• KSBB Journal
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.366-369
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 식물세포배양으로부터 회수한 식물세포, 즉 biomass로부터 항암제 paclitaxel를 정제하기 위한 크로마토그래피 공정에서 컬럼을 통하여 용리되는 eluent의 비중 (specific gravity) 조절에 의한 eluent 재사용 방법을 개발하였다. 크로마토그래피 조업 전에 eluent (methanol/water = 70/30, v/v)의 비중을 측정한 결과 0.853을 얻었다. 컬럼으로부터 분취한 용액을 증발 건조하여 건조된 제품과 증발된 용액인 eluent를 각각 회수하였다. HPLC 분석을 통하여 증발/회수된 eluent에 불순물이 포함되어 있지 않음을 확인하고, 회수된 eluent의 비중을 측정하여 비중이 0.853에서 벗어났을 경우에는 메탄올 또는 물을 첨가하여 eluent의 비중을 0.853으로 조정하여 eluent로 재사용하였다. 회수된 eluent를 재사용하여 크로마토그래피 정제를 실시한 결과, 고순도 ($\sim$95%), 고수율 ($\sim$86%)의 paclitaxel을 얻을 수 있었다. 이는 eluent를 재사용하지 않을 경우, 즉 재사용 전과 동일한 수준의 결과로 비중 조절에 의한 eluent의 재사용이 성공적임을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2023

Background: The purpose of this study is to purify uranium (U[VI])-contaminated soil-flushing effluent using the precipitation-distillation process for clearance. Precipitation and distillation are commonly used techniques for water treatment. We propose using a combination of these methods for the simple and effective removal of U(VI) ions from soil-flushing effluents. In addition, the U concentration (Bq/g) of solid waste generated in the proposed treatment process was analyzed to confirm whether it satisfies the clearance level. Materials and Methods: Uranium-contaminated soil was decontaminated by soil-flushing using 0.5 M sulfuric acid. The soil-flushing effluent was treated with sodium hydroxide powder to precipitate U(VI) ions, and the remaining U(VI) ions were removed by phosphate addition. The effluent from which U(VI) ions were removed was distilled for reuse as a soil-flushing eluent. Results and Discussion: The purification method using the precipitation-distillation process proposed in this study effectively removes U(VI) ions from U-contaminated soil-flushing effluent. In addition, most of the solid waste generated in the purification process satisfied the clearance level. Conclusion: The proposed purification process is considered to have potential as a soil-flushing effluent treatment method to reduce the amount of radioactive waste generated.