• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.134-147
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• 2019

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) are commonly used for enhancement in MR imaging and have long been considered safe when administered at recommended doses. However, since the report that nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is linked to the use of GBCAs in subjects with severe renal diseases, accumulating evidence has suggested that GBCAs are not cleared entirely from our bodies; some GBCAs are deposited in our tissues, including the brain. GBCA deposition in the brain is mostly linked to the specific chelate structure of the GBCA: linear GBCAs were responsible for brain deposition in almost all reported studies. This review aimed to summarize the current knowledge about GBCA brain deposition and discuss its clinical implications.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.259-277
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• 2017

Adsorption is a widely used technique for the removal of dyes from wastewaters by variety of adsorbents. In this work, the main focus is on the potential assessment of anion exchange membrane for the removal of different dyes using batch system and investigation of experimental data by applying various kinetic and thermodynamic models. The removal of anionic dyes i.e., Eosin-B, Eriochrome Black-T and Congo Red by anion exchange membrane BII from aqueous solution was carried out and effect of various parameters such as contact time, membrane dosage, temperature and ionic strength on the percentage removal of anionic dyes was studied. The experimental data was assessed by kinetic models namely pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, Elovich liquid film diffusion, Bangham and the modified Freundlich models equation have been used to analyze the experimental data. These results indicate that the adsorption of these anionic dyes on BII follows pseudo-second-order kinetics with maximum values of regression coefficient (0.992-0.998) for all the systems. The adsorption of dyes was more suitable to be controlled by a liquid film diffusion mechanism. The adsorptive removal of dye Eosin-B and Eriochrome Black-T were decreased with temperature and thermodynamic parameters such as free energy (${\Delta}G^o$), enthalpy (${\Delta}H^o$) and entropy (${\Delta}S^o$) for adsorption of dyes on membrane BII were calculated at 298 K, 308 K and 318 K. The values of enthalpy and entropy were negative for EB and EBT representing that the adsorption of these dyes on BII is physiosorptive and exothermic in nature. Whereas the positive values of enthalpy and entropy for CR adsorption on BII, indicating that its adsorption is endothermic and spontaneous in nature. It is evident from this study that anion exchange membrane has shown good potential for the removal of dyes from aqueous solution and it can be used as adsorbent for dues removal on commercial levels.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.196-202
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• 2004

KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) is at present preparing a preliminary performance assessment to set up the HLW disposal concept of Korea. The solubility of the radionuclides contained in HLW is necessary as a source term in order to predict their potential migration in both the near and far fields. The solubility of actinides (Th, Am, U, Np and Pu) for a reference deep groundwater of Korea has been calculated using a geochemical code with thermodynamic data selected by a peer review of existing thermodynamic databases and literature. The solubilities from the experimental study and/or field observations from natural analogue studies are compared. The sensitivity of solubility to the variability of three main parameters of groundwater (pH, Eh, and carbonate concentration) is also investigated. The results of the sensitivity analysis show that the solubility of actinides strongly depends on the parameters considered. Within the range of parameter values studied (pH=7 to 10, Eh=-0.4 to -0.1V, and carbonate concentration=1.E-5 to 1.E-2 mol/L), the solubility of each actinide exists between 1.4E-10 and 1.6E-6 mol/L for Am, 4.9E-9 and 2.8E-6 mol/L for Th, 3.2E-9 and 5.7E-4 mol/L for U, 1.1E-9 and 1.0E-7 mol/L for Np, and 4.0E-11 and 2.8E-6 mol/L for Pu, respectively.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.126-132
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• 2012

최근들어 육상의 인간 활동에 의한 다량의 오염물질 부하에 기인하여 연안에서 심각한 환경 문제가 발생하고 있다. 따라서 해양 생물체 이용 시스템이 육지와 해양간의 물질 순환을 시도하기 위하여 제안되었다. 포괄적인 평가는 제안된 시스템이 적절하고 지속가능한지를 밝힐 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 에너지의 질을 표현하고, 물질 순환 시스템에서 흐르는 물질과 에너지를 묘사하는 열역학적 개념의 엑서지를 도입하였다. 본 연구는 일본 오사카 중부에 위치한 사카이시의 물질 순환 시스템 내에서 물질, 에너지, 그리고 엑서지 흐름들을 제공한다. 엑서지는 엑서지 효율적인 물질 순환 시스템 내에서 무엇이 주요 역할인지 잘 이해하는데 도움을 주는 것으로 밝혀졌다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.220-226
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• 2019

Magnesium hydride has a high hydrogen storage capacity (7.6 wt.%), and is cheap and lightweight, thus advantageous as a hydrogen storage alloy. However, Mg-based hydrides undergo hydrogenation/dehydrogenation at high temperature and pressure due to their thermodynamic stability and high oxidation reactivity. MWCNTs exhibit prominent catalytic effect on the hydrogen storage properties of $MgH_2$, weakening the interaction between Mg and H atoms and reducing the activation energy for nucleation of the metal phase by co-milling Mg with carbon nanotubes. Therefore, it is suggested that combining transition metals with carbon nanotubes as mixed dopants has a significant catalytic effect on the hydrogen storage properties of $MgH_2$. In this study, Material life cycle evaluation was performed to analyze the environmental impact characteristics of Mg-CaO-10 wt.% MWCNTs composites manufacturing process. The software of material life cycle assessment (MLCA) was Gabi 6. Through this, environmental impact assessment was performed for each process.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제46권12호
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• pp.800-808
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• 2008

Heat treatment is an important step for tool manufacture, but unavoidably generates dimensional distortion. This study investigated the continuous dimensional change and the anisotropic behavior of STD11 tool steel during austenitizing and tempering heat treatment especially using quenching dilatometer. Dilatometric results represented that the dimensional change along longitudinal direction was larger than that along transverse direction. Anisotropic phase transformation strain was produced in forged STD11 tool steel during heat treatment. Anisotropic dimensional change increased with increasing austenitizing temperature. After tempering, anisotropic distortion was partially reduced. FactSage thermodynamic equilibrium phase simulation and microstructural observation (FE-SEM, TEM) showed that large ($7{\sim}80{\mu}m$) elongated $M_7C_3$ carbides could be formed along rolling direction. The resolution of elongated carbides during austenitizing was found to be related with the change of martensite transformation temperature after heat treatment. Anisotropic size change of STD11 tool steel was mainly attributed to large elongated carbides produced during rolling process. Using dilatometric and metallographic examination, the possible mechanism of the anisotropic size change was also discussed.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.5-9
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• 2016

The purpose of this paper is to define criteria to be used as part of the engineering design for an oil sands plant equipped with the steam assisted gravity drainage process. In this effort, the oil treatment process of an oil sands plant on a pilot scale was focused for detailed investigation. The thermodynamic properties of the process fluid, which is mainly composed of bitumen and water, were estimated with the CPA model. The commercial tool aspen HYSYS was used for the analysis throughout this work along with the provided input data and some necessary assumptions. From the simulation results, the heat and mass balances for a 300 BPD plant were established in order to define standard data for its modular design. In particular, the basis of design for equipment size, heat transfer areas, capital cost and operation cost was extensively discussed.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.627-634
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• 2017

In this study, Material life cycle evaluation was performed to analyze the environmental impact characteristics of TiN-ZrCo membrane manufacturting process. Gabi was used as software. The Eco-Indicator 99 methodology was used to evaluate the 11 impact categories and the 10 impact categories using the CML 2001 methodology. Precursor TiN was synthesized by sol-gel method and zirconium was coated by ball mill method. The metallurgical, physical and thermodynamic characteristics of the membranes were analyzed by using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDS), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Thermo Gravimetry/Differential Thermal Analysis (TG/DTA), Brunauer, Emmett, Teller (BET) and Gas Chromatograph System (GP). As a result of the characterization and normalization, the environmental impacts of each category of impacts were GWP 100 years with the highest environmental impact of 99.9%.

• 청정기술
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 TiN-Zr 수소분리막의 제조 공정에 대한 환경 영향 특성을 분석하기 위해 물질전과정평가를 수행하였다. Material Life Cycle Assessment (MLCA)의 소프트웨어로는 Gabi를 사용하였다. 이를 통하여 각 공정에서 미치는 영향과 특성화 별 환경영향평가를 수행하였다. 졸겔법에 의해 전구체 TiN을 합성하고 볼밀법을 이용하여 지르코늄을 코팅하였다. 이를 CIP, HPS에 의해 디스크 형으로 제작하였고 주사전자현미경(scanning electron microscopy, SEM), 에너지분산형 분광분석법(energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, EDS), X-선 회절분석기(X-ray diffraction, XRD), 열중량분석(thermo gravimetry/differential thermal analysis, TG/DTA), 비표면적분석(Brunauer, Emmett, Teller, BET) 및 가스 크로마토그래프 시스템(gas chromatograph system, GP)을 이용하여 분리막의 야금학적, 물리학적, 열역학적 특성을 분석하였다. 또한, 물질전과정평가를 위해 수행한 특성화와 정규화 결과, 영향범주 별 환경영향은 해양 생태 독성이 94%, 수계 생태 독성 2%, 인간독성 2%의 기여도를 보였다. 아울러, 제조공정 중 전기 사용이 생태계 영향에 큰 영향을 미친다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 물질 전 과정 평가는 Eco-Indicator '99 (EI99)와 CML 2001 방법론을 기반으로 분석하였다.

• 대기
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.235-246
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• 2022

A large number of MJO skill metrics and process-oriented MJO simulation metrics have been developed by previous studies including the MJO Working Group and Task Force. To assess models' successes and shortcomings in the MJO simulation, a standardized set of diagnostics with the additional set of dynamics-oriented diagnostics are applied. The Global Coupled (GC) model developed for the operation of the climate prediction system is used with the comparison between the GC2 and GC3.1. Two GC models successfully capture three-dimensional dynamic and thermodynamic structure as well as coherent eastward propagation from the reference regions of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific. The low-level moisture convergence (LLMC) ahead of the MJO deep convection, the low-level westerly and easterly associated with the coupled Rossby-Kelvin wave and the upper-level divergence are simulated successfully. The GC3.1 model simulates a better three-dimensional structure of MJO and thus reproduces more realistic eastward propagation. In GC2, the MJO convection following the LLMC near and east of the Maritime Continent is much weaker than observation and has an asymmetric distribution of both low and upper-level circulation anomalies. The common shortcomings of GC2 and GC3.1 are revealed in the shorter MJO periods and relatively weak LLMC as well as convective activity over the western Indian Ocean.