• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.1030-1035
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• 2008

Recently, the International Maritime Organization makes an effort for an effective solution against the emissions from shipping in the international maritime industry. The objective of the study was to quantify the exhaust emissions of marine heavy fuel oil in the combustion process of the spray flame. An experiment was performed to measure CO, $CO_2$, NOx, $SO_2$, ${N_2}O$, DS, SOF and the other components with the flame temperature. The sampling probe was directly set up in the flame fields at each position of 103, 324, 545, 766 and 987mm vertically apart from the fuel-injected nozzle in the burner furnace. From the results of the study, it was estimated that approximately 270ppm of oxides of nitrogen (NOx), $1000{\sim}1400ppm$ of sulfur dioxide ($SO_2$), 8ppm of nitrous oxide (${N_2}O$), $2.0{\sim}2.5g/m^3$ of particulate matter (PM) divided with dry soot (DS) and soluble organic fraction (SOF) and $60{\sim}80mg/m^3$ of sulfuric acid. With respect to further development of this work, the emission quantification could also be applied to assessing emission reduction from the international shipping.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.769-775
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• 2011

An experimental study of biofilm nitritation system for high-strength ammonium wastewater has been carried out to examine the temperature effect on different organic and solid concentration. Operating temperature varied from $35^{\circ}C$ to $15^{\circ}C$. The influent N concentration of identical three reactors was adjusted to about $300mg\;NH_4-N/L$. A control unit fed with a synthetic wastewater, while the others were fed with reject water which is consisted of the supernatant of both digester and thickener. The results indicated that nitrite accumulation was stable in temperature range of $35^{\circ}C$ to $25^{\circ}C$. However, nitritation was significantly reduced at below $20^{\circ}C$. Free ammonia (FA) and free nitrous acid (FNA) were major inhibitors to the nitrite oxidizer for nitrite accumulation in lower temperature. From the estimation of temperature coefficient (${\Theta}$) of biofilm and suspended nitritation system, biofilm nitritation system could absorb the negative temperature effect compared with suspended nitritation system.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2018

Biosurfactants or microbial surfactants are surface-active biomolecules that are produced by a variety of microorganisms. Biodegradability and low toxicity have led to the intensification of scientific studies on a wide range of industrial applications for biosurfactants in the field of environmental bioremediation as well as the petroleum industry and enhanced oil recovery. However, the major issues in biosurfactant production are high production cost and low yield. Improving the bioindustrial production processes relies on many strategies, such as the use of cheap raw materials, the optimization of medium-culture conditions, and selecting hyperproducing strains. The present work aims to obtain a mutant with higher biosurfactant production through applying mutagenesis on Bacillus subtilis SPB1 using a combination of UV irradiation and nitrous acid treatment. Following mutagenesis and screening on blood agar and subsequent formation of halos, the mutated strains were examined for emulsifying activity of their culture broth. A mutant designated B. subtilis M2 was selected as it produced biosurfactant at twice higher concentration than the parent strain. The potential of this biosurfactant for industrial uses was shown by studying its stability to environmental stresses such as pH and temperature and its applicability in the oil recovery process. It was practically stable at high temperature and at a wide range of pH, and it recovered above 90% of motor oil adsorbed to a sand sample.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.427-435
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• 2018

There was a shortage of research reports on sterilization criterion and contamination of ultrasonic probes. Therefore, in this study, we were going to provide a basic study to measure the level of microbial contamination in ultrasonic probes and to investigate the radiographer's awareness of infection. After the scan, samples were collected from the rubber part of the probe by opening a sterile swab (Transport Medium AM608-1S) for medical bacteria collection with the remaining gel removed with a paper towel. Also, the collected samples of bacteria were grown for seven days and then the laboratory was analyzed. Among the total 29 types of microorganisms, Micrococcus luteus 21(26%), Moraxella species 16(20%), Coagulase negative staphylococcus 8(10%), Bacillus species 5(7%), Bicillus circulans 3(5%), Acinetobacter lwoffii 2(2%), and 1 other Candida parapsilosis (1%) a number of bacteria and fungus, was detected. In a disinfectant experiment using LuciPac Pen on the Lumitester PD-30s, we cultured the rubber part of the probe two to three times to measure the bacteria. Bacteria decreased to 97% with Aquanax (alkaline reduced water 100%), 99% with Klarion wash (0.01% sodium hydroxide), 94% with Klarion disinfection (0.01% nitrous acid water), Sterilization was best with Klarion wash (0.01% sodium hydroxide). Therefore, guidelines for cleaning and disinfection of ultrasonic probes was required, and further development of probe-only disinfectants is required.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.925-927
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• 2012

산성화된 토양에서 생육하는 오이가 황백화 되면서 시드는 증상이 발생하여 현장에서 토양을 검사하여 진단하고 현장에서 토양 pH를 측정한 결과 4.2로 매우 낮은 강산성이었고, 실험실에서 분석한 결과 4.5로 나타났다. 토양을 풍건하여 토양 pH를 측정한 결과 4.5로 강산성이었다. 그래서 토양을 포화추출법으로 용액을 채취하여 분석한 결과 Al이 해리되어 나오고 있었고 식물체를 분석한 결과 Al이 고농도로 흡수되어 있었으며 질소와 Ca의 함량이 매우 낮았다. 현장에서 pH를 교정하기 위하여 소석회 포화액과 탄산칼슘을 처리한 결과 pH를 6.5로 조절할 수 있는 소석회 450 mL $plant^{-1}$를 처리한 주에서 어린 잎부터 정상적인 생육을 하였다. 이 결과로부터 강한 산성토양에서 나타난 오이의 황백화 증상은 Al이 해리되어 식물체로 과잉 흡수되고 이로 인하여 질소와 칼슘의 부족으로 야기된 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.191-202
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• 2007

We developed an in-situ analyzer to understand the HONO levels in indoor environments. The in-situ measurement system utilizes a diffusion scrubber and luminol chemiluminescence to measure the HONO concentration with time resolution of 4-minute. Concentrations of NO, $NO_{2}$, and HONO were determined at an indoor air of an apartment for 9 days using the developed in-situ analyzer. Indoor HONO concentrations were highly elevated when a gas range was operated. Enhancements of the indoor NO, $NO_{2}$, and HONO concentrations during combustion indicate that the observed indoor HONO was formed by direct emission. In addition to the direct emission, the indoor HONO was partially generated from heterogeneous reactions of $NO_{2}$ on indoor surfaces, which was supported by strong relationships between peak NO, $NO_{2}$, and HONO concentrations, high HONO/$NO_{2}$ ratio and a weak correlation between NO and HONO concentrations. Additionally, three combustion experiments during the whole measurement period were performed to investigate the effects of unvented and vented gas burning on the HONO, NO, and $NO_{2}$ concentrations and their decay. The decay rate of the HONO concentration was significantly less than the NO and $NO_{2}$ decay rates for all the experiments, indicating that the lifetimes of trace nitrogen species in indoor environment varied in the order approximately HONO>$NO_{2}$>NO.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.599-602
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• 1999

Chitosan을 아질산부해법을 이용하여 저분자화시킨 다음, 저분자량 chitosan의 유리 아민기와 trifluoroacetic anhydride를 반응시켜 새로운 함불소 chitosan 올리고머 유도체(FCO)를 합성하였다. 이들 반응의 진행은 FT-IR, $^{1}H\;NMR$, $^{19}F\{^{1}H\}NMR$ 등을 통해 확인하였다. FCO의 항바이러스 효과는 바이러스 감염용액에 다양한 농도의 FCO를 첨가하고 세포를 감염시킨 후, 36시간 후에 복제되고 있는 바이러스 DNA 양을 측정하여 조사하였다. 바이러스 복제는 FCO를 첨가하여 바이러스를 감염시킨 세포들에서, FCO를 첨가하지 않은 대조군에 비하여 첨가한 FCO의 농도에 비례하여 감소하여, FCO가 바이러스 감염을 효과적으로 억제함을 제시한다. 특히, 1% FCO의 감염용액으로 처리된 세포에서는 바이러스의 복제가 대조군에 비하여 40%로 감소하였다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.51-62
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• 2010

The high concentration of N in the wastewater from livestock farming generally renders the efficiency of the wastewater treatment. Therefore, removal of N in livestock wastewater is crucial for successful treatment. The current study was conducted to investigate the optimum conditions for partial nitrification under anaerobic condition following nitritation in TPAD-BNR(two-phase anaerobic digestion-biological nitrogen removal) operating system. Sequential operating test to stimulate partial nitrification in reactor showed that partial nitrification occurred at a ratio of 1.24 in $NO_2{^-}$-N:$NH_4{^+}$-N. With this result, a wide range of factors affecting stable nitritation were examined through regression analysis. In the livestock wastewater treatment procedure, the hydraulic retention time (HRT) and pH range for optimum nitrite accumulation in the reactor were 1-1.5 days and 7-8, respectively. It was appeared that accumulation of $NO_2{^-}$-N in the reactor is due to inhibition of the $NO_2{^-}$-N oxidizer by free ammonia (FA) while the effect of free nitrous acid was minimal. Nitrification was not influenced by DO concentration at a range of 2.0-3.0 mg/L and the difference in the growth rate between $NH_4{^+}$-N oxidizer and $NO_2{^-}$-N oxidizer was dependent on the temperature in the reactor.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제63권3호
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• pp.97-105
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• 2021

Most of the rural development projects for the welfare of residents are mainly new construction and remodeling projects for community buildings such as village halls and senior citizens. However, in the case of the construction industry, it has been studied that 23% of the total carbon dioxide emissions generated in Korea are generated in the building-related sector. (GGIC, 2015) In order to reduce the emission of environmental pollutants resulting from construction of rural community buildings, there is a need to establish a system for rural buildings by predicting the environmental impact. As a result of this study, the emissions of air pollutants from buildings in rural communities were analyzed by dividing into seven stages: material production, construction, operation, maintenance, demolition, recycling, and transportation activities related to disposal. As a result, 12 kg of carbon dioxide (CO), 0.06 kg of carbon monoxide (CO), 0.02 kg of methane (CH), 0.04 kg of nitrogen oxides (NO), 0.02 kg of sulfurous acid gas (SO), and non-methane volatile organics per 1m of buildings in rural communities It was analyzed that 0.02 kg of compound (NMVOC) and 0.00011 kg of nitrous oxide (NO) were released. This study proved that environmentally friendly design is possible with a quantitative methodology for the comparison of operating energy and air pollutant emissions through the design specification change based on the statement of the rural community building. It is considered that it can function as basic data for further research by collecting major structural changes and materials of rural community buildings.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2020

본 연구는 수로 표면에 고정된 히드록실아민-산화환원효소가 암모니아 흡수에 미치는 영향에 대하여 해석하였다. 이 효소에 의한 반응은 히드록실아민을 아질산으로 변화시키는 것으로서 신속하게 진행된다. 영향의 해석을 위하여, 무차원 물질전달 지배방정식이 수립되었고 상온 기준의 일정한 물성치들이 사용되었다. 물에서의 암모니아 확산계수와 물의 동점도계수는 각각 2.45×10-9 ㎡/s와 1×10-6 ㎡/s이었다. 물에서의 암모니아 농도 분포는 암모니아에 노출되기 시작하는 지점으로부터의 위치에 대하여 산출되었다. 혼합 깊이에 따른 정량적인 분포 또한 도출되었다. 이와 같은 정량적인 해석은 수로 표면에 고정화된 효소가 암모니아 제거에 효율적으로 이용될 수 있는지에 대한 통찰력을 제시할 수 있다.