SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first integrated analysis system for the assessment of various factors that bring about an increase in the density of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere over the Korean Peninsula has been developed. A research team from the Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Environmental Studies said Wednesday [...]
DAEJEON, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources has developed new technology that can extract magnesium from condensed water (seawater condensed with salinity removed) as well as reducing emissions of carbon dioxide generated during the desalination process. The amount of condensed water generated during the desalination process in [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Mudflats in South Korea were absorb some 260,000 tons of carbon dioxide every year, which matches the amount of gas emissions from 110,000 cars, according to a recent study. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Tuesday that a research team from Seoul National University had published a study [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the decrease in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the outbreak of the coronavirus, the density of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere above the Korean Peninsula has exceeded its previous high. According to a report released on Thursday by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), the density of carbon [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — SK E&S Co., a leading South Korean gas provider, is pushing forward with efforts to develop carbon dioxide capture technology, which is emerging as a core technology in the realization of carbon neutral goals. On Wednesday, the company signed a partnership agreement with the state-run Korea Institute of Energy [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — To keep abreast with the advent of the carbon-free era, a South Korean shipyard has taken the initiative to develop a liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) carrier. Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) and its shipbuilding unit Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. recently signed a business agreement with the American [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Monday that it had developed new technology that can be employed to turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added resources such as building materials. The KAIST research team succeeded in transforming CO2 into a carbonate by using a hollow [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has succeeded in verifying new technology capable of generating electricity using supercritical carbon dioxide, known to demonstrate exceptional efficiency in generating electricity while acting as both a liquid and gas. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) announced Tuesday that it developed core [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s carbon dioxide concentration rate exceeded the global average last year, a report showed Thursday, raising concerns over climate change. The annual carbon dioxide concentration rate in South Korea averaged 417.9 parts per million (ppm) last year, compared with the global average of 409.8 ppm, according to the [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a cosmetic cushion using carbon dioxide (CO2). The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) announced on Monday that it had developed a polyurethane cosmetic cushion and a heat-insulating building material using CO2, in collaboration with two local companies, Pusan National University and Inje [...]