• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.161-168
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• 1985

The 38 typical profiles representing volcanic ash soils (VAS) in Korea were subjected to multiple regression analysis to determine the relative contribution of organic matter (OM) and clay content to total cation-exchange capacity (CEC). This study, also, was examined the soil characteristics of VAS. VAS in Korea could be classified into 3 Orders, 5 Suborders, 8 Great groups, 15 Subgroups, 23 Families, and 38 Series. Total area of VAS was 139, 162ha and the most of them occured in Jeju Island. Simple correlation coefficients showed significance relations at OM-CEC and clay-CEC in top-soil of VAS. The partial regression coefficients indicated that CEC for each gram of OM as calculated to be 0.46 and 0.40 me per of topsoils for the black volcanic ash soils (BVAS) and the very dark brown volcanic ash soils (VDBVAS), respectively. The clay contributions of topsoils for BVAD and VDBVAS were 0.11 and 0.19 me. The standard partial regression coefficients appeared that OM content of topsoil for BVAS and VDBVAS was 2.97 and 1.23 times as important as clay content in predicting CEC.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.23-36
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• 2008

Polymer-clay nanocomposites, a novel organic-inorganic hybrid, attract much attention from both scientific fields and engineering fields due to their balanced improvements in mechanical properties as well as diffusion behaviors, including flame-retarding and barrier properties, with small amounts of clay. Preparation of polymer-clay nanocomposites, summarized as a process for uniform dispersion of hydrophilic layered clays in hydrophobic polymer matrixes, includes several technologies and scientific phenomena, such as surface-modifications of clay layers, physical properties of clays in liquids and dried states, polymer synthesis, polymer rheology, behaviors of polymer solutions/or monomers in the confined geometry, mechanical properties of polymers and clays. To comprehend complicated physical/chemical phenomena involved in the fabrication of nanocomposites, we reviewed physical properties of clays, structures of clays in nanocomposites, characterization of nanocomposites, the relation between morphology and physical property of nanocomposites, surveyed recent research trends, and then suggested a few strategies or methods for fabrication of nanocomposites reflecting future research directions.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.315-320
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• 2006

A precision test of hydrometer method, used to determine soil texture, was conducted on selected 10 soil samples, compared to pipette method. Soil texture measurements with hydrometer method were performed with monitoring the temperature of soil suspension in settling cylinder. The temperature and its fluctuation during settling time had a range of $13^{\circ}C-28^{\circ}C$ and $0.2^{\circ}C-4.4^{\circ}C$, respectively. The difference of clay content between hydrometer and pipette method were distributed from -6.4% to 4.0%. Positive end of difference in clay content was observed at soil having very low clay content, whereas negative end at soil having high organic matter content and exchangeable cations. Except both ends, difference in clay content of soils was less than 3%, and expecially closed to 0% in soils having clay content more than 25%. The difference of sand content were distributed from -1.5% to 4.2%. Similar to clay content, positive end soil was soil sample having lowest sand content.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.67-79
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• 1996

Clay soils typically have low hydraulic conductivities in the presence of high polarity pore fluid, such as water. Low polarity fluids, such as hydrocarbon fuels and halogenated organic solvents, typically cannot migrate into clay pores because they cannot displace the pore water. Oxygenated additives in gasoline, such as alcohols and methyl-tert-butyl ether, are increasingly used to control air pollution emissions. These relatively polar and highly water-soluble compounds may facilitate displacement of pore water and enhance migration of fuels and solvents through clay-rich soil strata. In the reported research, the migration of gasoline-alcohol fuel mixtures (gasohol) through consolidated clay was examined. Prepared kaolinite clay samples were consolidated from slurry, and various combinations of gasoline, alcohol, and water were applied to the clays under 152 Pa gauge pressure. Movement of the fluids into the clay samples was monitored by measur ing displaced pore fluid and by magnetic resonance imaging of the samples. The structures of selected samples were examined using environmental scanning electron microscopy. Results of the research suggest that alcohol added to hydrocarbon fuels can enhance migration through some clays significantly. Gasoline did not migrate appreciably into water saturated clay, even after 14 days under pressure. The gasohol mixture migrated readily into the clay in only 20 minutes. Increased hydraulic conductivity of the clay in the presence of gasohol is hypothesized to be due to the collapse of the clays pore structure when ethanol is present, creating larger pores. Increasing pore diameter decreases the capillary pressure needed for the gasohol to replace water and allows gasohol to migrate through the clay.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.38 no.9
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• pp.504-512
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• 2016

In this study, we investigated the environmental impact of organic and conventional paddy by monitoring soil properties and water quality. We sampled and analyzed topsoil (0~15 cm), subsoil (15~30 cm), and water of organic and conventional paddy fields in Yongin and Anseong, South Korea. The statistical significance between groups was determined by Duncan's multiple range test. The results show that T-P concentrations in both topsoil and subsoil of Anseong paddy were higher than those of Yongin paddy. The significant difference of T-P between organic and conventional paddy was observed in Anseong but not in Yongin. T-N of organic paddy soil was lower than that of conventional paddy in both Anseong and Yongin region. Water content for subsoil of organic paddy in Anseong was significantly different from others, which is consistent with the results of silt-clay content. pH and EC of water in conventional paddy were higher than those in organic paddy. In Anseong, COD, T-P, and $PO_4-P$ concentration of conventional paddy were higher than those of organic paddy. The regression analysis presented that there were no significant relationship between soil properties and water quality data except T-N.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.141-150
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• 2006

To develop the microbial agents for the environmentally-friendly treatment and recycling of food waste, useful microorganisms, which showed higher degradation activities to various organic compounds and possessed flocculating activities, were isolated from the earthworm. One of the isolated strains, named JS-01, was further selected due to its higher flocculating activity against 0.5% Kaolin clay. JS-01 was identified as Bacillus pumilus sp. by 16s rDNA analysis. The optimal temperature and pH for the growth of JS-01 to express the flocculating activity was found to be at $37^{\circ}C$ in pH 7.0 of EPS broth medium. JS-01 also expressed good degrading activity against cellulose, which is one of the representative organic materials in food waste. We propose that JS-01 will be a good candidate for the efficient treatment of food waste and leachate due to the property to degrade cellulose and flocculating activity.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.22-29
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• 1984

The Freundlich-type adsorption isotherms were obtained in this study on the adsorption of linuron, bentazon, trifluralin and butachlor by soils. A strong correlation was shown between soil organic matter content and the adsorption of linuron. Soils with high organic matter content adsorbed more linuron. There was no significant correlation between the adsorption of bentazon and clay content. There was a tendency that increase in organic matter content acts against the adsorption of bentazon. Repulsive forces seemed to exist between negatively charged soil particle surfaces and betazon molecules which become weakly charged negative ions in soil solution. Organic matter content and cation exchange capacity appeared to be enhancing the adsorption of trifluralin and butachlor. Clay content was not significantly correlated with the adsorption of these herbicides. Trifluralin was adsorptive to the greatest extent, followed by linuron and butachlor, bentazon being the least.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.317-317
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• 2005

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 1998.11a
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• pp.48-51
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• 1998

This paper presents the transport and removal of organic substances from the contaminated soft soils and sludges such as marine dredging waste, marine sediments, mine tailing waste, and sewage sludge by electroosmosis. A series of laboratory experiments including variable conditions such as contamination levels, solid contents, and applied voltage rates were peformed with the contaminated soft clay specimen mixed with organic substance. Investigated are specimen density, dewatering rate, outflow rate, and outflow concentration. The test results showed that organic substances in the soils were removed by applied voltages. The results indicated that this process can be used efficiently to clean up the contaminated soil.

• Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.47-53
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• 2004

In this experiment the effects of the packing structure of pigment on the surface characteristics (smoothness and gloss) of coated paper are studied. Four different kinds of inorganic pigments(clay), ground calcium carbonate(GCC), two of precipitated calcium carbonates(PCC), and two organic pigments(solid bead and hollow type) were used. The method of measuring the relative sediment volume(RSV) was used to analyze the packing structure of coating layer. The relative sediment volume was measured, using the pressure dewatering dry-cake method(PDDM) and centrifuge method. Also, the particle size distribution of coating pigment was determined. The results showed that small amount of organic pigment, added to inorganic pigment, improved smoothness and its effect was greater when GCC was used as inorganic pigment. The efficiency of organic pigment depended upon the inorganic pigment since the organic pigment is packed in the pores formed by the inorganic pigment.