• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.217-225
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• 2011

The aim of this work was to prepare porous osmotic pump tablets for controlled delivery of Aceclofenac. Aceclofenac solid dispersion was prepared to improve the solubility by using the drug - carrier (Mannitol) ratio of 1:1. The osmotic pump tablets were prepared using the solid dispersed product of Aceclofenac. The formulation contains potassium chloride as osmotic agent, cellulose acetate as semipermeable membrane, poly ethylene glycol (PEG 4000) as pore former and sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) as solubility enhancer. The formulations were designed by the general factors such as osmotic agent and pore former. All formulations were evaluated for various physical parameters and, the in vitro release studies were conducted as per USP. The drug release kinetic studies such as zero order, first order, and Higuchi and Korsmeyer peppas were determined and compared. All the formulations gave more controlled release compared to the marketed tablet studied. Numerical optimization techniques were applied to found out the best formulation by considering the parameter of in vitro drug release kinetics and dissolution profile standards. It was concluded that the porous osmotic pump tablets (F7) composed of Aceclofenac solid dispersion/Potassium chloride/Lactose/Sodium lauryl sulphate/Magnesium Stearate (400/40/95/10/5, mg/tab) and coating composition with Cellulose acetate/ PEG 4000 (60/40 %w/w) is the most satisfactory formulation. The porous osmotic pump tablets provide prolonged, controlled, and gastrointestinal environment-independent drug release.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.231-236
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• 2011

Biological nitrogen removal, using a continuous flow packed-bed reactor (CPBR) in a consecutive nitrification and denitrification process, was evaluated. An apparent decline in the nitrification efficiency coincided with the steady increase in $NH_4{^+}$-N load. Sustained nitrification efficiency was found to be higher at longer empty bed contact times (EBCTs). The relationship between the rate of alkalinity consumption and $NH_4{^+}$-N utilization ratio followed zero-order reaction kinetics. The heterotrophic denitrification rate at a carbon-tonitrogen (C/N) ratio of >4 was found to be >74%. This rate was higher by a factor of 8.5 or 8.9 for $NO_3{^-}$-N/volatile solids (VS)/day or $NO_3{^-}-N/m^3$ ceramic media/day, respectively, relative to the rates measured at a C/N ratio of 1.1. Autotrophic denitrification efficiencies were 80-90%. It corresponds to an average denitrification rate of 0.96 kg $NO_3{^-}-N/m^3$ ceramic media/day and a relevant average denitrification rate of 0.28 g $NO_3{^-}$-N/g VS/day, were also obtained. Results presented here also constitute the usability of an innovative porous sulfur ceramic media. This enhanced the dissolution rate of elemental sulfur via a higher contact surface area.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2009

Molten iron with 2 mass % carbon content was decarbonized at 1823 K~1923 K by bubbling $Ar+O_2$ gas through a submerged nozzle. The reaction rate was significantly influenced by the oxygen partial pressure and the gas flow rate. Little evolution of CO gas was observed in the initial 5 seconds of the oxidation; however, this was followed by a period of high evolution rate of CO gas. The partial pressure of CO gas decreased with further progress of the decarbonization. The overall reaction is decomposed to two elementary reactions: the decarbonization and the dissolution rate of oxygen. The assumptions were made that these reactions are at equilibrium and that the reaction rates are controlled by mass transfer rates within and around the gas bubble. The time variations of carbon and oxygen contents in the melt and the CO partial pressure in the off-gas under various bubbling conditions were well explained by the mathematical model. Based on the present model, it was explained that the decarbonization rate of molten iron was controlled by gas-phase mass transfer at the first stage of reaction, but the rate controlling step was transferred to liquid-phase mass transfer from one third of reaction time.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2023

In previous studies, solely ferric (Fe³⁺) and calcium (Ca²⁺) ions were commonly used for removal of PO₄-P (considered as T-P in this study) in wastewater via chemical precipitation. Herein, the removal of total phosphorus (T-P) in wastewater was performed using various mineral and lime dissolved solutions. The dissolution kinetics of different minerals (feldspar, olivine, elvan, illite, sericite, and zeolite) and lime was compared and used their solutions for T-P removal of real wastewater. The highest T-P removal (almost 90%) was obtained by the lime dissolved solution and followed by zeolite, illite, feldspar, and others. We observed a significant co-relationship (R of 0.96) between the amount of initial Ca²⁺ and T-P removal. This was induced by formation of hydroxyapatite-like mineral via Ca-P precipitation reaction at high pH solution. Furthermore, additional removal of suspended solid (SS) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) was achieved by only lime dissolved solution. Finally, the lime-feldspar dissolved solutions were prepared at different ratios (10-50%), which showed a successive T-P removal up to two times by samples of 40 and 50%.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.478-483
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• 2023

This study examined the corrosion behavior of bimetal materials composed of Fe-Ni alloy and Fe-Ni-Mo alloy, both suitable for use in electromagnetic switches. Electrochemical polarization and weight loss measurements revealed that, in contrast to Fe-Ni alloy, which exhibited pseudo-passivity behavior, Fe-Ni-Mo alloy had higher anodic current density, displaying only active dissolution and greater weight loss. This indicated a lower corrosion resistance in the Fe-Ni-Mo alloy. Equilibrium calculations for the phase fraction of precipitates suggested that the addition of 1 wt% Mo may lead to the formation of second-phase precipitates, such as Laves and M₆C, in the γ matrix. These precipitates might degrade the homogeneity of the passive film formed on the surface, leading to localized attacks during the corrosion process. Therefore, considering the differences in corrosion kinetics between these bimetal materials, the early degradation caused by galvanic corrosion should be prevented by designing a new alloy, optimizing heat treatment, or implementing periodic in-service maintenance.

• 광물과 암석
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.289-302
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• 2023

본 연구지역은 강원도 횡성군 강림리로 치악산 편마암 지질에 해당된다. 본 연구지역의 지하수에서 우라늄 및 라돈 등과 같은 자연 방사성 원소의 농도가 규제기준을 초과한 것으로 조사되었다. 이에 해당 지하수 대수층에서 획득한 시추 코어를 대상으로 자연 방사성 원소의 용출 기작을 광물학적으로 규명하기 위해 인공풍화 실험을 수행하였다. 이를 위해 먼저 시추 코어시료의 실험 전 광물학적 특성을 분석한 결과, 저온 및 중온 열수 변성 작용을 받아 생성될 수 있는 녹니석계 클리노클로어의 함량이 높게 나타났다. 또한, 우라늄보다 토륨의 함량이 10배 정도 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 인공풍화 실험 결과, 함방사성원소 광물의 용해에 따라 1일 이내에 토륨의 농도가 증가하는 양상을 보이다가 그 이후에는 농도가 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 이는 이차광물 형태로 존재하는 토라이트의 용해에 의하여 토륨이 용출된 후, 황산염 등과 같은 형태로 재침전되기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 시추 코어 내 우라늄의 함량이 토륨보다 낮지만, 풍화 실험 결과에서는 토륨보다 100배 이상의 농도로 용출된 것으로 확인되었다. 이는 우라늄이 풍화가 많이 된 토라이트에 함유되어 있거나 UO₂²⁺ 등의 이온 형태로 광물 표면에 흡착된 상태로 존재하면서 지속적으로 용해 또는 탈착되기 때문이다. 또한 토륨과 우라늄의 용출 양상은 탄산염의 농도와 양의 상관관계를 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 하지만, 지하수 내 토륨과 우라늄의 농도 사이의 상관성은 낮은 것으로 조사되었는데, 이는 앞서 설명한 바와 같이 두 원소가 다른 기원으로부터 지하수에 용출되기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 두 방사성 원소의 용출속도는 다양한 반응속도 모델 중 Parabolic diffusion와 Pseudo-second order kinetic 모델에 의해 가장 잘 모사되는 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 반응속도 모델의 회귀 상수들을 이용하여 우라늄의 농도가 먹는 물 수질기준까지 다다르는 기간을 유추해 본 결과, HCO₃의 농도가 높은 중성환경의 지하수 조건에서 약 29.4년으로, 대체적으로 빠르게 용출되는 것으로 예측되었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.549-563
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• 2010

The environmental behaviors of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are mainly governed by their solubility and partitioning properties on soil media in a subsurface system. In surfactant-enhanced remediation (SER) systems, surfactant plays a critical role in remediation. In this study, sorptive behaviors and partitioning of naphthalene in soils in the presence of surfactants were investigated. Silica and kaolin with low organic carbon contents and a natural soil with relatively higher organic carbon content were used as model sorbents. A nonionic surfactant, Triton X-100, was used to enhance dissolution of naphthalene. Sorption kinetics of naphthalene onto silica, kaolin and natural soil were investigated and analyzed using several kinetic models. The two compartment first-order kinetic model (TCFOKM) was fitted better than the other models. From the results of TCFOKM, the fast sorption coefficient of naphthalene ($k_1$) was in the order of silica > kaolin > natural soil, whereas the slow sorbing fraction ($k_2$) was in the reverse order. Sorption isotherms of naphthalene were linear with organic carbon content ($f_{oc}$) in soils, while those of Triton X-100 were nonlinear and correlated with CEC and BET surface area. Sorption of Triton X-100 was higher than that of naphthalene in all soils. The effectiveness of a SER system depends on the distribution coefficient ($K_D$) of naphthalene between mobile and immobile phases. In surfactant-sorbed soils, naphthalene was adsorbed onto the soil surface and also partitioned onto the sorbed surfactant. The partition coefficient ($K_D$) of naphthalene increased with surfactant concentration. However, the $K_D$ decreased as the surfactant concentration increased above CMC in all soils. This indicates that naphthalene was partitioned competitively onto both sorbed surfactants (immobile phase) and micelles (mobile phase). For the mineral soils such as silica and kaolin, naphthalene removal by mobile phase would be better than that by immobile phase because the distribution of naphthalene onto the micelles ($K_{mic}$) increased with the nonionic surfactant concentration (Triton X-100). For the natural soil with relatively higher organic carbon content, however, the naphthalene removal by immobile phase would be better than that by mobile phase, because a high amount of Triton X-100 could be sorbed onto the natural soil and the sorbed surfactant also could sorb the relatively higher amount of naphthalene.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1249-1258
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• 1994

Titanium carbide was synthesized by reacting the prepared titanium powder and carbon black using SHS method sustains the reaction spontaneously, utilizing heat generated by the exothermic reaction itself. In this process, the effect of the particle size of titanium powder on combustion temperature and combustion wave velocity was investigated. By controlling combustion temperature and combustion wave velocity via mixing Ti and C powder with TiC, the reaction kinetics of TiC formation by SHS method was considered. Without reference to the change of combustion temperature and combustion wave velocity, TiC was easily synthesized by combustion reaction. As the particle size of titanium powder was bigger, or, as the amount of added diluent(TiC) increased, combustion temperature and combustion wave velocity were found to be decreased. The formation of TiC by combustion reaction in the Ti-C system seems to occur via two different mechanisms. At the beginning of the reaction, when the combustion temperatures were higher than 2551 K, the reaction was considered to be controlled by the rate of dissolution of carbon into a titanium melt with an apparent activation energy of 148 kJ/mol. For combustion temperatures less than 2551 K, it was considered to be controlled by the atomic diffusion rate of carbon through a TiC layer with an apparent activation energy of 355 kJ/mol. The average particle size of the synthesized titanium carbide was smaller than that of the starting material(Ti).

• 공학논문집
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.223-233
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• 1998

고상반응식을 이용한 석회와 석영과의 수열반응속도 및 반응메카니즘에 관하여 연구하였다. 출발물질로 석영과 수산화칼슘 CaO/$SiO_2$몰비 0.8-1.0로 혼합하고 $180-200^{\circ}C$, 0.5-8시간동안 포화증기압하에서 오토클레이브로 수열반응을 행하였다. 수열반응속도는 총 석회의 양과 총 석영의 양에 대한 미반응 석회의 양과 미반응 석영의 양의 비로 구하였다. 반응속도는 Jander의 식 $[1-(1-\alpha)^{1/3}]^N=Kt$를 이용하여 얻은 결과, 석회의 반응속도는 N=1로서 주로 용해속도에 의해 지배되고 석영의 반응속도는 $N\risingdotseq2$로서 확산에 의해 주로 지배된다. 규산칼슘수화물계의 수열반응속도는 반응물 입자주위에 형성된 생성물층을 통한 물질전달에 의해 율속되는 것으로 추정되고 전체 수열반응의 속도식은 대략 $N=1-2$로서 경계층으로부터 확산에 의해 율속과정으로 전환된다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.328-332
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• 2006

Fe(III)-impregnated activated carbon (Fe-AC) was applied in the treatment of synthetic wastewater containing Cu(II). To investigate the stability of Fe-AC at acidic condition, dissolution of Fe was studied with a variation of solution pH ranging from 2 to 4. Fe-AC was unstable at pH 2, showing a gradual increase of the dissoluted Fe as reaction time increased, while negligible amount of Fe was dissoluted above pH 3. This stability test suggests the applicability of Fe-AC in the treatment of wastewater above pH 3. Adsorption capacity of Cu(II) onto activated carbon (AC) and Fe-AC was investigated in a batch and a column test. In the adsorption kinetics, rapid adsorption of Cu(II) onto AC and Fe-AC was noted at initial reaction time and then reached a near complete equilibrium after 6 hrs. Adsorption trends of Cu(II) onto AC and Fe-AC were similar, showing an increased Cu(II) adsorption at higher pH. Compared with AC, Fe-AC showed a greater Cu(II) adsorption over the entire pH range studied in this research. From the adsorption isotherm obtained with variation of the concentration of Cu(II), the maximum adsorption capacity was identified as 61,700 mg/kg.