In order to improve mechanical properties, the hypereutectic Al-20 wt%Si based prealloy powder was prepared by gas atomization process. Microstructure and compressibility of the atomized Al-Si powder were investigated. The average powder size was decreased with increasing the atomization gas pressure. Size of primary Si particles of the as-atomized powder was about . The as-atomized Al-Si powder such as AMB 2712 and AMB 7775 to increase compressibility and sinterability. Relative density of the mixed powder samples sintered at was reached about 96% of a theoretical density.

Synthesis gas is a high valued compound as a basic chemicals at various chemical processes. Synthesis gas is mainly produced commercially by a steam reforming process. However, the process is highly endothermic so that the process is very energy-consuming process. Thus, this study was carried out to produce synthesis gas by the partial oxidation of methane to decrease the energy cost. The effects of reaction temperature and flow rate of reactants on the methane conversion, product selectivity, product ratio, and carbon deposition were investigated with 13wt% Ni/MgO catalyst in a fluidized bed reactor. With the fluidized bed reactor, CH4 conversion was 91%, and Hz and CO selectivities were both 98% at 850℃ and total flow rate of 100 mL/min. These values were higher than those of fixed bed reactor. From this result, we found that with the use of the fluidized bed reactor it was possible to avoid the disadvantage of fixed bed reactor (explosion) and increase the productivity of synthesis gas.

The effect of La promoter on the carbon deposition and catalytic activity in the synthesis gas production with supported Ni catalysts was investigated. Active component was Ni and support was CeO2 and the promoter used was La. The reaction was carried out in a fixed bed reactor at 1 atm and 650~800℃. The catalysts were prepared by two methods, the impregnation method and urea method. The catalysts prepared by the urea method showed 10 times higher surface area than those of prepared by the impregnation method. By the introduction of La promoter in the catalyst system, carbon deposition was remarkably reduced from 16% to 2%. It appears that the promoter facilitates the formation of a stable fluoride-type phase, which reduces the carbon deposition. The best catalytic activity and CO and H2 selectivities were obtained with 2.5wt% Ni/Ce(La)Ox catalyst at 750℃, giving 90% methane conversion, 93 and.80% of CO and H2 selectivities, respectively.

The effects of reaction temperature and flow rate of reactants on the methane conversion, product selectivity, product ratio, and carbon deposition were investigated with 13wt% Ni/MgO catalyst. Reaction temperatures were changed from 600 to 850℃, and reactants flow rates were changed from 100 to 200 mL/mim. There were no significant changes in the methane conversion observed in the range of temperatures used. It is possibly stemmed from the nearly total exhaustion of oxygen introduced. The selectiveties of hydrogen and carbon monoxide did not largely depend on the reaction temperature. The selectivities of hydrogen and carbon monoxide were 96 and 90%, respectively. Carbon deposition observed was the smallest at 750℃ and the largest at 850℃. It is found that the proper reaction temperature is 750℃. The best reactant flow rate was 150 ml/min.

Synthesis gas is produced commercially by a steam reforming process. However, the process is highly endothermic and energy intensive. Thus, this study was conducted to produce synthesis gas by the partial oxidation of methane to cut down the energy cost. Supported Ni catalysts were prepared by the impregnation method. To examine the activity of the catalysts, a differential fixed bed reactor was used, and the reaction was carried out at 750~850℃ and 1 atm. The fresh and used catalysts were characterized by XRD, XPS, TGA and AAS. The highest catalytic activity was obtained with the 13wt% Ni/MgO catalyst, with which methane conversion was 81%, and H2 and CO selectivities were 94% and 93%, respectively. 13wt% Ni/MgO catalyst showed the best MgNiO2 solid solution state, which can explain the highest catalytic activity of the 13wt% Ni/MgO catalyst.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of manure additives mixed with probiotics and zeolite on harmful gas production generated by pig slurry. A total of 180 crossbred pigs ([Yorkshire x Land race] x Duroc, live weight 70±3.21 kg) were allotted to a completely randomized design with 3 treatments and 3 replications (20 heads per replicate). The treatments consisted of 0% (control), 0.05% (T1), or 1% (T2) of manure additives mixed with probiotics and zeolite. Manure additives were added weekly to pig slurry pits (2 m × 4.5 m × 1.2 m) on a volumetric basis. For ammonia measured at both 10 cm and 90 cm above the pig slurry pit, a statistical significance (p<0.05) was found in probiotics and zeolite-treated manure additives at weeks 1 – 3, except for week 0. In addition, hydrogen sulfide levels measured at 10 cm above the pig slurry pit were not affected by the manure additive at weeks 0 and 1, but showed a significant statistical difference at weeks 2 and 3 (p<0.05). Therefore, supplementing pig slurry with 0.05% and 0.1% manure additives mixed with probiotics and zeolite was found to be effective in reducing environmental pollution in pig facilities.

본 연구에서는 폐기물가스화 후 생성되는 합성가스의 고순도 수소화를 위해 고온 수성가스전이반응(HT-WGS : High Temperature-Water Gas Shift) 반응용 특정 산화물(CeO2, ZrO2, TiO2 및 Al2O3)에 코발트를 담지한 촉매를 제조하고 그 산화환원특성을 비교 분석하였다. 특정 산화물에 Co를 함침법을 이용하여 담지하여 Co/CeO2, Co/ZrO2, Co/Al2O3, Co/TiO2 촉매를 각각 제조하였다. 제조된 Co 기반 촉매의 물리적 특성 분석은 BET 비표면적과 XRD 분석을 통해 수행하였고 CO 화학흡착과 H2-TPR 분석을 통해 산화환원 특성을 파악하고 동시에 물리-화학적 특성간의 상관관계를 해석하였다. H2-TPR 분석 및 CO 화학흡착 분석 결과, 코발트의 분산이 지지체 산화물의 환원성과 밀접한 상관관계를 가지고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이 연구 결과는 Co/CeO2가 반응온도 350 ~ 550℃에서 활성 평가한 촉매 중에서 가장 우수한 활성을 나타내었다. 또한, Co/CeO2 촉매가 Co/ZrO2 및 Co/Al2O3 촉매보다 높은 촉매 활성 및 안정성을 나타내었다. Co/CeO2 촉매의 탁월한 활성 및 안정성은 지지체의 환원성과 높은 Co 금속의 분산에 기인하는 것으로 나타났다. 결과적으로 폐기물가스화로부터 생산된 합성가스를 고순도 수소로 전환하기 위한 HT-WGS 반응에서 Co/CeO2 촉매는 매우 유망한 촉매임을 알 수 있었다.

To develop various usable water from coal seam gas (CSG) water that needs to be pumped out from coal seams for methane gas production, a feasibility study was carried out, evaluating and analysing a recent report (Coal Seam Gas Water Management Policy 2012) from Queensland State Government in Australia to suggest potential CSG water treatment options for fit-for-purpose usable water production. As CSG water contains intrinsically high salinity-driven total dissolved solid (TDS), bicarbonate, aliphatic carbon, Ca+2, Mg+2 and so on, it was found that appropriate treatment technologies are required to reduce the hardness below 60 mg/L as CaCO3 by setting the reduction rates of Ca+2, Mg+2 and Na+ concentrations, as well as TDS reduction. Also, Along with fiber filtration and membrane separation, an oxidation degradation process was found to be required. Along with salinity reduction, as CSG water contains organic compounds (TOC: 248 mg/L, C6 -C9: <20 mg/L and C10 - C36: <60 mg/L), compounds with relatively high molecular weights (C10 - C36) need to be treated first. Therefore, this study suggests a combined system design with filtration (Reverse osmosis) and oxidation reduction (electrolysis) technologies, offering proper operating conditions to produce fit-for-purpose usable water from CSG water.

In this study the production of methane gas and the removal efficiency of nutrients in the anaerobic co-digestion facilitieswith food waste/food waste leachate (FWL), animal manure and food waste leachate (A-MIX), and sewage sludge andfood waste leachate (S-MIX) were investigated. The average amount of the theoretical methane production was 578.4CH4·L/kg·VSin from the anaerobic digestion facilities with FWL, 606.0CH4·L/kg·VSin from those with A-MIX and 570.0CH4·L/kg·VSin from those with S-MIX, respectively. The amount of the practical methane production was 350.7CH4·L/kg·VSin from the anaerobic digestion facilities with FWL, 379.5CH4·L/kg·VSin from those with A-MIX and 348.8CH4·L/kg·VSin from those with S-MIX, respectively. The nutrient compositions of FWL were 3.2g/100g for carbohydrates, 1.8g/100g for proteins and 1.9g/100g for lipids. The nutrient compositions of A-MIX were 0.4g/100g for carbohydrates,2.55g/100g for proteins 0.4g/100g and 0.7g/100g for lipids, respectively. The nutrient compositions of S-MIX were0.4g/100g for carbohydrates, 2.4g/100g for proteins 1.6g/100g and 0.4g/100g for lipids, respectively. The removalratio of carbohydrate was very high over 75% in all facilities and that of lipid was very low below 25%.

This study has cross checked the change of internal sludge-recycle in Anaerobic-Digestion, and researched about not only the improvement of Bio-gas production from the digested sludge but also the efficient method of sludge minimization. Ultimate object of the study is to reduce the amount of sludge by the improved efficiency of contact with the organic-matter and the microbes in Anaerobic-Digestion. The sludge-recycle fluidized sludge layer and raised the activity of the sludge, the optimal sludge-recycle ratio, VS and COD removal ratio were 1,000%, 28.2% and 27.7%, respectively. Through these results of this study, it may be of use to treat waste sludge by the sludge-recycle ratio in terms of minimization and circulation of resources.

2, 4-D의 경엽처리가 인삼의 지상부 생육 및 광합성능력과 식물체의 Ethylene gas 발생등의 생리적특성에에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 본 실험을 수행하였던 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음 과 같다. 1) 표준약량의 3배농도 2, 4-D 경엽처리시에도 엽장, 엽폭, 경장 및 경직경등 지상부 생육은 무처리와 전혀 유의차를 나타내지 않았으며 별다른 생육이상현상도 나타내지 않았다 2) 무처리구에 비해 2, 4-D의 경엽처리시 줄기에 대한 엽병의 각은 현저히 커졌으며 2, 4-D 처리농도가 증가될 수록 엽병각은 거의 직선적인 증가경향을 나타내었다 3) 2, 4-D의 경엽처리에 의해 인삼잎의 광합성능력은 현저히 저하되었으며 그 정도는 2, 4-D 처리농도를 증가함에 따라 현저히 크게 나타났다. 4) 2, 4-D의 경엽처리에 의한 인삼잎의 광합성저해현상은 표준 및 2배 농도 처리구에서는 처리후 3일에 정상으로 회복되었으나 3배 농도구에서는 처리후 12일 이후에 거의 회복단계가 되었다. 5) 표준 및 2배 농도의 2, 4-D 처리구에서는 무처리구와 같이 전혀 Ethylene gas의 발생을 측정할 수 없었으며 3배 농도 처리구에서만 미량의 Ethylene gas가 정량되었으나 이는 표준약량의 2, 4-D를 처리한 중에서 발생된 Ethylene gas 량의 1/20에 불과하였다.