• Development of Soil-Plastic Separation System Using Microbubble

  • Geonwook Hwang1,2ㆍDowoon Kim3 ㆍJuyang Kim3 ㆍJaehak Jung3 ㆍSung Yeon Hwang2,4ㆍYong Sik Ok1,2*

  • 1Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
    2International ESG Association, Seoul, 06621, Korea
    3Korea Institute of Analytical Science and Technology, Seoul, 04790, Korea
    4Department of Plant & Environmental New Resources, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea

  • 미세기포를 활용한 토양 중 플라스틱 분리 시스템 개발

  • 황건욱1,2ㆍ김도운3 ㆍ김주양3 ㆍ정재학3 ㆍ황성연2,4ㆍ옥용식1,2*

  • 1고려대학교 환경생태공학부
    2국제ESG협회
    3한국분석과학연구소
    4경희대학교 식물환경신소재공학과

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This Article

  • 2024; 29(6): 131-140

    Published on Dec 31, 2024

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2024.29.6.131
  • Received on Nov 13, 2024
  • Revised on Dec 4, 2024
  • Accepted on Dec 27, 2024

Correspondence to

  • Yong Sik Ok

  • 1Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
    2International ESG Association, Seoul, 06621, Korea

  • E-mail: yongsikok@korea.ac.kr