• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.52-58
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• 2017

Concrete made with ground granulated blast-furnace slag(GGBS) has many advantage, including improved durability, workability and economic benefits. GGBS concrete is that its strength development is considerably slower under standard $20^{\circ}C$ curing conditions than that of portland cement concrete, although the ultimate strength is higher for same water-binder ratio. GGBS is not therefore used in application where high early age strength is required. In this study, to overcome the limitation of the initial strength decrease due to the use of slag, the slag substitution rate was changed to 30% under the low temperature curing temperature condition and the slag used concrete composition with the same or higher strength performance as OPC(Ordinary Portland Cement).

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.121-127
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• 2012

Cement has been traditionally used as a main binding material of high ductile fiber reinforced cementitious composites. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of using alkali-activated slag and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers for manufacturing high ductile fiber reinforced cementless composites. Two mixture proportions with proper flowability and mortar viscosity for easy fiber mixing and uniform fiber dispersion were selected based on alkali activators. Then, the slump flow, compression, uniaxial tension and bending tests were performed on the mixes to evaluate the basic properties of the composites. The cementless composites showed an average slump flow of 465 mm and tensile strain capacity of approximately 2% of due to formation of multiple micro-cracks. Test results demonstrated a feasibility of manufacturing high ductile fiber reinforced composites without using cement.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2019

Recently, studies on alkali activated slag(AAS) binders that do not use cement have been actively conducted. It is known that AAS concrete is highly resistant to chloride damage based on the test method used for ordinary concrete. However, it is fully not understood whether the test method used for concrete can be applied to AAS mixtures. Therefore, in this study, we verified the consistency of NT Build 492 and ASTM C 1202 test methods by applying various experimental variables. According to the experimental results, the two tests yielded opposite results. Therefore, the chloride durability of AAS mortar can be different depending on the evaluation method.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.362-370
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• 2013

The coconut shell based activated carbon was applied for EDLC (electric double layer capacitor) electrode with the post treatments. The electrochemical properties were evaluated with a coin cell using the activated carbon as electrode. The initial gravimetric and volumetric capacitance of the coconut shell based activated carbon electrode s were 66 F/g and 39 F/cc, and these values decreased to 54 F/g and 32 F/cc after 100 cycles, respectively showing 82% of charge-discharge efficiency. The properties of CV graph with the commercial activated carbon electrodes showed the serious polarization as the result of additional reaction between electrolyte and impurities of the electrode materials. In order to remove impurities efficiently, the commercial activated carbon was treated by alkali and acid solutions consecutively, and then heat treated to control the pore size distribution and the content of surface functional groups. The surface functional groups decreased with the increased heat temperature and the specific capacitance increased with the decreased surface functional groups. The initial capacitance of coconut shell based activated carbon elec trode which was treated with NaOH and HNO3, and then heat treated at $800^{\circ}C$ was 44 F/cc, and the value turned out to be 42 F/cc after 100 cycles, showing over 95% of charge-discharge efficiency.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.77-86
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• 2013

This study investigates the fundamental properties of the water-binder (W/B) ratio and fine aggregate-binder (F/B) ratio in the alkali-activated slag cement (AASC) mortar. The W/B ratios are 0.35, 0.40, 0.45, and 0.50, respectively. And then the F/B ratios varied between 1.00 and 3.00 at a constant increment of 0.25. The alkali activator was an 2M and 4M NaOH. The measured mechanical properties were compared, flow, compressive strength, absorption, ultra sonic velocity, and dry shrinkage. The flow, compressive strength, absorption, ultra sonic velocity and dry shrinkage decreased with increases W/B ratio. The compressive strength decreases with increase F/B ratio at same W/B ratio. Also, at certain value of F/B ratio significant increase in strength is observed. And S2 (river sand 2) had lower physical properties than S1 (river sand 1) due to the fineness modulus. The results of experiments indicated that the mechanical properties of AASC depended on the W/B ratio and F/B ratio. The optimum range for W/B ratios and F/B ratios of AASC is suggested that the F/B ratios by 1.75~2.50 at each W/B ratios. Moreover, the W/(B+F) ratios between 0.13 and 0.14 had a beneficial effect on the design of AASC mortar.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.267-275
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• 2005

차세대 재생산성 에너지로 각광을 받고 있는 바이오디젤은 현재 주로 알칼리촉매를 이용하는 화학공정으로 생산하고 있으나 고에너지 요구성이며 대규모 생산시 폐수발생 등 환경오염 유발요인이 있기 때문에 친환경 생물공정의 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 생물촉매 리파제(lipase)를 이용하는 친환경 생물공정은 화학공정에 비해 다양한 장점을 제공하고 있으나 고가의 효소생산 비용문제로 실용화에 어려움이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 저비용의 생물학적 바이오디젤 생산 시스템 구축을 위해 고활성의 효소 개발, 경제적 재조합 대량생산, 반복 재사용을 위한 효소고정화 등을 통해 고효율의 생산반응계를 개발하였다. 우선 바이오디젤 생산공정에 적합한 리파제로서 CalB(Lipase B of Candida antarctica)를 선택하고 분자 진화기술을 이용하여 효소활성을 17배 향상시킨 CalB14를 개발하였다. CalB14를 효모 발현시스템을 이용하여 경제적 대량생산하기 위해 단백질분비를 획기적으로 개선할 수 있는 맞춤형 분비융합합인자기술(TFP technology)을 이용하여 재조합 CalB를 2 grams/liter 수준으로 분비생산하였다. 생산된 효소를 반복 재사용이 가능하도록 다양한 레진에 고정화하였고 최적의 바이오디젤 전환반응용 고정화효소를 개발하였다. 고정화효소를 효율적으로 재사용하기 위해 바이오디젤 생산용 고정상반응기(packed-bed reactor)를 제작하였으며 기질을 12시간내에 95% 이상 바이오디젤로 수십회 이상 반복전환할 수 있는 경제적인 생물학적 바이오디젤 전환 시스템을 구축하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2001.09a
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• pp.220-223
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 endosulfan으로 오염된 토양을 in-situ flushing으로 정화시 발생되는 세척 유출수의 고정화 미생물에 의한 처리 효율 및 적용성을 검토하였다. 초기 endosulfan 농도 및 pH가 각각 5mg/L, 5.6인 세척유출수의 체류시간을 1, 3, 5시간으로 하여 고정화미생 물 충진 컬럼에 적용한 결과, 제거효율은 각각 62, 82, 89%로 체류시간이 증가될수록 향상되었으며 3가지 조건 모두 약 80시간 이후에 정상상태에 도달하였다. 체류시간 3시간에서 유입수내 endosulfan 농도를 50mg/L 및 100mg/L로 증가시킨 결과, 제거효율이 각각 70% 및 50% 부근까지 저하되었다. 유입수의 pH를 4.0과 9.0으로 변화시켜 실험한 결과 각각 73%와 66%의 제거효율을 나타내었다. pH 9.0보다 4.0에서 제거효율이 약간 높은 이유는 사용 배지의 pH가 약산성을 띠기 때문에 알칼리 상태보다 약산성에서 미생물의 활성이 높기 때문으로 판단된다. 유출수를 재순환 시킨 결과 제거효율이 90%까지 향상되는 것을 볼 수 있었으며, 이는 재 순환되는 유출수의 농도 저감 및 고정화 미생물과의 재 접촉에 기인하는 것으로 판단된다. 유입수에 공기를 주입한 결과, 유출수의 재순환 없이도 약 40시간 후에 93%의 제거효율을 보였으며 이는 미생물 활성의 증가에 기인하는 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.35-40
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• 2021

In order to investigate the degree of solubilization of sewage sludge using sono-activated persulfate(UV/PP), VSS reduction rate, solubilization rate and extracellular polymeric substances were measured. Ultrasonic(US) and alkali·ultrasonic method using sodium hydroxide(US/SH) were compared. Under the persulfate·ultrasonic conditions, the VSS reduction rate and the solubilization rate increased to 27.6% and 58.9%, respectively. TB-EPS as Carbohydrate and Protein were extracted by 770 mg/L and 2,162 mg/L. Compared to the other methods, US and US/SH, the VSS reduction rate and solubilization rate were higher. And also, according to the TB-EPS values, cell wall destruction was more efficient.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.177-183
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• 2002

The extracts from approximately 40 different Korean traditional medicines were prepared to investigate the antimicrobial activities against poultry disease-related bacteria. Among tested, the extracts of Schizandra chinensis (SC), Melia azedarach (MA), Caesalpinia sappan (CS) and Rhus javanica (RJ) exhibited significant antimicrobial activities against Salmonella gallinarum, whereas the extracts of Elsholtzia ciliata (EC), Myristica fragrans (MF), Alpinia katsumadai (AK), Poncirus trifoliata (PT), Prunella vulgaris (PV), CS and RJ exhibited antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of MA, CS and RJ extracts against S. gallinarum were 1.2 mg/ml, whereas MIC of RJ extract for S. aureus was 0.6 ㎎/ml, which was the lowest among tested. The antimicrobial activities of SC and RJ extracts against S. gallinarum were reduced, but those of AK and CS extracts against S. aureus were not affected by heating treatment. The antimicrobial activities of SC extract against S. gallinarum and those of EC, PT and RJ extracts against S. aureus were stable by acid treatment but unstable by alkaline treatment. those of CS extract was not effected by either acid or alkaline treatment. The growth of all bacteria was significantly inhibited within 24 hours by the addition of at least 100 ppm and 300 ppm of RJ and CS extracts, respectively, compared with the control group. In conclusion, these findings suggest that RJ and CS extracts may play important roles for antimicrobial activities against poultry disease-related bacteria.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.655-662
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• 1992

Pectate lyase produced by recombinant strain containing pectate lyase gene from alkalitolerant Bacillus sp. YA-14 was succesively purified with 257.6 purification folds and a 10.2% yields by the affinity method, eM-cellulose column chromatography followed by gel filtration on Sephadex G-I00 column. The optimal pH and temperature for pectate lyase activity were 10.0 and $60^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme was stable between pH 4.0 and 10.0, and up to $50^{\circ}C$. The molecular weight of this enzyme was estimated to be 43,000 daltons by SDS-PAGE. Amino acid analysis showed that the enzyme contained more polar and basic amino acids, especially serine, glycine and tyrosine, than that of various pectate lyase from other strains. The N-terminal amino acid sequence was Ala-Asp-Leu-Gly-His-Gln-Thr.