• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.930-936
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• 2017

Pseudomonas sp. GP32가 생산하는 생물고분자응집제 Biopol32의 실제 산업폐수에서의 적용을 위하여 생물고분자 Biopol32의 응집특성을 조사하였다. Biopol32의 응집물질은 polysaccharide로 확인되었다. 음이온성 응집제들은 응집효율을 높이기 위하여 보조응집제로 counter ion을 사용하고 있다. Biopol32의 응집활성은 보조응집제로 $Ca^{2+}$, $Al^{3+}$와 같은 양이온을 첨가 하였을 때 크게 증가하였으며, 보조응집제로서 7.0 mM $CaCl_2{\cdot}2H_2O$을 첨가하였을 때 Biopol32의 응집활성이 가장 높게 나타났다. Kaolin 현탁액에 Biopol32를 1.5 mg/l의 농도로 첨가하였을 때 가장 높은 응집활성을 보였다. Biopol32의 pH와 온도에 따른 응집활성은 현재 폐수처리 현장에서 상업적으로 이용되고 있는 음이온성 유기합성고분자응집제 polyacrylamide와 Zoogloea ramigera로부터 생산된 생물고분자응집제 zooglan과 응집활성을 비교하였다. Biopol32의 응집활성은 pH 5.0에서 8.0의 넓은 범위의 pH에서 높은 응집활성을 보였으며, 또한 온도의 영향에서는 $60^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높은 응집활성을 나타내었으나, $70^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서는 응집활성이 급격히 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. Jar fermentor를 이용한 batch culture를 통하여 Biopol32의 응집활성과 전하밀도와의 관계를 조사하였다. 음이온성 전하밀도와 겉보기 점도가 높을수록 Biopol32의 응집활성이 높아져, Biopol32의 응집활성과 겉보기점도는 Biopol32의 전하밀도와 밀접한 관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권11호
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• pp.649-655
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 막 기반 수처리 기술의 핵심인 막 성능 및 특성을 혁신적으로 개선시키기 위한 새로운 형태의 막으로서 그래핀과 세라믹을 결합하는 세라믹 기반 그래핀 막(Ceramic-based graphene membrane (CbGM))을 만들고, 막에서 일어나는 물질 이동 특성을 파악하였다. 수투과 및 염 제거의 역할을 하는 활성층으로서 그래핀이 사용되었으며, 간단한 Filtration-assisted assembly (FAA) 방법을 도입하여 막을 합성하였다. 합성한 막의 표면 형태 및 특성 분석을 위해 주사전자 현미경 및 접촉각을 분석하였으며, 막 성능 및 특성 파악을 위해 3가지 용질(i.e., NaCl, $MgCl_2$, $Na_2SO_4$)을 회분식 정삼투 시스템에서 용질 이동을 측정하였다. 표면 형태 특성 분석과 물질 이동 결과를 통해, 그래핀 층의 두께 보다는, 활성층을 구성하는 그래핀 조각들 사이의 교합(Interlocking)이 막에 선택성 부여함에 있어서 가장 중요함을 확인하였다. 또한, 농도차를 구동력으로 하는 막 공정에 CbGM을 적용하였을 때, 수중의 음이온과 양이온의 최외각 전하비($Z^-/Z^+$)값이 증가할수록 용질 이동이 비례적으로 촉진되었으므로, CbGM의 표면이 양으로 하전되어 있으며, 이것이 전하된 물질의 이동에 매우 큰 영향을 끼친다는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.259-266
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• 2007

천연 지올라이트를 파쇄하여 일정한 크기의 입제를 생산하는 과정에서 부가가치가 낮은 다량의 미분이 부산물로 발생하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 분말의 천연 지올라이트를 토양 개량제나 폐수처리제의 활용성을 증대시키기 위해 포트랜드 시멘트를 접착제로 혼합하고 열처리하여 재입단화 하였다. 본 실험에 사용한 천연 지올라이트는 경북 영일만 일대에서 산출된 것으로 규반비(Si/Al) 4.8, 양이온치환용량(CEC) 68.1 cmol $kg^{-1}$이었고, clinoptilolite, mordenite이 주 광물이었으며, 기타 smectite, feldspar, quartz 등으로 이루어져 있다. 입상 지올라이트는 미분의 천연 지올라이트에 25%의 포트랜드 시멘트를 접착제로 혼합하고 토련기로 성형한 후 입단화 하였다. 이 시료는 $25^{\circ}C$에서 30일간 양생하고 $400^{\circ}C$에서 3시간 동안 열처리하였을 때 가장 효율적으로 나타났다. 입상의 지올라이트를 조제하는 과정에서 비정질의 산화광물이 생성되어 지올라이트 입단의 X-선 회절폭이 넓게 나타났고, 천연 지올라이트에 알칼이와 열처리한 시료에서는 가변전하 특성을 나타났다. 지올라이트 입단의 주요한 광물은 clinoptilolite, mordenite, tobermorite였고 천연 지올라이트와 비교해 볼 때 pH 완충력과 전하밀도가 증가하였다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.145-155
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• 2002

A substantial literatures on environmental risk perception have emerged since the late 1960s. Most these works focus on how people form risk perception, on what people believe, on difficulties in communicating information about health, safety, or environmental risks to non-experts. In this study, questionnaire surveys were conducted to sample from stakeholders(general public, environmental specialist, governmental official, non-government officials, journalist) during March and Aprils, 2000. Total number of responses was 1,803 including 773 persons of general public, 353 experts, 390 governmental officials, 111 journalists and 176 NGO members. Risk perception on 26 environmental issues were statistically analyzed to relate with the need to regulate each issues, interest and knowledge, experience of hazard, satisfaction in environmental situation, etc. This research aims to aid risk analysis and policy-making by providing a basis for understanding and anticipating group responses to environmental issues and improving the communication of risk information among general public, lay-people, technical experts, and decision-makers. This study concludes that those who are in charge of promoting and regulating health and safety of citizens should understand how people perceive about and respond to environmental risk. Without such understanding, well-intended environmental policies of governments would be ineffective.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.3349-3354
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• 2012

Understanding exoelectrogenic reactions of the bioanode is limited due to its complexity and the absence of analytics. Impedance and thermodynamics of bioanode, abiotic anode, and riboflavin-amended anode were evaluated. Activation overpotential of the bioanode was negligible compared with that of the abiotic anode. Impedance spectroscopy shows that the bioanode had much lower charge transfer resistance and higher capacitance than the abiotic anode in low frequency reaction. In high frequency reaction, the impedance parameters, however, were relatively similar between the bioanode and the abiotic anode. At open-circuit impedance spectroscopy, a high frequency arc was not detected in the abiotic anode in Nyquist plot. Addition of riboflavin induced a phase angle shift and created curvature in high-frequency arc of the abiotic anode, and it also drastically changed impedance spectra of the bioanode.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.238-242
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• 2020

Sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFCs) illustrated great potential for powering environmental sensors and bioremediation of sediments. In the present study, array anodes for SMFCs were fabricated with graphite rods as anode material and stainless steel plate as electric current collector to make it inconvenient to in situ settle down and not feasible for large-scale application. The results demonstrated that maximum power of 89.4 ㎼ was obtained from three graphite rods, twice of 43.3 ㎼ for two graphite rods. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy revealed that three graphite rods resulted in anodic resistance of 61.2 Ω, relative to 76.0 Ω of two graphite rods. It was probably caused by the parallel connection of the graphite rods, as well as more biomass which could reduce the charge transfer resistance of the biofilm anode. The presently designed array configuration possesses the advantages of easy to enlarge the surface area, decrease in anodic resistance because of the parallel connection of each graphite rod, and convenience to berry into sediment by gravity. Therefore, the as prepared array node would be an effective method to fabricate large-scale SMFC and make it easy to in situ applicate in natural sediments.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2010

We report Co-tetramethoxyphenylporphyrin on carbon particles (Co-TMPP/C) as a non-Pt catalyst for tri-iodide reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The presence of well-dispersed carbon and cobalt source in the catalyst surface is confirmed by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. In the C 1s, Co 2p, and N 1s peaks measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, the C-N, Co-$N_4$, and N-C are assigned to the component at 285.7, 781.8, and 401 eV, respectively. Especially, the Co-TMPP/C shows improved current density, diffusion coefficient, and charge-transfer resistance in the ${I_3}^-/I^-$ redox reaction compared to conventional catalysts. Furthermore, in the DSSCs performance, the Co-TMPP/C shows increased short circuit current density, higher open circuit voltage, and improved cell efficieny in comparison with Pt/C.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.75-79
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• 2013

PURPOSES : The objective of this study is to evaluate the environmental resistance of bio-polymer concrete for use of pavement materials developed for reducing the carbon-dioxide. METHODS : The compression, tension, and bending strength tests were conducted on the bio-polymer concrete specimens with and without environmental conditioning. The specimens were conditioned using the freezing-thaw and accelerated weathering process for long period of time. To assess the resistance against chloride, the chloride ion penetration resistance tests were carried out on the bio-polymer concrete specimens. RESULTS : Test results show that the maximum difference in strength between specimens with and without conditioning is about 2.6MPa indicating that the effect of environmental conditioning on specimen strength is negligible. Based on the chloride ion penetration resistance test, the penetration quantity of electric charge of the specimens is zero and there is no ion penetration within the bio-polymer concrete. CONCLUSIONS : It is found from this study that there is slight change in strength of bio-polymer concretes before and after environmental conditioning process and no chloride ion penetration observed in these specimens. Therefore, the developed bio-polymer concretes can be applied effectively as pavement materials due to the small change of physical properties with environment change.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회A
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• pp.879-884
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• 2007

Flywheel energy storage systems have advantages over other types of energy storage devices in such aspects as unlimited charge/discharge cycles and environmental friendliness. In this paper we propose a millimeter scale flywheel energy storage device. The flywheel is supported by a pair of passive magnetic bearings and rotated by a toroidally wound electric motor/generator. The geometry of the bearings is optimized for the maximum dynamic performance.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 2005년도 연구개발 발표회 논문집
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• pp.133-138
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• 2005

The worldwide trend of waste treatment technology is rapidly transferring from "incineration system" to "gasification & melting system" which can derive the resources from waste and charge no more environmental burden to nature. And therefore it is necessary to adopt gasification & melting system to prevent the land pollution and to solve the problem of landfill area. Among several thermal waste treatment processes gasification and melting system is the representative process which can transfer waste to resources such as syn-gas, molten slag, metal hydroxide, mixed salt and sulfur through the process of compaction, pyrolysis, gasification and melting.