Porous carbon nanofiber (CNF) electrodes for supercapacitors were prepared by using polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and cucurbituril (CB), which is a macrocyclic compound comprising glycoluril units containing hollow cores. Mixture of PAN and CB in dimethyl sulfoxide was electrospun, and thermally treated to produce CNF electrodes. Their thermal stability, surface morphology, carbon microstructures, and surface porosity were investigated. Electrochemical properties were measured using three-electrode with synthesized CNFs without further treatment as a working electrode and 1 M Na2SO4 as an electrolyte. CNFs derived from PAN and CB exhibited a high specific capacitance of 183.5 F g− 1 and an energy density of 25.4 Wh kg− 1 at 0.5 A g− 1 with stable cyclic stability during 1000 cycles, which is significantly higher than those for CNFs derived from PAN only. This demonstrated that the introduction of CB successfully improved the energy storage performance of CNF electrodes.

Background : Undulatum Rhubarb, commonly produced in domestic, is rhizome of Rheum undulatum L. that belongs to the family Polygonaceae. It also can be used as a substitute of R. palmatum L., R. tanguticum Maximowicz ex Balf., and R. officinale Baillon which completely depend on import system. However, there should be clear clarification among Undulatum Rhubarb and Rhubarb, because Undulatum Rhubarb contains rhaponticin as marker compound that is not indicated at Rhubarb. Some of the recently imported Undulatum Rhubarbs have been found to be Rhubarb. Also, it is known that only Undulatum Rhubarb is cultivated at domestic environment. But some plant origins of Rhubarb are grown in Korea, too. Further study are needed to clarify clear origin between Undulatum Rhubarb and Rhubarb. Thus, we collected some domestically cultivated samples and identified them. Methods and Reseults : Rheum undulatum L., Rhubarb, Rheum tanguticum Maximowicz ex Balf. which were cultivated in Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services in Cheorwon were collected and anayzed the DNA sequences. We also compared DNA sequences in Rhubarb collected from England and R. rhabarbarum L., R. undulatum L., and R. franzenbachii on NCBI. As a result, two kinds of rhubarb cultivated in the test plantation were identified as R. rhabarbarum and R. officinale. In addition, R. undulatum (plant origin of Undulatum Rhubarb) was identified as Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) in England with 99 - 100% identical in nuclear ITS gene region. Conclusion : R. undulatum, plant origin of Undulatum Rhubarb, is reported as synonym of R. rhabarbarum, R. franzenbachii. Rheum speices which are cultivated as tester in Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services in Cheorwon are estimated as R. undulatum and R. officinale. Therefore, not only Undulatum Rhubarb but Rhubarb could be grown in Korea.

지구온난화와 화석원료 고갈의 문제에 대한 해결책으로 다양한 바이오매스를 이용한 바이오에탄올 생산에 대한 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 일반적으로 바이오에탄올 생산에 사용되는 원료들은 크게 당질계, 전분질계, 목질계 기반의 원료로 분류된다. 먼저 당질계와 전분질계 원료는 사탕수수, 옥수수, 고구마와 같은 식량자원 들이 대부분으로서 원료의 재배를 위한 부지확보에 있어 식량 작물과 바이오연료용 작물의 토지 이용 경쟁에 따른 윤리적인 문제가 제기된다. 또한 목질계 원료의 경우 비식용작물로서 비교적 높은 에탄올 생산 효율을 보이지만, 이용 가능한 자원이 한정됨에 따라 최근 바이오에탄올 생산을 위한 열대우림 훼손이 일어나고 있어 화석연료 사용량을 줄이기 위한 대체에너지 생산임에도 불구하고 지구온난화의 원인으로 지목되고 있다. 이러한 기존 바이오에탄올 생산 원료들의 단점을 극복하기 위한 수단으로서 미세조류는 최근 많은 연구자들에 의해 관심을 받고 있다. 생물학적 공정 기반의 미세조류 바이오에탄올 전환은 원료로 사용되는 미세조류에 따른 당 용액의 조성이 다르기 때문에 이를 이용하는 미생물의 종에 따라 전체 공정의 효율이 영향을 받는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 미세조류부터의 당 발효 시 보다 높은 바이오에탄올 생산 효율을 위해서는 적합한 미생물 종의 선정이 반드시 수반되어야 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 바이오에탄올 생산에 널리 사용되는 미생물 균주들을 적용하여 미세조류 당 용액으로부터 바이오에탄올 생산에 가장 적합한 균주를 선정하고자 하였다. 바이오에탄올의 원료로 사용될 미세조류는 HR (Hydrodictyon Reticulatum )을 선정하고 한국화학연구원으로부터 분양 받아 실험에 사용하였다. HR은 글루코스를 다량 함유하고 효소 당화율이 매우 높아 바이오에탄올 생산에 적합한 것으로 알려져 있다. 연구결과 본 연구에 사용된 총 3가지 균주 중 Saccharomyces cerevisiae KCTC7017 (SC7017)가 가장 많은 에탄올을 생산하였으며, HR의 바이오에탄올 생산에 적합한 것으로 확인되었다. 하지만 당 용액의 환원당 농도가 높아질수록 발효 효율이 저하되는 현상이 관찰됨에 따라 고농도 당 용액에서 발효가 가능한 정제 농축방안의 개발이 수반되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

In this study, enhancement of phosphorus and nitrogen recovery efficiency from livestock manure through Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate (MAP) crystallization method has been suggested as an alternative to solve the problems of the existing phosphorus resource recovery method. It can become a useful fertilizer. This study focused on improvement of phosphorus resource recovery by changing energy density of ultrasonic dose for MAP crystallization. Solubilization rate (as phosphate/phosphorus) of phosphorus in livestock manure was measured by ultrasonic treatment. The energy density range of 100-50,000 of ultrasonic dose was determined. Optimal ultrasonic energy density was 1,000 dose as 64.5% of phosphate ratio. However, when the higher than 1,000 dose of ultrasonic energy density did not more improve phosphate solubilization ratio. Consequently, when use ultrasonic treatment at 1,000 dose of energy density, the phosphorus could recover approximately 65% from livestock manure by MAP crystallization. Moreover, this MAP becomes more valuable due to its nature as a slow-release fertilizer.

A new soybean cultivar for soy-paste, “Mansu”, was developed from the cross between ‘Suwon 192’, which was tolerant to disease, late maturing and high yielding, and ‘Suwon 196’ which was early maturing and large seed by soybean breeding team in the Yeongnam Agricultural Research Institute (YARI) to make new variety having large seed and high yielding. A promising line, SS97213-2B-3SSD-39-1-1, was selected and designated as the name of ‘Suwon 236’. It was characterized by regional yield trials (RYT) for three years from 2004 to 2006 and released as the name of “Mansu”. It has a determinate growth habit, purple flower, grey pubescence, pale green seed coat, yellow cotyledon, large spherical seed (26.5 grams per 100 seeds). Maturity date is 4 days later than the check cultivar, Taekwang. The average yield of Mansu was 2.93 ton per hectare in the regional yield trials (RYT) carried out for three years from 2004 to 2006 which was 7 percent higher than that of the check cultivar, Taekwang.

A new mungbean cultivar Soseon (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) was derived from the cross between KM9003-2B-783 and V2939 at the Jeollanam-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services (JARES) in 2003. “Soseon” has erect growth habit, heart leaf, green hypoc

A new mungbean variety Samgang (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) was improved from the cross between Keumseongnogdu and V2939 at the Jeollanam-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services (JARES) in 2002. Samgang has erect growth habit, lobed leaflet, green h