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Quantitative Photocatalytic Activity under Visible Light with Mn-ACF/TiO2

  • Ye, Shu;Kim, Hyun-il;Oh, Won-Chun
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.53 no.3
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    • pp.343-348
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    • 2016
  • Manganese and $TiO_2$ grown on Activated Carbon Fiber (ACF) was synthesized by hydrothermal method. The prepared composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). The catalytic behavior was investigated through the decomposition of methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) as standard dyes under visible light. The degradation performance of the degraded standard dye solutions was determined by UV-Vis spectrophotometry. This enhanced photocatalytic activity arises from the positive synergetic effect among the Mn, $TiO_2$ and ACF in this heterogeneous photocatalyst. The process contributes to the release of abundant photocatalytic sites of Mn and $TiO_2$ and improves the photocatalytic efficiency. The excellent adsorption and photocatalytic effect with the explanation of the synergetic mechanism are very useful not only for fundamental research but also for potential practical applications.

A Study on Combustion Characteristics of Gasoline and Diesel Fuels in a Compression Ignition Engine (압축착화 엔진에서 가솔린과 디젤연료의 연소 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Kihyun
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.63-69
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    • 2017
  • The combustion characteristics of gasoline and diesel were tested in a compression ignition engine. Both fuels were used with same common rail injection system. Combustion experiment showed that low load condition of 0.45 MPa IMEP (indicated mean effective pressure) was tested in metal and optical engines. The gasoline combustion showed higher hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions but lower soot emission compared with diesel combustion. NOx emissions were very high at late injection timing but significantly decreased at early injection timing due to the lean combustion resulted from vigorous mixing process. Direct combustion visualization showed that the diesel combustion was dominated by diffusion combustion exhibiting soot incandescence and the gasoline combustion was mostly consisted of premixed combustion showing blue chemiluminescence.

Production of Dye-decolorizing Enzyme using Molasses-containing Medium

  • Lee, Tae-Ho;Shoda, Makoto
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.57-58
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    • 2000
  • Production of dye-decolorizing enzyme was investigated with the cultivation of Geotrichum candidum Dec1 (abbreviated to Dec1) using molasses as a cheap raw materials. Molasses was found to stimulate the enzyme production as well as a role of carbon source, because the production increased with molasses content up to 50 g/L. However, the severe inhibition of dye-decolorizing enzyme activity was observed even at low concentration of molasses 10 g/L when purified decolorizing peroxidase was used. Its inhibitory effect was reduced through the cultivation of Dec1. The fractions of molasses separated by a gel chromatography showed the different degrees of inhibition. As a way to reduce the inhibitory effect, the dilution of culture broth was examined, and the total decolorizing activity for Reactive blue 5 increased 7 times as much as that of original culture broth by 30 times dilution. On the basis of result, we proposed a process scheme which can fully utilize both positive and negative effect of molasses in dye-decolorizing process using molasses.

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Initial Sintering Behaviour of the Powder Injection Molded W-15wt%Cu Nanocomposite Powder (분말사출성형한 W-l5wt%Cu 나노복합분말의 초기소결거동)

  • 윤의식;유지훈;이재성
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.258-264
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    • 1998
  • The initial sintering behaviour of the powder injection molded (PIMed) W-l5wt%Cu nanocomposite powder was investigated. The W-Cu nanocomposite powder was produced by the mechanochemical process consisting of high energy ball-milling and hydrogen reduction of W blue powder-CuO mixture. Solid state sintering of the powder compacts was conducted at $1050^{\circ}C$ for 2~10 hours in hydrogen at mosphere. The sintering behaviour was examined and discussed in terms of microstructural developments such as W-Cu aggregate formation, pore size distribution and W grain growth. The volume shrinkage of PIM specimen was slightly larger than that of PM(conventional PM specimen), being due to fast local densification in the PIM. Remarkable decrease of carbon and oxygen in the PIM enhanced local densification in the early stage of solid state sintering process with eliminating very fine pores less than 10 nm. In addition, such local densiflcation in the PIM is presumably responsible for mitigating of W-grain growth in the initial stage.

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Behaviour of Acid-Base Indicators in the Aqueous Organic Solutions. (수-유기용매혼합용매중의 산-염기지원약에 관한 연구)

  • 용군호
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.30-35
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    • 1975
  • pKi values and sensitivity of acid-base indicators in the mixed solvent systems of water-alcohols and water-acetone at differential pH and in concentration media were determined by spectrophotometric method. When the concentration of the organic solvents were increased, the pKi values of sulfophthalein indicators, thymol blue and bromcresol purple, became larger whereas those of an axo indicator, methyl yellow, became smaller nad the pH values of the equivalent points of acids became smaller and the pH values of the equivalent points of acids became higher than those in the aqueous solution. potassium bicarbonate, a standard compound used in the organic solvent systems without a prerequisite procedure of expelling carbon dioxide by boiling.

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Comparison with Biodegradation of Anionic Surfactants (계면활성제의 생분해 비교)

  • 최대웅;이광현;김인효
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.37-43
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    • 1995
  • The course of biodegradation of anionic surfactants, Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates(LAS), Sodium Lauryl Ethoxylate Sulfonate(SLES), and Sodium Lauryl Sulfonates(SLS), which are mainly used to make detergents and shampoo, was investigated. The degree of biodegradation was studied as a function of concentration, volumetric flow rate, and temperature in Naktong River. MethyleneBlue Active Substances(MBAS), Total Dissolved Organic Carbon(TOC), and Chemical Oxygen Demand(COD) were measured to evaluate the degree of biodegradation. The degree of biodegradation of LAS was highly dependent upon the concentration and was increased as the concentration was decreased and that of SLES and SLS was almost constant at the concentration of less than 200 ppm, but was much increased as the volumetric flow rate was increased or the temperature was increased.

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Conformational Dynamics of Heme Pocket in Myoglobin and Hemoglobin

  • Kim, Seong-Heun;Heo, Jeong-Hee;Lim, Man-Ho
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.151-156
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    • 2005
  • The conformational dynamics of heme pocket, a small vacant site near the binding site of heme proteins -myoglobin (Mb) and hemoglobin (Hb), was investigated after photolysis of carbon monoxide from MbCO and HbCO in D$_2$O solution at 283 K by probing time-resolved vibrational spectra of photolyzed CO. Two absorption bands, arising from CO in the heme pocket, evolve nonexponentially in time. The band at higher energy side blue shifts and broadens with time and the one at lower energy side narrows significantly with a negligible shift. These spectral evolutions are induced by protein conformational changes following photolysis that modify structure and electric field of heme pocket, and ligand dynamics in it. The conformational changes affecting the spectrum of photolyzed CO in heme pocket likely modulates ligand-binding activity.

Effect of Docosahexaenoic Acid Rich Tuna Orbital Oil on Acute Liver Injury Induced by Carbon Tetrachloride

  • SHIN Suk-U;SUETSUNA Kunio
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.944-947
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    • 1997
  • Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) rich oil was obtained from blue fin tuna (Thunnus thynnus orientalis) orbital tissue with centrifugation of 12,000 rpm under vaccum $(10^{-1}\;Torr)\;at\;4^{\circ}C$. The effect of DHA rich oil (DHA content; $27.8\%$) on $CCl_4-induced$ acute injury was investigated biochemically and histopathologically. Dosage of DHA rich oil on 24h before $ CCl_4-administration$ prevented significantly the increase of glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) and glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GTP) values. No necrosis of hepatocytes was observed in rat livers treated with DHA oil on 24h prior to $CCl_4-administration$. These results suggested that DHA oil controls the accumulation of fat in the liver and prevented the liver injury.

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Synthesis of $Ba_2SiS_4:Eu^{2+}$ Blue-Green Phosphor Prepared by Spray Drying Method Using Water Soluble Silicon Compound

  • Tezuka, Satoko;Suzuki, Yoshihito;Petrykin, Valery;Kakihana, Masato
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.243-245
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    • 2009
  • The single phase $Ba_2SiS_4$ doped with $Eu^{2+}$ was successfully synthesized by direct sulfurization of an oxide precursor prepared by a spray drying method using a novel water soluble silicon compound, which remains soluble in a given aqueous solution. The intensity of the emission peak of thus obtained $Ba_2SiS_4:Eu^{2+}$ was 1.75 times larger than that of a sample prepared by a solid state reaction method, and it approached 106% compared to one of the best commercially available YAG:$Ce^{3+}$ phosphor.

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The Influence of pH on Corrosion Behavior of Copper Tubes in Tap Water (수돗물의 pH가 동관의 부식에 미치는 영향)

  • Min, Sung-Ki;Na, Seung-Chan;Hwang, Woon-Suk
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.232-237
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    • 2009
  • Copper tubes are widely used in the distribution systems of drinking water throughout the world because of their excellent corrosion resistance, high thermal conductivity, and ease of fabrication. However, corrosion problems from copper tubes as blue water phenomenon and leakage have been reported appreciably. The effect of pH on the corrosion behavior of copper tube for tap water was investigated by electrochemical voltammetric techniques in synthetic tap water. And the copper corrosion cases were discussed from the viewpoint of factors affecting the corrosion rate such as pH, alkalinity, LSI(Langelier Saturation Index), and concentration of bicarbonate and dissolved carbon dioxide.