• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2013

In this study, silk sericin films were prepared using different extraction methods, and the molecular conformation of sericin was examined using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflection geometry. Additionally, the effect of the film side (air-facing side or plate-facing side) on the molecular conformation of the sericin films was investigated. Interestingly, the molecular conformation of the sericin film depended on the film side. The molecular conformation of air-facing side of the sericin film was significantly influenced by extraction solution and time. The ${\beta}$-sheet crystallization and the crystallinity index of the sericin film markedly increased with an increase in the extraction time in hot water. The order of the crystallinity indices for the sericin films obtained with different extraction solutions was as follows: citric acid solution > urea solution >> hot water. In contrast, no remarkable differences were observed in the molecular conformation of the plate-facing side of the sericin film after extraction in hot water for different time periods. Urea and citric acid solution extractions showed remarkably higher crystallinity indices for sericin than those obtained after hot water extraction. However, no significant differences were observed in the crystallinity index of sericin between urea and citric acid solution extraction in plate-facing side of the film.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.925-930
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• 2006

Chitosan-based nanocomposite films were prepared using a solution intercalation method incorporating varying amounts of organically modified montmorillonite (Cloisite 30B) from 0 to 30 wt%. The nanocomposite films prepared were optically clear despite a slight decrease in the transmittance due to the spatial distribution of nanoclay. X-ray diffraction patterns indicated that a certain degree of intercalation or exfoliation formed when the amount of clay in the film was low and that microscale tactoids formed when the clay content in the sample was high (more than 10 wt%). The tensile strength (TS) of the chitosan film increased when the clay was incorporated up to 10 wt% and then decreased with further increases in the clay content of the film. The elongation at break (E) increased slightly upon the addition of low levels of clay up to 5 wt% and then decreased with further increases in the amount of the clay in the film. The water vapor permeability (WVP) decreased exponentially with increasing clay content. The water solubility (WS) and swelling ratio (SR) of the nanocomposite films decreased slightly, indicating that the water resistance of the chitosan film increased due to the incorporation of the nanoclay.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.133-137
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• 2006

Wheat gluten-chitosan composite film (WGCCF) can prevent moisture migration and enhance the antimicrobial properties of gluten in intermediate-moisture foods like sandwiches. To mimic the structure of actual sandwich-type products we developed multi-layer food models, where moisture content and water activity differ. Water activity gradients direct moisture migration and therefore determine product characteristics and product stability. A 10% wheat gluten film-forming solution was mixed with chitosan film-forming solution (0-3%, w/w) and evaporated to generate WGCCF. Addition of 3% chitosan enhanced the mechanical properties of the film composite, lowered its water vapor permeability, and improved its ability to protect against both, Streptococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli, in a 24 hr sandwich test (reduction of 1.3 and 2.7 log cycles, respectively, compared to controls). Best barrier and antimicrobial performance was found for 3% chitosan WGCCF at pH 5.1. Film of this type may find application as barrier film for intermediate-moisture foods.

• International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2000

Falling film rectification involves simultaneous heat and mass transfer between vapor and solution film. In the present work, the adiabatic rectification process of ammonia-water vapor by the falling solution film on the vertical plate was investigated. The continuity momentum, energy and diffusion equations for the solution film and the vapor mixture were formulated in integral forms and solved numerically, The model could predict the film thickness, the pressure gradient, and the mass transfer rate. The effects of Reynolds number and ammonia concentration of solution and vapor mixture, rectifier length, and the enhancement of mass transfer coefficient in each phases were investigated. The stripping of water in vapor mixture occurred near the entrance of ammonia solution, which imposed the proper size of an adiabatic rectifier. Rectifier efficiency increased as film Reynolds number increased and as vapor mixture Reynolds number decreased. The improvement of rectifier efficiency was significant with the enhancement of mass transfer coefficient in falling film.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.108-111
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• 2005

To improve water-resistance and physical properties of sodium alginate film, effects of sodium alginate and plasticizer concentrations, divalent cation types and concentrations, and immersion time of films into divalent cation solutions on sodium alginate films were evaluated, based on elongation strength (ES), elongation rate (E), water vapor permeability (WVP), and water solubility (WS). Film made from 1.5% sodium alginate solution (w/w) had low WVP and WS, which are optimal characteristics for application of film preparation. Addition of plasticizer increased E and WS. Less than 2% $CaCl_2$ addition and 15min immersion time reduced WVP, WS, and E significantly (p<0.05). Sodium alginate films treated with $CuCl_2$, and $ZnCl_2$ solutions had lower WVP and WS, whereas $MgCl_2$ had no influence on improving water resistance of films.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.720-729
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• 2001

The effect of vapor flow direction on falling film heat transfer was experimentally investigated by using water. Parallel flow (both water and vapor downwards) showed higher heat exchange performance than counterflow(downward water and upward vapor). The difference became significant as the vapor flow rate was increased. It is supposed that the uprising vapor disturbs the solution film flow and heat transfer is reduced by uneven distribution or detachment of water film.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.1023-1029
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• 2002

본 연구는 천연전분과 hydroxypropyl화 전분에 가소제를 0, 16, 33, 50, 66% 비율로 첨가하여 RVA점도를 측정하고 필름을 제조한 후 물성을 측정하여 두 물성 사이의 상관관계를 알아보고자 행하였다. 필름의 인장강도는 가소제의 함량이 높아질수록 감소하였고 신장율과 수증기투과도는 증가하였으며 glycerol이 sorbitol보다 큰 변화를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. Hydroxypropyl화 전분이 천연전분에 비해 강도는 떨어지나 신장율은 높아지는 것으로 나타났고 수증기투과도는 2배 큰 것으로 나타났다. 가소제를 혼합하여 필름의 물성을 측정한 결과 sorbitol은 유연성보다는 필름의 강도를 유지하는 역할을 그리고 glycerol은 필름의 신장율을 증가시키는 역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다. RVA물성과 필름 물성의 관계에서 가장 연관성이 높은 것은 peak viscosity, 인장강도, 수증기투과도인 것으로 판명되었고 peak viscosity와 인장강도, peak viscosity와 수증기투과도의 관계는 각각 직선적인 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 RVA 물성 중 peak viscosity를 활용하여 필름의 인장강도, 수증기투과도를 예측할 수 있다고 판단되었다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2022

Preparing various types of thin films of oxide semiconductors is a promising approach to fabricate efficient photoanodes and photocathodes for hydrogen production via photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. In this work, we investigate the feasibility of an efficient photocathode for PEC water reduction of a p-type oxide semiconductor cupric oxide (CuO) thin film prepared via a facile method combined with sputtering Cu metallic film on fluorine-doped thin oxide (FTO) coated glass substrate and subsequent thermal oxidation of the sputtered Cu metallic film in dry air. Characterization of the structural, optical, and PEC properties of the CuO thin film prepared at various Cu sputtering powers reveals that we can obtain an optimum CuO thin film as an efficient PEC photocathode at a Cu sputtering power of 60 W. The photocurrent density and the optimal photocurrent conversion efficiency for the optimum CuO thin film photocathode are found to be -0.3 mA/cm² and 0.09% at 0.35 V vs. RHE, respectively. These results provide a promising route to fabricating earth-abundant copper-oxide-based photoelectrode for sunlight-driven hydrogen generation using a facile method.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.156-160
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• 2000

플라즈마 필름은 플라스틱 필름 표면의 유적성을 향상시키기 위하여 고전압처리 되었다. 플라즈마 필름과 계면활성제 필름(대조구)를 각각 직경 25mm 두께 1.5mm 골조 파이프 하우스에 피복하였다. 또한 40일 플러그 육묘된 풋고추를 110cmx25cm 간격으로 정식하였다. 피복시 수온을 7$0^{\circ}C$로 처리된 수적발생 장치에서 나온 수증기가 필름 표면에서 응결되어 흘러내려 비이커에 모인 양을 150분 후에 측정한 결과, 플라즈마 필름에서 2.56mL.100$cm^{-2}$ , 계면활성제 필름에서 0.94mL.100$cm^{-2}$ 이 나왔다. 피복 60일 후 오전 8시 20분에 시설내 필름 표면에 부착된 수적량은 플라즈마 필름에서 0.34mL.100$cm^{-2}$ , 계면활성제필름에서 0.32mL.10$cm^{-2}$ 이었다. 광 투과율은 플라즈마 필름 피복시설이 계면활성제 피복시설 보다 2.0% 높았다. 그리고 시설내 기온은 플라즈마 필름 피복시설이 계면활성제 피복시설 보다 0.5$^{\circ}C$ 높았다. 그러나 상대습도는 차이가 없었다. 풋고추 초장, 엽면적, 건물중 및 초기수량 또한 처리간에 차이가 없었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.333-333
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• 2011

We studied the H/D exchange kinetics of pure and acid dopped water-ice film by using the techniques of reactive ions scattering (RIS) and low energy sputtering (LES) with low kinetic energy cesium ion beam (<35 eV). From RIS, neutral water isotopomers were detected in the form of cesium-molecule ion clusters, $CsX^+$ (X= $H_2O$, HDO, $D_2O$). Ionic species, like $H_3O^+$, $DH_2O^+$, $D_2HO^+$, $D_3O^+$, adsorbed on the surface were ejected via LES process. Those techniques allowed us to trace the isotopomeric populations of water-ice film. To show the catalytic effect of excess proton in the H/D exchange reaction, our study was conducted with two types of water-ice films. In film 1, about 0.5 BL of $H_2O$ was adsorbed on HCl (0.1 ML) dopped $D_2O$ (8 BL) film. In film 2, similar amount of $H_2O$ used in film 1 was adsorbed on pure $D_2O$ film. Kinetic data were obtained from each film type for 90-110 K (film 1) and 110-130 K (film 2) and fitted with numerically integrated lines. Through the Arrhenius plot of kinetic coefficient deduced from fitting of the H/D exchange reaction, the activation energy of film 1 and 2 were estimated to be $10{\pm}3kJmol^{-1}$ and $17{\pm}4kJmol^{-1}$. This activation barrier difference could be understood from detailed pictures of H/D exchange. In film 2, both the formation of ion pair, $H_3O^+$ and OH. and proton transfer were needed for the H/D exchange. However, in film 1, only proton transfer was necessary but ion pair formation was not, so this might reduce the activation energy.