• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.316-326
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• 2023

Development of carbon-neutral fuel production technologies to solve climate change issues is progressing worldwide. Among them, methane can be produced through the synthesis of hydrogen produced by renewable energy and carbon dioxide captured through a CO₂ methanation reaction, and the fuel produced in this way is called synthetic methane or e-methane. The CO₂ methanation reaction can be conducted via biological or thermochemical methods. In this study, a 30 Nm³/h thermochemical CO₂ methanation process consisting of an isothermal reactor and an adiabatic reactor was used. The CO₂ conversion rate and methane concentration according to the temperature measurement results at the center and outside of the adiabatic reactor were analyzed. The gas flow into the adiabatic reactor was found to reach equilibrium after about 1.10 seconds or more by evaluating the residence time. Furthermore, experimental and analysis results were compared to evaluate performance of the reactor.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2018

Kefir exhibits antimicrobial activity in vitro against gram-positive and gram negative bacteria, as well as some fungi. The ability of LAB to inhibit the growth of closely related bacteria is well known. This inhibition of pathogenic and spoilage microbes may be due to the production of organic acids, hydrogen peroxide, acetaldehyde, diacetyl, carbon dioxide, or bacteriocins. Lactobacilli are the major contributors to acid production and, hence, a determining factor in the flavor development in kefir. Lactic acid, proteolytic activity, and acetaldehyde are the essential flavor compounds in kefir. Both acid and bacteriocins contribute to the antimicrobial activity of kefir and kefir grains. Kefir is rich in proteins, calcium, vitamin $B_{12}$, niacin, and folic acid. Many studies have investigated the benefits of consuming kefir and have shown that it is a natural probiotic, which when consumed regularly, can help relieve intestinal disorders, promote bowel movement, reduce flatulence, and improve the overall health of the digestive system. Tibetan kefir, which is different from traditional kefir, is produced in China. It has been reported to exhibit antimicrobial activity that is nearly identical to that of traditional kefir. Kefir production is considered a rapidly growing food industry in China.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.413-419
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• 2019

최근 화석연료기반에서 친환경 수소 기반의 청정에너지원으로 전환되는 세계적 흐름에 따라, 수소연료전지의 고성능 저가격 핵심 소재 기술 개발에 많은 관심이 이루어지고 있다. 그 가운데 연료전지의 전해질로 사용되는 강화복합막의 기술 도입은 과불소계 술폰산 이오노머(Perfluorosulfonic acid, PFSA) 양의 감소 및 막 두께 감소를 통한 가격 저감 및 셀 저항 감소, 치수 안정성 개선 그리고 계면 안정성에 대한 확보가 가능하여 최종적으로 연료전지 성능 향상과 가격절감이 동시에 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 연료전지용 불소계 전해질 강화복합막 코팅 공정에서 이오노머 분산용매에 따라 막 형성 및 물성 변화와 연료전지 성능에 미치는 영향에 대해 연구하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권2호
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• pp.278-286
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• 2023

The present work evaluated the production of biohydrogen under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions through dark fermentation of palm oil mill effluent (POME) in batch mode using the design of experiment methodology. Response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to investigate the influence of the two significant parameters, POME concentration as substrate (5, 12.5, and 20 g/l), and volumetric substrate to inoculum ratio (1:1, 1:1.5, and 1:2, v/v.%), with inoculum concentration of 14.3 g VSS/l. All the experiments were analyzed at 37 ℃ and 55 ℃ at an incubation time of 24 h. The highest chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal, hydrogen content (H₂%), and hydrogen yield (HY) at a substrate concentration of 12.5 g COD/l and S:I ratio of 1:1.5 in mesophilic and thermophilic conditions were obtained (27.3, 24.2%), (57.92, 66.24%), and (6.43, 12.27 ml H₂/g COD_rem), respectively. The results show that thermophilic temperature in terms of COD removal was more effective for higher COD concentrations than for lower concentrations. Optimum parameters projected by RSM with S:I ratio of 1:1.6 and POME concentration of 14.3 g COD/l showed higher results in both temperatures. It is recognized how RSM and optimization processes can predict and affect the process performance under different operational conditions.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.197-206
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• 2021

Marine brown seaweeds are a source of functional ingredients with various biological properties. They have been used in the food and functional food industries. Brown seaweeds are divided into three parts of blades, stipe, and root. Normally seaweed blades were used as raw materials for biological research. However, there are limited uses on stipes of Ecklonia maxima (E. maxima) depending on the physicochemical, nutritional, and biological properties. Besides, the comparative studies of two structures of E. maxima, blades and stipe didn't discover previously. This study aimed to compare the potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of the two structures of E. maxima, blades and stipe in vitro studies to increase the utilization of the two structures of E. maxima. The enzyme-assisted hydrolysate from E. maxima showed significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Among them, celluclast-assisted hydrolysate from E. maxima blades (EMBC) and viscozyme-assisted hydrolysate from E. maxima stipe (EMSV) expressed significant protection on hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress. Moreover, EMBC and EMSV treatment remarkably reduced nitric oxide production by downregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokine expressions in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated Raw 264.7 cells. Especially EMBC showed strong inhibition on pro-inflammatory cytokine production compared to EMSV. Taken together research findings suggest that EMBC and EMSV possessed potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and may be utilized as functional ingredients in the food and functional food sectors.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.24-31
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• 2021

Objectives: Accumulation of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) leads to oxidative stress. Increased production of ROS, such as superoxide anion, or a deficiency in their clearance by antioxidant defences, mediates cellular pathology. Grewia Spp fruits are a source of bioactive compounds and have notable antioxidant activity. Although the antioxidant capacity of Grewia Spp has been studied, there is very limited evidence that links the antioxidant activities of Grewia bicolor and Grewia flava to the inhibition of free radical formation associated with damage in biological systems. Methods: This study evaluated the protective effects of Grewia bicolor and Grewia flava extracts against free radical-induced oxidative stress and the resulting cytotoxicity effect using HeLa cells. Antioxidant properties determined using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and total phenolic content (TPC) assays showed significantly higher (p < 0.05) antioxidant activity in Grewia flava (ethanol extract) than Grewia flava (water extract) and Grewia bicolor (ethanol and water extracts). Results: Using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5diphenyltetrazolium bromide or MTT assay, cytotoxicity results showed that extracts of Grewia bicolor and Grewia flava were less toxic to HeLa cells at tested concentrations compared to the untreated control. This confirmed the low toxicity of these edible fruits at the tested concentrations in HeLa cells. Furthermore, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced cell loss was effectively reduced by pre-incubating HeLa cells with Grewia bicolor and Grewia flava extracts, with Grewia flava (ethanol extract) revealing better protection. Conclusion: The effect was speculated to be associated with the higher antioxidant activity of Grewia flava (ethanol extract). Additional studies will warrant confirmation of the mechanism of action of such effects.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.603-612
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• 2014

대규모 산업 단지 내에는 다양한 네트워크가 형성되어 있다. 각각의 네트워크들은 네트워크를 구성하는 요소들이 필요로 하는 물질의 생산 및 수송을 통하여 물질의 수요를 충족시킨다. 네트워크 자체적으로 직접 생산을 통하여 각 공장들이 필요로 하는 물질의 수요를 충족시키기도 하며 수요량의 변화나 경제적 요소들로 인하여 네트워크 외부에서 필요로 하는 물질을 구매하여 네트워크 내에서 수송하기도 한다. 특히나 유틸리티 네트워크와 수소 네트워크는 대규모 산업 단지의 대표적인 네트워크들이며 이러한 네트워크들의 비용적 절감 및 네트워크 구성의 최적화와 관련된 많은 연구들이 수행되어 왔다. 하지만 두 네트워크를 연결하여 통합된 네트워크 모델을 구축하여 최적화를 진행한 연구는 진행되어 오지 않았다. 본 논문에서는 유틸리티 네트워크에서 발생되는 여분의 스팀을 수증기 메탄 개질 공정의 원료로 사용하여 수소를 생산한 후, 생산된 수소를 수소 네트워크에 주입하여 수소 네트워크의 수소 수요량을 충족시키는 모델을 개발하였다. 제시된 모델은 유틸리티 네트워크의 유틸리티 수요량과 수소 네트워크의 수소 수요량을 모두 충족시키면서 통합된 네트워크 모델의 최적 설계 및 네트워크 구성도를 결정할 수 있게 하고, 요구되는 전체 비용을 계산 가능하게 한다. 본 연구에서 제시한 모델의 타당성을 평가하기 위하여 국내 최대 규모의 대규모 석유 화학 산업단지를 가지고 있는 여수 석유 화학 단지를 대상으로 사례를 적용해 보았으며 이 사례 연구를 통하여 얻은 결과는 기존의 유틸리티 네트워크와 수소 네트워크를 개별적으로 연구한 결과와 비교하여 더 최적의 결정을 제시할 것이다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제63권4호
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• pp.357-363
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• 2020

Oxidative stress caused by the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is known as an etiology of neurodegenerative diseases. Populus tomentiglandulosa (PT), a member of the Salicaceae family, is widely grown in Korea and has been reported to exert protective effects on cerebral ischemia by attenuating of oxidative stress and neuronal damage. In the present study, we investigated the antioxidant activity and neuroprotective effects of an ethanol extract and four fractions [n-butanol, ethyl acetate (EtOAc), chloroform, and n-hexane] of PT under in vitro and cellular systems. The extract and four fractions of PT showed 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), •OH, and O2- radical scavenging activities in a dose-dependent manner. In particular, the EtOAc fraction of PT had the strongest DPPH, •OH, and O2- radical scavenging activities among the extract and other fractions. Therefore, we further investigated the neuroprotective effect of the EtOAc fraction of PT against oxidative stress in H2O2-induced SH-SY5Y cells. Treatment with H2O2 significantly decreased cell viability and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release, and it also increased the ROS levels compared to the normal group. However, treatment with the EtOAc fraction of PT significantly increased cell viability. Moreover, the EtOAc fraction of PT-treated group significantly suppressed ROS production and LDH release compared to the H2O2-induced control group. In conclusion, our findings indicated that PT had in vitro antioxidant activity and neuroprotective effects against oxidative stress. Therefore, PT could be used as a natural agent for protection against oxidative stress.

• 청정기술
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2010

해조류를 바이오매스로 이용하는 혐기성 발효를 통해 메탄을 생성하는 연구를 수행하였다. 먼저 원소분석을 통한 다시마, 미역, 톳 등 세 종류의 바이오매스의 이론 메탄가스 전환량을 구한 결과, 분석한 세 종류의 해조류는 C 34 ~ 36%, H 5%, O 37 ~ 43%, N 2 ~ 4%, S 0.4 ~ 0.7%, ash 14 ~ 21%를 포함하고 있었으며, 이론적으로 56 ~ 60%의 메탄전환이 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 이는 g VS(고형분) 당 442 ~ 568 mL의 메탄가스를 생산할 수 있는 양이다. 생물학적메탄잠재력 (Biological Methane Potential, BMP) 시험을 통하여 실제 메탄가스를 측정한 결과, 다시마에서 최대 메탄생성수율 (52%)을 보였다. 이어서 회분식으로 메탄가스 생산에 영향을 미치는 여러 가지 인자들 (유기물 농도, pH, 염분, 입자크기, 그리고 시료전처리)에 대한 조사를 통해 최적의 메탄가스 생산조건을 구하였다. 전처리한 다시마 5 g VS/200 mL를 pH 8조건에서 염분 제거 없이 사용했을 때 이론치의 51%(197.1 mL/g VS)를 얻었고, 더욱이 습식멸균기로 해조류를 찐 경우 27% 증가한 268.5 mL/g VS 메탄가스를 생산할 수 있었다. 또한 연속반응기 (7 L 운영부피/10 L 반응기)를 이용하여 65일 간 운전한 결과 하루 최대 약 1.4 L의 메탄가스 (평균 메탄함량 70%)를 생산할 수 있었다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.31-31
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• 2022

Plant-derived antioxidants are used as a healthy diet and are known to inhibit various human diseases. In this study, we investigated free radical scavenging and antioxidant activity of extracts from three plants (Ammannia multiflora, Ammannia coccinea and Salix gracilistyla) with the most DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging activity from 196 plant extracts inhabiting along Nakdong River in Republic of Korea. The three extracts also have strong total antioxidant activity. Moreover, the extracts inhibited hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-induced reactive oxygen species production and depolarized mitochondrial membrane potential in RAW264.7 macrophages. In zebrafish larvae, 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFDA) fluorescent intensity, induced by H₂O₂, was markedly reduced by the extracts of A. multiflora, A. coccinea and S. gracilistyla. Meanwhile, the extracts were upregulated Nrf2 and HO-1 expression, and an HO-1 inhibitor reversed the extract-induced oxidative responses both in vivo and in vitro. The data suggest that the extracts of A. multiflora, A. coccinea, and S. gracilistyla exert potential free radical scavenging and antioxidant capacities both in vivo and in vitro by activating the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.