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Enrichment of Lithium Isotopes by Cation Exchange Chromatography (양이온 교환 크로마토그래피에 의한 리튬 동위원소의 농축)

  • Kim, Dong Won;Kim, Chang Suck;Choi, Ki Young;Jeon, Young Shin;Jeong, Young Kyu;Park, Sung Up
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.201-204
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    • 1994
  • Cation exchange column chromatography of lithium was carried out to investigate the lithium isotope separation in aqueous ion exchange system. A Pyrex glass column of $50cm{\times}6mm$ inner radius with a water jacket was used as the separation column in experiment. Upon column chromatography using hydrochloric and succinic acid mixtures as an elunent, single separation factor, ${\alpha}$, 1.0068 was obtained. From the experiment, it was found that $^6Li$ was enriched in the resin phase and $^7Li$ in the solution phase.

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Production of liquid fertilizer from broken eggs and evaluation of its effect on lettuce growth

  • Kim, Bo-Ra;Lee, Jae-Han;Kim, Su-Hun;Choi, Ha-Yeon;Choi, Bong-Su;Oh, Taek-Keun;Lee, Chang-Hoon
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.47 no.1
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    • pp.11-18
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    • 2020
  • Eggs are likely to be used in agriculture because they can provide enough nutrients for crop growth. Statistics show that a large number of eggs are lost due to breakage before reaching the final consumer. The purpose of this study was to make a natural liquid fertilizer as a substitute for chemical fertilizers using broken eggs as a resource and to evaluate the efficiency of the formulated fertilizer. To make the liquid fertilizer, the broken eggs and distilled water were mixed at ratios of 6 : 4 and 4 : 6. Then, effective micro-organisms (EM) and sugar were added, and the mixture was fermented. The temperature and electrical conductivity (EC) increased gradually with the fermentation while the pH decreased. When evaluated following the seed germination index method of the compost, it was found that the fertilizer matured 10 days after the beginning of the experiment. The growth experiment was conducted with lettuce in which the fermented liquid fertilizer was compared with a commercial liquid fertilizer. The 6 : 4 treatment produced plants with the densest fresh shoot and roots weighing 41.6 and 4.6 g, respectively. The number of leaves (12.3 per plant) was also the highest for the 6 : 4 treatment. Soil analysis showed that the soil pH was improved, and the soil organic matter was increased in the fermented liquid fertilizer treatment.

Synthesis of functional ZnO nanoparticles and their photocatalytic properties

  • Nam, Sang-Hun;Kim, Myoung-Hwa;Lee, Sang-Duck;Kim, Min-Hee;Boo, Jin-Hyo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2010.02a
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    • pp.54-54
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    • 2010
  • Zinc oxide is metal oxide semiconductor with the 3.37 eV bandgap energy. Zinc oxide is very attractive materials for many application fields. Zinc Oxide has many advantages such as high conductivity and good transmittance in visible region. Also it is cheaper than other semiconductor materials such as indium tin oxide (ITO). Therefore, ZnO is alternative material for ITO. ZnO is attracting attention for its application to transparent conductive oxide (TCO) films, surface acoustic wave (SAW), films bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR), piezoelectric materials, gas-sensing, solar cells and photocatalyst. In this study, we synthesized ZnO nanoparticles and defined their physical and chemical properties. Also we studied about the application of ZnO nanoparticles as a photocatalyst and try to find a enhancement photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanorticles.. We synthesized ZnO nanoparticles using spray-pyrolysis method and defined the physical and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles in experiment I. When the ZnO are exposed to UV light, reduction and oxidation(REDOX) reaction will occur on the ZnO surface and generate ${O_2}^-$ and OH radicals. These powerful oxidizing agents are proven to be effective in decomposition of the harmful organic materials and convert them into $CO_2$ and $H_2O$. Therefore, we investigated that the photocatalytic activity was increased through the surface modification of synthesized ZnO nanoparticles. In experiment II, we studied on the stability of ZnO nanoparticles in water. It is well known that ZnO is unstable in water in comparison with $TiO_2$. $Zn(OH)_2$ was formed at the ZnO surface and ZnO become inactive as a photocatalyst when ZnO is present in the solution. Therefore, we prepared synthesized ZnO nanoparticles that were immersed in the water and dried in the oven. After that, we measured photocatalytic activities of prepared samples and find the cause of their photocatalytic activity changes.

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Preparation and Characteristics of Carmine coated Mica Pearlescent Pigment (카민이 코팅된 마이카 펄 광택안료의 제조 및 특성)

  • Lee, Dong-Kyu;Lee, Jin-Hwa;Park, Seon-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.511-517
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    • 2008
  • We make high-functional inorganic-composite pearlescent pigment material that coated with carmine on the plate-type particle such as mica. In this experiment, we synthesized composite powder using pH control precipitation method. We make an experiment with changing as synthesis factors that are concentrations of starting material and precipitation materials. We analyzed pearlescent powder's shape, and crystallization with FE-SEM, XRD, and EDS. Optimum condition for preparation of carmine coated mica pearlescent pigment is pH $4.5{\sim}5.5$.

Effects of Storage Environmental Conditions on Weight Loss, Whiteness Change, and Microbial Activity of Mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus)

  • Pai, Tongkun
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.43 no.3
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    • pp.161-164
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    • 2000
  • The effects of storage temperature and high relative humidity (RH) on the weight loss, color change, and microbial activity of a mushroom ('Sylvan' hybrid white) were investigated. The experiment was performed at three temperature (5, 10 and $15^{\circ}C$) and four different relative humidity levels (91, 94, 97 and 99%). The weight loss of the tested samples had a highly correlated linear relationship with storage time at each RH level during storage. Both the storage temperature and RH levels in the experiment had signigicant effects (p<0.05) on the weight-loss rate of the tested samples. The loss whiteness of mushrooms was not significantly affected (p>0.05) by RH ranges at the same temperature. No visible damage was caused by either bacteria or fungi in all samples during storage.

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Chemistry Experiment Program Using 3D - Neutralization Reaction - (3D를 이용한 화학실험 프로그램 - 중화반응 -)

  • Yoon, Kyung-Seob;Kang, Min-Uk;Kim, Hyun-Woo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2012.07a
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    • pp.285-286
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    • 2012
  • 실험의 주된 목적은 가설의 검증에 있다. 그 중에서도 화학 실험은 다른 실험보다 위험도가 높을뿐더러 소모성 약품이 많고 실험을 할 장소도 마련되어야 하며 실험할 기구 또한 준비가 제대로 되어 있어야 한다. 또 미세한 실수라든지 실험하는 과정이나 방법을 약간만 다르게 해도 결과가 얼마든지 다르게 나올 수 있는 실험이 바로 화학실험이다. 그렇기 때문에 화학 실험에 있어서 충분히 과정과 방법을 숙지해 실험에 임해야 한다. 본 논문에서는 화학 실험 중에서 중화 반응 실험의 과정과 방법을 미리 시뮬레이션을 통해 숙지할 수 있는 프로그램을 제안한다.

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Oligomerization State of the Plasma Membrane Proteolipid Apoprotein Purified from the Bovine Kidney, Probed by the Fluorescence Polarization

  • Chae, Quae;Nam, Sang-Rye
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.202-206
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    • 1988
  • In order to investigate the oligomerization state of the plasma membrane proteolipid apoprotein purified from the bovine kidney, fluorescence polarization experiment was carried out in the two different solvent systems, i.e., water and organic solvent(chloroform-methanol). The molecular volumes of the proteins estimated from the Perrin equation, were to be 45,258$A^3$ and 17,608$A^3$ in water and organic solvent, respectively. These values indicate that a trimerization is possibly occurring in the aqueous environment. As an auxiliary experiment for the calculation of the molecular volume using Perrin equation, fluorescence quenching constants ($K_q$) with the quencher acrylamide and fluorescence lifetimes (${\tau}_F$) of the intrinsic fluorophore tryptophan residue were estimated in the two different solvent systems. $K_q$ in water was 18.21$M^{-1}$ and it was 46.24$M^{-1}$ in organic solvent. Fluorescence lifetimes of tryptophan residue were calculated to be 2.80 nsec. in water and 3.81 nsec. in organic solvent, respectively.

Analysis of Students' and Teachers' Questions Posted on Chemistry Q&A Board in a Chemistry Education Homepage (화학교육 홈페이지의 화학 Q&A 게시판에 등록된 학생과 교사 질문 분석)

  • Han, Jae-Young;Ji, Youn-Jung;Lee, Jae-Youn
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.56 no.1
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    • pp.137-143
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    • 2012
  • This study analyzed the questions posted on the chemistry Q&A board by students and teachers in a chemistry education homepage, in order to understand the difficulties in learning and teaching chemistry. The different tendencies were found in the contents and the motivations of questions by students and teachers. In Chemistry I, students raised many questions in the 'Water' unit, while teachers raised many ones in the 'Chemical compound in our life' unit. In Chemistry II, students asked many questions in the 'Gas, liquid, solid' unit, while teachers did in 'Chemical reaction and energy' unit. Students' motivations of questioning were 'Explanation of unclear concept', and 'Problem solving', while teachers' motivations were 'Searching information', and 'Question in experiment'. The Q&A board provided a field in exchanging informations needed in learning and teaching chemistry. Educational implications were discussed on the use of Q&A board in chemistry education.

A Study on the Feature of Chemistry Education Through Analyzing into the Chemistry Textbooks Published in the Enlightenment Period in Korea (개화기 화학교과서의 분석을 통한 화학교육의 특성 연구)

  • Park, Jong-Seok
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.48 no.4
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    • pp.427-435
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    • 2004
  • Characteristics of chemistry education during the enlightenment period in Korea are examined by analyzing chemistry textbooks used in the period. Specifically, the analysis is made from the aspects of science, students and teachers. As a result it is found that; first, scientific knowledge itself is emphasized, contrary to those described in the curriculum of chemistry used in the period, and it consists of introduction, non-metals, metals and organic chemistry in chemistry textbook, second, the level of chemistry is similar with that in present high schools, and its technical constitution might have been difficult for a student to study with an experiment, third, terminology lacks consistency and some textbooks include contents of other subject. It is therefore believed that the chemistry textbooks of the enlightenment period is scientifically incomplete and would not have been easy for the teachers to use them to teach the students. In addition, considering the students as a beginner of modern sciences, study level could have been too difficult for them to follow. In conclusion, it appears that chemistry education during the enlightenment period in Korea was not so successful.

Characterization of Grape Seed Oil

  • Kang, Han-Chul;Park, Won-Jong;Kim, Si-Dong;Park, Jong-Cheon
    • Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.41 no.8
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    • pp.578-582
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    • 1998
  • Grape seed oil was characterized to assess the usefulness in the food industry. Among the various oils, the initial antioxidant activity was the highest for grape seed oil. Heating the oil at $180^{\sim}C$ for 20 min retained 86% of the initial activity. Grape seed and sesame oils showed a low peroxide value, about 2, implying a less oxidative reaction. The oxidation of grape seed oil was increased to a less extent by heat-treatment than other oils. Light exposure for 1 month resulted in a slight decrease in the antioxidant activity of grape seed oil, maintaining 96% of the initial activity. Other oils were all light-susceptible and the activities decreased significantly. The peroxide values of all the oils increased by light exposure, but the extent of oxidation was still the least for grape seed oil. The addition of grape seed oil to perilla oil was very effective, in that the peroxide value was 5-times decreased by 1 : 5 composition of grape seed oil versus perilla oil. These results indicate that grape seed oil can be used as a good cooking oil or an additive for other oils.

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