Interconnected meso/microporous activated carbons were prepared from pumpkin seeds using a simple chemical activation method. The porous carbon materials were prepared at different temperatures (PS-600, PS-700, PS-800, and PS-900) and demonstrated huge surface areas (645–2029 m2 g–1) with excellent pore volumes (0.27–1.30 cm3 g–1). The wellcondensed graphitic structure of the prepared activated carbon materials was confirmed by Raman and X-ray diffraction analyses. The presence of heteroatoms (O and N) in the carbon materials was confirmed by X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. High resolution transmission electron microscopic images and selected area diffraction patters further revealed the porous structure and amorphous nature of the prepared electrode materials. The resultant porous carbons (PS-600, PS-700, PS-800, and PS-900) were utilized as electrode material for supercapacitors. To our delight, the PS-900 demonstrated a maximum specific capacitance (Cs) of 303 F g–1 in 1.0 M H2SO4 at a scan rate of 5 mV. The electrochemical impedance spectra confirmed the poor electrical resistance of the electrode materials. Moreover, the stability of the PS-900 was found to be excellent (no significant change in the Cs even after 6000 cycles).

Although Agaricus bisporus mushroom is a popular mushroom consumed world-widely, the application of common bio-elements to verify its geographical origin remains highly limited. Therefore, this study aimed to verify whether the six cultivation regions in Korea of A. bisporus could be determined by the stable isotope composition analysis of bio-elements, which are unique and abundant in most living creatures. δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, and δ34S in A. bisporus were influenced by the region, cultivar, and the interactions between these two factors (P < 0.05). In particular, the effect of cultivation region was more significant to the isotope ratio profiles as compared to the mushroom cultivar effect. During the cultivation period of A. bisporus, the C, N, O, and S isotopic fractionation was observed between the mushroom and cultivation medium, note higher in the mushroom (P < 0.05). Two dimensional plot of δ15N, δ18O, or δ34S effectively distinguished the cultivation regions, Nonsan, Buyeo, Boryung, Daegu, and/or Gyeongju examined in this study. Further, these isotope ratio profiles measured in this study would be statistically analyzed with various chemometrics to provide isotope markers for the authenticity of geographical origin. Our preliminary case study improves our understanding of how the isotope composition of A. bisporus varies with respect to cultivation regions and cultivars. In conclusion, the analysis of stable isotope ratios is a suitable potential tool for discrimination between the cultivation origins of A. bisporus collected from Korea, with potential application to other countries after certain validation steps required.

녹색두부용으로 개발된 청두 1호의 녹색도를 증진시키고, 밥밑용으로 개발된 청자 3호의 소비촉진을 위하여 두부용으로 이용 가능성을 검정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 녹색두부의 녹색도를 증진시키기 위해 미나리, 부추, 솔잎, 시금치와 쑥을 첨가하여 두부를 제조한 결과 모든 두부에서 명도를 나타내는 L값과 적색도를 나타내는 a값이 유의하게 낮아졌다. 첨가물 중녹색도의 증진 정도가 가장 좋은 시금치를 녹색두부 제조에 이용하였다. 청두 1호와 청자 3호에 시금치를 첨가하여 제조한 두부는 무첨가 두부에 비해 L과 a값이 낮았으며 클로로필, 카로티노이드와 조섬유 함량이 높았다. 시금치를 첨가한 두부의 물성검사 결과 무첨가구에 비하여 청두 1호는 경도, 검성, 응집성과 씹힘성이 유의하게 변하였고, 청자 3호는 탄력성에 차이를 보였다. 관능검사 결과 두부 색에 대한 기호도는 청두 1호로 만든 녹색두부가 청자 3호 보다 높았으나, 시금치 첨가가 식미에 좋지 않은 영향을 끼쳤을 것으로 판단되므로 녹자엽 콩을 이용한 녹색두부의 녹색도를 증진시키고 소비자들의 기호도를 높이기 위해서는 추후 이를 고려한 첨가량 설정 연구가 필요할 것이다.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the ear and kernel characteristics of colored waxy corn hybrids during ripening according to different sowing dates. Heukjinjuchal and Eolrukchal 1 were sown at April 20 (first cropping) and July 20 (second cropping) in 2011~2012. The accumulated temperature from silking to harvesting was about 590~610℃. It takes 23~24 days when Heukjinjuchal and Eolrukchal 1 were sown in April 20, but July 20 sowing takes 32~35 days. Ear weight, ear diameter, 100-kernel weight and starch content of colored waxy corn were increased as ears matured (p<0.05). Growth temperature was getting decreased during the ripening stage of second cropping, the rate of ear and kernel development had slowed. Starch granules started to accumulate in the cells around the pericarp, then developed in the cells around the embryo. In the second cropping, starch granules in the kernel of colored waxy corn were less compact than the first cropping. The contents of total anthocyanins, cyanidin-3-glucoside and pelargonidin-3-glucoside were increased according to ripening (p<0.05). These results will be helpful to farmers for double