• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.627-632
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• 2009

Formaldehyde emissions from the construct was harmful to human. Diatomite, bentonite and zeolite were used as porous materials for fabricating panels. Formaldehyde adsorption and physical characteristics of porous materials were investigated and hydrothermal method was applied to fabricate panels. Formaldehyde adsorption contents of panels with porous materials were higher than that of panel without porous materials. The panels with Cheolwon diatomite and Pohang zeolite showed excellent characteristics of Formaldehyde adsorption. These characteristics were caused by higher surface area and pore volume of porous materials. Formaldehyde adsorption contents were influenced by surface area and pore volume of panels. Correlation coefficient between surface area and Formaldehyde adsorption content of panels was 0.87. The panels with porous materials had higher strength than that without porous materials because of bridging role particles.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2006년도 하계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.1174-1179
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• 2006

This study aims to reduce the pollutant emission for improving the IAQ by finishing with natural materials. To investigate the concentration of pollutants such as Vocs, HCHO, both the chamber experiment and field measurement were conducted. The results of the study can be summarized as flows. (1) According to the chamber experiment of pollutant-emitting porwer of diatomite materials showed that VOCs and formaldehyde emission rates were lower and satisfied to the most on the HB Grade. (2) The field measurement of pollutant-emitting concentration of clay materials were lower 35% than other materials. (3) The Vocs and formaldehyde were most emitted from furnitures and the emission rate were found to be proportional to indoor air temperature. To control the emitted pollutants efficiently, the reasonable selection of finishing with natural materials are required.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2021년도 봄 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.123-124
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• 2021

Recently, the danger of fine dust has emerged worldwide. In general, fine dust refers to particulate matter less than 10㎛ and ultrafine dust less than 2.5㎛, and according to the announcement by HEI (Health Impact Research Institute) in 2015, the concentration of ultrafine dust in Korea is the second highest among OECD member countries. It was investigated. In this study, an experiment was conducted to analyze how the diatomaceous earth substitution rate affects the strength characteristics of the permeable block. As the replacement rate of diatomaceous earth increased, the strength decreased. The reason why the strength decreases with the use of diatomaceous earth is that the strength of the hardened body decreases as the structure of the hardened body becomes less dense as the amount of diatomaceous earth increases, and the reason that the strength decreases as the replacement rate of diatomaceous earth increases is the reason for the absorption performance of diatomaceous earth. Therefore, it is judged that a void was generated inside the hardened body while water was absorbed and then evaporated or discharged in the matrix, and accordingly, the strength decreased.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2005년도 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOIL & GROUNDWATER ENVIRONMENT
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• pp.87-88
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• 2005

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.26-28
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• 1960

Electron-Microscopical Observalion on Fine Structure of Diatom Frustules which is collected in the East Coast of Kyung-Pook Province. Kor. Jour. Bot. 3(2) 26-28 lllus. 1960 The fine structure of Diatom frustules which is collected in the east coast of Yungil and Wul Sung, Kyung-Pook Province, is ovserved by the light microscope and hte electron-microscope, and the materials collected by auther are 1 family, 2 genus and 2 species. Coscinodiscus elegans. Greville Actinoptychus undulatus Rals Those were havitated in sea water as the plankton which were found in diatomite.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 1995

Diatomaceous earth, quarried from the remains of aquatic plants deposited millions of years ago, continues to be a very important raw material with many industrial uses. In its natural state, diatomaceous earth is an amorphous silica with no crystalline pattern. For many uses, however, it is calcinated and calcination converts a portion of the amorphous silica to a crystalline form, cristobalite which is far more fibrogenic. In a factory which produces calcinated diatomaceous earth, seven workers were proved as pneumoconiosis on 1991 and 1992. Authors reviewed medical chart and current status of them. Authors also examined thirty one subjects from the factory with questionnaire, physical examination, spirometry and chest radiography on August 13th 1993. The radiographs were independently interpreted by two radiologists and their findings were classified by International Classification of Radiography of Pneumoconiosis(ILO, 1980). Total and respirable dust of diatomaceous earth were measured on October 1993. The results were as follows; 1. Of 31 workers, 6 (19.4%) were diagnosed as diatomaceous earth pneumoconiosis. There was an increasing tendency in prevalence of pneumoconiosis as the duration of dust exposure gets longer. 2. There were no significant differences in age, smoking rate, alcohol drinking rate, and pulmonary function test results between cases and non-cases. 3. The means of total dust exposures at flour manufacturing, fire brick grinding and packaging, ceramic raws packaging processes exceeded Korean and ACGIH standards, $10mg/m^3$. Above results suggest that engineering controls, periodic environmental and medical surveillance are important for preventing pneumoconiosis in the diatomite factory.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2017

라돈은 토양이나 암석, 지하수 안에서 우라늄(U-238)이 핵분열 할 때 발생하는 무색, 무취, 무미의 반응성이 거의 없는 비활성 단원자 분자 기체로 반감기 동안 연쇄적으로 붕괴하는데 이때 방사성 핵종(Bi, Po, Pb)이 만들어 지며 이를 자손핵종이라 한다. 이는 공기 중의 먼지 등에 흡착하여 사람이 호흡할시 폐에 흡착하여 붕괴하는데 여기서 발생하는 알파선에 장기간 피폭하면 폐암을 유발하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 이에 따라 실내공기질에 관한 기준과 연구가 지속적으로 시행되고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구는 실내 라돈가스를 최소화 하고 저감하기 위한 무시멘트계 흡착재를 연구개발 하기위한 기초실험으로 흡착재의 첨가량에 따라 유동성 및 강도는 저하되는 경향을 보였지만, 이는 흡착재의 밀도 및 공극에 의한 것으로 판단되며, 라돈가스 농도의 경우 첨가량 증가에 따라 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 향후 가장 적합한 흡착재를 활용하여 보다 세밀하고 다양한 실험이 이루어져야 할 것으로 판단되며, 경화체상의 기초실험을 통해 추후 건축 마감재에 관한 실험도 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.77-81
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• 2007

인산가용화균 Aspergillus sp. PS-104를 생물비료화하기 위하여 이 균주의 액침배양 시 mycelial pellet 형성을 억제하는 배양조건(배지 종류, 초기접종량)과 배지 첨가물(점토광물, 계면활성제, PEG 200)의 종류에 대하여 조사하였다. 그 결과 이 균주는 배지 종류를 달리하여 배양했을 때 SDB=YPD>PDB 순으로 pellet 크기가 감소하였다. 또한 이 균주는 $1{\times}10^{3}{\sim}1{\times}10^{7}$ conidia/ml 범위의 초기접종농도에서는 농도가 높을수록 pellet의 크기가 감소하였다. 또한 bentonite를 제외한 점토광물인 zeolite, diatomite, 황토, kaoline과 talc를 0.1% 농도로 배지에 첨가하였을 경우 pellet 크기가 대조군에 비해서 1/6${\sim}$1/4로 감소하였다 계면활성제인 Tween 80과 Triton X-100 및 PEG 200을 0.1% 농도로 첨가하였을 경우 pellet의 크기가 감소하였고, SDS를 첨가한 경우에는 균의 성장이 완전히 저해되었다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.271-277
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• 2019

Objectives: A 46-year-old woman who had worked on cleaning stainless steel containers with Initially unknown powders died from acute silicosis. To determine whether the acute silicosis was related to his work environment, we conducted exposure assessment the level of exposure to respirable crystalline silica(RCS) during cleaning stainless steel containers with unknown powders. Methods: The exposure assessment of RCS were undertaken according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH) method 7500. The components of the unknown powder were analyzed using X-ray Diffraction. Results: The unknown powder was found to be natural diatomaceous earth, which contained 12% and 9% quartz and cristobalite, respectively, crystalline silica. In the case of cleaning stainless steel containers with diatomaceous earth powder, the primary measurement resulted in 1.3 times higher occupational exposure limit of MOEL(in sum of quartz and cristobalite concentration) and 3.9 times higher in secondary measurement. The workbench was equipped with a local exhaust system, but because there was no hood at the end of the duct, the wind speed at the opening of the duct was 12 m/sec, whereas the controlled wind speed at the working position was only 0.3 m/sec below the legal standard. Conclusions: There is an urgent need to install the hood, conduct safety and health education for employers and workers, and periodically monitoring and manage the working environment.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2021

여러 방면에서 사용되는 규조토를 이용한 제품은 수분흡수에 최적화되어 있지만 고경도, 가루날림, 거친 표면 느낌 등의 문제점을 지니고 있다. 이를 개선하기 위하여 경도가 낮고 탄성이 우수한 EVA (Ethylene vinyl acetate)를 이용하여 과량의 무기물을 첨가하여 수분 흡수 특성이 우수하면서도 저경도, 고탄성을 지니는 올레핀계 발포체를 제조하였다. 발포체의 수분 흡수 특성을 부여하기 위해 규조토를 첨가하였으며, 수분 흡수/건조 특성은 규조토의 함유량에 따라 약 10~15%의 수분 흡수율과 10~70%의 수분 건조율을 나타내었다. 본 연구를 통해 규조토가 첨가된 수분흡수형 올레핀계 발포체 제조가 가능하였으며, 발포체에 첨가된 규조토는 그 미세구조와 특징으로 인해 수분 흡수와 발산에 큰 영향을 끼친다는 것이 확인되었다.