• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.368-371
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• 1991

The influence of ethylene glycol, glycerol, sorbitol and sucrose on the thermostability of Bacilus stearothermophzlus cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) was investigated. Glycerol, sorbitol and sucrose had effect on thermostability of the CGTase. The effects appeared to be strongly dependent on concentration of additives. The thermostability of CGTase also was assayed in organic solvents such as n-butanol, l, &dioxane, n-octane. The therrnostability of CGTase increased in l, 4-dioxane and n-octane. Particularly, in n-octane, the CGTase retained the 81% of the initial activity after incubation at $75^{\circ}C$ for 90 min.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.343-350
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• 2008

The fate of two cyclic ethers, THF(Tetrahydrofuran) and 1,4-Dioxane, in conventional biological wastewater treatment plants was investigated using sequential activated sludge process. Removal efficiency of THF were about 86% in average, which was greater than that of 1,4-Dioxane, 30%. However, it was not clear whether the removal of cyclic ethers in biological system was caused by microbial activity or not. Thus treatability tests were conducted by batch experiments. The effects of mixing, aeration and the addition of activated sludge on the removal of cyclic ethers were investigated in batch experiments. THF was totally removed by mixing and aeration in 24 hours while removal ratio of 1,4-Dioxane was at most 30% for the same period. This results could be ascribed to the differences in Henry's law constants between the two chemicals. In addition, biological degradation including biosorption was not obviously observed in these batch tests.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.26 no.8
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• pp.1229-1234
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• 2005

The conformational, configurtational behavior and the structure of N-2-(1,4-Dioxane)-N'-(4-methylbenzenesulfonyl)-O-(4-methylphenoxy) isourea 1 has been studied using DFT method. Calculations predict the imidoyl amino group of the dioxane ring prefers axial conformation and that the tosyl and tolyl groups about the C=N bond retain E configuration. The anomeric effect controls the population of dioxane ring conformers, and anomers. Intramolecular hydrogen bonds contribute to the stability of E isomers. The computational analysis of 1 complements the X-ray findings.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.15-20
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• 1986

Modified technique in calculating the dipole moments for square pyramidal complexes has been developed and then the dipole moments for bisacetylacetonato(oxo)vanadium(Ⅳ) complexes are calculated, adopting this approach. The calculated dipole moments for bisacetylacetonato(oxo)vanadium(Ⅳ) in benzene and bisacetylacetonato(oxo)vanadium in dioxane solutions are in agreement with the observed values. The calculated dipole moments of bisacetylacetonato(oxo)vanadium(Ⅳ) in dioxane solution is slightly higher than that of bisacetylacetonato(oxo)vanadium(Ⅳ) in benzene. Such a result may suggest that bisacetylacetonato(oxo)vanadium(Ⅳ) interact with dioxane molecule to form bisacetylacetonato(oxo)vanadium(Ⅳ)-dioxane adduct. This calculated dipole moments are also in agreement with the experimental results.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.193-201
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• 2006

Advanced oxidation processes involving $O_3/H_2O_2$ and $O_3/catalyst$ were used to compare the degradability and the effect of pH on the oxidation of 1,4-dioxane, Oxidation processes were carried out in a bubble column reactor under different pH. Initial hydrogen peroxide concentration was 3.52 mM in $O_3/H_2O_2$ process and 115 g/L (0.65 wt.%) of activated carbon impregnated with palladium was packed in $O_3/catalyst$ column. 1,4-dioxane concentration was reduced steadily with reaction time in $O_3/H_2O_2$ oxidation process, however, in case of $O_3/catalyst$ process, about $50{\sim}75%$ of 1,4-dioxane was degraded only in 5 minutes after reaction. Overall reaction efficiency of $O_3/catalyst$ was also higher than that of $O_3/H_2O_2$ process. TOC and $COD_{cr}$ were analyzed in order to examine the oxidation characteristics with $O_3/H_2O_2\;and\;O_3/catalyst$ process. The results of $COD_{cr}$ removal efficiency and ${\Delta}TOC/{\Delta}ThOC$ ratio in $O_3/catalyst$ process gave that this process could more proceed the oxidation reaction than $O_3/H_2O_2$ oxidation process. Therefore, it was considered that $O_3/catalyst$ advanced oxidation process could be used as a effective oxidation process for removing non-degradable toxic organic materials.

• Clean Technology
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.281-285
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• 2016

Cu wire catalyst was highly reactive toward catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of the highly refractory 1,4-dioxane. While complete removal of 1,4-dioxane could be achieved with the catalyst, the removed 1,4-dioxane could not totally mineralized into $CO_2$ and $H_2O$. In accordance with the disappearance of 1,4-dioxane, formaldehyde and oxalic acid were formed gradually with reaction time and they went through maxima. At around the time of maximum concentrations of these two intermediates acetaldehyde concentration was increased drastically and showed maximum value. With the disappearance of these three intermediates, formic acid together with ethylene glycol diformate began to increase gradually. The Cu wire catalyst was proved also to be highly stable against deactivation during the reaction.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.29 no.12
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• pp.2337-2340
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• 2008

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.466-471
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• 2019

1,4-dioxane and dichloromethane are classified as carcinogenic groups in the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). They are frequently released at high concentrations in an industrial wastewater effluent. The acute toxicity (24 h) of Daphnia magna for 7.53 mg/L of 1,4-dioxane in the industrial effluent was evaluated as 1.1 TU (toxic unit) and showed TU close to the effluent quality standard. Mixed substances of 1,4-dioxane and dichloromethane in the industrial effluent showed relatively high TU as compared to that of a single substance. Half maximal effective concentration (24 h $EC_{50}$) values of 1,4-dioxane and dichloromethane for the synthetic wastewater prepared in laboratory were 1,744 (0.06 TU) and 170 mg/L (0.6 TU), respectively and the toxicity was low. Nevertheless the toxicological evaluation of the mixture showed that TU values increased to 0.02, 0.04 and 0.10, respectively as 1, 5 and 10 ppm of dichloromethane was added to 100 ppm of 1,4-dioxane. And the synergistic effect was observed between two substances. But the TU value of synthetic wastewater was below 5%, lower than that of industrial effluent at the similar concentration.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.62-66
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• 1966

An insecticide was obtained from condensation of chloral hydrate with 2,4,5-trichloro phenol. The structure of the insecticide was found to be 5,6,8-trichloro 2,4-di-trichloro methyl benzo 1,3-dioxane. The best conditions of the condensation were as follows: 1) The sulfuric acid concentration; $97{\%}$. 2) The mole ratio of sulfuric acid to 2,4,5-trichloro phenol; 14.2. 3)The mole ratio of chloral hydrate to 2,4,5-trichloro phenol; 2.4. 4) The reaction time & reaction temperature;15hrs & $50-55^{\circ}C$.The insecticidal effects of T. D. B against the Citrus Red Mite and Green Peach Aphid were the same of Mydran.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.249-259
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• 1988

The solvent effects of MeOH-solvent dimers were studied via AM1 Hamiltonian and supermolecule methods. Methanol, ethanol, acetone, dimethylsulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, and acetonitrile were considered as solvent molecules. Optimized geometries, electron densities, molecular energies, and hydrogen-bonding energies of monomers and dimers were calculated. We found that the stabilization energies contributed to the hydrogen-bonding were decreased in the order of dimethylsulfoxide > ethanol > N,N-dimethylformamide > acetone > methanol > tatrahydrofuran > dioxane > acetonitrile, and this order was explained by using the change of electron density and energy partition functions.