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Decomposition Characteristics of Benzene by Microwave

  • Kim, Dong-Sik;Kim, Jeong-Young;Lee, Dong-Kyu
    • Carbon letters
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    • 제1권3_4호
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    • pp.143-147
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    • 2001
  • Under the irradiation of radiofrequency wave, the dipole materials vibrate as microwave phase changes. This causes friction between adjacent molecules and enables an unique characteristics of interior heating of the materials. Using this principle, when harmful material pass through anthracite- bed which play a role as a absorber of radiofrequency wave, the material can be easily decomposed by the microwave energy. To remove benzene vapour and other solvents in the process of industry, we examined decomposition of benzene in this manner. It was found that benzene was decomposed to the methane, ethane, propane and butane, etc. during passing through the carbon-bed under the microwave impingement and distribution of methane in the products reached about 85 vol.%. The decomposition rate of benzene was high within 5 minutes from start of reaction. For a lower concentration of benzene gas, general cases in the field of industry, almost complete decomposition of benzene is believed possible and this method is surely expected to be useful for the prevention of air pollution and improvement of ambient condition.

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Microwave에 의한 산성가스 분해 특성 (The Characteristics of Sour Gas Decomposition by Microwave)

  • 김동식;김재설;이동규
    • 공업화학
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    • 제7권6호
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    • pp.1027-1033
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    • 1996
  • 쌍극자물질에 전자파를 조사하면 그 파동의 변화에 따라 분자가 진동하며, 이웃 분자와 마찰을 일으켜 물질 내부로부터 가열되는 독특한 현상을 보인다. 따라서 고체인 전자파흡수제에 흡착시킨 쌍극자 기체를 microwave energy로 쉽게 파괴할 수 있다. 연소기기 배출가스에서 산성가스 제거공정 개발을 위하여 이 방법에 의한 산성가스 분해실험을 실시하였다. Calcined char는 전자파흡수제 및 가스 흡착제로서의 역할을 하는데, NO와 $SO_2$를 함유한 표준가스를 char bed내로 통과시키면서 microwave를 조사하였다. Microwave가 조사되고 있는 20 gram의 char bed를 통과하는 동안 95% 이상의 NO와 70% 이상의 $SO_2$가 환경적으로 무해한 단체원소로 분해되었으며, 분해된 원소 중 산소기는 char의 기공내에서 탄소와 반응하여 $CO_2$를 형성하며 char의 기공도 및 표면적 증대효과를 가져왔다. 일반적인 상업적 연소공정에서 처럼 이보다 낮은 농도에서는 거의 완전한 분해가 가능하리라 보여지며, 대기오염 방지에 좋은 방법이 되리라 믿어진다.

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Flexible Engineering Tool for Radiofrequency Parameter Identification of RF-MEMS BAW Filters

  • Mabrouk, Mohamed;Boujemaa, Mohamed-Ali;Choubani, Fethi
    • ETRI Journal
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    • 제38권5호
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    • pp.988-995
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, we present a new specific and customized interface tool with parameter identification of Modified Butterworth-Van Dyke models for ladder bulk acoustic wave filters. The aforementioned tool is easy to use and flexible because it allows simulations and reengineering to be conducted in an application. A modular design approach is applied to simplify the extension of the proposed tool for different topologies. The proposed tool was validated using measurements from an aluminum-nitride based ladder BAW filter dedicated to the frequency ranges of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service and standards and Wideband Code Division Multiple Access.

Hexamethyldisiloxane 플라즈마 중합막을 통한 영구기체 및 응축성 증기의 투과특성에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Permeation Properties of Permanent Gases and condensable Vapors through Hexamethyldisiloxane Plasma-Polymerized Membranes)

  • 오세중
    • 한국산학기술학회논문지
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    • 제19권3호
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    • pp.699-706
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    • 2018
  • 플라즈마 고분자의 영구기체(He, $H_2$, $O_2$, $N_2$, $CH_4$) 및 응축성 증기($CO_2$, $C_2H_4$, $C_3H_8$)에 대한 투과 특성을 조사하였다. 플라즈마 고분자는 마이크로파 방전과 라디오파 방전을 이용하여 제조하였으며 플라즈마 중합의 단량체(monomer)로는 hexamethyldisiloxane(HMDS)을 사용하였다. 마이크로파를 이용하여 제조한 HMDS 플라즈마 고분자막의 투과도계수는 투과 기체의 분자지름에 의존하는 경향을 나타내었으며 라디오파를 이용하여 제조한 플라즈마 고분자막보다 높은 산소/질소 투과선택도를 나타내었다. 반면에 라디오파를 이용하여 제조한 HMDS 플라즈마 고분자막의 투과도계수는 투과기체의 임계온도에 의존하는 경향을 나타내었으며 질소에 대한 에틸렌 및 프로판의 투과선택도가 우수한 특성을 나타내었다. 마이크로파로 중합시킨 고분자막은 가교결합도가 높기 때문에 기체의 투과도계수가 주로 확산계수(또는 분자지름)에 의존하게 된다. 그러나 라디오파의 에너지 밀도는 마이크로파의 에너지 밀도보다 낮기 때문에 라디오파로 중합시킨 플라즈마 고분자막의 구조는 마이크로파로 중합시킨 고분자 막에 비하여 가교결합도가 떨어지게 되며 이 막을 통한 투과도계수는 분자크기 보다는 기체의 임계온도에 의존하는 경향을 나타내었다. 따라서 라디오파를 이용하여 중합시킨 HMDS 플라즈마 고분자막은 영구기체 보다는 공기 중의 유기물질을 제거하는데 보다 효과적으로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

Prognostic Value of Inferior Shift of P wave Axis after Catheter Ablation for Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation based on Dallas Lesion Set Including Anterior Line

  • Shin, Dong Geum;Kim, Tae-Hoon;Jeong, Hyunmin;Kim, Alexander;Uhm, Jae-Sun;Joung, Boyoung;Lee, Moon-Hyoung;Hwang, Chun;Pak, Hui-Nam
    • International Journal of Arrhythmia
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    • 제18권2호
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    • pp.66-76
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    • 2017
  • Background and Objectives: Although an anterior linear ablation is an effective lesion set in radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) for longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation (L-PeAF), its durability for bidirectional block (BDB) is only about 60% at repeat procedure. We hypothesized that changes in electrocardiogram (ECG) may predict an anterior line block state and the clinical outcome of L-PeAF ablation. Subjects and Methods: We studied 304 L-PeAF patients (77% male, $60{\pm}10yrs$), who consistently underwent RFCA Dallas lesion set (circumferential pulmonary vein isolation, posterior box lesion, and anterior line) protocol with subsequent comparison of pre-procedural and post-procedural P wave axes, and one year follow-up (n=205) sinus rhythm (SR) ECGs. Results: 1. P wave axis shifted inferiorly at immediate post-procedure (p<0.001), and was independently correlated with BDB of anterior line (${\ss}=10.4$, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.79-17.94, p=0.008). 2. The degree of post-procedural inferior shift of P wave axis did not reflect clinical recurrence within one-year (n=205, p=0.923), potentially due to conduction recovery of an anterior line. However, among 160 patients without clinical recurrence within one-year, P wave axis at one-year ECG was independently associated with very late recurrence of AF after one-year (n=160, hazard ratio [HR] 0.98; 95% CI 0.97-0.99, p=0.001), during $45.6{\pm}16.7$ months of follow-up. 3. Among 22 patients who underwent repeat procedures, P wave axis shift was more significant in patients with maintained BDB of an anterior line than in those without (p=0.015). Conclusion: An inferior shift of P wave axis reflects the achievement and the maintenance of an anterior line BDB, and is associated with better long-term clinical outcome after catheter ablation for L-PeAF based on Dallas lesion set.

유한 요소 해석을 이용한 고주파 간 종양 절제술의 입력 파형 최적화를 위한 연구 (A Study For Optimizing Input Waveforms In Radiofrequency Liver Tumor Ablation Using Finite Element Analysis)

  • 임도형;남궁범석;이태우;최진승;탁계래;김한성
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.235-243
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    • 2007
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma is significant worldwide public health problem with an estimated annually mortality of 1,000,000 people. Radiofrequency (RF) ablation is an interventional technique that in recent years has come to be used for treatment of the hepatocellualr carcinoma, by destructing tumor tissues in high temperatures. Numerous studies have been attempted to prove excellence of RF ablation and to improve its efficiency by various methods. However, the attempts are sometimes paradox to advantages of a minimum invasive characteristic and an operative simplicity in RF ablation. The aim of the current study is, therefore, to suggest an improved RF ablation technique by identifying an optimum RF pattern, which is one of important factors capable of controlling the extent of high temperature region in lossless of the advantages of RF ablation. Three-dimensional finite element (FE) model was developed and validated comparing with the results reported by literature. Four representative Rf patterns (sine, square, exponential, and simulated RF waves), which were corresponding to currents fed during simulated RF ablation, were investigated. Following parameters for each RF pattern were analyzed to identify which is the most optimum in eliminating effectively tumor tissues. 1) maximum temperature, 2) a degree of alteration of maximum temperature in a constant time range (30-40 second), 3) a domain of temperature over $47^{\circ}C$ isothermal temperature (IT), and 4) a domain inducing over 63% cell damage. Here, heat transfer characteristics within the tissues were determined by Bioheat Governing Equation. Developed FE model showed 90-95% accuracy approximately in prediction of maximum temperature and domain of interests achieved during RF ablation. Maximum temperatures for sine, square, exponential, and simulated RF waves were $69.0^{\circ}C,\;66.9^{\circ}C,\;65.4^{\circ}C,\;and\;51.8^{\circ}C$, respectively. While the maximum temperatures were decreased in the constant time range, average time intervals for sine, square, exponential, and simulated RE waves were $0.49{\pm}0.14,\;1.00{\pm}0.00,\;1.65{\pm}0.02,\;and\;1.66{\pm}0.02$ seconds, respectively. Average magnitudes of the decreased maximum temperatures in the time range were $0.45{\pm}0.15^{\circ}C$ for sine wave, $1.93{\pm}0.02^{\circ}C$ for square wave, $2.94{\pm}0.05^{\circ}C$ for exponential wave, and $1.53{\pm}0.06^{\circ}C$ for simulated RF wave. Volumes of temperature domain over $47^{\circ}C$ IT for sine, square, exponential, and simulated RF waves were 1480mm3, 1440mm3, 1380mm3, and 395mm3, respectively. Volumes inducing over 63% cell damage for sine, square, exponential, and simulated RF waves were 114mm3, 62mm3, 17mm3, and 0mm3, respectively. These results support that applying sine wave during RF ablation may be generally the most optimum in destructing effectively tumor tissues, compared with other RF patterns.

A Review on the RF Coil Designs and Trends for Ultra High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • Hernandez, Daniel;Kim, Kyoung-Nam
    • Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    • 제24권3호
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    • pp.95-122
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    • 2020
  • In this article, we evaluated the performance of radiofrequency (RF) coils in terms of the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) and homogeneity of magnetic resonance images when used for ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) 7T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). High-quality MRI can be obtained when these two basic requirements are met. However, because of the dielectric effect, 7T magnetic resonance imaging still produces essentially a non-uniform magnetic flux (|B1|) density distribution. In general, heterogeneous and homogeneous RF coils may be designed using electromagnetic (EM) modeling. Heterogeneous coils, which are surface coils, are used in consideration of scalability in the |B1| region with a high S/N as multichannel loop coils rather than selecting a single loop. Loop coils are considered state of the art for their simplicity yet effective |B1|-field distribution and intensity. In addition, combining multiple loop coils allows phase arrays (PA). PA coils have gained great interest for use in receiving signals because of parallel imaging (PI) techniques, such as sensitivity encoding (SENSE) and generalized autocalibrating partial parallel acquisition (GRAPPA), which drastically reduce the acquisition time. With the introduction of a parallel transmit coil (pTx) system, a form of transceiver loop arrays has also been proposed. In this article, we discussed the applications and proposed designs of loop coils. RF homogeneous coils for volume imaging include Alderman-Grant resonators, birdcage coils, saddle coils, traveling wave coils, transmission line arrays, composite right-/left-handed arrays, and fusion coils. In this article, we also discussed the basic operation, design, and applications of these coils.

전자파(電磁波)에 노출된 생쥐의 해마에서 운동이 AMPK, ERK-1/2, p38 단백 발현 변화에 미치는 생체 영향 (The Expression changes of AMPK, ERK-1/2, and p38 protein associated with Exercise in the Mouse hippocampus exposed to Radiofrequency Radiation)

  • 이민선;박옥진;김현택;김명주
    • 디지털융복합연구
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    • 제18권3호
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    • pp.267-273
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    • 2020
  • 전자파에 노출된 생쥐에서 운동이 해마에 미치는 생체영향을 확인하고자 뇌의 신경세포에서 많이 발현되는 AMPKα, p-AMPKα, ERK1/2, p-ERK1/2, p38, p-p38 단백질 발현의 변화를 해마에서 조사하였다. 10주 동안 생쥐들을 정상군, 운동군, 전자파 노출군, 전자파 노출 및 자발운동군으로 나누어 비교하였다. 생쥐들은 835 MHz의 주파수를 송출하는 Wave Exposer V20을 사용해 전자파에 노출시켰고, 각 분자들에 대한 단백질 발현량의 차이는뇌의 해마를 분리해 Western blot으로 조사했다. 각각의 분자들과 인산화 분자들에서 유의한 단백질 발현의 증가는 운동군에서 있었으며, 전자파 노출 및 운동군에서는 이들 분자들의 발현이 통계적으로 유의한 수준으로 현저히 감소하였다. 따라서, 본 연구는 기억을 담당하는 해마에서 운동에 의해 신경가소성이 증가할 수 있지만, 전자파에 노출되면 기억 및 인지기능이 영향을 받을 수 있어 전자파가 실제 세포수준에서 기억력에 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 보였다. 앞으로 전자파가 치매에 미치는 임상적 영향에 대한 연구를 진행한다면 흥미 있는 결과를 기대할 수 있을 것이다.

Prevalence and Characteristics of Atrial Tachycardia From Noncoronary Aortic Cusp During Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation

  • Myung-Jin Cha;Jun Kim;Yoon Jung Park;Min Soo Cho;Hyoung-Seob Park;Soonil Kwon;Young Soo Lee;Jinhee Ahn;Hyung-Oh Choi;Jong-Sung Park;YouMi Hwang;Jin Hee Choi;Ki-Won Hwang;Yoo-Ri Kim;Seongwook Han;Seil Oh;Gi-Byoung Nam;Kee-Joon Choi;Hui-Nam Pak
    • Korean Circulation Journal
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    • 제52권7호
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    • pp.513-526
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    • 2022
  • Background and Objectives: Atrial tachycardias (ATs) from noncoronary aortic cusp (NCC) uncovered after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) are rarely reported. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of NCC ATs detected during AF ablation and compare their characteristics with de novo NCC ATs without AF. Methods: Consecutive patients who underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation for AF were reviewed from the multicenter AF ablation registry of 11 tertiary hospitals. The clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of NCC AT newly detected during AF ablation were compared with its comparators (de novo NCC AT ablation cases without AF). Results: Among 10,178 AF cases, including 1,301 redo ablation cases, 8 (0.08%) NCC AT cases were discovered after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI; 0.07% in first ablation and 0.15% in redo ablation cases). All ATs were reproducibly inducible spontaneously or with programmed atrial stimulation without isoproterenol infusion. The P-wave morphological features of tachycardia were variable depending on the case, and most cases exhibited 1:1 atrioventricular conduction. AF recurrence rate after PVI and NCC AT successful ablation was 12.5% (1 of 8). Tachycardia cycle length was shorter than that of 17 de novo ATs from NCC (303 versus 378, p=0.012). No AV block occurred during and after successful AT ablation. Conclusions: Uncommon NCC ATs (0.08% in AF ablation cases) uncovered after PVI, showing different characteristics compared to de-novo NCC ATs, should be suspected irrespective of P-wave morphologies when AT shows broad propagation from the anterior interatrial septum.

도심지역 노인복지시설 실내 환경에 대한 RF 전자파 노출량의 정성.정량 평가에 관한 연구 (Assessment for Ingredients and Amount of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure for Indoor Environment in an Institution for the Aged of Downtown)

  • 최정훈;김남;홍승철;김윤신;최성호
    • 한국환경보건학회지
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    • 제32권4호
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    • pp.268-274
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    • 2006
  • In this study in order to evaluate the growth of RF propagation exposure rate generated according to the enhancement of its use, it is proposed for the ground to be able to examine and to contemplate the correlation between the human health and RF propagation exposure rate by measuring and analyzing the RF exposure source and exposure rate in an indoor environment. As a result of research, it is analyzed that the main exposure source of critically making effect in indoor environment is the frequency hand if radio broadcasting, mobile communication, wireless LAN, digital broadcasting, home appliance, etc., including the TV broadcasting. Among these, it is shown that the TV broadcasting and mobile communication band are the highest. And it is the concluded that RF exposure rate of the environmental sensitive equipment, like an institution for the aged, has lower possibility to exceed the human RF protection criteria by this evaluation.