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Active Exchange of Water and Nutrients between Seawater and Shallow Pore Water in Intertidal Sandflats

  • Hwang, Dong-Woon;Kim, Gue-Buem;Yang, Han-Soeb
    • Ocean Science Journal
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    • v.43 no.4
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    • pp.223-232
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    • 2008
  • In order to determine the temporal and spatial variations of nutrient profiles in the shallow pore water columns (upper 30 cm depth) of intertidal sandflats, we measured the salinity and nutrient concentrations in pore water and seawater at various coastal environments along the southern coast of Korea. In the intertidal zone, salinity and nutrient concentrations in pore water showed marked vertical changes with depth, owing to the active exchange between the pore water and overlying seawater, while they are temporally more stable and vertically constant in the sublittoral zone. In some cases, the advective flow of fresh groundwater caused strong vertical gradients of salinity and nutrients in the upper 10 cm depth of surface sediments, indicating the active mixing of the fresher groundwater with overlying seawater. Such upper pore water column profiles clearly signified the temporal fluctuation of lower-salinity and higher-Si seawater intrusion into pore water in an intertidal sandflat near the mouth of an estuary. We also observed a semimonthly fluctuation of pore water nutrients due to spring-neap tide associated recirculation of seawater through the upper sediments. Our study shows that the exchange of water and nutrients between shallow pore water and overlying seawater is most active in the upper 20 cm layer of intertidal sandflats, due to physical forces such as tides, wave set-up, and density-thermal gradient.

A Study of Hydrodemetallation of VO-TPP over CoMo/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst (CoMo/γ-Al2O3촉매상에서 VO-TPP의 수소 첨가 탈금속반응에 관한 연구)

  • Shim, Hyeon-Seop;Park, Hea-Kyung;Ko, Eul-Suk;Kim, Kyung-Lim
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.701-708
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    • 1993
  • Hydrodemetallation(HDM) of VO-tetraphenylporphyrin(VO-TPP) was studied over $CoMo/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalyst at emperatures between $300^{\circ}C$ and $400^{\circ}C$, the total pressure between $15{\times}10^5$ and $30{\times}10^5$ Pa and the contact times between 0.008 and 0.020gcat. hr./ml teed. HDM of VO-TPP was inhibited by pyridine because the increase of pyridine concentration(up to 4mole%) caused the decrease of HDM conversion. The reaction rate of VO-TPP was found to be apparently 1st order over $350^{\circ}C$ and its activation energy was determined to be about 23kca1/mo1e by Arrhenius plot. Pore mouth-plugging phenomena were shown by ad/desorption isotherm and pore size distribution of fresh and aged catalysts.

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Synthesis of Zeolite from the Mixtures of Aluminosilicate Gel and Activated Carbon (알루미노 실리케이트 겔과 활성탄 혼합물상에서의 제올라이트 합성)

  • Park, Jeong-Hwan;Suh, Jeong-Kwon;Jeong, Soon-Yong;Lee, Jung-Min;Doh, Myung-Ki
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.615-618
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    • 1998
  • The zeolite crystals were synthesized by hydrogel process into the pore of activated carbon. The effect of activated carbon in the course of the crystallization of zeolite was investigated. The phenomena of impregnation of zeolite crystals into the pore of the activated carbon were also examined. The results show that in case of the addition of 5% of activated carbon to the aluminosilicate gel including the mole composition of zeolite A, zeolite A was purely synthesized without the existence of other type of zeolite. However, in case of the addition of 20% of activated carbon, zeolite X was purely synthesized. In the pore mouth and internal of activated carbon, zeolite crystals having the size under $1{\mu}m$ was observed. From the results of the pore size and particle size distributions, it was confirmed that the synthetic sample was the composite material impregnated by the zeolite crystals into the pore of activated carbon, not the simple mixture of zeolite and activated carbon.

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Survey Study about Sasangin's Characteristics of Face, Voice, Skin and Pulse Diagnosis (사상인(四象人)의 안면, 음성, 피부 및 맥진 특성에 관한 설문조사 연구)

  • Lee, Jun-Hee;Kim, Yun-Hee;Hwang, Min-Woo;Kim, Jong-Yeol;Lee, Eui-Ju;Song, Il-Byung;Koh, Byung-Hee
    • Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.126-143
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    • 2007
  • 1. Objectives The purpose of this study is to find out the grade of practical use, the important element and the significant characteristics of Sasangin' s face, voice, skin and pulse diagnostic impression, in Sasang constitutional clinical diagnosis. 2. Methods We analysed the survey data about Sasangin' s face, voice, skin and pulse diagnostic impression, drawn up by specialist in Sasang constitutional medicine. 3. Results and Conclusions (1) In the application degree of face feature, the case which it was applied with 20-40% and 40-60% were 16 people(43.2%) respectively. In voice, the case applied with 0-20% was 19 people(51.4%), in skin, 0-20% and 20-40% were 14 people(37.8%) respectively and in pulse diagnosis, 0-20% were 25 people(73.0%). (2) In constitutional diagnosis, the important element of face were 'frontal whole shape', 'whole impression' and 'size and shape of eye, ear, mose and mouth', the important element of voice 'speed of speech', 'purity and impurity' and 'pitch', the important element of skin 'thickness', 'feel of touch' and 'size of skin pores' and the important element of pulse diagnosis 'speed of pulse', 'sinking and floating' and 'weakness and firmness'. (3) The important face characteristics of Taeyangin were 'bright eye', 'broad forehead' and 'strong impression', Soyangin 'protruding forehead', 'thin and small lips', 'narrowing and sharp chin', Taeumin 'thick lips', 'flat face', 'large eye, nose, ear and mouth' and Soeumin 'long and slender face', 'downward slanting eyes' and 'small eye, nose, ear and mouth', The important voice characteristics of Taeyangin were 'loud' and 'clear', Soyangin 'rapid' and 'high-pitched tone', Taeumin 'chick', 'slow' and 'low-pitched tone' and Soeumin 'small and feeble' and 'slow'. The important skin characteristics of Taeyangin were 'thin' and 'white', Soyangin 'thin', 'smooth' and 'elastic', Taeumin 'thick', 'large skin-pore', 'coarse' and Soeumin 'soft', 'thin' and 'subtle skin-pore'. The important pulse characteristics of Taeyangin were 'rapid' and 'large', Soyangin 'rapid' and 'floating', Taeumin 'tense', 'long' and 'solid' and Soeumin 'fine', 'weak' and 'slow'.

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Selective Separation of $CO_2/CH_4$ by Pore Structure Modification of Activated Carbon Fiber (활성탄소섬유의 기공구조 변형을 이용한 $CO_2/CH_4$의 선택적 분리 기술)

  • Moon, S.H.;Park, S.Y.
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.29 no.9
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    • pp.1027-1034
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    • 2007
  • This research was focused on the selective separation of $CO_2$ or $CH_4$ from mixture of these gases, by controlling the size of pore or pore gate. Pitch based activated carbon fibers(ACF) were used as adsorbents. The size of pore gate was controlled by the molecule having similar size to that of pore opening. After the adsorption of adsorbate on pore surface, planar molecules such as benzene and naphthalene covered the pore gate. The slow release of adsorbate from the pores covered by planar molecules makes apertures between planar molecules covering pore gate and this structure can be fixed by rapid pyrolysis. The control of pore gate using benzene as covering molecules could not accomplished due to the simultaneous volatilization of benzene and adsorbate$(CO_2)$ caused by similar temperatures of benzene volatilization and adsorbate desorption. Therefore we replaced benzene with naphthalene looking for the stability at a $CO_2$ desorption temperature. The naphthalene molecule was adsorbed on the ACF up to 15% of ACF weight and showed no desorption until $100^{\circ}C$, indicating that the molecule could be used as a good cover molecule. Naphthalene could cover almost all the pore gate, reducing BET surface area from 753 $m^2/g$ to 0.7 $m^2/g$. A mixed gas$(CO_2:CH_4=50:50)$ was adsorbed on the naphthalene treated OG-7A ACF. The amount of $CO_2$ adsorption increased with total pressure, whileas thai of $CH_4$ was not so much influenced on the pressure, indicating that $CO_2$ made more compounds on the ACF surface along with total pressure increase. The most $CO_2$ and the least $CH_4$ were adsorbed in the condition of 0.4 atm, resulting in the highly pure $CH_4$ left in ACF.

Determination of OCR on the Deltaic Clay of the Nakdong River (낙동강 삼각주 점토에 대한 과압밀비의 평가)

  • 정성교;김규종;이대명;조기영
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.85-97
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    • 1999
  • For a deltaic clay in the mouth of the Nakdong river, OCR was investigated through methods using the results of field measurement, laboratory and field soil tests. As a result, OCRs were obtained around the range of 0.95 to 1.20 by analysis of field measurements, although they were estimated around the values of 0.4 to 0.7 by the results of conventional consolidation tests for the clay. From the dissipation test it was found out that the excess pore pressures scarcely existed in the clay deposit and then the soil was not in the underconsolidated condition. And the OCRs obtained through methods of Mayne(1991) and Cao et al(1996) using the piezocone test and of Mayne & Kemper(1988) using the cone penetration test were in good agreement with those of field measurement.

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Temporal-spatial Variations of Water Quality in Gyeonggi Bay, West Coast of Korea, and Their Controlling Factor (한국 서해 경기만 연안역에서 수질환경의 시.공간적 변화 특성과 조절 요인)

  • Lim, Dhong-Il;Rho, Kyoung-Chan;Jang, Pung-Guk;Kang, Sun-Mi;Jung, Hoi-Soo;Jung, Rae-Hong;Lee, Won-Chan
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.135-153
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    • 2007
  • Temporal (seasonal) and spatial distributions and variations of various physico-chemical factors (salinity, temperature, pH, DO, COD, SPM, POC, silicate, DIP, DIN) in surface and bottom waters were studied in the coastal environment with typical macro-tidal range and monsoonal weather condition, Gyeonggi Bay, west coast of Korea. Spacial distribution patterns of these factors were generally similar to each other, and appeared to be inversely related to the distribution pattern of salinity, suggesting that water quality of the study area was primarily controlled by the physical mixing process of Han-River freshwater with nearby coastal seawater. During flooding season, silicate- and nitrogen-rich Han River water directly flowed into offshore as far as $20\sim30\;km$ from the river mouth, probably causing serious environmental problems such as eutrophication and unusual and/or noxious algal bloom, etc. Except the surface water during summer flooding season, high concentrations of nutrients appeared generally in dry season, whereas low values in spring, possibly because of the occurrence of spring phytoplankton bloom. On the other hand, nutrient flux through the estuary seems to be primarily depending on river discharge, sewage discharge and agricultural activities, especially during the rainy season. Also, nutrients in this coastal waters are considered to be supplied from the sediments of tidal-flats, which developed extensively around the Han-River mouth, especially during fall and winter of dry and low discharge seasons, possibly due to the stirring of tidal flat sediments with highly enriched pore-water nutrients by storm. And also, COD and DIN concentrations in the study area consistently increased during the last 20 years, probably because of agricultural activities and increasing discharge of industrial and domestic wastes.

Quality Improvement of Retort Oyster Food by the Coating Method (보호피막 처리에 의한 굴 레토르트 식품의 품질 개선)

  • Hur, Sung-Ho;Lee, Ho-Jae;Hong, Jeong-Hwa
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.648-652
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    • 2002
  • Removing shup from oyster by aeration method and coating with edible coating materials were investigated to improve oyster quality for the retort processing. Aeration rate and pore size of nozzle were critical factors to remove shup by aeration method. Optimum aeration rate and nozzle size were 45 L/min and 0.4 mm, respectively, when aeration was peformed two times and each operation maintained for 1 minute. Sodium alginate (SA) was used for oyster as the basal coating material. However, SA affected mouth-feel when it was applied at high concentrations. Sub-coating materials including skim milk, waxy corn starch, Purity CSC, white corn starch and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) in decreasing order showed a positive effect on improving coatability and mouth-feel. Therefore, it is suggested that 1.5% SA and 0.9% skim milk should be the optimum composition of coating materials for oyster. Browning and syneresis of the porridge containing the coated oyster were considerably inhibited as compared with the sample without the coated oyster.

The Quality Characteristics of Sponge Cake with Varied Levels of Whey Protein Isolate (Whey Protein Isolate(WPI)의 대체비율을 달리한 스폰지 케이크의 품질 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Ahn, Myung-Soo;Kim, Chan-Hee
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.23 no.1 s.97
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    • pp.41-49
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    • 2007
  • The substitution effects of whey protein isolate(WPI) for egg in the preparation of sponge cake were determined by objective and subjective tests. Milk whey is drained from milk curd as a by-product of cheese manufacture. Whey protein is known as a good nutritional source and a functional material for many processed foods, especially baked goods. WPI contains above 90% whey protein. The specific gravity and viscosity of sponge cakes tend to be affected by WPI substitution. The cooking loss of sponge cakes with WPI substituted for egg(abbreviated as WPI cake) during oven baking was smaller than that made with egg(abbreviated as egg cake) and the specific loaf volume of WPI cake was larger than that of egg cake. The number of pores was highly increased and the size of pores was more uniformly and finely distributed in the cross section of WPI cake than those of egg cake, as observed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The hardness, gumminess and chewiness of WPI cake made with 10-20% WPI substitution were the lowest among all the tested cakes, including egg cake, thereby confirming the considerable improvement in their cake qualities. By the results of sensory evaluation, appearance, pore uniformity, softness, chewiness, moistness, flavor, mouth feeling, and overall acceptability of 10-20% WPI substitute cakes were evaluated as being significantly superior to those of all other cakes(p<0.05). These results support the better physicochemical characteristics and sensory evaluations of sponge cake prepared with 10-20% of WPI substitution for egg.

A study on characteristics of filters for domestic household water purifier (국내 가정용 정수기 필터의 특성 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Jae-Ik;Kim, Gil-Tae;Ahn, Young-Chull
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.541-547
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    • 2013
  • It is important to establish water treatment technologies for drinking water because Korea belongs to water-stressed country. Leachate from recent incident of foot-and-mouth disease has become an opportunity to be aware of the need to manage water quality. Water purifiers are adopted to four or five steps of filtration process. Each steps are composed of a sediment filter, a pre-carbon filter, an UF or a RO membrane filter and a post-carbon filter. And additionally a ceramic filter can be used as a final stage. In this study, operational conditions in each steps are examined and characteristics of each filters are investigated. SEM analysis is used for filter surface and shape investigation using 6 commercial samples. Pore sizes of the sediment filter, the UF membrane filter, and the RO membrane filter are 30~47 ${\mu}m$, 0.005~0.5 ${\mu}m$, and 0.025~0.25 ${\mu}m$, respectively. Specific surface areas of activated carbons are ranged from 622 to 1,308 $m^2/g$.