Choi Subin, Jwa Myungchan, and Noh Sunjin Students
Chosun University announced on December 29 that students from the Department of Advanced Energy Engineering received the Excellence Award at the Capstone Design Competition for University Students hosted by the Korean Society of Environmental Engineers.
The Capstone Design Competition for University Students is organized annually by the Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, the largest academic association in Korea's environmental sector. In this year's competition, 14 university teams that passed the first round of screening out of more than 30 universities nationwide advanced to the finals, where they engaged in intense presentations and discussions in a spirit of fair competition.
Chosun University participated under the team name "Team Cohere" and gave a presentation on the topic "Dual Coagulation System Utilizing Slaughterhouse Waste Blood," ultimately placing third overall and winning the Excellence Award.
With the recent increase in domestic and international meat consumption, the amount of slaughterhouse waste continues to rise, and slaughterhouse waste blood is considered particularly challenging to process and manage.
On the day of the competition, Team Cohere presented a technology that separates and extracts the abundant protein components in slaughterhouse waste blood to manufacture biodegradable coagulant aids.
The biodegradable coagulant produced through this method demonstrated higher biodegradability than conventional inorganic coagulants, as well as excellent environmental friendliness and energy productivity in the water treatment process.
Professor Park Jungyu, the team’s advisor, stated, "The students' creative ideas have led to scientifically validated achievements in water treatment and biogas production efficiency. I sincerely thank the undergraduate students for their dedication, working late into the night on experiments and discussions, and I wholeheartedly congratulate them on their outstanding results."
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