• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2015

Objectives: The objective of this study was to identify determine factors for blood VOCs levels in college students. Methods: Venous blood samples were collected from healthy 29 male and 25 female volunteers. The samples were analyzed with solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Results: Blood concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, m-,p-xylene, o-xylene were higher in smoking group than in non-smoking group. Geometric means of smoking group and non-smoking group were 0.45 and $0.36{\mu}g/L$ in benzene, 0.82 and $0.47{\mu}g/L$ in toluene, 0.44 and $0.41{\mu}g/L$ in ethylbenzene, 0.49 and $0.39{\mu}g/L$ in m-,p-xylene and 0.47 and $0.43{\mu}g/L$ in o-xylene, respectively. Gender, alcohol drinking, coffee, commuting time (30 minutes) by a car and adjacency between home and road were not associated with increasing blood VOCs concentrations of college students. Conclusion: Smoking habit was significantly associated with blood concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-,m-,p-xylene in college students.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.375-383
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• 2000

유일로 오염된 지역의 토양에서 toluene을 탄소원으로 이용하는 혼합미생물을 분리하여 toluene, benzene, ethylbenzene 및 xylene isomers(BTEX)의 분해특성을 관찰하였다. 단일기질 실험에서는 모든 BTEX의 분해가 이루어졌으며 toluene, benzene, ethylbenzene, p-xylene 순서로 분해되었다. BTEX 혼합기질 분해실험에서는 단일기질일 때보다 분해속도가 상대적으로 느려졌으며, ethylbenzene이 benzene보다 먼저 분해되는 것이 관찰되었다. 이중 혼합물질 반응 실험에서는 방해작용(inhibition), 촉진작용(stimulation), 그리고 비반응(non-interaction)과 같은 다양한 기질반응이 관찰되었으며, ethylbenzene은 benzene, toluene, xylene의 분해에 강한 방해영향을 주었다. Xylene 분해특성에서 m- 및 p-xylene은 혼합미생물에 탄소원으로 이용되었으며 benzene이나 toluene이 동시에 존재할 때는 xylene isomer의 분해가 촉진되었다. 그러나 o-xylene의 분해는 benzene에 의해서만 촉진되었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2002

A facile and precise batch oxidation reaction system allows continuous monitoring of the oxidation rate and cumulated oxygen conversion of xylenes, and the side reactions to carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide may also be studied. The oxidation reaction can be analyzed precisely with the rate and amount of oxygen consumed. The reaction reveals that 4-carboxybenzaldehyde is an unstable intermediate of p-xylene oxidation as the reaction proceeds instantaneously from p-toluic acid to TPA (terephthalic acid). The alkali metals accelerate oxidation, even though they retard the reaction initially. The oxidation rate increases with decreasing water concentration. However, in the later part of reaction, the reactivity decreases a bit if the water concentration is very low. This retarding effect of water can be overcome partly by the addition of potassium. The oxidation of o-xylene, compared with the oxidation of p-xylene and m-xylene, proceeds quite fast initially, however, the oxidation rate of xylene isomers in the later stage of reaction is in the order of p-xylene > mxylene > o-xylene.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1981

o-, m- 및 p-크실렌계와 요오드사이에 형성되는 전하이동착물을 사염화탄소용액에서 자외선분광광도법을 사용하여 연구한 결과$ C_6H_4(CH_3)_2{\cdot}I_2 $형의 1:1 분자착물이 형성됨을 알았다. 이들 착물생성에 대한 흡수최대는 온도가 상승함에 따라 blue shift되므로 이를 고려하여 각 온도에서의 평형정수를 구했다. 이 값으로부터 이들 착물생성에 대한 $ {\Delta}$H, $ {\Delta}$G 및 $ {\Delta}$S의 열역학적 파라미터를 산출하였다. 이 결과와 전 연구결과를 종합하면 폴리메틸벤젠과 요오드와의 착물의 상대적 안정도가 다음 순서로 증가함을 알 수 있었다. Benzene < Toluene < o-Xylene < m-Xylene < p-Xylene 이 결과는 positive inductive effect에 의한 전자밀도증가와 steric hindrance effect에 의한 영향때문인 것으로 설명할 수 있다.

• Environmental Sciences Bulletin of The Korean Environmental Sciences Society
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.25-29
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• 2000

The present study evaluated the body burden of aromatic VOCs in roadside and underground storekeepers. The Method Detection Limit(MDL) of the analytical system ranged from 0.2 to 0.4$\mu\textrm{g}$/m3 for the target VOCs. The recovery of the sampling system for the compounds was above 80%. For all the target compounds, the breath concentrations of the smokes were similar to or slightly higher than those of the nonsmokers for both the roadside and underground storekeepers. For Ethylbenzene, p-Xylene, and o-Xylene, the breath concentrations of the underground storekeepers were somewhat higher than those of the roadside storekeepers. In contrast, the breath m-xylene concentration of underground storekeepers was similar to that of roadside storekeepers. For both the roadside and underground storekeepers, the breath concentrations prior to and after work were not significantly different.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.14-25
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• 2008

Benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and m-, p-, and o-xylene, the most influential aromatic volatile organic compounds (VOCs), were measured in Bangkok, Thailand, one of the most rapidly developing urban areas in Southern East Asia. The purpose of this study is to characterize the ambient air quality with respect to above mentioned aromatic compounds. The data were monitored in ten sites which cover roadside area, residential area and background area. Canister technique was used to obtain air sample at 24 hour interval per a month during April-August in 2007. GC/MS with three stage preconcentrator was used to analyze these samples. The average concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene m-, p-xylene and o-xylene are 5.8, 36.1, 4.1, 11.0 and $3.7{\mu}g/m^3$, respectively. They were observed to be distributed in a log-normal form. Moreover, o-xylene and m, p-xylene exhibited a very good correlation (r=0.976). The slope of the regression equation between them was 3.07 which consisted with a previous reported value. The average ratio of toluene to benzene was 6.4 in April, May June and August. This value was comparable to the ones measured in other Asian cities. Two types of statistical analyses, cluster and factor analyses, were applied to the data in this study. Well characterization was made to understand the air quality of Bangkok area.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.545-552
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• 2000

Eight aromatic hydrocarbons were quantified in a newly constructed building before occupancy during the period of November 1997 to January 1998. Air samples were collected in 6 L stainless steel canisters for 8 hours based on working hour. It was found that the measured total concentration of aromatic hydrocarbons decreases rapidly with time up to a steady-state value. However, the fractions for each aromatic hydrocarbon were greatly changed with time. The concentration ratios of indoor to outdoor for aromatic hydrocarbons are greater than 1 during early period of the measurement, and the ratios decrease with time. The concentrations of toluene, m+p-xylene, ethylbenzene, and o-xylene are much higher than those of styrene, 1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene, and 1, 3, 5-f trimethylbenzene in indoor air. The concentration fractions of m+p-xylene, ethylbenzed, and o-xylene in indoor air are about twice as hight as those in outdoor air measured during the similar period. It was concluded that the aromatic hydrocarbons were emitted from building materials, paints, and adhesives in an-built building.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.147-152
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 톨루엔 계열 화합물로 오염된 환경에 대해 고정화한 유전자 재조합 균주 KG1206의 적용 가능성에 대해 조사하였다. 재조합 균주 KG1206은 직접 유도제인 m-toluate, benzoate 뿐만 아니라 톨루엔, 자일렌 이성질체가 간접 유도제로서 발광 활성을 나타낸다. 연구에 의해 결정된 고정화 프로토콜의 최적 조건은 다음과 같다: 균주 농도(1 : 1 (v/v)), 오염원 용액(인산염 완충액), 발광 측정에 필요한 비드 수(4개), 5가지 오염원에 대한 최대 발광 활성은 일반적으로 m-toluate > p-xylene > 톨루엔 > o-xylene > m-xylene 순으로 나타났다. 생물발광과 오염원 감소는 HPLC로 확인하였으며, 고정 균주에 의해 초기 5 mM m-toluate는 5시간 배양 후 약 48%의 감소율을 나타내었으며 계속 분해되는 경향이 관찰되었다. 알긴산 균주 고정화에 대한 본 연구 결과는 톨루엔 계열 화합물을 함유한 석유계 탄화수소에 오염된 특정 환경을 생물학적 모니터링에 유용한 방법으로 사용할 수 있을 것이다.

• 공업화학
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.417-423
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• 2010

파라자일렌(p-xylene) 분리용 흡착제로서 효과적인 그래뉼 형태의 바인더리스 ZSM-5 성형체를 제조하는 방법을 검토하였다. $SiO_2/Al_2O_3$ = 50인 ZSM-5 결정분말에 무기 바인더인 colloidal silica sol 30 wt% 용액과 유기첨가물인 microcrystalline cellulose를 첨가하여 구형화한 후, 소성, 바인더리스 처리, ${NH_4}^+$ 이온교환, 활성화 등의 과정을 거쳐 충분한 강도(0.721 kgf) 및 높은 결정화도(94.6%)와 넓은 BET 비표면적($379.2m^2$/g)을 갖는 흡착제를 제조하였다. 제조된 성형체의 흡착특성을 평가하기 위해 자일렌 3가지 이성질체를 1 : 1 : 1의 무게비로 혼합하여 $100^{\circ}C$에서 회분식 흡착실험을 수행한 결과 제조된 바인더리스 ZSM-5 성형체는 상용흡착제보다 파라자일렌에 대해 높은 선택적 흡착성능을 나타냈다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2000년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.163-166
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to evaluate substrate interactions of BTEX for multicomponent. Although BTEX compounds have similar chemical structures, biodegradation of individual BTEX is different with the present of certain BTEX compounds. The biodegradation rate is order to Benzene=Toluene>Ethylbenzene> m, p-Xylene>o-Xylene. Xylenes is stimulated when benzene or toluene is present. Especially o-xylene Inhibit other BTEX compounds.