In this study, we examined the antioxidant activity of the Sumaeyaksuk (Artemisia argyi) tea extracts from different pre-treatment and extraction methods. Sumaeyaksuk was sun-dried for 3.5 days (control, RC) and aged at a temperature of 60℃ for 3.5 days (HA), 7 days (HB), and 14 days (HC), respectively. Each sample was extracted in 60℃ and 95℃ hot water for 2 minutes. The soluble solids content of HA from the 60℃ and 95℃ hot water extraction were 0.52±0.18% and 0.92±0.18%, respectively. The soluble solids content was increased by the higher extraction temperature. The reducing sugar content of RC was 9.55±0.18 mg/g in the 95℃ extraction, which was significantly higher than in the 60℃ extracted sample. However, the reducing sugar content did not show a remarkable difference based on aging periods. The total phenolic compound content of the 95℃ extracted samples was 3.36±0.13~9.88±0.23 mg/g, which was significantly higher than that of the 60℃ extracted sample. The ABTS radical scavenging activity of the 60℃ extracted RA and HA samples were 35.63% and 95.10%, respectively. Moreover, the radical scavenging activity increased to 63.35% and 96.78%, respectively, in the 95℃ extracted samples. As a result of the high temperature, the extracted sample showed an increase in the FRAP. In the RC sample, the FRAP was two times higher in the 95℃ extracted sample (181.28±2.90 μM) than in the 60℃ extracted sample (83.88±0.43 μM).

A field research at Sudokwon landfill was carried to analyse the effect of leachate and organic waste water injection on decomposition characteristics of landfill waste. The moisture content after leachate (79,783 m3) addition into block 3A for 1 year increased from 27.4% to 34.1%. As a result of moisture increasement, Cellulose and Lignin proportions as indicators of waste degradability changed from 1.45 to 1.18. It is also illustrated that TOC as an indicator of CH4 production potential reduced from 22.0% to 19.5%. Comparison results of TOC after 4 months of each leachate, digested waste water, food waste water injection into block 4A shows reduction of 3.5%, 4.7% and 3.7%, respectively. Hence, it is indicated that injection of leachate and organic waste water into landfill enhances the rate of CH4 production as well as the speed of landfill stabilization.

Landfill gas (LFG) has received considerable attention to produce a renewable energy source from waste because LFG contains about 45 ~ 55% methane. In order to improve LFG, the concept of bioreactor landfill is applied to Sudokown Landfill site. In landfill field test, the research area 3A (300 m × 300 m) and reference area 2A (300 m × 300) are prepared to compare the effect of leachate recirculation. Using injection wells, leachate is injected into the research area in the 2nd Landfill site and the distribution of moisture content in the research area is homogeneously saturated by the injected leachate. Leachate characteristics such as Alkalinity, BOD, COD, TKN, and TOC are increased with the input of the injected leachate because wastes are decomposed by the injected leachate but pH of leachate is almost not affected by the injected leachate. The production of LFG in the reseach area is improved by about 40% comparing with that in the reference area and the content of CH4 in LFG is consistently higher than 50%. Hence, it can be summarized that the production and the quality of LFG can be improved by the injection of leachate into landfill site.

희토류 정광으로부터 첨단산업 원료소재로 수요가 급증하고 있는 고순도 희토류 소재를 제조하기 위한 가장 첫 공정은 침출공정이다. 즉, 희토류 정광으로부터 원소별 희토류 성분을 분리하기 위해서는 용액상태로 전환이 필요한데, 이때 일반적인 산 및 알카리 용액에는 희토류 성분은 침출이 되지 않으므로 강산 또는 강 알카리 조건에서 희토류 정광을 침출 가능한 형태로 변환 시켜주는 분해공정이 선행되며 이후 산 침출에 의해 희토류 성분을 침출하게 된다. 본 고에서는 대표적인 희토류 광물인 모나자이트와 바스트나사이트, 그리고 이 광물의 혼합물 형태로 생산되는 혼합광물에 대한 분해 및 침출공정을 소개하고자 한다.

본 연구에서는 라테라이트광의 건식 분쇄가 니켈 및 코발트의 침출에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 시료로 사용한 라테라이트광은 주로 SiO2, Fe2O3, MgO로 이루어져 있으며, 니켈과 코발트의 함량은 0.81% Ni, 0.02% Co이었다. 주 구성 광물은 리자다이트와 석영이며, 미량의 포스터라이트와 엔스터타이트를 함유하고 있었다. 분쇄가 진행됨에 따라 시료의 평균입도, 비표면적, 밀도는 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, X-선 회절분석을 통해 리자다이트의 비정질화가 진행됨을 확인하였다. 분쇄에 의한 석영의 물성변화는 나타나지 않았으나, 리자다이트의 Mg-OH 결합이 파괴됨으로써 니켈 및 코발트의 침출율이 향상됨을 알 수 있었다. 분쇄가 진행됨에 따라 니켈과 코발트의 침출율은 증가하였으며, 60분 분쇄한 시료의 경우, 사용한 무기산의 종류에 관계없이 니켈과 코발트의 침출율은 약 80%로 나타났다.

매실에 설탕을 가한 후 삼투압의 원리를 이용하여 제조한 매실 침출액의 총고형분은 55.08%였고, pH는 3.1이었으며, 산도는 구연산으로서 1.52%였다. 이 매실 침출액의 식중독세균에 대한 항균활성을 조사한 결과, 공시된 모든 균주 중에서Vibrio parahaemolyticus에 대해 31.2 mm의 저해환을 보여 이 균에 대한 매실 침출액의 항균활성이 가장 강하였고, 다음으로 Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aur