• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.243-251
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• 1998

Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer has been extensively used in the traditional oriental medicine as a restorative, tonic and prophylatic agent. Petroleum ether extract of panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (GPE) and its several fractions (PI-P5) were tested for the evaluation of antigenotoxicity against N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) and benzo(a)pyrene [B(a)P]-induced micronucleated reticulocytes in mouse peripheral blood. GPE and P2 showed more significant anticlastogenicity than other fractions did. To elucidate the anticlastogenic action mechanism of GPE and P2 against B(a)P, the alteration of B(a)P metabolism was studied. GPE and P2 inhibited B(a)P metabolism in the presence of 8-9 mix and decreased B(a)P-DNA binding in calf thymus DNA with 8-9 mix. They also decreased [$^3H$] MNU induced DNA binding and methylation to 7-methyl guanine and $O^{6}-methyl$ guanine adducts in calf thymus DNA by RPLC analysis. These results suggest that the anticlastogenicity of GPE and P2 on the B(a)P or MNU-induced clastogenicity is due to decrease of DNA binding with B(a)P or MNU, the inhibition of metabolism with B(a)P and the inhibition of methylation in DNA. Therefore, GPE and P2 may be useful chemopreventive agents of alkylating agent like MNU and secondary carcinogen like B(a)P.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.43-50
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• 1970

To study the productivity of single cell protein from the petroleum hydrocarbon utilizing yeasts, 242 soil samples, such as oil soaked soil of gas stations and garage, coal, farm soil, and sewage, from 135 places in Korea were collected. From these samples 468 yeast strains which utilize petroleum hydrocarbon as a sole organic carbon source were isolated and identified by observing the growth rates. For the identified strains optimum culture conditions were determined and analysis of cell components were performed. 1. 90.8% of petroleum hydrocarbon utilizing yeast strains were found from oil soaked soil and about 10% from coal, farm soil and sewage etc. 2. The yeast strain of the highest cell productivity was isolated from oil soaked soil and was identified as Candida curvata HY-69-19. 3. The optimum culture conditions for the selected yeast strain were found to be pH 5.0, $28^{\circ}C$ and affluent aerated state. 4. Candida curvata HY-69-19 was found to utilize favorably the heavy gas oil fractionated at above $268.9^{\circ}C$ as carbon source and urea as inorganic nitrogen source. 5. The growth curve of this strain on heavy gas oil medium showed that the yeast has a lag phase up to 18 hours and logarithmic growth phase between 24 to 42 hours. Generation time was found to be between 3.8 and 4.5 hours during the logarithmic growth phase. 6. About 300 mg dried cells per heavy gas oil was harvested under the culture conditions of adjusted pH to 5.0 at time intervals of 6 hours for 54 hours and heavy gas oil urea for shaking culture medium. 7. Chemical composition of the yeast cell was found to be 40.25%, 14.81%, 24.32% and 10.63% for crude protein, crude lipid, carbohydrate and ashes, respectively.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.64-72
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• 2014

Flammable liquids residues in fire debris and pyrolysis products of flammable materials were analyzed by using Gas detecting tube, Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometers (GC/MS), and Pyrolyzer. Comparison studies between chemical components detected in debris fired with and without Flammable liquids were performed. Though Flammable liquids were not present in debris, Gas detecting tube colors were also changed. Chemical components produced from conventional combustions were different from those produced from pyrolysis. Due to the difference of the reaction conditions between combustions and pyrolysis, different chemical products were produced. Petrochemical products of PVC wood-linoleum block could produce ignitable chemicals, such as toluene, ethylbenzene, undecane, and dodecane. So, for better fire investigation more consideration of those chemicals will be porformed.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.86-92
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• 2003

To analyze the characteristics of ozone formation, measurements of the concentrations of individual exhaust hydrocarbon species have been made under various engine operating parameters in a 2-liter 4-cylinder engine for natural gas and LPG. Tests were performed at constant engine speed, 1800 rpm for two compression ratios of 8.6 and 10.6, with various operating parameters, such as excess air ratio of 1.0~1.6, bmep of 250~800 na and spark timing of BTDC 10~$55^{\circ}$. It was found that the natural gas gave the less ozone formation than LPG in various operating conditions. This was accomplished by reducing the emissions of propylene($C_3H_6$), which has relatively high maximum incremental reactivity factor, and propane($C_3H_8$) that originally has large portion of LPG. In addition, the natural gas show lower values in the specific reactivity and brake specific reactivity. Higher compression ratio of the test engine showed higher non methane HC emissions. However, specific reactivity value decreased since fuel species of HC emissions increase. brake specific reactivity showed almost same values under high bmep, over 500kPa for both fuels. This means that the increase of non methane HC emissions and the decrease of specific reactivity with higher bmep affect each other simultaneously. With advanced spark timing, brake specific reactivity values of LPG were increased while those of natural gas showed almost constant values.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.638-641
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• 2005

수소는 자원이 무한하고 청결한 에너지이다. 수소는 무공해 청정 대체연료로 사용될 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 풍부한 자원으로부터 얻을 수 있다. 수소에너지는 물을 분해하여 얻거나 화석연료를 수증기개질 또는 부분산화 시킴으로써 얻을 수가 있다. 수소에너지는 1차 에너지를 변환시켜 얻을 수 있는 2차 에너지로서 환경에 대한 부하가 거의 없어 향후 화석연료를 대체할 수 있는 가장 가능성이 높은 에너지이며, 연료전지의 상용화를 앞두고 있어 중요성이 더욱 증대되고 있다. 수소를 생산하는 방법 중 가장 이상적인 방법으로는 물분해함으로써 수소를 제조하는 방법이 있다. 그러나 물분해에 의한 수소생산은 제조비용이 비싸 경제성이 떨어진다는 점과 수소의 대량생산에 필요한 기술확보가 여의치 않아 어렵다. 그러므로 수소를 저 비용으로 대량 생산할 수 있는 수소 제조 기술의 확보가 선행되어야 할 것이다. 현재 상용화되어 있는 수소제조방법은 거의 석유나 천연가스의 수증기 개질에 의한 수소 제조 방법이다. 그러나 이러한 방법은 유해 환경 물질인 CO나 $CO_2$를 배출하는 단점을 지니고 있다. 이러한 단점을 보완키 위한 수소 제조공정의 대안 중 하나는 탄화수소연료의 수소와 탄소로의 직접분해에 의한 수소생산이다. 이 중 원하는 생성물인 수소 외에 부산물이 카본이 동시에 얻을 수 있는 메탄분해에 의한 수소생산방법은 생산된 수소의 약 15%만 연소시킴으로서 필요한 에너지를 공급할 수 있으며, 동시에 지구온난화의 주범인 CO 또는 $CO_2$가 생성되지 않는 장점이 있다. 하지만 메탄을 분해하기 위해서는 매우 높은 에너지가 필요로 하게 된다. 이에 반해 프로판은 메탄보다 낮은 열원에서 분해할 수 있는 장점을 지니고 있다. 본 연구에서는 메탄보다 분해하기 쉬운 프로판을 직접 분해하여 수소를 생산하고자 하였다. 프로판 직접분해반응는 $500\sim750^{\circ}C$의 온도 범위에서 이루어 졌으며, 촉매로서는 국내에서 생산되는 상용촉매인 카본블랙을 이용하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.443-450
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• 2008

Efficient use of low rank coals (LRC) have been investigated as a method to cope with recent high oil price. Among the coals used in industry, lignite and sub-bituminous coals are belong to the LRC, and have abundant deposit and are distributed worldwide, but high moisture contents and self ignition properties inhibits their utilization. In this paper, chemical coal cleaning to produce ash-free coal from LRC has been investigated. Two technologies, that is, UCC(Ultra Clean Coal) process removing ash from coal and Hyper Coal process extracting combustibles from coal were compared with. UCC process has merits of simple and reliable when it compared with Hyper Coal process, but the remaining ash contents werehigher than Hyper Coal. Hyper Coal has ash contents under the 200ppm when raw coal is treated with appropriate solvent and ion exchange materials to remove alkali materials in extracted solution. The ash-free coal which is similar grade with oil can be used as alternate oil in the industry, and also used as a high grade fuel for IGCC, IGFC and other advanced combustion technology.

• The Journal of Korean Institute for Practical Engineering Education
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.183-192
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• 2011

In recent years there has been an increasing focus on global warming and the exhaustion of resources caused by the heavy consumption of fossil fuels. In order to resolve these issues, biomass has gained much attention as a source of renewable energy. One area of particular interest has been the production of biodiesel. The biodiesel produced by the transesterification of vegetable oils, animal fats and waste cooking oils is expected to be one of the eco-friendly biomass-based alternatives to fossil fuels. This paper reviews some of the recent findings for the effective biodiesel production system, together with several factors affecting the biodiesel yield.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.466-472
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• 1991

Petroleum ether extracts of panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (GPEE) were tested for the evaluation of anticlastogenic effects against benzo(a)pyrene-induced micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes using mouse bone marrow micronucleus test. When the GPEE was singly administered before benzo(a)pyrene injection, GPEE showed significant anticlastogenic effect at $50{\sim}200\;mg/kg$. When the GPEE was multiply administered for 5 consecutive days before benzo(a)pyrene injection, GPEE showed potent anticlastogenic effect, even at the low doses, $5{\sim}50\;mg/kg/day$. As a control experiment, GPEE was administered without benzo(a)pyrene injection to demonstrate a clastogenic effect of this extract. When the range of $1{\sim}200\;mg/kg/day$ for 5 consecutive days was administered to mice, it was found that there was no increase of MNPCEs frequency.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.283-290
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• 2010

The main goal of this study is to examine the use of a hybrid -fuel lean reburning system with air staging for $NO_X$ reduction. The experimental variables include the reburn fuel fraction, sizes of reburn- fuel-injection nozzles, oxygen enrichment ratio, and location of reburn- fuel- injection. The effect of the flow field induced by air- staging combustion on $NO_X$ reduction is considered, and then, the $NO_X$ reduction rate is compared with only fuel lean reburning system. On the basis of the effectiveness of each De-$NO_X$ process, the advantage of using the hybrid reburning system with air staging is determined and discussed.

• The Korean Journal of Petroleum Geology
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• v.2 no.2 s.3
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• pp.51-57
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• 1994

Analysis of the aeromagnetic data aquired by US Navy in the year 1969 permits us to predict a new sedimentary basin, Heugsan Basin, south of the known Gunsan Basin in Block Ⅱ. The basin appears to consist of three sub-basins trending NNW-SSE. The results of our analysis provide not only an independent assessment of the Gunsan Basin, but also new important information on the tectonic origin and mechanism for the two basins as well as for the entire region. The basin forming tectonic style is interpreted as rhombochasm associated with double overstepped left-lateral wrench faults. From the magnetic evidence, a few NE-SW trending major onshore faults are extended to the study area. We also interpreted the nature of the faults to be left-lateral wrenches. This new gross structural style is consistent with the results of recent Yeongdong Basin analysis by Lee. The senses of fault movement are also supported by the paleomagnetic evidence that the Philippine Sea had experienced an 80-degree clockwise rotation since the Eocene. Based on a 2 $\frac{1}{2}$ model study the probable maximum thickness of the sediments in the Gunsan Basin is approximately 7500 meters. We believe that the new Heugsan Basin was left unidentified because a high velocity layer may be overlying the basin. Because the overall structural configuration of the Heugsan Basin appears to be favorable for hydrocarbon accumulation, a detailed airborne magnetic survey is recommended in the area in order to verify the magnetic expression of this thick basin. A detailed subsequent marine gravity survey is also recommended in order to delineate the sedimentary section and to acquire supplemental data to the magnetic method only if an overlying high velocity layer is confirmed. Otherwise a high energy source seismic survey may be more effective.