In this study, the growth kinetics of sulfur oxidizing bacteria, Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans, and the effect of dissolved oxygen were determined in low pH conditions for the effective removal of high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide. A dual growth kinetic was applied to identify the microbial growth rate at different hydrogen sulfide and oxygen concentrations in the liquid. A modified Monod-Gompertz equation was deemed most appropriate to examine the growth kinetic parameters of A. thiooxidans. The half saturation constants of hydrogen sulfide and oxygen for the modified Monod-Gompertz equation were found to be 0.9 and 1.1 mg/L, respectively. In addition, a bioreactor model, where the Monod-Gompertz equation was modified, was applied to simulate dissolved oxygen concentrations required for the removal of hydrogen sulfide. As a result, the dissolved oxygen concentrations were 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 3.3 mg/L, which were necessary to remove hydrogen sulfide to less than 10 ppm at the influent concentrations of 100, 500, 1000 and 3000 ppm, respectively. The required minimum dissolved oxygen concentrations under various conditions including reactor volume, gas retention time, and microbial concentrations can be determined using the numerical model developed in this study.

Odorous compounds produced from blackwater commonly cause domestic nuisance complaints. In this study, aseries of experiments was conducted to apply an electrolytic oxidation system to abate the odor problems fromblackwater. The electrolytic process removes odorous compounds from the liquid sources using direct and indirectoxidation; therefore, the system performance mainly relies on electrode materials. Four different electrodematerials, SS304, SS316, Ti, Ti/IrO₂, were applied, and the electrolytic oxidation showed that hydrogen sulfideand organic constituents were effectively removed. However, the weights of electrodes, SS304 and SS316, weredecreased by 7.5~8% due to the electrochemical decomposition from the anode surface. In order to improve thedurability and economical feasibility, SS304 was used as the cathode while Ti/IrO₂ was used as the anode. Theelectrode combination with the different materials (Ti/IrO₂:SS304) showed the same odor removal efficiency asthat using the same material (Ti/IrO₂:Ti/IrO₂). Consequentially, the electrolytic reaction to oxidize odorous andorganic constituents in humane manure was strongly affected by the electrode materials, and its combination needsto be carefully selected to achieve better performance.

2010년 전국적으로 소, 돼지와 같은 동물에 구제역이 발병하였고, 이에 전국에 약 4,800여개의 매몰지가 긴급 조성되고 약 300만 마리의 동물들을 살처분 되었다. 이렇게 조성된 매몰지 내부에서는 가축사체가 부패하는 과정에서 황화수소, 메르캅탄류, 아민류 와 같은 악취물질이 생성되고, 매몰지 이설과정에서 대기 중으로 확산된다. 본 연구에서 는 가축 매몰지 이설과정 중에 발생하는 황 계열 물질을 저온 플라즈마 시스템을 적용하 여 저감하고자 하였다. 특히 플라즈마 시스템에서 상대습도에 따른 황화수소와 다이메틸 다이설파이드(DMDS) 제거량 변화를 실험적으로 확인하였다. 동일한 유입 조건에서 상대 습도가 증가함에 따라 황화수소와 DMDS의 제거율은 증가하였고, 이는 상대습도가 높아 지면서 발생하는 오존량이 증가하였기 때문이었다. 황화수소와 DMDS의 오존 반응식을 깁스 자유에너지로 비교해보면 DMDS의 오존 산화가 더 높은 에너지를 방출하는 것으로 나타나며, 이에 따라 황화수소보다는 DMDS가 먼저 오존에 의해 산화되며 남은 황화수 소는 촉매 층에서 추가 반응하는 것으로 판단된다.

도시지역 합류식 하수배제 설비인 우수받이 및 하수관거, 정화조 등에는 유기성 고형 물이 퇴적되기 쉬우며, 유기성 퇴적물이 부패되는 과정에서 고농도의 황계열 악취물질이 발생한다. 본 연구에서는 전기산화방식을 이용하여 유기성 퇴적물 내에 용존된 악취물질 및 전구물질을 저감시켜, 하수관거에서 기상으로 배출되는 악취 문제를 해결하고자 하였다. 실험실 규모의 밀폐된 회분식 반응기에 하수슬러지(COD 기준 8,000 ~ 28,000 mg·L-1)를 투입하고, 발생되는 악취물질 농도와 악취발생특성을 조사하였다. 여기에 전기산화시스템 을 적용하여 황계열 악취물질과 전체 유기물의 산화 및 분해실험을 진행하였다. 전기산 화 실험을 진행한 결과, 밀폐된 반응기의 기상에서 450 ppm의 고농도로 발생한 황화수 소가 반응 30분 이내에 검출한계 이하까지 제거되었으며, 메틸머켑탄과 디메틸설파이드 는 85% 이상 제거되었다. 투입된 전기에너지당 황계열 악취물질의 제거율은 최대 0.33 mg-S·kJ-1로 나타났다. 또한 1시간의 반응기간 동안 회분식 반응기 내에서 황계열 악취물 질 뿐만 아니라 고농도 퇴적물에 함유된 전체 유기물 농도가 56% 감소하여, 전기산화시 스템이 악취를 유발하는 유기성 전구물질을 동시에 저감하는 효과를 나타내었다. 결과적 으로 최소한의 전기에너지를 이용하여 하수관거 퇴적 유기물에 의한 악취문제를 해결할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다

PURPOSES : To investigate the fundamental characteristics of blast-furnace slag mortar that was hardened with activating chemicals to capture and sequester carbon dioxide. METHODS : Various mix proportions were considered to find an appropriate stregnth development in regards with various dosages of activating chemicals, calcium hydroxides and sodium silicates, and curing conditions, air-dried, wet and underwater conditions. Flow characteristics was investigated and setting time of the mortar was measured. At different ages of 3, 7 and 28days, strength development was investigated for all the mix variables. At each age, samples were analyzed with XRD. RESULTS : The measured flow values showed the mortar lost its flowability as the activating chemicals amount increased in the scale of mole concentration. The setting time of the mortar was relatively shorter than OPC mortar but the initial curing condition was important, such as temperature. The amount of activating chemicals was found not to be critical in the sense of setting time. The strength increased with the increased amount of chemicals. The XRD analysis results showed that portlandite peaks reduced and clacite increased as the age increased. This may mean the Ca(OH)2 keeps absorbing CO2 in the air during curing period. CONCLUSIONS : The carbon capturing and sequestering activated blast-furnace slag mortar showed successful strength gain to be used for road system materials and its carbon absorbing property was verified though XRD analysis.

Most wastewater treatment plants are facing odor and sludge disposal problems. In this lab-scale study, odor and sludge from wastewater treatment processes were treated using a combined non-thermal plasma and sludge reactor. The hydrogen sulfide concentration introduced to the reactor was varied at 10, 20, and 50 ppm, and its removal efficiency and system performance were determined. Ozone was produced by the plasma reaction at a concentration of 200 ppm under the given condition. 80% of the hydrogen sulfide was removed regardless of its introduced concentration. In addition, due to the ozone carried over to the sludge reactor, the organic constituents in the waste sludge in terms of TCOD decreased by 30%. The ion concentrations of HS- and SO₄²⁻ in the sludge increased during the four hour experimental period. As a result, the plasma oxidation system can treat waste sludge effectively for the simultaneous reduction of sludge volume and odor.

Silver nano-particles, that were either attached on granular activated carbon or dispersed in a liquid solution, were applied to investigate the removal efficiency of airborne bacteria. The antibacterial experiments were performed by changing the gas residence time in a GAC filtration column and a scrubber module. The GAC filter experiment showed that the antibacterial efficiency declined with time at a gas residence time (RT) of 0.02 second, and the bacterial quantity in the outlet of the column exceeded that of the inlet after 30 hours of operation. However, when using Ag-GAC, the removal efficiency was higher than that of the GAC, and it was maintained over a 3-day period. The experiment results at different gas RTs of 3, 1.5 and 0.5 seconds also showed that Ag-GAC had higher antibacterial efficiencies. The low antibacterial efficiency at a short RT indicates that a careful consideration needs to be implemented for the design of indoor air purification devises. In the scrubber experiment using distilled water, a removal efficiency of 50% was observed initially; however, it declined gradually and the outlet bacterial quantity was even higher than that of the inlet. This result was mainly due to the accumulation of bacteria in the recirculating solution. Contrarily, another scrubber experiment using silver nano-particle solution showed that an antibacterial efficiency of 66% was maintained over a 3-day period. Silver nano-particles were able to minimize the growth of microorganisms in the spray solution, and it resulted in an improved and stable efficiency for the airborne bacterial control.

This studyinvestigated the preceding studies and concept of Glam Rock style, modernistically reinterpreted its aesthetic function and symbolism and connected them to design. It analyzed according to the standards for classification the Glam Rock style appearing mainly in the collections from 2002 S/S to 2007 S/S and presented four pieces of design through the analysis. Its findings are synthesized as follows. First, unstructured design constitutes mule stressing gold cubic overall. It takes an unstable form by the placement of unshapely front ball of foot from transforming Chopin and a relatively poor heel. Second, over trimming constitutes separated pumps in the form of over trimming irregularly a piece of broken glass, metal and thumb tack. Third, Mix & Match combines Boot body of flexible knit material with an acrylic wedge sandal. Fourth, a platform sandal has the structure of color contrast between yellow and bronze in calf fur of tiger-skin pattern. I hope that this study will be developed by reflecting Glam Rock spirit and style as cultural phenomena through analyzing Glam Rock style and presenting design according to selected standards for classification, inferring plastic beauty of fashion shoes from them, investigating the change and feature of age-specific shoe design and making a new attempt possible.

Biofilters are a wide-spread technology over physical and chemical methods for the treatment of odor compounds because many lab and field-scale operations have demonstrated effective treatments for gas streams contaminated with a low concentration of various odor compounds. Therefore, biofilter processes are classified as one of the best available control technologies in Europe. However, biofilter performance can not be reliable when they are operated at dynamic loading conditions over an extended period. Several methods have been proposed and implemented to overcome some operational problems such as nutrient depletion and clogging. In spite of these efforts, conventional biofilters require improvement to effectively control high concentrations of odor compounds. As a results, additional attempts to resolve the problems and expand biofilter application range are being studied.

This article focuses on English language assessment for young learners in Korea questioning how far the special needs of young language learners (YLL) are being catered by the current English language assessments. First of all, this paper identifies the distinctive characteristics of young learners and the related assessments and provides several examples in the European context to explore how European programs apply the distinctive conditions of YLL on the assessing practices at schools. Secondly, four tests of oral proficiency which are currently administered in Korea (SEPT-general vs. SEPT-Junior; ESPT-general vs. ESPT-Junior) are explored to compare how the assessments for YLL take account of the special characteristics of young learners. Test content is analyzed on item types, test criteria and level descriptors. Lastly, suggestions are made based on the analysis of the assessments. It is hoped that this research paper provides meaningful implications on the YLL test development in Korea.

Recently, a bioactive foam reactor (BFR) using a surfactant and suspended microorganisms has been suggested as an suitable alternative to conventional packed-bed biofilters. This study was conducted to demonstrate the feasibility of applying the BFR using styrene as a model compound and investigate the effect of the gas residence time on mass transfer and biodegradation rates. At a gas residence time of 40 seconds, the BFR achieved high styrene removal efficiencies greater than 80%, but the biodegradation rate controlled the overall efficiency as the styrene inlet concentration increased. Meanwhile, at a gas residence time of 20 seconds, the change of the styrene removal efficiency was less sensitive to the inlet styrene concentration, indicating the BFR system was operated under the mass transfer limited condition. Therefore, the mass transfer rate needs to balance with the biodegradation rate in the BFR system, and the foam stability had a significant effect on the mass transfer. In the BFR, the maximum elimination capacity was found to be 117 g/㎥/hr, which was higher than those reported in the literature. This finding indicates that the BFR can be an efficient method for the treatment of various VOCs and expand an application range of biological processes.

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.