• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.557-564
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• 2000

This study is aimed to develop the adsorbent which can effectively remove toxic hydrophobic organic compounds from the aqueous phase. The emphasis was made to elucidate the adsolubilization behavior of sparingly soluble organic compounds (SSOCs) into the cetyltrimetylammonium bromide(CTAB) layer formed on anthracite by the partition coefficient. The amount of SSOCs removed from aqueous solution was increased with increase of the amount of CTAB coated on the surface and wich increase of SSOCs's hydrophobicity. With the surface-modified solid shown in above. chloroform and benzene at the initial concentration of $6{\times}10^{-4}M$ were removed over 95%. Experimentally determined partition coefficient($K_d$) values between organo-anthracite and organics were 4~25 times higher than theoretical $K_d$ values of same organics Organo-anthracite formed by the addition of the CTAB can effectively immobilize organic contaminants dissolved in landfill leachate and can also be applicable to wastewater treatment containing toxic hydrophobic organic compounds such as chloroform and benzene.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.651-654
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• 1999

Using recombinant human growth hormone as a model protein, we carried out unfolding by adding a denaturant such as urea, guanidine HCl, or SDS followed by refolding by dilution and dialysis. The objectives were to monitor the structural changes during in vitro refolding process and, based on the results, to develop a quantitative method of refolding progress assessment. The changes in surface hydrophobicity were measured by fluorescence tagging of 1-anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonate(1,8-ANS) to the hydrophobic portions, and those in the secondary structure were monitored by using far UV-CD(circular dichroism) spectroscopy. Also, we used RP-HPLC to separate and quantify the folded and unfolded proteins to correlate the result with the structure analysis. Our results indicate the surface hydrophobicity are well correlated with the formations of the secondary structure, primarily ${\alpha}$-helices, as well as the disulfide bridges. We expect this monitoring technique can be applied in industrial fields as a means to quantitatively assess the progress of in-vitro refolding of recombinant proteins.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.672-676
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• 1999

Encapsulated Aspergillus niger was prepared in order to inspect the effect of oxygen supply on the production of citric acid. A. niger cells which had been immobilized in the calcium alginate capsule grew and mycellia penetrated through the capsule membrane after two days of cultivation and covered over all of the capsule after eight days. The mycellia became loose when the nitrogen source was sufficient of oxygen was deficient. The larger amount of encapsulated cells were put into a given growth medium, the smaller quantity of citric acid was produced. The increase of volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient from 1.8 $hr^-$ to 2.55 $hr^-$ in the flask culture accelerated cell growth rate but did not influence the production of citric acid. The high oxygen supply rate($k_La:\;150\;hr^-$) in the concentric air lift reactor hastened the growth of cells and hindered the production of the citric acid. The reduction of nitrogen source level in the growth medium in the concentric air lift reactor increased citric acid production by 40 percent of that of flask cultivation and the culture period was shortened by 3 days. The variation of the geometry of the concentric air lift reactor did not influence the growth rate of encapsulated cells and production rate of citric acid.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.373-378
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• 1993

A rapid gas chromatographic profiling method for the simultaneous analysis of free fatty and other acids was applied to vegetable oils. Oil samples were dissolved in dichloromethane and the free acids were extracted with saturated $NaHCO_3$ solution. The aqueous extract was acidified and then loaded onto the Chromosorb P column for the extraction. The acids were eluted with diethyl ether selectively from Chromosorb P column and were treated with triethylamine to prevent the losses of volatile acids. Several long chain fatty acids were detected from soybean oil, rice-bran oil, sesame oil and perilla oil. Various organic acids including odd number fatty acids were detected in crude oil, especially sesame oil. Arachidic acid from perilla oil and vanillic acid from sesame oil, which were not reported before were detected. The content ratio of free linoleic acid to oleic acid was $1.02{\sim}1.18$, which was similar to the reported data. When the GC profile of organic acids were simplified to their corresponding retention index spectra of bar graphical forms, they presented characteristic pattern of each vegetable oil that can be quickly recognized.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.89 no.1
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• pp.135-140
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• 2000

Matsucoccus thunbergianae is a major insect pest of Pinus thunbergiana in southern Korean peninsula. To study the flight behavior of M. thunbergianae males responding to the synthetic pheromone, five sticky traps were placed on a bamboo pole at various heights, between 0.1m and 2.0m above ground. A bait impregnated with the synthetic pheromone was placed at 0.1m, 1.0m or 2.0m above ground and the number of male catches on each trap was counted. In an open area, numbers of males caught per trap were not different between heights when the bait was placed at 2m or 1m above ground ; when the bait was placed at 0.1m height, male flight was aggregated near the ground. In a forest with low crown closure, trap catches on five traps on the same bamboo pole were not different one another when the bait was placed at 2m height, but most males were flying near the bait when it was placed at 1m height. In a dense pine forest, most males were flying around the bait regardless of the bait position. In all three places, most males were caught on the trap near the ground when the baits were placed 0.1m above ground. Thus, for monitoring the frontal zone of infestation of the scale, placing the pheromone trap near the ground was considered the most efficient. When the males perceived pheromone, they tended to fly in the air with low wind speed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.318-318
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• 2010

전기로를 이용하여 셀렌화한 $CuInSe_2$ (CIS)박막에 대해 연구한 결과를 발표하고자 한다. 화석연료의 과도한 사용으로 지구온난화의 환경문제가 대두되면서 영구적이고 무상의 태양에너지 이용에 대한 필요성이 점차 높아지고 있다. 빛에너지를 전기에너지로 변화시키기 위한 태양전지는 재료에 따라 다양하게 개발되고 있으며 그 중 가장 주목을 받고 있는 것 중의 하나가 $CuInSe_2$을 흡수층으로 하는 CIS 박막 태양전지이다. CIS 박막은 태양전지의 흡수층으로 사용되는데 직접천이형 밴드구조를 가지고 있고, 약 $10^5\;cm^{-1}$의 높은 광흡수계수를 가지고 있어 태양전지의 흡수층으로 적합한 물질로 각광받고 있다. 에너지 밴드갭이 1eV로 실리콘과 유사한 밴드갬을 가지고 있으나 이는 Ga, Al을 In 대신 치환함으로 조절할 할 수 있다. 무엇보다도 유리와 같은 저가의 기판위에 스퍼터와 같은 장치로 대면적 CIS 태양전지를 만들수 있다는 것이 산업적인면에서의 장점으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 $50mm{\times}50mm$ 넓이의 sodalime 유리판을 기판으로 하여 CIS 박막을 제조하고 연구하였다. 스퍼터를 이용하여 유리기판 위에 Mo (Molybdenum) 을 증착하고 그 위에 Cu-In막을 증착하였다. Cu-In/Mo/유리기판 시료는 전기로에 도입되어 셀렌화 처리 하였다. 전기로는 $10^{-1}$ Torr 정도의 진공을 수분간 유지하여 반응할 수 있는 공기(산소)를 제거하였다. 진공 혹은 5N의 고순도 질소를 흘려주며 열을 가하여 셀렌화를 하였다. 전기로에는 1g의 셀레늄(Se)이 Cu-In/Mo/유리기판 시료와 함께 도입되었다. Se이 Cu-In 막과 높은 반응성을 갖도록 Se과 Cu-In 시료는 그라파이드 상자에 함께 넣었고, 그라파이트 상자는 전기로에 넣어 셀렌화하였다. 셀렌화 온도는 $400^{\circ}C{\sim}500^{\circ}C$까지 변화시켜 가며 CIS 박막을 제조하였으며 그 물성도 조사하였다. 물성 조사는 사진, 현미경, SEM, EDX, XRD, Hall effects를 이용하였다. 셀렌화 온도가 $450^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 CIS 박막의 흡착성이 낮아 CIS 박막이 Mo 표면에서 떨어짐을 알 수 있었다. 셀렌화 후 박막에 함유된 Se은 48%~49% 정도있었다. 제조된 CIS 박막시료를 SEM으로 확인한 결과 생성된 CIS/Mo 사이에 계면층이 생겼있음 알 수 있었다. 이러한 계면층은 $MoSe^2$층으로 사료되고, 셀렌화 온도가 높으면 계면층의 두께도 증가되는 경향을 보였다. 셀렌화 온도가 높아질수록 많은 양의 산소가 CIS 박막에 들어가는 것도 알 수 있었다. 학술회의에서 보다 깊은 조사결과를 발표하고자 한다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.65-70
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• 2017

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of the most common congenital infections. The first case of discordant congenital CMV infection in twins occurred in Korea. A 31-year-old woman became pregnant with twins (dichorionic-diamniotic). An elective caesarean section was performed at 37 weeks. The first baby was male, weighing 2,410 g with an Apgar score of 8/9. The second baby was female, weighing 1,380 g with an Apgar score of 5/8. She had experienced intrauterine growth retardation, and presented with microcephaly, micrognathia, and joint stiffness. During the work-up for discordant twins, the second baby's serum test was positive for CMV immunoglobulin M. Her urine, blood, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were CMV polymerase chain reaction positive. The first baby's CMV tests were negative. Ophthalmologic exam and audiometry performed on the second baby showed CMV retinitis and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. She was treated with intravenous ganciclovir. Currently, she is bed-ridden and has significant developmental delay. Although the causes of discordant congenital CMV infection in twins are unclear, this case shows that discordant congenital CMV infection should be considered in twins with significant differences in intrauterine growth or clinical symptoms after birth.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.311-315
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• 2008

This study compared the quality characteristics of sikhye (a traditional Korean sweet rice drink) samples prepared with $N_2$-circulated low-temperature dry malt (RM) and commercial malts. The amylase activities of the malts and the physiochemical (brix, reducing sugar, turbidity, color) and sensory qualities of the sikhye samples were examined. The results showed that RM had higher ${\alpha}$-amylase and ${\beta}$-amylase activities than the commercial malts. And the sikhye made with RM had higher sugar and reducing sugar contents as compared to the samples made with commercial malts. There were no significant differences in L-values between the groups; however, the RM sikhye showed lower a- and b-values. Finally, the sensory evaluation results indicated that RM sikhye received higher sweetness, color, flavor, and overall acceptability scores than the samples made with commercial malts.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.241-249
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• 2008

This study is to concentrate vanadium in Jeju groundwater using reverse osmosis processes, and to utilize the concentrate for vanadium water. Groundwater samples were taken from Wahyul, Ayum, and Seogwipo groundwater wells with different in vanadium content each other. Their vanadiuln concentrations were 31.8, 44.5, and 53.0 ppb, respectively. The rejection coefficients of every component in groundwater were increased with the increase of TMP At the TMP of $8 kg_f/cm^2$, the rejection coefficients of vanadium, sodium, potassium, aluminium, iron, and barium were $97.4%{\sim}99.0%,\;97.7%{\sim}97.8%,\;98.0%{\sim}98.3%,\;94.8%{\sim}97.5%,\;88.0%{\sim}96.4.0%$, and $97.9{\sim}98.0%$, respectively. And those of magnesium, calcium, chromium, mauganese, and strontium in three groundwater were more than 99.0% at the same TMP. It was possible that vanadium contents of Wahyul, Ayum and Seogwipo groundwater were concentrated into 58.6, 118.9, and 165.1 ppb, respectively, by 6 stages treatment at the recovery ratio of 15%. And these concentrated water (vanadium water) did not exceed the permissible drinking water standards.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.154-166
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• 2017

Polymeric films for gas barrier applications such as food packaging and electronic devices have attracted great interest due to their cheap, light and easy processability among gas barrier materials. Especially in electronic devices, extremely low gas permeance is necessary for maintaining the device performance. However, current polymeric barrier films still suffer from relatively high gas permeance than other materials. Therefore, there have been strong needs to enhance the gas barrier performance of polymeric barrier films while keep their own advantages. Recently, graphene is highlighted as a 2D-layered material for gas barrier applications. However, owing to the poor workability and difficulty to produce in engineering scale, graphene oxide (GO) is on the rise. GO consists of oxygen-containing functional groups on surface with intrinsic 2D-layered structure and high aspect ratio, and it can be well-dispersed in aqueous polar solvents like water, resulting in scalable mass production. Here, we prepared GO incorporated polyimide (PI) nanocomposites. PI is widely used barrier polymer with high mechanical strength and thermal and chemical stability. We demonstrated that PI/GO nanocomposites could perform as a gas barrier. Furthermore, surfactants (Triton X-100 (TX) and Sodium deoxycholate (SDC)) are introduced to enhance the gas barrier performance by improving the degree of dispersion of GO in PI matrix. As a result, TX enhanced the gas barrier performance of PI/GO nanocomposites which is similar to predicted value. This finding will provide new insight to polymer nanocomposites for gas barrier applications.