• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.211-218
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• 2013

Large quantities of irradiated graphite waste from graphite-moderated nuclear reactors exist and are expected to increase in the case of High Temperature Reactor (HTR) deployment [1,2]. This situation indicates the need for a graphite waste management strategy. Of greatest concern for long-term disposal of irradiated graphite is carbon-14 ($^{14}C$), with a half-life of 5730 years. Fachinger et al. [2] have demonstrated that thermal treatment of irradiated graphite removes a significant fraction of the $^{14}C$, which tends to be concentrated on the graphite surface. During thermal treatment, graphite surface carbon atoms interact with naturally adsorbed oxygen complexes to create $CO_x$ gases, i.e. "gasify" graphite. The effectiveness of this process is highly dependent on the availability of adsorbed oxygen compounds. The quantity and form of adsorbed oxygen complexes in pre- and post-irradiated graphite were studied using Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and Xray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) in an effort to better understand the gasification process and to apply that understanding to process optimization. Adsorbed oxygen fragments were detected on both irradiated and unirradiated graphite; however, carbon-oxygen bonds were identified only on the irradiated material. This difference is likely due to a large number of carbon active sites associated with the higher lattice disorder resulting from irradiation. Results of XPS analysis also indicated the potential bonding structures of the oxygen fragments removed during surface impingement. Ester- and carboxyl-like structures were predominant among the identified oxygen-containing fragments. The indicated structures are consistent with those characterized by Fanning and Vannice [3] and later incorporated into an oxidation kinetics model by El-Genk and Tournier [4]. Based on the predicted desorption mechanisms of carbon oxides from the identified compounds, it is expected that a majority of the graphite should gasify as carbon monoxide (CO) rather than carbon dioxide ($CO_2$). Therefore, to optimize the efficiency of thermal treatment the graphite should be heated to temperatures above the surface decomposition temperature increasing the evolution of CO [4].

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.662-683
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• 2024

Thai-Native×Anglo-Nubian goat meat cooked by grilling (GR), sous vide (SV), and microwave (MW), was compared to fresh meat (Raw) in terms of flavor development. Non-volatile [i.e., free amino acids, nucleotide-related compounds, taste active values (TAVs) and umami equivalency, sugars, lipid oxidation, Maillard reaction products] and volatile compounds, were investigated. Notably, inosine monophosphate and Glu/Gln were the major compounds contributing to umami taste, as indicated by the highest TAVs in all samples. Raw had higher TAVs than cooked ones, indicating that heat-cooking removes these desirable flavor and taste compounds. This could be proportionally associated with the increase in aldehyde, ketone, and nitrogen-containing volatiles in all cooked samples. GR showed the highest thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (1.46 mg malonaldehyde/kg sample) and browning intensity (0.73), indicating the greatest lipid oxidation and Maillard reaction due to the higher temperature among all cooked samples (p<0.05). In contrast, SV and Raw exhibited similar profiles, indicating that low cooking temperatures preserved natural goat meat flavor, particularly the goaty odor. The principal component analysis biplot linked volatiles and non-volatiles dominant for each cooked sample to their unique flavor and taste. Therefore, these findings shed light on cooking method selection based on desirable flavor and preferences.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.878-883
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• 2009

In Brazil canned 'Biuti' peach is a very popular form of this sub-tropical fruit. This production represents an important economic agro-activity in Minas Gerais, Brazil during the summer period, in preparation for the Christmas celebrations. The aim of this work was to characterize the 'Biuti' peach polyphenoloxidase (PPO), since peach products show enzymatic oxidation of the polyphenols by oxidative enzymes, which affects the products during their shelf life. Two different hypothesis for the browning problem in processed peaches were studied: the inadequacy of the blanching treatment and the presence of a latent phenolase in the peaches. The PPO was characterized: pH optimum (5.5) and stability (5.5-6.5); optimum temperature at $20^{\circ}C$ and 80% of the activity retained after 30 min at $15-40^{\circ}C$. The test for the presence of latent PPO in the processed and canned peaches was negative. Ascorbic acid, ${\beta}$-mercaptoethanol, sodium metabisulfite, and cysteine were efficient in inhibiting the PPO.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.738-744
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• 2003

The gene ADH encoding NAD-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase from Bacillus stearothennophilus was cloned and overexpressed as a GST fusion protein at a high level in Escherichia coli. The expressed fusion protein was purified simply by glutathione affinity chromatography. GST fusion protein was then cleaved by thrombin, while soluble enzyme was further purified by glutathione affinity chromatography. The recombinant enzyme had the same elctrophoretic mobility as the native enzyme from Bacillus stearothennophilus. The recombinant enzyme catalyzed the oxidation of a number of alcohols and exhibited high activities towards secondary alcohols. The $K_m\;and\;V_{max}$ values of the recombinant enzyme for ethanol were 5.11 mM and 61.35 U/mg, respectively. Pyridine and imidazole notably inhibited the enzymatic activity. The activity of the recombinant enzyme optimally proceeded at pH 9.0 and $70^{\circ}C$. The midpoint of the temperature-stability curve for the recombinant enzyme was approximately $68^{\circ}C$, and the enzyme was not completely inactivated even at $85^{\circ}C$. The recombinant enzyme showed a high resistance towards denaturing agents (0.05% SDS, 0.1 M urea). Therefore, due to its stability and relatively broad substrate specificity, the recombinant enzyme could be utilized in bio-industrial processes and biosensors.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2006년도 6th International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.1462-1464
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• 2006

Scaling rules for TFT application devices have led to the necessity of ultra thin dielectric films and high-k dielectric layers. In this paper, The advantages of high concentration of nitrogen in silicon oxide layer deposited by using $N_2O$ in Inductively Coupled Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (ICP-CVD) is investigated using X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). We have reported about Ellipsometric measurement, Capacitance - Voltage characterization and processing conditions.

• 분석과학
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.120-129
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• 2005

VOC는 대기오염의 주원인으로서 인식되어왔다. 촉매산화는 저온에서 높은 효율을 나타내기 때문에 VOCs 제거를 위한 가장 중요한 처리기술중 하나이다. 이 연구에서는 $TiO_2$ 담체에 Pt, Ir 그리고 Pt-Ir을 담시지켜 촉매를 제조하였다. 금속 분산에 따르면 $H_2O-H_2$ 처리방법이 사용되었고, 반응물로서 Xylene,Toluene 그리고 MEK을 사용하였다. 단일 또는 두 가지 이상의 촉매들은 함침법에 의해 준비하였고, XRD, XPS, TEM 분석을 통하여 특성화하였다. 그 결과 Pt 촉매는 Ir 촉매에 비해 더 높은 전환율을 나타내었고, Pt-Ir 촉매는 가장 높은 전환율을 나타내었다. $H_2O-H_2$ 처리한 촉매들은 처리하지 않은 것보다 VOCs 전환율이 높았다. VOCs 산화에서, Pt-Ir 촉매는 다양한 활성점을 나타내었고 그것은 Pt의 metal 영역을 강화시켰다. 따라서 두 가지 금속으로 이루어진 촉매가 단일 금속으로 이루어진 촉매에 비해 VOCs 전환율이 더 높았다. $H_2O-H_2$ 처리가 Pt 입자의 분산에서 형태에 영향을 미쳤다. 동역학적으로 VOCs 산화는 1차 반응이다. $H_2O-H_2$ 처리한 촉매들의 활성화에너지가 처리하지 않은 것들보다 낮았다. 이 연구에서 Pt에 Ir을 소량첨가함으로써 VOCs 산화반응에 효과적이었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.933-941
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• 2008

The formation of $Co_nTiO_{n+2}$ compounds, i.e., $CoTiO_3$ and $CO_2TiO_4$, in a 5wt% $CoO_x/TiO_2$ catalyst after calcination at different temperatures has been characterized via scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements to verify our earlier model associated with $CO_3O_4$ nanoparticles present in the catalyst, and laboratory-synthesized $Co_nTiO_{n+2}$ chemicals have been employed to directly measure their activity profiles for CO oxidation at $100^{\circ}C$. SEM measurements with the synthetic $CoTiO_3$ and $CO_2TiO_4$ gave the respective tetragonal and rhombohedral morphology structures, in good agreement with the earlier XRD results. Weak Raman peaks at 239, 267 and 336 $cm^{-1}$ appeared on 5wt% $CoO_x/TiO_2$ after calcination at $570^{\circ}C$ but not on the catalyst calcined at $450^{\circ}C$, and these peaks were observed for the $Co_nTiO_{n+2}$ compounds, particularly $CoTiO_3$. All samples of the two cobalt titanate possessed O ls XPS spectra comprised of strong peaks at $530.0{\pm}0.1$ eV with a shoulder at a 532.2-eV binding energy. The O ls structure at binding energies near 530.0 eV was shown for a sample of 5 wt% $CoO_x/TiO_2$, irrespective to calcination temperature. The noticeable difference between the catalyst calcined at 450 and $570^{\circ}C$ is the 532.2 eV shoulder which was indicative of the formation of the $Co_nTiO_{n+2}$ compounds in the catalyst. No long-life activity maintenance of the synthetic $Co_nTiO_{n+2}$ compounds for CO oxidation at $100^{\circ}C$ was a good vehicle to strongly sup port the reason why the supported $CoO_x$ catalyst after calcination at $570^{\circ}C$ had been practically inactive for the oxidation reaction in our previous study; consequently, the earlier proposed model for the $CO_3O_4$ nanoparticles existing with the catalyst following calcination at different temperatures is very consistent with the characterization results and activity measurements with the cobalt titanates.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.1073-1081
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• 2000

가시광 영역에서 투명한 $TiO_2$ 졸을 이용하여 수중 humic acid의 광분해 특성을 고찰하였다. $TiO_2$ 졸은 $TiCl_4$ 용액의 가수분해 침전물인 $TiO(OH)_2$를 $H_2O_2$와 반응시켜 titanium peroxo solution (TPS)을 제조한 후, 이 용액을 온도와 시간의 함수로 열처리하여 제조하였다. Humic acid의 광분해를 위하여 사용된 졸의 적정 농도는 100ppm 전 후이었으며, photoluminescence(PL)를 이용하여 결정되었다. $TiO_2$ 졸의 humic acid에 대한 광촉매 효능은 TPS를 $100^{\circ}C$에서 12시간 이상 열처리한 졸을 이용할 때 가장 높았으며, 상용되고 있는 Degussa P25 보다 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 상용의 분말로부터 유도된 현탁 반응은 처리수가 $TiO_2$로 인해 높은 탁도를 나타내는 반면, TPS로부터 유래한 졸은 거의 탁도를 나타내지 않고 높은 투명성을 보였다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.198-206
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• 2015

목적: 다양한 크기의 마이크로그루브가 형성된 티타늄 표면에 열산화 처리를 한 복합 표면의 표면특성을 규명하고, 인간치주인대세포 배양 시 표면에 따른 다양한 세포행동들간 차이와 상관관계를 분석하고자 하였다. 재료 및 방법: Grade II 티타늄 디스크를 시편으로 제작하였다. 포토리소그라피를 이용하여 티타늄 시편의 마이크로그루브 크기를 폭/깊이 $0/0{{\mu}m}$, $15/3.5{{\mu}m}$, $30/10{{\mu}m}$, $60/10{{\mu}m}$로 각각 형성하였다. 평활한 티타늄 표면인 대조군(ST)을 제외한 모든 실험군(ST/TO, Gr15-TO, Gr30-TO, Gr60-TO)에 $700^{\circ}C$에서 3시간동안 열산화 처리하고, 주사현미경 사진을 사용하여 표면특성을 평가하였다. 인간치주인대세포를 배양한 후 BrdU (Bromdeoxyuridine) 실험, 알칼리성 인산가수분해효소 활성 실험, 세포외 칼슘 침착 실험을 통해 세포접착, 세포분화 및 골광화를 평가하였다. 통계분석으로는 일요인분산분석과 피어슨상관관계분석(SPSS version 17.0)을 사용하였다. 결과: 열산화를 동반한 마이크로그루브가 형성된 실험군(Gr15-TO, Gr30-TO, Gr60-TO)들은 평활한 대조군(ST)과 단순 열산화 처리 실험군(ST-TO)에 비하여 BrdU 실험, 알칼리성 인산가수분해효소 활성 실험, 세포 외 칼슘 침착 실험 모두에서 유의하게 증가된 활성도를 나타내었다. 특히, Gr60-TO군은 대조군 및 Gr15-TO, Gr30-TO, Gr60-TO 군 등에 비해 가장 증진된 세포접착 및 골아세포분화/골광화를 나타냈다. 결론: 본 연구의 한계 내에서, 열산화 처리 및 마이크로그루브 복합 티타늄 표면은 골아세포분화에 효과적 방법임이 확인되었다. 본 연구에서 규명 된 적정한 마이크로그루브 크기와 열산화 처리 조건은 마이크로그루브-열산화 복합 표면 티타늄 임플란트 개발의 기초 확립에 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.80-87
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• 1985

고온에서 화학적역안정성 및 기계적안정성의 섬유구조를 갖기 위해 lithim complex gellant로 정한 지방산과 $LiOH\cdot H_2O$ 및 boric acid의 이차연속검화반응으로 lithium dual complex 그리이스를 합성하였다. complex gellant의 양은 14%(NLGI 2호)가 적정량이었으며, 특히 castor wax를 1.5% 첨가했을때 이상적인 성능을 나타냈다. 이렇게 합성한 그리이스의 유분리성, 산화안정성, 내수성, 혼화안정성, 극압 및 내마모성은 ASTM 및 KS 방법에 준해 시험하였으며, 매우 우수한 특성을 지녔음을 알았다.