In this work, a simple nonenzymatic glucose sensor has been proposed based on coconut shell charcoal (CSC) modified nickel foil as working electrode in a three-electrode electrochemical cell. Charcoal was prepared by the pyrolysis of coconut shells. The most important advantages of coconut shells are cost-effectiveness and their abundance in nature. The morphology and phase of the CSC powder were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The electrochemical performance of the CSC powder coated Nickel foil electrode was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The sensor shows a higher sensitivity of 2.992 mA cm−2 mM−1 in the linear range of 0.5–5.5 mM and slightly lower sensitivity of 1.1526 mA cm−2 mM−1 in the range of 7–18.5 mM glucose concentration with a detection limit of 0.2 mM. The anti-interference property of CSC powder also was investigated and found that the response of interfering species was less significant compared to glucose response. The proposed sensor offers good sensitivity, wide linear range, and a very low response to interfering biomolecules.

Abstract Activated carbon from the shell of the cashew of Para (SCP) was produced by chemical activation with ZnCl using the ratio of SCP: ZnCl2 1.0:1.5 at 700 °C. The prepared activated carbon (SCP700) was used for the removal of two emerging contaminants, 4-bromophenol (4-BrPhOH) and 4-chloroaniline (4-ClPhNH2) that are primarily employed in the industry. Different analytical techniques were used to characterize the activated carbon. From the N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms were obtained the specific surface area of 1520 m2 g− 1 and total pore volume of 0.492 cm3 g−1. The functional groups were identified by the FTIR technique and quantified by modified Boehm titration. The results revealed the bearing of several functional groups on the SCP700 surface, which may utterly influence the removal of the emerging contaminants. The equilibrium experiments showed that the maximum uptaken capacities (Qmax) achieved at 45 °C were 488.2 (4-BrPhOH) and 552.5 mg g−1 (4-ClPhNH2). The thermodynamic parameters demonstrated that the processes of 4-BrPhOH and 4-ClPhNH2 adsorption are exothermic, spontaneous, energetically suitable, and the magnitude of ΔH° is compatible with physisorption. The mechanism of the adsorption of the emerging contaminants onto the carbon surface is dominated by microporous filling, hydrogen bonds, π-stacking interactions, and other Van der Waals interactions. The use of activated carbon for the treatment of industrial synthetic wastewater with several inorganic and organic molecules commonly found in industrial effluents showed a very high percentage of uptaking (up to 98.64%).

굴 패각을 입경(0 ~ 1, 1 ~ 2, 2 ~ 5 mm) 및 소성온도(400(P400), 500(P500), 600(P600), 800(P800)℃)별로 전처리 한 후, 퇴적물과 혼합 된 실내실험을 통해 퇴적물의 성상변화를 조사하였다. 굴 패각의 주요 성분인 CaCO3는 700℃ 이상의 소성 온도에서 열분해 되어 CaO로 변화하는 것으로 나타났다. P800의 Ca2+ 농도는 약 790 mg/L로 대조구 및 다른 실험구들에 비해 약 2 ~ 3배 높게 나타나 고온 소성 된 굴 패각일수록 용출되는 Ca2+는 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 600℃ 이상의 온도에서 소성된 굴 패각에서는 CaCO3의 열분해로 형성된 CaO의 가수분해를 통해 간극수 내의 pH가 0.1 ~ 0.5 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 간극수 내의 NH3-N은 대조구보다 약 2.2 ~ 7.6 mg/L의 범위로 증가하였으며, 이는 가수분해 과정에서 발생한 열, Ca2+에 의한 미생물 활동 억제, 소성 과정에서 증가한 굴 패각 공극을 통한 산소 공급 등이 복합적으로 작용한 결과로 판단된다. P600 및 P800의 직상수 및 간극수 내의 PO4-P 농도는 대조구보다 약 0.1 ~ 0.2 mg/L 낮게 나타났으며 이는 소성 굴 패각으로 인한 pH 증가 및 PO4-P와의 화학적 반응으로 판단된다. 이상의 결과를 통해 소성 온도에 따라 굴 패각은 퇴적물 내의 NH3-N 및 PO4-P의 농도변화에 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었으나, 입경에 의한 영향은 크지 않은 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 향후 소성 굴 패각을 낮은 오염도의 연안 저서환경을 개선시키기 위한 기초자료로 활용 될 수 있을 것을 판단된다.

본 논문에서는 CR 쉘 요소 해석 기법을 활용하여 모터사이클 후방프레임의 해석을 수행하였다. CR 쉘 요소 해석기법은 적은 요소 수에서 NASTRAN보다 빠르게 수렴하는 결과를 보여주었다. 후방프레임은 수직 방향에 대해 실 주행 조건 시 엔진 RPM과 근접한 고유진동수를 가짐을 보여주었다. 2가지 설계변수를 반영한 세 가지 경우에 대한 해석이 제시되었으며, 보강용 자재는 동일한 중량 변화 내에서 두께 변화에 비해 더 유용한 수단임을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 구조 해석은 차후 모터사이클 후방프레임의 내구성을 향상하는 설계 개선 연구에 효과적으로 활용될 수 있다.

Oysters are the most abundantly harvested type of shellfish in Korea. As export of this marine product increases, oysters have greatly contributed to an increase in fishing income. As the oyster aquaculture industry has rapidly grown since the late 1990s, issues of oyster-shell processing that occur in production processes have re-emerged as important topics in the oyster industry. The amount of oyster shells harvested in 2019 is estimated to be approximately 300,000 tons. With reductions in demand for pyrolytic fertilizer and feed, which are currently the greatest sources of demand, unprocessed shell quantities have doubled compared to 2018, causing them to be an issue once more. Such oyster-shell processing also incurs great costs, and a total of forty-six billion three hundred fifty million Korean won (46,350,000,000 KRW) has been provided from 2009 to 2020 for the use of oyster shells as a resource. According to current Korean laws, oyster shells are considered to be industrial waste if more than 300 kilograms are sent out in a day. Collection and processing must be conducted by a waste-consignment company. Consequently, there are many limitations to the use of oyster shells in Korea as a resource. However, in Japan, only oyster-shell waste is regulated by waste-processing As a result, local governments may apply exceptions when utilized as organic matter. Consequently, in Japan, oyster shells are being used as resources in more diverse fields than in Korea. This study observes the conditions and problems of oyster-shell processing in Korea and attempts to find new domestic oyster-shell resource solutions in light of Japan’s recycling practices.

Fe3O4/SiO2/YVO4:Eu3+ multifunctional nanoparticles are successfully synthesized by facile stepwise sol-gel processes. The multifunctional nanoparticles show a spherical shape with narrow size distribution (approximately 40 nm) and the phosphor shells are well crystallized. The Eu3+ shows strong photoluminescence (red emission at 619 nm, absorbance at 290 nm) due to an effective energy transfer from the vanadate group to Eu. Core-shell structured multifunctional nanoparticles have superparamagnetic properties at 300 K. Furthermore, the core-shell nanoparticles have a quick response time for the external magnetic field. These results suggest that the photoluminescence and magnetic properties could be easily tuned by either varying the number of coating processes or changing the phosphor elements. The nanoparticles may have potential applications for appropriate fields such as laser systems, optical amplifiers, security systems, and drug delivery materials.

모듈형 LNG Tank의 외조를 구성하는 SCP(sandwich concrete panel)에 대해서 중속충돌시험기로 충돌시험을 수행하고 이에 대한 수치해석을 수행하였다. 충돌시험에 사용된 시험체는 가로세로 각각 2m로 외조의 일반단면과 연결부단면의 특성을 가지도록 제작하였다. 51kg의 탄자를 설계기준에 규정된 충돌에너지를 갖도록 중속충돌시험기로 45m/sec로 이상의 속도로 가속하여 충돌시켰다. 이런 충돌시험을 두 차례 반복하고 시험체의 극한능력을 평가하기 위하여 충돌속도를 2배로 하여 충돌시켰다. 충돌시험의 수치해석 모델은 LS-DYNA를 이용하여 수행되었다. 외측의 강판와 그 사이의 충진콘크리트를 고 체요소로 모델링하고 전단연결재는 보요소를 이용하여 모델링하였다. 강재의 재료모델은 탄소성 및 파단거동을 고려하였으며 콘크리트의 재료는 CSCM재료로 모델링하였다. 해석에서 전면부의 충돌변형은 시험에서 얻어진 변형과 유사한 값을 얻었으나 후면부의 변형은 시험결과와 다소 작은 값을 보였다. 일반부 단면에 대한 2배속 충돌시험에서는 전후면의 강판이 파 손되었으나 해석결과에서는 전면부의 강판만 파손되었다. 수치해석에서 충돌에너지는 주로 충진 콘크리트로 전이되었는데 이는 이전 연구에서 보였던 고에너지를 가진 충돌의 경우와 다른 경향이다. 작성된 모델은 구조적으로 보수적인 결과를 보 이므로 실제 설계에 적용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

The extracts of AS contain in alloxanthin, halocynthiaxanthin, astaxanthin and 13 kinds of carotenoids. The aim of the study was to assess the anti-oxidant activity and cell viability of AS. The anti-oxidant activity was determined by using DPPH radical inhibition activity and superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activity. The results of cell viability assay showed that the extracts from AS were cytotoxic at concentrations above 5.0 ㎎/㎖. This study was designed to examine inflammation induced by LPS, protection effect by UVB and the toxicity of Ascidian shell extract(ASE) as a functional cosmetic ingredient. Evaluation of embryo toxicity resulted in embryo coagulation and mortality when treated at 5.0, 10.0, 20.0 ㎎/㎖. At the lowest concentration of 1.0 ㎎/㎖, hatchability resulted in 100.0 % rate. The results of arrhythmia measurement in larvae showed similarity to the evaluation of embryo toxicity. This result demonstrated that toxicity is present at concentrations greater than 5.0 ㎎/㎖. The protective effect of ASE on LPS and UVB-induced in the zebrafish was investigated. Intracellular reactive oxygen species(ROS) generated by the exposure of zebrafish to LPS, UVB-radiation were significantly decreased after treatment with ASE at 0.1 ㎎/㎖. As a result, ASE similarly reduced UVB-induced ROS generation and cell death in live zebrafsih. Therefore, it is suggested that ASE has anti-Inflammatory effects and can possibly be used as a functional substance for skin protection in the future.

본 연구는 2015-2018년 5월 기간 동안 납자루아과 어류의 서식 집단 중 강원도 홍천 내촌천(HN), 덕치천(HD), 정선 골지천(JG) 및 조양강(JJ)을 대상으로 기 개발된 제한절편 길이 다형성(restriction fragment length polymorphism; RFLP) 분자마커를 이용하여 숙주조개 속 난 및 치어에 대한 정확한 종 동정을 수행 후 납자루아과 어류의 숙주조개 크기에 대한 산란양상을 파악하고자 하였다. 연구대상 지역 내 납자루아과 어류는 내촌천과 골지천에서 1종(묵납자루; Acheilognathus signifer), 덕치천에서 3종(각시붕어; Rhodeus uyekii, 묵납자루; A. signifer, 줄납자루; Acheilognathus yamatsutae), 조양강에서 2종(묵납자루, 줄납자루)으로 확인되었고, 네 지역에서 모두 동서하고 있는 숙주조개인 작은 말조개(Unio douglasiae sinuolatus) 982개체를 채집하였다. RFLP 분자마커를 이용하여 납자루아과 어류의 난 및 치어가 확인된 작은말조개(N=163; 16.6%)에서 총 646개체의 납자루아과 어류의 난 및 치어(묵납자루 454, 줄납자루 43, 각시붕어 149개체)를 확인하였다. 각 지역 숙주조개 크기에 따른 산란선호도를 조사하기 위해 난 및 치어가 확인된 숙주조개(mussels with [presence] eggs/fry)와 확인되지 않은 숙주조개(mussels without [absence] eggs/fry)의 각장 (shell length), 각고(shell height) 및 각폭(shell width)의 평균 크기를 비교하였다. 그 결과 3종의 납자루아과 어류가 동서하는 덕치천의 경우 난 및 치어가 확인된 숙주조개가 확인되지 않은 숙주조개보다 각장(1.98mm), 각고(0.85mm), 각폭(0.73mm)의 크기가 통계적으로 유의하게 크게 나타났으며(Mann-Whitney U tests, P=0.002, P=0.012, P=0.009), 다른 세 개의 지역에서도 난 및 치어가 확인된 조개의 각장, 각고, 각폭의 크기가 큰 결과를 보였으나, 통계적으로 유의하지는 않았다. 추가적으로 종 간 숙주조개 당 평균산란 난 및 치어의 수를 분석한 결과 각시붕어 9.31±5.94개, 묵납자루 2.86±2.45개, 줄납자루 2.50±1.32개로 각시붕어는 묵납자루와 줄납자루보다 숙주조개 당 평균 6.45~6.81개 더 많이 산란하였고, 통계적으로 유의한 결과를 나타내었다(Kruskal-Wallis test, P<0.001). 이 결과는 본 연구 대상 납자루아과 어류 3종에서 크기가 큰 작은말조개를 산란을 위한 숙주로서 선호함을 의미하고, 조개 크기에 대한 선호도 차이가 동서하는 납자루아과 종의 수가 많을수록 크게 나타났다. 또한, 묵납자루와 줄납자루의 경우 많은 숙주조개에 적은 양의 난을 추가적으로 고르게 산란하는 반면에 각시붕어는 비교적 적은 수의 숙주조개에 많은 양의 난을 산란하는 번식전략을 나타내었다. 2종 이상의 납자루아과 어류가 서식하는 덕치천(HD)과 조양강(JJ)에서 묵납자루와 줄납자루 2종이 동일한 조개에 산란하는 것이 관찰되었다(N=4). 이는 납자루아과 어류가 2종 이상 동서할 때, 동일한 자원인 작은말조개를 자신의 산란숙주로 이용하기 위한 종간경쟁(interspecific competition)이 일어나고 있는 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구에서는 기존 연구된 생태학적 연구에 유전학적인 방법을 추가하여 각 집단 간, 종 간 숙주조개 크기에 대한 산란양상을 보다 정확히 규명하여 숙주조개를 이용하는 납자루아과 어류의 생태적 적응양상을 명확히 파악하고 더 나아가 숙주조개와 납자루아과 어류의 공생(mutualism) 혹은 숙주-기생의 상호관계(host-parasite relationship)를 규명 하는데 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

This study examined the quality characteristics of dumpling shells prepared with 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8% mulberry leaf powder. According to the amylograph data, the composite of mulberry leaf powder-wheat flour samples reduced the gelatinization temperatures, viscosities at 95oC, and maximum viscosity with increasing mulberry leaf powder content. The lightness (L) and redness (a) values decreased with increasing mulberry leaf powder content, whereas the yellowness (b) value increased. In addition, the weight, volume, and turbidity increased after cooking. In terms of the textural characteristics, addition of mulberry leaf powder increased the hardness, springiness, cohesiveness, chewiness, and adhesiveness. The DPPH free radical scavenging activity of the dumpling shells increased significantly (p<0.05) with increasing levels of mulberry leaf powder. The taste, chewiness and texture of the dumpling shells prepared with added 4% mulberry leaf powder were preferred. The sensory evaluation showed that the overall preference of the dumpling shell with the addition of 4% mulberry leaf powder was more effective than the control.

Nacre of abalone shell features a “brick-and-mortar” microstructure, in which micro-plates of calcium carbonate are bonded by nanometers-thick layers of chitin and proteins. Due to the microstructure and its unique toughening mechanisms, nacre possesses an excellent combination of specific strength, stiffness and toughness. This study deals with the possibility of using nacre fragments obtained from abalone shell for making a bulletproof armor system. A composite plate laminated with abalone shell fragments is made and compression and bend tests are carried out. In addition, a bulletproof test is performed with hybrid armor systems which are composed of an alumina plate, a composite plate, and aramid woven fabric to verify the ballistic performance of nacre. The compressive strength of the composite plate is around 258.3MPa. The bend strength and modulus of the composite plate decrease according to the plate thickness and are about 149.2MPa and 50.3 GPa, respectively, for a 4.85 mm thick plate. The hybrid armor system with a planar density of 45.2 kg/m2, which is composed of an 8 mm thick alumina plate, a 2.4 mm thick composite plate, and 18 layers of aramid woven fabric, satisfy the NIJ Standard 0101.06 : 2008 Armor Type IV. These results show that a composite plate laminated with abalone shell fragments can be used for a bulletproof armor system as an interlayer between ceramic and fabric to decrease the armor system’s weight.

This paper analyse the mechanical characteristics of geometrical and material nonlinearity behavior of cylindrical shell roofs subjected to a concentrated load. The shell elements were modeled using ‘NISA2016’ software as 3D general shell element and 3D composite shell element. The 3D shell element includes deformation due to bending, membrane, membrane-bending coupling and shear perpendicular to the grain effects is suited for modeling moderately thick or thin general shells and laminated composite shells. And The 3D composite shell element consists of a number of layers of perfectly bonded anisotropic and orthotropic materials. The purpose of this research is to analysis the load-deflection curves considering the combined geometric and material nonlinearity of cylindrical shells. In a shallowed cylindrical shell, snap-through curve can be found.

Core-shell structured nanoparticles are garnering attention because these nanoparticles are expected to have a wide range of applications. The objective of the present study is to improve the coating efficiency of gold shell formed on the surface of silica nanoparticles for SiO2@Au core-shell structure. For the efficient coating of gold shell, we attempt an in-situ synthesis method such that the nuclei of the gold nanoparticles are generated and grown on the surface of silica nanoparticles. This method can effectively form a gold shell as compared to the conventional method of attaching gold nanoparticles to silica particles. It is considered possible to form a dense gold shell because the problems caused by electrostatic repulsion between the gold nanoparticles in the conventional method are eliminated.