• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.39-51
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• 2011

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate exposure levels of various chemicals used in wafer fabrication product lines in the semiconductor industry where work-related leukemia has occurred. Methods: The research focused on 9 representative wafer fabrication bays among a total of 25 bays in a semiconductor product line. We monitored the chemical substances categorized as human carcinogens with respect to leukemia as well as harmful chemicals used in the bays and substances with hematologic and reproductive toxicities to evaluate the overall health effect for semiconductor industry workers. With respect to monitoring, active and passive sampling techniques were introduced. Eight-hour long-term and 15-minute short-term sampling was conducted for the area as well as on personal samples. Results: The results of the measurements for each substance showed that benzene, toluene, xylene, n-butyl acetate, 2-methoxy-ethanol, 2-heptanone, ethylene glycol, sulfuric acid, and phosphoric acid were non-detectable (ND) in all samples. Arsine was either "ND" or it existed only in trace form in the bay air. The maximum exposure concentration of fluorides was approximately 0.17% of the Korea occupational exposure limits, with hydrofluoric acid at about 0.2%, hydrochloric acid 0.06%, nitric acid 0.05%, isopropyl alcohol 0.4%, and phosphine at about 2%. The maximum exposure concentration of propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate (PGMEA) was 0.0870 ppm, representing only 0.1% or less than the American Industrial Hygiene Association recommended standard (100 ppm). Conclusion: Benzene, a known human carcinogen for leukemia, and arsine, a hematologic toxin, were not detected in wafer fabrication sites in this study. Among reproductive toxic substances, n-butyl acetate was not detected, but fluorides and PGMEA existed in small amounts in the air. This investigation was focused on the air-borne chemical concentrations only in regular working conditions. Unconditional exposures during spills and/or maintenance tasks and by-product chemicals were not included. Supplementary studies might be required.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.483-489
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 화상분석(image analysis)에 기반한 소프트 센서를 설계하고, 이를 색상-질감 특성을 가진 제품의 외관품질 자동분류에 적용하였다. 색상과 질감(texture)을 동시에 가진 화상을 분석하기 위해 다중해상도 다변량 화상분석(Multiresolutional Multivariate Image Analysis, MR-MIA) 기법을 이용하였으며, 자동 분류를 위한 감독 학습법(supervised learning)으로는 Fisher의 판별분석(Fisher's discriminant analysis)을 사용하였다. 잠재변수법의 하나인 Fisher의 판별분석을 사용하였기 때문에, 제품의 외관을 서로 다른 불연속적인 부류로의 분류할 수 있을 뿐 아니라, 연속적인 외관 변화를 일관적이고 정량적으로 추정함은 물론, 외관의 특성 해석 또한 가능하였다. 이 방법은 인조대리석 제조 공정에서 중간 및 최종 제품의 외관 품질을 자동으로 분류하는 데에 성공적으로 적용되었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.432-438
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• 2008

Ru/C 촉매를 이용한 p-toluidine (TLD) 선택적 수소화 반응의 특성을 파악하기 위하여 반응 온도, 수소 압력, 촉매량, 반응용매 및 알카리 첨가제와 같은 공정변수들을 변화시켜가면서 반응속도와 생성물 분포에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. TLD 수소화 반응에서 4-methylcyclohexylamine (MCHA)이 주된 생성물로 얻어졌으며 부반응물로는 bis(4-methyl cyclohexyl) amine (BMCHA)이 주로 생성되었다. MCHA는 온도와 압력의 증가에 따라 감소하였지만, 촉매량에 따라서는 증가함을 나타내었다. 용매의 변화에서는 isopropanol (IPA)에서 가장 좋은 선택도를 나타내었다. 이로부터 TLD 선택적 수소화에 대한 반응 기구를 제시하였다. 알카리염의 첨가는 BMCHA의 생성률을 낮게 하여 MCHA로의 선택도를 증가시켰으며 반응속도 또한 증가시켜주는 효과를 나타내었다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2005

This study aims at evaluating the environmental impacts stemmed from the End-of-Life Vehicle(ELV) treatment systems in Korea, using Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) method. In this study, both environmental burden from the ELV dismantling process & recycling processes and environmental benefit which were derived from the avoided environmental impacts by substituting recycled materials for virgin materials were considered. First of all, the key issues which were defined as the environmental aspects that account for more than $1\%$ out of the total environmental impacts were identified from the Life Cycle Impact Assessment(LCIA). $CO_2$, crude oil, natural gas, coal, etc. were found out to be the key issue parameters. From the LCI Analysis and LCIA studies, it was shown that the significant environmental aspects were related with the recycling process of ferro scrap, the shredding process of compressed car bodies and the dismantling process of end-of-life engines. In particular, the recycling process of ferro scrap has the most significant effects on the environmental impacts of the ELV treatment systems. Based on these results, it is recommended to improve the recycling process of ferro scrap in order to make the ELV treatment systems more environmentally sound.

• 폴리머
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.64-68
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• 2005

폐플라스틱으로 수거되는 내충격 폴리스티렌의 액상연료로서의 재활용을 위해 열분해에 의한 HIPS 해중합 특성을 연구하였다. 열분해 온도 및 열분해 시간이 HIPS의 열분해에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. HIPS의 열분해 반응 시작온도와 활성화에너지는 가열속도가 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 전환율과 액체수율은 열분해 온도와 시간이 증가함에 따라 점진적으로 증가하였다. 열분해 과정에서 생성된 각각의 액체성분을 한국석유품질검사소 석유제품 품질기준에 기초하여 증류온도에 따라 가솔린, 등유, 경유, 중유로 분류하여 본 결과, 가솔린 > 중유 > 등유 > 경유 순이었다. 특히 가솔린 성분은 열분해된 HIPS의 51${\pm}$6 wt%를 차지하였다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.231-236
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• 2015

Two new azaphilone derivatives containing 1,3-dioxolane moiety, penidioxolanes A (1) and B (2), were isolated from marine-derived fungus Penicillium sp. KCB12C078, together with four known compounds (3-6) by chemical investigation. Compounds 1 - 6 were isolated by combination of silica gel, ODS column chromatography and preparative HPLC. Their structures were determined by analysis of spectroscopic data including 1D-, 2D-NMR, and MS techniques. The isolates were evaluated against cancer cell growth inhibition effects and antimicrobial activity.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.103-107
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• 2002

Four known sesquiterpenes, laurinterol (1), isolaurinterol (2), aplysinal (3) and aplysin (4) were isolated from the Korean red alga Laurencia okamurae off Cheju Island, Korea. Their structures were identified by comparison with the literature data. Compounds 1-4 showed potent cytotoxicity against A549, SK-OV-3, SKMEL-2, XF498, and HTl5 cell lines with $EC_{50}$ values ranging from 1.2 to 17.6 ${\mu}g/ml$.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1994년도 Proceedings of the Korea Automatic Control Conference, 9th (KACC) ; Taejeon, Korea; 17-20 Oct. 1994
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• pp.1.2-6
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• 1994

A state or the arts in Japanese chemical process control is reviewed based on experience in applying advanced process control schemes to several industrial chemical processes. The applications validate model predictive control (MPC), the most popular advanced control scheme in the process control community, as, indeed, a powerful and practical control algorithm. However, at the same time, it is elucidated that MPC can solve only the control algorithm part of the problem and one needs chemical and systems engineering aspects to solve the entire problem. By illustrating several industrial process control problems, the need for chemical engineering aspects as well as the future direction for process control are addressed, especially in light or current attitudes toward product quality.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2001년도 The 6th International Symposium of East Asian Resources Recycling Technology
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• pp.711-714
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• 2001

A new technology to make fluoride gas such as NF$_3$contained in the exhaust gas from semiconductor manufacturing plants convert directly into a harmless substance have been established and new concept on the disposal treatment of global warming gases were presented. Experimental results verify that the chemical reactions can be take place at substantially lower temperature of 80-40$0^{\circ}C$ as compared with the combustion treatment method. Reaction product is mainly metal fluoride which is a harmless and a valuable chemical material as one of new resources. The other favorable characteristics are that the continuous treatment is possible at a low temperature under atmospheric pressure. Furthermore this process is compact, easily controllable and safely operable at low running cost. This paper concerns with a new harmless disposal treatment of toxic global warming gas.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.505-509
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• 2013

A low temperature ($65^{\circ}C$) thermal deposition process was developed for depositing a silver coating on thermally sensitive polymeric substrates. This low temperature deposition was achieved by chemical reduction of a silver alkylcarbamate complex with latent reducing agent. The effects of acetol as a latent reducing agent for the silver 2-ethylhexylcarbamate (Ag-EHCB) complex and their blend solutions were investigated in terms of reducing mechanism, and the size and shape of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) as a function of reduced temperature and time, and PVP stabilizer concentration were determined. Low temperature deposition was achieved by combining chemical reduction with thermal heating at $65^{\circ}C$. A range of polymer film, sheet and molding product was coated with silver at thicknesses of 100 nm. The effect of process parameters and heat treatment on the properties of silver coatings was investigated.