• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.24 no.11
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• pp.1490-1494
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• 2014

To probe the genomic properties of microbes thriving in desert lakes, we sequenced the full genome of a betaproteobacterial strain (SL110) belonging to the understudied genus Caenimonas of the family Comamonadaceae. This strain was isolated from a freshwater lake in the western Gobi Desert, Northern China. Its genome contains genes encoding carbon monoxide dehydrogenase, nitrate reductase, nitrite reductase, nitric oxide reductase, and sulfur oxidation enzymes, highlighting the potentially important contribution of this group of bacteria to the cycling of inorganic elements in nature. Unexpectedly, a coenzyme $F_{420}$ biosynthesis gene cluster was identified. A further search for $F_{420}$ biosynthesis gene homologs in genomic databases suggests the possible widespread presence of $F_{420}$ biosynthesis gene clusters in proteobacterial genomes.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.84-91
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• 2004

Biological nutrient removal(BNR) from wastewater was performed by adopting various process configurations. The simultaneous biological organics, phosphorus and nitrogen removal of synthetic wastewater was investigated in a sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR). The other reactor was operating as a reference, without biofilm being added. The cycling time in SBR and SBBR was adjusted at 12 hours and then certainly included anaerobic and aerobic conditions. Both systems has been operated with a stable total organic carbon(TOC), nitrogen and phosphorus removal performance for over 90 days. Average removal efficiencies of TOC and total nitrogen were 83% and 95%, respectively. The nitrification rate in SBR was higher than that in SBBR. On the contrary, the denitrification rate in SBBR was higher than that in SBR. The phosphorus release was occurred in SBBR, however, not in SBR because of the inhibition effect of NO$_3$$^{[-10]}$ .

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.157-160
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• 2007

Lithium-sulphur batteries were fabricated in a dry room, and their electrochemical properties were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and charge-discharge tests. SEM results showed that sulphur and nanocarbon powders were mixed homogeneously, and sulphur powders were enwrapped by a large amount of carbon powders. The charge-discharge test results demonstrated that the lithium-sulphur battery displayed excellent reversibility and cycling performance, which supplied a discharge capacity of $788.1mAh\;g^{-1}$ at the first cycle and $796.4mAh\;g^{-1}$ after 71 cycles at room temperature, respectively.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.27 no.11
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• pp.1763-1768
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• 2006

The application of poly(Co(II)-(1,8-diaminonaphthalene))(poly(Co-DAN)) and poly(1,8-diaminonaphthalene) (Poly(1,8-DAN)) to the electrocatalytic reduction of molecular oxygen was investigated, which were electrochemically grown by the potential cycling method on the glassy carbon electrodes. The reduction of oxygen at the polymer and its metal complex polymer coated electrodes were irreversible and diffusion controlled. The Poly(1,8-DAN) and Poly(Co-DAN) films revealed the potential shifts for the oxygen reduction to 30 mV and 110 mV, respectively, in an aqueous solution, compared with that of the bare electrode. Hydrodynamic voltammetry with a rotating ring-disk electrode showed that Poly(1,8-DAN) and Poly(Co-DAN) coated electrodes converted respectively 84% and 22% of $O_2$ to $H_2O$ via a four electron reduction pathway.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.299-306
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• 2020

This study analyzed the changes in the concentrations of the pollutants of constructed treatment wetlands which come from the discharge water of a sewage treatment plant. According to the results of budgets in constructed wetlands, the net production of the organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus were 368 kgC/month, 306 kgN/month and -49 kgP/month, respectively. The high particle form of pollutants are mostly removed due to settlement and absorption when passing through wetlands, but because a low processing efficiency for pollutants was shown when sewage treatment plant wastewater flows in, there is a need for a water management system that can reduce the organic matter load through monitoring. The low removal efficiency of constructed wetlands were caused by both structural and operational problems. Therefore, to enable to play a role as a reduction facility of pollutants, an appropriate design and operation manuals for constructed wetlands is urgently needed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.366-369
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to research and develop V2Os-AC(activated carbon) composite electrode for supercapacitor. Supaercapacitor cell of V2Os-AC composite electrode with 25P70FLiCIO$_{4}$/PC$_{10}$/EC$_{10}$ polymer electrolyte bring out good capacitor Performance below 3V. The discharge capacitance of V2Os-AC(30:70) composite with 70wt.% AC in 1st and 200th cycles was 9.6 and 8.2 F/g at current density of 1m7/cm2. The capacitance of V$_2$O$_{5}$-AC composite with 70wt.% AC capacitor was larger than that of others. The coulombic efficiency of supercapacitor at discharge process of 1 and 200 cycles were 96 and 100%, respectively. V$_2$O$_{5}$-AC composite supercapacitor with 70wt.% AC content showed good capacitance and stability with cycling.ing.ing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.424-425
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to research and develop $LiFe_xMn_{1-x}PO_4$ cathode for lithium polymer batteries. $LiFe_xMn_{1-x}PO_4$ cathode active materials were prepared using a solid-state reaction by adding carbon black to the synthetic precursors. We investigated cyclic voltammetry and charge/discharge cycling of $LiFe_xMn_{1-x}PO_4$/SPE/Li cells. The discharge capacity of $LiFe_{0.5}Mn_{0.5}PO_4$ was l26mAh/g and 110mAh/g at 1st and 10th cycle.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.222-233
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• 2004

Using nitrogen as the limiting nutrient, the default version of a microplankton-detritus model linked chlorophyll concentration to the autotroph nitrogen. However, phosphorus dynamics were added to simulate the results of a microcosm experiment. Using standard parameter values with a single value of microheterotroph fraction in the microplankton taken from the observed range, the best simulation successfully captured the main features of the time-courses of chlorophyll and particulate organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, with root-mean-square error equivalent to 29% of particulate concentration. A standard version of microbiological model assumes complete internal cycling of nutrient elements; adding a term for ammonium and phosphate excretion by microheterotrophs did not significantly improve predictions. Relaxing the requirement for constant microheterotroph fraction resulted in an autotroph-heterotroph model AH, with dynamics resembling those of a Lotka-Volterra predator-prey system. AH fitted the microcosm data worse than did MP, justifying the suppression of Lotka-Volterra dynamics in MP. The paper concludes with a discussion of possible reasons for the success of the simple bulk dynamics of MP in simulating microplankton behaviour.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.163-171
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• 2021

Emiliania huxleyi is a marine phytoplankton that plays a critical role in global carbon and sulfur cycling. The genome of E. huxleyi has been sequenced, and an in-depth proteomic profile of this organism has been reported. This study analyzed the phosphoproteome of E. huxleyi and identified its changes under calcium-limited conditions. A TiO₂ microcolumn was used for phosphopeptide enrichment, followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis. Overall, we identified 7,010 phosphorylated sites on 3,355 phosphopeptides associated with 2,929 phosphoproteins in E. huxleyi. Quantitative analysis revealed changes in the phosphoproteome in E. huxleyi when ambient conditions changed to calcium-limited conditions, notably the phosphorylation of some transporters was altered. This study provides an overview of protein phosphorylation in E. huxleyi and paves the way for further investigations of its biological functions.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.250-255
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• 2019

Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) show promise for improving the lithium ion battery safety. However, due to oxidation of the PEO group and corrosion of the Al current collector, PEO-based SPEs have not previously been effective for use in $LiCoO_2$ (LCO) cathode materials at room temperature. In this paper, a semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi-IPN) PEO-based SPE was applied to examine the performance of a LCO/SPE/Li metal cell at different voltage ranges. The results indicate that the SPE can be applied to LCO-based lithium polymer batteries with high electrochemical performance. By using a carbon-coated aluminum current collector, the Al corrosion was mostly suppressed during cycling, resulting in improvement of the cell cycle stability.