본 연구는 맹종죽(Phyllostachys edulis) 부산물의 고부가가치 활용을 위한 기초연구로, 맹종죽림 조사 및 소각처리를 통한 죽회 생산 기술을 개발하고자 하였다. 맹종죽림 현장에서의 죽간 벌채 후 남은 상층 부산물(잎, 잔가지, 끝대)과 수년간 방치된 하층 부산물의 바이오매스 총량을 파악한 결과, 입죽 상태의 맹종죽을 벌채할 경우, 활용될 죽간의 중량비는 56.6%, 죽림 내에 방치되는 상층 부산물의 중량비는 43.3%로 나타났다. 방치됐던 하층 부산물은 ha당 약 26톤이 잔존해 있었다. 한편, 부산물을 죽회로 활용하기 위해 소형 소각로 및 대형 무연소각로를 이용한 소각처리를 수행하였다. 현장에 설치된 소각로에서의 조사 결과, 소형소각로(화실, 57.2 ㎥)는 1시간에 10 kg, 1일 최대 80 kg을 소각하는 반면, 대형 무연소각로 (화실, 791.4 ㎥)는 1시간에 70 kg, 1일 최대 560 kg을 소각하여 약 7배의 효율을 보였다. 2차 회화 과정을 통해 얻은 순수 죽회의 수율은 약 84%였으며, 칼륨(80,000 ppm↑), 칼슘(50,000 ppm↑), 인(20,000 ppm↑), 마그네슘(20,000 ppm↑), 망간(10,000 ppm↑), 철(10,000 ppm↑) 등 다양한 무기원소가 함유되어 있었다. 본 연구는 대나무 벌채 현장에서 수행된 실험을 바탕으로, 맹종죽림의 지속 가능한 경영과 새로운 부산물 활용 방안에 대한 제시로 큰 의의가 있을 것으로 판단된다.

The adsorption of Acid Blue 92 onto three low cost and ecofriendly biosorbents viz., cow dung ash, mango stone ash and parthenium leaves ash and commercial activated carbon have discussed in this work. The ash of all the mentioned bio-wastes was prepared in the muffle furnace at 500℃ and all the adsorbents were stored in an air thermostat. Experiments at total dye concentrations of 10~100 mg/L were carried out with a synthetic effluent prepared in the laboratory. The parameters such as pH and dye concentration were varied. Equilibrium adsorption data followed both Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The results indicate that cow dung ash, mango stone ash and parthenium leaves ash could be employed as low-cost alternatives to commercial activated carbon in wastewater treatment for the removal of dye.

Study on the removal of Acid Green 20 by adsorption on indigenously prepared activated carbons from cow dung, mango stone, parthenium leaves and commercial activated carbon have been carried out with an aim to obtain information on treating effluents from tanneries. The effects of various experimental parameters have been investigated by following the batch adsorption technique. Adsorption data was modeled with the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms. Removal of Acid Green 20 was found to be favorable using Biomass ash and could be considered as alternatives to commercial activated carbon for the treatment of tannery effluents, especially for the removal of dye(s).

The use of low cost and ecofriendly adsorbent has been investigated as an alternative to the current expensive method of removing dyes from wastewater. Cow dung cakes were collected from the nearby village which was burnt in a muffle furnace at 500℃ to obtain the required ash. This paper deals with the removal of Reactive Blue 221, Acidoll Yellow 2GNL and Olive BGL which are mainly used in textile industry, from aqueous solution by cow dung ash without any pretreatment. The adsorption was achieved under different pH, adsorbate concentration and the applicability of Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms were examined.