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친수성, 통기성 및 항균성이 향상된 고분자-세라믹 복합소재의 제조 및 물성 (Syntheses and Characterizations of Polymer-Ceramic Composites Having Increased Hydrophilicity, Air-Permeability, and Anti-Fungal Property)

  • 조형준;정동운
    • 대한화학회지
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    • 제54권1호
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    • pp.137-141
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    • 2010
  • 일반적으로 고분자 재질은 표면이 수분을 배척하는 소수성이며 또한 통기성이 좋지 못하다. 이러한 물성을 개질하기 위하여 고분자 플라스틱에 기능성 충전제로 친수성인 세라믹 입자와 항균입자를 혼합하여 친수성, 통기성 및 항균성이 향상 된 복합재료를 제조하였으며 표면 접촉각 측정, 공기투과시간 측정, 항균효과 관찰을 통해 물성을 확인하였다. 이러한 복합 재료는 건강관련 제품에 널리 이용될 수 있다.

Air Quality Deterioration in a Pristine Area due to a Petroleum Refinery and Associated Activities

  • Handique, Devolakshi;Bhattacharyya, Krishna G.
    • Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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    • 제11권4호
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    • pp.254-269
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    • 2017
  • The work describes an assessment of the major air pollutants, $NO_2$, $SO_2$, CO, $O_3$, $NH_3$, coarse and fine particulate matter ($PM_{10}$, $PM_{2.5}$) in ambient air in and around a 3 million tonne Petroleum Refinery and the possible impacts on a pristine area marked by the presence of the world-famous Kajiranga National Park, a world heritage site and habitat for the most number of one-horned rhinos in the world. The Refinery is at an aerial distance of 20-25 km from the wildlife habitat. The assessment is based on regular monitoring at four stations around the Refinery and one station near the National Park. Heavy rains during June to August influence the pollutant concentrations while at other times of the year, large traffic volume adds to the pollutant concentrations that peak during November to March, the dry months of the year. Correlation analysis by scatter technique is utilised to obtain the enhancement ratios to predict the variations in the concentrations of the pollutants and their spatial distribution. Computation of air quality index (AQI) indicates that the coarse and the fine particulates in the ambient air could be a major hazard to wildlife in the area.

Standardizing GC-FID Measurement of Nonmethane Hydrocarbons in Air for International Intercomparison Using Retention Index and Effective Carbon Number Concept

  • Liaw, Sheng-Ju;Tso, Tai-Ly
    • 분석과학
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    • 제8권4호
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    • pp.807-814
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    • 1995
  • Accurate measurements of ozone precursors are required to understand the process and extent of ozone formation in rural and urban areas. Nonmethane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) have been identified as important ozone precursors. Identification and quantification of NMHCs are difficult because of the large number present and the wide molecular weight range encountered in typical air samples. A major plan of the research team of the Climate and Air Quality Taiwan Station (CATs) was the measurement of atmospheric nonmethane hydrocarbons. An analytical method has been development for the analysis of the individual nonmethane hydrocarbons in ambient air at ppb (v) and subppb(v) levels. The whole ambient air samples were collected in canisters and analyzed by GC-FID with $Al_2O_3$/KCl PLOT column. Our targeted for quantitative analysis 43 compounds that may be substantial contributors to ozone formation. The retention indices and molar response factors of some commercially available $C_2{\sim}C_{10}$ hydrocarbons were determined and used to identify and quantify air samples. A quality assurance program was instituted to ensure that good measurements were made by participating in the International Nonmethane Hydrocarbon Intercomparison Experiments (NOMHICE).

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Comparison analysis of psychological and biochemical indices of chronic life stress

  • Kim, Dongsoo;Park, Se-kwon;Chung, Yeon-Soo;Moon, Soo-Jong
    • 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국독성학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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    • pp.162-162
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    • 2003
  • The psychological and biochemical stress responses of healthy men and women were measured under the normal situation. Experimental subjects, who were cadets of the Korea Air Force Academy, were selected by the random sampling. Quantitative scaling of the psychological stress was obtained by life stress test(Cheon et al, 2000) and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory(MMPI).(omitted)

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Physicochemical Properties of Phosphatidylcholine (PC) Monolayers with Different Alkyl Chains, at the Air/Water Interface

  • Yun, Hee-Jung;Choi, Young-Wook;Kim, Nam-Jeong;Sohn, Dae-Won
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제24권3호
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    • pp.377-383
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    • 2003
  • Physicochemical properties of a series of PC monolayers with different alkyl chains (C24, C20, C16, and C8), at the air/water interface were investigated. The surface pressure is influenced mainly by the hydrophobicity of the PCs, which is confirmed by the curve shape and the on-set value of π-A isotherms at the air/water interface by increasing the number of alkyl chain. The on-set values of surface pressure were 125 Ų/molecule for DOPC(C8), 87 Ų/molecule for DPPC(C16), 75 Ų/molecule for DAPC(C20), and 55 Ų/molecule for DLPC(C24), respectively. The orientations of alkyl chains at the air/water interface are closely connected with the rigidity of the monolayers, and it was confirmed by the tendency of monolayer thickness in ellipsometry data. The temperature dependence of a series of PCs shows that the surface pressure decreases by increasing temperature, because the longer the alkyl chain length, the larger the hydrophobic interaction in surface pressure. The temperature effects and the conformational changes of unsaturated and saturated PCs were confirmed by the computer simulation study of the cis-trans transition with POPC and DPPC(C16). The cistrans conformational energy difference of POPC is 62.06 kcal/mol and that of DPPC(C16) is 6.75 kcal/mol. Due to the high conformational energy barrier of POPC, phase transition of POPC is limited in comparison with DPPC(C16).

연무 에어로졸의 조성 및 기류 유입경로별 변화: 2012-2013년 제주도 고산지역 측정 (Compositions of haze aerosols and their variation by inflow pathway of air mass at Gosan site in Jeju Island during 2012-2013)

  • 현동림;송정민;김기주;김원형;강창희;고희정
    • 분석과학
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.213-222
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    • 2014
  • 국내 배경지역인 제주도 고산측정소에서 2012~2013년에 대기 미세먼지를 채취하여 분석한 결과로부터 연무와 비현상일의 조성특성을 조사하였다. 연무 시 $nss-SO_4{^{2-}}$, $NO_3{^-}$, $NH_4{^+}$ 농도는 비현상일에 비해 조대입자에서 2.1~3.7배, 미세입자에서 3.1~6.5배로 미세입자에서 더 높게 증가하였고, 특히 $NO_3{^-}$ 농도가 미세입자에서 6.5배 상승하였다. 원소성분들 중에는 S, Zn, Pb, K 등이 비현상일보다 조대입자에서 3.0~5.6배, 미세입자에서 3.2~7.7배 증가하나 Al, Fe, Ca 등은 대부분 조대입자에서 농도가 크게 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 역궤적 분석 결과 연무 시 $nss-SO_4{^{2-}}$, $NO_3{^-}$ 농도는 중국으로부터 유입되었을 때 더 높은 농도를 나타내었고, 특히 기류가 중국남부를 통과했을 때 $NO_3{^-}$ 농도가 더 크게 상승하는 경향을 보였다. 또 $NO_3{^-}/nss-SO_4{^{2-}}$ 농도비는 중국에서 기류가 이동했을 때 조대입자에서 상대적으로 높은 비율을 보이나 미세입자에서는 오히려 한반도를 통과했을 때 더 높은 성분비를 나타내었다.

서울, 강화, 서산, 광주, 제주지역에서의 장기간 대기오염 및 시정 변화경향에 대한 연구 : 1990년 1월~2001년 7월 (Long-term Trends of Visibility and Air Quality in Seoul, Ganghwa, Susan, Gwangju, Jeju)

  • 한진석;문광주;공부주;홍유덕;이석조;전영신
    • 환경영향평가
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.197-211
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    • 2004
  • Visibility impairment was known as an indicator of the increased air pollution. In many previous studies, it is known that both directly emitted fine particles mainly from vehicles and secondary aerosols from photochemical reactions could contribute to this visibility impairment in addition to the meteorological condition. Furthermore, the visibility showed different change patterns according to the geographical condition. In order to research into the influence of these factors on visibility, this study analyzed the visibility at 15:00, observed from 1990 to 2001 in Seoul, Ganghwa, Susan, Gwangju, Jeju. As a result, the visibility was increased in Seoul except the rainfall period, but in Susan, Gwangju, Jeju, it decreased with the relative humidity (RH). Especially, in Seoul, the number of low visibility days was larger than other sites and variations of the visibility were sensitive to the concentration of air pollutants, such as TSP, $NO_2$, $O_3$. The visibility impairment was mainly observed in meteorological condition of RH<50% and relatively stationary front. Therefore it is inferred that photochemical smog could lead to the low visibility in Seoul. On the other hands, in Ganghwa and Susan, when RH was 60~70%, the low visibility observed under the influence of the transports of air pollutants from nearby cities as well as humid air mass from coastal region. And in Jeju, sea fog and humid air mass caused the visibility impairment when the RH was larger than 80%. Finally, during the observational period, some cases of low visibility phenomena were simultaneously observed in the vast region including Seoul, Susan, Ganghwa. It not only includes the visibility aggravation by Asian Dust, but also could be caused by the movement and diffusion of flying dust or secondary aerosols. Moreover, the result shows that these phenomena could be mainly influenced by meteorological factors covering the wide regions.

Effect of Oxygen Vacancies on Photocatalytic Efficiency of TiO2 Nanotubes Aggregation

  • Liu, Feila;Lu, Lu;Xiao, Peng;He, Huichao;Qiao, Lei;Zhang, Yunhuai
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제33권7호
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    • pp.2255-2259
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    • 2012
  • Aggregation of titania nanotubes (TNTs) fabricated by hydrothermal method were calcined in air and dry nitrogen; Changes in morphology and crystallinity of the nanotubes were studied by means of TEM, EDX, and XPS. EDX patterns and XPS spectra proved that there were a certain densities of oxygen vacancies in TNTs annealed in $N_2$. The photocatalysis experiments revealed TNTs/$N_2$ possesses significantly higher photocatalytic efficiency than TNTs annealed in dry air to degrade methylene blue. The correlation between oxygen vacancies and photocatalytic property may be attributed to: 1) oxygen vacancies might have affected results on water molecules adsorption and increase of the hydroxyl concentration; and 2) oxygen vacancies resulted in some changes in electronic structure of TNTs/$N_2$ aggregation and Fermi level extends into the conducting band.

동축 공기다단 LPG화염의 NOx 생성특성에 관한 연구 (Characteristics of NOB Formation in a Coaxial Multi-Air Staged LPG Flame)

  • 김한석;안국영;김호근;유명종;백승욱
    • 대한기계학회논문집B
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.215-226
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    • 2003
  • Experimental and numerical studies have been done to examine the effects of excess air ratio and tertiary air swirl number on the formation characteristics of NOx in a pilot scale combustor adopting a multi-air staged burner. In numerical calculation the mathematical models for turbulence, radiation and nitric oxide chemistry were taken into account. The radiative transfer equation was solved using the discrete ordinates method with the weighted sum of gray gases model. In the NOx chemistry model, the chemical reaction rates for thermal and prompt NOx were statistically averaged using a probability density function. The results were validated by comparison with measurements. For the experiment, a 0.2 MW pilot multi-staged air burner has been designed and fabricated. Using the numerical simulation developed here, a variation of thermal and prompt NOx formation was predicted by changing the excess air ratio and tertiary air swirl number. As the excess air ratio increased up to 1.9, the formation of the total as well as thermal NOx at exit increased while the prompt NOx decreased. The formation of thermal NOx was more affected by concentration of $O_2$ and $N_2$ than gas temperature. When the tertiary air swirl number increased, the formation of the total as well as the prompt NOx slightly decreased.

Preparation and Characterization of Porous and Composite Nanoparticulate Films of CdS at the Air/Water Interface

  • Ji, Guanglei;Chen, Kuang-Cai;Yang, Yan-Gang;Xin, Guoqing;Lee, Yong-Ill;Liu, Hong-Guo
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제31권9호
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    • pp.2547-2552
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    • 2010
  • CdS nano-particulate films were prepared at the air/water interface under Langmuir monolayers of arachidic acid (AA) via interfacial reaction between $Cd^{2+}$ ions in the subphase and $H_2S$ molecules in the gaseous phase. The films were made up of fine CdS nanoparticles with hexagonal Wurtzite crystal structure after reaction. It was revealed that the formation of CdS nano-particulate films depends largely on the experimental conditions. When the films were ripened at room temperature or an increased temperature ($60^{\circ}C$) for one day, numerous holes were appeared due to the dissolution of smaller nanoparticles and the growth of bigger nanoparticles with an improved crystallinity. When the films were ripened further, CdS rodlike nanoparticles with cubic zinc blende crystal structure appeared due to the re-nucleation and growth of CdS nanoparticles at the stacking faults and defect structures of the hexagonal CdS grains. These structures were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). These results declare that CdS semiconductor nanoparticles formed at the air/water interface change their morphologies and crystal structures during the ripening process due to dissolution and recrystallization of the particles.