• Membrane Journal
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.51-60
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• 2019

In order to improve gas separation properties of polymeric membranes which have been widely applied in the industry field, aluminosilicate hollow nanoparticles named as allophanes were synthesized by sol-gel method and formulated in Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) matrix to investigate the gas separation properties of PDMS membrane. Transmission electron microscope (TEM), Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Surface area and pore size analyzer (BET) and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) were carried out to characterize the synthetic allophanes. Then the PDMS mixed matrix membranes were prepared by adding different volume fraction of allophanes. To examine the effect of allophanes addition in PDMS matrix using unmodified allophane and modified ones, the gas permeation experiments were performed using oxygen, nitrogen, methane and carbon dioxide. As the volume fraction of modified allophane increased up to 4.05 Vol% the permeability of four test gases through PDMS mixed matrix membranes increased. Also, the selectivity of $O_2/N_2$ and $CO_2/CH_4$ increased with the contents of the modified allophane. Further improvement of gas separation properties of PDMS mixed matrix membranes containing higher volume percent of allophanes can be expected as long as well dispersion of allophanes in PDMS matrix can be achieved for better PDMS membranes.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.715-720
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• 2014

A Cu(II) complex with an three nitrogens and one sulfur coordination environment was synthesized and characterized. Its redox potential was observed at 0.483 V vs. NHE, very similar to that of a Cu-containing fungal enzyme, galactose oxidase, which catalyzes the oxidation of alcohols to corresponding aldehydes with the concomitant reduction of molecular oxygen to water. The Cu(II) complex selectively oxidizes the benzylic alcohols using TEMPO/$O_2$ under mild reaction conditions to corresponding aldehydes without forming any over-oxidation product. Moreover, the catalyst can be recovered and reused multiple times for further oxidation reactions, thus minimizing the waste generation.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.300.1-300.1
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• 2002

From 4 fractions as n-hexane (yield. 0.09%), EtOAc (0.48%). BuOH (3, 0%) and H2O (5.17%) fraction from MeOH extract (11, 64%) of powdered Gastrodia elata Rhizoma (GER) for the activity-guided separation on anti-inflammatory action. some biological active agents were isolated by column chromatography (column. silica gel: elution solvent. CHCl3 : MeOH) according to the method of Junko Hayashi et. al. and Heihachiro Taguchi et. al. Compound I, II, III, IV, V as phenolic derivatives were isolated in the EtOAc and BuOH fractions. (omitted)

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.85-89
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• 1976

The separation and determination of dicarbonyls such as diacetyl, methylglyoxal and triose reductone in their mixed aqueous solution were carried out by means of gas chromatography with transformation of these compounds into quinoxaline derivatives with o-phenylenediamine. A column used for this experiment was consisted of Celite 545 (80-100 mesh) coated with 5% Silicon Gum SE-30. The column temperature was $180^{\circ}C$. It is desirable that this approach will be applicable to dicabonyl study in gas chromatographic determination.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.51 no.5
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• pp.580-586
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• 2013

In this paper, polymer composite membranes and ceramic composite membranes were prepared in order to compare differences in pervaporation performances relative to the support layers. PVDF was used for the polymer support layers, and $a-Al_2O_3$ was used for the ceramic support layers. For active layer was coated for PDMS, which is a rubbery polymer. The characterization of membranes were analysed by SEM, contact angle, and XPS. We studied performances relative to the composite membrane support layers in the ABE mixture solutions. The results of the pervaporation, the flux of the ceramic composite membrane was shown to be $250.87g/m^2h$, which was higher than that of polymer composite membranes, at $195.64g/m^2h$. However, it was determined that the separation factor of the polymer composite membranes was 31.98 which were higher than that of the ceramic composite membranes, at 20.66.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.90-100
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• 2019

Hypergolic thrusters have been extensively researched and applied to spacecraft propulsion based on their simplicity and high reliability of ignition. Research on the impingement characteristics of $N_2O_4$/amine has been profoundly carried out since the 1960s in advanced countries, especially the United States. Recently, enhancements to advanced hypergolic thrusters using MON/MMH have been planned by NASA to improve compactness and high performance. In this work, technical studies were investigated on the mixing of hypergolic propellant and its combustion instabilities such as reactive separation flow and popping.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.273-281
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• 2007

Ceramide is involved in cell death as a lipid mediator of stress responses. In this study, we developed an improved method of ceramide quantification based on added synthetic ceramide and thin layer chromatography (TLC) separation, and applied to biological samples. Lipids were extracted from samples spiked with N-oleoyl-D-erythro-sphingosine ($C_{17}$ ceramide) as an internal standard. Ceramide was resolved by TLC, complexed with fatty-acidfree bovine serum albumin (BSA), and deacylated by ceramidase (CDase). The released sphingosine was derivatized with o-phthalaldehyde (OPA) and measured by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The limit of detection for ceramide was about 1-2 pmol and the lower limit of quantification was 5 pmol. Ceramide recovery was approximately 86-93%. Ceramide concentrations were determined in biological samples including cultured cells, mouse tissues, and mouse and human plasma. TLC separation of ceramide provides HPLC chromatogram with a clean background without any interfering peaks and the enhanced solubility of ceramide by BSAceramide complex leads to the increased deacylation of ceramide. The use of an internal standard for the determination of ceramide concentration in these samples provides an accurate and reproducible analytical method, and this method can be applicable to diverse biological samples.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.34-43
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• 2024

New piezoelectric and triboelectric materials for energy harvesting are being widely researched to reduce their processing cost and complexity and to improve their energy conversion efficiency. In this study, BaTiO₃ films of various thickness were deposited on Ni foams by R.F. magnetron sputtering to study the piezoelectric and triboelectric properties of the porous spongy structure materials. Then piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) were prepared with spongy structured BaTiO₃ and PDMS composite. The output performance exhibited a positive dependence on the thickness of the BaTiO₃ film, pushing load, and poling. The PENG output voltage and current were 4.4 V and 0.453 ㎂ at an applied stress of 120 N when poled with a 300 kV/cm electric field. The electrical properties of the fabricated PENG were stable even after 5,000 cycles of durability testing. The triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) were fabricated using spongy structured BaTiO₃ and various polymer films as dielectrics and operated in a vertical contact separation mode. The maximum peak to peak voltage and current of the composite film-based triboelectric nanogenerator were 63.2 V and 6 ㎂, respectively. This study offers new insights into the design and fabrication of high output nanogenerators using spongy structured materials.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.528-535
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• 2017

In this study, halogen element was introduced into polyphenylene oxide polymer using bromination reaction, and then halogen element was replaced with imidazolium. Imidazolium corporated polyphenylene oxide polymer was synthesized and the synthesis was confirmed by various instrumental characterization. In addition, gas permeation properties of $O_2$, $N_2$, $CO_2$ were studied with different imidazolium contents. As the content of imidazolium increased, the ion exchange capacity increased and the mechanical strength decreased. The gas permeance showed a tendency to decrease slightly with increaing imidazolium contents. Whereas, it was confirmed that the tendency of $CO_2/N_2$ ideal selectivity increased as the imidazolium contents increased.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.42 no.6
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• pp.576-582
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• 1998

Fenfluramine, an anorectic agent, is widely abused as a diet pill in Korea because it is freely marketed in China without any regulation. The optical isomers of fenfluramine hav e different phamacological actions: d-form is used as an anorectic agent, while l-form as a neuroleptic agent. To investigate the metabolism when racemic fenfluramine was administered orally, the urinary excretion of fenfluramine was studied in rats. The enantiomeric separation of fenfluramine was performed on achiral column by gas chromatography using (S)-N-(trifluoroacetyl)-l-prolyl chloride (TFP) as a derivatizing agent. After administration of 15mg/kg of racemic fenfluramine to rats, d-, l-fenfluramine and its metabolites d- and l norfenfluramine in urine were determined by chromatographic separation of TFP derivatives on DB-1 at retention time of 11.2, 11.8, 8.4 and 8.6 min respectively. Urinary recoveries of d and l-fenfluramine in rat were 0.42-5.9O% and 0.18-1.20% respectively in urine specimens collected during first 24hr. The comparison in the levels of isomers showed that d- fenfluramine were higher than l-form, while d-norfenfluramine were lower than l-form. The ratios between parent compound and metabolite revealed that d-norfenfluramine to d-fenfluramine ranged from 1.0 to 4.4, while the ratio of l-norfenfluramine to l-fenfluramine was 8.2-21.1 indicating that l-fenfluramine is metabolized faster than the d-isomer.