• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.591-594
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• 2019

Some strains of Escherichia coli are categorized as pathogenic bacteria and alternative antimicrobials including bacteriophages for controlling these bacteria have been studied. In this study we screened antimicrobial candidates that present synergistic inhibition of the growth of E. coli DH5α as a model when co-treated with the bacteriophage ECP27 to target the bacteria. As candidates, CaCl₂, lactic acid, and citric acid were tested. CaCl₂ showed a synergistic inhibition against the strain by dose-dependent manner at 6 h of incubation but the viable cell count was recovered at 12 h. However, lactic acid and citric acid at 30 mM concentration showed synergistic inhibitions at 6 h of incubation and cleared the viable cells of E. coli DH5α at 12 h when co-treated with the bacteriophage even though lactic acid or citric acid alone was effective. Therefore, co-treatment using the bacteriophage and organic acids such as lactic acid and citric acid can be a solution for synergistic inhibition of the growth of E. coli.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.548-554
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• 2016

In this study, semi-aqueous solutions containing carboxylic acids such as oxalic acid (OA), lactic acid (LA) and citric acid (CA) were formulated for the removal of copper etching residues produced at the interconnection process, and their characteristics were analyzed. Carboxylic acids in the solutions were apt to form various copper complexes according to the value of pH. Semi-aqueous solution containing 10 wt% CA showed the lowest etching rate of copper in the range from pH2 to pH7 and the highest selectivity in the range of pH 2 to pH 4. However, the cleaning solution containing 10 wt% LA revealed the superior selectivity at the range from pH 5 to pH 7. Appropriate selection of carboxylic acid should be required to improve the performance of cleaning solution. In the case of CA, the etching selectivity of copper oxide complex to copper was increased with the concentration of CA in the solution, when the solutions contain over 5 wt% CA, the copper interconnection layer has a metallic copper surface more than 88% in the area. The result shows that CA contained semi-aqueous solution has a relatively good cleaning ability.

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.145-148
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• 2001

This research was conducted to find out whether controlled atmosphere(CA) can maintain Satsuma Mandarin fruit fresh longer compared to cold storage. Fruit harvested in Nov. 1998 at Jeju Province were stored in three different CA condition including cold storage. The CA treatments consisted of combinations of 3%, 5% and 10.9% $CO_2$ with 1% and 3-3.9% $O_2$, respectively. Weight and firmness were maintained higher in static CA chambers than in the cold storage. Soluble solid content in fruit of cold storage increased until 2 months of storage and thereafter sharply decreased, whereas that of CA-stored fruit increased slowly throughout the storage period of 120 days. Citric acid decreased obviously in all the treatments with a partially longer retention in CA chambers during storage. Sensory evaluation clearly showed that CA could extend market period of Satsuma Mandarin fruit.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.265-270
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• 2016

Accumulated Phosphate can be released by ligand exchange reaction of organic acids. The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of the organic acids on the availability of phosphate and the growth of crop in phosphate and salts accumulated soil. Soil samples were collected from farmer's plastic film house. Available phosphate and electrical conductivity of soil were $3,005mg\;kg^{-1}$ and $16.63mg\;kg^{-1}$ which were 6 and 8 times higher than the optimum range of soil for crop growth, respectively. Corns were cultivated in pots for 2 months. Treatments were no treatment (control), phosphate fertilizer (P), citric acid (CA) 1, 5, 10 mM, and oxalic acid (OA) 1, 5, 10 mM. Water soluble phosphorus, available phosphate, corn growth and uptake were determined after cultivation. Results showed that organic acids increased water soluble phosphorus and available phosphate. For the level of 10 mM, the order of effectiveness of organic acids for water soluble P was citric acid (44%) > oxalic acid (32%). Height and dry weight of corns were increased significantly by the treatment of citric acid 1 and 5 mM. Also, corn absorbed more phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium, calcium and magnesium in the treatment of citric acid 1 mM than these of other treatments. Even though phosphate availability of soil was enhanced by addition of citric acid 10 mM, the growth of corns decreased because high concentration of citric acid caused salt damage by increasement of electrical conductivity. Thus, the citric acid of 1 mM has the potential to improve the availability of phosphate and the healthy growth of corns.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.354-360
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• 2019

In order to extend the shelf life of Wasabi paste, the effects of citric acid were confirmed at $35^{\circ}C$ for 28 days. Citric acid-treated groups contained citric acid in amounts of 0.05, 0.10, 0.17, 0.30, and 0.40%, respectively. Quality characteristics of Wasabi pastes were determined in pH, titratable acidity, soluble solid content, color values, microbial analysis (aerobic bacteria, yeast), gas production, and content of allyl isothiocyanate. The pH and titratable acidities of Wasabi pastes added with citric acid were indicated as 4.03-5.19 and 4.23-4.82%, respectively. Soluble solid content was significantly different according to concentrations of citric acid. L values showed the highest at $50.05{\pm}0.46$. a and b values were increased during the storage period. Total aerobic bacteria and yeast counts of Wasabi pastes were decreased in a dose-dependent manner. Gas production from Wasabi pastes showed at 19.55-19.80 mL/tube after 28 days of storage. The addition of citric acid (0.3% or more) to the Wasabi paste resulted in increased storage stability.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.17-21
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• 1974

Tasty constituents such as free amino acids. free organic acids and free sugars and minerals in clavariaceae botrytis were surveyed through the course of this study. The results were as, follows: 1. Isoleucine valine threonine alanine methionine cysteine glutamine histidine glutamic acid and aspartic acid were presented in clavariaceae botrytis, and aspartic acid showed the highest amount. 2. Succinic acid was the major organic acid in clavariaceae botrytis, and also citric acid malic acid and fumaric acid were presented. 3. Clavariaceae botrytis contained fructose, maltose glucose and sucrose ; glucose and sucrose were more than 80% of total sugars. 4. Na K Mg Ca Zn Mn Cu am Fe by atomic absorption spectrometer were detected and assayed. and Al Si Ni Sn Ti Cr Ag Pb B and Sr detected by emission spectrograph. K of these minerals showed the highest amount but very small amount of Ca was presented.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.257-261
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• 2003

Chemical components relevant to the characteristic antimicrobial activities of the Korean chestnut (Castanea crenata S. et Z.) leaves and flowers were analyzed. The composition of free sugar were sucrose, maltose in the chestnut flowers and sucrose, glucose, fructose in the chestnut leaves. The contains of tannin were 0.16% in the chestnut flower and 1.98% in the chestnut leaves. In fatty acids case, the linoleic contents were significantly high in the chestnut leaves and flowers. The organic acids showed high composition to succnic and citric acid in the chestnut leaves. The ammo acid compositions showed high contents to aspatic acid, proline, glutamic acid, glycine and methionine in the chestnut leaves and flowers. The total amino acid showed significantly higher in the chestnut leaves than flowers. The major minerals contained in the chestnut leaves and flowers were K, Ca, Ng, Fe, Mn and Al. Ascorbic acids were detected highly in the chestnut leaves and flowers.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.307-310
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• 2004

Micellar enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) is a surfactant-based separation process and it can remove heavy metal ions from aqueous stream effectively. However, it is necessary to recover and reuse surfactants for economic feasibility because surfactant is expensive. Foam fractionation was investigated for both anionic and cationic surfactant recovery. Chelating agent such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) was studied for the separation of heavy metals from surfactant solution. Anionic surfactants bound with heavy metals can be recovered by lowering pH (acidification). In this study, citric acid and imminodiacetic acid (IDA) were applied to release copper from sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micellar solution and compared with EDTA. Precipitation of copper by ferricynide and sodium sulfide were also investigated. As a result, ca. 100 % of copper was released from SDS micellar solution by 5 mM of EDTA and citric acid. And 3.3 mM of ferricyanide formed precipitate with 82.7 % of copper. 5 mM of IDA and sodium sulfide released or formed precipitate 82.5 % and 58.9 % of copper, respectively. Citric acid is harmless to environments and ferricyanide precipitates with Cu easily. Therefore, it is considered that citric acid and ferricyanide have competiveness over a famous chelating agent, EDTA, for the separation of Cu from SDS solution.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.29 no.7
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• pp.544-550
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• 1992

Zirconia gel fibers could be made by drawing from polyester sol containing zirconyl oxychloride during the reaction between ethylen glycol and citric acid. In this case, the critical mole ratio of zirconyl oxychloride to citric acid was about 4 and by adding CaCl2 and calcining the gel fiber in the air, cubic stabilized zirconia fibers having much micropores at surface could be obtained.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.48 no.6
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• pp.634-640
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• 2015

Chelating agents have been proposed to improve the efficiency of phytoextraction of heavy metal hyperaccumulator. However, little studies to elucidate mechanism of chelating agents to increase cadmium (Cd) extractability have been conducted. The objectives of this study were to evaluate effect of different chelating agents on Cd extractability and to determine mechanism of Cd mobilization affected by these agents. An arable soil was spiked with inorganic Cd ($CdCl_2$) to give a total Cd concentration of $20mgCdkg^{-1}$. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and citric acid (CA) were selected and mixed with the arable soil at the rates of 0 and $5mmolkg^{-1}$. The mixture soils were incubated at $25^{\circ}C$ for 4 weeks in dark condition. Concentration of F1 Cd fractions (water soluble) significantly increased with addition of EDTA but did not changed with addition of CA. Especially; concentration of F5 Cd fractions (residual) significantly increased with addition of CA. Increase in water soluble with EDTA might be attributed to complexation of Cd and EDTA. Dissolved organic carbon concentration significantly increased with EDTA addition, but did not with CA implying that considerable amount of CA was decomposed to inorganic carbon by microorganism. Log activity of carbonate ($CO_3{^{2-}}$) which might be generated from CA increased with addition of CA. Increase in residual Cd fraction might be due to precipitation of Cd as $CdCO_3$. As a result, EDTA was effective in increasing Cd extractability, by contrast CA had significant effect in reducing Cd extractability.