• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.540-546
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• 2004

We deviced a new graphite-Mn(II) electrode and found that the modified electrode with Mn(II) can catalyze NADH oxidation and $NAD^+$ reduction coupled to electricity production and consumption as oxidizing agent and reducing power, respectively. In fuel cell with graphite-Mn(II) anode and graphite-Fe(III) cathode, the electricity of 1.5 coulomb (A x s) was produced from NADH which was electrochemically reduced by the graphite-Mn(II) electrode. When the initial concentrations of pyruvate and acetaldehyde were adjusted to 40 mM and 200 mM, respectively, about 25 mM lactate and 35 mM ethanol were produced from 40 mM pyruvate and 200 mM acetaldehyde, respectively, by catalysis of ADH and LDH in the electrochemical reactor with $NAD^+$ as cofactor and electricity as reducing power. By using this new electrode with catalytic function, the bioelectrocatalysts are engineered; namely, oxidoreductase (e.g., lactate dehydrogenase) and $NAD^+$ can function for biotransformation without electron mediator and second oxidoreductase for $NAD^+$/NADH recycling.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2009

Magnaporthe oryzae, the causal agent of rice blast, forms a specialized infection structure, called an appressorium, which is crucial for penetration and infection of the host plant. Pharmacological data suggest that calcium/calmodulindependent signaling is involved in appressorium formation in this fungus. To understand the role of the calcium/calmodulin-activated protein phosphatase on appressorium formation at the molecular level, MCNA, a gene encoding the catalytic subunit of calcineurin, was functionally characterized in M. oryzae. Transformants expressing sense/antisense RNA of MCNA exhibited significant reductions in mycelial growth, conidiation, appressorium formation, and pathogenicity. cDNA of MCNA functionally complemented a calcineurin disruptant strain (cmp1::LEU2 cmp2::HIS3) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These data suggest that calcineurin A plays important roles in signal transduction pathways involved in the infection-related morphogenesis and pathogenicity of M. oryzae.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.421-425
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• 2012

Two types of Pt nanoparticle electrocatalysts were composited on Pt nanowires by a combination of an electrospinning method and an impregnation method with NaBH4 as a reducing agent. The structural properties and electrocatalytic activities for methanol electro-oxidation in direct methanol fuel cells were investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and cyclic voltammetry. In particular, SEM, HRTEM, XRD, and XPS results indicate that the metallic Pt nanoparticles with polycrystalline property are uniformly decorated on the electro-spun Pt nanowires. In order to investigate the catalytic activity of the Pt nanoparticles decorated on the electro-spun Pt nanowires, two types of 20 wt% Pt nanoparticles and 40 wt% Pt nanoparticles decorated on the electro-spun Pt nanowires were fabricated. In addition, for comparison, single Pt nanowires were fabricated via an electrospinning method without an impregnation method. As a result, the cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry results demonstrate that the electrode containing 40 wt% Pt nanoparticles exhibits the best catalytic activity for methanol electro-oxidation and the highest electrochemical stability among the single Pt nanowires, the 20 wt% Pt nanoparticles decorated with Pt nanowires, and the 40 wt% Pt nanoparticles decorated with Pt nanowires studied for use in direct methanol fuel cells.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.2408-2413
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• 2012

불소를 함유하는 다기능성 함불소고분자의 가교화 반응을 위하여 페놀로 blocking된 HMDI를 사용하고 반응의 촉진을 위하여 주석계 촉매(stanous catalyst)를 사용하여 DSC 및 TGA를 사용하여 반응에 미치는 촉매의 영향을 살펴보았다. 용매 및 HMDI의 blocking제로 사용된 페놀이 약 $150^{\circ}C$에 이르기까지 해리되면서 휘발하게 되고 $230-250^{\circ}C$ 온도에서 가교 생성반응이 이루어지는 것이 관찰되었다. 촉매의 농도에 따른 반응기구의 변화는 없는 대신 촉매가 도입될 경우 100배 이상 빨라지는 급격한 반응속도의 변화가 관찰되었으며, 이에 따른 활성화 에너지는 비촉매계에 대한 81.8 kJ/mol로부터 1 phr 촉매계의 대하여 61.7 kJ/mol까지 감소하는 것이 관찰되었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.1214-1218
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• 2005

Ti-HMS samples in which titanium species exist in various forms of isolated tetrahedral state, finely dispersed $TiO_2$ cluster, and some in extra-framework anatase phase were prepared via a direct synthesis route using dodecylamine (DDS) as a structure directing agent by systematically varying the titanium loadings between 2 and 50 mol% Ti/(Ti+Si) in substrate composition. Physicochemical properties of the materials were evaluated using XRD, SEM/TEM, N2 adsorption, UV-vis and XANES spectroscopies. Catalytic properties of Ti-HMS in cyclohexene and 2,6-di-tert-butyl phenol (2,6-DTBP) oxidation using aqueous $H_2O_2$, and vapor phase photocatalytic degradation of acetaldehyde were evaluated. High $H_2O_2$ selectivity was obtained in cyclohexene oxidation, and cyclohexene conversion was found primarily dependent on the amount of tetrahedrally coordinated Ti sites. For bulky 2,6-DTBP oxidation and photocatalytic oxidation of acetaldehyde, on the other hand, conversions were found dependent on the total amount of Ti sites and maintaining an uniform mesoporous structure in the catalysts was not critical for efficient catalysis.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.373-392
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• 2017

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were successfully synthesized through a simple green route using the Nelumbo nucifera leaf, stem and flower extracts. These nanoparticles showed characteristic UV-Vis absorption peaks between 410-450 nm which arises due to the plasmon resonance of silver nanoparticles. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) confirmed the presence of amides and which acted as the stabilizing agent. X-ray diffraction spectrum of the nanoparticles confirmed the Face centered cubic (FCC) structure of the formed AgNPs. Dynamic light scattering technique was used to measure hydrodynamic diameter (68.6 nm to 88.1 nm) and zeta potential (-55.4 mV, -57.9 mV and 98.9 mV) of prepared AgNPs. The scanning electron micrographs of dislodged nanoparticles in aqueous solution showed the production of reasonably monodispersed silver nanoparticles (1-100 nm). The antimicrobial activity of prepared AgNPs was evaluated against fungi, Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using disc diffusion method. Anti-corrosion studies were carried out using coupon method (mild steel and iron) and dye degradation studies were carried out by assessing photo-catalytic activity of Nelumbo nucifera extracts mediated AgNPs.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.1907-1914
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• 2010

A novel catalytic kinetic method is proposed for the determination of Se(IV), Se(VI) and total inorganic selenium in water based on the catalytic effect of Se(IV) on the reduction of bromate by p-nitrophenylhydrazine at pH 3.0. The generated bromine, $Br_2$ or $Cl_2$ plus $Br_2$ in 0.1 M NaCl (or NaBr) environment efficiently decolorized Calmagite and the reaction was monitored spectrophotometrically at 523 nm as a function of time. In this indicator reaction, bromide acted as an activator for the catalysis of selenium (IV) and a reducing agent for selenium (VI) at pH 3.0, which allowed the determination of total selenium. The fixed time method was adopted for the determination and speciation of inorganic selenium. Under the optimum conditions, the calibration graph are linear in the range 1 - 35 ${\mu}gL^{-1}$ of Se(IV) for the fixed time method at $25^{\circ}C$. The detection limit based on statistical $3S_{blank}$/m-criterion was 0.215 ${\mu}gL^{-1}$ for the fixed time method (7 min). All of the variables that affect the sensitivity at 523 nm were investigated, and the optimum conditions were established. The interference effect of various cations and anions on the Se (IV) determination was also studied. The selectivity of the selenium determination was greatly improved with the use of the strongly cation exchange resin such as Amberlite IR120 plus. The proposed kinetic method was validated statistically and through recovery studies in natural water samples. The RSDs for ten replicate measurements of 5, 15 and 25 ${\mu}gL^{-1}$ of Se(IV) and Se(VI) was changed between 2.1 - 4.85%. Analyses of a certified standard reference material (NIST SRM 1643e) for selenium using the fixed-time method showed that the proposed kinetic method has good accuracy. Se(IV), Se(VI) and total inorganic selenium in environmental water samples have been successfully determined by this method after selective reduction of Se(VI) to Se(IV).

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.485-492
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• 2004

비정질알루미나와 기공형성제를 물과 혼합하여 원통형으로 성형하고 수화, 건조 및 소성하여 직경 5mm의 ${\gamma}$알루미나 펠릿을 제조하였다. 이를 Fe$(NO_{3})_{3}$.$9H{2}O$ 용액과 $CH{3}COOH$ 혼합용액에 침척시키고 $200^{\circ}C$ 온도로 3시간 수열처리 하여 펠릿을 담지시킨 후 건조와 소성공정을 통하여 촉매를 제조하였다. 이와 같이 수열법에 의해 제조딘 산화철 담지${\gamma}$알루미나 촉매를 환경촉매로 적용하기 위해 4-chlorophenol과 같은 난분해성물질을 촉매를 사용하지 않는 오존단독공정과 촉매를 사용하는 촉매오존(catalytic ozonation)공정으로 구분하여 OH 라티칼 전환반응 개시제로서의 기능과 그 분해특성을 비교하였다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.237-244
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• 2005

비정질알루미나와 기공형성제에 물을 혼합하여 원통형으로 성형하고 수화한 다음, 건조 및 소성하여 직경 5mm, 평균 길이 약 10mm의 $\gamma-$알루미나 펠릿을 제조하였다. 이를 $Fe(NO_{3})_{3}{\cdot}9H_{2}O$용액과 $CH_{3}COOH$ 혼합용액에 침척시켜 $200^{\circ}C$ 온도로 3시간 수열처리한 후, 건조하고 소성하여 촉매를 제조하였다. 이와 같이 수열법에 의해 제조된 $Fe_{2}O_{3}/\gamma-Al_{2}O_{3}$ 세라믹촉매를 환경촉매로 적용하기 위해, 아닐린과 같은 난분해성물질을 촉매를 사용하지 않는 오존단독공정과 촉매를 사용하는 촉매오존(catalytic ozonation)공정으로 구분하여 $OH^{\cdot}$ 라디칼 전환반응 개시제로서의 기능과 그 분해특성을 비교하였다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.159-167
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• 2011

The influence of sulfate on the selective catalytic reduction of $NO_x$ on the Ag/$Al_2O_3$ catalyst was studied when $CH_4$ was used as a reducing agent. Various preparation methods influenced differently on the $deNO_x$ activity. Among the methods, cogelation precipitation gave best activity. When sulfates were formed on the surfaces of samples prepared by impregnated and deposition precipitation, $deNO_x$ activity was enhanced as long as suitable forming condition is satisfied. The major sulfate formed in Ag/$Al_2O_3$ catalyst was the aluminum sulfate and it seems that this sulfate acted as a promoter. When Mg was added to the Ag/$Al_2O_3$ catalyst it promoted $deNO_x$ activity at high temperature. Intentionally added sulfate also enhanced $deNO_x$ activity, when their amount was confined less than 3 wt%.