• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.42 no.5
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• pp.273-281
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• 2022

In order to understand the solidification behavior and microstructural evolution of the Al-Cu-Si ternary eutectic alloy system, changes of the microstructure of the Al-Cu-Si ternary eutectic alloy with different cooling rates were investigated. When the mold preheating temperature is 500℃, primary Si and Al2Cu dendrites are observed, with (α-Al+Al2Cu) binary eutectic and needle-shaped Si subsequently observed. In addition, even when the mold preheating temperature is 300℃, primary Si and Al2Cu dendrites can be observed, and both (α-Al+Al2Cu+Si) areas observed and areas not observed earlier appear. When the mold preheating temperature is 150℃, bimodal structures of the binary eutectic (α-Al+Al2Cu) and ternary eutectic (α-Al+Al2Cu+Si) are observed. When the preheating temperature of the mold is changed to 500℃, 300℃, and 150℃, the greatest change is in the Si phase, and upon reaching the critical cooling rate, the ternary eutectic of (α-Al+Al2Cu+Si) forms. If the growth of the Si phase is suppressed upon the formation of (α-Al+Al2Cu+Si), the growth of both Al and Cu is also suppressed by a cooperative growth mechanism. As a result of analyzing the Al-27wt%Cu-5wt%Si ternary eutectic alloy with a different alloy design simulation programs, it was confirmed that different results arose depending on the program. A computer simulation of the alloy design is a useful tool to reduce the trial and error process in alloy design, but this effort must be accompanied by a task that increases reliability and allows a comparison to microstructural results derived through actual casting.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.112-117
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• 1979

By using the existing caustic refining system with a minimum modification and by using a combination of various emulsifiers(0.2 % sodium hexametaphosphate. 0.05 % sodium lauryl sulfate and 0.001 % dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate), a new economical dewaxing process for sunflower seed oil was developed in order to reduce the cost of the dewaxing process. The results indicate that the waxes can be removed satisfactorily from the sunflower seed oil by emulsifying. batchwise or continuously, the oil with the aqueous surfactant solution, followed by centrifugation at ambient temperatures $(16{\sim}27^{\circ}C)$. Dewaxing loss for the batch process was satisfactory for both low wax-and high wax-crude oil, whereas dewaxing loss for the continuous process needs to be improved. The results indicate that initial level of wax content (low wax vs. high wax) did not affect the loss for batch process (0.82 % vs. 0.62 %), but affected the loss for continuous processes, regardless of the type of mixing mode (2.28 % and 5.68 % for low wax-and high wax-oil, respectively). It was also noted that the type of mixing mode (centactor vs. static mixer) for the continuous process affected the loss, regardless of the wax content (5.2 % and 2.8 % for contactor and static mixer, respectively).

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.220-229
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• 2009

Strain improvement and morphology investigation in bioreactor cultures were undertaken in suspended cultures of Phellinus linteus mycelia for mass production of protein-bound polysaccharides(soluble ${\beta}$-D-glucan), a powerful immuno-stimulating agent. Phellineus sp. screened for this research was identified as Phellinus linteues through ITS rDNA sequencing method and blast search, demonstrating 99.7% similarity to other Phellinus linteus strains. Intensive strain improvement program was carried out by obtaining large amounts of protoplasts for the isolation of single cell colonies. Rapid and large screening of high-yielding producers was possible because large numbers of protoplasts ($1{\times}10^5{\sim}10^6\;protoplasts/ml$) formed using the banding filtration method with the cell wall-disrupting enzymes could be regenerated in relatively high regeneration frequency($10^{-2}{\sim}10^{-3}$) in the newly developed regeneration medium. It was demonstrated that the strains showing high performances in the protoplast regeneration and solid growth medium were able to produce 5.8~6.4%(w/w) of ${\beta}$-D-glucan and 13~15 g/L of biomass in stable manners in suspended shake-flask cultures of P. linteus mycelia. In addition, cell mass increase was observed to be the most important in order to enhance ${\beta}$-D-glucan productivity during the course of strain improvement program, since the amount of ${\beta}$-D-glucan extracted from the cell wall of P. linteus mycelia was almost constant on the unit biomass basis. Therefore we fully investigated the fungal cell morphology, generally known as one of the key factors affecting cell growth extent in the bioreactor cultures of mycelial fungal cells. It was found that, in order to obtain as high cell mass as possible in the final production bioreactor cultures, the producing cells should be proliferated in condensed filamentous forms in the growth cultures, and optimum amounts of these filamentous cells should be transferred as active inoculums to the production bioreactor. In this case, ideal morphologies consisting of compacted pellets less than 0.5mm in diameter were successfully induced in the production cultures, resulting in shorter period of lag phase, 1.5 fold higher specific cell growth rate and 3.3 fold increase in the final biomass production as compared to the parallel bioreactor cultures of different morphological forms. It was concluded that not only the high-yielding but also the good morphological characteristics led to the significantly higher biomass production and ${\beta}$-D-glucan productivity in the final production cultures.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.93-100
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• 2005

Comparative thickening and dewatering characteristics of municipal wastewater sludge were investigated in terms of separated and combined treatment of primary and secondary BNR sludge. Also, various conditioning methods such as cation polymer addition, steam and ultrasonication treatment were examined to improve dewaterability of sludge. The dewaterability was measured by using specific resistant test, wedge zone simulator and centrifuge. The result of the sludge thickening test revealed that separated thickening was better in terms of solids recovery and supernatant quality. Particularly, the thickening of primary sludge with high solids (about 3.5% TS) showed very poor solid separation. The addition of cation polymer showed better conditioning characteristic for dewatering and the optimal polymer dosage was 0.26% for primary sludge, 0.43% for secondary sludge and 0.38% for combined sludge. Contrary to the result of the thickening, the dewatering test revealed that dewatering of the combined sludge is better than that of separated sludge, representing better solids separation and filtrate quality. The polymer addition was essential to improve dewaterability in filter (belt) press type dewatering but it was inefficient for the dewatering of secondary sludge only. The centrifuge type dewatering showed better performance and the dewaterability was slightly improved when the polymer was added. Based on the results of this research a sustainable sludge treatment process, particularly in terms of the recycle water quality and solids recovery, was proposed.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.17 no.2 s.52
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• pp.279-287
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• 2007

An ore of stone obtained from quarry lose its about 60% such as the muck and the stone-dust during the process of making the architectural block, the crushed aggregate and so on. A part of the muck is only reutilized for the crushed aggregate as road pavement materials, while the most of the muck in the shape of powder is mixed with water and then it is deposited in a sludge tank. The muck in the shape of powder is called the stone-dust. If the stone-dust is discharged and sprayed, an ecosystem will have terrible damage because the seepage of surface water, the flow of ground water and the movement of air are not occurred smoothly by packing the void of soils. As the Waste Management Law (2003) in Korea, the stone-dust is sorted out the industrial waste and the most of that is dumped in ground. Therefore, the establishments of an efficient recycling plan are necessary through the improvement of engineering properties of the stone-dust. To investigate the possibility of recycle and improvement for the stone-dust, the stone-dust and natural soils are sampled from six quarries in Korea. The various soil tests are performed by use of the mixed soils with the stone-dust content ratio. As the result of various soil tests, the recycle possibility of the stone-dust is analyzed as subbase layer materials of the roads.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.268-274
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• 2009

A photosynthetic cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis, well known for health food supplement, was studied as a target species for atmospheric $CO_2$ removal as well as biomass production. Although the biomass of A. platensis was massively produced in many countries, the recovery cost of its biomass is still high. The purpose of this study was to develop the A. platensis mutant strains which have enhanced growth rate and floatation activity to reduce the recovery cost. A. platensis KCTC AG20590 was treated with 0.24% ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) for 20 min at room temperature. The mutant strain A. platensis M20CJK3 was finally selected by its morphological and physiological features. The morphology of the mutant A. platensis M20CJK3 was changed from loose-coiled form to tight-coiled form showing short pitch. The growth and $CO_2$ uptake rate of A. platensis M20CJK3 were improved about 15% and 17% compared with A. platensis KCTC AG20590, respectively. The floatation activity of A. platensis M20CJK3 was enhanced in 2-fold compared with that of A. platensis KCTC AG20590. Soluble proteins extracted from two strains were analyzed by two dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and MALDI-TOF MS/MS. Among 15 protein spots induced in 2-DE analysis, two spots were the proteins related to photosynthesis and electron transfer system of the other cyanobacteria. As a consequence, it seems that the tight-coiled mutant A. platensis M20CJK3 has an advantage of high growth rate and floatation activity which are beneficial for the mass cultivation and recovery.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.160-164
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• 1981

A study was conducted for process conditions for maximum yield of crude soy lecithins and its quality improvement by solvent extraction. Results indicate that maximum yield of the crude lecithins was obtained by hydration with 3% water at degumming temperature $75^{\circ}C$. On the other hand, water level used for hydration was found to affect the recovery yield of the lecithins more profoundly than the degumming temperature. It was also found that extractions with acetone and 2-propanol increased the phosphatidyl choline content from 19.7% to 28.3% and 58%, respectively.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.855-858
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• 2009

우리나라 농어촌 지역은 경제 발전과 함께 식생활의 개선 및 주택 개량, 수세식 화장실 보급 확대등으로 생활 오수 발생량이 크게 늘고 있는 실정이다. 이에 1994년부터 정부는 하수도법에 의한 수질개선 대책 사업등으로 마을 하수도 사업이 진행되어 왔으나, 현재 몇몇 농어촌 지역의 마을하수도 시설의 노후화 및 처리용량 부적합 등으로 현재 질소, 인의 처리효율이 방류수 수질기준에 적합하지 못하여 주변 수역의 수질개선을 위한 고도처리개선이 필요한 실정이다. 따라서, 본 연구는 소규모 마을하수도처리시설에 적용하고자 하는 고도처리개선공정을 GPS-X(General Purpose Simulator) 시뮬레이션으로 계획수질을 추정하여 대상시설에 적합한 고도처리개선공정을 설계하였다. 측정결과, 각 반응조별 시뮬레이션에서 혐기조, 무산소조, SBR1, SBR2 모두 일정한 처리형태를 보였으며, 시뮬레이션을 통한 유출수 예측결과, SS의 경우 97.3%, BOD 97.5%, TCOD 87.3%, TP 81.1%, TN 74.5%의 제거효율을 보여, 안정적인 고도처리효과를 나타내는 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.60-70
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• 2000

The swine wastewater from slurry feedlot has been a social problem in Korea since the proper treatment is very difficult. Therefore, a practical study on the Solid-Liquid separation of swine wastewater from slurry feedlot was carried out as a pan of pretreatment for the successful biological treatment. The appropriate type of coagulant and optimum dosage were proposed for the most efficient Solid-Liquid separation and the best Solid-Liquid separation methods for different size of feedlot were determined through the tests with field-scaled Solid-Liquid separation equipment. The appropriate coagulant for the conditioning of dewatering property was E-851, which is a cationic polyelectrolyte made of polyacrylamide, and the optimum dosage was 0.24~0.6% of unit solids weight. Mesh Screen, Drum Screen, Cyclone Drum Filter, Screw Press, High-speed Screw Decanter, Low-speed Screw Decanter, and Dissolved Air Flotation Process had been investigated in this study. According to the results, the Screw Press was the best dewatering equipment for the small & medium size for feedlot and low-speed Screw Decanter was the best for the large size feedlot & public owned treatment facilities for the primary Solid-Liquid separation, and the most suitable secondary treatment process was DAF. On the other hand, reductions for the requirement of bulking agent and organic loading by Solid-Liquid separation process were 94.8% and 84.7%, respectively Therefore, the Solid-Liquid separation process must be required for the successful treatment of swine wastewater from slurry feedlot.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.241-248
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• 1974

Amylase 를 사용(使用)하여 전분자원(澱粉資源)으로부터 maltodextrin 및 포도당(葡萄糖) 액당(液糖)에 이르기까지 단계적(段階的)으로 감미도(甘味度)와 기능적(機能的) 특성(特性)이 다른 감미료(甘味料)를 생산(生産)할 수 있으며, 다방면(多方面)으로 식품공정(食品工程)에 이용(利用)되고 있다. 근래(近來)에 와서 개발(開發)된 glucose isomerase 의 산업적(産業的) 이용(利用)은 감미료(甘味料)가 설탕에 비(比)해 떨어지는 포도당(葡萄糖)을 이성화(異性化)시켜 과당(果糖)을 생성(生成)함으로써 감미료(甘味料)를 설탕과 대등(對等)하게 높일 수 있게 되어 앞으로 설탕 대치감미료(代置甘味料)로 쓰일 수 있는 경제적(經濟的)인 감미자원(甘味資源)임을 강조(强調)하고져 한다. 따라서 전분자원(澱粉資源)으로부터 얻을 수 있는 탄수화물(炭水化物) 감미료(甘味料)는 비단 기능적(機能的) 특성(特性)뿐만 아니라 감미료(甘味料)도 각층(各層) 감미제품(甘味製品)이며, 이러한 감미료(甘味料)는 감미원(甘味源)으로만 볼 것이 아니라 적절(適切)한 기능적(機能的) 특성(特性)을 찾아서 식품공정(食品工程) 이용(利用)하는 것이 중요(重要)하다. 감미료(甘味料) 이용(利用)의 과학화(科學化)는 식료제품(食料製品)의 경제적(經濟的) 수익(收益)을 얻을 뿐 아니라 제품(製品)의 품질향상(品質向上)에도 기여(寄與)하는바 크리라 생각(生覺)한다. 우리나라에 있어서의 전분당(澱粉糖) 산업(産業)은 아직 그 규모(規模)가 작으며, 물엿 및 포도당(葡萄糖) 생산량(生産量)은 각각(各各) 연간(年間) 약(約) 30,000둔(屯)과 15,000둔미만(屯未滿)이며 그 생산공정(生産工程)도 개량(改良)해 나갈 바 적지 않다. 원당(原糖) 수급(需給)의 난황(難況)과 더부러 염가(廉價)의 전분당(澱粉糖) 및 이성화당(異性化糖)의 개발생산(開發生産)이 시급(時急)하며 이런 감미원(甘味源) 생산공장(生産工場)의 대규모화(大規模化)로 경제적(經濟的) 양산(量産)을 서둘러야 될 줄 생각(生覺)한다. 우선적(優先的)으로 소요(所要)의 효소생산(酵素生産)에 대(對)한 개발연구(開發硏究)가 앞서야 하며, 이어서 전분(澱粉)으로부터 이성화당(異性化糖)에 이르기까지 단계적(段階的) 효소처리공정(酵素處理工程)의 확립(確立)과 새로운 공정(工程)의 개발연구(開發硏究)가 이루어져야 하겠다. 나아가서 보다 더 경제적(經濟的) 감미료(甘味料)의 생산(生産)과 생산공정(生産工程)의 능율화(能率化)를 위(爲)하여 전분당화(澱粉糖化) 및 이성화(異性化) 공정(工程)의 연속화(連續化)가 필연적(必然的)이며, 이에 소요(所要) 및 불용성(不溶性) 효소(酵素)의 생산공정(生産工程)도 연구(硏究)되어야 한다.