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A Review Based on Ion Separation by Ion Exchange Membrane (이온교환막을 통한 이온분리에 대한 총설)

  • Assel, Sarsenbek;Patel, Rajkumar
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.209-217
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    • 2022
  • Ion exchange membrane (IEM) is an important class of membrane applied in batteries, fuel cells, chloride-alkali processes, etc to separate various mono and multivalent ions. The membrane process is based on the electrically driven force, green separation method, which is an emerging area in desalination of seawater and water treatment. Electrodialysis (ED) is a technique in which cations and anions move selectively along the IEM. Anion exchange membrane (AEM) is one of the important components of the ED process which is critical to enhancing the process efficiency. The introduction of cross-linking in the IEM improves the ion-selective separation performance due to the reduction of free volume. During the desalination of seawater by reverse osmosis (RO) process, there is a lot of dissolved salt present in the concentrate of RO. So, the ED process consisting of a monovalent cation-selective membrane reduces fouling and improves membrane flux. This review is divided into three sections such as electrodialysis (ED), anion exchange membrane (AEM), and cation exchange membrane (CEM).

Analysis of ultra-low radionuclide concentrations in water samples with baromembrane method

  • Vasyanovich, Maxim;Ekidin, Aleksey;Trapeznikov, Alexander;Plataev, Anatoly
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.53 no.1
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    • pp.253-257
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    • 2021
  • This work demonstrates the use of baromembrane method based on reverse osmosis (RO) process. The method is realized on mobile complex, which allows to concentrate and determine ultra-low activity of radionuclides in water cooling ponds of Russian nuclear fuel cycle enterprises. The existence level of radionuclide background creates difficult conditions for identification the contribution of liquid discharges enterprise, as standard monitoring methods have a very high detection level for radionuclides. Traditional methods for determining the background radionuclides concentrations require the selection of at least 500 liters (l) of water, followed by their evaporation to form a dry residue. This procedure with RO membranes requires at least 5 days. It is possible to reduce the time and energy spent on evaporation of hundreds of water liters by pre-concentrating radionuclides in a smaller sample volume with baromembrane method. This approach allows preliminary concentration of water samples from 500 l volume till 20 l volume during several hours. This approach is universal for the concentration of dissolved salts of any heavy metals, other organic compounds and allows the preparation of water countable samples in much shorter time compared to the traditional evaporation method.

A Land Use Information of the C.B.D. in Daejeon City (대전시 도심의 토지 이용 정보)

  • Youn, In-Hyeok
    • The Journal of Information Technology
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2007
  • The C.B.D(Central Business District), called the central place of the urban area, is core of the city. It is consists of variety services. This study is aimed at analyzing the land use of the C.B.D. in Daejeon. Deajeon Metropolitan City site $36^{\circ}11'{\sim}36^{\circ}30'N,\;127^{\circ}15'{\sim}127^{\circ}34'E$. The field survey area is JoongAng-ro neighboring area, partial EunHaing-dong. The results are as follows: First, The land use of surveyed area is concentrate on variety services, because of excellent accessibility. Second, The land use of ground floor(Fl) and second floor(F2) has services for the customers convenience to approach. Third, The land use of surveyed area has undergone a lot of changes over the last three years(2004. 11~2007. 11.)

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The Hardness Water Production By RO/NF/ED Linking Process From Deep Seawater (RO/NF/ED 연계 공정에 의한 고경도 담수 제조)

  • Moon, Deok-Soo;Kim, Kwang Soo;Gi, Ho;Choi, Mi Yeon;Jung, Hyun Ji;Kim, Hyun Ju
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.227-238
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to develop a process technology to produce high hardness drinking water which meet drinking water standard, remaining useful minerals like magnesium and calcium in the seawater desalination process while removing the sulfate ions and chloride ions. Seawater have been separated the concentrated seawater and desalted seawater by passing on Reverse Osmosis membrane (RO). Using Nano-filtration membrane (NF), We were prepared primary mineral concentrated water that sodium chloride were not removed. By the operation of electro-dialysis (ED) having ion exchange membrane, we were prepared concentrated mineral water (Mineral enriched desalted water) which the sodium chloride is removed. We have produced the high hardness water to meet the drinking water quality standards by diluting the mineral enriched desalted water with deionized water by RO. Reverse osmosis membranes (RO) can separate dissolved material and freshwater from seawater (deep seawater). The desalination water throughout the second reverse osmosis membrane was completely removed dissolved substances, which dissolved components was removed more than 99.9%, its the hardness concentration was 1 mg/L or less and its chloride concentration was 2.3 mg/L. Since the nano-filtration membrane pore size is $10^{-9}$ m, 50% of magnesium ions and calcium ions can not pass through the nano-filtration membrane, while more than 95% of sodium ions and chloride ions can pass through NF membrane. Nano-filtration membrane could be separated salt components like sodium ion and chloride ions and hardness ingredients like magnesium ions and calcium ions, but their separation was not perfect. Electric dialysis membrane system can be separated single charged ions (like sodium and chloride ions) and double charged ions (like magnesium and calcium ions) depending on its electrical conductivity. Above electrical conductivity 20mS/cm, hardness components (like magnesium and calcium ions) did not removed, on the other hand salt ingredients like sodium and chloride ions was removed continuously. Thus, we were able to concentrate hardness components (like magnesium and calcium ions) using nano-filtration membrane, also could be separated salts ingredients from the hardness concentration water using electrical dialysis membrane system. Finally, we were able to produce a highly concentrated mineral water removed chloride ions, which hardness concentration was 12,600 mg/L and chloride concentration was 2,446 mg/L. By diluting 10 times these high mineral water with secondary RO (Reverse Osmosis) desalination water, we could produce high mineral water suitable for drinking water standards, which chloride concentration was 244 mg/L at the same time hardness concentration 1,260 mg/L. Using the linked process with reverse osmosis (RO)/nano filteration (NF)/electric dialysis (ED), it could be concentrated hardness components like magnesium ions and calcium ions while at the same time removing salt ingredients like chloride ions and sodium ion without heating seawater. Thus, using only membrane as RO, NF and ED without heating seawater, it was possible to produce drinking water containing high hardness suitable for drinking water standard while reducing the energy required to evaporation.

Evaluation on Removal of Organics and Nutrients from Reverse Osmosis Concentrate using Activated Carbon (활성탄을 이용한 역삼투 농축수의 유기물 및 영양염류 제거 평가)

  • Joo, Sung Hee;Park, Jong Min;Lee, Yang Woo
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.479-482
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    • 2012
  • Membrane process has been one of the widely applied wastewater treatment options, especially in field. However, one of the tricky issues in the process is to treat concentrates generated from reverse osmosis (RO) system in a manner of saving cost with maximum efficiency for treating a wide range of contaminants. Stimulated with the challenging issues, we have conducted a series of experimental studies in the evaluation for removing organics and nutrients using activated carbon. Results indicated that while powdered activated carbon (PAC) efficiently removed organics and the extent of removal was proportional to the PAC dosage, little removal of nitrogen and phosphorus was observed despite increasing the PAC dose. Interestingly, applying PAC was superior in removing organics than using granular activated carbon (GAC). These results suggest smaller particle size with higher surface area could provide greater chemical reactivity in removing organics.

Research on Enhancing Reliability of IT Convergence Technology Applied Emergency Management Information System (IT 융합 기술을 적용한 응급관리 정보 시스템의 신뢰성 향상 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Gyoun-Yon;Lee, Seo-Joon;Lee, Tae-Ro
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.11 no.10
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    • pp.395-401
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    • 2013
  • In a situation of crisis, an ambulance is dispatched according to the given emergency management information system(EMIS). However, the problem of past EMIS is that they did not concentrate on the reliable communication between the ambulance and medical specialists, thereby causing some needless casualties. This paper presents HEMIS, a highly-reliable emergency management information system, to solve such flaws. The effects showed that HEMIS was superior in data packet size, data safety and quality of service(QoS) to that of typical EMIS. Therefore, HEMIS is expected to increase the quality of medical service in ambulances, thereby decreasing casualties of patients carried in ambulances.

Is ChatGPT a "Fire of Prometheus" for Non-Native English-Speaking Researchers in Academic Writing?

  • Sung Il Hwang;Joon Seo Lim;Ro Woon Lee;Yusuke Matsui;Toshihiro Iguchi;Takao Hiraki;Hyungwoo Ahn
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • v.24 no.10
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    • pp.952-959
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    • 2023
  • Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have garnered considerable interest for their potential to aid non-native English-speaking researchers. These models can function as personal, round-the-clock English tutors, akin to how Prometheus in Greek mythology bestowed fire upon humans for their advancement. LLMs can be particularly helpful for non-native researchers in writing the Introduction and Discussion sections of manuscripts, where they often encounter challenges. However, using LLMs to generate text for research manuscripts entails concerns such as hallucination, plagiarism, and privacy issues; to mitigate these risks, authors should verify the accuracy of generated content, employ text similarity detectors, and avoid inputting sensitive information into their prompts. Consequently, it may be more prudent to utilize LLMs for editing and refining text rather than generating large portions of text. Journal policies concerning the use of LLMs vary, but transparency in disclosing artificial intelligence tool usage is emphasized. This paper aims to summarize how LLMs can lower the barrier to academic writing in English, enabling researchers to concentrate on domain-specific research, provided they are used responsibly and cautiously.

A Study on the Ethanol Concentration by Osmotic Sink Reverse Osmosis Process (Osmotic Sink Reverse Osmosis Process를 이용한 에탄올의 농축특성에 관한 연구)

  • 이광현;민병렬
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.33-48
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    • 1992
  • OSRO process was developed and it was confirmed more effective in ethanol concentrating process comparing to reverse osmosis process. It may be industrialized if more effective membrane for OSRO and reverse osmosis, which indicate the value greater than zero, it was shown that OSRO process was more effective than reverse osmosis for the ethanol concentration process. The decrease of feed concentration and flow rate and the increase of applied pressure made more effective operating conditions in OSRO process to concentrate ethanol. From the numerical esults for the multi-plates, theoretical DC values of reverse osmosis and OSRO process was increased as the umber of stages increased. DC values were increased with the increase of applied pressure in same number of stages. The theoretical values of DC by numerical calculation were corresponded to the experimental values within 15% tolerance. DC value was increased proportional to applied pressure and osmotic sink solution flow rate but it was decreased proportional to feed concentration and flow rate. The numerical calculation over the wide ranges inclading experimental condition was proposed in this study.

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The Economic Impact of Excavation Work Failure on a Construction Project (터파기 공사 사고가 공사에 미치는 경제적 영향)

  • Go, Kwang-Ro;Lee, Ghang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.643-646
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    • 2007
  • As increase of the land price at downtown area, it makes people more and more interested of improving the space utilization such as makes buildings bigger, deeper and higher. Therefore, the importance of the underground construction which is the basic principle has been increased. As constructors have to complete underground construction as soon as possible with the minimum costs, they concentrate on the whole process of underground structure. Although they makes every these efforts, construction failure still happen because of the uncertainty of the condition of soil and the unexpected danger of underground construction. To make matter worse, there are only some examples without detailed information like 'how much this breakdown damage to the construction?' so it is the anther problem that most of people doesn't recognize the economical negative impact of underground structure breakdown. This report would make people understood the importance and risk of the underground construction by showing some analysis which was assumed from the real accidents.

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The Comparison of the Thermal and Mechanical Characteristic in Butt Joint for Ship Structure Thick Plate AH32 Steel by SAW & Hybrid(CO2 Laser+MIG)Welding (조선용 후판 AH32 강에 대한 SAW 및 Hybrid(CO2 Laser+MIG) 맞대기 용접부의 열 및 역학적 특성 비교)

  • Bang, Han-Sur;Oh, Chong-In;Bang, Hee-Seon;Ro, Chan-Seung;Lee, Yoon-Ki;Bong, Hyun-Soo;Lee, Jeong-Soo
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.29-35
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    • 2008
  • In this paper concentrate on the comparison of the thermal and mechanical characteristics in Butt joint of ship structure AH32 steel by using hybrid welding and conventional SAW. For this purpose, fundamental welding phenomena of hybrid process using $CO_2$ Laser and MIG is investigated by the experiments and characteristics of thermal and welding residual stress distribution of welded joint in SAW and hybrid welding are understood from the result of FE numerical simulation and experimental values. From the result of this study, it is understood that Laser-MIG hybrid welding have high potential, make substantial saving of time and manufacturing cost and may proves its self robust in the butt joining of thick AH32 steel ship structural plate in the near future.