• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.344-348
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• 2009

One-dimensional modeling was carried-out to predict the capacity loss of a lithium-ion polymer battery during cycling. The model not only accounted for electrochemical kinetics and ionic mass transfer in a battery cell, but also considered the parasitic reaction inducing the capacity loss. In order to validate the modeling, modeling results were compared with the measurement data of the cycling behaviors of the lithium-ion polymer batteries having nominal capacity of 5Ah from LG Chem. The cycling was performed under the protocol of the constant current discharge and the constant current and constant voltage charge. The discharge rate of 1C was used. The range of state of charge was between 1 and 0.2. The voltage was kept constant at 4.2 V until the charge current tapered to 50 mA. The retention capacity of the battery was measured with 1C and 5C discharge rates before the beginning of cycling and after every 100 cycles of cycling. The modeling results were in good agreement with the measurement data.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.14 no.4 s.66
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• pp.47-52
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• 2005

Carbonate species in aqueous solution play an important role in the determination of chemical properties of water in relation with alkalinity, buffer capacity, biological productivity, and so on. These compounds also have reactive characteristics such as interphasal reactions between solid, liquid, and gas phases. In the absence of solid materials, the total amount and relative abundance of each carbonate species are directly influenced by the partial pressure of $CO_2$ gas in the atmosphere, which in turn significantly affects the properties of aquatic system. In the water/wastewater treatment process along with the wastes treatment and recycling process which occurring in aquatic environment, it is essential to figure out its characteristics for their optimization and one of its most influential features upon these processes is determined by carbonate species. To understand the fundamental aspect of the relationship between the partial pressure of $CO_2$ gas and chemical features of water, especially pH, the working partial pressure of pure $CO_2$ gas that produced by contacting the dry ice with water has been estimated based on equilibrium calculation. The equilibrium constants for the dissociation ot carbonic acid were determined using van't Hoff equation and the distribution diagram of carbonate species according to the pH has been constructed to substantiate the results of equilibrium calculation. The estimated working partial pressure of pure $CO_2$ gas was found to be a function of the concentration of carbonates in solution, which suggesting that Prior evaluation of the working partial pressure of gas is essential for a better understanding of aquatic interactions.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.320-328
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• 1974

It is unable to derive the standard emf ($E^{\circ}$) of the cell at high pressure from the conventional method. However, when the concept of the complete equilibrium constant($K{\circ})$) is available to the conventional Nernst equation, it is possible to get the standard emf of the cell at high pressure(complete Nernst equation). Moreover, the other thermodynamic properties, such as the net change of solvation number(k), the compressibility of solvent(${\beta}$), ionization constant(K), the standard free energy change(${\Delta}G^{\circ}$), the standard enthalpy change(${\Delta}H^{\circ}$) and the standard entropy change (${\Delta}S^{\circ}$) of the cell reaction at equilibrium state have been also obtained. In this experiment, the emf of the cell; 12.5 % Cd(Hg)│$CdSO_4(3.105{\times}10^{-3}M),\;Hg_2SO_4│Hg$ have bee measured at temperature from 20 to $35^{\circ}C$ and at pressures from 1 to 2500 atms. The emf of the cell increased with increasing pressure at constant temperature, and did with increasing temperature at constant pressure. The net change of solvation number(k) of the cell reaction was 41.96 at $25^{\circ}C$, and kept constant value with pressure, while, K and ${\Delta}S^{\circ}$ increased with pressure, but whereas ${\Delta}G^{\circ}$ and ${\Delta}H^{\circ}$ decreased. Since the standard emf of the cell at high pressure can be calculated from the complete Nernst equation, the theory of chemical equilibrium could be developed with at high pressure as well as at the atmosphere.

• Clean Technology
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.37-46
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• 2024

Environmental problems caused by plastic waste have been continuously growing around the world, and plastic waste is increasing even faster after COVID-19. In particular, PP and PE account for more than half of all plastic production, and the amount of waste from these two materials is at a serious level. As a result, researchers are searching for an alternative method to plastic recycling, and plastic pyrolysis is one such alternative. In this paper, a numerical study was conducted on the pyrolysis behavior of non-condensable gas to predict the chemical reaction behavior of the pyrolysis gas. Based on gas products estimated from preceding literature, the behavior of non-condensable gas was analyzed according to temperature and residence time. Numerical analysis showed that as the temperature and residence time increased, the production of H₂ and heavy hydrocarbons increased through the conversion of the non-condensable gas, and at the same time, the CH₄ and C₆H₆ species decreased by participating in the reaction. In addition, analysis of the production rate showed that the decomposition reaction of C₂H₄ was the dominant reaction for H₂ generation. Also, it was found that more H₂ was produced by PE with higher C₂H₄ contents. As a future work, an experiment is needed to confirm how to increase the conversion rate of H₂ and carbon in plastics through the various operating conditions derived from this study's numerical analysis results.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.78-83
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• 2009

Purpose: To examine the effect of suboptimal chemotherapy in patients undergoing preoperative chemoradiotherapy for the treatment of rectal cancer. Materials and Methods: The medical records of 43 patients who received preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy, followed by radical surgery for the treatment of pathologically proven adenocarcinoma of the rectum from April 2003 to April 2006 were retrospectively reviewed. The delivered radiation dose ranged from 41.4 to 50.4 Gy. The standard group consisted of patients receiving two cycles of a 5-FU bolus injection for three days on the first and fifth week of radiotherapy or twice daily with capecitabine. The standard group included six patients for each regimen. The non-standard group consisted of patients receiving one cycle of 5-FU bolus injection for three days on the first week of radiotherapy. The non-standard group included 31 patients. Radical surgery was performed at a median of 58 days after the end of radiotherapy. A low anterior resection was performed in 36 patients, whereas an abdominoperineal resection was performed in 7 patients. Results: No significant difference was observed between the groups with respect to pathologic responses ranging from grades 3 to 5 (83.3% vs. 67.7%, p=0.456), downstaging (75.0% vs. 67.7%, p=0.727), and a radial resection margin greater than 2 mm (66.7% vs. 83.9%, p=0.237). The sphincter-saving surgery rate in low-lying rectal cancers was lower in the non-standard group (100% vs. 75%, p=0.068). There was no grade 3 or higher toxicity observed in all patients. Conclusion: Considering that the sphincter-saving surgery rate in low-lying rectal cancer was marginally lower for patients treated with non-standard, suboptimal chemotherapy, and that toxicity higher than grade 2 was not observed in the both groups, suboptimal chemotherapy should be avoided in this setting.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.302.2-302.2
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• 2016

알루미늄 산화막 스퍼터링 공정 중 타겟이 반응성이 있는 산소와 결합하여 산화되는 타겟 오염은 증착 효율의 감소[1]와 방전기 내 아크 발생을 촉진[2]하여 이를 억제하는 방법이 연구되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 알루미늄 산화막 증착 공정 중 타겟 오염 현상이 기판에 증착된 알루미늄 산화막 특성이 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 실험에는 알루미늄 타겟이 설치된 6 인치 웨이퍼용 직류 마그네트론 스퍼터링 장치를 활용하였다. 위 장치에서 공정 변수 제어를 통해 타겟 오염 현상의 진행 속도를 제어하였다. 공정 중 타겟 오염 현상을 타겟 표면 알루미나 형성에 따른 전압 강하로 관찰하였고 타겟 오염에 의한 플라즈마 변화를 원자방출분광법을 통해 관찰하였다. 이 때 기판에 증착 된 알루미나 박막의 화학적 결합 특성을 XPS depth로 측정하였으며, 알루미나 박막의 두께를 TEM을 통해 측정하였다. 측정 결과 타겟 오염 발생에 의해 공정 중 인가 전압 감소와 타겟 오염에 소모된 산소 신호의 감소가 타겟 오염 정도에 따라 변동되었다. 또한 공정 중 타겟 오염 정도가 클수록 기판에 증착한 막과 실리콘 웨이퍼 사이에 산소와 실로콘 웨이퍼의 화합물인 산화규소 계면의 형성 증가됨을 확인했다. 위 현상은 타겟 오염 과정 중 발생하는 방전기 내 산소 분압 변화와 막 증착 속도 변화가 산소의 실리콘 웨이퍼로의 확산에 영향을 준 것으로 해석되었다. 위 결과를 통해 스퍼터링 공정 중 타겟 오염 현상이 기판에 증착 된 알루미나 막 및 계면에 미치는 영향을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.71-71
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• 2017

플라즈마를 이용하는 건식 식각 또는 박막 증착 장비(PECVD)의 경우 웨이퍼에 rf bias를 인가하여 이온의 에너지와 입사각을 조절한다. 종래에는 웨이퍼의 가장 자리 3 mm영역을 공정 대상에서 제외하는 exclusion area로 지정하였으나 점차 공정 기술의 발달로 2 mm 이내로 감소하고 있다. 따라서 웨이퍼의 가장 자리에서 발생하는 전기장의 방향 및 크기 변화를 조절할 수 있는 기술의 개발이 필요하게 되었으며 그중 핵심적인 부품이 Si 또는 SiC로 제작되는 edge ring이다. Focus ring이라고도 불리는 이 부품은 웨이퍼 상에서 반경 방향으로 흐르는 가스의 유속이 가장 자리에 근접하면 빨라지는 현상과 이에 의해 식각/증착 화학 반응 속도가 증가하는 문제를 완화하기 위한 것과 적절한 전기 전도도를 부여함으로써 가장 자리의 전기장 분포를 최적화 할 수 있는 새로운 설계 변수로 활용할 수 있다. 스퍼터링의 경우에도 웨이퍼 중앙과 주변 부는 마그네트론 음극의 회전 링과의 입체각이 차이가 나므로 가장 자리의 경우 트렌치나 홀의 내측이 외측에 비해서 증착막의 두께가 얇아지는 문제가 있으며 건식 식각의 경우 홀의 형상이 수직에서 벗어나는 경향이 발생할 수 있다. 또한 사용 시간에 비례해서 edge ring의 형상이 변화하는데 상대적으로 고가품이어서 교체 주기를 설정하는 보다 합리적 기준이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 전산 유체 역학 모델을 사용하는 ESI사의 CFD-ACE+를 활용하여 edge ring의 형상과 재질이 갖는 영향을 전산 모사하기 위한 기초 작업을 그림 1과 같이 진행하였다. 2D-CCP model에 Ar 가스를 가정하고 비유 전율 10내외 전도도 $0.1/Ohm{\cdot}m$정도의 재질에 대한 용량성 결합 플라즈마에 대해서 계산을 하고 이 때 기판에 인가되는 고주파 전력에 의한 이온의 입사 에너지 분포 및 각도 분포를 Monte Carlo 방법으로 처리하여 계산하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.98.1-98.1
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• 2016

PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) 는 벌크 형태는 물론 박막으로도 독특한 특성을 나타내는 물질이다. 매우 낮은 마찰계수, 발수표면특성, 화학적 비반응성은 다양한 방면의 적용이 가능하게 한다. 두께 $1-2{\mu}m$ 이나 50 nm 이하의 박막의 형태로서 발수 특성은 스퍼터링 조건에 따라서는 벌크 PTFE의 특성보다 뛰어나다. 순수한 PTFE 타겟을 사용하여 얇은 PTFE 막 증착을 위해 RF (radio-frequency) 스퍼터링을 하였다. 스퍼터 타겟 건 파워, 공정 압력, 그리고 기판 스테이지와 Si wafer 나 다양한 시편에 인가되는 RF 바이어스 (bias) 등과 같은 스퍼터링 변수의 변화가 가능하다. 공정 변수에 따라서 RF 스퍼터링에 의한 순수한 PTFE 박막과 바이어스가 인가된 유사 PTFE 박막을 비교하여 탐구하였다. 스퍼터링에 의한 PTFE 코팅은 접촉각이 100도 또는 그이상의 초발수성을 나타내는 장점을 갖고 있고, 90% 이상의 높은 투과도를 나타낸다. PTFE 타겟을 사용한 종래의 일반적인 스퍼터링에 의하여, 일예로 실리콘 웨이퍼상에 증착된 코팅막은 낮은 경도와 기판과의 밀착력이 좋지 않은 문제를 갖고 있다. 높은 에너지 환경에서 만들어진 PTFE 코팅은 기존의 스퍼터링 방식으로 만들어진 코팅에 비해 다른 특성을 나타낸다. PTFE 막의 경도와 밀착력을 높이고자 bias를 인가한 RF 스퍼터링을 시도하였다. 코팅 접촉각, 투과도, 나노인덴터에 의한 경도, 그리고 스크래치 테스트에 의한 코팅막의 밀착력을 살펴보았다. PTFE 폴리머 타겟을 사용한 RF 스퍼터링으로 만들어진 고경도 PTFE 유사 코팅의 경도 변화 기구를 고찰하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.811-814
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• 1993

Properties of a protease purified from Sarcodon asparatus(Berk.) S. Ito have been investigated. The enzyme displays as a glycosylated serine protease. The sequence for the 21 amino acids of the N-terminal side in the enzyme was determined by automated sequence analysis. The sequence was V-T-T-K-Q-T-N-A-P-W-G-L-G-N-I-S-T-T-N-K-L-.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.58 no.4
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• pp.344-351
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• 2005

Background : Both gemcitabine and vinorelbine are effective anticancer drugs with mild toxicity on non-small cell lung cancer, and monotherapy of these drugs are effective as a second-line chemotherapy. The aim of this trial was to assess the response and toxicity of a combination of gemcitabine and vinorelbine in patients of previously treated for non-small cell lung cancer. Materials and Methods : 24 patients, initial stage III A/B,IV and previously treated with platinium and taxane based regimens, were enrolled from June 2000 to March 2004. The regimens consisted of vinorelbine $25mg/m^2$ followed by an infusion of gemcitabine $1000mg/m^2$ on day 1 and day 8 every three weeks. This course was repeated more than twice. Results : Twenty-four patients were analyzed for the response, survival rate, and toxicities. The overall response was 17% with a complete remission rate of 4%. The median time-to progression (TTP) was 3.1 months (95%, CI 1-10months), and the survival time was 8.2 months (95%, CI 1-23 months). The grade 3/4 toxicities encountered were neutropenia (12.5%), anemia (0%), thrombocytopenia (0%). Non-hematological 3/4 toxicities were not observed. Conclusion : A combination of gemcitabine and vinorelbine in patients previously treated for non-small cell lung cancer provides a relatively good response rate, and a low toxicity profile. However, further study will be needed to confirm its effectiveness.