• KSBB Journal
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.117-121
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• 2003

The study was carried out to determine the effect of storage property and qualities on soybean sauce and paste by adding different amount of pyroligneous liquor obtained by sujpercritical fluid extraction(SFE). Purified pyroligneous liquor obtained by SFE at 4$0^{\circ}C$/110 bar contained p-cresol, o-cresol and m-cresol food sterilizers, but no toxic substances such as tar, scorched, furfuraland and monophenol. Thus pyroligneous liquor was considered to be suitable as natural food preservative. In case of soybean sauce, pyroligneous liquor was tested to determine the potential of natual food preservative to prevent flim formation on soybean ksauce 15days at 3$0^{\circ}C$. Increasing amounts of purified pyroligneous liquor added to soybean sauce prevented film forming yeasts. In case of paste, pyroligneous liquor was tested to determine the potential of natural food preservative to inhibit browning on paste 60 days at 3$0^{\circ}C$. Purified pyroligneous liquor added to paste inhibited brown pigment. As a result, purified pyroligneous liquor offered a promising way of improving the quality and storage property of soybean sauce and paste.

• Clean Technology
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.175-181
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• 2006

The feasibility of the use of porous fossil diatoms for indoor air pollution control was investigated via the characterization of physical and chemical properties. The fossil diatoms were observed by SEM(Scanning Electron Microscope). Diatomite had well-distributed pores below 5 nm and relatively large surface area compare to sericite. However, no porosity in sericite was found. Results showed that diatomite had better performance than sericite in respect to porosity and large surface area. But diatomite which is thermally treated at $950^{\circ}C$ has no porosity and low surface area because of combustion of fossil diatoms or calcination of inorganic oxide at high temperature, and has poor adsorption capability of ammonia gas. In conclusion, porous diatomite has relatively high performance to adsorb noxious chemical compounds, such as ammonia gas and VOCs.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.81-88
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• 1996

To study the Cd adsorption in the presence of competing ions in soil-solution interphase, three soil samples from the Bt horizon were taken and analyzed for their physical and chemical properties. Adsorption of ethylene glycol monoethyl ether(EGME) and N, were determined to establish the specific surface area of the soils. We attempted to establish a qeneralizing competitive sorption isotherms for soils of entirely different composition of the solid phase, resulting in the routine use as a guidelines for the fate of reactive solute in soil profiles. Many physicochemical factors including competitive adsorption bettween solutes will affect the general adsorption phenomena as shown in a single not only on the soil:solution ratio used, but also on the surface areas of its respective soil samples. This phenomenon was attributed to competition Cd for sorption sites with Mg by different soil constituents. These adsorption isotherms are able to use as examples to demonstrate that this phenomenon can complicate the development of a standardized batch adsorption procedure as well as interpreting fate and adsorption of toxic inorganic compounds.

• Biomedical Science Letters
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.281-288
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• 2000

Leukocyte activation with cardiac surgery procedures produces various iuflammatory substances and involves in postoperative pathophysiology. The present study was carried out to elucidate changes in leukocyte myeloperoxidase level and effect on the heart and lung during cardiac operation. Total leukocyte and differential counts in peripheral blood, myeloperoxidase (MPO) and troponin-T concentratiens (TnT) in coronary sinus blood, and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) were measured at preoperative and postoperative period. The parameters were compared between sampling periods, and relationship was investigated between MPO and each variable. At the end of operation, there were leukocytosis with neutrophilia (p＜0.01), and increases of MPO and TnT concentrations (p＜0.05), but decrease in PVR (p＜0.05). MPO had a positive correlation to TnT, total leukocyte, neutrophil, or operative times (p＜0.05), whereas PVR had a negative relationship to total leukocyte or neutrophil counts (p＜0.05). These results indicate that cardiac surgery leads to elevated liberations of myeloperoxidase from neutrophils and may harmfully affect myocardium.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.79-88
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• 2005

The wastes generated in farming or fishing villages are mostly those of high moisture content or those once used for farming or fishing work, which require a complex process even for disposing of them alone, and moreover they have been recognized to cause a secondary side effects. The study thus is intended to conduct the basic character analysis and incineration test so as to develop the thermal decomposition furnace which will be optimal in disposing of the wastes generated from urban area that mostly have a high thermal energy or require a complex treatment process. And the subject included in the study, in addition, is to design and develop the furnace aimed at reducing the harmful ingredient as well as recycling the heat generated in the course of incineration.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.17 no.1 s.66
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• pp.26-31
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• 2007

The 11 nuclear power plants have been taking charge of more than 40% of the total electrical power development in Korea. In addition to the existing nuclear power plants at Gori, Wolsung, Youngkwang, etc., the 12 nuclear power plants are expected to be newly established until 2006. So, the 23 nuclear power plants will produce the electric power as much as more than 50% of the national gross production. However the nuclear power plants are inevitably generating the detrimental atomic wastes. Therefore the disposal techniques for the nuclear wastes should be ensured considering a very high safety factor. According to the basic researches in KAERI, the underground disposal repositories are reported to be most favorable for Korea. The KBS-3 disposal system has been strongly suggested by KAERI and this system has a deep tunnel with several disposal boreholes in tunnel floor. The nuclear wastes, which are sealed tightly in a canister, will be disposed in these boreholes. Considering the disposal tunnel in a great depth, the in-situ stress regimes will affect severely the tunnel stability. Consequently the effect of the in-situ stresses on the disposal tunnel and the role of the in-situ stresses in tunnel stability analysis are examined by the numerical studies.

• Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.156-172
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• 1999

Potential chemical hazards encountered in painting operation of four shipyards and a ship-repair shop were investigated through the material safety data sheets (MSDS). Material safety data sheets (MSDS) for 307 paints, 50 thinners and 34 binders were collected and reviewed. It was shown that various organic solvents such as aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydrocarbons, ketones, alcohols, glycols, glycol ether acetates and esters were contained in painting materials. Of these solvents, xylene was found in the largest number of painting materials. sixty percent of the thinners contained xylene in the contents of 20-100%. Other most frequently found solvents were 1-methoxypropanol, 1-methoxypropyl acetate, n-butanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, toluene, isopropanol, and n-butyl acetate, etc. Glycol ethers such as 2-methoxyethanol (2-ME), 2-methoxyethyl acetate (2-MEA), 2-ethoxyethanol (2-EE), 2-ethoxyethyl acetate (2-EEA) and 2-butoxyethanol (2-BA) were regarded as having the potential to cause adverse reproductive effects, embryotoxic effect and hematotoxic effects, and were found in some epoxy panting materials. Coal tar pitch was included in some paints(13%) where polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) could be contaminated. Inorganic pigments such as lead chromate and zinc potassium chromate were found in some paints (8%). The epoxy resin based paints, which may contain isocyanates such as toluene diisocyanates and hexamethylene diisocyanates causing potential sensitization and asthma to upper respiratory organ, were mostly used in the shipyards. The constituents in the MSDS were significantly different from the results analyzed using gas chromatography/mass detector: minor constituents or impurities were omitted in many MSDS. In conclusion, xylene was the most frequent organic solvent in painting materials, and glycol ethers, including 2-ME, 2-MEA, 2-EE, 2-EEA and 2-BA, were found some products. Also, painting workers may be exposed to PAHs, lead, chromate, isocyanates, organic tin and other various chemicals. The compositions of chemicals in painting materials were variable significantly, and the hazards were changed. These facts should be considered in environmental monitoring and control of the hazards.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.11
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• pp.1471-1476
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• 2011

The catalytic converter in the front part of an automobile's exhaust system converts toxic exhaust gas into nontoxic gas. The substrate in the central part of the converter has a circular or oval-shaped cross section and fine lattice-shaped walls. In the canning process, the substrate is wrapped in mats and inserted into a can. During this process, mat pressure is induced, which may cause brittle fracturing in the substrate. In this paper, a finite element program for determining the mat pressure distribution was developed to avoid these fractures. The program was created in Microsoft EXCEL, so the input and output procedures are relatively simple. It was assumed that the substrate is rigid, the mat is material nonlinear, and the can is linear elastic. The can is modeled as a beam element to resist both bending and uniform tension/compression. The number of elements is fixed to 35, and the number of iterations, to 20. The solutions are compared to ABAQUS solutions and found to be in good agreement.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.51 no.6
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• pp.560-568
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• 2007

The aim of this study is to investigate the terminology of chemically unclear ‘heavy metals' which were expressed in the Korean secondary science textbook in terms of the definition, the type and the meaning. Initial results showed that six of ‘Chemistry I' textbooks among these texts defined a heavy metal with the density and described it as a metal which is hazardous and continuously accumulated in the human body. Specifically, cadmium, lead and mercury were presented as examples of the hazardous metal in all of the eight textbooks but non-metals such as arsenic and absolutely essential metals including chrome, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel and copper were also given in the texts. Most of the texts described the hazardousness and toxicity of the metal too simple to understand the mechanism of its intoxication despite considering all of the factors including its oxidation state, residual amount and reactivity with biomolecules of the human body. Such an ambiguous definition and explanation may excluded in the textbook because the chemically undefined chemical vocabulary leads students to cause an alternative conception of the heavy metal, which means that the metal could be identical with toxins.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2010.10a
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• pp.23-23
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• 2010

전북 서해안 새만금 지역에 조성되는 간척지 면적 28,300ha의 30%인 8,400ha 정도가 농업용지로 사용되는 계획이 확정됨에 따라 해당 용지를 효율적으로 사용 할 수 있는 다양한 활용 방안이 요구되고 있다. 대단위 농업지구가 들어설 예정지인 새만금 광활 간척지는 네덜란드와 유사하게 토양의 대부분이 미사질 양토로 이루어져있어 적용 가능한 화훼류를 적절히 선발하고 적합한 재배기술을 도입한다면 대규모 화훼제배 단지로서의 성장 가능성이 충분할 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 전북 농업기술원에서는 2004년부터 7년에 걸쳐 새만금 간척지의 농업적 활용도 제고와 경관농업 육성을 통한 관광자원화 가능성을 확인하기 위하여 72종의 원예작물 적응시험을 실시하였으며 22종의 자생식물과 튤립, 아이리스, 수선화, 히아신스, 참나리 등 5종의 구근 화훼류를 적합 화훼류로 선발하였다. '08~09년에는 내염성과 저온 및 풍해 저항성이 있는 아펠톤, 골든아펠톤, 네그리타, 프랑소와즈, 키스네리스 등을 간척지적용 가능 주요 튤립 품종으로 선발 하였는데 선발된 품종들을 대상으로 높은 염농도 하에서의 체내축적 무기성분을 조사한 결과, K와 Mg은 증가되는 경향이었으나 Ca은 감소되었으며, Cl이온은 현저하게 증가하였다. 또한 튤립체내의 산도 및 전기전도도와 항산화효소의 활성이 증가하였는데 스트레스 반응결과 유해산소가 체내에 축적되고, 이를 중화시키기 위하여 수소이온을 소모함으로써 체내의 산도는 상승된 것으로 추정되며 염분함량이 높을수록 삼투압에 의하여 뿌리에서 흡수는 양분이 적은 반면 잎 줄기의 증산작용은 동일하기 때문에 상대적으로 체내의 농도가 높아져 전기전도도가 상승된 것으로 판단된다. 식물 스트레스의 지표물질로 사용되고 있는 proline 함량도 토양내의 염도가 상승되면서 증가되었으며 엽록소 함량은 감소되는 경향을 보였다.