• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.25-30
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• 1996

견 피브로인 섬유에 의한 Cr(VI)의 흡착 특성을 분석하였다. Cr(VI)의 흡착평형은 초기 흡착속도에 큰 영향을 받고 있으며 평형흡착량의 52% 정도에 이르고 있다. 견 피브로인 섬유에 의한 Cr(VI)의 흡착은 크롬염의 산화반응을 일으키는 산성의 pH 범위에서 흡착량이 증가한다. Cr(VI)의 흡착온도에 대한 엔탈피($\Delta$H)의 변화는 39.7KJ.mol-1로 얻어졌다. 이것은 Cr(VI)의 흡착이 착제 화학적 반응이라는 것을 의미하며 IR 스펙트럼의 결과에서도 아미드 형 카르보닐의 배위에 의한 착물형성이 확인되었다. 또한, 견 피브로인 섬유의 크롬 흡착처리에서 물성의 과도한 저하를 고려한 조건은 온도 5$0^{\circ}C$ pH 2.4, 3시간의 처리가 적당하고 5 X 10-3M의 농도에서 흡착평형에 도달하였다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.15-24
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• 1989

The transport of Chromium(Vl) ion from waste water throughl the liquid surfactant membrane containing tri-n-octylamine as a carrier, was analyzed by a slab model and was investigated through experiments. For the experiment of membrane stability, concentrations of surfactant and liquid parafnn oil were analyzed. Extraction euperiments were carried out to observe the effect of system variables, such as stirring speed, concentration of carrier, and NaOH in internal aqueous phase, and concentrations of H$_2$SO$_4$and initial chromium(VI) ion in external aqueous phase at $25^{\circ}C$. It is concluded that the most stable formation of liquid membrane emulsion was obtained when surfactant concentration is above 3 wt. ％ and liquid parafnn oil concentration is 50 vol. ％. The transport of chromium(VI) ion in bacth extractor increased with increasing carrier concentration, the volume ratio of emulsion to external aqueous phases, and initial concentration of chromium(VI) ion under the optimum stirring speed of chromium(VI) ion below 2 ppm. The theoretical equation on the transport of chromium(Vl) ion agreed well with the experimental results.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.113-120
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• 2004

Chromium compounds are known human and animal carcinogens. In this study, the effects of sodium chromate on apoptosis and cell cycle were investigated in order to unveil the elements of early cellular responses to the metal. Using Chinese hamster ovary cells(CHO-K1-BH4), we found taht chromium (VI) treatment induced apoptosis in these cells, as signified by nuclear fragmentation, DNA laddering on agarose gel electrophoresis, and an increased proportionof cells with hypodiploid DNA. Preceding these changes, chromium (VI) treatment increased caspase 3 pritease activity and also increased expression of p53 protein, while the level of bcl2 protein was not changed. Coincubation with caspase inhibitor, Z-DEVD-FMK, inhibited chromium-induced apoptosis. In the flow cytometric analysis using propidium iodide fluorescence, an increase of cell population in G2/M phase was shown in cells exposed to at least 160 $\mu\textrm{m}$ of sodium chromate for 72h, form 9.8% for 0$\mu\textrm{m}$ chromium (VI) to 26.4% for 320$\mu\textrm{m}$ chromium(VI). Taken together, these findings suggest that chromium(VI)-induced apoptosis is accompanied by G2/M cell cycle arrest, and that p53-mediated pathway may be involved in positive regulation of G2/M arrest and a concurred apoptosis in CHO cells.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.29-46
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• 1987

To study hexavalent chromium effects on mitochondrial electron transport, the activities of electron transport enzymes and conformational change of mitochondria treated with $40{\mu}M$ of sodium dichromate ($Na_{2}Cr_{2}O_{7}\;2H_{2}O$) were investigated. And so were those of liver mitochondria isolated from mouse intraperitoneally injected with sodium dichromate, 40mg per kg body weight. On both treatment with chromium(VI), the activities of electron transfer enzymes (Complex I and IV) were increased to some extent and the ultrastructural transformation of mitochondria from a condensed to an orthodox conformation was inhibited under State IV respiration. These results represent' inhibitory effect of hexavalent chromium on electron transport without inhibiting electron transfer enzymes (Complex I and IV) in mitochondria. On intraperitoneal treatment with hexavalent chromium as sodium dichromate and trivalent chromium as chromic chloride, containing 37.5 mg of chromium per kg body weight, respectively, the activities of electron transfer enzymes of liver isolated from mouse with chromium(VI) was reduced, but that with chromium(III) was not affected. And with chromium(VI), all mice after 12 hours of treatment died, only after 6 hours survived. With chromium(III), however, all survived. This indicates that hexavalent chromium is more toxic than trivalent chromiumin mouse liver.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.547-554
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• 2012

Chromium is generated from several industrial processes. It occurs in different oxidation states, but Cr(III) and Cr(VI) are the most common ones. Cr(VI) is a toxic, soluble environmental contaminant. Some bacteria are able to reduce hexavalent chromium to the insoluble and less toxic Cr(III), and thus chromate bioremediation is of considerable interest. An indigenous chromium-reducing bacterial strain, Rb-2, isolated from a tannery water sample, was identified as Ochrobactrum intermedium, on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The influence of factors like temperature of incubation, initial concentration of Cr, mobility of bacteria, and different carbon sources were studied to test the ability of the bacterium to reduce Cr(VI) under variable environmental conditions. The ability of the bacterial strain to reduce hexavalent chromium in artificial and industrial sewage water was evaluated. It was observed that the mechanism of resistance to metal was not due to the change in the permeability barrier of the cell membrane, and the enzyme activity was found to be inductive. Intracellular reduction of Cr(VI) was proven by reductase assay using cell-free extract. Scanning electron microscopy revealed chromium precipitates on bacterial cell surfaces, and transmission electron microscopy showed the outer as well as inner distribution of Cr(VI). This bacterial strain can be useful for Cr(VI) detoxification under a wide range of environmental conditions.

• 분석과학
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.246-250
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• 2007

The quantitative determination of chromium(VI) by separation from chromium(III) complex of 8-hydroxyquinoline using solvent extraction has been studied. The reaction conditions for chromium(III) complex of 8-hydroxyquinoline and the solvent extraction of complex were investigated in detail. The chromium(III) complex was extracted with organic solvent (n-hexane) and residual chromium(VI) was determined by ICP-AES in aqueous layer. This technique is quantitative in the pH range of 8-9 and the limitations such as interfering ions were discussed.

• Carbon letters
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.171-179
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• 2006

A carbonaceous sorbent was prepared from rice husk via sulphuric acid treatment. After preparation and washing, the wet carbon with moisture content 85% was used in its wet status in this study due to its higher reactivity towards Cr(VI) than the dry carbon. The interaction of Cr(VI) and the carbon was studied and two processes were investigated in terms of kinetics and equilibrium namely Cr(VI) removal and chromium sorption. Cr(VI) removal and chromium sorption were studied at various initial pH (1.6-7), for initial Cr(VI) concentration (100 mg/l). At equilibrium, maximum Cr(VI) removal occurred at low initial pH (1.6-2) where, Cr(III) was the only available chromium species in solution. Cr(VI) removal, at such low pH, was related to the reduction to Cr(III). Maximum chromium sorption (60.5 mg/g) occurred at initial pH 2.8 and a rise in the final pH was recorded for all initial pH studied. For the kinetic experiments, approximate equilibrium was reached in 60-100 hr. Cr(VI) removal data, at initial pH 1.6-2.4, fit well pseudo first order model but did not fit pseudo second order model. At initial pH 2.6-7, Cr(VI) removal data did not fit, anymore, pseudo first order model, but fit well pseudo second order model instead. The change in the order of Cr(VI) removal process takes place in the pH range 2.4-2.6 under the experimental conditions. Other two models were tested for the kinetics of chromium sorption with the data fitting well pseudo second order model in the whole range of pH. An increase in cation exchange capacity, sorbent acidity and base neutralization capacity was recorded for the carbon sorbent after the interaction with acidified Cr(VI) indicating the oxidation processes on the carbon surface accompanying Cr(VI) reduction.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.357-363
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• 2006

Chromium compounds are widely used in diverse industries including pigment manufacturing, painting, metal plating and leather tanning. With the wide uses of chromium, various adverse effects of the compounds on the environment and human health have been reported. Among them, hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)], which is a carcinogenic heavy metal, has been widely studies. Epidemiological investigations have shown that respiratory cancers had been found in workers who had been occupationally exposed to Cr (VI). In this study, cell toxicity and induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by Cr (VI) (1, 2, 4, $8{\mu}M$) in cultured human bronchial epithelial cells were investigated. Exposure of the cells to Cr (VI) led to cell death, ROS increase, and cytosolic caspase-3 activation. The ROS increase was related with the decreased level of GSH. Chromatin condensation and fragmentation were occurred by Cr (VI) when evaluated by DAPI staining or agarose gel electrophoresis of the extracted DNA. Expression of ROS related genes including glutathione S-transferase, heme oxygenase-1, metallothionein were significantly induced in Cr (VI) treated cells. This result suggests the toxicity in cultured cells by Cr (VI) was expressed through the apoptotic process with ROS induction.

• 분석과학
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.544-547
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• 2000

By using surface modified activated alumina with AI(III) and flame atomic absorption spectrometry, a rapid and convenient method for the selective analysis of chromium (III) and chromium (VI) in water has been developed. This technique appears to work accurately under optimum pH range from 3 to 5.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.275-282
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• 1981

試藥겔 粒子를 채운 마이크로分析컬럼을 사용하여 水溶液중의 ppm레벨 이하의 크롬(VI)이온의 簡易分析法을 開發하였다. 115∼150 mesh의 XAD-2 樹脂를 실온에서 10분동안 에탄올에 膨潤시킨 다음, 유리관(안지름 1.5 mm, 길이 65 mm)에 채워 넣고 $2.0{\times}10^{-3}M$ diphenylcarbazide(DPC)-에탄올용액 1ml를 20분 동안에 흘려 분석컬럼을 만든다. 이 컬럼에 크롬(VI)이온을 포함한 황산산성의 試料水(pH 1) 0.5 ml를 40분 동안에 흘리면 컬럼의 위 끝으로부터 DPC겔의 흰색은 赤紫色으로 변색된다. 着色帶의 길이는 컬럼을 통과한 試料水중의 크롬(VI)濃度에 比例하므로 일정량의 試料水를 흘린 다음, 着色帶의 길이를 측정하여 미리 작성한 檢量線으로부터 크롬(VI)이온의 濃度를 구할 수 있다. 이 법으로 0.1∼0.8 ppm의 크롬(VI)이온을 ${\pm}5{\sim}{\pm}15{\%}$의 相對誤差로 정량할 수 있다. 본법은 妨害이온의 영향이 적기 때문에 가리움劑로 EDTA를 써서 크롬(VI)이온 (0.6 ppm)의 100배량의 철(III)이온과 50배 양의 구리(II)이온을 음폐시킬 수 있으며, 工場廢水중의 크롬(VI)이온의 分析에 應用하여 만족한 결과를 얻었다.