Plastics are widely used in industries in human society and because of their structural stability, degradation is a serious global issue. To estimate the degradation of plastic, 31 edible mushrooms were cultured with the selected plastic films (polyethylene [PE], polystyrene [PS], and poly(ethylene terephthalate) [PET]) for 3 months at 25 °C. Measuring the weight of the films showed that four species of mushrooms, namely Porostereum spadiceum, Ganoderma lucidum, Coprinellus micaceus, and Pleurotus ostreatus, exhibited the highest degrees of plastic degradation. In addition, the mushrooms and fungi that exhibited the most significant plastic degradation were cross-cultured to promote this degradation. As a result, cross-cultivation of G. lucidum and Aspergillus niger showed a weight loss of 2.49% for the PET film. For the PS film, Aspergillus nidulans showed a weight loss of 4.06%. Cross-cultivation of A. nidulans and C. micaceus, which showed a weight loss of 2.95%, was noted as an alternative for PS biodegradation, but is harmful to humans. These bio-degradation effects of edible mushroom will contribute to the development of alternatives for eco-friendly plastic degradation.

The reduction in solar radiation transmittance(SRT) because of dust and other foreign materials was experimentally tested in two types of greenhouses with the intent to obtain basic data for establishing maintenance and management guidelines for greenhouse cover materials. The test results in the greenhouse in Gyehwa-do estimated the amount of removed dust at 16.8– 1,021.6 mg·m-2(average: 520.7 mg·m-2), and the dust amount varied widely with the measurement points. The SRT measured in triplicate before and after dust removal ranged 68.5–80.9% and 80.9–87.2%, respectively; thus, there was an improvement in SRT by about 8.1% after dusting. In contrast, the greenhouse in Gyeongsang National University did not exhibit great fluctuations in the coefficient of determination(correlation coefficient) regardless of the daily total, average, or maximum horizontal surface radiation; the SRT gradually decreased over time. The SRT increased or decreased, showing clearly different patterns in summer and winter half years, as did the coefficients of determination(0.468–0.828). Dust was measured to be in the range 747.1– 983.1 mg·m-2(average: 840.1 mg·m-2), without great differences between the measurement points, unlike in the case of the greenhouse in Gyehwa-do. The SRT measured before and after the dust removal ranged 73.0–80.5% and 81.0–88.6%, respectively, showing an average improvement of about 7.9%. The SRT measured after washing with water ranged 88.7–90.6%, demonstrating a greater improvement with an average increase rate of 13.0%, which is 5.1% higher than the increase rate after dust removal. These results suggest that although washing with water rather than dust removal improves SRT to a greater extent(13.0% vs. 7.9%), dust removal alone is considered to provide considerable improvement in SRT. Comparison of the images of the unused film and pre-dusting film under the microscope revealed that foreign materials such as dust were adhered to the pre-dusting film, and variations were observed according to the magnification ratio and photographed area.

산업발달로 인한 화석 연료의 급격한 사용으로 기후변화와 연료고갈 문제가 대두되고 있어 폐기물자원화 및 신재생에너지에 대한 관심이 급증하고 있다. 선행되어온 연구들은 바이오매스나 플라스틱의 대체연료 가능성 연구들로 국한되어 진행되었다. 폐플라스틱 필름의 경우 많은 연구가 진행되어 왔으나, 현재 발생되는 폐플라스틱 필름에 관한 연구는 미비한 상황이다. 많은 폐플라스틱 필름의 발생량에 비해 절반정도를 웃도는 재활용처리 비율은 다른 폐플라스틱 필름 처리방안 마련이 필요하다는 점을 시사한다. 열분해를 이용한 오일 및 화학원료 생산에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 폐플라스틱 필름의 물리･화학적 특성 분석 및 열중량분석기를 통한 동역학분석과 파이롤라이저-가스크로마토그래피 /질량분석기를 이용한 반응 생성물 분석하여 폐플라스틱 필름의 열분해 공정 도입 가능성을 추가 확인하고자 한다. 또한 현재 배출되는 폐플라스틱 필름류의 열분해 특성과 어떤 성분이 생성되는지 알아보고 공정설계 기초자료로 활용되고자 폐플라스틱 필름의 열분해 특성연구를 수행하였다.

To prolong the shelf life of green chili pepper, packaging films such as 30 low density polyethylene(LDPE), 20 perforated polyolefin (SM250), 30 cast polypropylene (CPP) and 15 polyolefin (MPD) were used. LDPE showed a suitable gas concentration which consisted of 3-5% O and below 5% COfor keeping quality of green chili peppers after 10 days. Though weight loss was 9.3% for SM250 after 5 days, others showed below 2.0% weight loss after 40 days. Green chili peppers inside CPP package revealed a great decrease in ascorbic acid content after 30 days. SM250 showed a less total microbial count among packages, but there was no great differences among packages.