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High cell density cultivation of Bacillus sp.

  • Lee, Baek-Seok;Chae, Won-Bok;Jo, Jae-Hui;Choe, Gi-Hyeon;Kim, Yeong-Beom;Choe, Seong-Won;Kim, Eun-Gi
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.11a
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    • pp.290-293
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    • 2001
  • In this study, media optimization by statistically designed experiments stimulated an increase in cell growth of Bacillus sp. during batch cultivation. Plackett-Surman design method selected 3 components among 7 components of production medium. Box-Behnken design method calculated the optimum concentration of selected components by Plackett-Surman design. In the optimized medium, viable cell number increased 2 times. Addition of antifoam effected the cell growth depending on the type of antifoam Vegetable oil, are a carbon source and an antifoam. increased cell growth and controlled foaming

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A Study on the Effectiveness of Hand Sanitizer compared to Conventional Ultrasound Gel during Ultrasound Examination (초음파검사 시 기존 초음파젤과 비교한 손소독제의 유용성 연구)

  • Sun-Youl Seo;Jin-Ok Lee;Young-Ran Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.957-964
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    • 2023
  • This study focused on hand sanitizer as a medium that can replace ultrasonic gel, which is vulnerable to contamination by bacteria that reside on the hand. Hand sanitizer produces a strong sterilization effect from germs resident on the hands through different sterilization principles depending on the ingredients. Select products of gel type, cream type, and foam type, except for liquid type with low viscosity, and ultrasonically apply one 62% ethanol gel type and one cream type, one benzalkonium chloride 0.066% cream type and one foam type, respectively. Using ATS-539 as a medium, image evaluation was performed on the axial and lateral resolution and penetration depth, and the presence or absence of an air layer between the probe and the phantom. As a result, in the evaluation of the axial and lateral resolution and the depth of penetration, all four experimental groups met the evaluation criteria. However, in the case of the foam type, although it was suitable for the evaluation criteria of resolution and penetration depth, dark shadows appeared on both sides except for the center of observation during image evaluation. Through this experiment, it was possible to confirm the possibility that the remaining three types of hand sanitizers except the foam type could replace the ultrasonic gel.

Test and Evaluation Procedure of Foam Core Materials for Composite Ships

  • Jang, Jae-Won;Jeong, Sookhyun;Oh, Daekyun;Cho, Je-Hyoung;Noh, Jackyou
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.286-296
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    • 2020
  • Sandwich structures are general-purpose structures that can reduce the structural weight of composite ships. Core materials are essential for these structures, with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foams being the most popular. These foam core materials are subjected to various tests in the development process, and must satisfy the performance requirements of several ISO and ASTM standards. Therefore, a procedure for evaluating the performance of foam core materials was proposed in this paper. In addition, prototypes were fabricated using a commercial PVC foam core product in accordance with the structural design of an 11 m fiber-reinforced plastic yacht. Then, a case study was conducted on the proposed evaluation procedure. The proposed procedure facilitates the understanding of the performance requirements and evaluation of core materials used in composite ships and is expected to be utilized in developing core materials for marine structures.

Rooting Rate and Survival Rate as Affected by Humidification Period and Medium Type of 'Maehyang' Strawberry on Cutting Propagation ('매향' 딸기의 삽목 번식 시 가습 기간 및 배지 종류에 따른 발근율과 생존율)

  • Hwang, Hee Sung;Jeong, Hyeon Woo;Lee, Hye Ri;Hwang, Seung Jae
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.219-230
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    • 2020
  • This study was conducted to determine the optimum medium and humidification period for the strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch. cv. Maehyang) cutting seedling production. The cuttings were planted in coir (CO), rockwool (RW), phenolic foam (PF), and organic foam medium (OFM) with fogging treatment in 0, 3, 6, 9, or 12 days on February, 2019. And, as the field verification examination research, cuttings were planted in CO, RW, PF, and OFM, with misting treatment in 0, 6, 9, 12, or 15 days on June, 2019. In fogging treatments, rooting and survival rates of seedlings tended to increase with longer fogging periods, and rooting and survival rates were showed significantly higher in CO medium with more than 9 days of fogging periods. In misting treatments, rooting rate was significantly higher in CO and RW medium with more than 9 days of misting periods, and survival rate was significantly higher with more than 12 days of misting periods. There was no significantly difference by growth medium and humidification period in shoot and root growth. Therefore, when considering the rooting and survival rate the CO medium with 9 days of humidification period could be beneficial for the production of the 'Maehyang' strawberry cutting seedlings.

Nonlocal-strain gradient forced vibration analysis of metal foam nanoplates with uniform and graded porosities

  • Barati, Mohammad Reza
    • Advances in nano research
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.393-414
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    • 2017
  • Forced vibration behavior of porous metal foam nanoplates on elastic medium is studied via a 4-variable plate theory. Different porosity distributions called uniform, symmetric and asymmetric are considered. Nonlocal strain gradient theory (NSGT) containing two scale parameters is employed for size-dependent modeling of porous nanoplates. The present plate theory satisfies the shear deformation effect and it has lower field variables compared with first order plate theory. Hamilton's principle is employed to derive the governing equations. Obtained results from Galerkin's method are verified with those provided in the literature. The effects of nonlocal parameter, strain gradient, foundation parameters, dynamic loading, porosity distributions and porosity coefficient on dynamic deflection and resonance frequencies of metal foam nanoscale plates are examined.

Finite element formulation and vibration of nonlocal refined metal foam beams with symmetric and non-symmetric porosities

  • Al-Maliki, Ammar F.H.;Faleh, Nadhim M.;Alasadi, Abbas A.
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.147-159
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    • 2019
  • In present article, a size-dependent refined thick beam element has been established based upon nonlocal elasticity theory. Next, it is used to explore vibration response of porous metal foam nanobeams on elastic medium. The established beam element introduces ten degrees of freedom. Different porosity distributions called uniform, symmetric and asymmetric will be employed. Herein, introduced thick beam element contains shear deformations without using correction factors. Convergence and verification studies of obtained results from finite element method are also provided. The impacts of nonlocality factor, foundation factors, shear deformation, slenderness ratio, porosity kinds and porosity factor on vibration frequencies of metal foam nano-sized beams have been explored.

The Simulation about the Air Flow and Pressure Drop inside the Metal Foam (발포 금속 내 공기 유동 및 압력강하에 관한 시뮬레이션)

  • Kim, Pil-Hwan;Jin, Mei-Hua;Jang, Seok-Jun;Chung, Han-Shik;Jeong, Hyo-Min
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.1053-1058
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    • 2008
  • Porous medium was considered in the present study for the heat transfer enhancement. This was attributed to its high surface area to volume ratio as well as intensive flow mixing by tortuous flow passages. But when the air or water flow through in the porous medium, it is occurred the pressure drop between inlet and outlet. So in the present study investigated simulation result about the pressure drop in the porous medium before apply to heat exchanger. In this simulation, the thickness of the solid inside the porous medium region was varied 0.2 mm to 0.4 mm. And then the simulation result were compared the pressure drop in the same unit cell ($0.5\;mm{\times}0.5\;mm{\times}0.5\;mm$). To make the analysis model, it was assumed the 14-sided tetrakaidecahedron cell which has long been considered the optimal packing cell first proposed by the Lord Kelvin in 1887. And then the simulation is carried out using by STAR-CCM+ which is commercial software. The simulation result can be showed quantified pressure drop by solid effect in the porous medium.

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Control of Both Foam and Dissolved Oxygen in the Presence of a Surfactant for Production of $\beta$-Carotene in Blakeslea trispora

  • Kim, Seon-Won;Lee, In-Young;Jeong, Jae-Cheol;Lee, Jung-Heon;Park, Young-Hoon
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.548-553
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    • 1999
  • A production of $\beta-Carotene$was attempted in a fed-batch culture of Blakeslea trispora by controlling both foam and dissolved oxygen in the presence of surfactant, Span 20. Results obtained from the shake flask cultures indicated that a high concentration of dissolved oxygen was needed for both cell growth and $\beta-Carotene$ synthesis, and the optimal concentration of glucose was found to be in the range of 50-100 g/l. In order to maintain the dissolved oxygen concentration level at higher than 50% of air saturation, pure oxygen was automatically sparged into the medium with air. Foam was controlled by bypassing air from the submerged aeration to the headspace in response to the foam that was caused by Span 20. High agitation speed was found to be detrimental to the cell growth due to shear damage, even though it provided sufficient dissolved oxygen. On the other hand, a low aeration speed caused stagnant regions in the fermentor because of improper mixing. Thus, for the fed-batch operation, agitation speed was increased gradually from 300 to 700 rpm to prevent cell damage at the initial stage of fermentation and to give efficient mixing for a viscous culture broth as the culture proceeded. By controlling dissolved oxygen and foam, a high concentration of $\beta-Carotene$otene (1,190 mg/l) was obtained in 6 days of the fed-batch culture of B. trispora with 2.5% of the dry cell weight, which was approximately 5 times higher than that of the batch cultures.

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Odorous Gas Removal in Biofilter with Powdered Activated Carbon and Zeolite Coated Polyurethane Foam (분말활성탄 및 제올라이트 담지 폴리우레탄 담체를 이용한 바이오필터에서의 악취가스 제거)

  • Lee, Soo-Chul;Kim, Dong-Jin
    • Clean Technology
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.209-215
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    • 2012
  • The performance and removal efficiencies of a pilot scale biofilter were estimated by using ammonia and hydrogen sulfide as the odorous gases. Expanded polyurethane foam coated with powdered activated carbon and zeolite was used as a biofilm supporting medium in the biofilter. Odorous gases from the sludge thickener of a municipal wastewater treatment plant were treated in the biofilter for 10 months and the inlet ammonia and hydrogen sulfide concentrations were 0.1-1.5 and 2-20 ppmv, respectively. The removal efficiencies reached about 100% at the empty bed retention time (EBRT) of 3.6-5 seconds except for the adaptation periods. The pressure drop of the biofilter caused by the gas flow was also low that the maximum attained was 31 mm $H_2O$ during the operation. Its stability was confirmed in the long term due to the fact that the biofilter and the polyurethane medium had a minimum plugging and compression. The microbial community on the medium is critical for the performance of the biofilter especially the distribution of ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and sulfur oxidizing bacteria (SOB). The distribution of Nitrosomonas sp. (AOB) and Thiobacillus ferroxidans (SOB) was confirmed by FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) analysis. The longer the operation time, the more microbial population observed. Also, the medium close to the gas inlet had more microbial population than the medium at the gas outlet of the biofilter.

Self-pressurization Effect and PEMFC Performance Improvement Using Metal Foam Compression (금속 폼 압축에 의한 자가 가압 효과 및 PEMFC 성능 개선)

  • Kim, Hyeonwoo;Kim, Junbom
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.33 no.6
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    • pp.618-623
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    • 2022
  • The bipolar plate is a key component of the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) that transfers reactants and electrons, discharges water and heat as by-products, and serves as a mechanical support for the membrane electrode assembly (MEA). Therefore, the flow field structure of the bipolar plate plays an important role in improving fuel cell performance. In this study, PEMFC performance was investigated with copper foams with different compressibility ratios applied to cathode bipolar plates using a 25 cm2 unit cell. The total resistance decreased as the compressibility ratio of the metal foams increased, and, in particular, the charge transfer and mass transfer resistance were significantly improved compared to the serpentine flow field, lowering voltage loss in medium and high current density region. In the case of pressurized air reactant flow with serpentine structure, fuel cell performance was similar to that of a compressed metal foam flow field (S3) up to the medium current density region, but low performance appeared in the high current density region due to flow field structure limitations.