Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from industrial gas cause equipment failure and fire accidents due to the rapid flow and concentration changes of VOCs. Therefore, it is crucial to attenuate the concentration of VOCs to ensure a constant emission rate before the control process. This study proposed an encapsulation technique to fabricate calcium- alginate gel beads containing paraffin oil as an effective absorbent. The prepared absorbent was physically characterized, and a column test observed its absorption capacity. When the oil content was 30%, the prepared beads showed the best spherical shape, attaining 96% emulsion stability, 0.014 sphericity factor, 62.7% weight variation ratio, and 4.21 ± 0.06mm diameter. In the column test that was packed with the prepared beads, the toluene absorption capacity was 497.6mg/kg. The net effect of the beads was to attenuate the peaks of toluene concentration, and to make the VOC-laden air stream more receptive for the subsequent treatment unit.

본 연구는 식물공장에서 고흡수성 합성고분자(Super absorbent polymer; SAP)를 수경재배에서 배지로서의 활용가능성을 구명하고자 홍화 및 아마란스 새싹의 생육특성과 페놀함량 및 항산화도를 평가하였다. 대조구는 새싹 재배기(19 × 14 × 9cm, W × D × L)에 거즈를 깔고, 처리구에는 거즈 위에 SAP 를 추가하여 비교 분석하였다. 홍화 새싹 종자를 30°C의 증류수에 5시간 동안 침지한 뒤, 새싹 재배기에 파종 후 식물생장 상에서 재배하였다. 식물생장상의 내부 온도는 25 ± 1°C, 습도는 70 ± 4%로 유지되었고 광조건은 35 ± 6μmol·m -2 ·s -1 (광 주기 12h)로 설정하였다. 아마란스 새싹은 새싹 재배기에 파종 후 식물생장상 내부 온도 25 ± 2°C, 습도는 70 ± 5%, 광조건은 188 ± 10μmol·m -2 ·s -1 (광주기 16h)로 설정하였다. SAP 의 기본적인 특성으로 물리/화학적 분석과 홍화 및 아마란스의 발아율과 생육특성 및 기능성 물질을 분석하였다. 홍화는 발아율, 생육 및 기능성 물질에서 처리구와 대조구간 차이가 없었으나, 아마란스는 생육 측면에서는 대조구와 차이가 없었으나 발아율, 건물중, 페놀함량 및 항산화도에서 처리구가 각각 1.16배, 1.16배, 1.40배, 1.12배의 높은 결과를 보였다. 결과적으로, 이번 연구를 통해 식물공장에서 SAP을 활용한 새싹재배가 가능할 것으로 판단하였으며 추후 SAP가 식물 생리적으로 작용하는 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

We investigated the cytotoxic potential of three different commercially available absorbent feminine hygiene products and one transdermal patch using direct contact and extract exposure methods. Two different cell lines were used – mouse fibroblast L929 and normal human skin fibroblast CCD-986sk cell lines. The test samples were extracted using three different methods in accordance to International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Viability of cells was analyzed using MTT assay and morphology of the cells were also observed using phase contrast microscopy. Overall, the direct contact method using L929 cells showed that all the test samples had no toxic effect when exposed to extracts for 1 h. For the exposure method, no toxic effect was observed in both L929 and CCD986sk cells incubated with all the test samples regardless of the extraction methods used.

Charcoal canisters are broadly used for radon detection because of their handiness and short sampling period. Radon detection using charcoal canisters are known to be susceptible to surrounding conditions such as temperature and humidity. Public radon inspectors cannot handle extreme temperature, and the relative humidity can differ in districts due to the use of different types of construction. Thus, if relative humidity can be controlled at the entrance of a charcoal canister, radon inspectors will be able to procure more reliable data. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficiency of existing filters in a charcoal canister and to apply a new type of filter (Super Absorbent Polymers, SAP) that can control the moisture penetrating into the charcoal canister. Based on adequate case studies using the new filter, radon data have shown over 98% close to the reference data irrespective of varying moisture levels. Meanwhile, basic filters showed 88% similarity compared to the reference data, which means that charcoal canisters were affected by moisture. The SAP filter is reasonably inexpensive and once it turns into its gel shape (which, in turn, is saturated by moisture), it can be easily replaced. This filter will not only be able to provide more accurate radon data, but also apply to other gas phase material detections that are sensitive to moisture in the air.

목적: 흡수성이 좋은 셀룰로오스(cellulose, CEL) 필터와 고흡수성 폴리머(super absorbent polymer, SAP)를 삽입하여 제조한 튜브형 눈물검사키트의 유용성을 평가하고자 하였다. 방법: 흡수성이 좋은 재질 중 셀룰로오스 필터와 고흡수성 폴리머를 튜브에 삽입하여 튜브형 눈물검사키 트(CEL-키트 와 SAP-키트)를 제작하고 제작한 눈물검사키트의 재현성을 평가하기 위하여 0.1-2.0 ㎕의 용액의 양과 1-5초 검사시간에 따라 10회 반복 측정하여 평균값을 사용하여 평가하였다. 검사키트의 유용성 을 평가하기 위하여 용액의 양과 흡수 시간에 따른 눈물검사키트 흡수 길이의 상관성을 분석하고, 다중회귀 분석을 이용하여 용액의 양과 흡수 시간이 흡수 길이에 미치는 영향력을 분석하였다. 결과: CEL-키트와 SAP-키트 모두 용액의 양과 흡수 시간이 증가함에 따라 흡수된 길이가 유의하게 증 가하였지만, CEL-키트는 2.0 ㎕ 이내에서 상관성이 좋았고, SAP-키트는 1.5 ㎕ 이내에서만 상관성을 보였 다. CEL-키트와 SAP-키트의 흡수된 길이와 용액의 양에 대한 상관계수는 각각 r=0.683, r=0.705, 흡수 시간에 대한 상관계수는 r=0.665, r=0.530로 나타났다. CEL-키트와 SAP-키트는 용액의 양과 흡수 시간 에 대하여 0.840, 0.776의 설명력(R 2)을 나타내었다. CEL-키트와 SAP-키트의 신뢰도는 각각 0.998, 0.987로 측정되었다. 결론: 개발한 CEL-키트와 SAP-키트는 용액의 양과 흡수 시간에 따라 정확도가 높고 용액의 양과 흡수 시간에 대해서도 높은 설명력을 보여 눈물 양 검사에 좋은 방법으로 생각되며, CEL-키트가 더 유용한 검사 키트로 생각된다.

The amount of petroleum consumption has been Increased according to the industrialization and It leads to the increase of the possibility of marine oil pollution. In Korea, some countermeasures including oil skimmer, gelling agent and herding agent of oil have been used for the remediation of the pollution. However, most of them have lets of shortcomings in the application under in-situ condition, because they are sensitive to the situation such as geographical feature, the wind and the tide. In reported literature, the natural powdered oil absorbent which is made of peat moss is an effective mean to clean spilled oil from lake or coast. However, the peat moss is a natural resource which is only Produced from a specific cold weather are like Canada. This indicates that the alternative materials which is readily obtained from everywhere are needed for powdered oil absorbent. Therefore. in the study, same natural materials including pine leaves and straw are tested as the alternative materials for the absorbent. The raw materials were dried and treated by heat at various temperature during several Periods and then. shattered by a grain cracking machine. The oil sorption capacity of the prepared materials was compared according to the methods of heat treatment and their sizes. The proportion of hydrogen cyanide to combustion of the absorbents was measured to confirm their final disposal methods. The biodegradability test of the absorbents was carried our to evaluate possibility of a side pollution in the coast. In was found that the heat treatment of pine leaves enhanced the capacity of oil sorption and decreased the water sorption. The maximum oil sorption was observed for the material treated at 180℃for 60 min. The amount of hydrogen cyanide from the combustion were 0.09ml/g, 0.07ml/g for pine leaves and straw respectively meaning that the final disposal by combustion might be feasible. The amount or organic carbon extracted from pine leaves during 7 days was up to 0.015g organic carbon from one gram of pine leaves. but the degradation was as fast as for glucose. It is concluded that the pine leaves can be served as a good raw material for the powdered oil absorbent like peat moss

A long- time aeration method was developed for purification of animal wastewater. Under repeated aereations of 4 hours on and 4 hours off, the higher removal rates were obtained which were in average of 99%, 96%, 92% and 50% for BOD, SS, total nitrogen and phosporous, respectively. In detail, the measured BOD concentrations of the influent and effluent were 2,700ppm and 40ppm while the SS concentrations in the primary chamber and of the effluent were about 3,000 and 110 ppm, respectively. Zeolite and activated carbon, applied for removing the nitrogen and phosphorous, showed a good absorption, especially zeolite for NH4-N and activated carbon for NO3-N and PO4-P. The treatment cost per head by this method amounts to 1,923 won and it comes to 1.6% in the whole production cost. Therefore, this method is economically available with the half cost of the conventional activated sludge process.

현대사회의 급격한 도시화 및 인구밀도 증가로 인하여 고성능 재료를 사용한 고강도 콘크리트의 수요가 증가하고 있으며 고강도 콘크리트가 갖는 자기수축 특성은 콘크리트 내구성에 심각한 문제를 초래할 가능성이 크다. 본 연구에서는 고강도 콘크리트의 자기수축 특성 저감을 위하여 고흡수성 폴리머(SAP: Super absorbent polymer)를 사용하였으며 바인더 대비 0%, 0.3%, 0.5% 첨가한 시험체를 각각 제작하여 매립형 스트레인게이지를 이용하여 수축량을 계측 및 비교하였다. 실험결과 SAP를 0.3%, 0.5% 첨가한 실험체는 SAP를 첨가하지 않은 실험체 보다 수축량이 각각 약 11% 와 34% 감소 하였으며 이에따라 SAP의 첨가는 고강도 콘크리트의 자기수축 저감에 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

The rate of autogenous shrinkage (AS) development is a fundamental factor that highly influence the crack risk in low water cement mortar. Internal curing (IC) by using SAP has been used to reduce the AS in low water cement mortar and consequently mitigates the high risk of early-age cracking. Super absorbent polymers (SAP) supply additional IC water for hydration of mortar and as a result the effect of self-desiccation was minimized when the amount of internal water reduced. A series of autogenous shrinkage tests were performed considering two different SAP particle sizes in a constant curing temperature and humidity. The results indicated that IC method by using SAP fundamentally solved the problem of autogenous shrinkage in a low water cement ratio mortar.

This paper reports the absorption capacity of super-absorbent polymer (SAP) in water and cement pore solution. This was considered for the free water requirement for self-desiccation when the amount of internal water reduced. The physical state of particles selected from a super-absorbent polymer sample with a particle size distribution 150 μm (SAP-I) and less than 850 μm (SAP-II) monomers acrylic acid were tested at SAP 0.1g contents and time in minute 0.5, 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, and 60. The test was determined by using tea bag test method. As a result, the size of the polymers particles has a significant effect on the absorption kinetics of these polyacrylate-based polymers.

이 연구에서는, 우리나라 전통 건축재료 중 하나인 천연 황토 모르타르에 사용되어 온 해초풀과 현대적 재료인 고흡수성수지 (Superabsorbent Polymer, SAP)와 같은 흡수성 물질이 이러한 모르타르의 건조수축과 압축강도에 미치는 영향이 조사되었다. 흡수성 물질과 더불어 문화재표준시방서에서 권고하는 초기 밀봉양생의 효과 역시 검토되었다. 실험에 의한 28일 압축강도와 수렴한 건조수축 변형율의 검 토 결과, 우선 초기 7일간의 밀봉 양생은 강도향상과 수축저감에 효과적이었다. 따라서, 문화재표준시방서의 권고는 합리적이며 실효성이 있 는 것으로 검증된다. 흡수성 물질의 혼입 역시 두 재료특성에 있어 효과적인데, 그 효과는 물질들의 흡수 능력에 의존한다. 따라서, 흡수 능력이 더 높은 SAP을 사용하는 것이 해초풀을 사용하는 것보다 더 효과적이다. 그러나, 이러한 것들이 유효하기 위해서는 초기 밀봉양생과 물이 추가 되지 않는 조건들이 함께 따라야 한다. 마지막으로, 황토 모르타르의 압축강도의 증가는 건조수축의 감소와 선형적으로 관계한다. 이러한 선형 상관성에 의해, 초기밀봉 양생 또는 흡수성 물질의 혼입에 따른 모르타르의 압축강도 증가하는 원인이 정량적으로 설명될 수 있다.