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Characteristics of Carbon Tetrafluoride Plasma Resistance of Various Glasses

  • Choi, Jae Ho;Han, Yoon Soo;Lee, Sung Min;Park, Hyung Bin;Choi, Sung Churl;Kim, Hyeong Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.53 no.6
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    • pp.700-706
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    • 2016
  • Etch rate, surface roughness and microstructure as plasma resistance were evaluated for six kinds of oxide glass with different compositions. Borosilicate glass (BS) was found to be etched at the highest etch rate and zinc aluminum phosphate glass (ZAP) showed a relatively lower etch rate than borosilicate. On the other hand, the etching rate of calcium aluminosilicate glass (CAS) was measured to be similar to that of sintered alumina while yttrium aluminosilicate glass (YAS) showed the lowest etch rate. Such different etch rates by mixture plasma as a function of glass compositions was dependent on whether or not fluoride compounds were formed on glass and sublimated in high vacuum. Especially, in view that $CaF_2$ and $YF_3$ with high sublimation points were formed on the surface of CAS and YAS glasses, both CAS and YAS glasses were considered to be a good candidate for protective coating materials on the damaged polycrystalline ceramics parts in semi-conductor and display processes.

Radiation protective qualities of some selected lead and bismuth salts in the wide gamma energy region

  • Sayyed, M.I.;Akman, F.;Kacal, M.R.;Kumar, A.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.51 no.3
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    • pp.860-866
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    • 2019
  • The lead element or its salts are good radiation shielding materials. However, their toxic effects are high. Due to less toxicity of bismuth salts, the radiation shielding properties of the bismuth salts have been investigated and compared to that of lead salts to establish them as a better alternative to radiation shielding material to the lead element or its salts. The transmission geometry was utilized to measure the mass attenuation coefficient (${\mu}/{\rho}$) of different salts containing lead and bismuth using a high-resolution HPGe detector and different energies (between 81 and 1333 keV) emitted from point sources of $^{133}Ba$, $^{57}Co$, $^{22}Na$, $^{54}Mn$, $^{137}Cs$, and $^{60}Co$. The experimental ${\mu}/{\rho}$ results are compared with the theoretical values obtained through WinXCOM program. The theoretical calculations are in good agreement with their experimental ones. The radiation protection efficiencies, mean free paths, effective atomic numbers and electron densities for the present compounds were determined. The bismuth fluoride ($BiF_3$) is found to have maximum radiation protection efficiency among the selected salts. The results showed that present salts are more effective for reducing the intensity of gamma photons at low energy region.

Production of 4-Ethyl Malate through Position-Specific Hydrolysis of Photobacterium lipolyticum M37 Lipase

  • Lim, Chae Ryeong;Lee, Ha young;Uhm, Ki-Nam;Kim, Hyung Kwoun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.672-679
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    • 2022
  • Microbial lipases are used widely in the synthesis of various compounds due to their substrate specificity and position specificity. 4-Ethyl malate (4-EM) made from diethyl malate (DEM) is an important starting material used to make argon fluoride (ArF) photoresist. We tested several microbial lipases and found that Photobacterium lipolyticum M37 lipase position-specifically hydrolyzed DEM to produce 4-EM. We purified the reaction product through silica gel chromatography and confirmed that it was 4-EM through nuclear magnetic resonance analysis. To mass-produce 4-EM, DEM hydrolysis reaction was performed using an enzyme reactor system that could automatically control the temperature and pH. Effects of temperature and pH on the reaction process were investigated. As a result, 50℃ and pH 4.0 were confirmed as optimal reaction conditions, meaning that M37 was specifically an acid lipase. When the substrate concentration was increased to 6% corresponding to 0.32 M, the reaction yield reached almost 100%. When the substrate concentration was further increased to 12%, the reaction yield was 81%. This enzyme reactor system and position-specific M37 lipase can be used to mass-produce 4-EM, which is required to synthesize ArF photoresist.

Distribution of Zirconium Between Salt And Bismuth During A Separation From Rare Earth Elements By A Reductive Extraction

  • S. W. Kwon;Lee, B. J.;B. G. Ahn;Kim, E. H.;J. H. Yoo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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    • 2004.02a
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    • pp.165-169
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    • 2004
  • It was studied on the reductive extraction between the eutectic salt and Bi metal phases. The solutes were zirconium and the rare earth elements, where zirconium was used as the surrogate for the transuranic(TRU) elements. All the experiments were performed in a glove box filled with argon gas. Two types of experimental conditions were used -high and low initial solute concentrations in salt. Li-Bi alloy was used as a reducing agent to reduce the high chemical activity of Li. The reductive extraction characteristics were examined using ICP, XRD and EPMA analysis. Zirconium was successfully separated from the rare earth elements by the reductive extraction method. The LiF-NaF-KF system was favorable among the fluoride salt systems, whereas the LiCl-KCl system was favorable among the chloride salt systems. When the solute concentrations were high, intermetallic compounds were found near the salt-metal interface.

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Antimicrobial Effect of Mouthwash against Streptococcus mutans by Visual Staining Method (시각적 염색 방법을 이용한 마우스워시의 구강균에 대한 항균효과 확인)

  • Park, Taehun;Cho, Jeong Hun;Sung, Youngeun;Cho, Jun-Cheol;Shin, Kyeho
    • Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.187-193
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    • 2014
  • Dental caries are one of the most common oral diseases and Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) plays an important role in the initiation and progression of dental caries. Oral malodor is primarily the result of microbial metabolism such as Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) that produce volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs), causing oral malodor. Prevotella intermedia (P. intermedia) is known as typical periodontopathic bacteria, and periodontal disease is chronic inflammatory disease that leads to damage of gingival connective tissue and alveolar bone, eventually loss of teeth. In this study, we investigated antimicrobial effect of mouthwash containing cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), sodium fluoride (NaF), green tea water extract and pine needles water extract against cariogenic and periodontopathic bacteria sucn as S. mutans, P. gingivalis and P. intermedia. As a result, the reduction ratios of S. mutans and P. gingivalis were 4.00 Log and 4.68 Log reduction for 30 s, and P. intermedia were 2.40 Log reduction for 30 s and 2.70 Log reduction for 60 s. Dentocult SM Strip mutans (SM Strip) provides easy detection of visual data showing a significant inhibition on S. mutans. In conclusion, we expected that mouthwash containing CPC, NaF, green tea water extract and pine needles water extract could help preventing the dental disease like dental caries and oral malodor.

Influence of Sulfur and Fluorine Compounds on the Growth and Yield of Rice Plants;II. Growth and Yield Profiles with a Isolated Windbreak Under Stressed Conditions in Fields (황화물(黃化物) 및 불화물(佛化物)이 수도생육(水稻生育)과 수량(收量)에 미치는 영향(影響);II. 오염지역(汚染地域)에서의 방풍막설치(防風幕設置)에 따른 생육(生育) 및 수량변이)

  • Park, Wan-Cheol;Shin, Eung-Bai;Kim, Kwang-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.130-135
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    • 1988
  • The study was performed to evaluate the usefulness of windbreaks to reduce the effect of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen fluoride on the growth of rice plants. It was observed that various pollution indicators such as the ambient concentrations of sulfur oxide and fluoride, sulfur and fluorine contents found in leaves appear to be significantly reduced within 3 meters behind the break. In that region yield components seemed normal. It is, however, observed that the pollutional indicators appear to increase gradually back to the same level as they were on the upwind side of the break. As for the relationships between pollution indicators and yields and also yield components it was believed that pollutants found in leaves might serve as the most important indicators of pollutional damage to rice plant Cultivation in fields. There was high correlation between ambient concentrations and yield, and also yield components. More significantly, a better correlation seemed to exist between sulfur and fluorine contents observed in leaves and yield ; And between those contents and yield components.

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Analysis of calcium fluoride single crystal grown by the czochralski method (초크랄스키 방법으로 성장한 CaF2 단결정 분석)

  • Lee, Ha-Lin;Na, Jun-Hyuck;Park, Mi-Seon;Jang, Yeon-Suk;Jung, Hea-Kyun;Kim, Doo-Gun;Lee, Won-Jae
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.219-224
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    • 2022
  • CaF2 single crystal has a large band gap (12 eV), and it is used for optical windows, prisms, and lenses due to its excellent transmittance in a wide wavelength range and low refractive index. Moreover, it is expected to be one of the materials for ultraviolet transmissive laser optical components. CaF2 belongs to the fluoride compounds and has a face-centered cubic (FCC) structure with three sub-lattices. The representative method for CaF2 single crystal growth is Czochralski, which method has the advantages of high production efficiency and the ability to make large crystals. In this study, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray rocking curves (XRC) measurement, and chemical etching were performed to analyze the crystallinity and defect density of the CaF2 single crystals, grown by the Czochralski method. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy systems were used to investigate the optical properties of the CaF2 crystal. The provability of various applications, including UV application, was systematically investigated with various analysis results.

Combined Effects of Curcumin and (-)-Epigallocatechin Gallate on Inhibition of N-Acylhomoserine Lactone-Mediated Biofilm Formation in Wastewater Bacteria from Membrane Bioreactor

  • Lade, Harshad;Paul, Diby;Kweon, Ji Hyang
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.25 no.11
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    • pp.1908-1919
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    • 2015
  • This work investigated the potential of curcumin (CCM) and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) to inhibit N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL)-mediated biofilm formation in gram-negative bacteria from membrane bioreactor (MBR) activated sludge. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of CCM alone against all the tested bacteria were 200-350 μg/ml, whereas those for EGCG were 300-600 μg/ml. Biofilm formation at one-half MICs indicated that CCM and EGCG alone respectively inhibited 52-68% and 59-78% of biofilm formation among all the tested bacteria. However, their combination resulted in 95-99% of biofilm reduction. Quorum sensing inhibition (QSI) assay with known biosensor strains demonstrated that CCM inhibited the expression of C4 and C6 homoserine lactones (HSLs)-mediated phenotypes, whereas EGCG inhibited C4, C6, and C10 HSLs-based phenotypes. The Center for Disease Control biofilm reactor containing a multispecies culture of nine bacteria with one-half MIC of CCM (150 μg/ml) and EGCG (275 μg/ml) showed 17 and 14 μg/cm2 of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on polyvinylidene fluoride membrane surface, whereas their combination (100 μg/ml of each) exhibited much lower EPS content (3 μg/cm2). Confocal laser scanning microscopy observations also illustrated that the combination of compounds tremendously reduced the biofilm thickness. The combined effect of CCM with EGCG clearly reveals for the first time the enhanced inhibition of AHL-mediated biofilm formation in bacteria from activated sludge. Thus, such combined natural QSI approach could be used for the inhibition of membrane biofouling in MBRs treating wastewaters.

Dry Etch Characteristic of Ferroelectric $YMnO_3$ Thin Films Using High Density $Ar/Cl_{2}CF_{4}\;PAr/Cl_{2}/CF_{4}$ 고밀도lasma ($Ar/Cl_{2}/CF_{4}$ 고밀도 플라즈마를 이용한 강유전체 $YMnO_3$의 건식식각 특성연구)

  • Park, Jae-Hwa;Kim, Chang-Il;Chang, Eui-Goo;Lee, Cheol-In;Lee, Byeong-Ki
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2001.11b
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    • pp.213-216
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    • 2001
  • Etching behaviors of ferroelectric $YMnO_3$ thin films were studied by an inductively coupled plasma (ICP). Etch characteristic on ferroelectric $YMnO_3$ thin film have been investigated in terms of etch rate, selectivity and etch profile. The maximum etch rate of $YMnO_3$ thin film is $300{\AA}/min$ at $Ar/Cl_2$ of 2/8, RF power of 800W, dc bias voltage of 200V, chamber pressure of 15mTorr and substrate temperature of $30^{\circ}C$. Addition of $CF_4$ gas decrease the etch rate of $YMnO_3$ thin film. From the results of XPS analysis, YFx compounds were found on the surface of $YMnO_3$ thin film which is etched in $Ar/Cl/CF_{4}$ plasma. The etch profile of $YMnO_3$ film is improved by addition of $CF_4$ gas into the $Ar/Cl_2$ plasma. These results suggest that fluoride yttrium acts as a sidewall passivants which reduce the sticking coefficient of chlorine on $YMnO_3$.

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Glass Thinning by Fluoride Based Compounds Solution with Low Hydrofluoric acid Concentration (저불산 불소계 화합물 수용액을 이용한 글라스 박판화)

  • Kim, Ho-Tae;Gang, Dong-goo;Kim, Jin-Bae
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.557-560
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    • 2009
  • In this study, a new wet etching method and the solution for thinning the glass with the thickness below $100{\mu}m$ were investigated. For the preparation of etching solution with low hydrofluoric acid, it was effective to use $NH_4F$ or $NH_4HF_2$ as a main ingredient with the addition of sulfuric acid or nitric acid. Influence of the composition of mixed acid solution and the temperature on the etching rate was investigated. The addition of anionic surfactant provides the function to prevent the adhesion of sludge generated by the etching reaction. A new wet etching pilot device equipped with streaming generation parts was used to test etching of commercial non-alkali glass and soda lime glass. The non-alkali glass with the thickness of 640 ${\mu}m$ and soda lime glass with the thickness of $500{\mu}m$ were etched to $45{\mu}m$ and $100{\mu}m$, respectively, by using the pilot device. After the etching by pilot device, the roughness degree of the glass surface was maintained at $0.01{\sim}0.02{\mu}m$.