• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.287-298
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• 2019

Lotus leaf has a special dual micro and nano surface structure which gives its highly hydrophobic surface characteristics and so-called self cleaning effect. In order to endow PVDF hollow fiber membrane with this special structure and improve the hydrophobicity of membrane surface, PVDF hollow fiber composite membranes was obtained through the immersion coating of poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) dilute solution on the outside surface of PVDF support membrane. The prepared PVDF composite membranes were used in the vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) for the desalination. The effects of PVDF-HFP dilute solution concentration in the dope solution and coating time on VMD separation performance was studied. Membranes were characterized by SEM, WCA measurement, porosity, and liquid entry pressure of water. VMD test was carried out using $35g{\cdot}L^{-1}$ NaCl aqueous solution as the feed solution at feed temperature of $30^{\circ}C$ and the permeate pressure of 31.3 kPa. The vapour flux reached a maximum when PVDF-HFP concentration in the dilute solution was 5 wt% and the coating time was kept in the range of 10-60 s. This was attributed to the well configuration of micro-nano rods which was similar with the dual micro-nano structure on the lotus leaf. Compared with the original PVDF membrane, the salt rejection can be well maintained which was greater than 99.99 % meanwhile permeation water conductivity was kept at a low value of $7-9{\mu}S{\cdot}cm^{-1}$ during the continuous testing for 360 h.

• Mycobiology
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.230-241
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• 2019

The Great Sebkha of Oran is a closed depression located in northwestern of Algeria. Despite the ranking of this sebkha among the wetlands of global importance by Ramsar Convention in 2002, no studies on the fungal community in this area have been carried out. In our study, samples were collected from two different regions. The first region is characterized by halophilic vegetation and cereal crops and the second by a total absence of vegetation. The isolated strains were identified morphologically then by molecular analysis. The biotechnological interest of the strains was evaluated by testing their ability to grow at different concentration of NaCl and to produce extracellular enzymes (i.e., lipase, amylase, protease, and cellulase) on solid medium. The results showed that the soil of sebkha is alkaline, with the exception of the soil of cereal crops that is neutral, and extremely saline. In this work, the species Gymnoascus halophilus, Trichoderma gamsii, the two phytopathogenic fungi, Fusarium brachygibbosum and Penicillium allii, and the teleomorphic form of P. longicatenatum observed for the first time in this species, were isolated for the first time in Algeria. The halotolerance test revealed that the majority of the isolated are halotolerant. Wallemia sp. and two strains of G. halophilus are the only obligate halophilic strains. All strains are capable to secrete at least one of the four tested enzymes. The most interesting species presenting the highest enzymatic index were Aspergillus sp. strain A4, Chaetomium sp. strain H1, P. vinaceum, G. halophilus, Wallemia sp. and Ustilago cynodontis.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2018

Ships may collide with reefs or other objects during operation, when arriving or departing ports. The hull plate may be damaged due to the contact with other ships. The total number of domestic powered fishing vessels has decreased, but that of FRP fishing vessels has increased by 0.7% and the ratio of FRP fishing vessels to the total fishing vessels increased to 96%. Recently, fishing vessels has been used as fishing boats for income of non-fishermen as well as fishermen. Therefore, safety management for repair and maintenance is necessary. The penetration of moisture and moisture in the composite material such as FRP may deteriorate the mechanical properties and the salt (NaCl) component of the damaged portion may cause a relatively high deterioration in material strength. The gel coat painting is the final stage of repairs ans maintenance of FRP fishing vessels. The thickness criteria in the domestic and foreign gel coat is 0.3~0.762 mm. The joint specimens, which was immersed in seawater for 120 days, were compared with those without seawater immersion. As a result, the tensile strength was 83 ~ 121.8% and the flexural strength was 83 ~ 113% compared with the specimens without seawater immersion. According to the previous study the tensile strength decreased by more than 29% and the flexural strength decreased by more than 50% when the composite material was immersed in seawater for 1,083 hours without coating. As a result, it was found that the gel coat with 0.5 mm thickness is very effective in preventing the strength decrease of the composite material.

• Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.2256-2268
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• 2018

Hydrophilic and hydrophobic polyethersulfone (PES)-zinc oxide (ZnO) sublayers were prepared by loading of ZnO nanoparticles into PES matrix. Both porosity and hydrophilicity of the hydrophilic sublayer were increased upon addition of hydrophilic ZnO, while these were decreased for the hydrophobic sublayer. In addition, the results demonstrated that the hydrophilic membrane exhibited smaller structural parameter (S value or S parameter or S), which is beneficial for improving pure water permeability and decreasing mass transfer resistance. In contrast, a higher S parameter was obtained for the hydrophobic membrane. With a 2 M NaCl as DS and DI water as FS, the pure water flux of hydrophilic TFN0.5 membrane was increased from $21.02L/m^2h$ to $30.06L/m^2h$ and decreased for hydrophobic TFN0.5 membrane to $14.98L/m^2h$, while the salt flux of hydrophilic membrane increased from $10.12g/m^2h$ to $17.31g/m^2h$ and decreased for hydrophobic TFN0.5 membrane to $3.12g/m^2h$. The increment in pure water permeability can be ascribed to reduction in S parameter, which resulted in reduced internal concentration polarization (ICP). The current study provides a feasible and low cost procedure to decrease the ICP in FO processes.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.580-595
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• 2021

Although late blight is an important disease in ecofriendly potato cultivation in Korea, it is highly dependent on the use of eco-friendly agricultural materials and the development of biological control technology is low. It is a necessary to develop an effective biocontrol agent to inactivate late blight in the field. AFB2-2 strain is a gram-positive with peritrichous flagella. It can utilize 20 types of carbon sources, like L-arabinose, and D-trehalose at 35℃. The optimal growth temperature of the strain is 37℃. It can survive at 20-50℃ in tryptic soy broth. The maximum salt concentration tolerated by AFB2-2 strain is 7.5% NaCl. AFB2-2 strain inhibited the mycelial growth of seven plant pathogens by an average inhibitory zone of 10.2 mm or more. Among the concentrations of AFB2-2, 10⁷ cfu/ml showed the highest control value of 85.7% in the greenhouse. Among the three concentrations of AFB2-2, the disease incidence and severity of potato late blight at 10⁷ cfu/ml was lowest at 0.07 and 6.7, respectively. The nucleotide sequences of AFB2-2 strain were searched in the NCBI GenBank; Bacillus siamensis strain KCTC 13613, Bacillus velezensis strain CR-502, and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain DSM7 were found to have a genetic similarity of 99.7%, 99.7%, and 99.5%, respectively. The AFB2-2 strain was found to harbor the biosynthetic genes for bacillomycin D, iturin, and surfactin. Obtained data recommended that the B. velezensis AFB2-2 strain could be considered as a promising biocontrol agent for P. infestans in the field.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.99-109
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• 2022

This study is the first report on production and characterization of the enzyme from an Ornithinibacillus species. A 4.2-fold increase in the extracellular protease (called L9^T) production from Ornithinibacillus caprae L9^T was achieved through the one-factor-at-a-time approach and response surface methodological optimization. L9^T protease exhibited a unique protein band with a mass of 25.9 kDa upon sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. This novel protease was active over a range of pH (4-13), temperatures (30-80℃) and salt concentrations (0-220 g/l), with the maximal activity observed at pH 7, 70℃ and 20 g/l NaCl. Proteolytic activity was upgraded in the presence of Ag⁺, Ca²⁺ and Sr²⁺, but was totally suppressed by 5 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, which suggests that this enzyme belongs to the serine protease family. L9^T protease was resistant to certain common organic solvents and surfactants; particularly, 5 mM Tween 20 and Tween 80 improved the activity by 63 and 15%, respectively. More importantly, L9^T protease was found to be effective in dehairing of goatskins, cowhides and rabbit-skins without damaging the collagen fibers. These properties confirm the feasibility of L9^T protease in industrial applications, especially in leather processing.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.147-156
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• 2023

Tetragenococcus halophilus CY54, an isolate from jeotgal, grows best in media with 5% NaCl and can grow at 18% and higher salt concentration. Three different doenjang samples were prepared with multiple starters including T. halophilus CY54. TBZA doenjang was prepared with T. halophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii and Aspergillus oryzae. BZA doenjang was prepared with the same 3 starters except T. halophilus. KACC doenjang was prepared with a single starter, B. subtilis KACC16750. During 16 weeks of fermentation at 25℃, the viable counts were maintained in the range of 7-8 log CFU/g in all 3 samples. As fermentation progressed, pH decreased and titratable acidity (TA) gradually increased. Crude protein contents decreased slightly. TBZA doenjang showed higher amino-type nitrogen (ANN) and volatile basic nitrogen (VBN) contents, and KACC doenjang showed higher ammonia-type nitrogen (AMN) content. TBZA doenjang showed higher fibrinolytic and protease activity than other doenjang samples. Metabolites analyses by GC/MS showed that doenjang samples were separated from each other by partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) analysis. Seventeen major metabolites involved in the differences between samples were identified and they included organic acids, amino acids, sugars, fatty acids and alcohols. TBZA doenjang showed higher contents for most metabolites responsible for flavor and taste of fermented foods including doenjang. These results showed that T. halophilus could be useful as a starter for doenjang and can improve the product quality by accelerating the fermentation processes.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권5D호
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• pp.813-819
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• 2006

미끄럼 저항은 타이어와 도로노면의 마찰저항을 나타내는 지수로 차량의 주행 안전성에 지대한 영향을 미친다. 타이어의 상태, 노면의 마모도, 주행속도, 노면의 건조, 습윤, 결빙 등에 따라 미끄럼저항의 크기는 달라진다. 특히 겨울철 도로노면의 경우 강설 후 기온강하에 도로포장표면이 결빙이 발생할 경우 미끄럼저항이 급격히 저하되며, 미끄럼저항을 회복하고자 제설 작업을 수행하게 된다. 제설작업 후에는 습윤상태로 노면조건이 바뀌게 되는데, 제설제가 노면에 잔류하게 되면 일반적인 습윤상태에서의 미끄럼저항을 확보치 못할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내 포장도로의 대다수를 차지하는 밀입도 아스팔트와 타이닝 콘크리트 포장노면에 대하여 실험실 조건에서 노면 결빙시, 제설중 제설후 잔류물이 노면에 있을 경우의 조건에서의 미끄럼저항을 정량적으로 평가하였다. 연구 결과 노면 결빙시 미끄럼저항 회복시간은 수용액 살포방법이 고체염 살포방법 보다 빠르며 제설제 중에는 소금이 가장 빠르게 나타났다. 노면에 잔류한 제설제는 콘크리트 시편이 아스팔트 시편보다 미끄럼저항 값이 높게 나타났으며 습윤 노면 상태와 비교시 미끄럼저항 확보율은 54~80% 이다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.428-442
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• 2004

본 연구는 낙동강 하류역 강하먼지의 조성 특성을 파악하기 위하여, 광구병형 Dust jar를 사용하여 2002년 6월부터 2003년 5월까지 1년간 낙동강 하류역의 5개 지점에서 시료를 채취하였다. 채취된 강하먼지에 함유된 불용성 성분(Al, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Si, V, Zn) 및 수용성 성분($Cl^-$, $NO_3^-$, $SO_4^{2-}$, $NH_4^+$, $Ca^{2+}$, $K^+$, $MG^{2+}$)들은 ICP/AES, AAS, IC 및 UV를 이용하여 정량하었다. 성분에 대한 지각농축계수를 지역별로 비교한 결과 인위적인 오염원인 Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn에서 10 이상의 높은 값을 보였다. 특히 Pb는 감전동, 원동, 신라대, 삼랑진 및 물금 지점 순으로 감소하는 것으로 조사되었다. 계절별 토양입자의 기여율은 겨울철에 16.3 %로서 가장 높았으며, 1년간 평균 기여율은 11.2%이었다. 계절별[$SO_4^{2-}/NO_3^-$] 당량비는 겨울철(5.12)이 가장 높았고, 가을철(3.30)이 가장 낮게 나타났다. 지역별로는 신라대, 감전동, 물금, 원동 및 삼랑진 순으로, 특히 도심에 인접한 지점의 경우가 높게 나타났으며, 평균 당량비는 4.28이었다. 총 강하먼지에 대한 수용성 이온성분의 총 침적량의 비율은 봄철(71.6%), 여름(61.2%), 가을(49.2%) 및 겨울철(48.6%)의 순으로 나타났으며, 평균은 57.6%이었다. 해염입자의 지역별 기여율 분포는 신라대(34.5%), 감전동(28.3%), 원동(17.3%), 삼랑진(17.2%) 및 물금(13.8%)의 순으로 나타났으며, 평균 기여율은 22.1%로 나타났다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 1993

보리를 thermostable ${\alpha}-amylase$와 amyloglucosidase로 처리하여 ${\beta}-glucan$을 제조하였으며 이를 정제한 후, 보리 ${\beta}-glucan$의 여러가지 리올로지 특성치들을 측정하였다. 본 실험에서 제조한 ${\beta}-glucan$의 함량은 64%이었다. crude한 시료를 정제과정을 통해 순수한 ${\beta}-glucan$을 얻었으며 순수한 ${\beta}-glucan$의 고유점도는 2.290 dl/g 이었다. pH 의존성은 pH 7일 때, 고유점도가 2.290 dl/g로 최대값을 나타냈으며, 산성과 알칼리성이 강할수록 낮은 값을 보였다. 산성보다는 알칼리성이 pH 의존성이 크게 나타났다. 염농도의존성에서는 염을 가하지 않았을 때 보리 ${\beta}-glucan$의 고유점도는 2.290 dl/g이었으나, 염존재하에서는 고유점도가 급격히 감소하는 염농도의존성을 나타냈다. 10% glycerol 용액에서 보리 ${\beta}-glucan$의 고유점도는 1,360 dl/g이었으며 8 M urea 용액에서 고유점도는 4.114 dl/g로 나타났고, urea 제거후의 고유점도는 1.686 dl/g로 낮은 수치를 나타냈다. Chain stiffness는 0.05이었으며 온도에 대해서는 매우 안정하였다. Zero shear specific viscosity에서는 $C{\cdot}[{\eta}]=0.573$이었으며, specific viscosity는 0.327로서 0.573 g/dl농도 이상에서 entanglement가 시작되며, 보리 ${\beta}-glucan$의 농도의존성은 1.0 g/dl, 2.0 g/dl 농도용액에서 newtonian fluid 성질을 나타냈고, 3.0 g/dl 농도 이상일 때는 pseudoplastic behavior를 보여주는 동시에 thixotropic hysteresis가 일어나는 특성을 보였다. Dynamic 성질로서는 4.0 g/dl 용액에서 damping이 0.5 frequency에서 나타나며, 0.5 frequency 이하일 때는 viscous behavior 성질이 있고 0.5 frequency 이상일 때는 elastic behavior 성질을 나타냈다.