지구 온난화, 석유고갈, 환경오염에 대한 해결 방안으로 수송부분에서 국제적으로 바이오연 료에 관한 연구가 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 그 중 바이오디젤은 석유계 디젤과 비교해 이산화탄소 및 대기오염 물질 배출이 적고 세탄가가 높은 장점을 가지고 있다. 현재 국내 바이오디젤 수요는 지속적으로 증가하고 있으나 원료부족으로 인해 수입의존도가 커지고 있는 상황이다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 본 연구는 현재 사용되지 않는 음폐유(약 33 % 유리지방 산 함유)를 Amberlyst-15 촉매가 이용한 에스테르화 반응을 통해 바이오디젤 원료로서 활용가능성을 확인 하였다. 다양한 반응 조건의 영향을 조사하기 위한 실험을 수행한 결과 반응온도 383 K에서 97.62 %의 전환 율을 얻었으며, 반응속도는 353 K에서 373 K로 증가 할 때 최대 1.99 배까지 상승하였다. 또한 동역학 적 결과를 이용하여 29.75 kJ/mol의 활성화 에너지를 확인하여 선행연구에서 연구된 타 고체촉매에 비 해 에스테르화반응에 Amberlyst-15 더 적합함을 확인하였다. 그리고 메탄올 몰 비가 증가함에 따라 최 대 91.43 %의 반응 전환율을 확인하였고, 촉매량 영향의 경우 0 wt%에서 20 wt%까지 증가시킨 결과 반응 전환율이 43.78 %에서 94.62 %까지, 초기 반응 속도는 1.1∼1.4 배로 상승하는 것을 확인하였 다. 교반속도의 경우 100∼900 rpm의 조건에 따라 실험을 수행하였으나 반응 전환율에는 큰 영향을 주 지 않음을 확인하였고 반응 시간에 따른 영향의 경우 240 분 까지 산가 감소를 보이다가 300 분이 지 나면서부터 산가가 상승하는 결과를 가져왔다. 그리고 위 실험들을 통해 도출된 최적 조건을 적용하여 음폐유 에스테르화 반응에 적용하였고 그 결과 반응시간 60 분에서 음폐유와 모사 폐유지간의 13 %의 반응 전환율 차이를 보였으나 최종 240 분 반응 전환율은 모사 폐유지 98.12 %, 음폐유는 97.62 %로 거의 유사한 결과를 얻었다.

It is interesting to discover the reaction kinetics of the newly developed molybdenum containing catalysts. The dissociation/adsorption of nitrogen on molybdenum surface is known to be structure sensitive, which is similar to that of nitrogen on iron surface. The rates over molybdenum nitride catalysts are increased with the increase of total pressure. This tendency is the same as that for iron catalyst, but is quite different from that for ruthenium catalyst. The activation energies of the molybdenum nitride catalysts are almost on the same level, although the activity is changed by the addition of the second component. The reaction rate is expressed as a function of the concentration of reactants and products. The surface nature of CO3Mo3N is drastically changed by the addition of alkali, changing the main adsorbed species from NH2 to NH on the surface. The strength of NHx adsorption is found to be changed by alkali dopping.

The Kinetics velocity for hydrolysis reaction of vanillylidene imine derivatives has been measured by ultra-violet ray spectrophotometer in 20wt% dioxane-H2O at 25℃. It was measured the reaction rate Constant of vanillylidene imine derivatives that can be applied widely following to pH-change at 25℃. Final products that hydrolyzed the vanillylidene imine certified in vanillin and aniline derivative, and the effect of substitution radical that has affected on hydrolysis reaction was largely promoted to reaction rate by electron attrating group in acidity and electron donoring group in basic. From the results of rate constant to hydrolysis reaction, substituent radical effect and final products. It has certified the hydrolysis reaction mechanism of vanillylidene imine derivatives.

Aliphatic aldehyde polyoxyethylene glycol acetals were synthesised through the reaction of aliphatic aldehydes such as caproic aldehyde, capryl aldehyde, capric aldehyde and lauric aldehyde with excess diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol and tetraethylene glycol, respectively. The acetal formation, in which water was azeotropically distilled by adding benzene to the reaction system, was gained a good yield of acetal type compounds. This reaction is found pseudo first order reaction at various temperatures such 70, 80, 90 and 97℃. Also these activation energies of reaction of acetal type products such as caproic aldehyde diethylene glycol acetal, capryl aldehyde diethylene glycol acetal, capric aldehyde diethylene glycol acetal, lauric aldehyde diethylene glycol acetal, caproic aldehyde triethylene glycol acetal and caproic aldehyde tetraethylene acetal were 17.3, 19.6, 21.2, 21.6, 15.5 and 14.7 Kcal/mole.

Converting biomass to biocrude oil has been extensively studied worldwide as a renewable energy technology and a solution to global warming caused by overuse of fossil fuels because it is a carbon neutral fuel that originates from biomass and, thus, could help prevent climate change. Fast pyrolysis is an effective technology for producing biocrude-oil, and woody biomass is usually used as feedstock. Although many studies have been performed with this feedstock, high production cost and low higher heating value (HHV) have frequently reported as challenging barriers to commercialization. Thus, coffee ground residue was selected as an alternative feedstock to overcome this barrier due to its higher HHV than other biomasses, as well as an expected improvement in the recycling rate of organic waste from many coffee shops. A kinetic study on the thermal decomposition reaction of ground coffee residue was carried out previously to investigate pyrolysis characteristics by thermogravimetric analysis, and its kinetic parameters were studied using two calculation models. A bubbling-fluidized-bed reactor was used for fast pyrolysis and the yield and characteristics of the biocrudeoil from ground coffee residue were investigated at reaction temperatures of 400-600°C. The activation energy of the decomposition reaction was calculated separately to be 41.57 kJ/mol and 44.01-350.20 kJ/mol with the above two methods. The highest biocrude-oil content was about 51.7wt% at 550°C.

Since sewage sludge has low heating value as an energy source, it is desirable that sewage sludge is mixed with woody waste to enhance energy potential. Among thermal methods for waste to energy, carbonization process is used in this study. In order to estimate reaction kinetics for carbonization process using mixture of woody waste and sewage sludge, the content of sewage sludge is varied from 10 ~ 30% in mixture of woody waste and sewage sludge in carbonization process. Carbonization time is changed from 10 min to 50 min and carbonization temperature is varied from 250oC to 350oC. The carbonization process for mixture of woody waste and sewage sludge was optimized at carbonization temperature of 300oC for 20 min, 20% of sewage sludge content. As increased carbonization temperature, reaction rate constant, frequency factor and degree of carbonization were increased. As increased the content of sewage sludge, conversion, ash content and degree of carbonization were decreased. At optimal conditions for carbonization process, frequency factor and activation energy in Arrhenius equation can be decided by 3.61 × 10−2 min−1, 7,101.8 kcal/kmol respectively.

Carbonization process with pig manure is carried out to estimate the reaction kinetics with increasing carbonizationtime and temperature in the process. From the examination of conversion characteristics of pig manure, carbonizationreaction can be described by the 1st order kinetic reaction. Degree of carbonization, which can be expressed by C/H moleratio, is increased with increasing carbonization temperature. As increased carbonization temperature from 250oC to 400oC,reaction rate constant in the 1st order kinetic reaction is also increased from 0.0622min−1 to 0.1999min−1. Frequency factorand activation energy in Arrhenius equation for pig manure in the carbonization process can be decided by 1.06×10−3min−1 and 5441.8kcal/kmole, respectively. From the results of the reaction kinetics including TGA and SEM analysis,it is desirable that pig manure should be carbonized below carbonization temperature 400oC.