• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.537-542
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• 2016

In this study, we have prepared mesophase pitch from pyrolysis fuel oil (PFO) by heterogeneous reforming process. This process was conducted by direct fluorination at various temperature and followed by the heat treatment at $390^{\circ}C$. The reformed pitch was then investigated by softening point analysis, elemental analysis, fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, high resolution X-ray diffraction and polarization microscope analysis. Carbon contents of reformed pitch increased according to increasing the reaction temperature of fluorination, while oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur contents were completely eliminated. As the fluorination temperature increased, the creation, growth, coalescence and alignment process of mesophase spheres were observed. Also the interlayer spacing of carbon hexagonal planar structure decreased, while its crystalline size increased. In addition, aromatic ring compound contents increased by the condensation polymerization of aliphatic compound. These results can be attributed to the radical reactivity of the fluorine increased as the reaction temperature increased. It was considered that the fluorination reaction could help PFO to generate aromatic compounds, via promoting polymerization by radical reaction.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.41-48
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• 2000

In this study, we have investigated the effect of the various operating conditions on the removal fluorine in the rinsed water for the semiconductor industry by using electrolysis process. The removal efficiency of fluorine was irrelevant to initial pH, and carbon anode was high-level treatment in the effect of various electrodes. Fluorine included in the wastewater is treated by the addition of a Ca(OH)2, removal efficiency of electrolysis was increased about 40%. Besides the removal efficiency of fluorine was increased as the current density was increased and this treatment system could reduce both the total sludge and running costs. The feasibility of the electrochemical treatment to the fluorine containing wastewater was verified from this study.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.89-96
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• 2008

Effects of sodium fluoride exposure on the amelogenesis during fetal formation were investigated using 11 days rat incisor of control group and two experimental groups. According to results of morphological analysis using an electron microscope, enamel organ in the rat incisor consisted of presecretory, secretory, and maturation zone, especially maturation zone had ruffle-ended ameloblasts (rAB) that additionally supply inorganic ions and smooth-ended ameloblasts (sAB) that remove water and organic compounds. Such a histological composition was same in fetal and adult rats. According to experimental results using calcein (green fluorescence) in order to reveal the modulation cycle of ameloblast, modulation cycle of experimental group decreased on an average one time than control group, as increase of density of sodium fluoride indicated that thickness of smooth-ended ameloblast decreased. Also ratio of thickness on sagittal total length of sAB increased than rAB in experimental groups than control group. In total length of teeth, an injected 100 ppm sodium fluoride group was similar control group but as injected 200 ppm group became short. In experimental group, thickness of sAB and rAB became narrow to the tip of cutting edge. According to concentration of sodium fluoride grows, the modulation cycle and total length of teeth were decreased, finally it prevented teeth growth.

• Clean Technology
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.129-139
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• 2005

Fluoride-type cleaning agents such as TFEA (2,2,2-trifluoroethanol) and HFE (hydrofluoroether) are noticed to be next generation cleaning agents alternative to CFCs since they do not destruct ozones in the stratosphere due to no containment of chloride in the molecule, have lower global warming potential compared to HFCs and HCFCs, and are thermally stable compounds. Thus, the physical properties and cleaning agents were measured and compared with those of CFC-113, 1,1,1-TCE and HCFC-141b which are ozone destruction substances. They were also compared and evaluated with those of IPA and methanol which are currently employing as alternative cleaning agents. And TFEA-based cleaning agents consisted of TFEA and alcohols or HFEs were formulated, their physical properties and cleaning abilities were measured and their utilization as alternative cleaning agents was evaluated. As a result, TFEA and HFEs have lower cleaning ability for their removal of various soils compared to chloride-type cleaning agents, but theyshow excellent cleaning ability for Fluoride-type soils. And it is observed that the formulated cleaning agents of TFEA and alcohols or HFEs caused to increase cleaning ability of flux and unsoluble cutting oil more than 100% compared to their individual component. Therefore, the fluoride-type cleaning agents are expected to be utilized for development of environmental-friendly non aqueous cleaning agents with excellent cleaning ability if they are formulated with proper solvents or additives.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.290-299
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• 2011

Objectives: The usage of fluoride varnish for a moderate to low caries-risk group has not been well validated. This study aimed to evaluate the preventive and therapeutic efficacies of fluoride varnish on the initiated root caries. Materials and Methods: Ten premolars were sectioned into quarters, further divided into two windows, one of which was painted with Fluor Protector (1,000 ppm fluoride, Ivoclar Vivadent). An initial lesion with a well-preserved surface layer was produced by pH cycling. Scanned line analysis using energy dispersive spectrometry determined the weight percentages of Ca and P in the demineralized layer. Scanning Electron microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) evaluated the varnish-applied root surfaces. Results: The mean lesion depth (SD) was 12.3 (2.6) ${\mu}m$ (single cycling) and 19.6 (3.8) ${\mu}m$ (double cycling). Double cycling extended the lesion depth, but induced no more mineral loss than single cycling (p < 0.05). The mean weight percentages of Ca and P between groups with and without varnish were not significantly different (p < 0.05). A CLSM showed varnish remained within 15 ${\mu}m$ of the surface layer. Conclusions: When a mild acid challenge initiated root tissue demineralization, the application of low-concentration fluoride varnish did not influence the lesion depth or the mineral composition of the subsurface lesion.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.54 no.6
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• pp.709-716
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• 2021

In this study, an adsorbent prepared by natural drying of iron hydroxide-based sludge collected from settling basin at a mine drainage treatment facility located in Gangneung, Gangwon-do was used to remove fluoride in an artificial fluoride solution and mine drainage, and the adsorption characteristics of the adsorbent were investigated. As a result of analyzing the chemical composition, mineralogical properties, and specific surface area of the adsorbent used in the experiment, iron oxide (Fe₂O₃) occupies 79.2 wt.% as the main constituent, and a peak related to calcite (CaCO₃) in the crystal structure analysis was analyzed. It was also identified that an irregular surface and a specific surface area of 216.78 m²·g^-1. In the indoor batch-type experiment, the effect of changes in reaction time, pH, initial fluoride concentration and temperature on the change in adsorption amount was analyzed. The adsorption of fluoride showed an adsorption amount of 3.85 mg·g^-1 16 hours after the start of the reaction, and the increase rate of the adsorption amount gradually decreased. Also, as the pH increased, the amount of fluoride adsorption decreased, and in particular, the amount of fluoride adsorption decreased rapidly around pH 5.5, the point of zero charge at which the surface charge of the adsorbent changes. Meanwhile, the results of the isotherm adsorption experiment were applied to the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm adsorption models to infer the fluoride adsorption mechanism of the used adsorbent. To understand the thermodynamic properties of the adsorbent using the Van't Hoff equation, thermodynamic constants 𝚫H° and 𝚫G° were calculated using the adsorption amount information obtained by increasing the temperature from 25℃ to 65℃ to determine the adsorption characteristics of the adsorbent. Finally, the adsorbent was applied to the mine drainage having a fluoride concentration of about 12.8 mg·L^-1, and the fluoride removal rate was about 50%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.149-150
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• 2001

질산, 인산, 불산을 페수처리한 슬러지를 가열함에 따라서 아파타이트 결정으로 발달하는 과정을 살펴보면 질산칼슘의 분해에 따라서 아파타이트가 생성되지만 HF는 분해되지 않고, 결정내에 잔류하고 있다는 것을 알 수가 있다. 따라서 $900^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 소성한 아파타이트를 물에 용출시킬 대 HF가 용출되어 나오므로 그 사용에 제한이 되고 있다. 이러한 현상을 방지하고, 양론적인 아파타이트를 제조하기 위하여 인산 이온을 흡착 시키고 $900^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 소성한 결과 불소이온은 대폭적으로 감소되었고, Ca/P의 몰비는 양론적인 1.67에 근접하였고, 이 조건에서 합성한 아파타이트는 중금속의 흡착, 인 및 COD의 흡착, 제거율이 우수하였다.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.127-133
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• 2017

In this study, to develop the adhesives with improved waterproof properties for display application, UV-curable urethane acrylate oligomers containing a fluorine moiety were synthesized from hydrogenated polybutadiene diol (HLBH-P2000), perfluoropolyether diol (HTPFPE), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA). The properties which were related waterproof performance such as contact angle, surface energy and water vapor transmission ratio (WVTR) of synthesized fluorine induced urethane acrylate oligomers were measured. As the HTPFPE content increased, the contact angle also increased from 97.9 degree to 104.4 degree. The surface energy and WVTR decreased as the HTPFPE content increased. The adhesion strength also decreased according to the HTPFPE content increased, and the adhesion strength reduction had greatly increased as the HTPFPE content increased. The findings of this study will be beneficial for developing waterproofing adhesives in the field of display which has recently been a waterproof issue.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.145-157
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• 2004

The aim of the present study was to examine in detail, both at light and electron microscopical levels, the morphological variations in ameloblast of the fetal rat incisor enamel organ. Rats were started on distilled water at the beginning of pregnancy. The pups were sacrificed 11 days after delivery and animals were perfused intravascularly with glutaraldehyde and the incisors were removed. To examine on the ultrastructure of the ameloblast, the study employed primary light microscopy but electron microscopy was used to clarify some of the light microscopic finding. Longitudinal sections through the incisors of the rat show a continuous layer of ameloblasts on the labial surface of the tooth. This layer contains the entire sequence of developmental stages in enamel production. The ameloblast layer was divided into three main zones: 1) Presecretory zone, region of ameloblasts facing pulp. 2) Secretory zone, region of inner and outer enamel secretion. 3) Maturation zone, region of reduced ameloblasts. In particularly, the present study has shown that two distinctively different types of ameloblasts appear in the enamel organ during enamel maturation in the rat incisor. These two types have been designated ruffle-ended ameloblasts (rAB) and smooth-ended ameloblasts (sAB). The fluoride produces marked alteration in the fine structure of ameloblast from teeth of young rats, such as large confluent distensions of the endoplasmic reticulum and swelling of isolated mitochondria. This experimental data suggested that exposure prolonged of animal to high level of fluoride appears to induce a few dramatic changes in the normal appositional growth and initial mineralization of enamel created during amelogenesis.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society Of Semiconductor Equipment Technology
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.90-93
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• 2007

밀도가 높고 주기적으로 배열된 실리콘 나노점이 실리콘 기판위에 형성 되었다. 실리콘 나노점을 형성하기 위해 사용된 나노패턴의 지름은 20 나노미터(nm)이고 깊이는 40 nm 이었으며 기공과 기공사이의 거리는 50 nm 였다. 나노미터 크기의 패턴을 형성시키기 위해서 자기조립물질을 사용했으며 폴리스티렌(PS) 바탕에 벌집형태로 평행하게 배열된 실린더 모양의 폴리메틸메타아크릴레이트(PMMA)의 구조를 형성하였다 폴리메틸메타아크릴레이트를 아세트산으로 제거하여 폴리스티렌만 남아있는 나노크기의 마스크를 만들었다. 형성된 나노패턴에 전자빔 기상증착장치를 사용하여 금 박막을 $100\;{\AA}$ 증착하고 리프트오프(lift-off) 방식으로 금 나노점을 만들었다. 형성된 금 나노점을 불소기반의 화학반응성 식각법을 이용하여 식각하고 황산으로 제거하였다. 형성된 실리콘 나노점의 지름은 24 nm 였고 높이는 20 nm 였다.