• Korean Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.313-321
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• 2023

Numerous studies have investigated the adsorptive sequestration of radioactive cesium in the natural environment. Among these studies, adsorption onto minerals and high-temperature treatment stand out as highly effective, as demonstrated by the use of zeolite. In this study, cesium was ion-exchanged with birnessite and subsequently underwent high-temperature treatment up to 1100℃ to investigate both mineral phase transformation and the leaching characteristics of cesium. Birnessite has a layered structure consisting of MnO₆ octahedrons that share edges, demonstrating excellent cation adsorption capacity. The high-temperature treatment of cesium-ion-exchanged birnessite resulted in changes in the mineral phase, progressing from cryptomelane, bixbyite, birnessite to hausmannite as the temperature increased. This differs from the phase transformation observed in the tunneled manganese oxide mineral todorokite ion-exchanged with cesium, which shows phase transformation only to birnessite and hausmannite. The leaching of cesium from cesium-ion-exchanged birnessite was estimated by varying the reaction time using both distilled water and a 1 M NaCl solution. The leaching quantity changed according to the treatment temperature, reaction time, and type of reaction solution. Specifically, the cesium leaching was higher in the sample reacted with 1 M NaCl compared to the sample with distilled water and also increased with longer reaction time. For the samples reacted with distilled water, the cesium leaching initially increased and then decreased, while in the NaCl solution, the leaching decreased, increased again, and finally nearly stopped like the sample in the distilled water for the sample treated at 1100℃. These changes in leaching are closely associated with the mineral phases formed at different temperatures. The phase transformation to cryptomelane and birnessite enhanced cesium leaching, whereas bixbyite and hausmannite hindered leaching. Notably, hausmannite, the most stable phase occurring at the highest temperature, demonstrated the greatest ability to inhibit cesium leaching. This results strongly suggest that high-temperature treatment of cesium-ion-exchanged birnessite effectively immobilizes and sequesters cesium.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.176.1-176.1
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• 2011

바이오디젤 대체 원료로서 폐돈지, 폐우지를 이용한 오일 추출 및 바이오디젤 생산 반응을 진행하고 이때 사용되는 과잉 메탄올의 회수 및 재사용에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 추출된 오일의 상태에 따라 전처리를 위한 에스테르화 반응여부를 판단하게 되지만 에스테르화 반응과 전이에스테르화 반응 모두에서 상당량의 과잉 메탄올을 투입하게 된다. 에스테르화 반응에서는 이론량보다 20~50배 가량을 투입하고 전이에스테르화 반응에서는 오일:메탄올 이론 몰비인 3:1 보다 2~4배 가량을 이용하게 된다. 에스테르화 반응에 사용되는 촉매는 균질계 액체 산 촉매와 불균질계 고체 산 촉매가 이용될 수 있으며 본 연구에서는 황산을 이용한 에스테르화 반응을 실시하였으며 전이에스테르화 반응에서는 KOH를 촉매로 이용하였다. 각각의 공정에 사용된 과잉 메탄올의 재이용 방안을 조사하였으며 메탄올을 단증류를 통해 회수하는 방법과 회수된 메탄올을 이용한 에스테르화 반응 및 전이에스테르화 반응을 실시해 반응성을 조사하였다. 이를 통해 미반응 과잉메탄올의 회수 정제시 메탄올의 최대 수분함량(%) 허용치를 결정할 수 있었다. 회수된 메탄올을 재이용함에 따라 바이오디젤 생산비 중의 원료(메탄올) 및 설비비 절감이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.95-100
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• 2006

Fractionation and hydrodealkylation (HDA) units, subparts of BTX plant, were thermodynamically analyzed using the notion of exergy. Exergy values were calculated as the sum of physical and chemical exergies due to the existence of chemical reactions. The analysis was based on the simulation results with the aid of real operating data. Driving and material exergy losses were separately defined and quantified. Locations and the reason of major exergy losses were identified and improvement strategies were suggested. It was noted that the exergy analysis could provide a sound base for adopting the concept of industrial ecology and developing loss prevention schemes.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.623-628
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• 2006

This study was performed to develop extract materials from Elsholtzia splendens by analyzing the functionality and aroma profile by the simultaneous steam distillation extraction. The qualities of extracts such as total yield, total phenolic compound and electron donation ability were affected by extraction temperature than time. The main flavor compounds were analyzed as estragole, thymol and beta-caryophyllene. The response variables had significant with extraction temperature than tim. The established model was suitable to predict calculated value in experimental ranges. The optimum extinction conditions, which were limited of maximum value for dependent variables were $108^{\circ}C$ and 2.1 hr in the simultaneous steam distillation extraction method.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.259-264
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• 2006

The separation and purification of $TaCl_5$is indispensable in the synthetic process of $TaCl_5$by chlorination of tantalum oxide. The reaction products are mainly $TaCl_5$, $NbCl_5$, $TiCl_4$ and $FeCl_2$. However, we need to separate $TaCl_5/NbCl_5$ mixture from the reaction product, because $TaCl_5$ and $NbCl_5$ are easily separated each other by distillation or hydrogen reduction process. In this work, a comparison study was carried out between direct sequence and indirect sequence to obtain $TaCl_5/NbCl_5$ mixture from the reaction product by removing light component, $TiCl_4$ and heavy component, $FeCl_2$ using two distillation columns. It was concluded that the direct sequence gave better results than indirect sequence in the aspect of initial capital costs and the associative operating costs.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.265-272
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• 2004

Biological characteristics of anodic electrolyzed water were investigated in this study. Linear DNAs which were incubated at $4^\circ{C}$ and $25^\circ{C}$ for 10 mins in the anodic electrolyzed water were degraded about 40% and 50%, respectively. But the DNA was amplified pretty well without any degradation through polymerase chain reaction in the presence of anodic electrolyzed water. Protein degradation hardly occurred in the distilled water during entire incubation time of 7 days, while protein began to be degraded from 4 days in the anodic electrolyzed water. Rice seeds could germinate in the distilled water and anodic electrolyzed water with the same germination ratio, however, the anodic electrolyzed water inhibited the growth of roots and total length of rice seedlings in the soil. Anodic electrolyzed water did not affect the growth curve and cell number of marine alga significantly. The anodic electrolyzed water inhibited the browning of potato by inactivating 50% of polyphenol oxidase activity.

• The Journal of Engineering Research
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.109-118
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• 2002

In this research, the cation-exchange-reactions between Na-Montmorillonite and betaine compound, $R_{11}SO_4$, with acid group at the end of alkyl chain were performed under the general condition with dist. water including $CO_2$ and under the different pH-conditions with dist. water without $CO_2$, and their behaviors were observed. As results the exchange reaction under the general condition was perfectly finished after 49 h exchange time, and the basal spacings obtained under the exchange solution and after washing with methanol and drying in high vacuum were 23.6, 17.1 and $15.0\AA$, respectively. The basal spacings obtained under pH-exchange solution after exchange time under different pH-values lied between about 24.7 and $25.6\AA$ independently of the pH-values, and those measured after drying on the air and in high vacuum were about $20.0\AA$ and $13.8~14.4\AA$, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.369-376
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• 2017

Maturation of distilled spirit can generate diverse flavors and tastes. Rice Soju was matured in oak casks (MSO) and stainless steel containers (MSS) for one year at ambient temperature. Ipguk (Aspergillus luchuensis) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y88-4 were used, and reduced pressure ($110{\pm}20Torr$) distillation was applied to brew Soju. Acidity and conductivity were increased in both MSO and MSS. MSO reduced alcohol content (from 43 to 40%) and volume (from 18,000 to 12,730 mL), and significantly altered yellowness (from 0.2 to 30.2). Furthermore, MSO increased the isoamyl alcohol (from 276.7 to $339.2{\mu}g/mL$) and isobutyl alcohol (from 122.3 to $144.2{\mu}g/mL$) content. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to detect volatile compounds in Soju, which included 20 esters, 7 alcohols, 2 acids, and 5 miscellaneous compounds. Oak lactone was detected only in MSO and was considered as a specific flavor component associated with oak maturation. Thus, maturation materials contribute to the physicochemical property of distilled spirits.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.46-51
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• 1995

After removal of mercury in the silver oxide batteries with the distillation process, the leaching of valuable metals from the residue was studied. The distilled residue was reacted with the various HNO, concentration, reactlon temperature, readion time and pulp density. It was found that the optimum condition for leachmg was 2N HNO,, 40-60% reaction temperature, 6 hours reaction tlme and 10g/200ml pulp density. More than 99% of silver and zinc were dissolved in this process while less than 50% of iron and nickel were leached

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.116-120
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• 2001

In order to know the physicochemical properties of magnetized water, the experimental methods of column assay, crystalization of saltsand gypsom have been explored to elucidate the effects of magnetized water on the solubility speed of salts, crystal pattern from salt squeous solutions, and gypsom crystal pattern, respectively. In the column assay for salt solubility the magnetized water showed the decreased initial solubility speed of NaCl and slightly increased initial solubility spped of KCI, however, the maximum solugilities of NaCl and KCI in the magnetized aster were almost same in the double distilled water, respectively. The column assay also indicated that the magnetized water showed the decreased initial solubility speed of urea (CH$_4$N$_2$O), sodium citrate (HOC(CO$_2$Na)-(CH$_2$CO$_2$Na)$_2$-2H$_2$O) and (NH$_4$)$_2$compared to the double distilled water, while slightly increased solubility speed of glycine (NH$_2$CH$_2$COOH), boric acid (H$_3$BO$_3$), MgSO$_4$. Crystalization of 1% or 5% salt aqueous solutions by rapid evaporation disclosed that the magnetized water produced more condensed and bigger crystal structure than the control water. The pattern of gypsom crystal formation also indicated that the magntized water enhanced the crystal formation in the hydration reaction of gypsom plaster compared to the double distilled water. Taken together, it was presumed that the magnetized water showed the different physicochemical properties in the interaction with various salts, especially showed the contrast results between NaCl and KCI.