• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.303-309
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• 2016

This study aimed to assay the biological removal of TDS (total dissolved solids) from RO (reverse osmosis) rejected water. Following bio-sorption of TDS with AGS (aerobic granular sludge), the effects of TDS on biological nitrogen removal were examined. The bio-sorption of TDS after AGS treatment was confirmed by checking for TDS removal efficiency and surface analysis of microorganisms with SEM and EDS. Then, the effects of TDS on biological nitrogen removal and the denitrification efficiency were evaluated using the MBR reactor. According to the results, the bio-sorption of TDS with AGS was 0.1 mg TDS/mg AGS, and we confirmed that the microorganism surfaces had adsorbed the TDS. Biological nitrogen removal efficiency was measured at inhibiting denitrification at 4,000 mg/L of TDS-injected material. Based on this study, it is necessary to pretreat TDS-containing RO rejected water and to maintain TDS concentration lower than a specific value (≤4,000 mg/L), when considering biological nitrogen removal.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.66-74
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• 2016

Environmental pollution from abandoned metal mines has been awarded as serious problem and many techniques have been applied to remediate pollutants. Main objective of this research was to evaluate efficiency of heavy metal sorption capacity of spent mushroom media (SMM) in aqueous and soil matrix. Laboratory batch experiment was conducted and 4 different heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn) were evaluated. In aqueous phase, all 4 heavy metals showed high reduction efficiency ranged from 60-99% and Pb showed the highest sorption efficiency. In case of soil phase, much lower sorption efficiency was observed compared to aqueous phase. The highest reduction efficiency was observed in Cd (average of 38%). With scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive detector (SED-EDS) analysis, we confirmed sorption of heavy metals at the surface of SMM. Overall, SMM can be used as sorption materials for heavy metals in both aqueous and soil matrix and more research should be conducted to increase sorption efficiency of SMM in soil.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.377-382
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• 2014

Micro-/macroporous carbons (MMCs) were prepared using a hollow mesoporous silica capsule (HMSC) as a sacrificial hard template. The carbonization process after the infiltration of furfuryl alcohol into the template-free HMSC material afforded MMC materials in high yield. The hard template HMSC could be removed by HF etching without deteriorating the structure of MMC. The MMC materials were fully characterized by SEM, TEM, PXRD, XPS, and Raman spectroscopy. The replication processes were so successful that MMCs exhibited a hollow capsular structure with multimodal microporosity. Detailed textural properties of MMC materials were investigated by volumetric $N_2$ adsorption-desorption analysis at 77 K. To explore the gas sorption abilities of MMCs for other gases, $H_2$ and $CO_2$ sorption analyses were also performed at various temperatures. The multimodal MMC materials were found to be good sorbents for both $H_2$ and $CO_2$ at low pressure.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.555-564
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• 2010

유류 및 중금속 오염 토양으로부터 분리한 토착 미생물인 Bacillus sp, B1 사균(dead biomass)과 polysulfone + DMF(N,N-dimethylformamide) 용액을 혼합하여 제조한 비드(지름 2mm 이하)형 미생물 담체를 이용하여 중급속 오염 지하수를 정화하는 배치실험을 실시하였으며, 담체에 흡착된 중금속의 특성과 구조를 분석하여 미생물 담체에 의한 중금속 제거 기작을 규명하였다. 담체 내 Bacillus sp. B1 사균 비율을 달리하여 제조한 담체들을 이용하여 오염수로부터 납 제거효율을 규명함으로써 미생물 담체 제조에 사용되는 최적의 사균 농도(%)를 결정하였으며, 오염수에 대하여 첨가하는 미생물 담체의 농도변화에 따른 중금속 제거효율을 규명하는 실험을 실시하여 최적의 중금속 제거효율을 가지는 오염수 내 담체 첨가량(농도; g/L)을 결정하였다. 담체 내 사균 농도가 0%(유기중합체로만 형성)와 1%인 경우 제조된 담체의 납 제거효율이 3% 미만으로 polysulfone + DMF 만으로 이루어진 담체는 중금속 제거효과가 거의 없으며, 담체 내 미생물 기질 부분에 의해 대부분의 중금속이 제거되는 것으로 나타났다. 실험 결과 미생물 담체 비용과 제거효율을 고려하면 사균 5%를 혼합하여 제조한 미생물 담체를 2g/50mL 농도로 오염수에 주입하는 것이 가장 효과적인 것으로 밝혀졌다. 담체와 오염수의 반응(흡착)시간에 따른 납과 구리의 제거 반응 실험 결과 두 시간 이내에 평형상태에 도달하여, 현장에서 다량의 중금속 오염 지하수를 짧은 시간(수 시간 이내)에 처리할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 미생물 담체의 중금속 제거효율은 넓은 pH 범위에서 높게 나타났으며, 특히 pH 2-3인 경우 제거효율이 최대로 나타나 pH가 낮은 침출수, 산성폐수의 중금속 처리에도 효과가 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 오염수의 중금속(Pb, Cu, Cd) 초기 농도변화에 따른 미생물 담체의 제거율 실험 결과 납, 구리, 카드뮴의 경우 10mg/L 이하의 농도를 가지는 오염수에서 80% 이상의 제거 효율을 나타내어, 대부분의 국내 오염 지하수의 중금속 농도가 이보다 낮은 것을 감안할 때 본 실험에서 사용된 조건을 적용하여 미생물 담체를 이용하는 경우 다량의 중금속 오염 지하수를 효과적으로 제거할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 미생물 담체를 이용한 납 제거 배치 실험 전/후 미생물 담체(bead)의 내/외부 구조를 SEM/EDS 및 TEM으로 분석한 결과 담체 내/외부 모두 다양한 크기의 다공질로 형성되어 있었으며, 외부 표면뿐 아니라 내부 면까지 납이 다량 흡착되어있는 것으로 나타나 본 실험에서 제조한 미생물 담체가 외부 표면 흡착에만 제한되었던 기존의 polysulfone 담체보다 중금속 제거 능력이 뛰어난 것으로 밝혀졌다. 미생물 담체에 형성된 납의 구조를 분석한 결과 담체의 주된 중금속 제거기작은 담체 내/외부 표면(특히 사균 기질과 polysulfone 물질 경계부)에 의한 다양한 형태의 흡착이었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.3507-3508
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• 2010

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.386-395
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• 2002

This study would like to measure and compare water sorption and solubility of acrylic resins, with 3 different polymerizing methods, and tensile strength between denture base resin and relining rosins. For this experiment, 3 different acrylic resins were used; heat polymerizing resin: Vertex (Dentmex, Zeist, Holland), autopolymerizing resin: Tokuso Rebase (Tokuyama Corp, Tokyo, Japan), and light curing resin: Mild Rebaron LC(GC Corp, Tokyo, Japan) The results were as follows ; 1. Tokuso Rebase showed the lowest water sorption. followed by Mild Rebaron LC and Vertex. Among resins, there were some signigicant differences (P<0.05). 2. Vertex showed the lowest solubility, followed by Mild Rebaron LC and Tokuso Rcbase. Among resins, there were some signigicant differences (P<0.05). 3. Intact Vertex showed the highest tensile strength, and Mild Rebaron LC had a more tensile strength than Tokuso Rebase. Between Vertex and the other resins, there were some signigicant differences (P<0.05) However, between Mild Rebaron LC and Tokuso Rebase, there was no statistical difference (P>0.05). About 50% of Rebaron LC showed cohesive fracture. 4. Tensile strength has more decreased after thermocycling than before, but there was no statistical difference (P>0.05).

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.73-88
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• 2017

Adsorption kinetics of aqueous ferric ion ($Fe^{3+}$) onto bio-natural rice grains (BRG) have been studied in a batch system. The influence of contact time (0-180 minutes), the dosage of BRG adsorbent (10, 20, 40, and $60gL^{-1}$), and ambient temperature (27, 37, 47, and $57^{\circ}C$) for the adsorption system have been reported. The equilibrium time achieved after 20 minutes of adsorption contact time. The maximum removal of ferric ion is 99% by using $60gL^{-1}$ of BRG, $T=37^{\circ}C$, and $50mgL^{-1}$ ferric ion solution. Adsorption kinetic and diffusion models, such as pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, and Weber-Morris intra-particle diffusion model, have been used to describe the adsorption rate and mechanism of the ferric ion onto BRG surface. The sorption data results are fitted by Lagergren pseudo-second order model ($R^2=1.0$). The kinetic parameters, rate constant, and sorption capacities have been calculated. The new information in this study suggests that BRG could adsorb ferric ion from water physiosorption during the first 5 minutes. Afterward, the electrostatic interaction between ferric ion and BGR-surface could take place as a very weak chemisorptions process. Thus, there is no significant change could be noticed in the FTIR spectra after adsorption. I recommend producing BGR as a bio-natural filtering material for removing the ferric ion from water.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.936-942
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• 2012

This review was to elucidate the fate of Bentazon(3-isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-benzothiadiazin-4(3H)-one-2,2-dioxide) and its metabolites in soil. Bentazon is rapidly degraded to form polar metabolites which are mostly adsorbed to soil components, such as humin or fulvic acid, as non extractable forms and mineralized into $CO_2$ by light or micro-organisms in both aerobic or nonaerobic condition. The degradation of Bentazon is dependent on the rate of organic matters in soil and the use of land for the tillage. The degradation rate is decreased as the amount of organic matters in soil increases and if the land is under use for tillage. Sorption and mobility of Bentazon depends on soil pH and the content of organic matters in soil. Usually, the sorption of the metabolites of Bentazon is decreased with increase in the mobility and pH. Almost all of Bentazon is degraded within rhizosphere or forms conjugate bonds with soil organic matters before it reaches to the ground water.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.666-670
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• 2015

Competition among anion species in solution for same sorption sites and soil surface can be of major significance in determining the effective mobility of any potentially adsorbing species. Major soil anion species include $OH^-$, $F^-$, $Cl^-$, $HCO_3{^-}$, $CO_3{^-}$, $NO_3{^-}$, $SO_4{^{2-}}$, and $PO_4{^{3-}}$. And some micro nutrients such as boron and molybdenum exist as $H_2BO_3{^-}$ and $MoO_4{^{2-}}$, as do some heavy metals such as chrome and arsenic as $CrO_4{^{2-}}$ and $HAsO_4{^{2-}}$. Pesticides such as 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D also exist as anions. Many anion species are retained by more complex mechanisms than the simple electrostatic attractions involved in most cation adsorption reactions. In binary system composed of two anions, the adsorption of one anion is influenced by the other anion due to the competition for the available and limited binding sites in soil constituents. The specifically adsorbed anions may compete more effectively for sorption sites than that of nonspecifically adsorbed anion. In this study, we aim to evaluate the mathematical models to determine the magnitude of concentration variations in adsorption due to competitive interactions between anions introduced to a system in binary mixtures.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.278-287
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• 2015

PURPOSE. The aim of this study was to compare the color stability, water sorption and cytotoxicity of thermoplastic acrylic resin for the non-metal clasp dentures to those of thermoplastic polyamide and conventional heat-polymerized denture base resins. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Three types of denture base resin, which are conventional heat-polymerized acrylic resin (Paladent 20), thermoplastic polyamide resin (Bio Tone), thermoplastic acrylic resin (Acrytone) were used as materials for this study. One hundred five specimens were fabricated. For the color stability test, specimens were immersed in the coffee and green tee for 1 and 8 weeks. Color change was measured by spectrometer. Water sorption was tested after 1 and 8 weeks immersion in the water. For the test of cytotoxicity, cell viability assay was measured and cell attachment was analyzed by FE-SEM. RESULTS. All types of denture base resin showed color changes after 1 and 8 weeks immersion. However, there was no significant difference between denture base resins. All specimens showed significant color changes in the coffee than green tee. In water sorption test, thermoplastic acrylic resin showed lower values than conventional heat-polymerized acrylic resin and thermoplastic polyamide resin. Three types of denture base showed low cytotoxicity in cell viability assay. Thermoplastic acrylic resin showed the similar cell attachment but more stable attachment than conventional heat-polymerized acrylic resin. CONCLUSION. Thermoplastic acrylic resin for the non-metal clasp denture showed acceptable color stability, water sorption and cytotoxicity. To verify the long stability in the mouth, additional in vitro studies are needed.