• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2009

High density polyethylene (HDPE) is degraded due to a radiation-induced oxidation when it is used as a neutron moderator in a neutron counter for a nuclear material accounting of spent fuels. The HDPE exposed to the gamma-ray emitted from the fission products in a spent nuclear fuel results in a radiation-induced degradation which changes its original molecular structure to others. So a neutron moderating power variation of HDPE, irradiated by a gamma radiation, was investigated in this work. Five HDPE moderator structures were exposed to the gamma radiation emitted from a $^{60}Co$ source to a level of $10^5-10^9$ rad to compare their post-irradiation properties. As a result of the neutron measurement test with 5 irradiated HDPE structures and a neutron measuring system, it was confirmed that the neutron moderating power for the $10^5$ rad irradiated HDPE moderator revealed the largest decrease when the un-irradiated pure one was used as a reference. It implies that a neutron moderating power variation of HDPE is not directly proportional to the integrated gamma dose rate. To clarify the cause of these changes, some techniques such as a FTIR, an element analysis and a densitometry were employed. As a result of these analyses, it was confirmed that the molecular structure of the gamma irradiated HDPEs had partially changed to others, and the contents of hydrogen and oxygen had varied during the process of a radiation-induced degradation. The mechanism of these changes cannot be explained in detail at present, and thus need further study.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.98-104
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• 1993

사과, 오렌지, 포도, 파인애플 등의 과즙을 첨가하여 제조한 고추장의 경우 과즙으로부터 유래된 유기산 등에 의하여 적정산도가 높아지거나 pH의 저하를 가져왔는데 파인애플 처리구가 가장 효과적이었다. 3개월 숙성된 고추장의 유기산, 유리당도 10개월 후에는 미생물 등에 의해 이용되어 맛과 향이 다소 소실되는 경향이 있었다. 포도첨가 고추장의 경우 안토시아닌 계통의 색소로 인하여 색도 변화가 뚜렷하게 나타났으며 Hunter a-value와 선호도 결과는 비슷한 양상을 보여주었다. 맛, 향기, 색깔 등의 관능검사에서도 파인애플이 첨가된 고추장의 선호도가 다른 과즙이 첨가되거나 대조구에 비하여 선호도가 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.12-15
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• 2011

코엔자임 Q10은 우리나라뿐 아니라 여러나라에서 각광받고 있는 건강기능식품 중 하나로 이에 대한 분석법을 마련하고 이에 대한 분석법 검증을 하고자하였다. 분석기기로는 HPLC를 사용하였으며 분석법 검증을 위하여 직선성, 선택성, LOD, LOQ, 정밀성, 정확성을 확인하였다. 또한 현재 유통 중인 개별인정형 건강기능식품의 코엔자임 Q10 함량을 모니터링 한 결과 모든 제품이 적합함을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 확립된 분석 방법은 신속하고 효과적으로 분석하는데 이용될 수 있을 것이며, 개별인정형제품의 코엔자임 Q10이 공전에 등재시 본 연구결과가 시험법으로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.328-332
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• 2014

Thin film transistors (TFTs) with an amorphous silicon zinc tin oxide (a-2SZTO) channel layer have been fabricated using an RF magnetron sputtering system. The effect of the change of excitation electron on the variation of the total interfacial trap states of a-2SZTO systems was investigated depending on sputtering power, since the interfacial state could be changed by changing sputtering power. It is well known that Si can effectively reduce the generation of the oxygen vacancies. However, The a-2SZTO systems of ZTO doped with 2 wt% Si could be degraded because the Si peripheral electron belonging to a p-orbital affects the amorphous zinc tin oxide (a-ZTO) TFTs of the s-orbital overlap structure. We fabricated amorphous 2 wt% Si-doped ZnSnO (a-2SZTO) TFTs using an RF magnetron sputtering system. The a-2SZTO TFTs show an improvement of the electrical property with increasing power. The a-2SZTO TFTs fabricated at a power of 30 W showed many of the total interfacial trap states. The a-2SZTO TFTs at a power of 30 W showed poor electrical property. However, at 50 W power, the total interfacial trap states showed improvement. In addition, the improved total interfacial states affected the thermal stress of a-2SZTO TFTs. Therefore, a-2SZTO TFTs fabricated at 50 W power showed a relatively small shift of threshold voltage. Similarly, the activation energy of a-2SZTO TFTs fabricated at 50 W power exhibits a relatively large falling rate (0.0475 eV/V) with a relatively high activation energy, which means that the a-2SZTO TFTs fabricated at 50 W power has a relatively lower trap density than other power cases. As a result, the electrical characteristics of a-2SZTO TFTs fabricated at a sputtering power of 50 W are enhanced. The TFTs fabricated by rf sputter should be carefully optimized to provide better stability for a-2SZTO in terms of the sputtering power, which is closely related to the interfacial trap states.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.71-83
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• 1979

Not only the insulating oil used for extra high voltage and high capacity transformer has a lot of possibilites of a corona discharge in oil, but the oil is easily degraded by a response of light oxidization. This study is either to classfy, with priority given to a transformer oil produced in Korea belonging to, the insulating oil No. 2, the sample irradiated the ultraviolet rays, treated a corona discharge in oil by a high voltage DC source and done nothing, or to measure the characteristics of breakdown, V-i, I-t and electrode material. The obtained results can be summarized as followings: (1) Unless the sample is contacted with the air, on the process to irradiate the ultraviolet rays, the sample less influence on the changes of the electric characteristics. At the same time, if the sample is contacted with the air and irradiated the ultraviolet rays, the sample shows a remarkable changes of the electric characteristics, and a declined breakdown strength. This tells us that the influence of the light irradiation must be considered as a primary factor of degrading the insulating oil. (2) In the oil treated by a corona discharge, breakdown voltage is declined more than in the oil not to be treated with it. This means that the degradation of the insulating oil is getting increased by a corona discharge in oil. (3) It shows that the increase of conducting current has little to do with breakdown voltage. (4) The conducting current depending on the electrode materials can be put in order by value as Al>Cu>Fe. This is due to the differences of the work function of each metals, and an chemical reaction with the insulating oil. These result can be a great help in verifying the degradation progress of the insulating oil and furnish a new technical information to the manufacturers of the insulating oil and electrical equipment designers and operators. Besides, this study would be helpful to improve the electrical characteristics of the insulating oil produced in Korea.

• BMB Reports
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1997

The ability of Hep-G2 cells to process $[^{125}I]LDL$ under basal conditions was investigated. The receptor-binding and internalization of $[^{125}I]LDL$ increased with the time of incubation in a saturable manner. After 4 h of incubation, 31.4 ng of $[^{125}I]LDL$ was cell bound. The cells rapidly internalized $[^{125}I]LDL$ via specific, receptor-mediated endocytosis. The amount of internalized $[^{125}I]LDL$ reached a maximun of 96.7 ng at 2 h of incubation and remained constant for the next 2 h. The rate of degradation of internalized $[^{125}I]LDL$ proceeded in a linear manner over the entire 4 h of incubation after an initial lag period. The effects of individial fatty acids (C18:0. C18:1, C18:2. and C18:3), differing in their degree of unsaturation. on the receptor-binding, internalization and degradation of $[^{125}I]LDL$ were also investigated. Inclusion of 1.0 mM of each fatty acid into the culture medium significantly increased $[^{125}I]LDL$ metabolism in Hep-G2 cells. Among the fatty acids tested, stearic acid had the least effect on the receptor-binding activity. There were no significant differences among the unsaturated fatty acids in LDL-receptor binding. The effect of individual fatty acids on the $[^{125}I]LDL$ uptake was similar to that of the receptor-binding. showing a significantly lower effect with stearic acid. The amount of degraded material of internalized $[^{125}I]LDL$ was the lowest with stearic acid when it was compared with unsaturated fatty acids.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.176-183
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• 2010

Endosulfan degrading ability of Klebsiella oxytoca KE-8 immobilized by entrapment with activated carbon was examined. Endosulfan degradation by the immobilized bacterial strains on several different activated carbon based support materials was investigated. Based on results, activated carbon ($8\times30$ mesh) was chosen as a support material. The immobilized Klebsiella oxytoca KE-8 with the cell density of 4 mg $g^{-1}$ (dry weight) degraded 22.18 ug $ml^{-1}$ endosulfan within 5 days at pH 7.0, $30^{\circ}C$ in batch shake flask cultures. Also, we an experimented recycle packed bed column mode and continuous packed bed column mode for endosulfan degradation. Under optimum operation condition, the immobilized cells in a laboratory scale pack bed column with support beads were able to degrade endosulfan completely in defined minimal salt medium at a maximum rate of 129.6 ug $ml^{-1}$ per day. Moreover, the endosulfan degradation activity could be demonstrated at $4^{\circ}C$ for one month without significant decrease in activity. Results of this study suggest that immobilized cells of Klebsiella oxytoca KE-8 might be applicable to endosulfan contaminated site.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.37-40
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• 2015

Recently, the electrical insulation design for electrical apparatuses is important to cope with the tendency of high voltage. The degradation characteristics of a superconducting coil due to an electrical breakdown should be considered to design a high voltage superconducting coil. In this paper, the degradation characteristics of 2G high temperature superconducting (HTS) wires are studied with respect to electrical breakdown tests. To analyze the dependency of the degradation characteristics of 2G HTS wires, the electrical breakdown tests are performed with AC(alternating current) and DC(direct current) voltage. All tests are performed by applying various magnitudes of AC and DC breakdown voltages. To verify the degradation characteristics of 2G HTS wires, the tests are performed with various 2G HTS wires with respect to stabilizer materials. The degradation characteristics of 2G HTS wires, such as Ic(critical current) and index number are measured by performing electrical breakdown tests. It is found that the characteristics such as Ic and index number can be degraded by an electrical breakdown. Moreover, it is concluded that the degradation characteristics of 2G HTS wires are affected by the stabilizer material and applied voltages. The cross-sectional view of 2G HTS wires is observed by using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). As results, it is found that the degradation characteristics of 2G HTS wires are concerned with hardness and electrical conductivity of stabilizer layers.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회 제20권2호
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• pp.689-692
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• 2008

고강도콘크리트의 화재시의 내화성능 확보와 관련한 대책 및 이에 관한 다수의 연구가 진행되고 있는데 이 중, 고강도콘크리트 자체의 온도상승을 저감하기 위한 방편으로 내화성 마감재의 적용이 검토되고 있다. 일반적으로 시멘트계 재료는 C-S-H, 및 CH가 단계적으로 열 분해되며 압축강도는 저하하게 된다. 내화성능을 발휘하기 위해 고온에서 강도감소가 작고 안정적인 고온특성을 보인다면 보다 효과적으로 성능 발현이 가능하다. 본 연구는 효과적인 내화성능의 발현을 위한 내화성 마감재 개발을 위한 기초연구로 내화성능이 우수하다고 알려진 알루미노 실리케이트계 재료를 내화성 마감에 적용하기 위해 고온특성에 대해 검토하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.153-170
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• 1996

멕시코 만에서 1987~1988년에 부유 및 칩강입자에 존재하는 광합성 색소 및 그 분해산물은 HPLC를 이용하여 측정하였다. 클로로필과 카로틴계열 및 그 분해산물의 단기 침하율이 Cold-Core Ring 과 Warm-Core Ring에서 비교 분석되었다. 클로로필 a는 CCR과 WCR에서 공통적으로 우세한 포르피린이었으며 카로틴계열 색소 중에는 19'-hwxanoyloxyfucoxanthin이 우세하였다. 초식자의 섭이과정에서 생성되는 것으로 알려진 phaeophobide a가 조사지역 침강입자에 우세하게 나타나는 분해색소 이었따. CCR에서의 전체색소 침하율은 WCR보다 한단게 높게 나타났다. WCR에서 색소현존량은 하루에 1% 이하가 유광밖으로 침하 되었는데 이 사실은 멕시코 만에서 부유고형입자의 재순환은 빠르게 일어나고 있지 않음을 의미한다.