• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2005

Basic design concept of the future steel structure requires environmental compatibility and maintenance free capability to minimize economic burdens. Recent trends in alloy design for advanced weathering steel include addition of various alloying elements which can enhance formation of stable and protective rust layer even in polluted urban and/or high $Cl^{-}$ environment. The effects of Ca, Ni, W, and Mo addition on the corrosion property of Ca-modified weathering steel were evaluated through a series of electrochemical tests (pH measurement and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy: EIS) and structural analysis on rust layer formed on the steel surface. Ca-containing inclusions of Ca-Al-Mn-O-S compound are formed if the amount of Ca addition is over 25 ppm. Steels with higher Ca content results in higher pH value for condensed water film formed on the steel surface, however, addition of Ni, W, and Mo does not affect pH value of the thin water film. The steels containing a high amount of Ca, Ni, W and Mo showed a dense and compact rust layer with enhanced amount of ${\alpha}-FeOOH$. Addition of Ni, W and Mo in Ca-modified weathering steel shows anion-selectivity and contributes to lower the permeability of $Cl^{-}$ ions. Effect of each alloying element on the formation of protective rust layer will be discussed in detail with respect to corrosion resistance.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.296-300
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• 2002

Bacterial cell surface components are the major factors responsible for pathogenesis and bioremediation. In particular, the surface of a Gram-negative bacterium cell has a variety of components compared to that of a Gram-positive cell. In our previous study, we isolated an isogenic mutant of Bradyrhizobium japonicum, which exhibited altered cell surface characteristics, including an increased hydrophobicity. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic analysis of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the mutant demonstrated that the O-polysaccharide part was completely absent. Meanwhile, a gel permeation chromatographic analysis of the exopolysaccharide (EPS) in the mutant demonstrated that it was unaltered. Since LPSs are known to have several anion groups that interact with various cation groups and metal ions, the mutant provided an opportunity to examine the direct role of LPS in metal binding by B. japonicum. Using atomic absorption spectrophotometry, it was clearly demonstrated that LPS was involved in metal binding. The binding capacity of the LPS mutant to various metal ions $(Cd^{2+},\;Cu^{2+},\;Pb^{2+},\;and\;Zn^{2+})$ was 50-70% lower than that of the wild-type strain. Also, through an EPS analysis and desorption experiment, it was found that EPS and centrifugal force had no effect on the metal binding. Accordingly, it would appear that LPS molecules on B. japonicum effect the properties, which precipitate more distinctly metal-rich mineral phase.

• 공업화학
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.668-671
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 정수기용 필터로 사용되는 활성탄 블록을 압출 방법으로 제조할 경우 활성탄 블록의 비표면적에 영향을 미치는 고분자 바인더의 특성에 관하여 고찰하였다. 고분자 바인더로 사용되는 Polyethylene의 입자 크기를 변화하여 그에 따른 활성탄 블록의 비표면적의 변화 및 수용액상에서 염소 이온의 흡착 특성을 연구하였다. FE-SEM을 이용하여 PE의 입자 크기 및 입자의 모양을 분석하였으며, 질소 흡 탈착을 이용하여 활성탄 및 활성탄 블록의 비표면적을 측정하였다. 비표면적 측정결과 원료 활성탄은 $1186(m^2/g)$, PE 바인더의 입자크기가 $200{\mu}m$일 때 $444(m^2/g)$, $20{\mu}m$일때 $940(m^2/g)$로 측정되었으며, 필터 성능을 확인하기 위하여 염소 흡착 실험을 실시하여 정수 성능을 평가하였다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제22권
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• pp.99-108
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• 2008

본 연구는 고구려 벽화고분인 진파리 1, 4호분 벽화의 표면에서 관찰되는 백색과 흑갈색 오염물제거 방안수립을 위해 진행되었으며, 현장 적용실험을 실시하였다. 사전조사에서 금속현미경과 SEM/EDX를 이용하여 백색과 흑갈색 오염물질 시료의 관찰과 성분분석이 실시되었다. 시료에 대한 연구 결과 백색 오염물질은 $CaSO_4$ 혹은 $CaCO_3$로 흑갈색 오염물질은 황산칼슘화합물 혹은 $CaCO_3$와 토양침적물로 추정되며, 백색과 흑갈색 오염물질 제거를 위해 음이온교환수지와 Ammonium bicarbonate를 처리제로 선정하였다. 두 가지 모두 각각의 처리 대상에 대해 양호한 효과를 나타냈으며, 일부 피각형태로 고착화된 오염물질에 대해서는 물리적인 처리법의 병행이 필요한 것으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.353-363
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• 1995

The purpose of this study was to investigate the intestinal and nasal absorption enhancement of cefotaxime (CTX) by ion-pairing with counterions and to design an effective oral and intranasal drug delivery system for antibiotics. Counterions for absorption promotion were cationic surfactants [cetylpyridinium chloride (CP), cetrimide (CT) and benzalkonium chloride (BA)]. In the presence of counterions, the apparent partition coefficient of cefotaxime was increased depending on the molar concentration of the counterions. Anion interference was observed for ion-pairing of cefotaxime with counterions because of the counterbalance between an anion and counterions. The present study employed the in situ simultaneous nasal and intestinal perfusion technique in rats. The apparent permeabilities $(P_{app})$ of cefotaxime were $1.43{\pm}0.04{\times}10^{-5}\;cm/sec(mean{\pm}S.E)$ in the nasal cavity and 0 in the jejunum, respectively, which indicated that the intrinsic absorptivity of cefotaxime was greater in the nasal cavity than in the jejunum. When ionupairing formers were used, the decreasing order of apparent cefotaxime permeability $(P_{app},\;10^{-5}\;cm/sec)$, corrected for surface area of absorption, was as followings: $BA\;(7.50{\pm}0.36)\;>\;CT\;(4.92{\pm}0.24)\;>\;CP\;(3.01{\pm}0.17)$ in the jejunum and $BA\;(22.31{\pm}1.36)\;>\;CP\;(18.24{\pm}0.81)\;>\;CT \;(16.22{\pm}1.87)$ in the nasal cavity. The increase in permeability of cefotaxime was about 13-fold in the rat nasal cavity and was marked in the rat jejunum for ion-pairing with counterions as compared to those without ion-pairing. The damages of jejunal and nasal mucosal membrane by counterions were observed within approximately 2hrs after removal of ion-pair of cefotaxime with counterions from the nasal cavity and jejunum. These results suggest that CP can be used as an ion-pairing former in the jejunum and CP and CT can be used as ion-pairing formers in the nasal cavity for cefotaxime, as well as for poorly absorbed drugs with a negative charge due to ionization.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2019

Herein, the effect of counter anions on the formation of a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) in a propylene carbonate (PC)-based electrolyte solution was investigated. Although the reversible capacities were different, reversible intercalation and de-intercalation of lithium ions occurred in the graphite negative electrode in the PC-based electrolyte solutions containing 1 M $LiClO_4$, $LiPF_6$, $LiBF_4$, and $LiCF_3SO_3$ at low temperature ($-15^{\circ}C$). This indicated that the surface films acted as an effective SEI to suppress further co-intercalation and decomposition reactions at low temperature. However, the SEIs formed at the low temperature were unstable in 1 M $LiPF_6$ and $LiBF_4/PC$ at room temperature ($25^{\circ}C$). On the other hand, increasing reversible capacity was confirmed in the case of $LiCF_3SO_3/PC$ at room temperature, because the SEI formed at the low temperature was still maintained. These results suggest that counter anions are an important factor to consider for the formation of effective SEIs in PC-based electrolyte solutions.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2006

Protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania cause a number of important human diseases. One of the key determinants of parasite infectivity and survival is the surface glycoconjugate lipophosphoglycan (LPG). In addition, LPG is shown to be useful as a transmission blocking vaccine. Since culture supernatant of parasite promastigotes is a good source of LPG, we made attempts to characterize functions of the culture supernatant, and membrane LPG isolated from metacyclic promastigotes of Leishmania major. The purification scheme included anion-exchange chromatography, hydrophobic interaction chromatography and cold methanol precipitation. The purity of supernatant LPG (sLPG) and membrane LPG (mLPG) was determined by SOS-PAGE and thin layer chromatography. The effect of mLPG and sLPG on nitric oxide (NO) production by murine macrophages cell line (J77 4.1 A) was studied. Both sLPG and mLPG induced NO production in a dose dependent manner but sLPG induced significantly higher amount of NO than mLPG. Our results show that sLPG is able to promote NO production by murine macrophages.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.3272-3278
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• 2010

Synthesis and structural characterization of peripherally ferrocene-substituted zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc-Fc) were carried out for efficient far-red/near-IR performance in dye-sensitized nanostructured $TiO_2$ solar cells. Incorporating ferrocene into phthalocyanine strongly improved the dye solubility in polar organic solvents, and reduced surface aggregation due to the steric effect of bulky ferrocene substituents. The involvement of electron transfer reaction pathways between ferrocene and phthalocyanine in ZnPc-Fc was evidenced by completely quenched fluorescence from S1 state (< 0.08% vs ZnPc). Strong absorption bands at 542 and 682 nm were observed in the transient absorption spectroscopy of ZnPc-Fc in DMSO, which was excited at a 670 nm laser pulse with a 15 ps full width at half maximum. Also, the excited state absorption signals at 450 - 600 and 750 - 850 nm appeared from the formation of charge separated state of phthalocyanine's anion. The lifetime of the charge separate state in ZnPc-Fc was determined to be $170{\pm}8$ ps, which was almost 17 times shorter than that of the ZnPc.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2017

독성가스 사고 시 토양 침적은 사고피해범위에 영향을 미치는 주요 변수이다. 본 연구에서는 토양의 깊이 및 유기물 함량 비율이 독성가스 염소의 토양 침적 특성에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 실험에 이용된 장치로는 미국의 Air Force Research Laboratory에서 구축한 장치를 벤치마킹하였다. 다양한 합성토양을 이용해 유기물의 함량을 변화시키면서 토양 침적실험을 진행하였다. 다양한 합성토양에 일정 농도의 염소를 노출시킨 후, 염소 침적의 정도를 정량화하기 위해 음이온 크로마토그래피를 이용하여 침적량을 측정하였다. 그 결과, 토양 표면에서의 침적량 변화에 비해 깊이에 따른 침적량의 변화 경향은 볼 수 없었으나, 염소 노출 시간에 따른 표면 침적량의 차이는 증가함을 확인 할 수 있었다. 또한, 유기물 함량에 따른 침적량은 유기물 함량이 증가함에 따라 비례관계를 보였다. 토양 표면에서의 염소 침적량의 증가는 주로 토양 내 유기물 함량에 의존함을 확인하였다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.407-413
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• 1998

토양의 구성광물이 전혀 다른 광질토양인 규암(Eutrochrepts)과 화산회 토양인 평대(Melanudands)토양을 $2^{{\prime}{\prime}}{\times}30cm$ column에 각각 충진 후 구성성분($SO_4:NO_3$의 비율)이 다른 pH 2.0의 인공산성비(1, 2, 5 pore volume)를 토양에 처리한 결과, 산성비 구성성분에 있는 음 이온의 토양흡착은 평대(화산회)토양에서 규암(광질)토양보다 아주 많았으며, 평대토양에서 $SO_4$와 $NO_3$ 흡착이 커서 염기의 용탈이 적었으며 $SO_4$의 흡착이 $NO_3$의 흡착보다 많아 산성비의 구성 성분중 $SO_4$가 적고 $NO_3$의 양이 많은 강우에서 염기의 용탈이 많았다. 한편 규암토양은 $NaNO_3$와 $Na_2SO_4$ pH의 차이가 거의 없기 때문에 $NO_3$와 $SO_4$의 흡착이 적어 상대적으로 대응 음이온이 많아 염기의 용탈이 많았고 토양이 산성화되었으며, 토양염기의 용탈양율은 규암토양에서 컸다. 평대 토양에서는 산성비 구성 성분간의 차이로 염기의 용탈양 차이가 컸고 산성비의 구성 성분중 $NO_3$가 $SO_4$ 보다 많은 산성비 처리에서 Ca, Mg을 더 용탈시켰다. 산성비에 의한 토양염기의 용탈은 Ca>Mg>K의 순으로 많았고, 평대토양은 주로 표토, 규암토양은 전 토층을 통하여 비교적 고르게 일어났다.