• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.471-475
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• 2004

Tamsulosin has been frequently used for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. To avoid dose-dependent side effects of tamsulosin upon oral administration, the development of sustained-release delivery system is required, that can maintain therapeutic drug levels for a longer period of time. The aim of this study was therefore to formulate sustained-release tamsulosin matrix tablets and assess their formulation variables. We designed enteric coated sustained-release tamsulosin matrices to fulfill above statement. Aqueous microchannels in the enteric film need to be formed in order to obtain tamsulosin release even in an acidic environment such as gastric region. In the sustained-release tamsulosin matrix, low viscosity hydroxypropylmethylcellulose was used as a rate controller. Povidone K30 was also added to the matrices to facilitate water uptake so that a decrease in the release rate of tamsulosin as time elapses was prevented, possibly leading to pseudo zero-order release of the drug. The matrices were enteric-coated with hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate (HPMCP), along with povidone K30 as an aqueous microchannel former. With the aqueous microchannels formed within the enteric film, tamsulosin could be released in an acidic condition. The release of tamsulosin decreased with increasing thickness of HPMCP membrane while the release rates of tamsulosin from those having different HPMCP thickness in pH 7.2 aqueous media were not considerably different, indicating that the enteric film was promptly dissolved at pH 7.2. These results clearly suggest that the sustained-release oral delivery system for tamsulosin could be designed with satisfying drug release profile approved by the KFDA.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.534-544
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• 2014

The effects of microbial iron reduction and oxidation on the immobilization and mobilization of copper were investigated in a high concentration of sulfate with synthesized Fe(III) minerals and red earth soils rich in amorphous Fe (hydr)oxides. Batch microcosm experiments showed that red earth soil inoculated with subsurface sediments had a faster Fe(III) bioreduction rate than pure amorphous Fe(III) minerals and resulted in quicker immobilization of Cu in the aqueous fraction. Coinciding with the decrease of aqueous Cu, $SO_4{^{2-}}$ in the inoculated red earth soil decreased acutely after incubation. The shift in the microbial community composite in the inoculated soil was analyzed through denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Results revealed the potential cooperative effect of microbial Fe(III) reduction and sulfate reduction on copper immobilization. After exposure to air for 144 h, more than 50% of the immobilized Cu was remobilized from the anaerobic matrices; aqueous sulfate increased significantly. Sequential extraction analysis demonstrated that the organic matter/sulfide-bound Cu increased by 52% after anaerobic incubation relative to the abiotic treatment but decreased by 32% after oxidation, indicating the generation and oxidation of Cu-sulfide coprecipitates in the inoculated red earth soil. These findings suggest that the immobilization of copper could be enhanced by mediating microbial Fe(III) reduction with sulfate reduction under anaerobic conditions. The findings have an important implication for bioremediation in Cu-contaminated and Fe-rich soils, especially in acid-mine-drainage-affected sites.

• 한국토양환경학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.51-61
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• 1997

본 연구는 대표적인 지하수 오염물 제거공정 중 하나인 양수처리 시스템 pumping-and-Treatment System, PTS)에 대하여 실제에 가까운 불균일한 토양구조에서 모사하기 위하여 수행되었다. 즉, 지하의 불포화지대에 유출된 오염물로서 고밀도 비수상액체 (denser-than-water non-aqueous phase liquids, DNAPLs)와 저밀도 비수상액체 (lighter-than-water non-aqueous phase liquids, LNAPLs)가 지하수의 계면 및 그 아래에서 안정하게 분포하고 있을 때, PTS 공정의 모사를 통하여 그 타당성을 조사하였다. 이때 DNAPL과 LNAPL은 각각 1,1-dichloroacetone와 n-hexane로 가정하였다. 대상토양은 불균일한 토양층과 부분적인 지하수 흐름을 가지는 2차원 토양구조로 가정하였고, 포화지대에 1 개의 well을 설치하여 펌핑을 시작한 후 시간에 따른 지하수면의 변화와 오염물이 제거되는 정도를 계산하였다. 본 연구에서 SIMPLEC 알고리즘을 이용한 유한체적법에 의하여 비정상상태 모사를 수행한 결과, LNAPL뿐 아니라 DNAPL도 지하수면과 만나는 초기단계의 경우 즉시 지하수면 아래로 가라앉지 않고 지하수면을 따라 퍼지게 되므로 펌핑에 의한 제거가 가능한 것으로 판단되었다. 펌핑을 시작한 후 약 5일 동안은 DNAPL과 LNAPL의 경우 모두 두드러진 제거효과가 나타나지 않았으나, 일단 지하수면의 모양이 원뿔 모양으로 변형되고 나서 급속히 체거효율이 높아졌다. 특히 DNAPL의 경우 중력의 영향을 더 크게 받아서 well주위의 움푹 들어간 지하수면을 따라 이동하며 LNAPL보다 더 빠른 속도로 제거가 이루어졌다. 본 연구의 결과에 나타난 지하수면의 형태적 변화는 상대압력으로 -0.5기압이라는 비교적 큰 음압과, 1m의 비교적 큰 well의 지름을 가정하였기 때문에 다소 과장된 것으로 보인다. 그러나, 본 연구를 통하여 오염물의 물성에 따른 PTS공정의 효율을 비교할 수 있었고, 지하수면의 형태적 변화를 유발하여 정화효율을 증가시킬 수 있음을 제시하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.100-105
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• 2017

수질환경에서 구리이온을 검출하기 위하여 광섬유 센서의 구리 이온 감지 물질로 8-Hydroxyquinolin-2carboxaldehyde와 4-Aminoantipyrine으로 합성된 8-Hydroxyquinoline 합성유도체에 대해 광학적 반응 특성을 조사하였다. 실험은 광섬유를 이용한 측정시스템을 이용하여 수용액에 용해된 구리 이온의 농도에 대해 합성유도체에 의한 흡광도와 관계를 평가하기 위하여 수행되었다. 8-Hydroxyquinoline 합성유도체는 수질 환경에서 다양한 금속 이온들 중에서 구리 이온에 대해 노란색에서 붉은색으로 변화되는 높은 발색 현상을 나타냈으며 530 nm의 고유 흡광 파장을 보였다. 제작된 합성유도체의 Cu 이온에 대한 선택성을 평가하기 위하여 Hg 이온의 영향을 조사하였다. Cu와 Hg 이온의 다양한 농도 비 (Cu:Hg ratio 0.05부터 20까지)에서 흡광도를 측정한 결과, Cu 이온의 농도 증가에 따라 530nm에서 흡광도가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 구리 이온의 고유 흡광 파장인 530 nm에서 합성 유도체에 의한 흡광도 세기는 구리 이온의 로그 농도에 선형으로 비례하였다. 따라서 8-Hydroxyquinoline합성유도체는 광섬유 센서의 구리 이온 감지 물질로 우수한 특성을 보임을 실험적으로 확인할 수 있었다.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.163-171
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• 2009

임계하 균열성장(subcritical crack growth)은 암석 내에서 오랜 시간 동안 일어나는 균열시스템 발달의 주된 원인으로 그 중요성이 매우 크다. 본 연구에서는 증류수(pH = 5-7)와 수산화나트륨(NaOHaq, pH = 12)용액으로 포화된 암석과 건조암석에서의 임계하 균열성장에 대해 고찰하였다. 아울러 공극유체의 수소이온농도(pH)의 영향도 함께 살펴보았으며, 안산암과 화강암이 연구에 사용되었다. 연구방법은 온도가 조절된 환경에서 이중-비틀림 실험(double-torsion test)을 실시하여 균열성장속도와 응력확장계수와의 상관관계를 파악하였다. 연구의 결과 수성환경에서 균열성장속도가 건조한 경우보다 크게 나타났으며, 이는 기존 연구에서 물이 첨가되었을 때 균열성장속도가 빨라지는 결과와 잘 일치한다. 증류수와 수산화나트륨 사이의 결과에서는 수소이온농도의 차이에도 불구하고 균열성장속도의 차이가 나타나지 않았으며 이는 수산화이온이 균열성장을 가속한다는 기존의 결과와는 차이를 보였다. 따라서 균열의 첨단부(crack-tip)에서의 수소이온농도의 차이는 균열의 성장에 영향을 미치지만, 공극유체의 전체적인 수소이온농도(bulk pH)의 영향은 매우 적다는 결론을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.314-318
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• 2007

The feasibility of the employment of waste oyster shell as an adsorbent for fluoride ion has been tested by considering the effect ionic condition on the adsorption of fluoride ion on oyster shell. The adsorption capacity of oyster shell for fluoride ion was found not to be significantly influenced by the ionic strength of aqueous environment. The existence of complexing agent such as nitrilotriacetic acid in wastewater decreased the adsorbed amount of fluoride ion by forming a stable complex of $CaT^-$ and the adsorption reaction of fluoride ion on oyster shell was examined to be endothermic. The coexisting heavy metal ionic adsorbate in wastewater hindered the adsorption of fluoride ion, however, its adsorbed amount was increased as the particulate size of adsorbent was decreased. Finally, a serial adsorption column test has been conducted for a practical application of adsorption process and the breakthrough of the column adsorption was observed in 22 hours under the experimental condition.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.15-19
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• 2009

Ammonia soaking treatment was introduced for hemp woody core pretreatment to increase enzymatic saccharification of polysaccharides. Portions of the xylan, cellulose, and lignin were removed by aqueous ammonia soaking, which improved the enzymatic saccharification of cellulose and xylan. Following ammonia soaking, 37% ($50^{\circ}C$-6 day treatment) to 61% ($90^{\circ}C$-16 h treatment) of the cellulose was converted to glucose and 33% ($50^{\circ}C$-6 day treatment) to 48% ($90^{\circ}C$-16 h treatment) of the xylan to xylose. Cellulose responded better to enzymatic saccharification than did xylan after the ammonia soaking treatment. Aqueous ammonia soaking pretreatment was more effective than electron beam irradiation for increasing enzymatic saccharification of xylan and cellulose in hemp woody core.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.84-89
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• 2009

Our nation's water resources remain susceptible to contamination by phenolic agrichemicals. These compounds can be toxic to a variety of organisms including humans. Their disposal is restricted in many countries with strict limits for acceptable concentrations in drinking water. Enzyme-mediated in situ stabilization has been advocated as an approach for the treatment of phenolic compounds in soils and groundwater. This study reports the development of a new approach to quantify the activity of the HRP enzyme in aqueous systems. The method is based on the coupled processes of energy transfer and enhanced chemiluminescence using a luminol-$H_2O_2$-HRP system. In this study, the effects of solution pH, ionic strength and aqueous concentrations of HRP, $H_2O_2$ and enhancer were evaluated on the p-iodophenol-enhanced, HRP-catalyzed chemiluminescence reaction intensity in Tris-HCl buffer. All assay components were found to affect the maximum chemiluminescene intensity. The calibration curve for HRP showed the linear relationship with maximum light intensity.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.551-558
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• 2016

Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum Sieb. Et Zucc) bark was collected, air-dried and extracted with 70% aqueous acetone, then concentrated and sequentially fractionated using n-hexane, methylene chloride ($CH_2Cl_2$), ethylacetate (EtOAc), and $H_2O$. The $H_2O$ fraction was chromatographed on a Sephadex LH-20 column with various aqueous MeOH eluting solvents to isolate an ellagitannin. The isolate was elucidated as macabarterin, a polyoxygenated ellagitannin by NMR analysis, including HSQC, HMBC, Q-TOF MS, and with the comparison of authentic literature data. The compound was an ellagitannin which was isolated, for the first time, from the extracts of Katsura tree bark, and has never been reported before in domestic tree or plant sources.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.615-624
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• 2011

last few decades. In this study, the lyophilized cells of Pleurotus eryngii (mushroom) were used as an inexpensive biosorbent for Cd(II) and Pb(II) removal from aqueous solutions. The effect of various physicochemical factors on Cd(II) and Pb(II) biosorption such as pH (2.0-7.0), initial metal concentration ($0.0-300mg\;L^{-1}$), temperature, fungal biomass and contact time (0-120 min) were studied. Optimum pH for removal of Cd(II) and Pb(II) was 6.0, and the contact time was 45 min at room temperature. The nature of biosorbent and metal ion interaction was evaluated by Infrared (IR) spectroscopic technique. IR analysis of mushroom biomass revealed the presence of amino, carboxyl, hydroxyl and methyl groups, which are responsible for biosorption of Cd(II) and Pb(II). The maximum adsorption capacities of P. eryngii for Pb(II) and Cd(II) calculated using Langmuir adsorption isotherm were 82.0 and $16.13mg\;g^{-1}$, respectively. The adsorption isotherms for two biosorbed heavy metals were fitted well with Freundlich isotherm as well as Langmuir model with correlation coefficient ($r^2$>0.99). Thus, this study indicated that the P. eryngii is an efficient biosorbent for the removal of Cd(II) and Pb(II) from aqueous solutions.