• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.863-869
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• 2001

A systematic study of microbial fuel cells comprised of alkalophilic Bacillus sp. B-31 has been carried out under various operating conditions. A significant amount of electricity was generated when redox mediators were used. Among the phenothiazine-type redox dyes tested, azure A was found to be the most effective both in maintaining a high cell voltage and for the long-term operation. The maximum efficiency was and for the long-term operation. The maximum efficiency was obtained at ca. $50^{\circ}C$ giving an open circuit voltage of 0.7V. A small change in temperature did not significantly affect the cell performance, but a rapid decrease in performance was observed below $20^{\circ}C$ and above $70^{\circ}C$. It was noticeable that fuel cell efficiency and discharge pattern depended strongly on the carbon source used in the initial culture medium. Regardless of the initial carbon sources, only glucose and trehalose were utilized as substrates. Galactose, however, was not substantially utilized except when galactose was used in the initial medium. Glucose, in particular, showed $87\%$ coulombic efficiency, which was the highest value ever reported, when Bacillus sp. was cultured in a maltose-containing medium. This study demonstrates that highly efficient microbial fuel cells can be constructed with alkalophilic microorganisms by fine-tuning the operating conditions and by carefully selecting carbon sources in the initial culture medium.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.360-364
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• 2000

유지에 존재하는 linoleic acid의 전기화학적 산화/환원으로부터 속도론적 인자를 예측하고, 시간 변화에 대한 산패 정도를 조사하였다. Linoleic acid의 전기 화학적 산화환원 반응은 비가역적이고, 확산지배적으로 진행됨을 알 수 있고, 주사속도에 따른 결과로부터 확산계수 $D_{o}$ 는 2.61$\times$$10^{-6}$이고, 속도상수 $K^{o}$ 는 9.79$\times$$10^{-11}$로 주어짐을 예측하였다. 또한 linoleic acid의 산화반응 영역과 환원반응 영역에서 작업전극의 선택도가 달라짐을 볼 수 있다. 대기중 방치시간에 따른 시험 결과 방치한 지 4일을 전후로 산화 peak가 최대값으로 주어졌다. 특정 Peak에서 일정전위 전기분해 한 후 전기분해 생성물을 분석한 결과 carbonyl group이 생성됨을 예측할 수 있었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2005

The catalytic activity of precious metals(Rh, Pd, Pt) and nickel catalysts supported on ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3\;and\;CeO_2$ in the partial combustion of methane(PCM) to syngas was investigated based on the product distribution in a fixed bed now reactor under atmospheric condition and also on analysis results by SEM, XPS, TPD, BET, and XRD. The activity of the catalysts based on the syngas yield increased in the sequence $Rh(5)/CeO_2{\geq}Ni(5)/CeO_2>>Rh(5)/Al_2O_3>Pd(5)/Al_2O_3>Ni(5)/Al_2O_3$. Compared to the precious catalysts, the syngas yield and stability of the $Ni(5)/CeO_2$ catalyst were almost similar to $(5)/CeO_2$ catalyst, and superior to these of any other catalysts. The syngas yield of $Ni(5)/CeO_2$ catalyst was 90.66% at 1023 K. It could be suggested to be the redox cycle of the successive reaction and formation of active site, $Ni^{2-}$ and the lattice oxygen, $O^{2-}$ produced due to reduction of $Ce^{4-}$ to $Ce^{3-}$.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.14-18
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• 2003

Grafting of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) upon coralline hydroxyapatite in conjugation with demineralized bone matrix (CHA-DBM) using equal molar ratio of potassium persulfate/sodium metabisulfite redox initiating system was investigated in aqueous medium. The optimum reaction condition was standardized by varying the concentrations of backbone, monomer, initiator, temperature and time. The results obtained imply that the percent grafting was found to increase initially and then decrease in most of the cases. The optimum temperature and time were found to be 50 $^{\circ}C$ and 180 min, respectively, to obtain higher grafting yield. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) method were employed for the proof of grafting. The FT-IR spectrum of grafted CHA-DBM showed epoxy groups at 905 and 853 $cm^{-1}$ / and ester carbonyl group at 1731 $cm^{-1}$ / of poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) in addition to the characteristic absorptions of CHA-DBM, which provides evidence of the grafting. The XRD results clearly indicated that the crystallographic structure of the grafted CHA-DBM has not changed due to the grafting reaction. Further, no phase transformation was detected by the XRD analysis, which suggests that the PGMA is grafted only on the surface of CHA-DBM backbone. The grafted CHA-DBM will have better functionality because of their surface modification and hence they may be more useful in coupling of therapeutic agents through epoxy groups apart from being used as osteogenic material.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.198-207
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• 1999

시화호 내 5개 정점에서 채취한 주상시료들을 지화학적으로 분석하여 시화방조제 건설이후 퇴적환경 및 중금속오염에 대해 연구하였다. 시화호내 퇴적환경은 유기물의 C/N비와 C/S비에 의해 무산소환경, 산화환경, 그리고 두 환경이 공존하는 지역으로 세분되었다. 산화환원환경을 지배하는 요인은 수심과 퇴적물의 공급차인것으로 사료된다. 주상시료에서 분석된 지화학적 원소중 Mn-U-Mo간의 상관관계는 각 정점간의 산화 환원환경의 지시자로 사용이 가능하다. 주상시료들의 Al과 Ti 함량은 퇴적물특성에 의해 구분되며, 5개 중금속(Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn 및 Pb)함량은 중금속에 의한 오염정도를 지시한다. 중금속의 상대적 함량은 방조제에 가까운 시화호 중심부분에서 보다 안산-반월공단에 가까운 지역에서 높게 축적되어 있다. 특히 주상시료의 표층퇴적물은 시화호 중앙부보다 시화-반월공단쪽이 약 2-8배 정도로 중금속축적이 높다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.10-19
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• 2012

The aim of this study was to examine chemical and isotopic compositions of groundwater and lake water near an area contaminated by petroleum and to evaluate influence of petroleum on them during the period from March to August 2011. In dry season, $Ca^{2+}$ and $SO{_4}^{2-}$ were dominant in the groundwater and lake water and $Ca^{2+}$ and $HCO{_3}^-$ were significant in wet season. ${\delta}^{18}O$ and ${\delta}D$ of the groundwater and lake water were plotted near LMWL (${\delta}D=8.06{\delta}^{18}O+12.5$). ${\delta}^{18}O$ and ${\delta}D$ of the lake water did not show seasonal variation. However, ${\delta}^{18}O$ and ${\delta}D$ of the groundwater were enriched in wet season compared with those in dry season because of influence of small ponds around wells where evaporation losses were slightly experienced. Redox condition of most lake water was oxidation environment in contact with the atmosphere during the study period. However, redox condition of groundwater was transitional environment in dry season and oxidation environment in wet season because of influence of contaminant such as petroleum. In some groundwater, the concentrations of $NO{_3}^-$ in some groundwater were less than 1 mg/L because of denitrification. Also, $NO{_3}^-$ showed positive correlation with $SO{_4}^{2-}$ and weak negative correlation with $HCO{_3}^-$, because of influence of denitrification.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 W시에 있는 비위생매립지 주변의 지하수질 약 2년간 관측하고 그 결과를 평가하였다. 주요관심 인자는 산화환원조건에 민감한 pH, 용존산소, 전기전도도, 산화환원전위, 용존 유기탄소, 암모니아, 질산성질소 및 황산이온 등이다. 본 매립지는 생활쓰레기 매립지로 매립종료 약 10년이 경과하였다. 매립지 침출수는 COD 136${\sim}$263 mg/L, T-N 121${\sim}$186 mg/L, NH3-N 14${\sim}$369 mg/L이며, 계절적 변동이 크게 나타났다. 매립지 직하부 지하수는 약산성을 띄나 전기전도도가 매우 높아 침출수 누출의 영향을 나타내었다. 염소이온의 경우 200 mg/L 이상으로 높으나 거리가 멀어짐에 따라 점차 감소하였는데 확산 및 희석 등의 자연저감효과가 큰 것으로 사료된다. 매립지 내부에서는 산화 환원전위가 음의 값을 보이나 하부에서는 350 mV까지 증가하여 혐기성환경에서 산화환경으로의 전이를 나타내었다. 암모니아는 가장 우려되는 지하수질 인자인데 대부분의 관측정에서 크게 부화되어 있으며, 먹는물 수질기준을 상회하였다. 본 매립지 하부의 오염지하수질은 시공간적으로 자연저감 현상이 뚜렷하나 지속적인 수질모니터링이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1471-1477
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• 2012

Carotenoids produced by non-photosynthetic bacteria protect organisms against lethal photodynamic reactions and scavenge oxygenic radicals. However, the carotenoid produced by Gordonia alkanivorans SKF120101 is coupled to reducing power generation. SKF120101 selectively produces carotenoid under light conditions. The growth yield of SKF120101 cultivated under light conditions was higher than that under dark condition. In the cyclic voltammetry, both upper and lower voltammograms for neutral red (NR) immobilized in intact cells of SKF120101 were not shifted in the condition without external redox sources but were commonly shifted downward by glucose addition and light. Electric current generation in a biofuel cell system (BFCS) catalyzed by harvested cells of SKF120101 was higher under light than dark condition. The ratio of electricity generation to glucose consumption by SKF120101 cultivated in BFCS was higher under light than dark condition. The carotenoid produced by SKF120101 catalyzes production of reducing power from light energy, first evaluated by the electrochemical technique used in this research.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.223-233
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• 2010

세포외 중합체(EPS)의 존재 유무에 따라 Pseudomonas aeruginosa가 용존 비소, 크롬, 우라늄의 흡착 및 산화상태의 변화에 미치는 영향을 회분식 실험을 통해 조사하였다. 배양한 미생물의 표면을 세척한 것과 세척하지 않은 것으로 구분하여 무영양 상태에서 1.1 mg/L의 As(V)와 Cr(VI), 0.5 mg/L의 U(VI)와 반응시키며 시간에 따라 각각의 총 용존 함량과 산화상태 변화를 측정하였다. As(V)의 경우 EPS 존재 여부와 관계없이 흡착은 발생하지 않았으나 EPS가 보존된 박테리아는 As(V)의 약 60%를 As(III)로 환원하였다. 표면을 세척하지 않은 박테리아는 총 용존 크롬의 45%를 제거하였으며 잔류된 용존 크롬의 64%를 Cr(III)로 환원하였다. 우라늄의 경우, 박테리아 표면을 세척하지 않았을 때 U(VI)의 약 80% 이상이 용액으로부터 제거되었다. 이러한 원소 환원은 박테리아가 분비한 EPS 자체의 환원 능력 또는 EPS로부터 보호받아 생육성이 보존된 박테리아의 해독성 환원에 의한 것으로 여겨진다. 이 연구 결과는 자연 환경에서 대부분 바이오필름 상태로 존재하는 미생물이 비소, 크롬, 우라늄의 산화상태 및 이동도 조절에 지대한 영향을 미칠 수도 있음을 의미한다.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국연소학회 2004년도 제28회 KOSCO SYMPOSIUM 논문집
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• pp.37-41
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• 2004

Quenching phenomena is one of major concern in development of millimeter or sub-millimeter scale micro combustor for the size of the combustor is near extinction condition. In this work we focused on the effect of combustor wall condition that was parameterized by Perovskite LSC($La_{0.8}$$Sr_{0.2}$$CoO_3$) redox catalyst. The experiment was done by variable gap-width 2D wall equipment. The flame was produced by premixed methane-air jet issuing from millimeter-scale slot burner and it propagated through the narrow gap of the walls. By comparison of flame behaviour near catalyst-coated wall and simple glass wall, we investigated the effect of possible surface reaction on quenching phenomena. The flame between two plates was observed where the gap of the plates was reduced stepwise from 20mm to a distance of quenching occurrence. The two flames with and without surface modification were almost same by observation. But the gap for the occurrence of quenching was increased between catalyst-coated wall. So we concluded that surface reaction close to combustor wall has a negative effect on micro combustion.