지 슬러리의 경우 p-크레졸과 스카톨이 악취강도에 큰 영향을 주기 때문에 계절에 따른 휘발성유기물의 악취강도 차이는 크지 않을 것으로 판단된다. 2.비육돈사의 슬러리에 함유된 휘발성지방산의 계절별 농도 비교휘발성지방산의 경우 악취강도가 높지 않은 단쇄지방산의 농도는 봄철이 여름과 가을보다 높았으나(p<0.05), 악취강도가 상대적으로 높은 이성체지방산의 농도는 계절별로 숫자적인 차이는 보였지만 통계적인 차이는 없었다(p> 0.05). 계절에 따라 휘발성지방산이 악취강도에 미치는 영향은 높지 않을 것으로 판단된다. 결과적으로 봄철에 악취물질의 농도가 더 높은 것은 온도, 환기 및 돈사내부로 유입되는 물의 양에 의한 것으로 추정되며, 여름철은 슬러리에서 생성되는 악취농도 보다 환기에 의해 휘산되는 양이 많아서 슬러리의 악취농도가 감소되거나 증가되지 않았을 가능성이 있는 것으로 판단된다. 이상의 연구결과를 종합하면 비육돈사의 슬러리를 초지 또는 농경지에 살포하였을 때 계절에 의한 악취강도의 차이는 크지 않을 것으로 기대된다.

초지 또는 농경지에 살포되는 퇴비와 액비에 의해 발생될 수 있는 악취민원에 대처하기 위하여, 돼지의 분과 뇨에 존재하는 악취물질 농도를 비교 분석하였다. 1.비육돈의 분과 뇨에 함유된 휘발성유기물의 농도 비교페놀, p-크레졸 및 페놀류 농도는 분 보다 뇨에서 높았으며(p<0.05), 분 보다 뇨에 축적된 비율이 페놀은 138배, p-크레졸은 545배 높았다. 인돌 농도는 분 보다 뇨에서 높았으며, 스카톨은 뇨 보다 분에서 높았다(p<0.05). 휘발성유기물은 대부분 뇨로 배설되었으며, 이 중 농도 및 악취강도가 가장 높은 물질인 p-크레졸이 뇨에 많이 함유되어 있다. 돼지 분뇨를 고액분리 하였을 때 퇴비로 이용되는 고체보다 액비로 이용되는 액상물질에서 악취가 훨씬 강할 것으로 예측된다. 2.비육돈의 분과 뇨에 함유된 휘발성지방산의 농도 비교아세트산과 단쇄지방산 농도는 분 보다 뇨에서 높았으며 (p<0.05), 부티르산과 프로피온산은 차이가 없었다(p> 0.05). 이성체지방산 중 I-부티르산의 농도는 뇨 보다 분에서 높았지만(p<0.05), I-발레르산과 이성체지방산은 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 휘발성지방산 중에서 아세트산과 프로피온산은 분에서 각각 65와 20%, 뇨에서는 각각 93과 4%로 휘발성지방산의 대부분을 차지하였지만 아세트산과 프로피온산을 포함하는 단쇄지방산은 악취강도가 낮다. 반면에 악취강도가 상대적으로 높은 이성체지방산은 분과 뇨 간에 차이가 없기 때문에 휘발성지방산이 악취강도에 미치는 영향은 크지 않을 것으로 판단된다. 이상의 연구결과를 종합하면, 돼지 분뇨의 악취물질 중 악취강도가 높은 p-크레졸은 뇨에 많이 함유되어 있기 때문에 퇴비와 액비 생산과정 중 액상처리 시 악취강도가 매우 높을 것으로 추정된다. 다만, 악취강도는 휘발성지방산의 농도 변화에 따라 차이가 있을 것으로 생각된다.

양돈 사료에 발효탄수화물을 첨가하여 돼지의 슬러리에 서 악취물질의 농도를 평가하였다. VFA 분석결과, 분뇨의 SCFA 농도는 대조구, 땅콩껍질, 아몬드피 및 골든화이버 구에서 각각 1,893, 1,591, 1,433 및 1,319 ppm으로 대조구 에서 가장 높았고(p<0.05), 아몬드피와 골든파이버 구에서 가장 낮았다(p<0.05). VFA의 구성을 살펴보면 SCFA 중에 서 아세트산의 비율이 가장 높으며, 다음으로 프로피온산, 부티르산, BCFA 순으로 낮았다. BCFA의 농도는 대조구, 땅콩껍질, 아몬드피 및 골든화이버 구에서 각각 98, 92, 78 및 74 ppm으로 대조구에서 가장 높았고(p<0.05), 골든화이 버 구에서 가장 낮았다(p<0.05). VOC 분석결과, 분뇨의 페 놀류 농도는 대조구, 땅콩껍질, 아몬드피 및 골든화이버 구 에서 각각 97.3, 47.0, 54.3 및 33.3 ppm으로 골든화이버 구 에서 가장 낮았으며, 대조구에서 가장 높았다(p<0.05). 그 리고 p-크레졸 농도가 페놀류 농도의 93~96%를 차지하였 다. 인돌류 농도는 대조구, 땅콩껍질, 아몬드피 및 골든화 이버 구에서 각각 1.8, 1.3, 1.2 및 1.0 ppm으로 발효탄수화 물 처리구간에 차이가 없었으며(p>0.05), 대조구에서 가장 높았다(p<0.05). NH4 +-N의 농도는 대조구, 땅콩껍질, 아몬 드피 및 골든화이버 구에서 각각 1,395, 995, 995 및 836 ppm으로 대조구에서 가장 높았으며, 골든화이버 구에서 가 장 낮았다(p<0.05). 가축의 장내 또는 슬러리에서 발효과정 동안 미생물이 성장을 위해 필요로 하는 에너지가 제한요 소로 작용되면, 미생물은 단백질을 에너지원으로 이용하기 때문에 많은 아미노산이 분해되어 악취물질이 증가 될 수 있다. 따라서 다른 처리구에 비하여 골든화이버 구에서 VOC의 농도가 가장 낮은 것은 골든화이버의 높은 NDF 함량으로(Getachew et al., 2004) 단백질 발효보다 탄수화 물 발효가 활발하게 일어나 악취물질의 농도가 낮았다고 판단된다.

본 연구는 양돈 슬러리의 악취물질 감소에 효과가 있는 것으로 확인된 물질의 효능을 비교분석하기 위하여 수행되 었다. 페놀류 농도는 고추냉이와 아몬드피 구에서 낮았고, 인돌류 농도는 아몬드피 구에서 가장 낮았다(p<0.05). 따라 서 슬러리에 아몬드피를 첨가하면 VOC 농도가 감소되었 다. SCFA 농도는 팽이버섯폐배지와 아몬드피 구에서 높았 고, BCFA 농도는 대조구에 비해 다른 모든 처리구에서 낮 았다(p<0.05). 또한 슬러리의 pH는 팽이버섯폐배지와 아몬 드피 구에서 낮았다(p<0.05). 따라서 팽이버섯폐배지 또는 아몬드피를 슬러리에 첨가하면 SCFA 농도는 증가되고 BCFA 농도는 감소되는 것으로 나타났다.

We investigate the effects of redox reaction on preparation of high purity α-alumina from selectively ground aluminum dross. Preparation procedure of the α-alumina from the aluminum dross has four steps: i) selective crushing and grinding, ii) leaching process, iii) redox reaction, and iv) precipitation reaction under controlled pH. Aluminum dross supplied from a smelter was ground to separate metallic aluminum. After the separation, the recovered particles were treated with hydrochloric acid(HCl) to leach aluminum as aluminum chloride solution. Then, the aluminum chloride solution was applied to a redox reaction with hydrogen peroxide(H2O2). The pH value of the solution was controlled by addition of ammonia to obtain aluminum hydroxide and to remove other impurities. Then, the obtained aluminum hydroxide was dried at 60˚C and heat-treated at 1300˚C to form α-alumina. Aluminum dross was found to contain a complex mixture of aluminum metal, aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, and spinel compounds. Regardless of introduction of the redox reaction, both of the sintered products are composed mainly of α-alumina. There were fewer impurities in the solution subject to the redox reaction than there were in the solution that was not subject to the redox reaction. The impurities were precipitated by pH control with ammonia solution, and then removed. We can obtain aluminum hydroxide with high purity through control of pH after the redox reaction. Thus, pH control brings a synthesis of α-alumina with fewer impurities after the redox reaction. Consequently, high purity α-alumina from aluminum dross can be fabricated through the process by redox reaction.

When a new bonding agent using coal ash is utilized as a substitute for cement, it has the advantages of offering a reduction in the generation of carbon dioxide and securing the initial mechanical strength such that the agent has attracted strong interest from recycling and eco-friendly construction industries. This study aims to establish the production conditions of new hardening materials using clean bottom ash and an alkali activation process to evaluate the characteristics of newly manufactured hardening materials. The alkali activator for the compression process uses a NaOH solution. This study concentrated on strength development according to the concentration of the NaOH solution, the curing temperature, and the curing time. The highest compressive strength of a compressed body appeared at 61.24MPa after curing at 60˚C for 28 days. This result indicates that a higher curing temperature is required to obtain a higher strength body. Also, the degree of geopolymerization was examined using a scanning electron microscope, revealing a micro-structure consisting of a glass-like matrix and crystalized grains. The microstructures generated from the activation reaction of sodium hydroxide were widely distributed in terms of the factors that exercise an effect on the compressive strength of the geopolymer hardening bodies. The Si/Al ratio of the geopolymer having the maximum strength was about 2.41.

This study is conducted to screen compounds affecting ruminal fermentation under in vitro incubation. Saponin, chitosan, metformin, zinc acetate, zinc chloride, zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, ascorbic acid, oil-coated ascorbic acid, nicotinic acid, eastern herb cocktail, charcoal extract and garlic sources (lyophilized and extract) were added to rumen culture fluid at 1.25% of substrate (100% timothy) volume at 24 h incubation. pH, total gas, ammonia, VFAs were measured. Ascorbic acid increased total gas production indicating fermentation level. All zinc compounds significantly decreased (p<0.05) although zinc sulfate increased propionate of volatile fatty acid (p<0.05). In following experiment, ascorbic acid, oil-coated ascorbic acid, garlic lyophilized, herb cocktail and zinc sulfate were added to rumen culture fluid at 2.5% of substrate with 3, 6, 12 and 24 h incubation. Zinc sulfate decreased both ruminal fermentation and VFAs production but ascorbic acid enhanced total gas production. Ascorbic acid increased fermentation regardless of supplement concentration although excessive zinc sulfate decreased fermentation. These results suggest that optimal level of trace compounds might affect ruminal fermentation in ruminant.

본 연구는 높은 섬유소 분해력을 검증 받은 Aspergillus niger (KCCM 60357)와 Bacillus licheniformis (KCCM 40934)를 단독 및 혼합 배양한 미생물제제로 양돈용 청보리 발효사료를 제조하였을 때 사료 성상변화, in vitro 대장발효 및 전장소화율에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 실험 설계는 건조 청보리 (control), A. niger (control + A. niger), B. licheniformis (

Fe powders with elongated and aggregated structure as heat pellet material for thermal battery applications were prepared by spray pyrolysis under various preparation conditions. The precursor powders with spherical shapes and hollow morphologies turned into Fe powders after reduction at a temperature of 615˚C under 20% H2/Ar gas. The powders had pure Fe crystal structures irrespective of the preparation conditions of the precursor powders in the spray pyrolysis. The morphologies and mean sizes of the Fe powders are affected by the preparation conditions of the precursor powders in the spray pyrolysis. Therefore, the ignition sensitivities and the burn rates of the heat pellets formed from the Fe powders prepared by spray pyrolysis are affected by the preparations of the precursor powders. The Fe powders prepared under the optimum preparation conditions have a BET surface area of 2.9 m2g1. The heat pellets prepared from the Fe powders with elongated and aggregated structure have a good ignition sensitivity of 1.1W and a high burn rate of 18 cms1.

A study on the dry beneficiation of sericite occurring in the Daehyun Mine of the Republic of Korea region as performed by applying selective grinding and air classification techniques. Quartz and sericite occurred in the raw ore as major components. The results of liberation using a ball mill and an impact mill showed that the contents of R2O were increased while SiO2 was decreased in proportion to decreasing particle size. According to the XRD, XRF analysis and the EDS of SEM analysis, the ball mill gave a better grade product in R2O content than the impact mill when the particle size was the same. When the raw ore was ground by the impact mill with arotor speed 57.6 m/sec and then followed by 15,000rpm classification using an air classifier, the chemical composition of the over flowed product was 49.65wt% SiO2, 32.15wt% Al2O3, 0.13wt% Fe2O3, 10.37wt% K2O, and 0.14wt% Na2O. This result indicates that the R2O contents were increased by 49.5% compared to that of the raw ore. From these results described above, it is suggested that hard mineral such as Quartz little ground by selective grinding using impact mill whereas soft mineral such as sericite easily ground to small size. As a result of that hard minerals can be easily removed from the finely ground sericite by air classification and the R2O grade of thus obtained concentrate was improved to higher than 10wt% which can be used for ceramics raw materials.

Non-sintering cement was manufactured with briquette ash. Alkali activator for compression bodies used a NaOH solution. In order to apply alkali-activated briquette ash and the non-sintering cement to concrete, several experimental studies were performed. It was necessary to study the binder obtained by means of a substitute for the cement. This study concentrated on strength development according to the concentration of NaOH solution, the curing temperature, and the curing time. The highest compressive strength of compression bodies appeared as 353kgf/cm2 cured at 80˚C for 28 days. This result indicates that a higher curing temperature is needed to get a higher strength body. Also, geopolymerization was examined by SEM and XRD analysis after the curing of compression bodies. According to SEM and XRD, the main reaction product in the alkali activated briquette ash is aluminosilicate crystal.

LaFeO3 powders were synthesized using a method involving solution combustion, and the surfaceproperties of these powders were examined by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. As the amount of fuelincreased during the synthesis, the LaFeO3 powders became amorphous with a large plate-like shape. It wasfound that the O 1s spectra were composed of two types of photoelectrons by deconvolutioning the spectra.Photoelectrons with higher binding energy come from adsorbed oxygen (O−) whereas those with lower energycome from lattice oxygen (O2−). The ratio of adsorbed and lattice oxygen increased as the ratio of the fuel andnitrate (Φ) increased. The binding energy of both types of oxygen increased as Φ increased due to the formationof carbonates.