• 대한화학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.14-20
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• 2007

금(Au) 전극 위에 전해 석출한 철족 원소(Fe, Co, Ni)를 전극으로 phthalate 완충 용액에서 철족 원소의 부식과정을 조사하였다. Phthalate 완충용액의 pH의 변화에 대한 부식전위와 부식전류를 측정하여 각 원소(Fe, Co, Ni)전극의 산화반응과 환원반응에 대한 Tafel 기울기를 구하였으며 Tafel 기울기를 포함한 정량적인 전기화학 인자를 측정하여 전극의 산화반응과 환원반응에 대한 반응 메커니즘을 제안하였다. Phthalate 완충 용액에 존재하는 화학 종의 흡착은 철족 원소 전극의 산화반응에 영향을 미치는 것으로 보인다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.429-438
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• 2021

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is widely used in the food industry for products such as nata de coco. The mechanical properties of BC hydrogels, including stiffness and viscoelasticity, are determined by the hydrated fibril network. Generally, Komagataeibacter bacteria produce gluconic acids in a glucose medium, which may affect the pH, structure and mechanical properties of BC. In this work, the effect of pH buffer on the yields of Komagataeibacter hansenii strain ATCC 53582 was studied. The bacterium in a phosphate and phthalate buffer with low ionic strength produced a good BC yield (5.16 and 4.63 g/l respectively), but there was a substantial reduction in pH due to the accumulation of gluconic acid. However, the addition of gluconic acid enhanced the polymer density and mechanical properties of BC hydrogels. The effect was similar to that of the bacteria using glycerol in another carbon metabolism circuit, which provided good pH stability and a higher conversion rate of carbon. This study may broaden the understanding of how carbon sources affect BC biosynthesis.