• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.15-24
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• 2009

The effect of low doses of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation on morphology changes of cell has been studied based on the observation of the cell length. It was shown that UV-irradiated cell has different behavior in comparison with non-irradiated cell. From the histogram of cell-length distribution, it was confirmed that cell cycle of non irradiated cell was 28 hours, and that cell cycle of irradiated cell with dose of $20\;Jm^{-2}$ was delayed (39 hours), while irradiated cell with $40\;Jm^{-2}$ and $60\;Jm^{-2}$ did not divide and kept growing continuously. It was supposed that in case of $20\;Jm^{-2}$ of irradiation dose, the cell cycle was delayed because the checkpoint worked in order to repair DNA damage induced by generation of pyrimidine dimer, reactive oxygen species and so on. It was also supposed that in case of $40\;Jm^{-2}$ and $60\;Jm^{-2}$ of irradiation dose, overgrowth was induced because the checkpoint was not worked well. The morphology of overgrown cell was similar to that of normally senescent cell. Therefore, it was considered that cell senescence was accelerated by UV irradiation with irradiation doses of $40\;Jm^{-2}$ and $60\;Jm^{-2}$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1865-1875
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• 2018

Enhanced application of solid-state fermentation (SSF) in industrial production and the influence of SSF of Rhizopus K1 on glucoamylase productivity were analyzed using the flat band method. A growth model was implemented through SSF of Rhizopus K1 in this experiment, and spectrophotometric method was used to determine glucoamylase activity. Results showed that in bran and potato culture medium with 70% moisture in a loose state, ${\mu}$ of mycelium reached to $0.15h^{-1}$ after 45 h of culture in a thermostatic water bath incubator at $30^{\circ}C$. Under a low-magnification microscope, mycelial cells appeared uniform, bulky with numerous branches, and were not easily ruptured. The generated glucoamylase activity reached to 55 U/g (dry basis). This study has good utilization value for glucoamylase production by Rhizopus in SSF.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.1037-1040
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• 2019

For the past 50 years, graphite has been widely used as a moderator, reflector and fuel matrix in different kinds of gas-cooled reactors. Resulting in approximately 250,000 metric tons of irradiated graphite waste. One of the most significant long-lived radioisotope from graphite reactors is carbon-14 ($^{14}C$) with a half-life of 5730 years, this makes it a huge concern for deep geologic disposal of nuclear graphite (NG). Considering the lifecycle of NG a number of waste management options have been developed, mainly focused on the achievement the radiological requirements for disposal. The existing approaches for recycling depend on the cost to be economically viable. In this new study, an affordable process to remove $^{14}C$ has been proposed using samples taken from the Nuclear Power Plant in Latina (Italy) which have been used to investigate the capability of organic and inorganic solvents in removing $^{14}C$ from exfoliated nuclear graphite, with the aim to design a practicable approach to obtain graphite for recycling or/and safety disposed as L& LLW.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.162-178
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• 2015

Petroleum based fossil fuels used to power most processes today are non-renewable fuels. This means that once used, they cannot be reproduced for a very long time. The maximum combustion of fossil fuels occurs in automobiles i.e. the vehicles we drive every day. Thus, there is a requirement to shift from these non-renenewable sources of energy to sources that are renewable and environment friendly. This is causing the need to shift towards more environmentally-sustainable transport fuels, preferably derived from biomass, such as biodiesel blends. These blends can be made from oils that are available in abundance or as waste e.g. waste cooking oil, animal fat, oil from seeds, oil from algae etc. Waste Cooking Oil(WCO) is a waste product and so, converting it into a transportation fuel is considered highly environmentally sustainable. Keeping this in mind, a life cycle assessment (LCA) was performed to evaluate the environmental implications of replacing diesel fuel with WCO biodiesel blends in a regular Diesel engine. This study uses Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to determine the environmental outcomes of biodiesel from WCO in terms of global warming potential, life cycle energy efficiency (LCEE) and fossil energy ratio (FER) using the life cycle inventory and the openLCA software, version 1.3.4: 2007 - 2013 GreenDelta. This study resulted in the conclusion that the biodiesel production process from WCO in particular is more environmentally sustainable as compared to the preparation of diesel from raw oil, also taking into account the combustion products that are released into the atmosphere as exhaust emissions.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.305-320
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• 2017

Limited quantity and non-uniform distribution of fossil fuel over the world, along with the environmental concerns of increasing $CO_2$ emissions, indicate that gradual and planned switchover to the sustainable energy sources is the need of the day. Ocean energy is well-distributed over the coasts, abundant, renewable and available in the form of wave energy, tidal energy and thermal energy. India has gathered precious experience from the pilot plants utilizing these methods over the last few years. One of the main constraints is deemed to be the grid connectivity. Time has come to transform this limitation into opportunity. Ocean power can be a very suitable option for the coastal belts and the islands. Implementation of this concept would require large-scale industry participation along with favourable government policies in the coming years. This article attempts a review of the ocean energy initiatives in India and proposes a roadmap for the future.

• 에너지공학
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2015

본 논문은 수요 자원으로 활용이 가능한 조명제어 시스템을 연구하였다. 기존의 조명제어 알고리즘은 에너지수요에 관계 없이 에너지량을 절감하거나 수요자원으로 활용하기 위하여 수용가의 불편을 감수하면서 강제적으로 조명을 차단하는 알고리즘을 사용하고 있다 이 논문에서는 사용자의 근무 괘적성을 유지하면서도 수요자원으로서 활용이 가능한 새로운 조명제어 알고리즘을 제시하고, 시뮬레이션을 통하여 유용성을 검증하였다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.1053-1063
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 자원과 에너지를 후손들까지 이용 가능하도록 확보하며 개발하는 지속가능개발 개념을 바탕으로 콘크리트구조기준을 만족시키면서 철근콘크리트 보의 내재에너지와 이산화탄소 배출량을 최적화 할 수 있는 지속가능 설계법을 제시한다. 극한하중을 견딜 수 있는 휨강도를 얻기 위한 콘크리트구조기준의 요구조건을 구속조건으로 설정하고 내재에너지와 이산화탄소 배출량을 목적함수로 하는 최적화 단면설계를 수행했다. 지속가능 설계법은 건설재료의 생산, 구조물의 건설 관리 해체시 소비되는 내재에너지와 이산화탄소 배출량을 최소화할 수 있는 방안으로 활용될 수 있다. 실제 철근콘크리트 보를 대상으로 내재에너지와 이산화탄소 배출량을 최적화하여 얻은 단면과 공사비를 최적화하여 얻은 단면을 비교한 결과, 약 10% 정도의 비용증가를 통해 내재에너지와 이산화탄소 배출량을 각각 20% 정도와 35% 정도까지 감소할 수 있음을 보였다. 결과적으로 지속가능 설계법은 기존의 공사비 최소화를 근간으로 하는 강도설계법을 유지하면서 경제성과 지속가능성을 동시에 확보할 수 있는 설계수단을 제공해주며, 추후 보다 다양한 구조물의 설계로 확장될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.265-274
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• 2017

본 연구는 콘크리트 구조설계기준을 만족시키면서 내재에너지와 이산화탄소 배출량을 최적화할 수 있는 철근 콘크리트 기둥에 대한 지속가능 설계법을 제시한다. 지속가능 설계법은 기존의 비용절감 중심의 강도설계법에서 벗어나 철근 콘크리트 구조물의 환경 및 에너지 소비에 대한 부하를 최소화할 수 있게 해준다. 철근 콘크리트 기둥의 파괴모드는 가해지는 축력과 휨의 비율에 따라 인장지배와 압축지배로 나누어지기 때문에 각각의 지배모드에 대한 최적화 해석을 수행하였다. 다양한 단면형상과 철근량에 대해 비용, 내재에너지, 이산화탄소 배출량을 최적화시킨 단면을 산출하고 그 특성을 비교 분석하였다. 최적화 해석결과에 대한 분석을 통해 비용을 약 10% 증가시킬 때 내재에너지는 약 25% 그리고 이산화탄소 배출량은 약 55%까지 감소시킬 수 있음을 보였다. 특히, 기둥이 인장지배 상태인 경우 압축지배 상태인 경우보다 내재에너지와 이산화탄소 배출량을 더 큰 폭으로 감소시킬 수 있음을 보였다. 결과적으로 지속가능 설계법은 비용의 최소화 외에도 강도설계법에서 고려하지 않았던 내재에너지나 이산화탄소 배출량을 감소 또는 최적화하는 설계를 가능케 하여 지속가능개발의 개념을 철근 콘크리트 구조물 설계에 도입할 수 있도록 해주는 것을 확인하였다.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.50-60
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• 2021

This study investigated the reference case in the UK where legality and sustainability were systematically established for forest biomass represented by wood pellets. The UK is the country that best utilizes the trade value of wood pellets based on sustainability, with bioenergy accounting for 31% of total renewable energy production. The UK imported wood pellet, estimated 8,697 thousand tons in 2019. The UK government has continuously improved the renewable generation policy system to ensure the sustainability of wood pellets. The weighted average greenhouse gas emissions of a UK biomass power plant that received a Renewable Obligation Certificate (ROC) in 2018-19 was 26.71 gCO2e/MJ. These power plants are expected to meet the upper limit of 72.2 gCO2e/MJ by 2025. To issue an ROC, the biomass power plant must demonstrate that 70% of its total biofuel usage is sustainable. The UK uses the Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) certification system, which is gradually expanding to other European countries, to prove the sustainability of biomass energy fuels. Global wood pellet production with SBP certification in 2019 was 10.5 Mt. This trend has significant implications for introducing additional sustainability into the wood pellet policy of South Korea.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.208-212
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• 2018

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology has been attractive since it can not only treat organic waste in an eco-friendly way by digesting it but also generate electricity by the unique metabolic process of microbes. However, it hasn't been employed in practical use until now because it is hard to integrate a small electricity up to an adequate amount of electric power and difficult to keep its bio-electric activity consistent. In this study, we combined an energy harvester with MFC (MFC-EH) to make the power-integration convenient and developed an energy self-sustainable wireless sensor system driven by a stable electric power produced by MFC-EH. Additionally, we build the low power application measuring data to be cast by the web in real-time so that it can be quickly and easily accessed through the internet. The proposed system could contribute to improvement of waste treatment and up-cycling technologies in near future.