작물 재배시에 질소비료와 유기물인 헤어리베치 그리고 LCU효과지연성 복합비료 등 질소공급원별로 토양에 시용하여 N2O 배출에 영향을 주는 요인들의 특성을 조사하였다. 그리고 그 요인들이 N2O 배출에 얼마나 영향을 주는지를 정량적으로 밝히고 온실가스 배출의 영향 인자들에 대해 온실가스 감축 효과를 종합적으로 평가하였다. N2O 배출에 영향을 미치는 요인은 토양온도, 토양수분과 무기태질소 등이다. 이 세 가지 요인 중 N2O 배출에 가장 크게 영향을 미치는 요인은 무기태질소 (콩 65.5%, 51.2%)>토양수분함량 (콩 19.2%, 고추 28.8%)>토양온도 (콩 15.2%, 고추 22.0%) 순으로 나타났다. 수량과 비료이용효율은 LCU 효과지연성 복합비료 처리에서 가장 높았다. N2O 배출량은 LCU효과지연성 복합비료와 NPK+헤어리베치 처리에서 차이를 보이지 않아 종합적인 결과는 수량과 비료이용효율 그리고 낮은 N2O 배출량을 보인 LCU효과지연성 복합비료 처리가 가장 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 앞으로 N2O 배출을 저감할 수 있는 토양 양분관리 기술 개발 연구가 확대되면 온실가스 배출저감 대책에 도움이 될 것으로 기대할 수 있다.

An organic filler, bis-(N-α-amido-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine)-1,7-heptane dicarboxylate (DOPA-C7) is applied to gas separation membranes for CO2/N2 separation. The weak interaction between SBS and DOPA-C7 improves CO2/N2 selectivity, from 14.1 to 21.1 with increasing of CO2 permeability from 347.5 to 349.7 Barrer. This phenomenon is caused by the catechol group of DOPA-C7 that can work as a Lewis Base. However, the strongly interacting PEBAX/DOPA-C7 membranes show a typical trade-off behavior, a decrease in CO2 permeability and increase in CO2/N2 selectivity with the filler contents. This results demonstrate that interactions between the filler and polymeric matrix can cause negative effects on the gas separation performance. This work opens up the feasibility of using a catecholic compound in gas separation membranes.

Nitrogen is a serious contaminant in natural gas because it decreases the energy density. The natural gas specification in South Korea requires a N2 content of less than 1 mol%. Thus, cost-effective N2 removal technology from natural gas is necessary, but until now the only option has been energy-intensive processes, e.g., cryogenic distillation. Using porous materials for the removal process would be beneficial for an efficient separation of CH4/N2 mixtures, but this still remains one of the challenges in modern separation technology due to the very similar size of the components. Among various porous materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) present a promising candidate for the potential CH4/N2 separation material due to their unique structural flexibility. A MIL-53(Al), the most well-known flexible metal-organic framework, creates dynamic changes with closed pore (cp) transitions to open pores (ops), also called the ‘breathing’ phenomenon. We demonstrate the separation performance of CH4/N2 mixtures of MIL-53(Al) and its derivative MIL-53-NH2. The CH4/N2 selectivity of MIL- 53-NH2 is higher than pristine MIL-53(Al), suggesting a stronger CH4 interaction with NH2.

PEBAX 는 우수한 기계적 특성과 선택도를 제공하고 또한 높은 투과도를 제공한다. 특히 ether block 은 CO2 투과도를 촉진시킨다. PEGDA 를 첨가하면 Tg 가 증가하므로 CO2/N2 선택도를 증가시킨다. 본 연구에서는 PEBAX (2533)/PEGDA 혼합 막을 PEGDA 분자량 별로 제조하고 PEBAX (2533)/PEGDA - PES 복합 막을 PEGDA 함량별로 제조하여 비교한다. 제조된 막의 특성은 FT-IR, TGA, DSC, SEM 분석으로 확인하였으며 막의 CO2, N2 기체에 대한 투과도와 선택도를 확인하였다.

무분별한 이산화탄소 배출로 인한 지구온난화는 이상기후와 생태계 파괴 등을 초래함으로써 인간의 삶에 심각한 영향을 미치고 있다. 이러한 문제의 근본 원인인 이산화탄소 배출을 저감하는 방법으로 본 연구에서는 자가-가교 성질이 있는 P(GMA-g-PPG)-co-POEM) (SP) 공중합체와 상용 고분자인 polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)를 혼합하여 블렌드 고분자 분리막을 제조하는 방법을 제시하였다. PVP 함량에 따른 분리막의 이산화탄소/질소 투과 특성을 확인하였으며, PVP의 함량이 증가 할수록 투과도는 감소하고 선택도는 증가하는 결과를 보였다. 특히 PVP 함량이 30 wt%인 경우, 투과도는 순수 SP 고분자의 CO2 투과도인 72.9 GPU에서 12.6 GPU로 감소하였으나, CO2/N2 선택도는 28.1에서 50.4로 약 79% 증가하였다. 이는 SP 공중합체와 PVP 사이의 수소결합으로 인해 고분자 사슬이 더욱 조밀하게 배열되기 때문인 것으로 볼 수 있으며, 이를 FT-IR, TGA, XRD, SEM을 통해 분석하였다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 SP/PVP 고분자 블렌드 내 PVP의 함량을 조절함으로써 분리막의 투과도 및 선택도를 손쉽게 조절할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

The nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and its vector insect Monochamus alternatus are major quarantine pests of timber products in Korea. Due to the phaseout of methyl bromide as a fumigant for plant quarantine and pre-shipment treatments, the need for an alternative fumigant is essential. Based on preliminary studies on the efficacy of ethanedinitrile (C2N2) to these two pests, three quarantine trials on logs covered with PVC-tarpaulins were conducted at three dosages and three temperatures potential for inhalation exposure was assessed by monitoring atmospheric levels of C2N2 in relation to the threshold limit value (TLV, 10 ppm, v/v). Concentration × time products (Ct) of 398.6, 547.2 and 595.9 g h m-3 were obtained for each quarantine trial. A 100% mortality of B. xylophilus and M. alternatus larvae at 23±4°C and 10±4°C occurred with a load factor of pine logs of 46% and at 3±1°C with a load factor of 30%. During all fumigant procedures, atmospheric levels of C2N2 20m downwind from the PVC tarpaulin were below the TLV. During aeration, levels 10 m and 5 m downwind were below the TLV after a maximum of 0.4 h and 1 h, respectively. For the purpose of an emergent quarantine or phytosanitary treatment, specific doses of C2N2 at the temperatures that occurred during fumigation could control B. xylophilus and M. alternatus larvae without significant inhalation risk to workers.

Pebax 의 hard amide block 은 우수한 기계적 특성과 선택도를 제공하고 soft ether block 은 높은 투과도를 제공한다. 특히 ether block 은 CO2 의 투과도를 촉진시킨다. 또한 Pebax 기준으로 PEGDA 를 첨가하였을 때 첨가되는 PEGDA 분자량이 증가함에 따라 CO2/N2 선택도가 증가하는 것으로 알려졌다. 본 연구에서는 Pebax-2533 / PEGDA 혼합 막과 PES 지지체를 사용한 Pebax-2533 / PEGDA / PES 복합 막을 제조하여 비교한다. 제조된 막의 특성은 FT-IR, TGA, DSC, SEM 분석으로 확인하였으며 막의 CO2, N2 기체에 대한 투과도와 선택도 또한 확인하였다.

In order to compare greenhouse gases emission from different animal manures and to explore how different animal manures effect on soil mineralization, three kinds of materials, cattle, goat and chicken manure were amended to soil for 14 days incubation as CtS (cattle manure-amended soil), GS (goat manure-amended soil) and ChS (chicken manure-amended soil). Cumulative NH3 emissions in all treatments were rapidly increased until day 7 and then it was slightly increased in three manure-amended soils but maintained in control until day 14. GS had the highest NH3 emission at 0.14 mg kg-1 during the entire experimental period. Emissions of CO2 were highly increased by 7.8-, 9.0- and 12.4-fold in CtS, GS and ChS, respectively, compared to control at day 14. A significant increase of N2O emission in all treatments occurred within 5 days and then it was slightly increased until day 14. N2O emission was 2-fold higher in all manure-amended soils than that of control. Compared to day 1, inorganic N (NH4 + plus NO3 --N) content was highly increased in all four treatments at day 14. The increase rate was the highest in CtS treatment. Net N mineralization was increased by 4.0-, 2.4- and 2.9-fold in CtS, GS and ChS, respectively, compared to control. These results indicate that increase of NH3, CO2 and N2O gas emissions was positively related to high N mineralization.

The mixed matrix membranes for CO2/N2 separation, which is composed of commercially available MgCO3 and amphiphilic comb polymer matrix based on poly(ethyleneglycol) behenyl ether methacrylate and poly(oxyethelene methacrylate) synthesized via a facile free radical polymerization, were fabricated. The use of a CP improved the dispersion of the MgCO3 in ethanol due to the specific interaction between CP and MgCO3. The MMMs were characterized using scanning electron microscopy(SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HR-TEM), and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS). The best performance of gas separation for CP/MgCO3 MMM was shown in the case of 45wt% MgCO3 with the highest CO2 /N2 selectivity(93.8) and good CO2 permeance (30.9GPU). This performance of this CP/MgCO3 MMM is higher than other MgCO3 commercially available MMMs.

In the electronic device area, several conductive polymers have been used such as Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT-PSS). In the connection of this concept, PEDOT-PSS was applied to CO2/N2 separation, which is the first attempt to this area. To be specific, the polymer was blended to poly(2-[3-(2H- benzotriazol-2- yl)-4-hydroxyphenyl] ethyl methacrylate)-poly(oxyethylene methacrylate) (PBEM-POEM or PBE). The conductive polymer formed the interconnected network by interacting with PBE owing to the specific interaction. This structure give the facile pathway to CO2 and N2, which result in the increased permeability of the gases. Especially, improved CO2 solubility caused the permeability (59.6 Barrer) to be increased, which brought about the enhanced CO2/N2 selectivity (77.4) of PEDOT-PSS 5 wt% membrane.

반도체 및 디스플레이 공정에서 배출되는 N2/NF3 혼합 가스 분리를 위한 폴리썰폰 중공사막 제조 연구를 수행하였다. 먼저 non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS)와 vapor induced phase separation (VIPS) 혼합 공정을 이용하여 기체 투과성이 높은 고분자 중공사막을 제조하였다. 제조된 중공사막 표면에 PDMS(polydimethylsiloxiane)와 Teflon AF1600® 고 분자 소재를 이용하여 얇은 박막을 추가적으로 코팅하는 방법으로 기체 분리막을 완성하였다. 제조된 분리막은 코팅된 고분 자 소재의 기체 분리 특성에 따라 상이한 N2/NF3 분리 성능을 보여주었다. 특히 Teflon AF1600® 이 코팅된 중공사막의 경우 N2/NF3 분리 성능(> 14)을 보여주었고, N2 투과도는 4.5 GPU를 나타내었다. 상용 폴리썰폰 막과 비교해 볼 때, 투과도는 약간 감소하였지만 기체 선택도는 크게 증가하였다. 이런 특징은 N2/NF3를 분리하는 분리막 구조로써 큰 가능성을 지니는 것으로 판단된다. Abstract:

TiO2 nanowires were grown by thermal oxidation of TiO powder in an oxygen and nitrogen gas environment at 1000 oC. The ratio of O2 to N2 in an ambient gas was changed to investigate the effect of the gas ratio on the growth of TiO2 nanowires. The oxidation process was carried out at different O2/N2 ratios of 0/100, 25/75, 50/50 and 100/0. No nanowires were formed at O2/N2 ratios of less than 25/75. When the O2/N2 ratio was 50/50, nanowires started to form. As the gas ratio increased to 100/0, the diameter and length of the nanowires increased. The X-ray diffraction pattern showed that the nanowires were TiO2 with a rutile crystallographic structure. In the XRD pattern, no peaks from the anatase and brookite structures of TiO2 were observed. The diameter of the nanowires decreased along the growth direction, and no catalytic particles were detected at the tips of the nanowires which suggests that the nanowires were grown with a vapor-solid growth mechanism.

Galaxy clusters, the largest gravitationally bound systems, are an important subject of study to place constraints on cosmological models. Moreover, they are excellent places to test galaxy evolution models in connection to their environments. To date, massive clusters have been found unexpectedly (Kang & Im 2009; Gonzales et al. 2012) and the evolution of galaxies in clusters is still controversial (Elbaz et al. 2007; Faloon et al. 2013). Finding galaxy cluster candidates at z > 1 in a wide, deep imaging survey data will enable us to solve such issues of modern extragalactic astronomy. We report new candidate galaxy clusters in one of the wide and deep survey fields, the European Large Area ISO Survey North1 (ELAIS-N1) and North2 (ELAIS-N2) fields, covering a sky area of 8.75 deg2 and 4.85 deg2 each. We also suggest a new useful color selection technique to separate z > 1 galaxies from low - z galaxies by combining multi-wavelength data.