• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.432-438
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• 2018

Microalgae hold promise as a renewable energy source for the production of biofuel, as they can convert light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis. However, cost-efficient harvest of microalgae remains a major challenge to commercial-scale algal biofuel production. We first investigated the potential of electrolytic water as a flocculant for harvesting Tetraselmis sp. Alkaline electrolyzed water (AEW) is produced at the cathode through water electrolysis. It contains mineral ions such as $Na^+$, $K^+$, $Ca^{2+}$, and $Mg^{2+}$ that can act as flocculants. The flocculation activity with AEW was evaluated via culture density, AEW concentration, medium pH, settling time, and ionic strength analyses. The flocculation efficiency was 88.7% at 20% AEW (pH 8, 10 min) with a biomass concentration of 2 g/l. The initial biomass concentration and medium pH had significant influences on the flocculation activity of AEW. A viability test of flocculated microalgal cells was conducted using Evans blue stain, and the cells appeared intact. Furthermore, the growth rate of Tetraselmis sp. in recycled flocculation medium was similar to the growth rate in fresh F/2 medium. Our results suggested that AEW flocculation could be a very useful and affordable methodology for fresh biomass harvesting with environmentally friendly easy operation in part of the algal biofuel production process.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.189-196
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• 2002

파장 50 $\AA$ 이하의 연엑스선 영역에서 사용될 평면결상형 연엑스선 분광기의 구성요소와 정렬조건을 결정하고 분광기의 분광학적 특성을 해석하였다. 평면결상형 연엑스선 분광기는 토로이드거울, 실틈, 비등간격 오목에돌이발, 연엑스선 검출기로 구성되어 있다. 토로이드거울과 홈간격이 2400 grooves/mm인 비등간격 오목에돌이발을 사용하여 공간분해된 빛띠가 단일 평면 위에 결상되도록 분광기를 구성하였다. 토로이드거울은 연엑스선 광선이 에돌이발에 비스듬하게 입사할 때 발생되는 비점 수차를 보상하기 위해 사용되었다. 파면수차 이론을 적용하여 분광기가 가지는 파장분해와 공간분해를 계산하고, 에돌이 현상에 대한 스칼라 이론을 적용하여 에돌이발의 에돌이효율을 계산하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.66-71
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• 2000

Geotrichum candidum (KCTC 6195)를 이용하여 색도제거를 위한 최적조건은 초기 pH 6, $30^{\circ}C$, glucose 농도 30 g/L이었으며 빛은 세포성장과 색도제거에 영향을 주지 않았다. 한편, 세포성장과 색도제거를 위해서는 세포의 성장원(glucose)이 필수적이었다. 염료의 종류에 따라 색도제거량과 속도는 차이가 있지만 분산염료, 산성염료, 반응염료에 대해 색도제거가 고체배치와 액체배치에서 가능했으며 Acid goange 10 염료의 경우 배양 후 120 시간 후에는 초기 100 ppm에서 91%로, 초기 500ppm에서 84%까지 색도제거되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 색도제거에서 Acid red 1: 19.8%, Acid red 88, 73%, Acid orange 10; 12.1%, Reactive blue 19; 14.6%가 흡착으로 제거되었다. 이로서 효소에 의한 색도제거뿐만 아니라 흡착에 의해 색도제거됨을 알 수 있었다. 2일간 배양하고 glucose를 첨가하여 1일간 추가 배양한 경우 97%까지 색도제거 되었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.852-858
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• 2007

The dependence of substrate on the Ag photodoping phenomenon into amonhous $({\alpha}-)$ GeSe thin film has been investigated using holographic method. A 442 nm HeCd laser was utilized as a light source for the holographic exposure and a 632.8 nm HeNe laser to measure the variation of diffraction efficiency $(\eta)$ in real time. The films (Ag and ${\alpha}-GeSe$) were thermally deposited on the substrates, i.e. p-type Si(100), n-type Si(100) and slide glass. The sample structures prepared were two types: type I (Ag/${\alpha}$-SeGe/substrate) and type II (${\alpha}$-SeGe/Ag/substrate). The $\eta$ kinetics comprised to be three steps in which $\eta$ initially increases, is saturated to be maximized $(\eta_M)$, and then decreases relatively gradually. For the same substrate, the $\eta_M$ values of the type II were higher than those of type I. In addition, the type II exhibited the highest $\eta_M$ for p-type Si substrate, while that in type I was observed for n-type Si substrate. These tendency is explained by the diffusion of minority carrier in the films and the change of magnitude and direction in internal fields generated at the film interfaces. Atomic-force-microscope (AFM) was used to observe relief-type grating patterns.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.15-24
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• 2009

As new small scale LFG (landfill gas) energy project model which can improve economic feasibility limited due to the economy of scale, LFG-Microturbine combined heat and power system with $CO_2$ fertilization into greenhouses was proposed and investigated including basic design process prior to the system installation at Gwang-ju metro sanitary landfill. The system features $CH_4$ enrichment for stable microturbine operation, reduction of compressor power consumption and low CO emission, and $CO_2$ supplement into greenhouse for enhancement plant growth. From many other researches, high $CO_2$ concentration was found to enhance $CO_2$ assimilation (also known as photosynthesis reaction) which converts $CO_2$ and $H_2O$ to sugar using light energy. For small scale landfills which produce LFG under $3\;m^3$/min, among currently available prime movers, microturbine is the most suitable power generation system and its low electric efficiency can be improved with heat recovery. Besides, since its exhaust gas contains very low level of harmful contaminants to plant growth such as NOx, CO and SOx, microturbine exhaust gas is a suitable and economically advantageous $CO_2$ source for $CO_2$ fertilization in greenhouse. The LFG-Microturbine combined heat and power generation system with $CO_2$ fertilization into greenhouse gas to enhance plant growth is technologically and economically feasible and improves economical feasibility compared to other small scale LFG energy project model.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제3권6호
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• pp.583-589
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• 2019

We report experimental results on 940-nm 350-mW AlGaAs/InGaAs transverse single-mode laser diodes (LDs) adopting graded-index separate confinement heterostructures (GRIN-SCH) and p,n-clad asymmetric structures, with improved temperature and small-divergence beam characteristics under high-output-power operation, for a three-dimensional (3D) motion-recognition sensor. The GRIN-SCH design provides good carrier confinement and prevents current leakage by adding a grading layer between cladding and waveguide layers. The asymmetric design, which differs in refractive-index distribution of p-n cladding layers, reduces the divergence angle at high-power operation and widens the transverse mode distribution to decrease the power density around emission facets. At an optical power of 350 mW under continuous-wave (CW) operation, Gaussian narrow far-field patterns (FFP) are measured with the full width at half maximum vertical divergence angle to be 18 degrees. A threshold current (I_th) of 65 mA, slope efficiency (SE) of 0.98 mW/mA, and operating current (I_op) of 400 mA are obtained at room temperature. Also, we could achieve catastrophic optical damage (COD) of 850 mW and long-term reliability of 60℃ with a TO-56 package.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제58권12호
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• pp.2446-2452
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• 2009

A Ceramic Metal-halide lamp is achieved by adding multiple metals to a basic mercury discharge. Because the vapor pressure of most metals is very much lower than mercury itself, metal-halide salts of the desired metals, having higher vapor pressures, are used to introduce the material into the basic discharge. The metal compounds are usually polyatomic iodides, which vaporize and subsequently dissociate as they diffuse into the bulk plasma. Metals with multiple visible transitions are necessary to achieve high photometric efficiency and good color. Compounds of Sc, Dy, Ho, Tm, Ce, Pr, Yb and Nd are commonly used. The maximum visible efficacy of a Ceramic Metal Halide lamp, under the constant of a white light source, is predicted to be about 450lm/W. This is controlled principally by the chemical fill chosen for a particular lamp. Current these lamps achieve 130lm/W and these life time are the maximum 16,000[hr]. So factors of performance lower are necessary to improve lamp performance. In this paper, we analyzed factors of performance lower by accelerated deterioration test. The lamp was operated with short duration turn-on/turn-off procedure to enhance the effect due to electrode sputtering during lamp ignition. The tested lamp that was operated with a longer turn-on/off(20/20 minutes) showed blackening, changed distance between electrodes and lowered color rendering & color temperature by losses of Dy at 421.18nm, I at 511nm, T1 at 535nm and Na at 588nm compared with the new lamp.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제11권9호
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• pp.1245-1257
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• 2008

이 연구에서는 기존의 클레이 애니메이션 제작 공정이 가지는 문제점을 개선하기 위해 3D 컴퓨터그래픽을 도입한 새로운 제작 공정을 제안한다. 그 핵심은 기존 공정을 바탕으로 하되 대단히 노동집약적인 캐릭터 제작 과정을, 3D 컴퓨터그래픽에 의한 디지털 캐릭터로 대체하는 것이다. 클레이 애니메이션에 등장하는 캐릭터를 3D 컴퓨터그래픽으로 구현하기 위해 클레이 캐릭터와 동일한 색상과 종류의 유성찰흙을 사용하여 폴리곤 모델링 캐릭터의 UVW 좌표 값에 맞춘 디퓨즈 맵과 디스플레이스먼트 맵을 제작하였다. 또한 파노라마 HDRI 자동 촬영 시스템을 개발하여 미니어처 세트 촬영 환경의 조명 정보를 초고해상도의 파노라마 HDRI 형식으로 제작, 이를 디지털 라이팅 소스로 사용하였다. 이 과정을 통해 대단히 사실적인 결과물을 얻음과 동시에 숙달된 작업자의 노하우에만 의존하던 스톱모션 제작 공정을 공학적 접근에 의한 자동화된 방식으로 개선할 수 있었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.529-535
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• 2020

The present study investigated the photodegradation of synthetic organic dye; violet-3B, without and with the addition of C-N-codoped TiO₂ catalyst using a visible halogen-lamp as a light source. The catalyst was synthesized by using a peroxo sol-gel method with free-organic solvent. The effects of initial dye concentration, catalyst dosage, and pH solution on the photodegradation of violet-3B were examined. The efficiency of the photodegradation process for violet-3B dye was higher at neutral to less acidic pH. The kinetics reaction rate of photodegradation of violet-3B dye with the addition of C-N-codoped TiO₂ followed pseudo-first order kinetics represented by the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model, and increasing the initial concentration of dyes decreased rate constants of photodegradation. Photodegradation of 5 mg L^-1 violet-3B dye achieved 96% color removal within 240 min of irradiation in the presence of C-N-codoped TiO₂ catalyst, and approximately 44% TOC was removed as a result of the mineralization.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.207-207
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• 2012

Si quantum dot (QD) imbedded in a $SiO_2$ matrix is a promising material for the next generation optoelectronic devices, such as solar cells and light emission diodes (LEDs). However, low conductivity of the Si quantum dot layer is a great hindrance for the performance of the Si QD-based optoelectronic devices. The effective doping of the Si QDs by semiconducting elements is one of the most important factors for the improvement of conductivity. High dielectric constant of the matrix material $SiO_2$ is an additional source of the low conductivity. Active doping of B was observed in nanometer silicon layers confined in $SiO_2$ layers by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) depth profiling analysis and confirmed by Hall effect measurements. The uniformly distributed boron atoms in the B-doped silicon layers of $[SiO_2(8nm)/B-doped\;Si(10nm)]_5$ films turned out to be segregated into the $Si/SiO_2$ interfaces and the Si bulk, forming a distinct bimodal distribution by annealing at high temperature. B atoms in the Si layers were found to preferentially substitute inactive three-fold Si atoms in the grain boundaries and then substitute the four-fold Si atoms to achieve electrically active doping. As a result, active doping of B is initiated at high doping concentrations above $1.1{\times}10^{20}atoms/cm^3$ and high active doping of $3{\times}10^{20}atoms/cm^3$ could be achieved. The active doping in ultra-thin Si layers were implemented to silicon quantum dots (QDs) to realize a Si QD solar cell. A high energy conversion efficiency of 13.4% was realized from a p-type Si QD solar cell with B concentration of $4{\times}1^{20}atoms/cm^3$. We will present the diffusion behaviors of the various dopants in silicon nanostructures and the performance of the Si quantum dot solar cell with the optimized structures.