전체 매립지의 80%를 차지하고 있는 중소규모 매립지의 경우, 저농도 메탄의 소량 발생으로 인하여 연료 활용은 부대시설 비용 증가로 가격 경쟁력을 갖지 못하고 있다. 매립지가스의 주성분은 메탄과 이산화탄소로 이루어져 있으며, 그 외 미량의 불순물질인 수분, 황화수소, 암모니아, 할로겐 화합물, 실록산 등이 존재한다(Rasi et al., 2007). 이 매립지가스의 주성분인 이산화탄소와 메탄을 분리･정제 등 별도의 농축 없이 직접 사용할 수 있으므로 메탄 활용 공정의 단순화 및 고집적화가 필요하다. 현재, 상용화된 매립지가스 전처리 기술은 가스포집 후 냉각응축, 제습 장치 및 건조/가온 장치 등을 통한 다단계 수분 제거기술을 포함하고 있으며, 탈황 및 활성탄을 이용한 미량 유해성분 제거 기술을 활용하고 있다. 매립지가스의 자원화를 통한 온실가스 감축을 위해서는 이 불순물질을 제거하는 전처리 공정이 필요하다. 불순물질 중 황화수소는 자원화 설비를 부식시킬 수 있으며, 실록산의 경우 연소과정으로 생성된 이산화규소가 발전설비 내 스케일을 형성시켜 설비를 마모시킬 수 있다. 기존 공정에서는 황화수소와 실록산이 독립된 공정에서 제거되어 설비의 설치비 및 유지비가 증대되는 문제점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 매립지가스 중에 포함된 미량의 불순물질을 제거하기 위하여 미량의 수분 제거, 황화수소와 실록산의 동시에 제거할 수 있는 흡착공정을 적용하였다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 매립지가스 중에 포함된 미량의 불순물질을 충분히 제거하고, 100kW급 가스엔진발전기를 통하여 발전하고, 이를 한전의 전력망에 계통연계하여 매립지에서 발생하는 온실가스를 감축하는 수단으로 활용하였다. 이와 같이 가스엔진발전을 통한 지자체 단위의 중소형 매립지에서 발생되는 온실가스를 감축하는데 적용하였으며, 이에 대한 온실가스 감축 사례에 대한 연구 결과를 도출하였다.

The amount of food waste is generated every year in Korea. Despite food waste contain a large amount of valuable organic resources, The rate of recycling is low because of high moisture contents and sodium. It proposed a solution to the problem is the Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) technology. The Bio-char is produced by HTC allows to increase the recycling uses. The agents of heavy metal adsorption are mainly used with lime and activated carbon. However, these have difficulties such as low economical feasibility and solubility. This study focused on the application of the adsorbent. It is expected to have advantages in heavy metal waste water like Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) or industrial effluent. In this study, the adsorption capacity of bio-char was measured with the conditions of the time and the amount of bio-char inputs to remove in the artificial AMD. Artificial waste water 10 ppm and 100 ppm was prepared using Cu, Pb, Cd, As, and analyzed a batch-test to find the optimum condition. The experimental results showed The optimal blending ratios with activated bio-char and contaminated water were 1 : 20 for high concentration (100 ppm), 1 : 100 for low concentration (10 ppm). As the results, the absorption efficiency of the heavy metals, shows more than 99% except for arsenic.

The ocean dumping of organic waste as food waste has been prohibited since 2012 and so it is necessary to find alternative methods for its treatment and disposal. The purpose of this study was to treat food waste via hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) that has advantages such as no pre-treatment as drying feedstock and low energy consumption. Additionally, feasibility study for Bio-SRF (Solid Refused Fuel) was conducted to produce hydrochar via HTC. As results from quality standards experiments based on 「Solid Fuel Product Quality Testing Method in Korean」, the optimal condition of 220oC as reaction temperature and 4 hr as reaction time have been selected. Since 2012, the ocean dumping of organic waste as food waste has been prohibited, it is necessary to replace its treatment and disposal. This study applied to treat of food waste via hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) which the method has advantages such as no pre-treatment as drying feedstock and low energy consumption. Moreover, feasibility study for Bio-SRF (Solid Refused Fuel) conducted to producted hydrochar via HTC. As a results from quality standards experiments based「Solid Fuel Product Quality Testing Method in Korean」, the optimal condition of 220oC as reaction temperature and 4 hr as reaction time has been selected.

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of activated carbon on leave production of Allium tuberosum. Growth characteristics including plant height and leaf length were the highest when activated carbon was added with 5%, suggesting that optimum amount of activated carbon was ranged from 5 to 10%. Weight of fresh green vegetable in Allium tuberosum was low in control. And fresh weight of Allium tuberosum was higher in 5% treatment of activated carbon. However, when the plants were grown in activated carbon of 5~10%, fresh yield of green vegetable of Allium tuberosum can be increased by using Activated Carbon. Activated carbon can be utilized as a soil conditioner in agricultural crop areas.

Activated carbon(AC) can be utilized as a soil conditioner in agricultural crop areas. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of AC on Leaf and Stem Production of Angelica acutiloba as affected by different amounts of AC. The results obtained are summarized as follows. Growth characteristics including plant height and leaf length were the highest when activated carbon added with 10, suggesting that optimum amount of activated carbon was ranged from 10 to 20%. Growth and enlargement of the root were improved by 10% AC.

Activated carbon(AC) can be utilized as a soil conditioner in agricultural crop areas. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of AC on growth and yield of Ginger(Zingiber officinale) as affected by different amounts of AC. The results obtained are summarized as follows. Growth characteristics including plant height and leaf length were the highest when activated carbon added with 5-10%, suggesting that optimum amount of activated carbon was ranged from 5 to 15%. Growth and enlargement of the root were improved by 10% AC with higher rhizome length and weight.

This study was conducted to investigate the relationships between yearly variations of meteorological elements and yearly variations of productivity in rice. In addition, correlation coefficients among yield and yield components were used to find out the relationships between meteorological elements and productivity. Yearly variation of the mean air temperature in May was large with coefficients of variation(C.V.) of 25.0%, but the variation of the duration of sunshine in May were relative small. No. of panicles per hill and 1,000 grains wt. of brown rice were great with C.V. of 21.1, 19.7%, respectively, brown rice yield show more or less C.V. of 5.5% and milled rice show still less variation. Correlation coefficients between temperatures in period of cultivation from May and yield were positive correlations. Correlation Coefficients between precipitation in period of cultivation from Sep. to Oct. and yield are positive correlations. Correlation coefficients amount the panicle length, no. of panicles, no. of spikelets, ratio of ripened grains, 1,000 grains wt. of brown rice, milled rice yield, brown rice yield and milled rice yield were positively significant at the level of 1 %, respectively.

This study was carried out to obtain basic envirinmental information of the native area and growth characteristics at different age of Dendropanax morbifera LEV. In the southern Korea. The Dendropanax morbifera LEV. Was grown naturally at Wando, Cheju(Mt. Halla), Yecheon(Kermoon island),Sinan(Hong isand), Jindo(Mt. Chermchill) and Haenam(Mt. Taeroon), all between 30 to 450m above the sea level. The soil characterisitics of the native area had a pH of 5.3 to 5.4 with 8.4 to 9.8% content of organic matter and 18.2 to 21.3% soil moisture. Flowering starting in the middle of July begun when the trees were 6 years old. Six year old trees are 129 cm in stem height, 34 mm in stem diameter,15.4 in number of leaves with petioles 12.9 cm long. Xylem sap can be obtained from over 10 year old trees that grew well and have over 10 cm stems in diameter.