본 연구에서는 화력발전소에서 온배수의 형태로 배출되는 폐열을 히트펌프의 열원으로 이용하여 온실의 난방에 활용할 수 있는 히트펌프 시스템을 설계 제작하였으며, 난방 성능을 분석하여 PE 파이프 열교환기의 설계기준을 제시하고자 하였다. PE 파이프 열교환기의 내경은 20mm, 두께는 2mm였으며, Roll의 직경은 1,000mm로 하였다. 연구결과 PE파이프 열교환기의 적정 길이는 1.0RT당 75m로 설계하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 판단되었으며, 이때 히트펌프시스템의 난방성능계수(COPh)는 3.8로 나타났다.

In this study, the amount of harmful fungi and bacteria contained in the drainage and culture medium from the paprika hydroponic facility is identified. In addition, by proposing the necessity of effective purification of discharged drainage, this study attempted to confirm the possibility of drainage reuse. Finally, this study provides basic data on the basis for calculating the need for purification facilities in the future, as well as improvements in horticulture facility for sustainable agriculture. As a result of the analysis, a total of 12 types of fungi were detected in paprika medium and 10 types of fungi were detected in the drainage, and their densities were 130 and 68, respectively. Among the fungi detected in the media and drainage of the paprika hydroponic facility, the fungi with the highest detection frequency are Fusarium, Phytophthora, and Pythium. In the case of bacteria, a total of 2 types of bacteria were detected in the paprika facilities, and the density was 28 and 23, respectively. Therefore, in order to reuse the drainage and settle the circulating hydroponic cultivation system, a water treatment process capable of appropriate treatment is required.

This study investigated the use of a hydroxyl-radicals-generated microbubble/catalyst (MB/Cat) system for removing organic pollutants, nitrogen, and phosphorous from liquid fertilizer produced by livestock wastewater treatment. Use of the MB/Cat system aims to improve the quality of liquid fertilizer by removing pollutants originally found in the wastewater. In addition, a reduction effect has been reported for antibiotics classified as representative non-biodegradable matter. Samples of liquid fertilizer produced by an aerobic biological reactor for swine wastewater treatment were first analyzed for initial concentrations of pollutants and antibiotics. When the MB/Cat system was applied to the liquid fertilizer, TCOD, TOC, BOD5, and NH3-N, and PO4-P removal efficiencies were found to be approximately 52%, 51%, 30%, 21%, and 66%, respectively. Additionally, Amoxicillin hydrate was removed by 10%, and Chlortetracycline HCl and Florfenicol were not present at detectable levels These findings confirm that the MB/Cat system can be used with livestock wastewater treatment to improve liquid fertilizer quality and to process wastewater that is safe for agricultural re-use.

In this study, the performance of the self-healing with the granulated alkali activator (Ca(OH)2) manufactured in seawater environment is investigated for crack healing under 300 μm of cracks. Specimens combined with GGBFS and OPC with and without the granulated alkali activator were manufactured and immersed in seawater. After that, crack recovery on the surface of the specimens with the granulated alkali activator (Ca(OH)2) was also evaluated by the ultrasonic pulse velocity test. From the results, it was verified that cementitious materials with the granulated alkali activator, exposed in marine environments, could be able to heal or seal inside cracks

미생물연료전지(MFC)는 폐기물 속에 포함된 유기물을 전기로 전환하는 시스템으로 스케일업(scale-up)과 전압 및 전류 향상을 위해서는 미생물연료전지의 스택(stack)이 필요하다. 미생물연료전지의 전압을 향상시키기 위해서는 직렬연결, 전류를 증가시키기 위해서는 병렬연결이 필요하며 각 연결방법에 따른 유기물 제거와 전력생산의 관계는 폐기물 처리와 에너지 전환 효율적인 측면에서 중요한 인자이며 이에 대한 연구는 미비한 실정이다. 본 연구는 2개의 미생물연료전지(MFC 1, 2) 셀을 미연결, 직렬 연결, 병렬 연결하였을 때 유기물 변화와 전류 발생량을 모니터링한 후 이에 따른 쿨롱효율을 분석하여 각 연결에 따른 유기물 변화와 에너지 전환 효율에 따른 효과적인 스택 방법을 제시하고자 한다. 미연결된 미생물연료전지(MFC unit 1, 2), 직렬 연결된 미생물 연료전지(MFC 1-2), 병렬연결된 미생물연료전지(MFC 1//2)의 하루 동안 변화된 화학적 산소 요구량(COD)는 각각 163mg, 213mg, 194mg으로 직렬 연결된 미생물연료전지에서 가장 높은 유기물 제거율을 보였다. 이 때 발생된 평균 전류는 각각 2.13mA, 2.83mA, 4.14mA로 병렬 연결된 미생물연료전지에서 가장 높은 전류 값을 보였으나 유기물 제거량과 전류 발생량으로부터 계산된 쿨롱효율은 각각 19.8%, 10.5%, 15.2%로 미연결된 미생물연료전지에서 가장 높은 쿨롱효율 값을 나타났다. 비록 각기 다른 유기물 변화, 전류 생산, 쿨롱효율 값을 보였지만 각 연결에 따른 미생물연료전지의 성능을 측정하였을 때 비슷한 전력 값이 생산된 것을 확인할 수 있었으며 이는 각 연결 방법에 따른 에너지 손실이 다르다는 것으로 추측할 수 있다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 미생물연료전지 스택시 병렬연결 방법이 폐기물 내에 유기물 처리와 에너지 전환 효율 적인 측면에서는 가장 효과적인 방법이라고 판단된다.

This study was attempted to evaluate the change of microbial community in inoculums, lag, and stationary phase using the community level physiological profiles (CLPP) base on C-substrate utilization. It was to ascertain the characterizing microbial community over time in the enrichment step of microbial fuel cells. Microbial fuel cell is a device that converts chemical energy to electricity with aid of the catalytic reaction of microorganisms using C-substrate included wastewater. Microbial fuel cells enriched by a mixture of anaerobic digestive sludge of the sewage treatment plant and livestock wastewater were used. The current after enrichment was generated about 0.84 ± 0.06 mA. Microbial community in inoculums, lag and stationary phase used amine group, phosphorylated chemical group, and carboxylic acid group (some exclusion). However, phenolic compound did not use by microorganisms in lag and stationary phase. It means that there are not the microorganisms capable of decompose the phenol in microbial fuel cell enriched by livestock wastewater. In case of substrates of amino acid and carbohydrates group, these C-substrates were only used by microorganisms in the stationary phase. It may be that electrochemically active microorganisms (EAM) which we want to know should utilize the better these C-substrates than that of lag phase. This study showed that the electrochemically active bacteria that can be distinguished by electron changes of C-substrate utilization over time could be separated.