• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.66 no.2
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• pp.86-91
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• 2022

The manure made of chaff and sawdust as litter was collected separately at a cowshed of a livestock farm in Andondg city. The fermentation efficiency of excreta is greatly influenced by the type and characteristics of litter and a factor to be considered for reducing N and P, the causes of eutrophication. Changes in weight with temperature and constituents of sample were examined using TG-DTA and XRF, respectively. NO₂^-, NO₃^-, and PO₄^3- ions and NH₄⁺, T-P and T-N eluted from manure by rain were analyzed using ion chromatograph and UV/Vis spectrometry, respectively. As a result, the fermentation efficiency of excreta in sawdust manure is three times higher as compared with chaff manure. The higher the fermentation efficiency, ammonia nitrogen was highly de-nitrogenated and organic phosphorous were also changed into phosphorous ions. Furthermore, phosphorous ions can be removed by transforming insoluble salts such as calcium phosphate (CaHPO₄·3H₂O) and struvite (NH₄MgPO₄·6H₂O) with addition of Ca and Mg.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.337-343
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• 2013

Membrane reactors have been showing a promising future and attracted increasing attention in the scientific community as they possess advantages in terms of enhanced catalytic activity and selectivity, combination of processes (reaction and separation), simplicity in process design, and safety in operation. In particular, solid electrolyte membrane reactor principles are realized in fuel cells, electrolyzers and reactors for hydrogenation of carbon dioxide and other economically viable reactions. In this review, as a young generation of ion conducting materials, high temperature proton conductors are discussed in terms of the current status of material development and their various applications.

• Transactions of the KSME C: Technology and Education
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.249-255
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• 2015

Functional nanochannels were fabricated in order to control selective ion transportation with high permeability and low energy consumption. In this research, nanochannel platform fabrication process and surface functionalization process were developed. In addition, selective ion transportation and concentration measurement system was also set-up. By using fabricated multilayer metal membrane with electrical bias, 95% of ion ($Cl^-$) was blocked. This developed process is new-conceptional membrane fabrication technology and is expected to be applied to next-generation water purification/desalination, portable artifical kidney, and artificial sense organ.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.251-255
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• 1997

Fluorescence spectra and life time of $Eu^{3+}$ ion in borosilicate glass medium are measured. Electronic transitions of $Eu^{3+}$ ion in borosilicate glass medium are found to come from $5D0{\rightarrow}7FJ$(J=0, 1, 2, 3, 4) transitions of SL coupling system in $f^b$ electrons configuration. From the number of Stark sublevels in spetra, crystal field for $Eu^{3+}$ ion is also found to have the symmetric character of low symmetry order, $n{\leq}2$. The fraction and the number of components of life times were varied depending on the composition of $Eu^{3+}$ in borosilicate glasses, from which the binding condition between the $Eu^{3+}$ ion and anionic oxygen of borosilicate glass can be deduced.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.240-247
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• 2023

Even among gas separation methods, CO₂ capture and separation via membranes is an ever-growing field, with many different membrane compositions continually being developed. Ionic liquid (IL) based composite membranes show excellent performance values in separating CO₂. Similarly, various copolymer/IL composite membranes also display improved performance. The addition of fillers such as graphene oxide to these copolymer/IL composite membranes shows a further enhanced version of these fillers, most likely due to the strong interactions that occur between ILs and organic fillers, which consequently improves factors such as the affinity, selectivity, and adsorption of CO₂. Copolymer/IL composite membranes utilizing a metal-organic framework (MOF) showed improved CO₂ permeability. This review discusses the study of various combinations of ionic liquid and copolymer composite membranes for carbon dioxide separation.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.172-181
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• 1999

To develop the manufacturing technique for the powder builder of amorphous solid types, the water glass mixed with caustic soda dispersed into the methanol. Thus soluble sodium silicate was made a form of amorphous solid powder. In order to examine characteristics of water soluble sodium silicate $SiO_2/Na_2O$ mol ratio, we investigated solubility, thermogram, SEM, and BET analysis. pH buffering capacity, calcium-ion binding capacity as temperature change, and surfactant loading capacity were examined for characteristics as laundry detergent builder. $SiO_2/Na_2O$ molar ratio of soluble sodium silicate was 1.0, 2.4, 2.8, and zeolite was used in order to investigate basic characteristics of laundry detergent builder. Silicate used with laundry detergent was good for pH buffering capacity and solubility. But calcium-ion binding capacity and surfactant adsorption ability were lower. $SiO_2/Na_2O$ mol ratio became higher, pH buffering capacity and ion exchange ability were lower and surfactant adsorption ability was a little higher.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.631-639
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• 2013

The removal of phosphate from surface water is becoming increasingly vital to prevent problems such as eutrophication, particularly near urban areas. Recent requirements to reduce high concentrations of phosphate rely on physicochemical methods and adsorbents that must be effective even under strict conditions. The phosphate removal efficiencies of two adsorbents, Fe-Mn-Si oxide and Fe-Mn oxide, were investigated and the data used to compare kinetics and isotherm models. The maximum adsorption capacities of the two adsorbents were 47.8 and 35.5 mg-$PO{_4}^{3-}/g$, respectively. Adsorptions in both cases were highly pH dependent; i.e., when the pH increased from 3 to 9, the average adsorption capacities of the two adsorbents decreased approximately 32.7 % and 20.3 %, respectively. The Freundlich isotherm model fitted the adsorption of Fe-Mn-Si oxide more closely than did the Langmuir model. Additionally, anionic solutions decreased adsorption because of competition with the anions in the adsorbing phosphate. Although affected by the presence of competing anions or a humic substance, Fe-Mn-Si oxide has better adsorption capacity than Fe-Mn oxide.

• The Korean Journal of Pharmacology
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.197-201
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• 1988

Effects of high concentration of KC1 and caffeine on cytosolic $Ca^{2+}$ level $([Ca^{2+}]_{cyt})$, measured simultaneously with muscle tension using a fluorescent intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ indicator fura 2, were examined in isolated smooth muscle of rat aorta. High $K^+$ (72.7 mM) solution induced sustained increase in both $([Ca^{2+}]_{cyt})$ and tension. In contrast to this, caffeine (20 mM) induced a rapid increase in $([Ca^{2+}]_{cyt})$ followed by a decrease to a level which was higher than the resting level. However, muscle tension showed only a transient increase followed by a decrease below the resting level. In a $Ca^{2+}-free$ solution, high $K^+-induced$ neither $([Ca^{2+}]_{cyt})$ nor tension, whereas caffeine induced a transient increase in both $([Ca^{2+}]_{cyt})$ and muscle tension. These results suggest that high $K^+-induced$ contraction in vascular smooth muscle of rat aorta is due to $Ca^{2+}$ influx whereas caffeine-induced contraction is due to $Ca^{2+}$ release from cellular store. Further, caffeine seems to have an additional effect to decrease the sensitivity of the contractile elements to $Ca^{2+}$.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.237-245
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• 2019

Ammonia nitrogen is well known as a substance that causes the eutrophication with a phosphorus in the water, because it is contained in the industrial wastewater, agricultural and the stockbreeding wastewater. In addition, manganese (Mn) and arsenic (As) are included in the mine treated water, etc., and are known as a source of water pollution. Natural zeolites are used to remove ammonia nitrogen in water but it have a low adsorption capacity. In order to improve the low adsorption capacity of the natural zeolite, ion substitution was carried out with $Na^+$, $Ca^{2+}$, $K^+$ and $Mg^{2+}$. The adsorption capacity and removal rate of ammonia nitrogen ($NH_4-N$) were the highest at 0.66 mg/g and 89.8% in $Na^+$ ion exchanged zeolite. Adsorption experiments of Mn and As were performed using ion exchanged zeolites. Ion exchanged zeolite with $Mg^{2+}$ showed high adsorption capacity and removal rates of Mn and As.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.102-102
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• 2003

다목적 실용위성 1호로 2000년 6월 28일에서 2001년 8월 1일까지의 고도 685 Km, 22:50LT 지역시(Local Time)인 상부 이온층을 조사하였다. 위성에 탑재된 이온층 측정 센서(Ionospheric Measurement Sensor)로부터 전자 온도와 전자 밀도 데이터를 얻었으며, 자기 위도로 -60$^{\circ}$ ~ +60$^{\circ}$사이의 중ㆍ저위도의 데이터를 분석하였다. 관측 기간은 지자기 변화를 나타내는 Kp index나 태양 활동을 나타내는 F10.7이 크게 변화한 태양 극대기 기간으로, 특히 일변화의 F10.7을 통해 전자 온도와 전자 밀도의 변화를 조사하였다. 측정 시간이 야간(22:50)임에도 불구하고 태양 활동을 나타내는 F10.7에 따라 전자 온도와 전자 밀도가 변화하는 것으로 나타났다. F10.7이 250이하일 때는 F10.7이 커질수록 전자밀도는 거의 선형적으로 증가하였으며 전자온도도 증가는 하나 그 정도는 전자 밀도보다 작게 나타났다. F10.7이 250을 넘어가면 전자 밀도가 일정하거나 감소하는 경향을 나타냈다. 부가적으로 비슷한 고도의 DMSP-F15의 데이터와 비교를 통해 다목적 실용위성 1호의 관측결과의 신뢰성을 높였다.