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Distribution of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in the Southwestern East Sea in Summer

  • Kim, Tae-Hoon;Kim, Gue-Buem
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.291-297
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    • 2010
  • In the summer of 2008 (August 4-14), vertical and horizontal distributions of inorganic nutrients and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were measured in the southwestern East Sea. Concentrations of DOC were determined for the first time in the southwestern East Sea using the high-temperature combustion oxidation (HTCO) method, and results were compared with those measured by another laboratory. Concentrations of DOC ranged from 58 to 104 ${\mu}M$ in the upper 200 m, showing a typical decreasing pattern with depth. Generally, concentrations of DOC were relatively lower, with higher nutrient concentrations, in the upper layer of the coastal upwelling zone. Concentrations of DOC ranged from 54 to 64 ${\mu}M$ in the deep Ulleung Basin (200-1500 m), and were higher than those in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. In association with rapid vertical ventilation of the euphotic, this difference indicates a larger accumulation of semi-labile DOC in the deep East Sea than in the major oceans. A correlation between apparent oxygen utilization (AOU) and DOC in the deep ocean of the East Sea revealed that only a small portion (<10%) of the sinking DOC, relative to the sinking particulate organic carbon (POC), contributes to microbial degradation. Our results present an important data set of DOC in the East Sea, which plays a critical role in carbon cycle modeling and sequestration.

The utilization of acetate for the growth and the respiration in Dunaliella tertiolecta.―Enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid cycle and glyoxylate pathway (Dunaliella tertiolecta에 의한 acetate의 이용 -TCA cycle과 glyoxylate pathway의 활성 조사-)

  • 권영명
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.16 no.1_2
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    • pp.6-11
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    • 1973
  • The utilization of acetate by Dunaliella tertiolecta was examined, and the detections and assays of the enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid cycle and the glyoxylate pathway were described. Acetate could not be utilized as a sole carbon source for the growth. The carboxyl carbon of acetate was incorporated more rapidly into CO2 than the methyl carbon. It was identified that malate, succinate, citrate and etc., were accumulated whne [U-14C] acetate was supplied to the cell free homogenate. The following enzyme activities were measured; acetothiokinase, isocitrate dehydrogenase, fumarase, malate dehydrogenase and aconitase. Though isocitratase, malate synthetase, succinate dehydrogenase and oxoglutarate dehydrogenase could not be detected, 14C from succinate was easily contributed to CO2 and cell component. The evidence suggested that the glyoxylate pathway was not operative and showed that the TCA cycle was the all important pathway in the oxidation of acetate to CO2 in Dunaliella.

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Patent Trend Analysis of Carbon Capture Storage Utilization (이산화탄소 포집·저장 기술 및 활용에 대한 디자인 고찰)

  • Yoon, June;Jin-Oh, Kim
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.31 no.6
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    • pp.465-474
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    • 2022
  • In order to achieve carbon neutrality, it is necessary to commercialize and popularize carbon dioxide capture technology, so the purpose of this study is to put forward the design of public facilities suitable for public environment. In the design direction of public facilities for carbon capture and environmental purification, the application of carbon capture technology in air, the application of carbon capture and adsorption materials, and carbon reduction recycling are selected for development. In order to achieve carbon neutrality, this study develops a new concept of public facility design which is different from the existing public facilities in public space. From this point of view, it has great enlightenment significance. Public facilities adopting carbon-neutral technology are environmentally friendly public facilities that conform to the times, and can be installed in parks, roads and other spaces. With the rest of citizens and the role of communities, it is expected to contribute to popularization and activation.

Technologies of Carbon Dioxide Control (이산화탄소 제어기술)

  • Park Sang Do;Baek Il Hyeon
    • Air Cleaning Technology
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    • v.11 no.3 s.42
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    • pp.15-40
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    • 1998
  • Recently, many environmental problems have been reported, which are caused by the utilization of fossil fuel. Eepecially, carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion is thought to be a main source of the global warming which affects the global environment.

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Hydrogen Production by Catalytic Decomposition of Methane over Rubber-Grade Carbon Blacks (고무용 카본블랙 촉매를 이용하는 메탄분해에 의한 수소 생산)

  • Yoon Ki June;Ryu Bo Hyun;Lee Sang Yup;Han Gui Yong
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.223-226
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    • 2005
  • For $CO_2-free$ hydrogen production and better utilization of the produced carbon, catalytic decomposition of methane over rubber-grade carbon blacks manufactured from coal tar was carried out. The catalytic activities of several domestic carbon blacks were compared. A pelletized carbon black exhibited considerably lower activity and activation energy than the fluffy( loose) carbon black of the same grade. This difference is considered due to the binder that was added during pelletization. For pelletized carbon blacks, a tendency was observed that the activity per unit mass of catalyst increased with the specific surface area of the carbon black. Another tendency was also observed that the activation energy increased with the primary particle size or decrease of the specific surface area.

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Carbon Materials as Catalysts

  • Lim, Seong-Yop;Jung, Doo-Hwan;Yoon, Seong-Ho;Mochida, Isao
    • Carbon letters
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.47-60
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    • 2008
  • Understanding the exact structure and surface characteristics of carbon materials is very important for design, synthesis, and utilization of the best carbon form with particular functions and high performance for practical applications such as selective adsorption adsorbents, energy storage materials, catalysts or catalyst supports, etc. This review paper focuses on carbon surface properties and the interaction between gaseous or liquid substances and carbon surface. Catalytic functions of carbon materials are reviewed including recent progress in synthesis and applications of nano-carbons.

Impact of Lactic Acid and Hydrogen Ion on the Simultaneous Fermentation of Glucose and Xylose by the Carbon Catabolite Derepressed Lactobacillus brevis ATCC 14869

  • Jeong, Kyung Hun;Israr, Beenish;Shoemaker, Sharon P.;Mills, David A.;Kim, Jaehan
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.26 no.7
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    • pp.1182-1189
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    • 2016
  • Lactobacillus brevis ATCC 14869 exhibited a carbon catabolite derepressed phenotype that has ability to consume fermentable sugars simultaneously with glucose. To evaluate this unusual phenotype under harsh conditions during fermentation, the effects of lactic acid and hydrogen ion concentrations on L. brevis ATCC 14869 were examined. Kinetic equations describing the relationship between specific cell growth rate and lactic acid or hydrogen ion concentration were deduced empirically. The change of substrate utilization and product formation according to lactic acid and hydrogen ion concentration in the media were quantitatively described. Although the simultaneous utilization has been observed regardless of hydrogen ion or lactic acid concentration, the preference of substrates and the formation of two-carbon products were changed significantly. In particular, acetic acid present in the medium as sodium acetate was consumed by L. brevis ATCC 14869 under extreme pH of both acid and alkaline conditions.