• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.158-161
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• 1987

A Series of hydrophilic-hydrophobic copolymeric surfaces of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and various alkyl methacrylate (RMA) have been prepared by in-situ solution copolymerization using a redox radical initiator. Contact angles of various probing fluids on the polymeric surfaces were determined in air (hydrophobic environment) and under water (hydrophilic environment). From contact angle data, the dispersive interaction contribution (${\gamma}^d_s$) and the polar contribution (${\gamma}^p_s$) to the total surface free energy (${\gamma}^d_s$) and interfacial energetic quantities (e.g., water-polymer, liquid-polymer interface, etc.) were estimated by surface and interface physicochemical theory. From the comparison of surface energetic components between hydrophobic and hydrophilic media, it is found that surface and interface energetic components of polymeric surface as a representative low-energy surface are highly dependent on environmental fluids. Also, from the correlation between interfacial energetic results and surface energetic criterion of biocompatibility, we found that HEMA/BMA, HEMA/HMA copolymer systems are in the region of biocompatibility.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.129-138
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• 2013

최근 들어 안정된 수자원 확보를 위해 하천수를 강변의 충적층을 통과시켜 취수하는 강변 여과수 개발이 각광을 받고 있다. 지표수 및 지하수와 반응하는 주변 충적층 퇴적물에 존재하는 철은 강변 여과 후 양수정을 통해 얻어지는 지하수의 수질을 결정하는 데 매우 중요한 요소이다. 본 연구에서는 퇴적물-지하수-지표수의 상호 작용에 의한 철 화학종의 존재 변화를 알아보기 위해 창원시 대산면 낙동강변의 강변여과 부지에서 채취한 대수층 퇴적물 내에 존재하는 철 함유량을 퇴적물 심도 및 입자 크기에 따라 다양한 화학적 철 추출법을 통해 비교하였다. 실험 결과는 전체적으로 지표로부터 20 m 부근까지는 2가철 및 총 철 함량이 전체적으로 감소하다 20 m 깊이 이하에서는 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 육안으로 관찰되는 퇴적물 색깔이 지시하는 산화/환원 환경 특성과도 일치하였다. 한편, 퇴적물의 모래 부분보다 미사/점토 부분에서 추출법에 따라 2~10배의 철이 추출되었다. 그리고, 다양한 추출법 중 DCB 용액에 의해 가장 많은 철이 추출되었다. 이와 같은 다양한 철 분석법으로 추출되는 철 함량 특성은 퇴적물 내에서 철의 용해 및 침전을 결정짓는 심도에 따른 산화/환원 조건의 좋은 지시자로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.373-381
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• 2006

The catalytic combustion of toluene was investigated on the Cu-Mn oxide catalysts prepared by the deposition-precipitation method. Experiment of toluene combustion was performed with a fixed bed flow reactor in the temperature range of $100{\sim}280^{\circ}C$. Among the catalysts, 1.29Cu/Mn showed the most activity at $260^{\circ}C$. The deposition-precipitation method may be showed the potential to enhance the activity of catalysts. The catalysts were characterized by BET, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. On the basis of catalyst characterization data, the results showed that the surface of catalysts by deposition-precipitation method had uniform distribution and smaller particle size, which enhanced the reduction capability of catalysts. The XRD results showed that $Cu_{1.5}Mn_{1.5}O_{4}$ spinel phase was made by deposition-precipitation method, and increased catalyst activity and redox characteristic. It was assumed that the reduction step of $Cu_{1.5}Mn_{1.5}O_{4}$ spinel phase progressed $Cu_{1.5}Mn_{1.5}O_{4}\;to\;CuMnO_{2},\;and\;Cu_{2}O\;to\;CuMn_{2}O_{4}\;and\;Cu$.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.179-183
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• 2015

In this study, we propose a catalyst structure including enzyme and metal nano rod for glucose sensing. In the catalyst structure, glucose oxidase (GOx) and gold nano rod (GNR) are alternatingly immobilized on the surface of carbon nanotube (CNT), while poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) is inserted in between the GOx and GNR to fortify their bonding and give them opposite polarization ($[GOx/GNR]_nPEI/CNT$). To investigate the impact of $[GOx/GNR]_nPEI/CNT$ on glucose sensing, some electrochemical measurements are carried out. Initially, their optimal layer is determined by using cyclic voltammogram and as a result of that, it is proved that $[GOx/GNR/PEI]_2/CNT$ is the best layer. Its glucose sensitivity is $13.315{\mu}AmM^{-1}cm^{-2}$. When it comes to the redox reaction mechanism of flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) within $[GOx/GNR/PEI]_2/CNT$, (i) oxygen plays a mediator role in moving electrons and protons generated by glucose oxidation reaction to those for the reduction reaction of FAD and (ii) glucose does not affect the redox reaction of FAD. It is also recognized that the $[GOx/GNR/PEI]_3/CNT$ is limited to the surface reaction and the reaction is quasi-reversible.

• Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.2421-2429
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• 2018

Thiol-based self-assembled anchor linked to glucose oxidase (GOx) and gold nanoparticle (GNP) cluster is suggested to enhance the performance of glucose biosensor. By the adoption of thiol-based anchors, the activity of biocatalyst consisting of GOx, GNP, polyethyleneimine (PEI) and carbon nanotube (CNT) is improved because they play a crucial role in preventing the leaching out of GOx. They also promote electron collection and transfer, and this is due to a strong hydrophobic interaction between the active site of GOx and the aromatic ring of anchor, while the effect is optimized with the use of thiophenol anchor due to its simple configuration. Based on that, it is quantified that by the adoption of thiophenol as anchor, the current density of flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) redox reaction increases about 42%, electron transfer rate constant ($k_s$) is $9.1{\pm}0.1s^{-1}$ and the value is 26% higher than that of catalyst that does not use the anchor structure.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2005

Electrochemical control of the metabolic flux of W. kimchii sk10 on glucose and pyruvate was studied. The growing cell of W. kimchii sk10 produced 87.4 mM lactate, 69.3 mM ethanol, and 4.9mM lactate from 83.1mM glucose under oxidation condition of the anode compartment, but 98.9 mM lactate, 84.3mM ethanol, and 0.2 mM acetate were produced from 90.8 mM glucose under reduction condition of the cathode compartment for 24 h, respectively. The resting cell of W. kimchii sk10 produced 15.9 mM lactate and 15.2 mM acetate from 32.1 mM pyruvate under oxidation condition of the anode compartment, and 71.3 mM lactate and 3.8 mM acetate from 79.8mM pyruvate under reduction condition of the cathode compartment. The redox balance (NADH/$NAD^+$) of metabolites electrochemically produced from pyruvate was 1.05 and 18.76 under oxidation and reduction conditions, respectively. On the basis of these results, we suggest that the neutral red (NR) immobilized in bacterial membrane can function as an electron channel for the electron transfer between electrode and cytoplasm without dissipation of membrane potential, and that the bacterial fermentation of W. kimchii sk10 can be shifted to oxidized or reduced pathways by the electrochemical oxidation or reduction, respectively.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제3권5호
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• pp.198-208
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• 2004

Although there has been no general agreement on the mechanism of primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC) as one of major degradation modes of Ni-base alloys in pressurized water reactors (PWR's), common postulation derived from previous studies is that the damage to the alloy substrate can be related to mass transport characteristics and/or repair properties of overlaid oxide film. Recently, it was shown that the oxide film structure and PWSCC initiation time as well as crack growth rate were systematically varied as a function of dissolved hydrogen concentration in high temperature water, supporting the postulation. In order to understand how the oxide film composition can vary with water chemistry, this study was conducted to characterize oxide films on Alloy 600 by an in-situ Raman spectroscopy. Based on both experimental and thermodynamic prediction results, Ni/NiO thermodynamic equilibrium condition was defined as a function of electrochemical potential and temperature. The results agree well with Attanasio et al.'s data by contact electrical resistance measurements. The anomalously high PWSCC growth rate consistently observed in the vicinity of Ni/NiO equilibrium is then attributed to weak thermodynamic stability of NiO. Redox-induced phase transition between Ni metal and NiO may undermine the integrity of NiO and enhance presumably the percolation of oxidizing environment through the oxide film, especially along grain boundaries. The redox-induced grain boundary oxide degradation mechanism has been postulated and will be tested by using the in-situ Raman facility.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.553-565
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• 2002

본 연구는 시흥 동연아연 및 나주 덕음 금은 폐광산 주변 오염 논토양을 대상으로 시기별 중금속의 수직적 분포 및 함량변화를 실내 microcosm실험을 통하여 조사하였으며 산화환원 환경 변화에 따른 중금속의 지구화학적 거동 양상을 평가하고자 하였다. 두 지역의 원 논토양은 광물학적 구성, 중금속 함량 및 pH와 같은 지구화학적 특성이 차이를 나타내었으며 특히 덕음에서 상대적으로 낮은 중금속 함량에 비해 높은 교환성 형태의 비율로 중금속 용출이 높을 것으로 예상되었다. 18주의 침수기간동안 microcosm토양 상하부는 산화환원 환경 차이를 유지하였으며 pH의 경우 시흥의 상하부 토양 및 덕음의 하부 토양에서는 중성-알칼리성을 유지하였으나 덕음 상부는 3.2-3.8의 강산성을 나타내었다. 용존 Fe, Mn은 상부에 비해 하부에서 높은 농도를 보여 환원성 용해현상에 의한 용출거동을 나타내었다. Pb 및 Zn는 산화환경인 상부에서 그 용출이 높게 나타나며 pH가 높은 시흥의 경우 상층수/토양 경계면에 철 및 망간이 풍부한 층이 형성되고 중금속의 이동을 억제하는 트랩역할을 하여 용출정도가 낮았다. 반면 pH가 낮은 덕읍에서는 원 토양의 상대적으로 낮은 중금속 함량에 비해 그 용출정도가 높았으며 침수 및 배수의 시기별 화학적 존재 형태의 변화도 나타났다. 강산성의 논토양에서는 침수기에 토양 상층부에서 벼작물의 중금속 흡수도가 증가할 수 있으며 배수후에는 교환성 형태의 증가로 역시 그 흡수도가 높아질 것으로 예상된다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.631-638
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• 2022

Microgrid, which enables the production and consumption of electricity to be done independently on a small scale, has been studied on one of the solutions of reinforcement for flexibility of electronic system. This study examined the application effect of new microgrid by applying hybrid battery in electric power storage device. We designed the system to highlight the advantage of each battery and complement the disadvantage by using hybrid system with Lithium-ion battery and interval Redox flow battery. It runs with lithium-ion battery during the initial startup while the Redox flow battery operates for a long time at the end of excessive period, and it enables a discharge of Lithium-ion and Redox flow battery at the same time when the load has a large output. We chose Maldives as a subject of this study for organizing and optimizing independent microgrid. Maldives is the country to accomplish 100% domestic electricity in South Asia, but the whole electric power is supplied through diesel generation imported fossil fuel. We organized and optimized microgrid for energy independence on Malahini island to solve Maldives energy cost problem and global energy environment matters. We analyzed the daily power supply and accumulated the power supply from September 18, 2018~February 11, 2019. The accumulated power supply was about 120.4 MWh and the daily power supply was about 800~1000 kWh. Based on the collected information, we divided the cases into three models which are only diesel generator, solar generator as well as diesel generator, and solar+ESS+diesel generator. We analyzed the amount of oil consumption compared to the cost of construction and power output. The result showed that solar+ESS+diesel generator was most economically feasible. As well, we obtained that our considering hybrid battery system reduced the fuel consumption for diesel power generation about 10~15%.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제25권2_spc호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2020

Monitoring and assessing terminal electron accepting processes (TEAPs) are one of the most important steps to remediate contaminated sites via various in-situ techniques. TEAPs are a part of the microbial respiration reactions. Microorganisms gain energy from these reactions and reduces pollutants. Monitoring TEAPs enables us to predict degradability of contaminants and degradation rates. In many countries, TEAPs have been used for characterization of field sites and management of groundwater wells. For instance, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided strategies for groundwater quality and well management by applying TEAPs monitoring. Denmark has also constructed TEAPs map of local unit area to develop effective groundwater managing system, particularly to predict and assess nitrogen contamination. In case of Korea, although detailed soil survey and groundwater contamination assessment have been employed, site investigation guidelines using TEAPs have not been established yet. To better define TEAPs in subsurface environments, multiple indicators including ion concentrations, isotope compositions and contaminant degradation byproducts must be assessed. Furthermore, dissolved hydrogen concentrations are regarded as significant evidence of TEAPs occurring in subsurface environment. This review study introduces optimal sampling techniques of groundwater and dissolved hydrogen, and further discuss how to assess TEAPs in contaminated subsurface environments according to several contamination scenarios.