• Carbon letters
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.198-204
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• 2002

In this paper, impregnated activated carbon fiber (IACF) was manufactured to pitch-based activated carbon fibers (ACF) with potassium hydroxide (KOH) by using wet impregnation method to raise nitrogen oxides ($NO_x$) adsorptivity. The properties of IACF were observed using EPMA, TGA and DSC and $NO_x$ adsorptivity was observed at high and low temperature. Before and after adsorption was analyzed using ToF-SIMS for examine surface characterization of adsorbed $NO_x$. The results showed that the better adsorptivity appeared for increasing KOH ratio. So, $NO_x$ adsorptivity showed result that is proportional between KOH and the adsorbed amount. On the other hand, adsorbent that manufactured without washing was better $NO_x$ adsorptivity than adsorbent that manufactured with washing. The behavior of adsorption show that crossing time of NO and $NO_2$ delayed for a rising adsorptivity. And NO ratio increased but $NO_2$ ratio decreased according as KOH ratio increases. $NO_x$ was confirmed through surface analysis that remain in $NO_2^-$ and $NO_3^-$ form on IACF surface.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.180-187
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• 2013

Hypoxia is an integral part of the environment during luteolysis. In this study we examined whether hypoxia could directly stimulate endothelial cells to produce nitric oxide (NO). Endothelial cells were cultured in hypoxic (5% $O_2$) or normoxic (20% $O_2$) conditions and the levels of total NO, inducible NO and endothelial NO was measured. We found that hypoxia but not normoxia upregulated NO production. The increased NO levels correlated with increased inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression whereas expression of endothelial NOS (eNOS) expression remained constant. Addition of the iNOS specific inhibitor 1400W to hypoxic cultures prevented NO production suggesting that hypoxia-induced NO production in endothelial cells was due mainly to upregulation of iNOS. We also found that prostaglandin $F_{2{\alpha}}$ (PGF) production was unaffected by hypoxia suggesting that upregulation of NO was not due to increased synthesis of PGF. In summary, we report that endothelial cells cultured under hypoxic conditions produce NO via the iNOS pathway. This study provides the importance of the relation between the hypoxic environment and the induction of NO by endothelial cells during regression of the corpus luteum in the ovary.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.108-116
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• 1998

In this paper it is investigated the roles of key elementary reactions for NO formation in methane-air one-dimensional premixed flame and counterflow diffusion flame, which were studied numerically by using NO kinetics and $C_{2}$ -chemistry complied by Miller and Bowman. The spatial distributions of the reaction rates of 9 main elementary reactions directly related to NO formation and destruction were calculated. Integration of the rates of all reactions in the NO formation across the flame yields the quantitative reaction path diagram, which shows clearly relative importance of each reaction path in NO formation and how it changes with the type and parameters of the flame. The results show that the thermal and Fenimore mechanisms are dominant respectively for learn and rich premixed flames, and the latter is dominant for diffusion flames. In addition, it was found that the HCN recycle route is important for diffusion flame, and that the routes of mutual transformation between NO and NO$^{2}$, and between NO and HNO do not contribute to the net NO formation.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.73-82
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• 1999

Nitric oxide (NO) is now recognized as a mediator of several biological and immunological functions, but unlike classical neurotransmitters. NO simply diffuse of the postsynaptic cells and around affecting cells. Taraxacum officinale (Compositae) has been used for maintenance of vitality, and they still occupy an important place in the traditional Korean medicine. We have examined that the effect of Taraxacum officinale water extract on NO synthesis in microglial cells of murine's brain, using the Griess method. And this study was evident that Taraxacum officinale did not induce NO production without recombinant interferon gamma ($rIFN-{\gamma}$), whereas Taraxacum officinale (10-1000 g/ml) with $rIFN-{\gamma}$ effectively produced NO in microglial cells of brain. As result. NO production in microglial cells increased most significantly in dose of 100 g/ml of the Taraxacum officinale and the production of NO was dependent on the dose of Taraxacum officinale, NG-monomethyl-L-arginine, competitive inhibitor of NO synthase, reduced the NO production by Taraxacum officinale stimulation with $rIFN-{\gamma}$ in microglial cells of murine. The effect of Taraxacum officinale was mainly dependent on Taraxacum officinale-induced tumor necrosis factor- secretion. Conclusively, this study suggested that Taraxacum officinale stimulate NO production at microglial cells in brain, which may be an important factor for mediating immune and neuroendocrinologic regulation in nervous system.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.37-50
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• 2000

In the present study, a systematic chemical kinetic calculations were made to investigate the augmentation of $NO-NO_2$ conversion due to the addition of various hydrocarbons (methane, ethylene, ethane, propylene, propane) in the nonthermal plasma treatment. It is included in the present conclusion that the reaction between hydrocarbon and oxygen radicals induced by electron collision, is believed to be a primarily process for triggering the overall NO oxidation and the eventual NOx reduction. Upon the completion of the initiating step, various radicals (OH, $HO_2$ etc.) successively are produced by hydrocarbon decomposition form the primary path of $NO-NO_2$ conversion. When the initiating step is not activated, hydrocarbon consumption rate appeared to be very low, thereby the targeted level of NO conversion can only be achieved by the addition of more input energy. Present study showed ethylene and propylene to have higher affinity with O radical under all conditions, thereby both of these hydrocarbons show very fast and efficient $NO-NO_2$ oxidation. It was also shown that propylene is superior to ethylene in the aspect of NOx removal.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.988-993
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• 2008

고정층 반응기에 충진한 $NaClO_2$에 의한 NO 산화특성을 온도와 가스조건 그리고 공간속도 등을 변화시켜가며 알아보았다. $NaClO_2$와 NO의 반응은 온도에 크게 의존함을 알 수 있었다. $110^{\circ}C$까지 $NaClO_2$와 NO의 반응성은 천천히 증가하고 그 이후의 온도에서는 빠르게 증가하였으며 $170^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 가장 높은 반응성을 나타내는 것을 확인하였다. 하지만 $190^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서는 $NaClO_2$가 NaCl, $NaClO_3$, 상전이하여 NO와의 반응성이 나타나지 않았다. $NaClO_2$와 NO 반응의 주 생성물은 $NO_2$였으며 가스상 형태의 ClNO, $ClNO_2$ 등이 부산물로 나타났다. 이는 $NaClO_2$에 의한 NO의 산화물인 $NO_2$와 $NaClO_2$가 반응하여 가스상 부산물인 OClO를 생성하고, 생성된 OClO가 잔류하는 NO를 $NO_2$로 산화시키며 발생되는 Cl에 의한 것임을 확인하였다. 이와 함께 수분 및 산소의 변화는 NO 산화에 주는 영향이 미미하다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2003

Effects of ambient nitrite, NO$_2$$\^$-/, at 1, 3, 10 and 30 mg/1, on the changes of plasma nitrite/nitrate and on hepatic drug - metabolizing enzyme activity were examined in the juvenile Israeli carp, Cyprinus carpio. When the fish were exposed to 1 and 3 mg/1 NO$_2$$\^$-/, there was an exposure duration-dependent increase in plasma NO$_2$$\^$-/ over the 96-hr period reaching 6∼7 fold excess the ambient concentration. In the fish exposed to 10 mg/1, a plateau concentration of less than 2-fold of the environment was attained in 12 hr. With 30 mg/1, however, the maximal plasma NO$_2$$\^$-/ was 41.25 mg/1 at 12 hr followed by a gradual decline. There was a concentration-dependent increase in methemoglobin (metHb) level in all NO$_2$$\^$-/ -exposed groups and a significant decrease in hematocrit value in 30 mg/l group after 96-hr exposure. Apart from the blunted increase in plasma NO$_2$$\^$-/ with higher NO$_2$$\^$-/ (10 and 30 mg/1) exposure, the ratio of plasma NO$_3$$\^$-/ to NO$_2$$\^$-/ was signifirantly higher in these groups compared to 1 and 3 mg/1. The imbalance in the plasma NO$_3$$\^$-//NO$_2$$\^$-/ at higher NO$_2$$\^$-/ exposure suggests a possible accelerated conversion of NO$_2$$\^$-/ to NO$_3$$\^$-/. Nitrite exposure did not affect the hepatic drug-metabolic activities in juvenile Israeli carp. All these data indicate that disposition of NO$_2$- differ depending upon exposed concentration and that metHb production may not be the exclusive toxic mechanism in carp.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.12-19
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• 2009

본 연구는 black stain을 가진 유치 치태에서 추출한 방선균이 S. mutans에 대해 항생능을 가지는가를 평가하고자 시도되었다. 만 $2{\sim}6$세 유치열기 어린이 중 black stain이 모든 치아에 존재하는 4명의 어린이를 대상으로 치태를 채취한 후, 증균 배양하여 16개의 방선균 균주를 분리해 냈으며, 이들이 생산해내는 물질이 항생능을 가지는지를 paper disc method를 이용하여 확인하여, 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. No.1 균주와 No.5 균주에서 S. mutans에 항생능을 보였으며, 특히 No.5 균주는 Oxacillin과 유사한 항생능을 보였다. 2. No.1 균주와 No.5 균주는 일반적으로 항생능 평가시 사용되는 시험균인 Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis에도 항생능을 보였다. 3. PCR을 통해 구강내 대표적인 상주 방선균들을 대상으로 이 균주들의 동정을 시도해본 결과 No.5 균주는 Actinomyces viscosus와 97% 일치하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.363-369
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• 2001

중급규모의 가스화 복합/열병합 플랜트의 공정설계와 성능평가를 수행하였다. 설계된 플랜트 공정을 바탕으로 가스터빈 연소기에 비포화 또는 포화된 질소를 분사시키거나 가스연료를 포화시키는 여러 가지 $NO_x$ 저감 기술들을 시도하여, $NO_x$ 저감 기법이 $NO_x$ 배출량에 미치는 영향과 플랜트의 출력, 효율 및 안정성에 미치는 영향을 동시에 검토하였다. 가스 연료의 포화보다는 질소의 분사를 통한 $NO_x$ 저감효과가 더욱 현저하며, 질소분산 시 포화된 질소를 사용하는 경우 $NO_x$ 저감 효과는 더욱 향상되었다. 또한 $NO_x$ 저감 기법의 적용은 $NO_x$ 배출량의 감소와 더불어 플랜트의 출력 및 효율 향상도 수반하나, 가스터빈의 불안정한 운전을 초래할 수도 있었다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2000

가스중에 포함되어 있는 NOx를 안전하게 처리하기 위하여 침상전극을 취부한 플라즈마 반응기를 제작하여 장치의 특성을 실험적으로 조사하여 유효성을 검정하였다. 반응가스는 $NO/N_2$ 혼합가스와 $N_2/O_2$ 혼합가스를 이용하여 초기 NO농도를 설정하고, 유속을 2${\iota}$/min으로 공급하였다. NOx의 반응특성은 방전주입전력이 높을때는 NO의 농도가 감소하였으며, 산소의 농도 증가시에 NO의 분해가 용이하고 NO의 분해에너지 효율이 높았다. 또한 NO의 농도가 증가할 수록 NO의 분해에너지 효율은 높으나 분해율은 낮았다. 오존의 특성은 방전주입전력이 높을수록 오존의 생성이 증가하고, $NO/N_2$의 농도가 증가할 수록 오존의 생성량이 감소하였다.