• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2016

The co-culture system of microalgae and bacteria enables simultaneous removal of BOD and nutrients in a single reactor if the pair of microorganisms is symbiotic. In this case, nutrients are converted to biomass constituents of microalgae. This review highlights the importance and recent researches using symbiotic co-culture system of microalgae and bacteria in wastewater treatment, focusing on the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus. During wastewater treatment, the microalgae produces molecular oxygen through photosynthesis, which can be used as an electron acceptor by aerobic bacteria to degrade organic pollutants. The released $CO_2$ during the bacterial mineralization can then be consumed by microalgae as a carbon source in photosynthesis. Microalgae and bacteria in the co-culture system could cooperate or compete each other for resources. In the context of wastewater treatment, positive relationships are prerequisite to accomplish the sustainable removal of nutrients. Therefore, the selection of compatible species is very important if the co-culture has to be utilized in wastewater treatment.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.259-263
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• 2011

This study explores ways to improve the actual conditions of ocean environment by conducting a comparative study on the current sea-water quality of Busan Metropolitan City and Incheon Metropolitan City that are representative sea port cities in Korea. The indices used to evaluate the sea-water quality include water temperature, salt content, PH, DO, COD, DIN, T-N, DIP, T-P, Sio2-Si, floating materials, and Chi-a. The findings of the analysis can be summarized as follows: First, ocean environmental states of Busan Metropolitan City and Incheon Metropolitan City are getting increasingly worse between the year of 2000 and 2003. Second, T-N, DIP and T-P have been main contributors in worsening ocean environmental states of Busan Metropolitan City and Incheon Metropolitan City.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.291-299
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• 2018

Under a pyro-processing concept, an electrolytic reduction process has been developed to reduce uranium oxide in molten salt by electrochemical means as a part of spent fuel treatment process development. Accordingly, a model based on electrochemical theory is required to design a reactor for the electrolytic reduction process. In this study, a 1D model based on the phase-field theory, which explains phase separation behaviors was developed to simulate electrolytic reduction of uranium oxide. By adopting parameters for diffusion of oxygen elements in a pellet and electrochemical reaction rate at the surface of the pellet, the model described the behavior of inward reduction well and revealed that the current depends on the internal diffusion of the oxygen element. The model for the electrolytic reduction is expected to be used to determine the optimum conditions for large scale reactor design. It is also expected that the model will be applied to simulate the integration of pyro-processing.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.8
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• pp.1-8
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• 2009

With the development of IT convergence technology and the construction of master plan for the four rivers restoration of the government, the importance of the eco-friendly water pollution management is being spotlighted. In this paper, we proposed the effective water pollution management using the reservoir tank automatic classification for improving the water quality and on-line managing efforts of ceo-friendly reservoir tanks. The proposed method defined the seven factors of water pollution evaluation and managed the water pollution according to hydrogen ion concentration(pH), chemical oxygen demand(COD), suspend solid(SS), dissolved oxygen(DO), count of coliform group(MPN), total phosphorus(T-P), and total nitrogen(T-N) using the sensors. We measured the values for the seven factors from the reservoir tank and normalized to ranging from 1 to 9. To evaluate the performance of the water pollution management using the reservoir tank automatic classification, we conducted F-measure so as to verify usefulness. This evaluation found that the difference of satisfaction by the traditional system was statistically meaningful.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.76-81
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• 1991

- The effect of redox potential (ORP) on lysine production by a leucine auxotrophic regulatory mutant of Corynebacterium glutclmicum on molasses medium was investigated in a 2-1 jar fermentor at pH 6.9 and $32^{\circ}C$. At a dilution rate of D=O.l $h ^1$, a maximum yield of Yr,,s=0.24 was obtained in either carbon- or leucine-limited chemostat where the redox potential was between -60 mV and - 100 mV. This level of redox potential corresponded to moderate oxygen deficiency. Under a high oxygen deficient condition of the redox potential of - 130 rnV (oxygen-limited chemostat), all the kinetic parameters such as $Y_[p/s}, q_s\; and \; q_p$ were decreased significantly and significant amounts of byproducts including glycine, alanine and valine were accumulated in the culture, indicating that the control of redox potential is important in lysine fermentation. At the redox potential of - 40 mV, on the other hand, large quantities of arginine (up to 0.38g/l) and glutamic acid (up to 0.12 g/l) were produced. A maximum lysine productivity of 2.41 g/l/h was achieved at - 66 mV under a carbon-limited condition.

• 한국해양학회지
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.56-71
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• 1986

In order to clarify the influence of environmental factors on the phytoplankton cmmunity in Kyeonggi Bay, the hydrological and water quality data were obtained from 20cruises from May, 1981, to September, 1982 in this bay. Physical conditions at the mouth of the bay are more stable than those at the head of the bay. Temperatures and salinities of the upper part of the bay show great seasonal fluctuations due to the river discharge. By the extending effects of freshwater, a weak two-layer flow system is formed from the upper part of the bay to Palmi Island. In summer thermal stratification are formed in the middle and outer parts of the bay. In winter, However, the temperature shows no vertical temperature gradient. The inner bay and the vicinity area of Incheon Harbour are relatively polluted and eutrophicated due to both the runoff of freshwater from the Han River and the waste discharge from Incheon industrial complex. However, except the polluted area, the study areas are well oxygenated with more than 90% saturation.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.261-267
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• 2008

The tendency of metabolism in oyster, Crassostrea gigas, was investigated in relation to the water temperature and salinity. Oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion were measured and O:N ratio were calculated according to the water temperature from February 2007 to September 2008 and body size. The relationship between oxygen consumption and body weight has been examined in C. gigas. The weight-specific oxygen consumption rate (mg $O_2$/g/h) varied inversely with size. Oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion increased with an increase in water temperature. O:N ratio measured in this study ranged from 8 to 40 under ordinary sea water and the ratio was 8 at $25^{\circ}C$ and 16 at $10^{\circ}C$. This indicates that oyster mainly use the protein as the primary catabolic substrate during gametogenesis. Lower O:N ratio in winter suggests that oysters have to meet their energy demand by metabolizing protein to survive in stressful conditions such as low temperature and lack of sufficient food supply. This studies will provide the basic data for oyster culture farm in assessing the carrying capacity and sustainable management.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.56-64
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• 2010

A system design has been conducted of the liquid rocket engine for Korean launch vehicle (KSLV-II, Korea Space Launch Vehicle II). The present turbopump-fed liquid rocket engine of vacuum thrust 76 ton and vacuum specific impulse 297 sec adopts gas generator cycle. The combustion pressure of the regeneratively cooled combustor is 60 bar. The propellant is LOx/kerosene. The engine is started by pyrostarter and the combustor is ignited by TEA (TriEthylAluminium). The engine system performance and the subsystems performance requirements are given through energy balance analysis. The combustion pressure, specific impulse and the engine mass are analyzed to be reasonable comparing with the published data. The startup analysis method which will be used in the future has been validated against the turbopump-gas generator coupled test. The tuning method for performance variation of the engine which is not actively controled has been prepared by mode analysis and performance deviation analysis.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.41-44
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• 2015

We reported an outbreak of clinical strangles in thoroughbred horses due to capnophilic Streptococcus equi subsp equi in South Korea. On three different farms, we isolated 17 S equi subsp equi isolates from 29 horses with or without abscesses in their lymph nodes. Of the 17 isolates, two isolates from clinical cases grew well in aerobic conditions, whereas 7/7 isolates from clinical cases and 8/22 isolates from the nasal discharges of horses did not. The latter 15 isolates were capnophilic, oxygen-sensitive, and $CO_2$-requiring S equi subsp equi, which could not grow in aerobic conditions, but which grew well in a $CO_2$ incubator with 5% $CO_2$, in anaerobic conditions using a GasPak, and with reduced oxygen tension in a candle jar. This study is the first report of a strangles outbreak caused by capnophilic S equi subsp equi in South Korea.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.397.2-397.2
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• 2014

유기 발광 다이오드 (OLED)의 상용화를 위해 해결해야할 기술적 문제 중하나는 장수명이다. OLED에 적용된 유기물 층은 수분과 산소에 취약하여 소자 수명을 단축하는 요소로 작용하는데, 이를 해결하기 위해 유기물을 보호하며, 유기물 내로 침투되는 수분과 산소를 제어하기 위한 보호 층의 증착이 필수적이다. 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는, 사이클 화학 기상 증착법(C-CVD)을 이용하여 SiN/SiCN/SiN 구조의 무기 박막을 증착하여 유기물 보호층으로서의 적용 가능성을 제시하고자 한다. 이 때 각층의 두께는 각 각 10 nm이다. 증착된 다층 무기 박막은 비정질 상으로 수분 침투 보호막으로서 적당하다. 다층 무기 박막의 수분에 대한 저항성은 칼슘을 이용한 투과도 변화를 이용하여 측정하였다. 칼슘을 이용한 투과도 측정을 위해 고분자 PEN 필름위에 칼슘을 60nm 두께로 증착 시키고, 이어서 무기물인 SiN/SiCN/SiN의 다층 박막을 확산 방지층으로 증착 하였다. 제작된 소자는 온도 $85^{\circ}C$, 상대습도 85%의 가혹 조건에서 시간에 따른 표면 변화 및 투과도의 변화를 측정하였다. SiN/SiCN/SiN 구조를 갖는 무기 박막 층의 투습도는 3000시간까지는 $3.2{\times}10-5g/m/day$를 유지하였다. 이는 OLED 소자의 상용화를 위한 요구 조건에 근접한 값이다. 그러나 투습도는 측정 시간이 6000시간이 지난 후에 급격 증가하는데 이것은 30nm 두께의 SiN/SiCN/SiN의 확산 방지층에 임계 수명이 존재 한다는 것을 의미 한다고 할 수 있다. C-CVD 기술에 의해 제조된 다층 무기 박막 보호 층의 경계면에서 각 층간의 intermixing 현상이 관측되었으며, 이는 무기물 층의 결함과 핀 홀을 통해 내부로 확산 되는 수분의 침투 경로를 효과적으로 제어할 수 있는 방법이다. 본 연구 결과는 유연 기판 상에 제작된 OLED 소자에 적용 가능한 기술로서 소자 수명의 연장 뿐만 아니라 경량화에도 기여할 수 있는 기술이다.