• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2003년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.325-326
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• 2003

매립지 내부에서 진행되는 혐기성 분해로 인한 폐기물의 부패현상은 일반적으로 악취와 관련한 직접적인 대기오염문제에서부터 메탄과 이산화탄소와 같은 온실기체의 발생 등과 같이 기후환경변화와 관련된 문제에 이르기까지 매우 심각한 오염원으로 인식되고 있다. 특히 매립지 내부의 가스상 오염물질들의 누적을 억제하기 위하여 설치하는 배출공에서는 이산화탄소나 메탄과 같은 온실기체 이외에도 약 80여 종에 이르는 다양한 휘발성유기화합물질 (Volatile Organic Compound, 이하 VOC) 성분들이 검출되기도 하였다 (Young and Parker, 1983). (중략)

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.391-392
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• 2001

휘발성 유기화합물(Volatile Organic Compound : 이하 VOCs 라 칭함)은 탄화수소화합물의 총칭으로 오존 등 광화학적 스모그의 원인이 되는 물질일 뿐만 아니라 발암성 등의 유해 물질, 지구온난화와 성층권의 오존층 파괴의 원인 물질, 대기 중 악취물질로서[1] 환경 및 인간의 건강에 영향을 초래하여 VOCs 감축을 주요 대기오염정책으로 세우는 국가가 증가하는 추세이다. (중략)

• 한국에너지공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국에너지공학회 1999년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.197-204
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• 1999

VOC(volatile organic compound)는 도료제조, 자동차, 선박의 도색, 인쇄, 염색 공정에서 주로 발생하는 휘발성 유기화합물로서 호흡기로 들어가면 중추신경 등 주요 기관의 장애를 일으킬 수 있으며, 질소화합물과 광화학반응을 일으켜 오존을 유발하는 위험물질이다. 정부에서는 1991년 대기환경보존법을 제정하여 유기용제의 배출을 규제하고 있고, 이 법에 따라 금년부터 석유화학정제업, 저유소에 VOC 방지시설을 의무적으로 설치해야 한다.(중략)

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제45회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.77.2-77.2
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• 2013

In this talk, I will briefly review recent results of my group related to application of atomic layer deposition (ALD) for fabricating environmental catalysts and organic solar cells. ALD was used for preparing thin films of TiO2 and NiO on mesporous silica with a mean pore size of 15 nm. Upon depositing TiO2 thin films of TiO2 using ALD, the mesoporous structure of the silica substrate was preserved to some extent. We show that efficiency for removing toluene by adsorption and catalytic oxidation is dependent of mean thickness of TiO2 deposited on silica, i.e., fine tuning of the thickness of thin film using ALD can be beneficial for preparing high-performing adsorbents and oxidation catalysts of volatile organic compound. NiO/silica system prepared by ALD was used for catalysts of chemical conversion of CO2. Here, NiO nanoparticles are well dispersed on silica and confiend in the pore, showing high catalytic activity and stability at 800oC for CO2 reforming of methane reaction. We also used ALD for surface modulation of buffer layers of organic solar cell. TiO2 and ZnO thin films were deposited on wet-chemically prepared ZnO ripple structures, and thin films with mean thickness of ~2 nm showed highest power conversion efficiency of organic solar cell. Moreover, performance of ALD-prepared organic solar cells were shown to be more stable than those without ALD. Thin films of oxides deposited on ZnO ripple buffer layer could heal defect sites of ZnO, which can act as recombination center of electrons and holes.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제39권8호
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• pp.635-642
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• 1995

Purge & Trap-GC/MS 전처리 방법과 capillary column gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry 분석법을 이용한 휘발성유기물 분석에 있어서, 보다 효울적으로 시료를 주입하는 방법에 대하여 연구하였다. 미국환경청에서 제시한 물 중의 휘발성 유기물 분석방법에서 이용하는 moisture control nodule 과 cryorefocusing에 따르는 여러가지 문제점을 관찰하였다. 이러한 무제점을 해결하기 위해 개선된 시료 주입방식을 제시하고, 여러가지 트랩과 컬럼의 특성을 조사하여 최적 실험조건을 구하였다. 이때 사용한 Purge & Trap 장치의 트랩은 carbopack B/carboxen 1000과 1001이었으며, 기체 크로마토그라프의 컬럼은 주문 제작한 dimethyldiphenylpolysiloxane crosslingking moiety capillary 컬럼을 사용하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 방법으로 물 중에 포함된 54종의 휘발성유기물을 대상으로 동시분석할 때의 정확도와 정밀도에 대해 조사하였으며, 각 화합물에 대한 method detection limit를 구하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.343-349
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• 2000

PC/Monitor의 구성 전자부품으로부터 방출되는 휘발성 유기화합물(Volatile Organic Com-pounds,VOCs)를 분석하였다. Mpnitor를 구성하는 전자부품으로부터 연속으로 방출되는 VOCs의 경향을 시료챔버에 직접 연결되어있는 잔류가스 분석기(Residual Gas Analyzer,RG A)로 분석하였으며, 이들 전자부품에서 방출되는 VOCs의 성분을 RGA와 GC-MS로 분석하였다. 정성분석된 VOCs 중 소량으로 방출되거라도 불쾌한냄새와 건강상의 장해를 초래할 수 있는 toluene. xylene, cyclohexanone 및 benzofuran에 대하여 GC-MS로 정량분석하였다. 이러한 분석결과, 전자부품중 PCB(CEM-1)을제외하고 나머지 부품들은 가열시작 후 30분에서 1시간동안 toluene, xylene, cyclohexanone 및 phenol이 다량으로 연속 방출되는 경향을 나타내었으며, 거의 모든 전자부품에서 toluene, xylene, phenol, cyclohexanone 및 benzofuran 등의 물질들이측정시간 범위내에서 가장 빈번하게 방출되었다. 부품들 중 Trans가 가장 높은 VOCs의 방출농도를 보였으며, 전자부품으로부터 정량분석된 VOCs중에는 xylene의 방출농도가 550~2482 ${\mu}g/m^2$로 가장 크게 나타났다.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2008

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) have been shown to cause nervous system disorders through skin contact or respiration, and also cause foul odors even at low densities in most cases. Also, as a compound itself, VOCs are directly harmful to the environment and to the human body, and may participate in photochemical reactions in air to create secondary pollutants. In this study, HL-60 cells were treated with volatile organic compounds, including ethylbenzene and trichloroethylene, at a value of $IC_50$. Then, the in house-prepared Human HazChem arrayer was utilized in order to compare the gene expression between the two VOCs. After hybridization, 8 upregulated genes and 8 downregulated genes were discovered in the HazChem array. The upregulated genes were identified as SG15, TNFSF10, PRNP, ME1, NCOA4, SRXN1, TXNRD1, and XBP1. The downregulated genes were identified as MME, NRF1, PRARBP, CALCA, CRP, BAX, C7 or f40, and FGFR1. Such results were highly correlated with the quantitative RT-PCR results. The majority of the 16 genes were related with the characteristics of VOCs, including respiratory mechanism, apoptosis, and carcinogenesis-associated genes. Our data showed that our human HazChem array can be used to monitor hazardous materials via gene expression profiling.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.369-375
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• 2011

Objectives: Exposure to hazardous chemicals during pregnancy may result incritical reproductive health outcomes. Indoor residential levels are significant component of personal exposure. The collection of residential exposure data has been hampered by the cost and participant burden of health studies of indoor air pollution. This study utilized a participant-based approach to collect volatile organic compounds concentration from homes. Methods: Four hundred thirteen women were recruited from three major hospitals in Seoul and Gyeongi Provence and 411 agreed to participate. A passive sampler (OVM 3500, 3M, USA) with instructions were given to the participants, as well as a questionnaire. They were asked to deploy the sampler in their homes for three to five days and return them viapre-stamped envelope. Results: Three hundred forty six participants returned the sampler. Among the returned samplers, three hundred samplers satisfied our monitoring quality criteria. The success rate of the monitoring method was 73%. The geometric mean of TVOC level was 429(2) ${\mu}g/m^3$. The TVOC guideline of 500 ${\mu}g/m^3$ was exceeded in 38% of the houses. The residential VOC levels were significantly associated with remodeling of the house. Conclusions: The results suggested that a participant-based sampling approach may be a feasible and costeffective alternative to exposure assessment involving home visits by a field technician.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.224-230
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• 2013

The objective of this study was to identify the content of phenolic and volatile organic compounds in edible and non-edible parts of 'Seolhyang' strawberry plants. We performed a comparative chemical analysis of the compounds found in roots, leaves, petioles, runners, and unripe and ripe fruits during vegetative propagation and reproductive growth. The contents of ellagic and gallic acids in the leaves of runner plants during vegetative propagation were $7.36{\pm}1.10$ and $5.07{\pm}3.66mg{\cdot}g^{-1}$ FW, respectively, and were higher than those in the other parts. The main volatile organic compound was identified as 3-hexen-1-ol, and it was mostly detected in leaves. The content of ellagic acid in leaves during reproductive growth was $12.96{\pm}2.30mg{\cdot}g^{-1}$ FW, while that in the other parts was below $6.00mg{\cdot}g^{-1}$ FW. The content of gallic acid in unripe fruits was $2.75{\pm}0.48mg{\cdot}g^{-1}$ FW and was higher than that in the other parts. Ripe fruits contained the lowest contents of ellagic and gallic acids but contained the most diverse volatile organic compounds, including sesquiterpenes, among the tested plant parts. The results indicate that non-edible parts (e.g., leaves and unripe fruits) of strawberry plants can be used as a raw material for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents, and edible parts (i.e., ripe fruits) can be available for making an essential oil.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2017

For the quantitative analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOC), the use of a proper solvent is crucial to reduce the chance of biased results or effect of interference either in direct analysis by a gas chromatograph (GC) or with thermal desorption analysis due to matrix effects, e.g., the existence of a broad solvent peak tailing that overlaps early eluters. In this work, the relative performance of different solvents has been evaluated using standards containing 19 VOCs in three different solvents (methanol, pentane, and hexane). Comparison of the response factor of the detected VOCs confirms their means for methanol and hexane higher than that of pentane by 84% and 27%, respectively. In light of the solvent vapor pressure at the initial GC column temperature ($35^{\circ}C$), the enhanced sensitivity in methanol suggests the potential role of solvent vapor expansion in the hot injector (split ON) which leads to solvent trapping on the column. In contrast, if the recurrent relationships between homologues were evaluated using an effective carbon number (ECN) additivity approach, the comparability assessed in terms of percent difference improved on the order of methanol (26.5%), hexane (6.73%), and pentane (5.24%). As such, the relative performance of GC can be affected considerably in the direct injection-based analysis of VOC due to the selection of solvent.