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Carbon Assimilation and Respiration of Daphnia magna with Varying Algal Food Quality

  • Park, Sang-Kyu;Goldman Charles R.
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.29 no.5
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    • pp.433-438
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    • 2006
  • To elucidate the mechanisms by which algal food quality affect Daphnia growths, we measured carbon incorporation rates and respiration rates of Daphnia magna with Cryptomonad Rhodomonas minuta, green algae Scenedesmus acutus and cyanobacteria Synechococcus sp. with varying physiological states as food. Carbon assimilation rates were high with R. minuta and S. acutus and low with Synechococcus sp. showing a similar pattern to the growth rate pattern. There was no clear difference among respiration rates of three algal species. Carbon assimilation rates and respiration rates of D. magna appeared to be independent on Molar C:P ratios in algal foods. Carbon growth efficiencies (incorporated carbon per assimilated carbon amount) were lower when D. magna fed with Synechococcus sp. than fed with R. minuta or S. acutus. Analysis of variance results show that carbon assimilation rates which were sum of incorporation and respiration rates and carbon growth efficiencies were only dependant on species affiliation. Overall, our results showed that algal species with varying ${\omega}3$ polyunsaturated fatty acid content led different carbon incorporation rates and overall carbon assimilation rates of D. magna.

Effect of Activated Carbon on Growth of Allium tuberosum in Green House

  • Choi Seong-Kyu;Park Yeong-Tyae
    • Plant Resources
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.225-229
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    • 2005
  • This study was conducted to investigate the effect of activated carbon on leave production of Allium tuberosum. Growth characteristics including plant height and leaf length were the highest when activated carbon was added with 5%, suggesting that optimum amount of activated carbon was ranged from 5 to 10%. Weight of fresh green vegetable in Allium tuberosum was low in control. And fresh weight of Allium tuberosum was higher in 5% treatment of activated carbon. However, when the plants were grown in activated carbon of $5{\sim}10%$, fresh yield of green vegetable of Allium tuberosum can be increased by using Activated Carbon. Activated carbon can be utilized as a soil conditioner in agricultural crop areas.

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A Case of IT System Development for Engineering Education of Low-carbon & Green-growth (저탄소 녹색성장 공학 교육을 위한 IT 시스템 개발 사례)

  • Kang, Minshik
    • The Journal of Korean Institute for Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.27-33
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    • 2011
  • Recently, the most important paradigm is to prepare future and to protect the environment through the carbon savings occurs in everyday life and whole industry. For the success of this new paradigm, Korean government encourages the green certification and the development of green technologies and green growth as one of the important policies are adopted and implemented. Public agencies and companies establish the plans about the carbon savings and implement a lot of research has moved on using IT technology. There are some attempts in Korea to use as an electronic document instead of the use of paper document using these green IT and mobile devices. In this paper, the waiting sequence system using mobile phone is proposed as an example of practical engineering education for 'Low carbon, Green growth'.

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The effect of carbon content on hot cracking of low carbon steel weld (저탄소성 용접금속의 응고균열에 미치는 탄소함량의 영향)

  • ;;Masumoto, I.
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.16-26
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    • 1988
  • The effect of carbon content on hot cracking of welded carbon steel was investigated Eight steel plates whose carbon content range from 0.02 to 0.23 percent were welded by autogeous gas tungsten are process. Constant strain was applied to the hot crack test specimen under the strain rate of 0.15 mm per second during welding. The hot cracking susceptibility ws high in the rnage of 0.02-0.05 and 0.12-0.23 percent carbon contents. The critical carbon content immune to hot cracking is in the range from 0.07 to 0.12 percent carbon. By electron probe microanalyser, amanganese segregation was not seen significantly in the whole carbon range. But segregation of silicon was higher in the region of low carbon contents. However, sulphur was segregated remarkably in the region betwen 0.18 and 0.23 percent carbon by peritectic reaction. Very smal lamount of dnedritic structure was observed in the region from 0.02 to 0.05 percent carbon by peritectic reaction. Very small amount of dendritic structure was observed in the region from 0.02 to 0.05 percent carbon but the predominant solidification structure was smooth by cellular growth. The higher the carbon content is, the more the columnar dendritic structure was observed.

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Behavior of Initial Formation of Iron Nitride on Carbon Steel at Low Pressure Gas Nitriding (저압가스질화에서 탄소강의 초기 화합물층 형성 거동)

  • Kim, Yoon-Kee;Kim, Sang-Gweon
    • Journal of Surface Science and Engineering
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.75-81
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    • 2011
  • Growth behaviors of iron-nitride on S45C steels at low pressure gas nitriding were examined. Surfaces of the steels covered with fine and porous oxide during the pre-oxidation using $N_2O$ gas. Well faceted particles connected with them were observed after 1 min nitriding. They grew steadily and filled inter-pores during additional nitriding process. From the X-ray diffraction analysis, ${\gamma}'$-iron nitride was dominantly formed at the initial stage but the amount of ${\varepsilon}$-iron nitride was rapidly increased as nitriding treatment time. The porous layer was formed on the particles and thickened up to half of nitride layer after 60 min nitriding. The observed growth behaviors were discussed in internal stress related with volume expansion involved in transforming from iron to iron-nitrides.

Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibre: An Overview

  • Chatterjee, A.;Deopura, B.L.
    • Fibers and Polymers
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.134-139
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    • 2002
  • Carbon nanotubes are graphene sheets rolled up in cylinders with diameter as small as 1nm. Extensive work carried out in recent years has revealed the intriguing properties of this novel material. Exceptional property combined with low density of nanotubes makes them suitable for use as reinforcements in composites. Low volume of production and high cost is the main limitations towards their growth and application. Nanofibres bridge the gap between the conventional carbon fibre and the carbon nanotubes. With their low cost & comparatively higher volume of production along with their exceptional properties, the nanofibres are considered attractive material as nanoscale reinforcement. In this article a concise review of structure, property. production and application of carbon nanotubes and nanofibres have been discussed.

An analysis of the fuel saving effect during low carbon flight procedures (저탄소 운항절차에 따른 연료절감 효과분석)

  • Kim, Yongseok;Lee, Juhyung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.39-44
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    • 2013
  • The amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been increasing steadily over the last 4 years, averaging 6.8 percent a year, due to the growth of low cost carriers and the increased demand for air transportations. For the aviation GHG reduction, various fuel saving activities are implemented in many areas such as high-efficiency aircraft and bio-fuel development in the technical part and low carbon flight procedures, short cut route development in the operational approach. Among the various reduction technologies, we focused on low carbon flight procedures that are crucial to GHG reduciton and suggested a reduction effect according to target implementation rate using by fuel saving estimation data in each aircraft type.

Effect of Organic Material, Active Carbon and Magnesium on the Growth of Zoysia koreana (잔디생육에 대한 유기물, 활성탄소 및 마그네슘의 효과)

  • Choi, Byung-Ju;Shim, Jai-Sung;Park, Hoon
    • Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.193-199
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    • 1994
  • Effect pf rape seed oil cake compast (OM) active carbon(C) compound fertilizer (NPK) and magnesium sulfate (Mg) application on Zoysia koreana growth by lysimeter of 50cm soil column filled with a low fertility loam. Effect on growth was in order of OM>OM . NPK interaction> NPK . active carbon and Mg were not effective OM . NPK interaction effect was negative on leaf width and root dry matter yield. OM and OM . NPK interaction were most effective on rhizome growth. Their effect did not change the ratio of growth rates between aerial part and rhizome but change that between aerial part and root. Leaf width was most sensitive to the treatments.

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Improvement of the electrochemical properties of low temperature synthesized carbon for anode materials in lithium-ion batteries (리튬이온전지의 음극 재료로서 저온합성탄소의 전기화학적 특성의 향상)

  • 이헌영;장석원;신건철;이성만;이종기;이승주;백홍구
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.55-61
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    • 2000
  • The electrochemical properties of hard carbon anodes in lithium ion batteries were improved by carbon coating using polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The reduction in irreversible capacity occured and the reversible capacity increased. It is suggested that the PVC carbon coating modifies the surface of hard carbon and reduces the surface reaction with species from air. The degree of the graphitization of PVC carbon was controlled by an addition of Ni, and the effect of the amount of Ni addition on the electrochemical properties was discussed.

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Low temperature growth of carbon nanotube by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) using nickel catalyst

  • Ryu, Kyoung-Min;Kang, Mih-Yun;Kim, Yang-Do;Hyeongtag-Jeon
    • Proceedings of the International Microelectronics And Packaging Society Conference
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.109-109
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    • 2000
  • Recently, carbon nanotube has been investigating for field emission display ( (FED) applications due to its high electron emission at relatively low electric field. However, the growing of carbon nanotube generally requires relatively high temperature processing such as arc-discharge (5,000 ~ $20,000^{\circ}C$) and laser evaporation (4,000 ~ $5,000^{\circ}C$) methods. In this presentation, low temperature growing of carbon nanotube by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) using nickel catalyst which is compatible to conventional FED processing temperature will be described. Carbon n notubes with average length of 100 run and diameter of 2 ~ $3\mu$ill were successfully grown on silicon substrate with native oxide layer at $550^{\circ}C$using nickel catalyst. The morphology and microstructure of carbon nanotube was highly depended on the processing temperature and nickel layer thickness. No significant carbon nanotube growing was observed with samples deposited on silicon substrates without native oxide layer. This is believed due to the formation of nickel-silicide and this deteriorated the catalytic role of nickel. The formation of nickel-silicide was confirmed by x-ray analysis. The role of native oxide layer and processing parameter dependence on microstructure of low temperature grown carbon nanotube, characterized by SEM, TEM XRD and R없nan spectroscopy, will be presented.

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