• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.27-40
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• 2016

This study uses a network approach to investigate the structural characteristics of sub-organizations within public research institutes in order to obtain their implications for organizational structures. We construct a network based on research similarities between sub-organizations because sub-organizations generally build their own research portfolios. We examine how sub-units are organized based on their structural features. The structural features are compared between three public research institutes in different countries: the Korean the Government-funded Research Institutes (GRIs), the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft in Germany, and the National Laboratories (NLs) in the United States. The structural comparison helps to identify organizational characteristics and to differentiate between them. We found little common ground in the research areas between the GRIs because individual sub-organizations have distinct research portfolios. Therefore, the organizational hierarchy of research in the GRIs is less matured than it is in other public research institutes. This study suggests that the GRIs need to establish integrated strategies in order to strengthen the common knowledge base.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.496-502
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• 2015

Polyketide secondary metabolites share common precursor pools, acyl-CoA. Thus, the effects of engineering strategies for heterologous and native secondary metabolite production are often determined by the measurement of pikromycin in Streptomyces venezuelae. It is hard to compare the effectiveness of engineering targets among published data owing to the different pikromycin production media used from one study to the other. To determine the most important nutritional factor and establish optimal culture conditions, medium optimization of pikromycin from Streptomyces venezuelae ATCC 15439 was studied with a statistical method, Plackett-Burman design. Nine variables (glucose, sucrose, peptone, (NH₄)₂SO₄, K₂HPO₄, KH₂PO₄, NaCl, MgSO₄·7H₂O, and CaCO₃) were analyzed for their effects on a response, pikromycin. Glucose, K₂HPO₄, and CaCO₃ were determined to be the most significant factors. The path of the steepest ascent and response surface methodology about the three selected components were performed to study interactions among the three factors, and the fine-tune concentrations for maximized product yields. The significant variables and optimal concentrations were 139 g/1 sucrose, 5.29 g/l K₂HPO₄, and 0.081 g/l CaCO₃, with the maximal pikromycin yield of 35.5 mg/l. Increases of the antibiotics production by 1.45-fold, 1.3-fold, and 1.98-fold, compared with unoptimized medium and two other pikromycin production media SCM and SGGP, respectively, were achieved.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.613-626
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• 2023

This study investigates the impact of increased adoption of eco-friendly vehicles on ozone (O₃) concentrations in South Korea, utilizing the community multiscale air quality (CMAQ) model. In the summer of 2017 (June-August), we conducted two experiments: a BASE experiment, representing baseline emissions, and an R_30 experiment, involving a 30% emission reduction due to eco-friendly vehicles. The contrast between these experiments reveals that, while most air pollutants decreased with reduced vehicle emissions, O₃ concentrations surprisingly increased (up to 2.1 parts per billion) across South Korea. A further examination of O₃ concentration changes was conducted by analyzing daytime and nighttime variations as well as wind direction. During the daytime, O₃ concentrations notably rose near metropolitan areas due to reduced O₃ titration (O₃ + NO → O₂ + NO₂) resulting from emission reductions. At nighttime, O₃ concentrations exhibited a greater increase, attributed to the transport of daytime-generated O₃ to rural regions. Notably, the impact of reduced emissions in metropolitan areas on O₃ concentrations in downwind areas varied depending on the prevailing wind direction. These findings highlight that the promotion of eco-friendly vehicles, though effective in lowering certain air pollutants, might not directly influence O₃ concentrations. This study underscores the need to comprehensively understand the complicated chemistry of O₃ to develop effective strategies for air quality management.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.509-515
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• 2023

Lead-free perovskite ceramics, which have excellent energy storage capabilities, are attracting attention owing to their high power density and rapid charge-discharge speed. Given that the energy-storage properties of perovskite ceramic capacitors are significantly improved by doping with various elements, modifying their chemical compositions is a fundamental strategy. This study investigated the effect of Zn doping on the microstructure and energy storage performance of potassium sodium niobate (KNN)-based ceramics. Two types of powders and their corresponding ceramics with compositions of (1-x)(K,Na)NbO₃-xBi(Ni_2/3Ta_1/3)O₃ (KNN-BNT) and (1-x)(K,Na)NbO₃-xBi(Ni_1/3Zn_1/3Ta_1/3)O₃ (KNN-BNZT) were prepared via solid-state reactions. The results indicate that Zn doping retards grain growth, resulting in smaller grain sizes in Zn-doped KNN-BNZT than in KNN-BNT ceramics. Moreover, the Zn-doped KNN-BNZT ceramics exhibited superior energy storage density and efficiency across all x values. Notably, 0.9KNN-0.1BNZT ceramics demonstrate an energy storage density and efficiency of 0.24 J/cm³ and 96%, respectively. These ceramics also exhibited excellent temperature and frequency stability. This study provides valuable insights into the design of KNN-based ceramic capacitors with enhanced energy storage capabilities through doping strategies.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제58권3호
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• pp.396-407
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• 2020

전세계적으로 화석 연료가 고갈 되면서 화석 연료를 대체할 수 있는 자원이 필요한 실정이며, 대체 자원으로는 바이오 연료가 각광을 받고 있다. 바이오 연료는 바이오 매스로부터 생산되는데 바이오 매스는 바이오 연료 및 바이오 화학제품 생산이 가능한 재생 가능 자원이다. 특히, 화석 연료를 대체하기 위하여 이산화탄소와 바이오 매스를 이용하여 바이오 연료(바이오 디젤)를 생산하는 연구가 주목을 받고 있다. 바이오 매스를 기반으로 하여 바이오 디젤을 생산하기 위해서는 바이오 디젤 생산에 필요한 원료(예, 이산화탄소, 물)와 잠재적인 바이오 매스 리파이너리 용량 및 설치 위치, 생산된 바이오 디젤의 수요 도시까지의 공급을 모두 고려하는 공급 네트워크 개발이 필요하다. 바이오 매스를 이용한 바이오 디젤 공급 네트워크에 대하여 많은 연구가 수행이 되었지만, 미세조류 기반 최적의 바이오 디젤 생산 전략에 상당히 영향이 있는 이산화탄소 공급량에 대한 불확실성을 고려한 연구는 거의 수행되지 않았다. 미세조류 기반 바이오 디젤을 생산 시 상당히 중요한 원료로 이용되는 이산화탄소는 화력발전소에서 발생하는 배출 가스로부터 포집하여 사용하기 때문에 이산화탄소 공급량의 불확실성은 최적의 바이오 디젤 네트워크를 구축하는데 큰 영향이 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 이산화탄소 공급량의 불확실성을 고려하는 최적 공급 네트워크 설계를 결정하기 위해 2단계 확률 모델을 개발한다. 이 모델의 목표는 이산화탄소 공급량 불확실성을 고려하고 각 지역의 디젤 요구량을 충족시키면서 총 네트워크 비용을 결정하는 것이다. 이 모델은 대한민국의 디젤 수요량의 10%를 충족시키는 사례 연구를 평가하였다. 확률론적 모델(연간 갤런당 12.9 미국 달러)에 의해 결정된 최적의 바이오 디젤 공급 비용은 결정론적 모델(연간 갤런당 10.5 미국달러)의 결과보다 약간(26%) 높다. 이산화탄소 공급량이 변동되는 경우(확률론적 모델)는 바이오 디젤 공급 네트워크 전략에 상당한 영향을 미쳤다.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.259-267
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• 2022

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides/nitrides or "MXenes" belong to a diverse-class of layered compounds, which offer composition- and electric-field-tunable electrical and physical properties. Although the majority of the MXenes, including Ti₃C₂T_x, are metallic, they typically show semiconductor-like behaviour in their percolated thin-film structure; this is also the most common structure used for fundamental studies and prototype device development of MXene. Magnetoconductance studies of thin-film MXenes are central to understanding their electronic transport properties and charge carrier dynamics, and also to evaluate their potential for spin-tronics and magnetoelectronics. Since MXenes are produced through solution processing, it is desirable to develop deposition strategies such as inkjet-printing to enable scale-up production with intricate structures/networks. Here, we systematically investigate the extrinsic negative magnetoconductance of inkjetprinted Ti₃C₂T_x MXene thin-films and report a crossover from weak anti-localization (WAL) to weak localization (WL) near 2.5K. The crossover from WAL to WL is consistent with strong, extrinsic, spin-orbit coupling, a key property for active control of spin currents in spin-orbitronic devices. From WAL/WL magnetoconductance analysis, we estimate that the printed MXene thin-film has a spin orbit coupling field of up to 0.84 T at 1.9 K. Our results and analyses offer a deeper understanding into microscopic charge carrier transport in Ti₃C₂T_x, revealing promising properties for printed, flexible, electronic and spinorbitronic device applications.

• 공업화학
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.182-191
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• 2024

Li(Ni_xCo_yMn_1-x-y)O₂ (NCM)은 전기 자동차 시장의 확대, 더 높은 용량과 긴 수명, 저렴한 가격을 충족하는 리튬이온 배터리 개발을 위해 집중적으로 개발되고 있는 양극재이다. 기존의 NCM을 발전시킨 고니켈 NCM (high-nickel NCM)은 니켈 함량을 80% 이상으로 높임으로써 높은 에너지 밀도로 개선된 성능과 원가가 높은 코발트의 감소로 가격 경쟁력을 확보하였다. 이러한 고니켈 NCM은 높아진 니켈의 함유량 때문에 잔류 리튬(residual lithium) 문제가 커지고, 이는 배터리 성능 저하와 안정성에 문제를 야기한다. 잔류 리튬을 제거하는 방식은 세척(washing), 도핑(doping), 코팅 (coating) 등의 여러 방식이 있지만, 본 논문에서는 잔류 리튬을 없애고, NCM의 성능 향상 및 안정성을 증가시키는 코팅에 대한 다양한 개발 동향을 중점적으로 최근 연구를 살펴보고자 한다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.107-115
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• 2003

The present paper deals with the mulberry cultivation technology with package of practices for successful sericulture in Indian sub-tropics. The information on leaf nutritional quality in trained and untrained trees is provided. Besides, the current status of sericultural practices is discussed based on the problems faced by the industry and intensive field surveys undertaken in different areas of one of the most potential sericultural provinces.

• EDISON SW 활용 경진대회 논문집
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• 제6회(2017년)
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• pp.417-423
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• 2017

Monolayer $MoS_2$의 metastable phase인 T' phase가 stable한 H phase보다 안정해지는 조건을 모색하기 위해 substitutional doping을 했을 때와 strain을 걸어주었을 때의 에너지 차이를 DFT 방법으로 계산하였다. Doping을 했을 때와 strain이 있을 때 T' phase와 H phase의 에너지 차이가 감소함을 확인하였으나 H phase보다 T' phase가 안정해지는 조건을 찾지는 못하였다. 하지만 이 방법을 기존의 alkali adsorption 방법과 병행하여 기존 방법의 단점을 보완할 수 있을 것을 기대해 볼 수 있다. 또한 전자구조 분석 중 얻은 dopant의 주기와 족에 따른 경향성은 다른 TMD 물질의 phase engineering을 design할 때 universal한 design rule로서 응용할 수 있음을 기대해 볼 수 있다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.50-58
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• 2015

There is a great deal of current interest in the development of rechargeable batteries with high energy storage capability due to an increasing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) with driving ranges comparable to those of gasoline-powered vehicles. Among various types of batteries under development, a Li-O₂ battery delivers the highest theoretical energy density; thus, it is considered a promising energy storage technology for EV applications. Despite the fact that extensive research efforts have been made in the field of Li-O₂ batteries in recent years, there are still many technical challenges to be addressed, such as low round-trip efficiency, poor reversibility, and poor power capability. In this article, we provide a short review on the fundamental electrochemistry of Li-O₂ batteries with non-aqueous electrolytes and on electrode materials that have been employed in cathodes (oxygen electrodes). The major aim of this mini-review is to highlight the physical and electrochemical origins of scientific challenges facing Li-O₂ battery technology and to overview the strategies proposed to overcome them.