• Journal of Life Science
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.715-721
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• 1999

The biodegradative potentialities of a toluene-tolerant Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 154, isolated from waste water, were investigated. Among 16 aromatic substrates tested, cumene, cyclohexane, ethylbenzene, p-xylene, m-xyene, toluene and diphenylether were metabolized. Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 154 degraded aerobically toluene, ethylbenzene, p-xylene and cumene. With toluene competitive degradation occurred after 12 hours, but with p-xylene and cumene, and with ethylbenzene, 90 and 75% degradation occurred after 12 hours of incubation, respectively.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.465-469
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• 2016

The usage of the correct combustion characteristic of the treated substance for the safety of the process is critical. For the safe handling of cumene being used in various ways in the chemical industry, the flash point and the autoignition temperature (AIT) of cumene was experimented. And, the lower explosion limit of cumene was calculated by using the lower flash point obtained in the experiment. The flash points of cumene by using the Setaflash and Pensky-Martens closed-cup testers measured $31^{\circ}C$ and $33^{\circ}C$, respectively. The flash points of cumene by using the Tag and Cleveland open cup testers are measured $43^{\circ}C$ and $45^{\circ}C$. The AIT of cumene by ASTM 659E tester was measured as $419^{\circ}C$. The lower explosion limit by the measured flash point $31^{\circ}C$ was calculated as 0.87 vol%. It was possible to predict lower explosion limit by using the experimental flash point or flash point in the literature.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.663-669
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• 1992

Chromium oxide/zirconia catalysts were prepared by dry impregnation of $Zr(OH)_4$ powder with aqueous solution of $(NH_4)_2CrO_4$ followed by calcining in air. The redox behavior of prepared catalysts were investigated by reacting cumene as test material over catalysts. As a result it was found that $Cr^{6+}$ species(as chromate) on the surface of catalyst was responsible for the formation of strong acid site and the catalytic activity for the dealkylation of cumene. However, much of the $Cr^{6+}$ species was reduced to $Cr^{3+}$ species by $H_2$ formed during the catalytic reaction of cumene and the reduced $Cr^{3+}$ species was an active site for dehydrogenation of cumene to form ${\alpha}$-methyl styrene. The reduced $Cr^{3+}$ species was also reoxidized to a $Cr^{6+}$ species after treatment with $O_2$ and consequently the deoxidized catalyst exhibited catalytic activity for the dealkylation reaction of cumene.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.374-377
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• 2000

A strain of Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 154 was isolated from contaminated soil with orangic solvents as the sole source of carbon and energy. It utilized an exceptionally wide aromatic substrates. The strain BCNU 154 was able to utilize toluene, p-xylene, ethylbenzene, cumene, as the only carbon and energy source. When toluene or p-xylene was used as the sole carbon and energy source, the compound was rapidly degraded with significant increase in biomass concentruction. The biodegradation of this compound was observed when ethylbenzene or cumene was supplied on the carbon source and energy source, which may be a candidate extremophilic bacterium for the bioremediation technology.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.211-217
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• 2008

To clarify the DNA damage from reactive oxygen species, we measured the DNA damage through Fpg/Endo III FLARE (Fragment Length Analysis with Repair Enzyme) assay and real time RT-PCR. The 80 SD rats assigned to 4 dose groups exposed to cumene vapor for 90 days. With Fpg/Endo III FLARE assay in hepatocytes, we found the OTM (Olive Tail Moment) and TL (Tail Length) significantly increased in no-enzyme treated and Fpg-treated control and 8 ppm groups with 28 days exposure. In Endo III-treated 8 ppm group, significantly increased the values with 90 days exposure. With lymphocytes, it was founded the values significantly increased in no-enzyme treated 800 ppm group in 28 and 90 days. It was significantly increased in Endo III-treated 80 ppm for 28 days and 800 ppm for 90 days. From the above findings, FLARE assay was suggested as being available as a biological marker for DNA damage induced by cumene exposure in SD rats. And we used real time RT-PCR for the OGG1 mRNA expression, it had dose-dependent biologic effects in 1 day exposure, but decrease the levels of rOGG1 mRNA. Our findings provide evidence that cumene exposure may cause suppression of rOGG1 in the rat hepatocytes or lymphocytes.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.35-40
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to investigate the antioxidant activities of water soluble browning reaction products (WS-BRPs) isolated 5\ulcorneron korea red ginseng. Antioxidant activities of WS-BRPs were examined with the various systems. All three WS-BRPs (L, S-1 and S-2) were found to have an ability to linoleic acid, Ox-brain autoxidant, Fe$^{2+}$ ADP/NAD system and cumene hydroperoxide system. Especially, S-2 was had the strongest activity of theses three WS-BRPs to scavenge free radicals such as more effective than S-1, L. MDA determination showed the antioxidant effect on linoleic acid oxidation inhibition ratio of 22.5%, 31.7%, 31.9% and 33.5%, respectivity Especially; Ox-brain autoxidant was strong inhibited activity by 49.52%,62,44,97.54% by addition of various concentration. But three WS-BRPs showed weak inhibitory activity on lipid peroxidation in rat hepatic microsomes induced enzymatically and nonenzymaticallyly

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.123-133
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• 2001

Objective : This study was undertaken to determine whether Cordyceps sinensis Sacc. (CSS) extract exerts the protective effect against oxidant-induced alterations in membrane transport function in renal tubules. Methods : Membrane transport fucntion was estimated by examining alterations in p-aminohippurate (PAH) uptake in rabbit renal cortical slices. For induction oxidative stress, slices were treated with an organic peroxide cumene hydroperoxide for 60 min at $37^{\circ}C$. Cumene hydroperoxide inhibited PAH uptake in a time dependent manner. Results : CSS at 0.5-5% concentrations prevented cumene hydroperoxide-induced inhibition of PAH uptake. CSS at 1% also attenuated LDH release and lipid peroxidation induced by cumene hydroperoxide. When slices were treated with 0.2 mM mercury chloride, PAH uptake was inhibited and lipid peroxidation was increased. These changes by mercury were significantly prevented by CSS. Conclusion : These results suggest that CSS prevents oxidant-induced alterations in membrane transport function in rabbit renal cortical slices. Such protective effect of CSS may be attributed to inhibition of peroxidation of membrane lipid.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.142-149
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• 1983

Reaction of thianthrene cation radical perchlorate (1) with cumene (4), p-chlorocumene (2), and p-nitrocumene (3) hydroperoxides in acetonitrile at room temperature afforded, inter alia, thianthrene as a common product and 5-(4'-hydroxyphenyl) thianthrenium perchlorate (5) for 4, 5-(5'-chloro-2'-hydroxyphenyl) thianthrenium perchlorate (7) and 5-acetonylthianthrenium perchlorate (6) for 2 and 6 for 3, respectively. Stoichiometry of these reactions showed that 2 moles of 1 gave rise to 1mole of thianthrene and 1 mole of thianthrenium salt (or salts). Nucleophilic reactivity to 1 was found to be in the order of phenol > > p-chlorophenol ${\sim}$ acetone > > p-nitrophenol. Apart from acid-catalyzed heterolytic decomposition of hydroperoxides, small amount of homolytic decomposition products were found from 3 and 4.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.895-901
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• 1999

The acid characteristics of ${\beta}$-zeolites was modified by the different calcination conditions in order to remove template and the post-treatments such as ammonium ion exchange and HCl treatment. Alkylation of benzene with propene and isopropanol was carried out over the catalysts to investigate the effect of acid characteristics on the selectivity to cumene in this reaction. The $Br{\ddot{o}}nsted$ acidity(IR $3610cm^{-1}$ band) of ${\beta}$-zeolite was significantly reduced by a deep bed calcination compared to that of ${\beta}$-zeolite calcined in a shallow bed. Moreover, extraframework aluminum species which did not show acidity were produced by the framework dealumination on the deep bed calcined ${\beta}$-zeolite. $Br{\ddot{o}}nsted$ acidity of deep bed calcined ${\beta}$-zeolite was significantly recovered by ammonium ion exchange, however, it was partially recovered by a weak HCl treatment. It was found that the framework aluminum as well as the extraframework aluminum were extracted by a strong HCl treatment. The selectivity to cumene was shown to be about 95% on the shallow bed calcined ${\beta}$-zeolite, however, it decreased to 90% on the deep bed calcined one. The post-treatment such as ammonium exchange and weak HCl treatment enhanced the selectivity to cumene up to 93% by the partial recovery of $Br{\ddot{o}}nsted$ acidity. Propene was proved to be a good alkylating agent for the selectivity to cumene compared to isopropanol.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.517-520
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• 2001

Fossil fuels such as coal and crude oil contain various organic sulfur compounds. Combustion of these fuels emit sulfur oxides which are considered as msjor air pollutants causing acid rain problem. Among various organic sulfur compounds, aromatic sulfur compounds of thiophenes which constitute major sulfur fractions of heavy oils are not easily removed by hydrodesulfurization. Many peroxidase and hemoproteins are known to oxidize dibenzothiophene (DBT) to dibenzothiophene-sulfoxide(DBT - sulfoxide) then dibenzothiophene- sulfone (DBT-sulfone). The oxidation of DBT by the immobilized hemoproteins in n-octane was increased significantly when the hemoproteins were deposited on celites of the particle size between 0.75 - 1.0 mm and a conventional substrates. such as t-butyl hydroperoxide and cumene hydroperoxide. In anhydrous organic solvents with log P values larger than 4.0 DBT was completely oxidized by cumene hydroperoxide catalyzed by cytochrome c deposited on celites.