• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.112-118
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• 1984

Inverase was entrapped in calcium alginate gel. The immobilized beads had excellent uniform size and configuration. To screen the optimal conditions possessing high enzyme activity, effects of sodium alginate concentration, $CaCl_2$ concentration, and the incubation time of beads in $CaCl_2$ solution during the immobilization procedure were investigated. Immobilized beads prepared from the optimal conditions had 18.8 units per ml of gel, which is equivalent to 68% of the activity of soluble enzyme. Several kinetic parameters were determined: Km value. 143 mM; optimum pH, 4.5; optimum temperature, $50^{\circ}C$. Enzyme loading capacity was 150 mg per 20 ml gel. No significant decrease in sugar conversion was observed during the column operation for 6 days.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.268-273
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• 2000

A microbiological hydrogen production process was optimized. Anaerobic photosynthetic bacteria like Rhodospirillum rubrum which is known to produce hydrogen from carbon monoxide efficiently and remove sulfur was used. To evaluate the potenital of this microorganism the optimization of media fermentation condition light intensity and light requirement for CO conversionwas tried in batch cultures and the continuous fermenter was also applied for this process. The gas residence time on CO conversion was sought out to get high conversion of carbon monoxide to hydrogen. Through this study the possibility of microbial synthtics gas concersion process was proposed.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.61-67
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• 1992

The synthesis of N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester(ZAPM), a precursor of aspartame, from N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-aspartic acid(Z-Asp) and L-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride(L-PM-HCl) was investigated in ethylacetate-MES buffer two-phase system using thermolysin. In organic two-phase system, the degree of spontaneous hydrolysis of L-PM. HCl was significantly reduced with increasing the volume ratio of organic to aqueous phase. Stability of thermolysin in organic two-phase system was found to be higher than that in MES buffer solution. More than 90% of initial enzyme activity was maintained after 10 days of incubation in case that the volume of organic phase was equal to that of buffer phase, while the half life of thermolysin was about 2 days in aqueous buffer solution. The results of partitioning of substrates and product in organic two-phase system showed that the difference in partition coefficients between substrates and product was maximum at pH 5.5. The optimal pH for 2-APM synthesis in organic two-phase system was found to be 5.5-5.8, which is consistent with the value expected from the partition experiments. As the concentration of substrates was increased the conversion yield of Z-APM was increased with concomitant reduction of L-PMqHC1 hydrolysis. In case that the concentration of L-PM-HCl and Z-Asp were 160 mM and 80 mM respectively, the conversion yield of Z-APM reached 90% after 28 hrs of reaction. The yield obtained at different volume ratio of organic phase compares well with the predicted equilibrium constant in biphasic system.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.383-388
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• 2009

A strain YB914 was isolated from soil as a producer of the extracellular xylanase, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of oat spelt xylan. The strain YB914 was identified as Streptomyces sp. on the basis of its morphological, cultural and biochemical properties. The xylanase of culture filtrate was the most active at $55^{\circ}C$ and pH 5.5, and retained 80% of its maximum activity at the range of pH 4.5~7.0. In order to optimize the culture medium for xylanase production, ingredients of G.S.S medium were replaced by several carbohydrates. The carbohydrates such as oat spelt xylan, corn cob xylan, wheat bran and lactose increased the xylanase productivity of Streptomyces sp. YB914. However, xylanase production was greatly repressed by galactose or arabinose. The maximum xylanase productivity was reached to 48 U/mL in the modified medium containing 1% oat spelt xylan and 1.5% lactose.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.56 no.3
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• pp.421-429
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• 2018

We performed process and CFD simulations of a 100 kW fuel cell system. By process simulation, we derived the input flow rate of each unit process and the recycle diesel flow rate. Through CFD simulation considering the recycle diesel flow, more efficient operational condition was found. Using 6 desulfurize reactors, a TSA process for a 100 kW fuel cell system was successfully constructed. Heat interference between reactors was found to be negligible. These results will contribute to increasing the efficiency of fuel cell system and the developed desulfurizing module design will contribute to the clean petrochemical technology as well as fuel cell systems.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.371.1-371.1
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• 2014

반도체 트랜지스터의 크기가 점점 미세화 함에 따라 이에 수반되는 절연막에 대한 요구 조건도 까다로워지고 있다. 특히 게이트 산화 막의 두께는 10 nm 이하에서 고밀도를 갖는 높은 유전율 막에 대한 요구가 증가되고 있으며 또한 증착 온도 역시 낮아져야 한다. 이러한 요구사항을 충족하는 기술중의 하나는 매우 낮은 압력 및 200도 이하 저온에서 절연막을 증착하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 플라즈마 화학 기상 증착(PE-CVD) 시스템을 이용하여 $180^{\circ}C$의 온도 및 10 mTorr의 압력에서 SiN 및 SiCN 박막을 제조하였다. 박막의 특성은 원자층 증착 공정 결과와 유사하면서 증착 속도의 향상을 위해 개조된 사이클릭 화학 기상 증착 공정을 이용하였다. Si 전구체와 산화제는 기판에 공급되기 전에 혼합되어 1차 리간드 분해를 하였으며, 리간드가 일부 제거된 가스가 기판에 흡착되는 구조이다. 기판흡착 후 플라즈마 처리 공정을 이용하여 2차 리간드 분해 공정을 수행하였으며, 반응에 참여하지 않은 가스 제거를 위해 불활성 가스를 이용하여 퍼지 하였다. 공정 변수인 플라즈마 전력, 반응가스유량, 플라즈마 처리 시간은 최적화 되었다. 또한 효율적인 리간드 분해를 위해 ICP와 CCP를 포함하고 있는 이중 플라즈마 시스템에 의해 2회에 걸쳐 분해되어지고, 그 결과로 불순물이 들어있지 않는 순수한 SiN과 SiCN 박막을 증착하였다. XRD 측정 결과 증착된 박막들은 모두 비정질 상이며, 550 nm 파장에서 측정한 SiN 및 SiCN 박막의 굴절률은 각 각 1.801 및 1.795이다. 또한 증착된 박막의 밀도는 2.188 ($g/cm^3$)로서 유전체 박막으로 사용하기에 충분한 값임을 확인하였다. 추가적으로 300 mm 규모의 Si 웨이퍼에서 측정된 비 균일도는 2% 이었다. 저온에서 증착한 SiN 및 SiCN 박막 특성은 고온 공정의 그것과 유사함을 확인하였고, 이는 저온에서의 유전체 박막 증착 공정이 반도체 제조 공정에서 사용 가능하다는 것을 보여준다.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.178-183
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• 2005

A strain WL-2 was isolated from soil as a producer of the extracellular xylanase, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of oat spelt xylan. The strain WL-2 was identified as Streptomyces sp. on the basis of its 16S rRNA sequence, morphology, cultural and physiological properties. The xylanase of culture filtrate was the most active at $60^{\circ}C$ and pH 6.0, and retained $90{\%}$ of its maximum activity at range of pH $4.5{\~}6.5$. In order to optimize the culture medium for xylanase production, ingredients of G.S.S medium were replaced by several carbohydrates. The carbohydrates such as ${\alpha}-cellulose$, oat spelt xylan and maltose increased dramatically the xylanase productivity of Streptomyces sp. WL-2. The maximum xylanase productivity was reached to 120 U/ml in the modified medium containing $1{\%}\;\alpha-cellulose$ and $1\%}$ maltose.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.556-562
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• 2000

The determination of chlorite ion by flow injection analysis(FIA) with iodometric UV detection were investigated. Under rather acidic condition, chlorite ion react with iodide ion to form iodine and itself is reduced to chloride ion. The chlorite ion was determined indirectly by measuring absorbance of yellow colored iodine at 370 nm. The lengths of the mixing coil and the reaction coil, the pH of the acid stream, the concentration of the iodide ion, the injection loop volume, temperature, and flowrate were optimized as parameters for selectively determining a sort of inorganic disinfection by-product, chlorite ion by using FIA-UV detection setup. Masking agents for removing oxidants or interferences from the prepared water were tested. Independent calibration curve presented linear range of 0.002-0.2 mg/L for chlorite ion with a correlation coefficient of 0.999 or better. The limit of detection(LOD) was 0.18 ${\mu}g/L$ for chlorite ion.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.351-358
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• 1994

The spectrophotometric determination of trace selenium(Ⅳ) using its catalytic reaction has been studied in aqueous solutions. The catalytic reaction of phenylhydrazine hydrochloride with selenium(Ⅳ) in an acidic aqueous medium produces benzenediazonium ion which will be converted into a red-coloured azo dye by coupling with H-acid(8-amino-1-naphtol-3,6-disulfonic acid disodium salt). For the reaction, the experimental conditions such as amounts of the reagents and pH of the sample solutions were optimized. After 15 ml of the sample solution was treated with 1 ml of 0.1 M EDTA solution to mask $Fe^{3+}$, etc., 1 ml of 0.06 M phenylhydrazine hydrochloride, 1 ml of 0.02 M H-acid, and 3 ml of 0.3 M-$KClO_3$ were added into the solution, sequentially. The solution was adjusted to pH 1.4 with HCl. After it was heated in a steam bath for 30 minutes, the solution was cooled down to a room temperature and then diluted to 25 ml with deionized distilled water. A blank solution for the absorbance measurement was prepared from the deionized water. The absorbance was measured at 527 nm. Using the above procedure, the trace amount of selenium was determined in natural waters such as tap, river and pond waters by a standard curve method and recoveries of Se spiked to samples were also obtained. From the recoveries of 104 to 111%, it could be concluded that this method was applicable to the quantitative determination of ng/ml level of selenium in natural waters.

• Composites Research
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.39-43
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• 2020

Recently, fabrication process of thermoplastic polyamide-based composites with recyclability as well as impact, chemical, and abrasion resistance have been widely studied. In particular, thermoplastic reactive resin transfer molding (TRTM) in which monomer with low viscosity is injected and in-situ polymerized inside mold has received a great attention, because thermoplastic melts are hard to impregnate fiber preform due to their very high viscosity. However, it is difficult to optimize the processing conditions because of high reactivity and sensitivity to external environments of the used monomer, ε-caprolactam. In this study, viscosity as an important process parameter in TRTM was measured during in-situ anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactam and the solutions for problems caused by high polymerization rate and sensitivity to moisture and oxygen were suggested. Reliability of the improved measurement technique was verified by comparing the viscosity behavior at various environmental conditions including humidity and atmosphere, and it is expected to be helpful for optimization of TRTM process.