• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.2016-2023
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• 2015

Xylanase plays important roles in a broad range of industrial production as a biocatalyst, and its applications commonly require immobilization on supports to enhance its stability. Aluminum hydroxide, a carrier material with high surface area, has the advantages of simple and low-cost preparation and resistance to biodegradation, and can be potentially used as a proper support for xylanase immobilization. In this work, xylanase from Thermomyces lanuginosus was immobilized on two types of aluminum hydroxide particles (gibbsite and amorphous Al(OH)₃) through adsorption, and the properties of the adsorbed enzymes were studied. Both particles had considerable adsorptive capacity and affinity for xylanase. Xylanase retained 75% and 64% of the original catalytic activities after adsorption to gibbsite and amorphous Al(OH)₃. Both the adsorptions improved pH and thermal stability, lowered activation energy, and extended lifespan of the immobilized enzyme, as compared with the free enzyme. Xylanase adsorbed on gibbsite and amorphous Al(OH)₃ retained 71% and 64% of its initial activity, respectively, after being recycled five times. These results indicated that aluminum hydroxides served as good supports for xylanase immobilization. Therefore, the adsorption of xylanase on aluminum hydroxide particles has promising potential for practical production.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.612-617
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• 2007

Both photoluminescence and thermal characteristics for $SrAl_2O_4:Eu^{+2},\;Dy^{+3}$ phosphors synthesized with various aluminum compounds (${\alpha}-Al_2O_3$, ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3$, amorphous-$Al_2O_3$ and $Al(OH)_3)$ were investigated in this study. The formation temperature of the host $SrAl_2O_4$ crystal is changed by these various aluminum compounds, as a result of the different thermal decomposition temperature of $SrCO_3$ phase. Among these compounds, the amorphous-$Al_2O_3$ phase shows the lowest formation temperature of the host $SrAl_2O_4$ crystal. The PL emission and excitation spectra of $SrAl_2O_4:Eu^{+2},\;Dy^{+3}$ phosphor are not affected by these aluminum compounds. After the removal of the Xenon lamp excitation (360 nm), however, the excellent longphosphorescent property of the phosphor is obtained by the amorphous-$Al_2O_3$ phase, although the decay time for all phosphors decrease exponentially.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.248-255
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• 2012

AlN thin films containing various amounts of Co, AlN-Co, and Al-Co alloy particles were prepared using a two-facing-target type dc reactive sputtering (TFTS) system. The as-deposited films exhibited the variable nature expected from an AlN-rich phase, and an amorphous-like phase, depending on the Co content in the films. Specific favorable microstructures were prepared by optimizing annealing conditions. Those microstructures and their magnetic properties and resistivity were investigated. As-deposited films showed very small saturation magnetization and an amorphous-like structure. However, when annealed, the as-deposited amorphous-like phase decomposes into phases of AlN, Co and Al-Co. These annealing induced changes in the microstructure improve the magnetization and resistivity of the films. Further improvement of soft magnetic properties could lead to the material being used for high density magnetic recording head material.

• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.224-228
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• 2000

Using a small amount of additives and amorphous Si₂N₂O powders, O-SiAlON ceramics have been hot-pressed and its microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated. Scandium oxide was demonstrated to be an effective densification additive for O-SiAlON. Amorphous Si₂N₂O was densified at relatively low temperatures and a microstructure with acicular grains was developed. Fine grains found in materials obtained from amorphous powders suggest that nucleation and crystallization of O-SiAlOH is relatively easy compared with the Si₃N₄-SiO₂reaction.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.111-116
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• 1988

Aluminum hydrates were prepared by precipitation method using Al2(SO4)3$.$18H2O as a starting material and NH4OH as precipitation agent. The phases of aluminum hydrate were changed from amorphous aluminum hydrate to pseudo-boehmite of AlOOH form and bayerite, gibbsite, hydragillite and norstrandite of Al(OH)3 form with increasing pH. As pH increased, agglomeration phenomena were reduced. Aluminum hydrates of AlOOH and Al(OH)3 form represented dehydration of structural water near 175$^{\circ}C$ and 385$^{\circ}C$, and 280$^{\circ}C$, respectively. As the ratio of Al(OH)3 to AlOOH increased, specific surface area was reduced.

• 한국반도체및디스플레이장비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국반도체및디스플레이장비학회 2002년도 추계학술대회 발표 논문집
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• pp.75-78
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• 2002

CNTs have been grown by the thermal CVD process in which $C_{2}H_{2}$ gas was deposited on the Fe - $Al(OH)_3$ mixture pretreated by mechanochemical treatment with a high energy mixer mill. As the duration time of grinding fer $Fe-(Al(OH)_3$ mixture by the mixer mill increased, amorphous $Al(OH)_3$ and more smaller Fe particles agglomerated into spheres. With unground and ground mixtures of $Fe-Al(OH)_3$, CNTs were grown at $700^{\circ}C$. As a result, CNTs grown on ground mixtures have more uniform diameter and morphology than those of unground mixture. The characterization of $Fe-Al(OH)_3$ mixture and as-grown CNTs were done by XRD, SEM and TEM.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제39권7호
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• pp.617-621
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• 2002

Calcium aluminosulfate (3CaO.3Al$_2$O$_3$.CaSO$_4$or $C_4$A$_3$S) was prepared by chemical synthesis from the nitrate salts and aluminum sulfate. $C_4$A$_3$S was the main phase after calcination at 110$0^{\circ}C$. The specific surface areas after calcination at 110$0^{\circ}C$ and 130$0^{\circ}C$ were about 2.5 and 1.0 $m^2$/g, respectively. Hydration was investigated by XRD, DSC, SEM, EDS, conduction calorimetry and analysis of the liquid phase. Calorimetry showed that the induction period was longer than that of a sample prepared by conventional solid state sintering and this was attributed to the formation of amorphous coatings in abundance of $Al_2$O$_3$ and SO$_3$. Crystalline hydration products, principally calcium monosulfoaluminate hydrate and Al(OH)$_3$, appeared subsequently.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.185-189
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• 2001

비정질 인산알루미늄 분말은 화학양론조성비의 $Al_2(SO_4)_3$와 $H_3PO_4$혼합물을 NaOH 또는 KOH 용액을 이용하여 중화 반응시킨 뒤 이를 수열침전법에 의해 단일상으로 얻을 수 있었으며, 합성조건은 다음과 같다. 즉, 출발원료; $Al_2(SO_4)_3$와 $H_3PO_4$, 중화반응의 pH범위; 5.6~6.0, 수열반응의 온도범위; 170~$180^{\circ}C$, 수열반응의 시간범위; 4~5시간이었다. 이와 같은 조건하에서 얻어진 생성물은 0.1~0.3$\mu\textrm{m}$ 크기의 비정질 인산알루미늄 미립자였으며 그리고 미국약전에 따라 실험한 결과 모두 적합하였다.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2019

산성광산배수에서 흰색 알루미늄 침전물은 pH가 상대적으로 높은 하천수와 만나 섞일 때 주로 발생한다. 이 침전물을 구성하는 광물은 산성광산배수 내 중금속 등을 흡착 공침하여 이들 중금속의 거동을 조절하는 중요한 역할을 한다. 이러한 흰색 침전물을 구성하고 있는 광물들은 추후 상변화를 거치며 그러한 과정 중에 중금속의 용해 재흡착 등이 일어날 수 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 흰색 침전물의 상전이 과정에 대한 기본적인 정보를 얻기 위하여 수행되었다. 본 연구에서는 도계광업소 주변의 하천에서 채취한 흰색 침전물을 대상으로 서로 다른 pH와 온도의 조건에서 시간이 지남에 따라 일어나는 광물상의 변화를 살펴보았다. 흰색 침전물은 주로 basaluminite와 비정질 $Al(OH)_3$ 및 미량의 $Al_{13}$-tridecamer의 혼합물로 구성되며, basaluminite의 부조화용해가 먼저 일어나 비정질 $Al(OH)_3$의 함량이 증가한 이후, pseudoboehmite의 전구물질 단계를 거쳐서 pseudoboehmite가 최종 침전되는 상전이 과정을 거친다. $80^{\circ}C$의 온도에서는 이러한 일련의 과정이 잘 나타났지만, 비교적 낮은 온도에서는 basaluminite와 비정질 $Al(OH)_3$가 공존하는 초기 침전물 상태로 남아있었다. 그리고 높은 pH는 basaluminite의 $SO{_4}^{2-}$기의 탈착을 유도하여 pseudoboehmite 전구물질로의 상전이를 촉진하였다. 시간이 지남에 따라 광물의 용해 및 상전이에 의하여 용액의 pH는 낮아지는 경향을 보였으며, 최종산물인 pseudoboehmite가 형성되어도 약간의 입자의 크기 증가만 관찰되고 완전한 결정질의 형태는 보이지 않았다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.123-130
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• 2016

Phosphorus (P) removal by aluminum sulfate solution was investigated with varying pH and initial P concentrations. P removal was the highest at around pH 6. The pH range where P removal occurred was slightly wider at higher initial P concentrations. Compared to theoretical calculations, it was confirmed that $AlPO_4$ precipitation was the main reason for P removal at low pH. At high pH, where there should be no $AlPO_4$ precipitates, the P removal by adsorption of amorphous $Al(OH)_3$ precipitates was experimentally observed. The P removal by adding amorphous $Al(OH)_3$ precipitates prepared before the adsorption experiments, however, was lower than that by injecting aluminum sulfate solution because the prepared precipitates became larger, leading to less specific surface area available for adsorption. Ions other than sulfate had little influence on P removal.