• 한국재료학회지
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.565-571
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• 2014

Nitrogen-doped ZnO nanoparticle-carbon nanofiber composites were prepared using electrospinning. As the relative amounts of N-doped ZnO nanoparticles in the composites were controlled to levels of 3.4, 9.6, and 13.8 wt%, the morphological, structural, and chemical properties of the composites were characterized by means of field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). In particular, the carbon nanofiber composites containing 13.8 wt% N-doped ZnO nanoparticles exhibited superior catalytic properties, making them suitable for use as counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). This result can be attributed to the enhanced surface roughness of the composites, which offers sites for $I_3{^-}$ ion reductions and the formation of Zn3N2 phases that facilitate electron transfer. Therefore, DSSCs fabricated with 13.8 wt% N-doped ZnO nanoparticle-carbon nanofiber composites showed high current density ($16.3mA/cm^2$), high fill factor (57.8%), and excellent power-conversion efficiency (6.69%); at the same time, these DSSCs displayed power-conversion efficiency almost identical to that of DSSCs fabricated with a pure Pt counter electrode (6.57%).

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.108-113
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• 2017

The use of aluminum-based coagulants in water pretreatment is being carefully considered because aluminum exposure is a risk factor for the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Lightly burned-dolomite kiln dust (LB-DKD) was evaluated as an alternative coagulant because it contains high levels of the healthful minerals calcium and magnesium. An organic pore forming agent (OPFA) was incorporated to prepare porous granules after OPFA removal through a thermal decomposition process. A spray drying method was used to produce uniform and reproducible spherical granules with low density, since fine dolomite particles have irregular agglomeration behavior in the hydration reaction. The use of fine dolomite powder and different porosity granules led to a visible color change in raw algae (RA) containing water, from dark green to transparent colorlessness. Also, dolomite powders and granules exhibited a mean removal efficiency of 48.3% in total nitrogen (T-N), a gradual increase in the removal efficiency of total phosphorus (T-P) as granule porosity increased. We demonstrate that porous dolomite granules can improve the settling time and water quality in summer seasons for the emergent treatment of excessive algal blooms in eutrophic water.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.205-212
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• 2015

Farmers with forage barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)-rice (Oryza sativa L.) cropping system at reclaimed tidal lands burn crop residues to facilitate seedbed preparation or remove them for feed stock. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of rice straw amendment and N fertilization on soil properties and N uptake of rice under forage barely-rice cropping system at reclaimed tidal paddy field. Rice straw was applied at the rates of 0, 2.5 and $5.0ton\;ha^{-1}$ and N was fertilized at 0, 100, 200 and $400kg\;ha^{-1}$. Although there was no significant difference in the growth and yield of rice, fresh and dry weight of forage barely increased with increasing the amount of rice straw. The amount of N uptake of rice at harvesting stage was $65.8-69.2kg\;ha^{-1}$ by the amount of rice straw amendment, but there were no significant differences among rice straw amendment levels. After harvesting the rice, the soil salinity decreased with rice straw amendment compared to the control. After forage barely and rice cultivation, soil organic matter contents increased to $2.6-2.8g\;kg^{-1}$ and $3.2-3.5g\;kg^{-1}$, respectively. The amount of N uptake of rice at harvesting stage increased up to $82kg\;ha^{-1}$ in $400kg\;ha^{-1}$ N applied plots which were $37.8kg\;ha^{-1}$ higher than the control. Nitrogen fertilization decreased N recovery efficiency. The highest yield of rice was observed at $244kg\;ha^{-1}$ N fertilization level, but the optimum N level was estimated at $168kg\;ha^{-1}$ in order to keep the protein content of rice under 6.5%. Further researches on N uptake and application of organic matter according to soil salinity will be necessary to increase N use efficiency at reclaimed tidal paddy field.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.206-214
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• 2005

본 연구는 도시하수 처리시 부유성장 미생물만을 이용하는 표준 활성슬러지 공정(Conventional Activated Sludge; CAS) 및 MLE(Modified Ludzack-Ettinger) 공정과 부유 및 부착 미생물을 동시에 활용하는 하이브리드(hybrid)형 공정인 M-Dephanox(Modified-Dephanox) 공정의 유기물, 질소 및 인 제거효율을 상호 비교 검토하고자 하였다. M-Dephanox 공정은 기존 Dephanox 공정의 단점을 극복하기 위하여 고안된 공정으로서 기존 Dephanox 공정에 비해 탈질 효율을 증가시킬 수 있다. 연구 결과 부유 성장 미생물을 이용하는 MLE 공정에 비해 하이브리드형 공정인 M-Dephanox 공정의 TCOD, T-N 및 T-P 제거효율이 각각 12.3, 18.6, 28.2% 더 높게 관찰 되었다. M-Dephanox 공정이 MLE 공정에 비해 유기물 및 질소 제거 효율이 더 높은 원인은 M-Dephanox 공정이 하이브리드 공정이자 다단 슬러지 공정(multi-sludge)인 동시에 생흡착(biosorption)을 이용한 효과적인 유기물 이용 기작이 있기 때문이다. M-Dephanox 공정의 질산화 반응조에서의 암모니아성 질소 제거효율은 약 2hr의 수리학적 체류시간에서 약 96.7%로 나타나 Dephanox 공정과 관련한 기존 문헌에서 보고된 5 hr의 체류시간 보다 3 hr 짧은 수리학적 체류시간에서도 높은 암모니아성 질소 제거효율을 관찰 할 수 있어 전체 공정의 수리학적 체류시간을 줄이는데 커다란 역할을 할 것으로 기대된다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.83-91
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• 2023

본 연구는 수입산 아주까리박을 주원료로 하는 혼합유기질비료(혼합유박)을 대체하기 위해 국내 유기자원을 원료로 제조한 발효비료의 처리효과를 확인하는 목적으로 수행되었다. 발효비료는 주정박(30%), 깻묵(30%), 미강(20%), 어분(20%)을 혼합하여 제조하였다. 이때 발효조건을 달리하여 기존 발효방식(비가림 하우스에 21일간 발효)으로 제조한 발효비료A (Fermented Organic fertilizer A. OFA)와 발효기간을 단축(40℃에서 5일간 발효)시켜 제조한 발효비료B (Fermented Organic fertilizer B, OFB) 2종을 제조하였다. 본 실험의 처리구는 무처리(Control, NF), 혼합유박(Mixed organic fertilizer, MOF), 발효비료 처리구(OFA, OFB)로 설정하였으며, 노지 배추 표준시비량의 질소 기준(320 kg/ha)으로 자재를 처리하였다. 재배시험 결과 OFA, OFB와 MOF간의 배추의 생육과 수량이 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 배추의 질소이용효율은 발효비료 처리구(OFB : 81.4%, OFA : 79.1%)가 MOF (65.3%)보다 증가하였고, 발효비료를 처리한 토양의 Urease 활성도가 240~241 ㎍/g/dm/2h로 MOF (203 ㎍/g/dm/2h)와 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 결론적으로, 국내 유기자원으로 제조한 발효비료 2종은 혼합유박과 유사한 생육과 수량을 보였으며, 발효과정으로 작물의 양분흡수가 용이해져 질소이용효율을 개선시키는데 도움을 준 것으로 판단된다. 이에 제조한 발효비료가 양분공급자재로 혼합유박을 대체 하는데 효과적일 것으로 보인다. 특히, 발효기간을 기존대비 16일 단축시켜 제조한 OFB도 기존 발효비료(OFA)와 효과가 유사하여 현장 활용도가 높을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.352-360
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• 2002

자운영재배 논의 경운시기에 따른 질소시비량 절감 및 토양개선효과를 구명하기 위하여 자운영을 개화성기, 개화종기 및 결실기에 경운하고 기계이앙재배시 질소수준이 벼의 생육, 수량 및 토양의 이화학적특성에 미치는 영향을 검토한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 자운영 경운시기의 생초중은 각각 ha 당 22,500, 20,000, 12,500 kg이였고 건물중에 있어서 전질소함량은 2.95, 2.66, 2.47%이였으며 탄질율은 15.7, 18.0, 19.2이였다. 자운영 재배 및 시용후 토양중 전질소, 유기물함량은 높아지고 유효인산함량은 낮아져 화학성이 개량되었으며 용적밀도, 고상율은 낮아지고 공극율이 증대되어 물리성이 개선되었다. 경운 시기별 토양 중 $NH_4-N$ 함량은 개화성기 > 개화종기 > 결실기 순으로 분얼기에 가장 높았고 질소수준이 높을수록 많았으며 관행에 비하여 생육후기까지 높게 발현되었다. 자운영 후작벼 재배시 성숙기 수수 확보가 많아 유효경비율이 높고 수도체중 전질소함량은 질소수준이 높을수록 많아져 관행에 비하여 엽색수치가 높았다. 질소흡수량은 개화성기 > 개화종기 > 결실기 순으로, 질소수준이 높을수록 많았고 질소이용률은 $33kg\;ha^{-1}$ (70% 절감)시 높았다. 자운영을 개화성기 및 개화종기에 경운시 $m^2$당영화수 확보가 많았으며 개화종기 및 결실기 경운시 등숙비율이 높아졌다. 쌀 수량은 개화성기 및 개화종기 경운시 5,770, $5,580kg\;ha^{-1}$로 질소수준 $55kg\;ha^{-1}$(50%절감)에서 관행에 비하여 각각 9%, 8% 증수되었고 결실기 경운시 $5,120kg\;ha^{-1}$로 질소수준 $77kg\;ha^{-1}$(30% 절감)에서 1% 증수되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.583-591
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• 2002

Biodegradation of fat, oil, and grease (FOGs) plays an Important role in wastewater management and water pollution control. However, many industrial food-processing and food restaurants generate FOG-containing waste waters for which there Is no acceptable technology for their pretreatment. To solve these problems, this study evaluated the feasibility of effective FOG-degrading microorganisms on the biodegradation of olive oil and FOG-containing wastewater. Twenty-two strains capable of degrading FOGs were isolated from five FOG-contaminated sites for the evaluation of their FOG degradation capabilities. Among twenty-two strains tested, the lipase-producing Pseudomonas sp. strain D2D3 was selected for actual FOG wastewater treatment. Its biodegradability was performed at 3$0^{\circ}C$ and pH 8. The extent of FOG removal efficiency was varied for each FOG tested, being the highest for olive oil and animal fat (94.5% and 94.4%), and the lowest for safflower oil (62%). The addition of organic nitrogen sources such as yeast extract, soytone, and peptone enhanced the removal efficiency of FOGs, but the addition of the inorganic nitrogen nutrients such as $NH_4$Cl and $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ did not increase. The $KH_2PO_4$ sources in 0.25% to 0.5% concentrations showed more than 90% degradability. As a result, the main pathway for the oxidation of fatty acids results in the removal of two carbon atoms as acetyl-CoA with each reaction sequence: $\beta$-oxidation. Its lipase activity showed 38.5 U/g DCW using the optimal media after 9 h. Real wastewater and FOGs were used for determining the removal efficiency by using Pseudomonas sp. strain D2D3 bioadditive. The degradation by Pseudomonas sp. strain D2D3 was 41% higher than that of the naturally occurring bacteria. This result indicated that the use of isolated Pseudomonas sp. strain D2D3 in a bioaugmentating grease trap or other processes might possibly be sufficient to acclimate biological processes for degrading FOGs.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.514-522
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• 2017

Objective: The study aimed to assess the N use efficiency (NUE) of pig slurry (in comparison with chemical fertilizer) for each regrowth yield and annual herbage production and their nutritive value. Methods: Consecutive field experiments were separately performed using a single application with a full dose of N (200 kg N/ha) in 2014 and by four split applications in 2015 in different sites. The experiment consisted of three treatments: i) control plots that received no additional N, ii) chemical fertilizer-N as urea, and iii) pig-slurry-N with five replicates. Results: The effect of N fertilization on herbage yield, N recovery in herbage, residual inorganic N in soil, and crude protein were significantly positive. When comparing the NUE between the two N sources (urea and pig slurry), pig slurry was significantly less effective for the earlier two regrowth periods, as shown by lower regrowth dry matter (DM) yield, N amount recovered in herbage, and inorganic N availability in soil at the 1st and 2nd cut compared to those of urea-applied plots. However, the effect of split application of the two N sources was significantly positive at the last two regrowth periods (at the 3rd and 4th cut). The two N sources and/or split application had little or no influence on neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content, acid detergent fiber (ADF) content, and in vitro DM digestibility, whereas cutting date was a large source of variation for these variables, resulting in a significant increase in in vitro DM digestibility for the last two regrowth periods when an increase in NDF and ADF content occurred. Split application of N reduced the N loss via nitrate leaching by 36% on average for the two N sources compared to a single application. Conclusion: The pig slurry-N was utilized as efficiently as urea-N for annual herbage yield, with a significant increase in NUE especially for the latter regrowth periods.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 1999년도 추계 학술대회지
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• pp.102-144
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• 1999

The major problems of food crop cultivation in Korea are low yield of most crops except rice. inefficient cultivation techniques for aged farmers. and low international competibility. Therefore, development of cultivation techniques of food crops should aim the yield. quality improvement, labor reduction and production cost. The primary issue for increasing the yield of soybean, barely and wheat is to reduce the yield gap between the farmer's yield and recommended ones of experiment station. More advanced cultivation techniques needs to be developed. and/or the conventional breeding methods to be reconsidered. The newly developed labor-saving mechanized technique needs to reduce labor hours , and the cost of agricultural implements and machineries. In other words the labor-saving mechanized technique should be developed based on the improvement of total farming system as well as systemic fundamental innovation of cultural methods. The efficiency of solar energy use in food production of Korea in 1997 is as low as $0.52{\%}$ so there is much room to increase yield. It is recommendable that the concept of food Production should be changed to energy Producing efficiency Per unit area basis from volume and weight of food materials. Moreover, introduction of resonable cropping system is needed to increase yield of main crops, farmer's income, solar energy use efficiency, and decrease of land service expenditure. Current cropping system emphasized on economic crops. especially in vegetables , is not desirable for resonable use of arable land. stability of agricultural management and staple food crop self-sufficiency ratio. It is desirable to increase food crops . that are energy of carbohydrate and protein rich and land dependent crops. in cropping system. And the agronomist should develop the cultural methods to replace food crops for food self-sufficiency and stable farming management instead of economic crops in current cropping system. Low-input and environmentally-sound crop cultivation techniques, especially nitrogen-reducing culture technique which is directly related to food crop quality, also needs to be developed urgently. The extended cultivation of corn in upland and barely and wheat in lowland as a feed stuffs is recommended to prevent further decrease of food self-sufficiency ratio, which is mainly caused by the high reliance on imported feed grain. It is also considered that the calculation and presentation methods of standard agricultural income needs to be improved. The current calculation method uses unit land area of 10a regardless of crop kinds , characteristics of agricultural management and cultivation scale. So, it is apt to lead misunderstanding of farm income value. Therefore. it should show an income of average farmers for certain number of years. Research and developing system for food producing is not desirable because they are conducted currently individual crop and mono-culture basis. But actual agricultural income is usually earned by cropping system including upland and lowland. For example. the barley and wheat is usually cultivated in double cropping system. The cooperation among research institutes such as university agribusiness. government and farmers is indispensible. The public information and education on importance and consumption habit of food crops is necessary in Korean society to increase food self-sufficiency through nationwide cooperation.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2017

본 연구는 기상 조건 및 관개 여부가 양분용탈 및 콩의 양분 흡수에 영향을 미치는지 평가하기 위하여 중량식 라이시미터에서 2015년부터 2016년까지 콩을 재배한 결과를 제시하였다. 콩 재배기간인 6월부터 10월까지의 증발산량은 무관개구의 경우 강우에 따라 변동되었으며, 2016년 7월 중순부터 8월 말까지 지온상승 및 강우 빈도의 감소로 증발산량이 감소하다가 9월 중순 강우에 의해 유효수분 함량을 회복하여 생육 후기에 증발산량이 증가하였다. 질산태질소의 지하 용탈량은 2016년 7월 초 5일간 강우가 지속되었을 때 가장 많았으며, 그동안 지하배수가 거의 없었던 무관개구에서 더 높게 나타났다. 개화기 및 착협기인 7월 중순부터 8월까지 한발로 인하여 무관개구의 토양 수분함량은 7월 초의 50% 수준으로 유지되었으며, 콩 수량은 적습관개구의 25% 수준이었다. 적습관개구와 무관개구의 양분 흡수량을 비교한 결과 질소 흡수량이 적습관개구에서 20~50% 더 높았으며, 인산, 칼리 흡수량 차이는 미미하였다. 토양 수분함량은 콩의 질소 흡수에 영향을 미치며, 적정 수량을 생산하기 위해서는 관개를 통한 적정 수분 공급이 필수적이었다.