• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.145-151
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to investigate treatment characteristics of diatomite filtration, that would allow water recovery from biologically-treated effluent for reuse. Diatomite, Celpure 100, and acid clay were used as filter-aids, with a support filter manufactured from polyethylene (PE), and polypropylene (PP). This pre-coating process using diatomite filter-aids, is used in the filtration range of pressure filters, and has consistently provided high-quality separation. The results showed that variations in average removal efficiency of SS, and T-P from biologically treated effluent by the diatomite-coated PE filter, were approximately 82.2 ~ 88.9 % and 4.8 ~ 21.1 %, respectively. T-P treatment efficiency of the PP filter pre-coated with diatomite and $Celpure^{(R)}100$ at $57.64g/m^2$, was approximately $24{\pm}10%$ and $40{\pm}15%$ on average, respectively. Particle size distribution of secondary effluent varied from 0.05 to $200{\mu}m$, and $d_{50}$ value was $20.76{\mu}m$. The size distribution of particles in the diatomite filtrate ranged from 1.26 to $101.1{\mu}m$ when pre-coated with diatomite filter-aid, at a content of $57.64g/m^2$. Diatomite filter aids, i.e., the particles that form the pre-coating layer, capture very fine particles as well as macromolecules, owing to their complex structure with numerous fine microscopic pores, and surface properties. The filtration process using diatomite and $Celpure^{(R)}100$ as filter aids, has been successfully applied, to recover water from sewage for reuse. The disadvantage of the process, is that the particle size of the filter-aid is spent, because of pressurization.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.196-205
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 노면에서 생성된 타이어 마모입자가 강우 강도에 따라 환경 구획별로 이동하는 양을 예측하고자, 도로 노면에서 타이어 마모입자의 샘플 포집과 정량화 분석 연구를 수행했다. 샘플 포집은 3일 평균 강우(0-60 mm/day) 발생 후 도로 노면이 완전히 건조된 2일 후, 도로 노면에 남아있는 타이어 마모입자의 샘플을 포집했다. 포집된 샘플은 크기와 밀도 분리를 통해 타이어 마모입자만을 분리했고, 강우가 없는 날(0 mm/day)의 타이어 마모입자 60.2 g 값을 기준으로 강우 이후 노면에 남아있는 타이어 마모입자의 함량의 차이를 산출하면, 강우 강도에 따라 0-49.4 g의 타이어 마모입자가 환경 구획으로 이동할 수 있는 것으로 확인했다. 또한, 강우 강도가 60 mm/day 일 때 5 mm/day와 비교해 타이어 마모입자의 환경 구획별 이동하는 양이 3.75배 높음을 확인했고, 선행 연구 결과를 활용하여 연간 국내 도로 환경에서 강우에 의해 환경 구획으로 이동 가능한 타이어 마모입자의 총량은 9,592 ton이며, 이 중 288 ton이 해양 미세플라스틱으로 영향을 줄 수 있다는 연구 결과를 도출했다. 단, 본 연구는 한정적 공간과 예측된 결과란 한계가 있으나, 타이어 마모입자의 저감을 위해서 국내 도로 환경과 하수 처리시스템 개선의 필요성을 언급하고자 한다. 향후 본 연구 결과의 검증을 위해 실제 환경 구획에서 샘플 포집과 타이어 마모입자의 농도 분석 연구를 수행할 계획이다.

• 청정기술
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.177-185
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 석탄화력발전소에서 전량 폐기되고 있는 석탄재의 재활용 방안으로 석탄회의 80%를 차지하고 있는 비산재로 부터 유용성분을 회수하고 이를 산업재로 활용하기 위한 청정부유선별 공정을 개발하였다. 비산재로부터 미연탄소(unburned carbon, UC) 를 회수하기 위해 비이온성 포수제인 등유 대신에 친환경 식물성 오일인 대두유를 사용하여 등유로부터 악취 발생을 예방하였고 부유선별 후 잔류물로부터 CM (ceramic microsphere)과 CA (cleaned ash)를 분리하기 위해 황산용액을 사용하지 않고 hydro-cyclone를 사용함으로써 산성폐수를 발생시키지 않고 미립의 CM를 회수할 수 있었다. 등유를 포수제로 사용하여 UC를 분리할 때 보다 대두유를 포수제로 사용하였을 때, 대두유의 높은 점성으로 인한 UC의 흡착성 증가와 대두유에 포함된 리놀레산에 의해 부유성 향상으로 UC의 회수율이 85.8%로 높게 나타났다. 회수된 UC에 포함된 연소가능성분(combustible component, CC)은 모두 탄소성분으로 대두유를 사용하였을 때 탄소의 함량이 높게 나타났으며, 회수된 UC는 표면이 거칠면서 기공이 많아 분쇄가 쉬워 미립화로 산업용 소재로 활용할 수 있을 것이다. Hydro-cyclone을 이용한 입도선별 청정분리공정에 의해 회수된 CM과 CA는 구형 형상으로 입자들이 서로 뭉치지 않고 뚜렷하게 분리되었으며 입자의 평균직경(D₅₀)은 5 ㎛로 미세하여 공정변경에 의한 CM의 미립화를 구현할 수 있었다.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.26-32
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• 2009

As a part of utilizing the nanocellulose (NC) from lignocellulosic components of wood biomass, this paper reports preliminary results on the products of sulfuric acid hydrolysis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the morphology of both NC and micro-sized cellulose fiber (MCF) isolated by acid hydrolysis from commercial microcrystalline cellulose (MCC). Field emission.scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were employed to observe the acid hydrolysis suspension, NC, and MCF. The electron microscopy observations showed that the acid hydrolysis suspension, before separation into NC and MCF by centrifugation, was composed of nano-sized NCs and micro-sized MCFs. The morphology of isolated NCs was a whisker form of rod-like NCs. Measurements of individual NCs using TEM indicated dimensions of 6.96$\pm$0.87 nm wide by 178$\pm$55 nm long. Observations of the MCFs showed that most of the MCC particles had de-fibered into relatively long fibers with a diameter of 3-9 ${\mu}m$, depending on the degree of acid hydrolysis. These results suggest that proper technologies are required to effectively realize the potentials of both NCs and MCFs.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2017

In this study, the surface marker method, one of the particle tracking methods, used to track the free surface is extended to cover the more general cases easily including the collision and separation of the free surface. In surface particle method to redistribute particles effectively using the grid system, the free surface is composed of the sum of quadrilaterals having four curves where fixed markers are placed at ends of each curve. Fixed markers are used to know how curves are connected to each other. The position of fixed markers can move as the free surface deforms but all fixed markers cannot be deleted during all time of simulation to keep informations of curve connection. In the case of the collision or separtion of the free surface where several curves can be intersected disorderly, severe difficulties can occur to define newly states of curve connection. In this study, the adaptable surface parTicle method without fixed markers is introduced. Intersection markers instead of the fixed markers are used to define quadrilaterals. The position of the intersection markers is defined to be the intersection point between the free surface and the edge of the grid and it can be added or deleted during the time of simulation to allow more flexibilities. To verify numerical schemes, two flow cases are simulated and the numerical results are compared with other's one and shown to be valid.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.38-44
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• 2005

Electro-thermal production of white phosphorus(WP, P4) generates substantial amount of highly toxic phossy water and sludges. Because of their high phosphorus contents and lack of reliable processing technology, large tonnages of these hazardous wastes have accumulated from current and past operations in the United States. In this study, two different methods for treatment of phosphorus sludge were investigated. These were bulk removal of WP by physical separation(froth flotation) and transformation of WP to oxyphosphorus compounds by air oxidation in the sludge medium. Kerosene, among other collectors, resulted in selective flotation of WP from the associated mineral gangue. Solvent action of kerosene occurring on the WP surface(by rendering WP particles hydrophobic) might produce the high selectivity of WP. The WP recovery in the froth was 79.3% from a sludge assaying 34.2% of WP. In the oxidation study, air gas was dispersed in the sludge medium by the rapid rotation of the impeller blades. The high level of sludge agitation intensity caused a fast completion of the oxidation reactions and it resulted in the high percentage conversion of WP to PO4-3 with PO3-3 making up almost all portion of oxyphosphorus compounds. The WP analysis on the treated sludge showed that supernatant solution and solid residue contained an average of 4.2 μg/L and 143 ppm respectively from the sludge containing about 26 g of WP. Further investigation will be required on operational factors to better understand the processes and achieve an optimum condition.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2005

In this study, we found that sperm ball of Urechis unicinctus consisted of a somatic cell and spermatogenic cells. After separation from the sperm ball, individual spermatid floated freely in the coelomic fluid and differentiated into a mature sperm. Because of many nuclear vacuoles, spermatid nucleus was observed to be heterogeneous. Later, the spermatid nucleus condensed into the homogeneous round nucleus of the mature sperm. Perinuclear microtubules could be seen but did not seem to be organized into manchette microtubules. To understand the nature of nuclear condensation during spermiogenesis, the sperm and spermatids (spermiogenic cells) were treated with FITC-phalloidin, or anti-actin-FITC, or labeled with antiactin immunogold particles (AAIP; 10 nm) followed by transmission electron microscopy or confocal laser scanning microscopy. The anti-actin-FITC and FITC-phalloidin reactions occurred distinctly in the nuclei of both spermiogenic cells. FITC-phalloidin reacted more intensely with acrosomes. The AAIP were incorporated mainly into nuclei of both cells sometimes showing local distribution in the nucleus. Nuclear vacuoles of spermatids disappeared progressively with condensation of the nucleus, as the number of incorporated $AAIP/{\mu}m^2$ increased. These results suggest that nuclear actin microfilaments might be closely related to nuclear condensation.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.549-558
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• 2004

TTo comply with increasingly strict regulations for protection against radiation exposure, many nuclear power plants have been working ceaselessly to reduce and control both the radiation sources within power plants and the radiation exposure experienced by operational and maintenance personnel. Many research studies have shown that deposits of irradiated corrosion products on the surfaces of coolant systems are the main cause of occupational radiation exposure in nuclear power plant. These corrosion product deposits on the fuel-clad surface are also known to be main factors in the onset of axial offset anomaly (AOA). Hence, there is a great deal of ongoing research on water chermistry and corrosion processes. In this study, a magnetic filter with permanent magnets was devised to remove the corrosion products in the coolant stream by taking advantage of the magnetic properties of the corrosion products demonstrated a removal efficiency of over 90% for particles above 5${\mu}m$. This finding led to the construction of an electromagnetic device that causes the metallic particulates to flocculate into larger aggregates of about 5${\mu}m$ in diameter by using a novel application of electromagnetic flocculation on radioactive corrosion products.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.15-31
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• 2023

Organic solar cells utilized natural polymers to convert solar energy to electricity. The demands for green energy production and less disposal of toxic materials make them one of the interesting candidates for replacing conventional solar cells. However, the different aspects of their properties including mechanical strength and stability are not well recognized. Therefore, in the present study, we aim to explore the chaotic responses of these organic solar cells. In doing so, a specific type of organic solar cell constructed from layers of material with different thicknesses is considered to obtain vibrational and chaotic responses under different boundaries and initial conditions. A square plate structure is examined with first-order shear deformation theory to acquire the displacement field in the laminated structure. The bounding between different layers is considered to be perfect with no sliding and separation. On the other hand, nonlocal elasticity theory is engaged in incorporating the structural effects of the organic material into calculations. Hamilton's principle is adopted to obtain governing equations with regard to boundary conditions and mechanical loadings. The extracted equations of motion were solved using the perturbation method and differential quadrature approach. The results demonstrated the significant effect of relative glass layer thickness on the chaotic behavior of the structure with higher relative thickness leading to less chaotic responses. Moreover, a comprehensive parameter study is presented to examine the effects of nonlocality and relative thicknesses on the natural frequency of square organic solar cell structure.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.247-250
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• 2011

We designed an effective screening method for double strand DNA (dsDNA) binders using DNA-modified magnetic particles. Hairpin DNA was immobilized on the surface of magnetic particle for a simple screening of dsDNA binding materials in a solution containing various compounds. Through several magnetic separation and incubation processes, four DNA-binding materials, DAPI, 9AA, AQ2A, and DNR, were successfully screened from among five candidates. Efficiency of screening was demonstrated by HPLC analysis using a C2/18 reverse-phase column. In addition, their relative binding strengths were verified by measuring the melting temperature ($T_m$). If hairpin DNA sequence is modified for other uses, this magnetic bead-based approach can be applied as a high-throughput screening method for various functional materials such as anti-cancer drugs.