Novel processable sulfur copolymer (poly(S-r-CEA)) was synthesized via facile inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur with 2-carboxyethyl acrylate (CEA). This polysulfide was electrospun producing sulfur-rich nanofiber and tested for heavy metal sequestration. Adsorption experiments show very high and efficient Hg2+ adsorption. This work extends the novelty of inverse vulcanization chemistry by developing method for preparation of material based on inverse vulcanized polysulfide. Consequently, a new and cheap yet effective material was prepared for heavy metal sequestration from contaminated water. This work was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (2015R1A2A1A15055407) and by the Ministry of Education (No. 2009-0093816).

Assessment of noise exposed population is to check the environment noise level and social influence in order to reduce the risks such as annoyance and disturbance that are generated by environmental noise. Also, this method suggests the preferential noise abatement policy and action plan by accurately finding the area that the noise causes harmful effect to human health. Recently, a noise map, which can predict noise in comprehensive area, is used for the assessment of noise exposed population, breaking from the methods using existing measures. In particular, countermeasure for noise can be considered more effectively by using assessment methods of noise exposed population for specific noise level, area, and building types which are the main input factors in noise maps. In this study, we propose noise reduction ranking decision at manufacturing process of metal material products due to noise map.

In recent years, consumers have become more interested in convenient lifestyles, leading to increased use of salted cabbages for preparation of kimchi. This study aimed to investigate the safety of heavy metals, pesticide residues, and foodborne pathogens in commercial salted cabbages in Seoul from August to November, 2014. The survey, which was conducted to determine whether or not salted cabbages were prepared under the highest sanitary conditions, showed that Seoulites are interested in purchasing hygienic and safe salted cabbages. The average amounts (range) of Pb and Cd found in 30 salted cabbage samples were 0.007 (0.000~0.063) mg/kg and 0.004 (0.000~0.012) mg/kg, respectively. The cabbages were analyzed for residues from 285 types of pesticides using the multiresidue method. Residues for pesticides were not detected. Major foodborne pathogens, specifically Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter jejuni, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens and Norovirus, were also not detected.

본 연구에서는 제련 공정에서 발생되는 희소금속 및 유가금속 회수를 위하여 상용화 된 나노여과막인 NE40, 70, 90 (Toray Chemical Korea) 와 내산성 분리막인 NP030 (Nadir), Duracid (GE), NanoPro (AMS)를 선정 하였으며, 습식 제련 공정을 모사하기 위해 황산 15% 용액에 침지한 시간 (0 ~ 63일)에 따라 투과 특성을 평가하였다. 공급 용액으로는 대표적인 1가 이온으로 NaCl을, 2가 이온으로는 MgSO4를 2,000 ppm 사용하여, 황산 15% 용액에 63일 동안 노출하였을 때의 투과 성능 변화를 측정 하였다. 이러한 투과 특성 평가를 이용하여, 제련 공정에서 발생되는 희소금속 및 유가금속 회수를 위한 최적의 분리막을 선정 할 수 있었다.

본 발표에서는, 팔라듐계 수소분리막의 구성과 원리, 응용분야, 국내외 연구기관별 연구현황 및 한국에너지기술연구원에서 진행한 연구결과를 소개한다. 다공성지지체의 표면에 치밀질 팔라듐계 합금을 코팅하여, 수소를 선택적으로 분리할 수 있는 분리막의 특성, 모듈구성, 이를 이용한 CCS 공정에 적용예를 통하여 설명한다. 구체적인 내용으로, 1. 분리막 제조부분에서는, 평판형 다공성 니켈지지체 표면에 컬럼형태의 세라믹을 일차적으로 코팅하고, 이의 표면에 팔라듐을 코팅해서 치밀화는 공정을 설명한다. 2. 모듈 부분에서는, 모듈형태에 따른 수소플럭스와 회수율에 미치는 영향을 설명한다. 3. 개발한 분리막/모듈을 이용한 응용공정 소개를 통하여 이의 활용성 및 향후 연구방향을 제시한다.

We report on the succesful fabrication of ZnO nanorod (NR)-based robust piezoelectric nanogenerators(PNGs) by using Cu foil substrate. The ZnO NRs are successfully grown on the Cu foil substrate by using all solutionbased method, a two step hydrothermal synthesis. The ZnO NRs are grown along c-axis well with an average diameterof 75~80 nm and length of 1~1.5 µm. The ZnO NRs showed abnormal photoluminescence specrta which is attributedfrom surface plasmon resonance assistant enhancement at specific wavelength. The PNGs on the SUS substrates showtypical piezoelectric output performance which showing a frequency dependent voltage enhancement and polarity depen-dent charging and discharging characteristics. The output voltage range is 0.79~2.28 V with variation of input strain fre-quency of 1.8~3.9 Hz. The PNG on Cu foil shows reliable output performance even at the operation over 200 timeswithout showing degradation of output voltage. The current output from the PNG is 0.7 µA/cm2 which is a typical out-put range from the ZnO NR-based PNGs. These performance enhancement is attributed from the high flexibility, highelectrical conductivity and excellent heat dissipation properties of the Cu foil as a substrate.