• Weed & Turfgrass Science
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.148-157
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• 2018

Research was initiated to evaluate four domestic and overseas organic soil amendments (SAs) on turfgrass groundcover and density and to provide basic information on practical sports turf establishment. This study was conducted in Agrostis palustris Huds. (CB) grown in sand-based root zone. A total of 20 treatments of SA+sand were prepared by mixing 10 to 50% (v/v). These amendments were SABP (Berger Peat), SAEP (Eco-Peat), SAGS (G1-Soil), and SAPP (Premier Peat). Turfgrass groundcover and density significantly varied with SAs, its mixing rate to sand and week after seeding (WAS). Cumulative turfgrass density was variable, but a great change occurred between 2 and 4 WAS. Turfgrass density at 2 WAS ranged from 36.7 (SABP 30) to 89.7% (SAGS 20), being 53.0% in differences among treatments. However, CB reached to carrying capacity around 6 WAS. Thus, most treatments were similar to 90% or so in density. At the end of study, overall groundcover ranged between 60.7 (SAEP 10) and 96.7% (SAPP 50). Proper mixing rate was variable with SAs, being 10 and 20% for SABP and SAGS, respectively. But the optimum rate was 50% for both SAEP and SAPP.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.38-47
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• 2018

Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) is a next generation energy production technology that converts coal into syngas with enhanced power generation efficiency and environmental performance. IGCC produces almost coal gasification slag as the solid by-product. IGCC slag is generated about 140,000 tons for a year although recycling of it is still in the early stages. We evaluated the potential of IGCC slag which is generated from a pilot plant in South Korea as an alkali-activated cement. Samples which were activated with the combined activator of sodium silicate solution and caustic soda had an average compressive strength of 4.5 MPa, showing expansion. Expansion of the alkali-activated slag was presumed to be caused by free CaO in the slag, although it was not detected by the ethylene glycol method. Samples that were activated with the combined activator of sodium aluminate and caustic soda had an average compressive strength of 10 MPa. Hydroxy sodalite and $C_3AH_6$ were found to be the new crystalline phases. IGCC slag can be used as an alkali-activated material, but the strength performance should be improved with proper mix design approach to calculate optimum proportions which can alleviate the expansion issue at the same time.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.184-192
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• 2011

This study aims to provide preliminary data to popularize Sulgitteok with optimum mix proportion of Curcuma longa L. powder by conducting moisture content, color values, texture and quantitative descriptive evaluations on Sulgitteok with 0 to 2.4% of Curcuma longa L. powder. The chemical composition of Curcuma longa L. powder was $12.6{\pm}0.21%$ of moisture, $1.8{\pm}0.12%$ of protein, $1.0{\pm}0.00%$ of fat, $1.3{\pm}0.01%$ of ash, and that of rice flour was $11.7{\pm}0.17%$ of moisture, $7.6{\pm}0.32%$ of protein, $2.1{\pm}0.01%$ of fat, $1.6{\pm}0.01%$ of ash. As the content of Curcuma longa L. powder increased, L-values significantly decreased while a-value and b-value significantly increased. The hardness of the texture characteristics significantly increased with increasing the amount of Curcuma longa L. powder(p<0.05). As for gumminess, cohesiveness, and chewiness, there was no significant difference(p<0.05) depending on the amount of Curcuma longa L. powder. The quantitative descriptive analysis of the color, flavor, moistness and chewiness of Sulgitteok showed that one with 0.8% of Curcuma longa L. powder was evaluated the highest.