• Toxicological Research
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.273-280
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• 2004

The present study was carried out to investigate the potential toxicity of dimethyl disulfide by a 2-week inhalation in F344 rats. The test article, dimethyl disulfide, was exposed by inhalation to male and female rats at dose levels of 0, 33, 100, or 300 ppm/6 hrs/day for 2 weeks. At the end of treatment period, all males and females were sacrificed. During the test period, clinical signs, mortality, body weights, food consumption, hematology, serum biochemistry, and gross findings were examined. The mean body weights of the male 300 ppm group and the female 33 ppm or higher dose groups were significantly lower than those of the control group, respectively. The mean food consumption at male 300 ppm and female 100 and 300 ppm were significantly decreased compared with the controls. Some treatment-related serum biochemical changes, including decreased alkaline phosphatase at male 300 ppm and female 100 and 300 ppm, reduced total bilirubin at male 300 ppm, and decreased alanine aminotransferase at female 300 ppm, were observed in a dose-dependent manner, but these findings were considered to be of no toxicological significance. There were no adverse effects on mortality, clinical signs, hematology, and necropsy findings in any treatment group. Based on these results, it was concluded that the 2-week repeated dose of dimethyl disulfide by inhalation resulted in suppressed body weight gain and decreased food consumption at the dose of male 300 ppm and suppressed or reduced body weight gain and decreased food consumption at the dose of female 33 ppm or higher. In the present experimental conditions, the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) was considered to be 100 ppm/6 hrs/day for male rats and below 33 ppm/6 hrs/day for female rats.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1215-1224
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• 2009

This study evaluated the applicability of visible-light-driven N- and S-doped titanium dioxide($TiO_2$) for the control of low-level dimethyl sulfide(DMS) and dimethyl disulfide(DMDS). In addition, a photocatalytic unit(PU)-adsorption hybrid was evaluated in order to examine the removal of DMS and DMDS which exited the PU and a gaseous photocatalytic byproduct($SO_2$) which was generated during the photocatalytic processes. Fourier-Tranform-Infrared(FTIR) spectrum exhibited different surface characteristics among the three-types of catalysts. For the N- and S-doped $TiO_2$ powders, a shift of the absorbance spectrum towards the visible-light region was observed. The absorption edge for both the N- and S-doped $TiO_2$ was shifted to $\lambda$ 720 nm. The N-doped $TiO_2$ was superior to the S-doped $TiO_2$ in regards to DMS degradation. Under low input concentration(IC) conditions(0.039 and 0.027 ppm for DMS and DMDS, respectively), the N-doped $TiO_2$ revealed a high DMS removal efficiency(above 95%), but a gradual decreasing removal efficiency under high IC conditions(7.8 and 5.4 ppm for DMS and DMDS, respectively). Although the hybrid system exhibited a superior characteristic to PU alone regarding the removal efficiencies of both DMS and DMDS, this capability decreased during the course of a photocatalytic process under the high IC conditions. The present study identified the generation of sulfate ion on the catalyst surface and sulfur dioxide(maximum concentrations of 0.0019 and 0.0074 ppm for the photocatalytic processes of DMS and DMDS, respectively) in effluent gas of PU. However, this generation of $TiO_2$ would be an insignificant addition to indoor air quality levels.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.646-651
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• 1998

기체크로마토그래피에서 황화합물의 분자구조와 용리시간과의 관계를 연구하였다. 분석대상인 황화합물은 황화수소, 이산화항, 이황화탄소, 에틸메르캅탄, 황화이메틸, 이소프로필메르캅탄, 노말프로필메르캅탄, 황화에틸메틸, 황화이에틸, t-부틸메르캅탄, 테트라히이드로티오핀, 티오핀, 2-클로르티오핀이었다. 다중선형회귀분석방법으로 용리시간과 분자의 설명인자 사이의 상관관계를 설명할 수 있었다. 기체크로마토그래피에서 오븐 온도 프로그램을 30$^{\circ}C$에서 10.5분간 유지 후 15$^{\circ}C$/min 비율로 150$^{\circ}C$까지 증가하는 것으로 설정하였다. SAS를 사용하여 사대적 용리시간에 대한 예측식을 다음과 같이 얻을 수 있었다. $RRT=0.121bp+14.39dp-8.94dp^2+0.0741sqmw-35.78\;(N=8,\;R^2=0.989, \;Variance=0.175,\;F=66.21)$. 상대적 용리시간은 끓는점, 분자량의 제곱근 및 분자쌍극자모멘트의 함수이며 끓는점에 의한 영향이 가장 컸다. 무극성 컬럼 사용시 분자쌍극자모멘트가 0.805D에서 용리시간이 가장 길었다. 분자구조가 평면성을 띠면서 대칭성이 높은 물질은 용리속도가 작았다. 훈련세트(training set)에서 SAS 프로그램을 통해 얻은 예측식의 상관계수의 제곱$(R^2)$은 0.989이며 분산은 0.175이다. 시험세트(testing set)에서 3개의 황화합물에 대하여 예측식을 통해 얻은 상대적 용리시간과 관측된 값 사이의 분산은 0.432 이었다.