• 멤브레인
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.138-145
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• 2008

지하수나 폐수 등에 포함된 독성을 가진 음이온류나 양이온류 등의 유독물질을 경제적으로 처리하는데 탁월한 분리기능을 가진 것으로 알려진 전기투석공정에 사용하기 위해 음이온 교환 복합막을 제조하여 그 전기화학적인 특성을 조사하였다. 다양한 조성의 vinylbenzylchloride (VBC)와 divinylbenzene (DVB) 그리고 ${\alpha},\;{\alpha}$-azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN)으로 이루어진 단량체 용액에 다공성 지지체인 poly(ethylene) (PE)을 함침한 후 열중합 가교시켜 poly(VBC-DVB)/PE 복합막을 생성한 다음 trimethylamine(TMA)과 acetone을 이용해 음이온 교환기$(-N^+(CH_3)_3)$를 함유하는 복합막을 제조하였다. 음이온 교환막 제조시 VBC/DVB의 비율과 TMA/Acetone의 비율에 따른 막의 함수율, 이온교환용량(IEC) 및 전기저항을 조사하였다. 그 결과 제조된 막들은 사용된 PE지지체의 얇은 막두께에 기인하여 아스톰사의 상용화 음이온 교환막(AMX)보다 높은 IEC와 낮은 전기저항 및 낮은 함수율 등을 나타내는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 실험에서 제조된 복합막은 저렴한 제조비용과 우수한 전기화학적 특성으로 정수 및 폐수처리를 위한 전기투석공정에 충분히 적용될 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 환경생물
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.471-477
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• 2013

Biochar amendment to agricultural soil is regarded as a promising option to mitigate climate change and enhance soil quality. It could sequester more carbon within the soil system and increase plant yield by changing soil physicochemical characteristics. However, sustainable use of biochar requires comprehensive environmental assessment. In this sense, it is important to measure additional greenhouse gas emission from soils after biochar addition. We investigated emissions of $CO_2$, $N_2O$, and $CH_4$ from incubated soils collected from rice paddy and cultivated grassland after amendment of 3% biochar (wt.) produced from rice chaff. During incubation, soils were exposed to three wet-dry cycles ranging from 5~85% soil gravimetric water content (WC) to investigate the changes in effect of biochar when influenced by different water levels. The $CO_2$ emission was reduced in biochar treatment compared to the control at WC of 30~70% both in rice paddy and grassland soils. This indicates that biochar could function as a stabilizer for soil organic carbon and it can be effective in carbon sequestration. The $N_2O$ emission was also reduced from the grassland soil treated with biochar when WC was greater than 30% because the biochar treated soils had lower denitrification due to better aeration. In the rice paddy soil, biochar addition resulted in decrease in $N_2O$ emission when WC was greater than 70%, while an increase was noted when WC was between 30~70%. This increase might be related to the fact that available nutrients on biochar surface stimulated existing nitrifying bacterial community, resulting in higher $N_2O$ emission. Overall results imply that biochar amendment to agricultural soil can stabilize soil carbon from fast decomposition although attention should be paid to additional $N_2O$ emission when biochar addition is combined with the application of nitrogen fertilizer.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.1143-1153
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• 2016

Plant biomass, photosystem II (PSII) photochemical activity, photosynthetic function, and zinc (Zn) accumulation were investigated in a sorghum-sudangrass hybrid (Sorghum bicolor ${\times}$ S. sudanense) exposed to various Zn concentrations to determine the elimination capacity of Zn from soils. Plant growth and biomass of the sorghum-sudangrass hybrid decreased with increasing Zn concentration. Symptoms of Zn toxicity, i.e., withering and discoloration of old leaves, were found at Zn concentrations over 800 ppm. PSII photochemical activity, as indicated by the values of $F_v/F_m$ and $F_v/F_o$, decreased significantly three days after exposure to Zn concentrations of 800 ppm or more. Photosynthetic $CO_2$ fixation rate (A) was high between Zn concentrations of 100-200 ppm ($22.5{\mu}mol$ $CO_2{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$), but it declined as Zn concentration increased. At Zn concentrations of 800 and 1600 ppm, A was 14.1 and $1.8{\mu}mol$ $CO_2{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$, respectively. The patterns of stomatal conductance ($g_s$), transpiration rate (E), and water use efficiency (WUE) were all similar to that of photosynthetic $CO_2$ fixation rate, except for dark respiration ($R_d$), which showed an opposite pattern. Zn was accumulated in both above- and below-ground parts of plants, but was more in the below-ground parts. Magnesium (Mg) and iron (Fe) concentrations were significantly low in the leaves of plants, and symptoms of Mg or Fe deficiency, such as a decrease in the SPAD value, were found when plants were treated with Zn concentrations above 800 ppm. These results suggest that the sorghum-sudangrass hybrid is able to accumulate Zn to high level in plant body and eliminate it with its rapid growth and high biomass yield.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.161-170
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• 2014

Newmark-type deformation analysis has rarely been done in Korea due to the popularity of simple pseudo-static limit equilibrium analysis and detailed time-history FE/FD dynamic analysis. However, the Korean seismic dam design code updated in 2011 prescribes Newmark-type deformation analysis as a major dynamic analysis method for the seismic evaluation of fill dams. In addition, a design PGA for dynamic analysis is significantly increased in the code. This paper aims to study the seismic evaluation of four existing large fill dams through advanced FEM/Newmark-type deformation analyses for the artificial earthquake time histories with the design PGA of 0.22g. Dynamic soil properties obtained from in-situ geo-physical surveys are applied as input parameters. For the FEM/Newmark analyses, sensitivity analyses are performed to study the effects of input PGA and $G_{max}$ of shell zone on the Newmark deformation. As a result, in terms of deformation, four fill dams are proved to be reasonably safe under the PGA of 0.22g with yield coefficients of 0.136 to 0.187, which are highly resistant for extreme events. Sensitivity analysis as a function of PGA shows that $PGA_{30cm}$ (a limiting PGA to cause the 30 cm of Newmark permanent displacement on the critical slip surface) is a good indicator for seismic safety check. CFRD shows a higher seismic resistance than ECRD. Another sensitivity analysis shows that $G_{max}$ per depth does not significantly affect the site response characteristics, however lower $G_{max}$ profile causes larger Newmark deformation. Through this study, it is proved that the amplification of ground motion within the sliding mass and the location of critical slip surface are the dominant factors governing permanent displacements.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.81-90
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• 2020

Sialic acid, which is contained in about 60-160 mg/kg in the edible bird's nest (EBN), is known to facilitate in the proper formation of synapses and improve memory function. The objective of this study is to extract effectively the sialic acid from edible bird's nest using affinity bead technology (ABT). After preparing the non-polar polymeric bead "KJM-278-28A" having a porous network structure, and then desorbed sialic acid was concentrated and dried. The analysis of the physicochemical properties of bead "KJM-278-28A" showed that the particle size was 400-700 ㎛, the moisture holding capacity was 67-70%, the surface area (BET) was 705-900 ㎡/g, and the average pore diameter 70-87 Å. The adsorption capacity of the bead "KJM-278-28A" for sialic acid was shown a strong physical force to bind sialic acid to the bead surface of 400 mg/L. In addition, as a result of analyzing the adsorption and desorption effects of sialic acid on water, ethanol, and 10% ethanol on the bead, it was confirmed that desorption effectively occurs from the beads when only ethanol is used. As a result of HPLC measurement of the separated sialic acid solution, a total of four sialic acid peaks of N-acetyl-neuraminic acid (Neu5Ac), α,β-anomer of Neu5Ac and N-glycoly-neuraminic acid were identified. Through these results, it was confirmed that it is possible to separate sialic acid from EBN extract with efficient and high yield when using ABT.

• 한국지형학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.13-33
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• 2021

Successful sediment management at the watershed scale requires an understanding of the erosion, transport and sedimentation processes at the specific site scale. However, studies on the sediment runoff characteristics in a small uppermost watershed, which serves as a sediment supply function, are very rare. Therefore, this study attempted to investigate the fluctuations in major sediment supply areas and sediment runoff in the uppermost mountain small watershed, and for this purpose, ArcSWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tools with GIS interface) was applied to the Woldong reservoir catchment located in Gosam-myeon, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do. The model results were manually calibrated using the monitoring data of the Woldong reservoir sedimentation rate from 2005 to 2007. It was estimated that annual average of 34.4 tons/year of sediment was discharged from the Woldong reservoir basin. This estimate almost coincided with the monitoring data of the Woldong reservoir during the low flow period but tended to be somewhat underestimated during the high flow period. Although the SWAT model does not fully reflect the erosion process of gully and in-channel, this underestimation is probably due to the spatial connectivity of sediment transport and the storage and reactivation of the sediment being transported. Most of the forested hillslopes with a well-developed organic horizon were evaluated as having a low risk of erosion, while the places with the highest risk of erosion were predicted to be distributed in the logged area with some weeds or shrubs (classified as pasture) with relatively steeper slopes, and in the bare land. The results of this study are expected to be useful in developing strategies for sediment control and reservoir management.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.350-359
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 팜 부산물인 empty fruit bunch (EFB)의 시료 특성을 분석하고 유동형 열분해기를 이용하여 $400{\sim}550^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 체류시간 1.3초간 급속열분해 공정을 진행하였다. 또한, 반응온도에 따른 열분해 주요 산물(바이오오일, 바이오차, 가스)의 수율과 물리화학적 특성 변화를 구명하였다. EFB의 화학조성 및 원소분석을 통해 시료 내 칼륨 함량이 8400 ppm으로 많은 것을 확인하였다. 열중량분석에서 나타난 특성으로 볼 때 EFB 시료 내 칼륨의 촉매작용에 의해 셀룰로오스의 분해가 촉진된 것으로 추측된다. $500^{\circ}C$까지의 온도범위에서는 바이오오일의 수율이 증가하고 가스의 수율이 감소하였으며 바이오차는 수율에 큰 변화가 없었던 반면, $500{\sim}550^{\circ}C$까지의 온도범위에서는 바이오오일과 바이오차의 수율이 감소하였고 가스의 수율이 증가하였다. 각 조건별로 생성된 바이오오일은 수분함량 20~30%, 발열량 15~17 MJ/kg 범위의 값을 나타냈으며, 점도 11 cSt (centistoke), 전산가(total acid number) 100 mg KOH/g oil 미만으로 나타났다. 기체크로마토그래프 분석을 통해 EFB 바이오오일로부터 셀룰로오스계 화합물(9종)과 리그닌계 화합물(17종)을 확인하였다. 리그닌계 화합물 중 특히 phenol이 다량 검출되었으며 이는 전체 화합물 농도의 25%에 해당하는 양이다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.303-303
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• 2017

Japanese agriculture has faced to several threats: aging and decrease of farmer population, global competition, and the risk of climate change as well as harsh and variable weather. On the other hands, the number of large scale farms is increasing, because farm lands have been being aggregated to fewer numbers of farms. Cost cutting, development of efficient ways to manage complicatedly scattered farm lands, maintaining yield and quality under variable weather conditions, are required to adapt to changing environments. Information and communications technology (ICT) would contribute to solve such problems and to create innovative technologies. Thus we have been developing an early warning and decision support system to reduce weather and climate risks for rice, wheat and soybean production in Japan. The concept and prototype of the system will be shown. The system consists of a weather data system (Agro-Meteorological Grid Square Data System, AMGSDS), decision support contents where information is automatically created by crop models and delivers information to users via internet. AMGSDS combines JMA's Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System (AMeDAS) data, numerical weather forecast data and normal values, for all of Japan with about 1km Grid Square throughout years. Our climate-smart system provides information on the prediction of crop phenology, created with weather forecast data and crop phenology models, as an important function. The system also makes recommendations for crop management, such as nitrogen-topdressing, suitable harvest time, water control, pesticide spray. We are also developing methods to perform risk analysis on weather-related damage to crop production. For example, we have developed an algorism to determine the best transplanting date in rice under a given environment, using the results of multi-year simulation, in order to answer the question "when is the best transplanting date to minimize yield loss, to avoid low temperature damage and to avoid high temperature damage?".

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.150-155
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• 2001

1998년 9월에 호남평야지에서 호숙기 전후의 벼가 벼알이 흰색으로 탈색되며 마르는 현상이 보고되어 현지에서 그 증상을 관찰하고, 벼알마름의 원인과 벼알마름에 따른 수량 및 미질 변화를 조사한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 벼알마름 현상 발생원인은 9월 1일부터 9월 6일까지는 강풍은 불지 않았으나 기온이 높고 대기의 습도는 전북 35~56%,전남 35~51%로 매우 건조하였으며 9월 9일~9월 14일에는 최고기온 30~33$^{\circ}C$(전북 9월 9일, 전남 9월 12일)의 이상고온과 함께 최저습도가 전북 36%(9월 4일), 전남 37%(9월 14일)로 매우 건조한 상태이고 일조도 강하였기 때문에 벼알마름 증상이 발생되었던 것으로 판단된다. 벼알마름 증상은 정상적으로 등숙하던 호숙기 경의 벼가 주로 벼이삭의 상위에 부착된 1차지경의 벼알이 탈수, 퇴색되었으며 한 벼알에서도 직사광선을 받는 위 부분에서 심하였다. 탈수된 벼알도 벼알마름 발생 후 1주일경인 9월 16일 조사당시까지 계속 등숙이 진행되고 있었고 탈수된 벼알이 붙어있는 소지경과 1, 2차 지경은 탈수되지 않고 정상이었다. 완숙기의 현미천립중은 정상립이나 벼알마름립간에 차이가 없었으나 벼알마름립은 정상립보다 동할미와 복백이 많아 불완전립 비율이 높았다.

• 한국자연치유학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.109-115
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• 2022

배경: 야생 망초의 항산화 물질의 존재와 활성화 연구는 아직 미진한 상태이다. 목적: 본 연구에서는 망초를 에탄올에서 추출하여 항산화 물질의 활성에 관하여 연구하였다. 방법: 야생 망초를 세척한 다음에 에탄올로 추출하여 다양한 분석기기를 활용하여 항산화성 물질의 활성을 조사하였다. 결과: 야생 망초 추출물의 수율 비율은 최고는 49.3% 이었으며 온도와 에탄올 비율에 따라서 다양하게 나타났다. 추출에서 180℃에서 물과 에탄올 비율이 50:50에서 가장 높았다. 추출물의 세포독성 실험에서는 무처리 군은 100% 생존율, 실험군에서는 추출물 50 ppm 이상에서는 98-100%로 나타났다. 거의 모든 농도에서 세포독성이 없었다. 실험군에 서는 추출물 25 ppm에서는 Nitric oxide 생성은 42%까지 억제되었다. 추출물 50 ppm에서는 유리 지방산 함량이 15%가 감소하였다. 세포 생존율은 추출물 농도가 50 ppm에서는 20%, 100 ppm에서 24%이었다. 추출물 농도 500 ppm에서는 DPPH과 ABTs를 이용한 유리 산소 소거 능은 90-98%로 나타났다. DPPH와 ABTs 자유기 소거 활성의 변화를 3차원적으로 관찰하였을 때에 85℃에서는 온도가 증가함에 따라 항산화 활성이 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 그러나 85~130℃에서는 온도가 증가함에 따라 오히려 감소하는 경향으로 나타났다. 결론: 야생 망초 에탄올 추출물에서 항산화 물질이 확인되었으며, 세포독성도 거의 없고, NO 생산도 억제하고, 유리 산소의 소거 기능도 높게 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 망초 추출물을 다양한 자연치유적 활용에 대한 기초적 자료를 제공하고 있다고 본다.