• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2024

This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of combining acidification with adsorbents (zeolite and biochar) to mitigate the environmental impacts of pig slurry, focusing on ammonia (NH₃) emission and nitrate (NO₃^-) leaching. The four treatments were applied: 1) pig slurry (PS) alone as a control, 2) acidified PS (AP), 3) acidified pig slurry with zeolite (APZ), and 4) acidified pig slurry with biochar (APB). The AP mitigates NH₃ emission and NO₃^- leaching compared to PS alone. Acidification reduced the cumulative NH₃ emission and its emission factor by 35.9% and 12.5%, respectively. The APZ and APB increased NH₄⁺-N concentration, with the highest level in APB, compared to AP. The NH₄⁺ adsorption capacity of APB (0.90 mg g^-1) was higher than that of APZ (0.63 mg g^-1). The APB and APZ treatments induced less NH₃ emission compared to AP. The cumulative NH₃ emission was reduced by 12.2% and 27.6% in APZ and APB, respectively, compared to AP treatment. NO₃^- leaching began to appear on days 12 and 13, and its peak reached on days 16 and 17, which were later than AP. The cumulative NO₃^- leaching decreased by 17.7% and 25.0% in APZ and APB, respectively, compared to AP treatment. These results suggest that combining biochar or zeolite with acidified pig slurry is an effective method to mitigate NH₃ emission and NO₃^- leaching, with biochar being particularly effective.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.571-580
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• 2008

The influence of bacterial stress on anaerobic hydrogen-producing microorganisms was investigated in batch tests using serum bottles. Several physical and chemical stresses (i.e., heating, adding methane producing inhibitor and chemical acidification) were adapted as a pretreament of the seed sludge. In this experiment, the cultivation temperature were set at mesophilic ($35^{\circ}C$) and thermophilic conditions ($55^{\circ}C$) with adjusting pH at 5, 6, and 7 when using the mixture of food waste and activated sludge as a substrate. In conjunction with the pretreatment, hydrogen production was significantly enhanced as compared with that from untreated sludge. However, less biogas (hydrogen and methane) was produced without the pH control, resulted from the decrease of pH to below 4, mainly due to the formation of VFAs. Hydrogen and carbon dioxide gas were analyzed as main components of the biogas while methane not detected. With an application of chemical acidification, the highest hydrogen production value of 248 ml/l/day achieved at pH 7 and $35^{\circ}C$. In addition, more hydrogen gas produced when the ratio of butyric/acetic acid ratio increased. The optimum pH and temperature for hydrogen production were found to be 7 and $35^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2002

Effects of cadmium (Cd) intoxication on renal endosomal accumulation of organic cations $(OC^+)$ were studied in rats using $^{14}C-tetraethylammnium$ (TEA) as a substrate. Cd intoxication was induced by s.c. injections of 2 mg Cd/kg/day for $2{\sim}3$ weeks. Renal cortical endosomes were isolated and the endosomal acidification (acridine orange fluorescence change) and TEA uptake (Millipore filtration technique) were assessed. The TEA uptake was an uphill transport mediated by $H^+/OC^+$ antiporter driven by the pH gradient established by $H^+-ATPase.$ In endosomes of Cd-intoxicated rats, the ATP-dependent TEA uptake was markedly attenuated due to inhibition of endosomal acidification as well as $H^+/TEA$ antiport. In kinetic analysis of $H^+/TEA$ antiport, Vmax was reduced and Km was increased in the Cd group. Inhibition of $H^+/TEA$ antiport was also observed in normal endosomes directly exposed to free Cd (but not Cd-metallothionein complex, CdMt) in vitro. These data suggest that during chronic Cd exposure, free Cd ions liberated by lysosomal degradation of CdMt in proximal tubule cells may impair the endosomal accumulation of $OC^+$ by directly inhibiting the $H^+/OC^+$ antiporter activity and indirectly by reducing the intravesicular acidification, the driving force for $H^+/OC^+$ exchange.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2006

Paper materials for long term conservation suffer slowly mechanical and chemical deterioration, the extent of which may depend upon their conservation environment. Those deterioration includes discoloring, low moisture content, acidification, and brittleness. To slow deterioration, washing treatment, deacidification, and polymer reinforcement on paper materials are usually used. One easy and simple method of fixing low moisture content and acidification was an washing method, and we used both distilled and alkali water in washing method in this study. Alkali water is electrolyzed cathode water of high pH, and has no alkali metal ions in it. Experiment showed that washing treatment with both distilled and alkali water gave improvement in raising moisture content, pH, and mechanical strength of paper materials even after severe accelerated aging test. Advantageous effect of alkali water over distilled water on preventing deterioation was also shown clearly.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2005

The performance of elutriated acid fermentation with slurry-type piggery waste was investigated, especially to evaluate the effects of temperature and pre-treatment. In the first phase, the acid elutriation reactor with piggery waste after centrifugation operated at both mesophilic and thermophilic conditions to evaluate the effect of temperature. Solubilization yield($gVFAs/gSCOD_{prod.}$) and acidification rate($gVFAs/gSCOD_{prod.}$) in the thermophilic digestion were 0.45 and 0.55, which were higher than those of the mesophilic digestion, 0.25 and 0.45. In addition, the acid elutriation reactor at thermophilic temperature is more effective in removing e-coli. In the second phase, the acid elutriation reactor was fed with piggery waste before centrifugation. With piggery wastes before centrifugation, the solubilization yield and the acidificaton rate were 0.40 and 0.80, respectively, which were higher than the rates using piggery waste after centrifugation at both mesophilic and thermophilic conditions. The higher sludge volume reduction of 80% benefits sludge management. Furthermore, economical advantages can be achieved by removing the pre-treatment process, such as centrifugation. Consequently, the treatment with piggery waste before centrifugation proved to be effective. Also, the optimum temperature condition was estimated at mesophilic or thermophilic conditions, considering solubilization yields and acidification rates, though the system should be heated.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.348-352
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• 2007

인위적인 토양 pH 변화가 식물에 미치는 영향과 식물의 생화학적 방어반응을 조사하고자 황산용액을 첨가하여 산성화시킨 토양(pH 5.3, 4.5, 3.9, 3.5)에 만수국을 이용하여 실험을 수행하였다. 토양 산성화에 의해 MDA 함량이 크게 증가되었다. 토양의 $H^{+}$ 부하량 증가에 따라 산화형인 DHA 및 GSSG의 함량이 크게 증가되었다. 항산화 효소의 활성도 토양의 $H^{+}$ 부하량의 증가에 따라 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• ALGAE
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.359-366
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• 2018

Mesocosm experiments conducted for ecological purposes have become increasingly popular because they can provide a holistic understanding of the biological complexities associated with natural systems. This paper describes a new outdoor mesocosm designed for $CO_2$ perturbation experiments of benthos. Manipulated the carbonate chemistry in a continuous flow-through system can be parallelized with diurnal changes, while irradiance, temperature, and nutrients can vary according to the local environment. A target hydrogen ion activity (pH) of seawater was sufficiently stabilized and maintained within 4 h after dilution, which was initiated by the ratio of $CO_2$-saturated seawater to ambient seawater. Specifically, pH and $CO_2$ partial pressure ($pCO_2$) levels gradually varied from 8.05-7.28 and $375-2,691{\mu}atm$, respectively, over a range of dilution ratios. This mesocosm can successfully manipulate the pH and $pCO_2$ of seawater, and it demonstrates suitability for ocean acidification experiments on benthic communities.

• ALGAE
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.285-298
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• 2021

The amount of CO₂ absorbed by the oceans continues to rise, resulting in further acidification, altering some functional traits of phytoplankton. To understand the effect of elevated partial pressures of CO₂ (pCO₂) on functional traits of dinoflagellates Alexandrium affine and A. pacificum, the cardinal temperatures and chain formation extent were examined under two pCO₂ (400 and 1,000 µatm) over the range of temperature expected to be associated with growth. The growth rate and chain formation extent of A. affine increased with higher pCO₂, showing significant changes in cardinal temperatures and a substantial increase in middle chain-length (4-8 cells) fractionation under elevated pCO₂ condition. By contrast, there were no significant differences in specific growth rate and any chain-length fractionation of A. pacificum between ambient and elevated pCO₂ conditions. The observed interspecies variation in the functional traits may reflect differences in ability of species to respond to environmental change with plasticity. Moreover, it allows us to understand the shifting biogeography of marine phytoplankton and predict their phenology in the Korea Strait.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.42-48
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• 1992

0.1N HCl 이용하여 빠른 산성화를 시켰을 때에 우유의 응고속도와 그 정도는 온도와 pH에 따른 점도 변화와 혼탁도 변화로서 측정하였고, DGL을 이용하여 천천히 산성화 시켰을 때에 우유의 겔화 과정은 rheological scanner로서 측정하였다. 우유의 겔화 과정은 rheological scanner로서 측정하였다. 우유 casein의 응고는 pH 5.0에서의 돌연한 점도증가로서 나타났으며 산에 의한 응고형성의 기점 pH로 삼았다. 산에 의한 응고속도는 $20^{\circ}C$에서 $50^{\circ}C$로 온도가 높아질수록 빨라졌고 최대 응고속도는 pH5.0에서 일어났다. 염($CaCl_{2}$)의 첨가는 모든 온도범위에서 최대 응고속도를 감소시켰으며 응고가 시작되는 pH 및 최대 응고속도가 일어나는 pH를 변화시켰다. 천천히 산성화 동안에 생성되는 겔의 초기 형성 시간과 조직 형성속도는 Cl 이온에 의해 촉진되고 SCN 이온에 의해 억제되었다. 겔에서 생겨나는 syneresis 현상은 저온으로 갈수록, pH가 4.6에 접근할수록 심했으며, $90^{\circ}C$에서 5분 동안 열처리한 우유에서는 가열온도($60{\sim}90^{\circ}C$)에 상관없이 일정하게 나타났다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.91-109
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• 2022

해양은 대기로 배출된 이산화탄소의 30% 가량을 흡수하여 대기 중 이산화탄소 농도를 감소시키는 역할을 하였으나, 이 때문에 해양의 pH와 탄산염 이온(CO₃^2-)이 감소하는 해양산성화 현상을 겪고 있다. 본 논문에서는 황해 연안역의 신규 관측자료를 타 해역에서 획득된 기존 연구자료와 합쳐서 우리나라 주변 해역의 해양산성화 현황을 파악하고자 하였다. 우리나라 주변의 황해, 동해, 동중국해(남해 포함)는 대기 중 이산화탄소를 흡수하고 있으나, 외해 대부분의 해역에서 해양산성화의 지표인 아라고나이트 포화도가 1 이상인 것으로 나타났다. 남해 동부 연안역에서는 담수 공급으로 인한 희석과 성층 형성, 생물에 의한 유기물 생성과 분해가 표층과 저층의 계절적 해양산성화 변동에 큰 영향을 끼쳤다. 진해만은 빈산소화 현상, 광양만은 담수로 인한 희석으로 여름철 광범위한 해역에서 아라고나이트 포화도가 1 미만으로 감소하여, 탄산칼슘 패각(CaCO₃ shell)을 가진 생물들에게 잠재적 위협이 될 것으로 보고되었다. 하지만 담수 유입이 많은 황해 연안역에서는 진해만과 광양만과 같이 뚜렷하고 광범위한 산성화는 발견되지 않았기 때문에, 연안역에서는 각 해역별 특성에 따라 해양산성화의 양상을 진단해야 할 필요가 있었다. 우리나라 동해 남서부 해역의 계절적 용승 현상 역시 해양산성화에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 이런 계절적 요인과 더불어, 대기 중의 이산화탄소 및 산성물질이 해양으로 계속 유입되면서, 우리나라 바다의 아라고나이트 포화도가 지속적으로 감소할 것으로 예상된다. 따라서 해양산성화로부터 수산자원과 해양생태계를 보호하기 위해 향후 체계적인 해양산성화 모니터링을 강화해야 할 것이다.