• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.95-102
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• 1993

In order to find the most fitted biodegradation model, biodegradation models to the initial 4-chlorophenol concentrations were investigated and had been fitted by the linear regression. The degrading bacterium, EL-091S, was selected among phenol-degraders. The strain was identified with Pseudomows sp. from the result of taxonomical studies. The optimal condition for the biodegradation was as fellows: secondary carbon source, concentration of ammonium nitrate, temperature and pH were 200mg/l fructose, 600 mg/l, $30^{\circ}C$ and 7.0 respectively. The highest degradation rate of the 4-chlorophenol was about 58% for 24 hours incubation on the optimal condition. Biodegradation kinetics model of 5 mg/l 4-Chlorophenol, 10 mg/l 4-chlorophenol and 50 mg/l 4-chlorophenol were fitted the zero order kinetics model, respectively. Key Words : 4-chlorophenol, Pseudomonas sp., zero order kinetics model.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.659-663
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• 2009

장기간 경유로 오염된 지역의 토양으로부터 분리한 세균 3Y는 석유계 탄화수소를 구성하는 다양한 화합물을 유일 탄소원으로하여 성장하였다. Sphingomonas sp. 3Y는 지방족 화합물은 물론이고 방향족 화합물을 이용해서 성장할 수 있었다. 지방족 화합물로서는 hexane과 hexadecane을 이용하여 성장하였고, 한편 방향족 화합물로서는 BTEX는 물론이고 phenol, biphenyl, 또는 phenanthrene을 유일 탄소원으로 이용하여 성장하였다. 본 균주는 indole과 catechol을 이용한 실험결과 방향족 탄화수소의 생분해 과정에서 맨 첫 단계 반응에 관여하는 효소인 aromatic ring dioxygenase 활성과 benzene 환을 깨는 효소인 meta-cleavage dioxygenase 활성을 나타내었다. Sphingomonas sp. 3Y의 16S rRNA 유전자의 염기서열 분석과 계통수 작성 결과 본 균주는 ${\alpha}$-Proteobacteria인 Sphingomonas속에 해당하였으며 지금까지 잘 알려진 석유계 탄화수소를 분해하는 Sphingomonas sp. 균주들과는 다른 cluster를 형성하였다. 다양한 석유계 탄화수소 성분을 이용하여 성장하는 Sphingomonas sp. 3Y는 유류로 오염된 토양의 복원에 유용하게 사용될 것으로 여겨지며 이 균주의 최적 분해 조건을 조사한다면 그 결과는 이 균주가 분리된 오염지역의 생물학적 분해를 최적화하는데 기여할 것이다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.273-279
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 초임계수 중에서 o-chlorophenol(o-CP)의 분해 및 중간 생성물 형성에 미치는 NaOH의 효과를 검토하였다. NaOH를 첨가하지 않은 경우 o-CP의 분해율은 20% 이하로 낮았으나 NaOH를 o-CP의 몰 농도에 대하여 200% 이상 첨가한 경우 체류 시간 1초 이내에 100% 가까운 분해율을 얻을 수 있었다. 분해 과정에서 생성되는 PAHs 및 페놀 화합물의 양도 크게 감소하는 경향을 나타내어 NaOH 첨가가 부산물 생성 억제에도 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. NaOH를 첨가하지 않은 경우와 첨가한 경우 공통적으로 페놀, 크레졸, 염화 페놀류, PAHs 및 1-indanone, dibenzofuran, dibenzo-dioxin, p,p'-dihydroxybiphenyl 등과 같이 2개 이상의 벤젠 고리가 산소로 연결된 화합물이 검출되었다. 반면에 NaOH를 첨가한 경우에는 2-ethylphenol, o-hydroxyacetophenone, hydroquinone, 4-allylphenol, 3-phenoxyphenol 및 4,4'-oxybisphenol이 생성되어 NaOH 첨가로 인한 o-CP의 분해는 훨씬 더 복잡한 과정을 통해서 이루어지는 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 페놀의 소각 과정에서 생성되는 것으로 보고된 화합물인 dibenzofuran, dibenzo-p-dioxin 등도 본 연구에서도 생성된 것으로부터 소각과 초임계수에 의한 열분해 사이에는 상관성이 있는 것으로 판단되었다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2012

Melaleuca leucadendron L. has been used as a tranquilizing, sedating, evil-dispelling and pain-relieving agent. We examined the effects of M. leucadendron L. extracts on oxidative stress and inflammation. M. leucadendron L. was extracted with methanol (MeOH) and then fractionated with chloroform ($CHCl_3$) and butanol (BuOH). Antioxidant activity of the MeOH extract and BuOH fraction were higher than that of both ${\alpha}$-tocopherol and butyrated hydroxytoluene (BHT). Total phenol content in the extracts of M. leucadendron L., especially the BuOH fraction, well correlated with the antioxidant activity. The anti-inflammatory activity of BuOH extracts were investigated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$) production, and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in RAW 264.7 macrophages. The BuOH fraction significantly inhibited LPS-induced NO and $PGE_2$ production. Furthermore, BuOH extract of M. leucadendron L. inhibited the expression of COX-2 and iNOS protein without an appreciable cytotoxic effect on RAW264.7 cells. The extract of M. leucadendron L. also suppressed the phosphorylation of inhibitor ${\kappa}B{\alpha}$ ($I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$) and its degradation associated with nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ (NF-${\kappa}B$) activation. Furthermore, BuOH fraction inhibited LPS-induced NF-${\kappa}B$ transcriptional activity in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggested that M. leucadendron L. could be useful as a natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory resource.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.389-393
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• 2008

Nano-sized $TiO_2$-60 wt% SrO composite powders were synthesized by a sol-gel method using titanium isopropoxide and $Sr(OH)_2\;{\cdot}\;8H_2O$ as precursors. 3, -5, -7 wt%Ag spot-coated $TiO_2$-60 wt% SrO composite powders were synthesized by a Ag electroless deposition method using $TiO_2$-60 wt% SrO composite powders calcined at $1050^{\circ}C$, which mainly exhibited the $SrTiO_3$phase. However, a small number of rutile $TiO_2$, $Sr_2TiO_4$ and $SrO_2$ phases were also detected. In the Ag spot-coated powders synthesized by electroless deposition, nano-sized particles about 5-25 nm in diameter adhered to the $TiO_2$-60 wt% SrO composite powders. The photocatalytic activity of Ag spot-coated $TiO_2$-SrO and $TiO_2$-SrO composite powders for degradation of phenol showed that all of $TiO_2$-SrO composite powders were highly active under UV light irradiation. 7 wt%Ag spot-coated $TiO_2$-60wt.%SrO composite powders had a relatively higher photocatalytic activity than did $TiO_2$-SrO composite powders under visible light.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.92-99
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• 2005

Asclepias curassavica. Linn, an erect, simple (or) much branched perennial herb with a somewhat woody base, belonging to the family Asclepiadaceae. It has been reported to have multiple pharmacological effect of anti-inflammatory, cardiotonic, anticancer, anthelmintic and to treat piles and gonorrhoea. It is to be expected that several activities might be related to a possible antioxidant action from this plant. The hydro alcoholic extract of Asclepias curassavica was tested in vitro for its antioxidant activities, such as DPPH radical, nitric oxide radical, superoxide anion radical, lipid peroxidation assay, hydroxyl radical, reducing power, and total phenol content. The extract exhibited scavenging potential with $IC_{50}$ value of $8.7\;{\mu}g/ml,\;198.4\;{\mu}g/ml\;and\;21.7\;{\mu}g/ml$ for DPPH, nitric oxide and superoxide anion radicals. The values were found to higher than those of Vitamin-C, rutin, and curcumin, as standards. The extract showed 50% protection at the dose of $134.2\;{\mu}g/ml\;and\;41.4\;{\mu}g/ml$ in lipid peroxidation as well as deoxyribose degradation, those values more to that of standard, vitamin E $(IC50\;values,\;119.2\;{\mu}g/ml\;and\;32.5\;{\mu}g/ml,\;respectively)$. The reducing power of the extract depends on the concentration and amount of extract. Since a significant amount of polyphenol could be detected by the equivalent to $0.0495\;{\mu}g$ of pyrocatechol from 1 mg of extract. It can be concluded that hydro alcoholic extract of aerial part of Asclepias curassavica could be considered as potent antioxidant, which makes it suitable for the prevention of human disease.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.1137-1144
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• 2013

$TiO_2$ composites with seven different carbon materials (activated carbons, graphite, carbon fibers, single-walled carbon nanotubes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, graphene oxides, and reduced graphene oxides) that are virgin or treated with nitric acid are prepared through an evaporation method. The photocatalytic activities of the as-prepared samples are evaluated in terms of $H_2$ production from aqueous methanol solution (photo-catalytic reduction: PCR) and degradation of aqueous pollutants (phenol, methylene blue, and rhodamine B) (photocatalytic oxidation: PCO) under AM 1.5-light irradiation. Despite varying effects depending on the kinds of carbon materials and their surface treatment, composites typically show enhanced PCR activity with maximum 50 times higher $H_2$ production as compared to bare $TiO_2$. Conversely, the carbon-induced synergy effects on PCO activities are insignificant for all three substrates. Colorimetric quantification of hydroxyl radicals supports the absence of carbon effects. However, platinum deposition on the binary composites displays the enhanced effect on both PCR and PCO reactions. These differing effects of carbon materials on PCR and PCO reactions of $TiO_2$ are discussed in terms of physicochemical properties of carbon materials, coupling states of $TiO_2$/carbon composites, interfacial charge transfers. Various surface characterizations of composites (UV-Vis diffuse reflectance, SEM, FTIR, surface area, electrical conductivity, and photoluminescence) are performed to gain insight on their photocatalytic redox behaviors.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.487-493
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 지하수에 존재하는 다양한 클로로페놀류 화합물을 제거하기 위하여 니켈로 코팅된 영가철을 이용하여 적용 타당성을 검토하였다. 다섯가지 종류의 클로로페놀 화합물을 대상으로 처리효과를 평가하였으며 중간 생성물을 분석하였다. 실험결과를 이용하여 개질된 영가철에 의한 반응경로 및 반응율을 평가하기 위하여 수치해석적 방법을 적용하였다. 개질된 영가철에 의한 오염물의 제거는 반응계수를 기준으로 2-CP>4-CP>2,4-DCP>2,4,6-TCP>2,6-DCP의 순서를 나타내었다. 수치해석 결과 각 클로로페놀 화합물의 탈염소화 반응은 연속적 단계와 평행적 단계를 거쳐 최종 생성물인 페놀화합물에 도달되는 결과를 보여주었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.257-257
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• 2010

One of the critical issues for applications of flexible organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) for flexible electronic systems is the electrical stabilities of the OTFT devices, including variation of the current on/off ratio ($I_{on}/I_{off}$), leakage current, threshold voltage, and hysteresis, under repetitive mechanical deformation. In particular, repetitive mechanical deformation accelerates the degradation of device performance at the ambient environment. In this work, electrical stabilities of the pentacene organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) employing multi-stack hybrid encapsulation layers were investigated under mechanical cyclic bending. Flexible bottom-gated pentacene-based OTFTs fabricated on flexible polyimide substrate with poly-4-vinyl phenol (PVP) dielectric as a gate dielectric were encapsulated by the plasma-deposited organic layer and atomic layer deposited inorganic layer. For cyclic bending experiment of flexible OTFTs, the devices were cyclically bent up to $10^5$ times with 5mm bending radius. In the most of the devices after $10^5$ times of bending cycles, the off-current of the OTFT with no encapsulation layers was quickly increased due to increases in the conductivity of the pentacene caused by doping effects from $O_2$ and $H_2O$ in the atmosphere, which leads to decrease in the $I_{on}/I_{off}$ and increase in the hysteresis. With encapsulation layers, however, the electrical stabilities of the OTFTs were improved significantly. In particular, the OTFTs with multi-stack hybrid encapsulation layer showed the best electrical stabilities up to the bending cycles of $10^5$ times compared to the devices with single organic encapsulation layer. Changes in electrical properties of cyclically bent OTFTs with encapsulation layers will be discussed in detail.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.231-236
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• 2014

톱밥은 목재부산물로 생산되는 바이오매스 자원으로 액화할 경우 가솔린에 함유된 고옥탄가 물질과 유사한 화학구조를 가지고 있기 때문에 액체 연료물질로서 사용할 수 있는 가능성이 높다. 본 연구에서는 톱밥의 열화학적 전환방법으로 아세톤-용매분해반응을 실시하여 반응온도, 반응시간, 용매의 종류가 미치는 영향과 분해 생성물 등과 같은 분해특성을 조사하였다. 아세톤-용매분해반응에 의해 톱밥으로부터 생성된 액상 생성물은 다양한 케톤, 페놀 및 퓨란 화합물이었다. 액상생성물의 연소열량은 7,824 cal/g이었으며, $350^{\circ}C$, 40분에서 액상생성물의 에너지 수율과 질량수율은 각각 60.8%, 386.4 g-oil/100 g-sawdust를 얻었다. 아세톤을 사용한 톱밥의 용매 열분해 반응시 생성된 주요물질은 4-methyl-3-pentene-2-one, 1,3,5-trimethylbezene, 2,6-dimethyl-2,5-heptadiene-4-one, 3-methyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one 등과 같은 케톤화합물로서 고옥탄가의 액체 연료로 사용 가능한 물질인 것으로 판단되었다.