레이저빔에 의한 철강재의 Ti 표면합금화에 미치는 C함량의 영향을 관찰하였다. 철강재상에 Ti 코팅 후 레이저빔 조사시 질소를 취입가스로 사용하면 부분적으로 TiN과 Fe2Ti가 형성된다. 저탄소강의 경우 Ti함량의 증가에 따라 임계냉각 속도의 증가로 마르텐사이트화가 억제된다. 고탄소강의 경우 Ti의 함량이 1.5%정도 임에도 훼라이트 조직이 형성되지 않고 마르텐사이트 조직이 형성되어 경화된다. 그리고 고탄소강의 Ti 표면합금층 형성에 부분적인 TiC의 석출이 있어 더욱 경도를 증가시키는 것으로 생각된다.

This study investigates the dynamic effects of economic development, international cooperation, electricity consumption, and political risk on the escalation of CO2 emission in Vietnam. We adopted autoregressive distributed lag model and Granger causality method to examine the interaction between CO2 and various economic and political factors, including foreign direct investment, trade openness, economic growth, manufacture, electricity consumption, and political risk in Vietnam since the economic revolution in 1986. The findings reflect opposite influence between these factors and the level of CO2 in the intermediate and long-term durations. Accordingly, foreign direct investment and CO2 emission have a bidirectional relationship, in which foreign direct investment accelerates short-term CO2 emission, but reduces it in the long run through an interactive mechanism. Moreover, economic development increases the volume of CO2 emission in both short and long run. There was also evidence that political risk has a negative effect on the environment. Overall, the findings confirm lasting negative environmental effects of economic growth, trade liberalization, and increased electricity consumption. These factors, with Granger causality, mutually affect the escalation of CO2 in Vietnam. In order to control the level of CO2, more efforts are required to improve administrative transparency, attract high-quality foreign investment, and decouple the environment from economic development.

Purpose: The present study examines the effects of tourism on carbon dioxide emissions for selected South Asian economies over the time from 1995 to 2016. Research design, data and methodology: The present study is an annual time series analysis of tourism and CO2 emissions. The data is taken from World Development Indicators, an official data bank of World Bank. The study sample covers four South Asian countries, namely Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal. The empirical analysis is conducted by employing Pedroni panel cointegration, Fully Modified OLS, and Dynamic OLS approaches of estimation. Results: Tourism significantly increases environmental degradation in selected South Asian economies. The empirical estimated results indicate, that 1 % increase in tourism related activities leads to 0.16 % increase in CO2 emissions. In addition energy consumption and GDP are also causing an upsurge in CO2 emissions in the selected panel of South Asian economies. As the empirical results indicate that 1% increase in GDP stimulates carbon dioxide emissions by 0.23%. Conclusion: In order to protect the environment, the study emphasizes that sustainable tourism practices need to be promoted in the selected South Asian countries. Policy implication and provided and discussed.

Seasonal changes in the CO2 fixation rate and water-use efficiency in the leaves of six evergreen and two deciduous broad-leaved tree species on Jeju Island, Korea, were measured using a portable photosynthesis analyzer, to identify which species are most efficient in taking up CO2 from the air. The CO2 fixation rate was high in the deciduous species in spring and summer and decreased in fall, whereas it was high in the evergreen species in summer and fall and decreased in winter. The rate remained high in the deciduous tree Prunus yedoensis from spring to fall (> 7.1 μmol CO2/m2/s) and in two evergreen trees, Castanopsis cuspidata var. sieboldii and Cinnamomum camphora, in summer and fall (7.0 9.9 μmol CO2/m2/s). Therefore, these tree species fix atmospheric CO2 effectively. The water-use efficiency was higher in evergreen species than in deciduous species regardless of the season. Exceptionally, it was high in the deciduous species Zelkova serrata in spring and summer (> 100 μmol CO2/mol H2O), suggesting that Z. serrata is a useful tree for dry conditions due to its tolerance of water stress. The regressions of the CO2 fixation rate versus the evaporation rate and stomatal conductance were linear and non-linear, respectively. This suggests that the stomatal activity of leaves plays an important part in CO2 fixation of plants. In conclusion, C. cuspidata var. sieboldii, C. camphora, and P. yedoensis should be planted along roads or in urban spaces for the greening of cities and mitigation of CO2 concentrations in the air.

본 연구에서는 고온 가열된 시멘트 페이스트에 나타나는 균열을 CO2 가스 노출을 통한 회복 거동에 대해 관찰하였다. 시 험체는 W/C 40 %의 시멘트 페이스트로 설정하였다. 전기가열로를 목표온도까지 도달시킨 후 가열로 상부에 부착하여 일면 가열을 실시한 후 가열된 면에 나타난 균열을 고배율 카메라로 촬영하였다. 촬영결과 CO2 가스 노출을 통한 회복 재령으로 인하여 시멘트 페이스트의 균열이 더 이상 진행되지 않은 것을 관찰하였다.

This research investigated the characteristics of CO, CO2, and NO2 concentrations at main subway stations in Busan. The annual mean CO concentrations at the Suyeong and Nampo stations were 0.75 ppm and 0.48 ppm, respectively. Annual CO2 concentration at the Seomyeon 1- platform was 649 ppm. The NO2 concentrations at the Seomyeon 2- waiting room and the Yeonsan station were 0.048 ppm and 0.037 ppm, respectively. CO concentration was highest at two times of the day, and was proportional to the number of passengers commuting to and from work. The CO and CO2 concentrations were highest in winter, but NO2 concentration was highest in spring. CO and CO2 concentrations were highest on Saturday and lowest on Sunday. The correlation of CO and NO2 concentrations measured at the subway stations with those at the ambient air quality station were highest at the Seomyeon 1 and 2- waiting room and Jeonpodong. The correlation was lowest at the Yeonsan and Yeonsandong station. The number of days when CO2 concentration exceeded 700 ppm over the last three years at the Seomyeon 1- platform was 174. The findings of this research are expected to deepen understanding of the fine particle characteristics at subway stations in Busan and be useful for developing a strategy for controlling urban indoor air quality.

The catalytic activity of Ni-0.2%YSZ (Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia) with different promoters was evaluated for CO2 methanation. The catalysts were weighed for mixing and they were dried at 110 for molding into disks. The concentration of CO2 and CH4 for conducting of CO2 methanation were analyzed by gas chromatography and the physical characteristics of the disk-type catalyst formed were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer. The addition of CeO2 as a promoter for Ni-0.2%YSZ (denoted as Ni-5%Ce-0.2%YSZ) resulted in the highest CO2 methanation. It also showed catalytic activity at a low temperature(200°C). Following this, ZrO2, SiO2, Al2O3 and TiO2 were added to Ni-5%Ce-0.2%YSZ to compare the CO2 methanation, and the highest efficiency was found for. Ni-1%Ti-5%Ce -0.2%YSZ Then, the concentration of Ti was increased to 10% and the catalytic activity was estimated using seven different types of commercial TiO2. In conclusion, ST-01 TiO2 showed the highest efficiency for CO2 methanation.

본 연구는 우리나라의 1990-2014년 시계열 자료를 활용하여 물 효율성, 경제성장, 전력생산 및 이산화탄소 배출 간의 장·단기 인과관계를 실증적 으로 분석하였다. 기존 연구들이 경제성장, 이산화탄소 배출 및 전력 및 에너지에 국한되어 분석을 한 반면 본 연구는 기존 변수들과 더불어 물 효율성과의 관계를 설명하였다는 기여를 가지고 있다. 실증분석결과를 살펴보면, 네 변수들은 단기조정관계를 통해 장기적으로 균형상태에 도달한다는 것과 변수들 간의 인과관계에서 이산화탄소 배출과 경제성장은 물 효율성의 원인이 되고 이산화탄소 배출과 경제성장 및 물 효율성은 전력생산의 원인이 된다는 사실을 발견하였다. 또한 물 효율성에 대한 장기 영향계수 추정결과를 통해 전력생산의 증가와 경제성장 및 이산화탄소 배출의 감소는 물 효율성을 증가시키며, 일정 수준 이상의 경제성장은 물 효율성의 증가속도를 감소시킨다는 경제성장과 물 효율성의 역U자형 관계를 확인하였다.

This study assesses greenhouse gas evolution from construction-material manufacturing facilities and estimates the potential reduction of these gases via the future massive sequestration of carbon dioxide. The scope of the evaluation specifically targets the global-warming potential in terms of kg-CO2 equivalent/tonnage industrial waste. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a method to quantitatively analyze the input and output of a specific material resource during its life cycle from raw-material acquisition to final disposal as well as its environmental effect(s). LCA comprises four steps: its objective and definition of the scope, the entire life-cycle analysis list, an evaluation of its effects, and life-cycle analysis. The annual inflow of petro-ash reaches 300,000 tons, and this material is transported via screw-driving systems. The composition of the petro-ash is 1.2% volatile compounds, 6.8% fixed carbon and 92% ash contents. A total of 38,181,891 Nm3/yr of carbon dioxide is sequestrated, which is equivalent to 75,000 tons per annum and 304.5 kg/ton of petro-ash waste, with 250 kg/ton of the latter sequestrated as calcium carbonate. The final analysis on the effect of one ton of petro ash in construction materials showed 27.6 kg-CO2 eq emission. According to the final LCA analysis, only 27.6 kg-CO2 eq/ton was emitted by the petro-ash that was used in construction materials if CO2 fixation during carbonate mineralization was considered, where -250 kg-CO2 eq/ton positively contributed to the LCA. In the future, commercial-scale process modification via the realization of continuous processes and the more efficient reduction of carbon dioxide is anticipated.

기후변화의 원인으로는 온실가스의 과량 배출이 문제화 되는 현 시점에서 온실가스 중 가장 많은 양을 차지하는 이산화탄소의 경우 기후변화에 미치는 영향이 다른 종류의 온실가스보다 크다는 것은 널리 알려진 사실이다. 여러 분야의 산업과 인간 활동에서 발생하는 이산화탄소를 KOH 흡수제를 통해 흡수된 CO2양을 측정하고 발전소 탈황 공정에서 발생하는 ASH를 첨가하여 반응시켜 생성된 CaCO3를 다른 유용한 물질로 전환하여 자원화하고 재사용하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 KOH 흡수제 농도에 따른 CO2 흡수량 측정과 KOH 흡수제와 흡수첨가제(piperazine)을 함께 넣고 흡수된 CO2양을 측정하였다. 또한, CO2 loading curve 이용하여 CO2 흡수량을 계산하였으며, 화력발전소의 탈황공정에서 발생하는 ASH와 CO2가 흡수된 KOH를 수용액과 반응시켜 생성된 시간당 CaCO3의 양을 측정하고 분석기기 XRD(X-Ray Diffraction)와 SEM(Scanning Electron Microscope)을 사용하여 결정 구조와 표면 구조를 분석하였다.

이산화탄소는 주요 온실가스이며 의심할 여지없이 지구 온난화의 주범이다. 대기의 이산화탄소는 대부분 전기 발전에 사용되는 화석 연료의 연소에 의해 고농도화 되는데, 기후 변화의 억제를 위해서는 대기로부터 이산화탄소를 포획 및 격리가 필수적이다. 한편, 발전소의 소각재는 전기 수요가 증가함에 따라 지속적으로 증가할 것으로 예상된다. 소각재의 증가에 따라 소각재를 활용한 폐기물 자원순환에 관한 관심이 증가하고 있다. 일반적으로 순환 유동층 연소 방법에서는 탈황반응을 위하여 석회석을 인위적으로 첨가하게 되는데, 이 경우, 탈황 반응에 관여하지 않는 잉여 성분은 소각재 중에 CaO 화합물의 형태로 존재한다. CaO와 이산화탄소의 가역적인 반응은 이산화탄소를 제거하는 매우 유망한 방법이다. 특히 상온 상압에서 이루어지기 때문에 매우 경제적이라 할 수 있다. 현재 이와 같은 반응을 토대로 소각재를 이산화탄소와 반응시켜 복합탄산염으로 제조하여 시멘트의 원료로 사용하는 연구가 많이 진행되고 있다. 그러나 대부분의 연구는 다량의 물을 사용하기 때문에 취급이 어렵고, 건조를 위해 많은 에너지가 소모 되는 문제점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 에너지 고효율 공정을 위하여 반건식 복합탄산염 제조를 연구하였으며, 정량분석을 통해 수분의 양이 발전소 소각재의 이산화탄소 포집 특성에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다.

Biogas is a gaseous mixture produced from the microbial digestion of organic materials in the absence of oxygen. Raw biogas, depending upon organic materials, digestion time and process conditions, contains about 45 ~ 75% methane, 30 ~ 50% carbon dioxide, 0.1% hydrogen sulfide gas, and a fractional percentage of water vapor. To achieve the standard composition of the biogas, treatment techniques like absorption or membrane separation are performed for the resourcing of biogas. In this paper, the experiments are performed using biogas produced in an environmental digestion facility for food waste. The membrane module was imported from overseas, its membrane process has achieved up to 98% of the methane and 99% of the carbon dioxide separated, and it has manufactured and stored pressurized carbon dioxide. The effects of the feed pressures on the separation of CO2-CH4 by the membrane are investigated. A chelate was utilized to purify the methane from the H2S concentration of 0.1%.

A Controlled Low-Strength Materials (CLSM) is suitable for mine backfilling because it does not require compaction owing to it high fluidity and can be installed quickly. Therefore, a CLSM utilizing CO2-solidified Circulating Fluidzed Bed Combustion (CFBC) coal ash was developed and it’s properties were investigated, since. CO2-solidification of CFBC coal ash can inhibit exudation of heavy metals. The chemical composition and specific surface area of Pulverized coal Combustion fly ash and CFBC fly ash were analyzed. The water ratio, compressive strength and length change ratio of CLSM were confirmed. The water ratios differed with the specific surface area of the CLSM. It was confirmed that the porosity of CLSM affected its compressive strength and length change ratio.

산업의 발달과 생활수준이 높아짐에 따라 에너지의 사용량이 증가되고 있는데 이중 대부분은 화석연료에 의해 충족되고 있다. 하지만 화석연료의 한계성과 온실가스 발생 등의 환경문제로 인해 새로운 대체 에너지 연구개발에 대한 관심이 크다. 바이오매스는 탄소중립이 가능한 친환경적 재생에너지 이다. 특히, 하수처리장에서 발생량이 지속적으로 증가되고 처리의 어려움을 가지고 있는 하수 슬러지 폐기물은 청정에너지와 자원으로 전환이 가능한 바이오매스이다. 이러한 바이오매스 폐기물의 전환기술 중 현재 관심을 가지고 연구가 진행되고 있는 것은 하수 슬러지를 열분해 또는 가스화 해서 바이오 가스, 바이오 오일, 슬러지 촤(sludge char)의 에너지를 생산하는 방법이다. 최근에는 마이크로 웨이브 가열방식에 의한 바이오매스 열적처리 방식에 대한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 마이크로웨이브 방식은 기존의 외부 열풍가열 방식과 달리 마이크로파가 직접 바이오 셀 내부로 침투해 물질분자와 원자 등을 진동시켜 직접 열을 발생시키는 유전체 가열이 진행된다. 이로 인해 기존의 가열방식에 비해 가열효율(heating efficiency)과 가열 율(heating rate)이 높고 이로 인해 가열시간이 단축되는 장점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 슬러지 폐기물을 바이오매스-CCS 기술(biomass-CCS technology)적용을 위한 새로운 형태의 마이크로웨이브 열적처리 기술을 개발하고자 한다. 이를 위해 마이크로웨이브 유전체가열 특성을 활용하여 탈수 슬러지를 건조-가스화 연속 일체형으로 진행하는 에너지 전환 특성을 파악하였다. 가스화 실험의 경우는 연소 전 포집 기술의 이산화탄소 분리공정에서 포집된 것을 활용하는 측면에서 이산화탄소 가스화에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 이산화탄소 가스화 시 생성물은 가스, 촤, 타르인데 그 중 가스가 가장 많이 생성되고 잔류 탄화물인 슬러지 촤(sludge char) 그리고 중질 탄화수소인 타르의 순으로 생성되었다. 가연성 생성가스(producer gas)는 주로 수소와 일산화탄소가 생성되었고 일부 메탄과 탄화수소(THCs: C2H4,C2H6,C3H8)포함되었다.

Environmental awareness and its relation to the development of economy has garnered increased attention in recent years. Researchers, over the years, have argued that sustainable development warrants for minimizing environmental degradation since one depends on the other. This study analyzes the relationship between environmental degradation (carbon emission taken as proxy for degradation), economic growth, total energy consumption and industrial production index growth in Bangladesh from year 1998 to 2013. This study uses Vector Autoregression (VAR) Model and variance decomposition of VAR to analyze the effect of these variables on carbon emission and vice-versa. The findings of VAR model suggest that industrial production and GDP per capita has significant relationship with carbon emission. Further analysis through variance decomposition shows carbon emission has consistent impact on industrial production over time, whereas, industrial production has high impact on emission in the short run which fades in the long run which is consistent with Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis. Carbon emission rising along with GDP per capita and at the same time having low impact in the long run on industrial index indicates there may be other sources of pollution introduced with the rise in income of the economy over time.

In this study, alkali-activated slag (AAS) concrete made with blast furnace slag (BFS) was investigated as a replacement for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete for changes in the compressive strength before and after CO2 exposure and chemical reactions with CO2. Before CO2 exposure, the compressive strength of AAS concrete was found to be up to 21 MPa, which was higher than that of OPC concrete. Exposing AAS concrete to CO2 at 5,000 ppm for 28 days did not significantly change the compressive strength. In contrast, the compressive strength of OPC concrete decreased by 13% in the same conditions. In addition, AAS concrete had the highest CO2 capture capacity of greater than 50 g CO2/kg, while the CO2 capture capacity of OPC concrete was only 2.5 g CO2/kg. Rietveld analyses using XRD results showed that fractions of main calcium-silicate-hydration (C-S-H) gels on the surface of AAS concrete did not significantly drop after CO2 exposure; the C-S-H gel on the AAS concrete was continuously produced by reacting with the SiO2 produced after the reaction with CO2 and Ca(OH)2 inside the concrete, with the result that the compressive strength of AAS concrete did not change after CO2 exposure. Thus, AAS concrete can be applied to CO2-rich environments as both a stable construction material and a CO2 sequestrate agent.

A model coupling a meteorological predictive model and a vegetation photosynthesis and respiration model was used to simulate CO2 concentrations over coastal basin areas, and modeling results were estimated with aircraft observations during a massive sampling campaign. Along with the flight tracks, the model captured the meteorological variables of potential temperature and wind speed with mean bias results of 0.8℃, and 0.2 m/s, respectively. These results were statistically robust, which allowed for further estimation of the model’s performance for CO2 simulations. Two high-resolution emission data sets were adopted to determine CO2 concentrations, and the results show that the model underestimated by 1.8 ppm and 0.9 ppm at higher altitude over the study areas during daytime and nighttime, respectively, on average. Overall, it was concluded that the model’s CO2 performance was fairly good at higher altitude over the study areas during the study period.

The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model and Vegetation Photosynthesis and Respiration Model (VPRM) were coupled to simulate atmospheric CO2 concentrations. The performance of the WRF-VPRM to simulate regional scale CO2 concentration was estimated over coastal basin areas. Either Hestia 2011(HST) or Vulcan 2002(VUL) anthropogenic CO2 emission data were used in two numerical experiments for the study regions. Simulated meteorological variables were validated with ground and background CO2 measurement data, and the results show that the model captured temporal variations of CO2 concentration on a daily basis. CO2 directional analysis revealed that the dominant CO2 emission sources are located S and SW. The simulated Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) agreed relatively well with measured CO2 fluxes at each vegetation class site, showing approximately 40% at max improvement at shrub areas.

The effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on growth and photosynthesis of soybean (Glycine max Merr.) were investigated to predict its productivity under elevated CO2 levels in the future. Soybean grown for 6 weeks showed significant increase in vegetative growth, based on plant height, leaf characteristics (area, length, and width), and the SPAD-502 chlorophyll meter value (SPAD value) under elevated CO2 conditions (800 μmol/mol) compared to ambient CO2 conditions (400 μmol/mol). Under elevated CO2 conditions, the photosynthetic rate (A) increased although photosystem II (PS II) photochemical activity (Fv/Fm) decreased. The maximum photosynthetic rate (Amax) was higher under elevated CO2 conditions than under ambient CO2 conditions, whereas the maximum electron transport rate (Jmax) was lower under elevated CO2 conditions compared to ambient CO2 conditions. The optimal temperature for photosynthesis shifted significantly by approximately 3°C under the elevated CO2 conditions. With the increase in temperature, the photosynthetic rate increased below the optimal temperature (approximately 30°C) and decreased above the optimal temperature, whereas the dark respiration rate (Rd) increased continuously regardless of the optimal temperature. The difference in photosynthetic rate between ambient and elevated CO2 conditions was greatest near the optimal temperature. These results indicate that future increases in CO2 will increase productivity by increasing the photosynthetic rate, although it may cause damage to the PS II reaction center as suggested by decreases in Fv/Fm, in soybean.

유기성폐기물(음식물, 하수슬러지 등)은 2005년부터 육상 직매립이 금지되었고, 2006년에 발효된 런던협약에 따라 2013년 1월부터 해양투기 또한 금지되어 폐기물의 처리 및 재활용이 시급한 실정이다. 따라서, 이러한 유기성 폐기물의 효과적인 자원화 방법 중 하나인 혐기성소화가 각광받고 있는 실정이며, 혐기성소화조에서 발생되는 바이가스는 일반적으로 CH4 50~90%, CO2 10~50%, 소량의 H2S 및 NH4로 알려져 있다. 이러한 바이오가스의 정제방법으로는 탄소흡착법, 막분리법 등이 있으나 높은 운전비용과 공정구성의 어려움, 2차 폐기물 발생 등 많은 문제를 일으키고, CO2의 재활용이 아닌 폐기시키고 있어 자원순환적인 측면에서 바람직하지 못하다. CH4의 전환방법중 하나인 CO2 methanation반응은 1M의 CO2와 4M의 H2가 반응하여 1M의 CH4와 2M의 H2O가 생성되는 반응이다. CO2는 열역학적으로 매우 안정된 물질로, 반응에 필요한 에너지를 공급하기 위해서는 수소 등과 같은 높은 에너지의 환원제를 같이 반응에 참여시켜 주어야 한다. 그러나 열역학적 평형으로 인해 전환이 제한되는 경우가 많아, 적절한 반응속도와 선택도를 달성하기 위해 촉매가 요구되며, CO2 methanation 반응에 사용되는 촉매는 주로 Ni, Fe, Al 등 금속계 촉매가 주를 이루고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 바이오가스의 정제효율을 높이기 위하여 CO2 methanation 촉매를 다양한 조건에 따라 제조하였으며 각각의 촉매별 CO2 전환율을 평가하였다.