This study was conducted to develop an agent-based computing platform enabling simulation of on-farm produce contamination by enteric foodborne pathogens, which is herein called PPMCS (Preharvest Produce Microbial Contamination Simulator). Also, fecal contamination of preharvest produce was simulated using PPMCS. Although Agent-based Modeling and Simulation, the tool applied in this study, is rather popular in where socio-economical human behaviors or ecological fate of animals in their niche are to be predicted, the incidence of on-farm produce contamination which are thought to be sporadic has never been simulated using this tool. The agents in PPMCS including crop, animal as a source of fecal contamination, and fly as a vector spreading the fecal contamination are given their intrinsic behaviors that are set to be executed at certain probability. Once all these agents are on-set following the intrinsic behavioral rules, consequences as the sum of all the behaviors in the system can be monitored real-time. When fecal contamination of preharvest produce was simulated in PPMCS as numbers of animals, flies, and initially contaminated plants change, the number of animals intruding cropping area affected most on the number of contaminated plants at harvest. For further application, the behaviors and variables of the agents are adjustable depending on user’s own scenario of interest. This feature allows PPMCS to be utilized in where different simulating conditions are tested.

In this study, we intensively investigated the effect of conductive additive amount on electrochemical performance of organic supercapacitors. For this purpose, we assembled coin-type organic supercapacitor cells with a variation of conductive additive(carbon black) amount; carbon aerogel and polyvinylidene fluoride were employed as active material and binder, respectively. Carbon aerogel, which is a highly mesoporous and ultralight material, was prepared via pyrolysis of resorcinolformaldehyde gels synthesized from polycondensation of two starting materials using sodium carbonate as the base catalyst. Successful formation of carbon aerogel was well confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and N2 adsorptiondesorption analysis. Electrochemical performances of the assembled organic supercapacitor cells were evaluated by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements. Amount of conductive additive was found to strongly affect the charge transfer resistance of the supercapacitor electrodes, leading to a different optimal amount of conductive additive in organic supercapacitor electrodes depending on the applied charge-discharge rate. A high-rate charge-discharge process required a relatively high amount of conductive additive. Through this work, we came to conclude that determining the optimal amount of conductive additive in developing an efficient organic supercapacitor should include a significant consideration of supercapacitor end use, especially the rate employed for the charge-discharge process.

The purpose of this study was to assess the removal efficiency of formaldehyde using carbon nano colloid (CNC) which was produced by comparatively easy and cheap method. In this study, carbon nano colloid based on water was produced by an electro‐chemical method. The particles which have mostly a spherical shape whose diameter was, what is called,‘nano‐size’were produced. Non‐woven fabric filter, which is currently on the market as a medium filter, was used for the removal efficiency test. Known concentration (0.5 ppm) of formaldehyde standard gas was used as a pollutant. The overall results indicate that (1) nanosize carbon colloids which have a stable dispersibility of which diameter is approximately 10 nm or less, (2) filters treated with carbon nano colloids showed higher removal efficiency, 44.47 ㎍ of HCHO removed/g of carbon and 19.28 ㎍ of HCHO removed/g of carbon, compared to the control experiment using a normal carbon filter, 1.45 ㎍ of HCHO removed/g of carbon.

본 연구의 목적은 나노복합막을 제조하여 가수분해된 세리신 용액에 함유되어 있는 염의 제거 거동을 살펴보는 것이다. 계면중합법으로 나노복합막을 제조하고 상용화되어 있는 나노복합막과 탈염 거동을 비교하였다. 세리신 용액은 단백질 분해효소에 의해서 분해하여 저분자화하였고 전기영동에 의해 분자량 분포를 살펴보았다. 상대투과유량을 조사하여 나노복합막의 막오염 정도를 살펴보았다. 기공크기가 큰 나노복합막이 탈염에 효율적인 것을 확인하였다.

실크 생산공정 중 발생하는 부산물인 세리신을 회수하기 위하여 제조된 폴리에테르술폰 중공사 한외여과 모듈을 운전하였다. 부산물에 함유되어 있는 비누를 염화칼슘을 이용하여 침진시킨 후 침전된 비누가 함유된 세리신 용액의 침지형 및 가압형 모듈 운전 시 막오염 거동을 살펴보았다. 또한 가압형 모듈 운전 시 비누와 단백질이 막오염에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 비누를 제거함으로써 막오염이 줄어드는 경향을 보였다. 이로부터 비누가 침전될 때와 침전되기 전에 단백질 상호간에 영향을 끼치며 분리막에도 영향을 미침을 보여주고 있다.

본 연구에서는 미숙과 복분자 추출물의 건강기능식품 기능성 원료 개발을 위하여 지표성분을 ellagic acid로 설정하였으며, HPLC 분석법의 유효성을 검증하였다. 또한 국내 재배종 미숙과 복분자인R. occidentalis와 중국 재배종 미숙과 복분자인 R. chingii의 ellagic acid 함량 차이와 시험법 적용을 통해 원료의 상호대체 및 혼용 가능성을 확인 하였다. 추출용매별 ellagic acid 함량을 분석한 결과, 5% 주정 추출물이 국내산과 중국산에서 각각 16.56 mg/g과 17.27mg/g으로 가장 높게 나타났으며 두 종간의 함량 차이가 없음을 확인하였다. 향 후 두 종간의 생리활성 비교 연구를 통해 생리활성물질인 ellagic acid 함량 유사성과 같이 두 종간의 생리활성 유사성 부분의 추가 검증 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 또한 본 연구에서의 분석법 검증은 특이성, 직선성, 정확성 및 정밀성을 확인하였으며 그 결과, 표준용액의 피크유지시간과 spectrum이 미숙과 복분자 5% 주정추출물과 일치하여 특이성을 확인 하였다. 검량선의 R2은 0.9999으로 높은 직선성을 보였으며, 검출한계 0.25 μg/mL, 정량한계는 0.77 μg/mL였다. 회수율은 97.54-101.01%의 범위로 나왔고, 일내분석과 일간분석에서 상대표준편차는 국내산이 각각 0.54-1.30%와 2.23-3.15%, 중국산이 각각 0.48-2.21%와 1.57-2.79%로 나왔다. 따라서 본 연구를 통하여 기존의 문헌에서 제시된 ellagic acid 분석법이 미숙과 복분자 5% 주정추출물에서의 지표성분 표준분석법으로 적합한 시험법임을 재검증하였고, 건강기능식품 기능성 원료로서 ellagic acid를 지표성분으로 설정하였을 경우 국내산 미숙과 복분자인R. occidentalis와 중국산 미숙과 복분자인R. chingii의 수급 여건에 따라 상호 대체가 가능한 근거가 될 수 있는 자료중 하나로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

Dendropanax morbifera Leveille (Araliaceae) is an endemic species growing in the south-western part of South Korea that has been used in folk medicine and health functional food. In this study, we investigated an extract of quercetin in Jeju D. morbifera by varying different parts (fruit, sprouts, leaves, sprigs, and branches), harvest times, and extraction solvents. In addition, we aimed to establish a simple and reliable HPLC/UV analytical method to determination of quercetin for the quality control and base line data of the Jeju D. morbifera extract as a health functional food ingredient. The analytical specificity was determined with retention time and photo diode array (PDA) spectrum by analyzing quercetin using HPLC and comparing the results to those of extracts. This analytical method for quercetin was validated for its limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantitation (LOQ), precision, and accuracy. A high linearity in the standard calibration curve was obtained, with a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.9996. Also, the LOD and LOQ values were found to be 0.28 μg/mL and 0.85 μg/mL, respectively, and the recoveries of quantified compounds ranged from 97.91% to 104.10%. Furthermore, the relative standard deviation (RSD) values of data from the intra- and inter-day precision analyses were less than 1.36% and 3.65%, respectively. As a result, the highest quercetin content among the extracts of Jeju D. morbifera leaves was found to be 20.14 mg/g, which was extracted at harvest in May (cultivation period 10 years) with 60% EtOH. All in all, we believe that the results obtained would be helpful in the development of nutraceutics and natural medicines and for the quality control of D. morbifera.

본 연구는 열수추출법에 의하여 추출한 세리신을 이용하여 단독 또는 2종의 효소를 이용하여 가수분해하고 그 가수분해물의 항산화 및 미백효과를 살펴본 것이다. 여러 산업용효소 중 세리신에 대한 분해효과가 우수한 alcalase, flavourzyme 및 protamex를 이용하여 분해한 결과 세리신의 분자량은 20 ~ 30 kDa의 범위로 감소하였으며 사용한 효소별로 특이적 가수분해물이 나타났다. 세리신 가수분해물의 항산화능을 살펴본 결과 원래 세리신에 비하여 DPPH 소거율이 높게 나타났으며 flavourzyme과 protamex를 같이 사용한 경우 약 85 %의 소거율을 나타냈다. 티로시나아제의 활성억제 효과를 살펴본 경우에는 세리신 가수분해물이 오히려 더 낮은 억제효과를 나타내었으나 세리신 가수분해물의 분획을 실시하고 활성억제 효과를 살펴본 결과 F2와 P3의 분획이 상대적으로 우수한 억제 효과를 나타내었다.