The International Maritime Organization (IMO) ballast water management agreement (International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship's Ballast Water and Sediments) came into force on September 8, 2017. This study evaluated the disinfection performance of electrolysis, UV treatment, and electrolysis + UV combined, to improve the treatment of zooplankton (size ≥ 50 μm), which is expected to strengthen the standards for biodegradation efficiency. Among the methods used, the disinfection time leading to 100% death was in the order: electrolysis > electrolysis + UV > UV process. For the same level of disinfection performance, the amount of electricity required for the electrolysis, UV, and electrolysis + UV processes were 1,300 W.s, 8,400 W.S, and 4,500 W.s, respectively. The combination of electrolysis + UV process for inactivation of zooplankton in ballast water did not show a synergic effect owing to the slow disinfection time and high power consumption.

We used seawater temperature data, measured in the Garolim Bay, to analyze temperature variation on an hourly and daily basis. Lagrange’s interpolation using before and after data was applied to restore nonconsecutive missing temperature data. The estimated error of the data restoration was 0.11oC. Spectral analyses of seawater temperature showed significant periodicities of approximately 12.4 h (semidiurnal tide) and 15.0 d (long-period tide), which is close to those of M2 and Mf partial tides. Variation in seawater temperature was correlated more with tidal height than with air temperature around the Garolim Bay. In June and December, when the seawater temperature difference between the inside and outside of the Garolim Bay was very large, the periodicities of 12.4 h and 15.0 d were highly prominent. These results indicate that the exchange of seawater between the inside and outside of the Garolim Bay induced variations in seawater temperature owing to tide. Understanding temperature variation because of tide helps to prevent abnormal mortality of cultured fish and to predict seawater temperature in the Garolim Bay.

To increase electrolysis performance, the applicability of seawater to the iron-fed electro-Fenton process was considered. Three kinds of graphite electrodes (activated carbon fiber-ACF, carbon felt, graphite) and dimensionally stable anode (DSA) electrode were used to select a cathode having excellent hydrogen peroxide generation and organic decomposition ability. The concentration of hydrogen peroxide produced by ACF was 11.2 mg/L and those of DSA, graphite, and carbon felt cathodes were 12.9 ~ 13.9 mg/L. In consideration of durability, the DSA electrode was selected as the cathode. The optimum current density was found to be 0.11 A/cm2, the optimal Fe2+ dose was 10 mg/L, and the optimal ratio of Fe2+ dose and hydrogen peroxide was determined to be 1:1. The optimum air supply for hydrogen peroxide production and Rhodamine B (RhB) degradation was determined to be 1 L/min. The electro-Fenton process of adding iron salt to the electrolysis reaction may be shown to be more advantageous for RhB degradation than when using iron electrode to produce hydrogen peroxide and iron ion, or electro-Fenton reaction with DSA electrode after generating iron ions using an iron electrode.

철강 생산으로 인하여 부산되는 철강슬래그 역시 계속적으로 증가하여 2018년에 2,423 만톤에 이르고 있으나 고로슬래그를 제외한 철강부산물은 단순매립 등으로 재활용되고 있어 산업부산물의 유효활용을 통한 자원순환형 사회 구축 및 천연자원 고갈방지를 위해서는 다양한 활용기술 개발이 절실히 요구되고 있는 실정이다. 한편, 근래 무분별한 해양개발 및 환경오염 등으로 광대한 해양생물의 서식기반이 소실되어 수산자원의 감소현상이 심화되고 있어 이에 대한 대책이 시급한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 다량 부산되는 복합슬래그를 천연골재 대체재료로 재활용하는 방안 제시와 해수정화가 가능한 친환경 다공질콘크리트의 배합요인별 공학적 특성 및 적용성 검토연구를 수행하였다. 배합요인별 공극률 시험결과 모든 조건에서 오차범위 2.5%이내의 결과를 나타내었다. 압축강도시험결과 최적 혼입률은 복합슬래그골재 30%, 혼입시 가장 우수한 친환경 다공질콘크리트 제조가 가능하였다. 입상인공Zeolite를 혼입함으로서 침지일수 14일에 총질소 및 총인 농도가 36.8∼54.6%까지 감소하여 입상인공제올라이트의 효과를 확인하였다.

Climate change is a very vital issue that can be no longer avoided. Korea has been a top-level country Iin dealing with carbon dioxide emissions since 1960. Many studies have been conducted to suppress or eliminate carbon dioxide emissions, which account for a large portion of greenhouse gases. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), the most practical method of them, plays a significant role. However, these methods have the disadvantage of the limits of geographical distribution and high possibility of re-emission into the atmosphere. Recently, ocean storage has been studied using Accelerated Weathering of Limestone (AWL), a technique for storing carbon dioxide in the ocean as an alternative to CCS, an underground storage. AWL is a method of converting carbon dioxide into concentrated water in the form of bicarbonate ion and discharging it to the ocean to dilute and store it. It does not cause re-emission to the atmosphere, and the discharged concentrated water increases the alkalinity of the ocean to prevent marine acidification. The objective of this study was to understand the behavior of DIC (Dissolved Inorganic Carbon) including carbon dioxide during the ocean discharge of bicarbonate ion concentrated water in AWL method. This study area was set near Ulleung-do where sufficient water depth and operational efficiency were secured. CORMIX model was used to calculate the material diffusion by submerged discharge using ship.

본 연구는 시멘트 모르타르속에 매입된 철근주위가 건조될 때 불안정한 전류분포의 영향을 측정하고, 교류 임피던스 특성변화에 대한 영향을 고찰하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 건조과정중 철근의 전기화학적 반응을 측정하기 위해, 두 개의 철근이 매입된 3개의 시멘트 모르타르가 실험을 위해 준비되었다. 주요 변수는 20mm 모르타르 두께를 동일하게 가지도록 하여, 두 철근사이의 간격이 10, 20과 30mm가 되도록 하였다. 해양환경에서 콘크리트 구조물속의 철근 부식속도를 가정하기 위해서, 3개의 모르타르 시험체는 15 사이클의 침지-건조환경(해수에서 24시간 침지와 48시간 실온 건조)에 노출되었다. 부식전위의 변화는 건조중에 용존산소의 확산속도 증가로 인해 귀한 방향으로 이동하는 것이 관찰되었다. 침지-건조환경에서 교류 임피던스는 100kHz에서 1mHz까지 측정되었다. 철근과 모르타르사이의 계면상태를 설명하기 위해 이론적 모델이 제안되었으며, 그것은 용액저항, 전하이동저항과 CPE로 구성된 등가회로를 사용하였다. 철근의 부식이 진행됨에 따라, 저주파수 영역에서 확산 임피던스가 나타났다. 침지-건조 환경중 건조과정에서 이송차가 45o에 가까워지는 현상으로써 전류분포가 불균일해지 는 경향을 보였다.

본 연구에서는 SEAWAT을 이용하여 여수지역의 해수침투 피해 면적을 파악하고, 기후변화 시나리오 적용에 따른 미래의 해수침투 피해 예상 면적을 산출하였으며 해수침투 피해 저감 대책의 피해면적 저감 능력을 분석하였다. 2015년 기준 여수지역의 해수침투 피해 면적은 14.90 km2로 나타났고, 기후변화 시나리오를 적용하였을 때 2099년 여수지역의 예상 해수침투 피해 면적은 RCP 4.5의 경우 19.19 km2이며, RCP 8.5의 경우 20.43 km2로 나타났다. 이에 대한 저감대책으로 인공함양을 고려하였을 때, 총 300 m3/d, 100 m3/d, 50 m3/d의 함양 시나리오를 설정하였을때 RCP 4.5의 경우 해수침투 면적은 평균 7.03%, RCP 8.5의 경우 8.32% 감소하였다. 물리적 차수벽 대책의 경우는 차수벽의 두께를 0.8 m, 1.3 m, 1.8 m 로 설정하였을 때 RCP 4.5의 경우 해수침투 면적은 평균 9.80%, RCP 8.5의 경우 10.30% 감소하였다. 본 연구는 연안지역의 해수에 의한 지하수 오염과 그에 수반한 2차적인 피해를 막기 위한 대비책을 결정하기 위한 정량적인 근거로서 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

In this research work, the effect of seawater in the synthesis of fly ash based geopolymer was investigated. Fly ash as a binder was mixed with alkaline activator. The activator used was a mixture of NaOH solution and liquid sodium silicate. The NaOH solution was prepared by dissolving NaOH pellets in seawater to 10mol/L. In this study, compressive strength testing, X-ray diffraction, mercury intrusion porosimetry, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy, and analyses for acid- and water-soluble chloride contents were carried out on hardened geopolymer paste samples.

The purpose of this article is analyzing the impacts of seawater surface temperature rise on sea mustard yields of Goheung and Wando coast in Korea, with employing a panel data regression model. Our results show that there has been a negative impacts on sea mustard yields as seawater surface temperature continuously has been rising. Especially if the upward trend in seawater surface temperature since 2005 will be maintained in future, sea mustard yield is expected to decrease by 2.6% per year.

This study deals with inorganic Carbon dioxide Capture Utilization (CCU) by using seawater-based industrial wastewater. Industrial wastewater, which contains plenty of cations such as Ca2+ and Mg2+, is considered as a cation source for mineral carbonation. Modeled industrial wastewater was used to study the tendency of mineral carbonation on various condition. Cation concentration of industrial wastewater was modified at various levels and then reacted with fully CO2- absorbed 30wt.% monoethanolamine (MEA) solution. A metal carbonate precipitated as a result of the reaction, and the same experiment was performed with 1/3, 2/3 CO2-absorbed MEA solution to study the tendency of carbonation under different CO3 2− conditions. The amount of precipitate was increased proportionally to the cation concentration and the amount of absorbed CO2. Most of the precipitate was calcium carbonate (CaCO3), although other metal carbonates were also formed. Most of the CaCO3 was found in calcite form, but vaterite and aragonite were also formed under specific conditions. Based on the experimental results, we conclude that by controlling the concentration of cations and CO3 2−, we were able to optimize mineral carbonation conditions. We also noticed that low CO3 2− concentration in MEA solutions is advantageous for producing high quality calcium carbonate crystals. Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analyses were performed to analyze the precipitate.

기후변화에 따른 해수면 상승으로 인하여 해안지역의 지하수계에 해수침투가 가중된다. 지하수의 염분농도가 증가하면 지하수면 상부의 불포화 토양에서도 염분 농도가 증가할 수 있으며, 이는 농경지에서 작물피해를 일으킬 수 있다. 해수면이 상승함에 따라 내륙의 지하수위도 함께 상승한다. 이는 불포화 토양층의 두께를 감소시켜 해안 저지대의 경작에 피해를 끼칠 수 있다. 본 연구에서 지하수 해수침투는 3차원 모델, 토양 염류화 평가는 연직 1차원 모델을 합성 적용하여 해안 농경지에 대한 해수면 상승 피해를 평가하는 방법을 개발하였다. 3차원 해수침투 모델에서 지하수면의 수위 와 농도분포를 계산하고 최상부 절점 중에서 염분 농도가 기준 값 이상인 절점에서 지하수면과 지표면 사이의 토양층에서 연직 1차원 모델링으로 토양층의 염분 농도와 불포화대 두께를 계산하였다. 농경지의 토양 염류화는 작물의 뿌리 심도에서 보통 작물의 생육한계 염분농도를 기준으로 판 단하였다. 개발된 모델링 방법을 가상의 간척농경지에 적용하였다. 해수면 상승자료로 IPCC의 RCP 4.5와 8.5 시나리오를 사용하였다. 평가 결과 는 2050년과 2100년에 대하여 제시하였다. 연구결과 대상지역에서 기후변화 시나리오 RCP 8.5에서 2100년에는 지하수 염류화 피해 면적은 간 척지 육지면적 대비 7.8%, 염류화 토양 면적은 6.0%, 불포화층의 두께가 뿌리심도보다 적은 지역의 면적은 1.6% 증가하는 것으로 분석되었다.

2015년 체결된 파리협정을 포함하여 이산화탄소 저감을 위한 움직임이 더욱 활발해 지고 있는 실정이다. 6대 온실가스 중 하나인 이산화탄소는 지구온난화에 가장 큰 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 알려져 있으며, 현재 대한 민국은 2030년 BAU 대비 37% 저감을 목표치로 설정하였기 때문에 효율적인 이산화탄소 기술의 개발이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 담수화산업으로부터 나온 폐해수의 재활용 가능성을 알아보기 위하여 산업적으로 생성된 해수 샘플을 이용한 무기탄산화를 진행하였다. 해수는 일반적으로 Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ 등을 포함해 다양한 금속이온을 가지고 있다고 알려져 있으며 사실상 무한한 자원으로 간주되기 때문에 이를 이용할 수 있다면 일석이조의 효과를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 보이기 때문에 연구를 진행하였다. 생선된 탄산칼슘의 순도를 높이기 위해 탄산화를 진행하기 이전에 NaOH를 첨가하여 Mg 이온을 Mg(OH)2의 형태로 분리하였다. 남아있는 상등액은 탄산염 형태로 침전될 수 있는 이온 중 Ca 만을 가지고 있기 때문에 CO2가 포화된 MEA를 통하여 CO32- 이온을 공급하여 고순도 CaCO3를 얻고자 하였다. 실제로 전환되는 CO2의 양을 산정하기 위하여 MEA의 CO2 로딩 분석을 진행하였으며 x-ray diffraction (XRD)와 thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) 분석을 통해 생성물의 구성 성분 및 순도를 알아보았다.

This study provides experimental results of pH restoration of acidified desulfurization seawater by the addition of the alkalinity enhanced seawater and additives (limestone and fly ash). The conservative seawater desulfurization processes use chemical solutions such as caustic soda (NaOH) or calcium hydroxide(Ca(OH)2). The method proposed in this study was aimed at reducing usage of chemicals. A control test was conducted to simulate the existing process without addition of the alkalinity-enhanced seawater and additives (limestone and fly ash). The pH of desulfurized seawater was increased by pH 5.84 through the conservative restoration process (i.e., adding raw seawater and NaOH solution followed by aeration). The 20%, 50%, and 80% of added raw seawater was replaced by the alkalinity-enhanced seawater. From the experimental result, 0.28, 0.89, and 1.05 m3/hr of 48% NaOH solution could be saved when applying the proposed method of the alkalinity enhanced seawater addition. When desulfurized seawater with pH 3.5 was mixed with raw seawater at a ratio of 1:1, the pH of seawater was increased up to pH 6. Therefore, the seawater restoration goal was set as pH 3.5. Experiments were conducted to increase pH of desulfurized seawater to pH 3.5 using additives (fly ash and limestone). Based on these results, the addition of fly ash and limestone to seawater was proved effective for pH restoration of desulfurized seawater.

We examined the effects of ocean acidification (OA) and eutrophication on the physiology of a red alga, Gracilariopsis chorda, using specimens collected at Wando Island, Korea, in July of 2015. The samples were transported to a laboratory and placed on growth media for treatments involving low or high levels of ammonium (4 μM or 60 μM NH4 +) and low or high pH (7.5 or 8.2). The control treatment used filtered seawater (pH 8.2 and 4 μM NH4 +). All experiments were conducted at 20°C and under a lighting intensity of 80 μmol photons m-2 s-1, with or without an injection of CO2 (pH 7.5). In addition, we calculated rates of respiration under darkness, at a pH of 7.5 and 60 μM NH4 +. Fluctuations in pH as well as the evolution of photosynthetic oxygen and NH4 + uptake rates were monitored for 6 h. The greatest increase in pH levels, from 7.50 to 8.65, occurred in response to 60 μM NH4 +, whereas the largest decrease, from 7.50 to 7.42, was associated with elevated respiration rates. At a pH of 7.5, rates of oxygen evolution were higher (236% saturation) for samples treated with 60 μM NH4 + than for the control (121% saturation). Ammonium uptake was highest at pH 7.5 and 60 μM NH4 +, with a rate of 0.526±0.002 μmol g-1 FW h-1, followed in order by the treatments of pH 8.2/60 μM NH4 +, pH 7.5/4 μM NH4 +, and the control (pH 8.2/4 μM NH4 +). We speculated that the rates of photosynthesis and NH4 + uptake could be enhanced at a higher ammonium concentration and lower pH because CO2 concentrations were increased through greater photosynthetic activity. Therefore, these findings suggest that the physiology of G. chorda populations can be improved by the interaction of optimized CO2 concentrations and an adequate supply of essential nutrients such as ammonium.

본 연구에서는 해수-담수-해안대수층의 비선형 상호작용을 직접 해석할 있는 PBM(Porous Body Model) 기반의 3차원 N-S Solver인 LES-WASS-3D ver 2.0을 적용하며, 해안대수층의 해수침투모의를 수행하였다. 이와 같은 N-S Solver를 적용한 해안대수층의 해수침투모의는 국내 최초 수행되는 것일 뿐만 아니라, 국외적으로도 찾아보기 어려운 새로운 수치해석방법이라고 할 수 있다. 먼저 적용하는 수치모델을 검증하기 위하여 해안대수층의 해수-담수 경계면에 관한 수리모형실험결과와 비교·검토 하여 수치모델의 타당성 및 유효성을 확인하였다. 그리고 해수위 및 지하수위 변화를 고려한 해안대수층 내의 해수침투모의를 수행하여 해수위-지하수위 차와 해수위의 비(△h/h)의 증가에 따른 해안대수층 내의 유동장 그리고 해수-담수 경계면 분포 특성에 관하여 논의하였다. 또한 기존의 비확산 수치모델에서 도출할 수 없었던, △h/h에 따른 해안대수층 내의 연직 염분농도로 부터 해수침투 특성을 파악하였으며, 최종적으로 지표화 할 수 있는 △h/h가 해안대수층 내의 해수침투거리에 미치는 영향에 대하여 분석하였다. 이 결과로부터 △h/h가 작을수록 해안대수층 내의 해수침투가 약해지는 메커니즘을 이해할 수 있었다.

In this study, we discussed about the application of the single physical and chemical treatment processes and the physical-chemical complex treatment processes on the inactivation of Artemia sp. in order to satisfy the USCG Phase Ⅱ (United States Coast Guard). The results showed that initial disinfection rate of ultrasonic process in single batch process is higher than that of electrolysis. However, the inactivation rate showed slower than electrolysis. The inactivation rate of Artemia sp. on the single continuous treatment process ranked in the following order: homogenizer 〉 electrolysis 〉 ultrasonic process. Inactivation rate of Artemia sp. in continuous homogenizer-electrolysis complex process was reached at 100% immediately. A synergistic effect of ultrasonic–electrolytic complex process was found to be a small. The order of processes in a complex process did not affect the disinfection performance.

통영산 해수양식진주를 광택과 모양에 따라 광택이 좋고 둥근(LR; Luster Round) 진주, 광택이 나쁘고 둥근(LLR; LackLuster Round) 진주, 바로크(LLB; LackLuster Baroque) 진주, 이핵(LTN Lackluster Two Nucleus) 진주로 세분하여 비중 측정, 현미경관찰, X선 회절분석, 주사전자현미경관찰 등을 통해 진주의 광택에 영향을 미치는 요인에 대한 광물학적 연구를 수행하였다. 광택이 좋은 진주 는 광택이 나쁜 진주에 비해 비중이 약간 낮았지만 모두 상업적인 진주의 비중 내에 포함된다. 진주층 단면의 두께는 광택이 좋고 둥근 진주는 0.3 mm 정도로 균질한 반면, 광택이 나쁘고 둥근 진주는 각 각의 진주층 두께는 균일하나 광택이 좋고 둥근 진주에 비해 두께가 얇다. 이핵 진주와 바로크 진주는 한 진주 내에서도 진주층 두께 편차가 상당히 큰 경향을 보였다. 진주의 표면은 광택이 좋은 진주가 광택이 나쁜 진주에 비해 아라고나이트 결정의 성장선이 좁고 선명하다. 광택이 좋은 진주는 광택이 좋지 않은 진주보다 아라고나이트 결정층의 결함이 적으며 배열이 평행하며 두께가 더 얇고, 표면과 내부에서 두께 차이가 작다. 능주층이 있는 경우 능주층과 진주층에서 아라고나이트 이외에 방해석이 포함되며, 광택이 나쁜 경우 방해석 함량이 매우 높다. 능주층이 없는 진주에서는 광택 여부에 상관없 이 방해석이 없고 모두 아라고나이트로 구성되어 있다.

Among many types of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) facilities, wet type FGD using lime or limestone is most popular in the world because of its simplicity of operation and availability of lime and limestone. Seawater desulfurization utilizes the alkalinity of seawater, thus requires no addition of lime and limestone. The efficiency of seawater desulfurization depends on the variation of alkalinity of seawater at different locations. This study presents the effect of gas-water ratio and total alkalinity of absorbing solution on the removal efficiency of sulfur dioxide from the flue gas by means of seawater. Also this study provides an alternative way to increase total alkalinity of seawater by utilizing fly ash from coal-fired power plants. The increase of removal efficiency with increase of alkalinity was measured as 0.26 ± 0.01% per ppm of bicarbonate alkalinity from the set of experiments using seawater, underwater, and distilled water, the alkalinity of which were 111 ppm, 38 ppm, and 1 ppm, respectively. Capability to increase total alkalinity of seawater using fly ash was confirmed.

The amount of carbon dioxide emission is continuously increasing and many researchers are concerned about climate change caused by its emission. Hence, some technologies which can reduce its emission have been developed and commercialized in many industries. These technologies are commonly called Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology. In conventional CCS technology, carbon dioxide gas produced from industrial processes was usually captured by basic liquid absorbent such as monoethanolamine(MEA) and so on. After it is captured by those absorbents, they was flown to desorption step and was compressed at high pressure and transported to suitable places such as deep ocean or deep underground. However, there exist some problems when carbon dioxide is stored in such places. For instance, leak into the atmosphere can occur. Also, some nations including Korea may have difficulty finding suitable places for its storage since area of the nations is not that large and the ground is not stable. So, the method that can utilize captured carbon dioxide has been developed. When carbon dioxide is combined with metal cation such as calcium ion, it becomes calcium carbonate (CaCO3) which can be used for various purposes like construction materials, pharmaceutical manufacture, additives and so on. This is called Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology. In this research, seawater was used to supply calcium ions. There contained much amount of calcium component in seawater and amount of seawater is virtually limitless. MEA was used as absorbents and saturated by simulated flue gas. Pretreated seawater was then added to saturated absorbent. When carbon dioxide gas is dissolved to MEA, it exist in forms of ions and they can easily produce precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) salts by reacting with calcium ions contained in seawater.

DNA damage such as genotoxicity was identified with comet assay, which blood cell of a marine parrot fish (Oplegnathus fasciatus) was exposed to an acidified seawater, lowered pH gradient making of CO2 gas. The gradient of pH were 8.22, 8.03, 7.81, 7.55 with control as HBSS solution with pH 7.4. DNA tail moment of fish blood cell was 0.548 ± 0.071 exposed seawater of pH 8.22 condition, on the other hand, DNA tail moment 1.601 ± 0.197 exposed acidified seawater of pH 7.55 lowest condition. The approximate difference with level of DNA damage was 2.9 times between highest and lowest of pH. DNA damage with decreasing pH was significantly increased with DNA tail moment on blood cell of marine fish (ANOVA, p < 0.001). Ocean acidification, especially inducing the leakage of sequestered CO2 in geological structure is a consequence from the burning of fossil fuels, and long term effects on marine habitats and organisms are not fully investigated. The physiological effects on adult fish species are even less known. This result shown that the potential of dissolved CO2 in seawater was revealed to induce the toxic effect on genotoxicity such as DNA breakage.