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Chemical Properties of Indoor Individual Particles Collected at the Daily Behavior Spaces of a Factory Worker

  • Ma, Chang-Jin;Kang, Gong-Unn;Sakai, Takuro
    • Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.122-130
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    • 2017
  • The main purpose of the study was to clarify the properties of individual particles collected at each behavior space of a factory worker. The samplings of size-segregated ($PM_{2.1-1.1}$ and $PM_{4.7-3.3}$) indoor particles were conducted at three different behavior spaces of a factory worker who is engaged in an auto parts manufacturing plant (i.e., his home, his work place in factory, and his favorite restaurant). Elemental specification (i.e., relative elemental content and distribution in and/or on individual particles) was performed by a micro-PIXE system. Every element detected from the coarse particulate matters of home was classified into three groups, i.e., a group of high net-counts (Na, Al, and Si), a group of intermediate net-counts (Mg, S, Cl, K, and Ca), and a group of minor trace elements (P, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb). The results of EF for $PM_{4.7-3.3}$ in home indicated that several heavy metals were generated from the sources within the house itself. An exceptional feature shown in the individual particles in workplace is that Cr, Mn, and Co were clearly detected in both fine and coarse particles. Cluster analysis suggested that the individual coarse particles ($PM_{4.7-3.3}$) collected at the indoor of factory were chemically heterogeneous and they modified with sea-salt, mineral, and artificially derived elements. The principal components in individual coarse particles collected at restaurant were sea-salt and mineral without mixing with harmful trace elements like chromium and manganese. Compared to the indoor fine particles of home and restaurant, many elements, especially, Cl, Na, Cr, Mn, Pb, and Zn showed overwhelmingly high net-counts in those of factory.

Growth Retardation and Death of Rice Plants Irradiated with Carbon Ion Beams Is Preceded by Very Early Dose- and Time-dependent Gene Expression Changes

  • Rakwal, Randeep;Kimura, Shinzo;Shibato, Junko;Nojima, Kumie;Kim, Yeon-Ki;Nahm, Baek Hie;Jwa, Nam-Soo;Endo, Satoru;Tanaka, Kenichi;Iwahashi, Hitoshi
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제25권2호
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    • pp.272-278
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    • 2008
  • The carbon-ion beam (CIB) generated by the heavy-ion medical accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC) was targeted to 7-day-old rice. Physiological parameters such as growth, and gene expression profiles were examined immediately after CIB irradiation. Dose-dependent growth suppression was seen three days post-irradiation (PI), and all the irradiated plants died by 15 days PI. Microarray (Agilent rice 22K) analysis of the plants immediately after irradiation (iai) revealed effects on gene expression at 270 Gy; 353 genes were up-regulated and 87 down-regulated. Exactly the same set of genes was affected at 90 Gy. Among the highly induced genes were genes involved in information storage and processing, cellular processes and signaling, and metabolism. RT-PCR analysis confirmed the microarray data.

견운모와 커피찌꺼기 복합 흡착제를 이용한 수용액의 Pb(II) 제거 (Removal of Pb(II) from Aqueous Solution Using Hybrid Adsorbent of Sericite and Spent Coffee Grounds)

  • 최희정
    • 공업화학
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    • 제29권5호
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    • pp.571-580
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    • 2018
  • 본 연구에서는 수용액에서 Pb(II)를 흡착 제거하기 위하여 커피찌꺼기(spent coffee grounds; SCG)와 점토광물인 견운모(sericite)를 혼합하여 복합흡착제(SS)를 제조하였다. FT-IR 분석결과 SS의 주요 관능기는 O-H, C=O와 C-N 그룹이었다. SS의 비표면적, 기공직경 그리고 양이온 치환 용량은 SCG와 sericite보다 크고, 높았다. SS 흡착제 제조를 위한 최적의 조건은 소성온도 $300^{\circ}C$, SCG : sericite 비율 8 : 2, 입자의 크기는 0.3 mm이었다. SS 흡착제를 이용하여 Pb(II)를 제거하기 위한 실험에서는 Langmuir 흡착식이 Freundlich보다 적합하였으며, Langmuir 등온흡착식에 의한 Pb(II)의 최대 흡착용량은 44.42 mg/g이었다. 또한, 열역학 분석에 의하면 SS 흡착제를 이용한 Pb(II)의 흡착 공정은 물리적인 흡착이었으며, 자연적인 발열반응이었다. SS 흡착제의 흡착-탈착 실험에서는 88-92%를 회수할 수 있었으나, 탈착 횟수가 증가할수록 SS 흡착제의 활성사이트는 감소하였다. 위의 실험결과 SS 흡착제는 전처리 없이 저렴하고, 효율적으로 Pb(II)를 수용액에서 흡착 제거할 수 있다.

Electron Accelerator Shielding Design of KIPT Neutron Source Facility

  • Zhong, Zhaopeng;Gohar, Yousry
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제48권3호
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    • pp.785-794
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    • 2016
  • The Argonne National Laboratory of the United States and the Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology of the Ukraine have been collaborating on the design, development and construction of a neutron source facility at Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology utilizing an electron-accelerator-driven subcritical assembly. The electron beam power is 100 kW using 100-MeV electrons. The facility was designed to perform basic and applied nuclear research, produce medical isotopes, and train nuclear specialists. The biological shield of the accelerator building was designed to reduce the biological dose to less than 5.0e-03 mSv/h during operation. The main source of the biological dose for the accelerator building is the photons and neutrons generated from different interactions of leaked electrons from the electron gun and the accelerator sections with the surrounding components and materials. The Monte Carlo N-particle extended code (MCNPX) was used for the shielding calculations because of its capability to perform electron-, photon-, and neutron-coupled transport simulations. The photon dose was tallied using the MCNPX calculation, starting with the leaked electrons. However, it is difficult to accurately tally the neutron dose directly from the leaked electrons. The neutron yield per electron from the interactions with the surrounding components is very small, ~0.01 neutron for 100-MeV electron and even smaller for lower-energy electrons. This causes difficulties for the Monte Carlo analyses and consumes tremendous computation resources for tallying the neutron dose outside the shield boundary with an acceptable accuracy. To avoid these difficulties, the SOURCE and TALLYX user subroutines of MCNPX were utilized for this study. The generated neutrons were banked, together with all related parameters, for a subsequent MCNPX calculation to obtain the neutron dose. The weight windows variance reduction technique was also utilized for both neutron and photon dose calculations. Two shielding materials, heavy concrete and ordinary concrete, were considered for the shield design. The main goal is to maintain the total dose outside the shield boundary less than 5.0e-03 mSv/h during operation. The shield configuration and parameters of the accelerator building were determined and are presented in this paper.

국소 최소자승 잡음 감소 필터를 이용한 광자선 및 전자선 몬테칼로 선량 계산 시간 단축 (Monte Carlo Photon and Electron Dose Calculation Time Reduction Using Local Least Square Denoising Filters)

  • 정광호;서태석;조병철;진호상
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제16권3호
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    • pp.138-147
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    • 2005
  • 몬테칼로 선량계산 시 적절한 정확도를 얻기 위해서는 계산입자수를 늘려야 하고 그로 인해 계산 시간이 오래 걸리게되므로 일상적 치료계획의 선량계산 방법으로 이용되지 못했다. 본 연구에서는 몬테칼로 모의실험 시 계산입자 수를 줄여서 선량계산을 수행한 후 잡음 감소 필터를 적용하여 선량계산 결과를 개선하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 국소 최소자승 잡음 감소 필터를 제작하고 광자선 및 전자선 균질/비균질 팬텀 내 선량계산 결과에 대하여 적용하여 선택적 여과를 수행하였으며 그 유효성을 등선량 곡선 비교 및 감마시험을 통하여 검증하였다. 연구 결과 통계적 불확실도를 2$\%$ 이내로 유지하기 위해 필요한 계산입자수의 10$\%$ 이하의 계산입자 수를 이용하여 몬테칼로 선량계산 뒤 후처리한 결과가 기준계산 입자수를 이용하여 얻은 몬테칼로 선량계산 결과와 유사해질 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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군 방호시설에 자철석 콘크리트 적용 시 감마선 차폐효과 분석 (Analysis of Shielding Effect on Gamma Radiation of Magnetic Aggregate Concrete Applied to Protective Facility)

  • 이상규;이호찬;이건우;한다희;박영준
    • 한국건축시공학회지
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    • 제20권2호
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    • pp.129-135
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    • 2020
  • 핵 및 방사능전 상황에서 방사선에 의한 인명피해를 줄이기 위한 방안으로서 유개호에 자철석이 포함된 중량 콘크리트의 적용 가능성을 확인해보았다. 이에 본 연구에서는 자철광 콘크리트의 방사선 차폐효과를 분석하기 위하여 감마선원을 사용하여 차폐실험을 진행하였고 실험조건과 동일한 몬테칼로 모델링도 하였다. 그 결과 자철광의 함량이 증가할수록 감마선에 대한 차폐효과가 향상됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 향후 자철광 콘크리트가 군사적 목적의 시설물에 적용될 경우 방사선 차폐 측면에서 효과를 얻을 수 있을 것이라 기대한다.

Characterization of Bottom Ash as an Adsorbent of Lead from Aqueous Solutions

  • Gorme, Joan B.;Maniquiz, Marla C.;Kim, Soon-Seok;Son, Young-Gyu;Kim, Yun-Tae;Kim, Lee-Hyung
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • 제15권4호
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    • pp.207-213
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    • 2010
  • This study investigated the potential of using bottom ash to be used as an adsorbent for the removal of lead (Pb) from aqueous solutions. The physical and chemical characteristics of bottom ash were determined, with a series of leaching and adsorption experiments performed to evaluate the suitability of bottom ash as an adsorbent material. Trace elements were present, such as silicon and aluminum, indicating that the material had a good adsorption capacity. All heavy metals leached during the Korea standard leaching test (KSLT) passed the regulatory limits for safe disposal, while batch adsorption experiments showed that bottom ash was capable of adsorbing Pb (experimental $q_e$ = 0.05 mg/g), wherein the adsorption rate increased with decreasing particle size. The adsorption data were then fitted to kinetic models, including Lagergren first-order and Pseudo-second order, as well as the Elovich equation, and isotherm models, including the Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherms. The results showed that pseudo-second order kinetics was the most suitable model for describing the kinetic adsorption, while the Freundlich isotherm best represented the equilibrium sorption onto bottom ash. The maximum sorption capacity and energy of adsorption of bottom ash were 0.315 mg/g and 7.01 KJ/mol, respectively.

고속 전단유동에서 ER유체의 전기유변 특성 (Electrorheological Properties of ER Fluid under High Shear Flow)

  • 김영춘;김경웅
    • 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국윤활학회 2003년도 학술대회지
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    • pp.229-234
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    • 2003
  • As electrorheological fluid(ER fluid) has a characteristic that apparent viscosity varies when electric field applied, so rheological characteristic(yield stress & viscosity) changes in proportion to the electric field applied and the response time is very short within a few miliseconds . In case of using ER fluid for journal bearing as lubricant, it is estimated that it's possible to realize very effective journal bearing system that is not complicate and has a very quick response time. It is necessary to examine the influence of rheological characteristic that varies with electric field applied on bearing characteristic to apply ER fluid to journal bearing, however there are few studies for about that. As for the journal bearing, it comes under high shear flow mode that has shear rate range of $10^3\~10^4s^{-1}$ because rotational speed is very high and clearance is small. But most of the studies for about ER fluid issued until now is about the range of $10\~10^2s^{-1}$. So, there are a lot of difficulties to understand the characteristic offish shear flow mode and furthermore it is restricted to make an experiment for about the characteristic of ER fluid because of the limitation of experimental equipment. The equipment was prepared to make an experiment lot high shear flow mode that has the range of $10^3\~10^4s^{-1}$ using ER fluid that is composed of silicon oil with dispersed particle of starch. Using the above system, the fluid characteristic of ER fluid was studied.

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3P기반 거대과학 기술개발 전략수립을 위한 연구 : 중이온 입자 가속기 핵심부품 국산화 전략수립 사례를 중심으로 (A Study for Establishment of 3P-based Big Science and Technology Development Strategy: Focusing on Localization Strategies of Core Components for Heavy-Ion Particle Accelerator)

  • 윤성욱;김유빈;최원재;도현수;권순원
    • 한국기술혁신학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국기술혁신학회 2017년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.1533-1549
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    • 2017
  • 정부 R&D성과의 질적 수준을 제고하고 중장기 국가 재정사업의 효율성을 높이기 위한 각 연구 기관의 시도들이 있어 왔다. 연구사업의 발굴, 기획 및 수행에 있어 효과적인 정부 R&D 예산의 배분, 우선순위를 도출, 기술개발 전략 수립을 하는 것이 매우 중요해지고 있다. 정부 재정사업인 국가 R&D사업은 국가 기간산업을 활성화하고 경제발전을 수반할 수 있는 중요한 모멘텀으로서의 역할을 하고 있다. 또한, 국가 R&D사업의 한 축인 거대과학은 최첨단 기술의 개발과 미래성장동력의 발굴이라는 대명제로 그 중요성이 강조되고 있다. 거대과학 연구는 그 분야의 특수성으로 인해 대학의 과학자, 공공 연구기관의 연구원, 기업의 엔지니어가 함께 참여하여야 하고 대규모 국가 예산을 동원하는 과학 연구 사업이다. 이는 대규모 예산을 기반으로 하고 있기에 집중적 투자가 수반된다면 단기적으로 기초과학의 발전을 이뤄낼 수 있다. 이것은 산업발전에 밑거름이 되어 그 분야 자체로 하나의 산업생태계를 구성하고 요소 기술들의 응용으로 파생기술이 전파된다면 새로운 신산업 창출 등 국가산업에 많은 혜택을 줄 수 있다. 하지만 많은 인력과 대규모 투자 그리고 중장기 프로젝트라는 특성으로 인해 실패 가능성도 높아 전략적 선택 및 추진이 필요하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 거대과학의 기술개발전략의 수립을 위하여 중이온 입자가속기 핵심부품 국산화 전략수립 사례를 중심으로 효율적인 R&D추진 방안을 도출해보고자 한다. 또한, 논문, 특허를 기반으로 한 3P분석을 통하여 중이온 가속기 핵심부품의 국산화 전략을 제안하고, 추진 우선순위 및 전략을 제시하고자 한다.

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Tunisian phosphogypsum tailings: Assessment of leaching behavior for an integrated management approach

  • Zmemla, Raja;Sdiri, Ali;Naifar, Ikram;Benjdidia, Mounir;Elleuch, Boubaker
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • 제25권3호
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    • pp.345-355
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    • 2020
  • This study has been carried out to evaluate the leaching behavior of Tunisian phosphogypsum (PG) tailings in Skhira city (southern Tunisia). Two PG samples, including old and freshly deposited samples, were characterized in terms of physical, geotechnical, mechanical, chemical and mineralogical properties. Special attention was paid to their leaching behavior when subjected to standard leaching tests. Our results indicated that both samples are mainly composed of more than 31.85% CaO and 31.4% SO3, indicating the predominance of gypsum. This was further confirmed by XRD patterns that revealed the presence of characteristic reflections of gypsum, brushite, quartz and Maladrite. Compressive strength after 90 d exceeded 769 kPa, but still lower than that of natural sand (1,800 kPa). Leaching test was proposed as an appropriate method to determine the released contaminants from PG. The obtained results showed that Fluorine and Phosphorus are the most released elements from PG with 40 and 30%, respectively. The released Se, Cd, and Zn were the only trace elements that exceeded the threshold limits. It seemed that leached element concentrations were independent aging or particle size of the PG. Based on the assessment of leaching behavior, an integrated management approach of the PG deposits was proposed.