Abstract: A method of preparing a positive electrode active material precursor includes forming positive electrode active material precursor particles while adding a reaction solution including a transition metal-containing solution, an ammonium ion-containing solution, and a basic aqueous solution to a reactor with a filtration device installed therein. The method further includes performing continuous concentration in which the reaction solution is added while continuously discharging a portion of the reaction solution in the reactor out of the reactor using the filtration device when the reactor is full, wherein a concentration of a solid content in the reactor is increased at a constant rate.

Abstract: A sustained release preparation of a human growth hormone conjugate is disclosed. The sustained release preparation contains a sustained release human growth hormone (hGH) conjugate resulting from conjugation between an immunoglobulin Fc region and a human growth hormone (hGH) as an active peptide; a buffer solution; a nonionic surfactant; and a sugar alcohol. A freeze dried preparation and a liquid preparation including the sustained release human growth hormone conjugate, a production method for the freeze dried preparation, a method of reconstituting the freeze dried preparation, and a kit containing the freeze dried preparation and a reconstituting solution are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a metal filter comprises a cleaning bath having a predetermined size and connected to a cleaning solution tank, a jig which is vertically elevatable and horizontally slidable in the cleaning bath and to which the metal filter is fixed, a nozzle mounted so that a discharge hole thereof is faced upward in the cleaning bath, and a controller which controls supply and blocking of a cleaning solution from the cleaning solution tank to the cleaning bath, controls supply and blocking of compressed air or the water to the nozzle, controls movement of the jig, and controls filling or discharging of the water into/from the cleaning bath. The controller controls the movement of the jig and selectively controls the supply and blocking of the water, the cleaning solution, and the compressed air, and the draining of the cleaning bath according to predetermined logic.

Abstract: The present invention relates to lithium metal oxide nanoparticles and a method for preparing the same and provides lithium metal oxide nanoparticles each having a shape of a hexahedron with a square outer cross section or a hexahedron with at least one chamfered corner and comprising a hollow of which a cross section is a square or a square having at least one chamfered corner, and a method for preparing the same, so that the lithium metal oxide nanoparticles can be utilized as an electrode material of a next-generation electronic device in which a contact area between an electrode and an electrolyte is increased to improve the charge and discharge rate characteristics and improve the conductivity.

Abstract: A cleaning method according to the present invention comprises mounting the metal filter on a jig that is vertically elevatable and horizontally slidable in a cleaning bath so that the opening is faced downward, descending the jig so that a first nozzle installed in the cleaning bath enters the opening, injecting a predetermined amount of water and a cleaning solution into the cleaning bath so that the metal filter is immersed, spraying compressed air through the first nozzle to discharge bubbles of the compressed air toward an inner surface of the metal filter, draining the cleaning bath, spraying water through a second nozzle to remove the cleaning solution from the metal filter, and spraying the compressed air through the first nozzle to dry the metal filter. An apparatus for cleaning a metal filter is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material precursor having a uniform particle size distribution and a method of preparing the same, and, specifically, provides a positive electrode active material precursor represented by Formula 1, wherein a percentage of fine powder with an average particle diameter (D50) of 1 ?m or less generated when the positive electrode active material precursor is rolled at 2.5 kgf/cm2 is less than 1%, and an aspect ratio is 0.93 or more, and a method of preparing the positive electrode active material precursor. [NixCOyM1zM2w](OH)2??[Formula 1] In Formula 1, 0.55?x<1, 0<y?0.5, 0<z?0.5, and 0?w?0.1, M1 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn and Al, and M2 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr, B, W, Mo, Cr, Nb, Mg, Hf, Ta, La, Ti, Sr, Ba, Ce, F, P, S, and Y.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material precursor having a uniform particle size distribution and represented by Formula 1, wherein a percentage of fine powder with an average particle diameter (D50) of 1 ?m or less is generated when the positive electrode active material precursor is rolled at 2.5 kgf/cm2 is less than 1%, and an aspect ratio is 0.93 or more, and a method of preparing the positive electrode active material precursor [NixCoyM1zM2w](OH)2 ??[Formula 1] in Formula 1, 0.5?x<1, 0<y?0.5, 0<z?0.5, and 0?w?0.1, M1 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn and Al, and M2 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr, B, W, Mo, Cr, Nb, Mg, Hf, Ta, La, Ti, Sr, Ba, Ce, F, P, S, and Y. A method of preparing the positive electrode active material precursor is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal-organic framework and an energy storage system having the same, and more specifically, to an energy storage system that is capable of providing excellent electrical conductivity and electrochemical capacity properties, especially excellent electrochemical performance at low temperatures, by means of a novel one-dimensional metal-organic framework having thianthrene-based organic ligands.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a positive electrode active material, which includes: (A) preparing a positive electrode active material precursor which includes a core portion including randomly aggregated primary particles and a shell portion surrounding the core portion and formed of primary particles oriented in a direction from a particle center to the outside and in which a ratio of a crystal grain size in the (100) plane to a crystal grain size in the (001) plane of the primary particles forming the shell portion is 3 or more; and (B) mixing the positive electrode active material precursor with a lithium-containing raw material and firing the mixture, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide has an average particle diameter (D50) that is 0.01% to 20% reduced as compared to an average particle diameter (D50) of the positive electrode active material precursor.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material precursor includes: a first region formed in the center of a particle of the positive electrode active material precursor and having a composition represented by Chemical Formula 1 or 2; and a second region formed on the first region and having a composition represented by Chemical Formula 3 or 4. A method of preparing the positive electrode active material precursor is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal-organic framework and an energy storage system having the same, and more specifically, to an energy storage system that is capable of providing excellent electrical conductivity and electrochemical capacity properties, especially excellent electrochemical performance at low temperatures, by means of a novel one-dimensional metal-organic framework having thianthrene-based organic ligands.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material precursor and method of preparing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a positive electrode active material precursor includes a particle having a first region, a second region, and a third region, a composition of the particle is represented by the following Formula 1 or Formula 2: [M1aM2bM3cM4d](OH)2??[Formula 1] [M1aM2bM3cM4d]O·OH??[Formula 2] M1, M2, and M3 are different from each other and independently selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, and Mn, M4 is at least one selected from the group consisting of B, Mg, Ca, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Zn, Ga, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ta, and W, and 0<a<1, 0<b<1, 0<c<1, 0?d<1, and a+b+c+d=1, wherein the first region is at a center of a particle, the second region is disposed on the first region, and the third region is disposed on the second region.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cucurbituril-polyethylenimine-silica complex, a method for preparing the same and a carbon dioxide absorbent containing the same. According to the present disclosure, a cucurbituril-polyethylenimine-silica complex may be prepared by forming a complex wherein a cucurbituril is bound to polyethylenimine and including the same inside silica, and it may be used as a carbon dioxide absorbent with superior thermal stability and prevented formation of urea.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for predicting a drug-drug interaction and a drug-food interaction by using structural information of a drug and, more particularly, to a method for predicting the mechanism of action and activity of a drug interaction through interaction prediction results expressed by a standardized sentence. When using a method for predicting a drug interaction according to the present invention, a drug interaction can be predicted quickly and accurately, and in particular, activity information of an unknown compound can also be predicted by expressing a prediction result by means of a sentence, and thus the method is very useful for developing a drug exhibiting desired activity without causing adverse effects.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material precursor, a method of preparing the same, and a positive electrode active material, a positive electrode, and a lithium secondary battery prepared from the same. In some embodiments, a positive electrode active material precursor includes nickel, cobalt, and manganese, wherein the positive electrode active material precursor satisfies: Equation 1 (2.5?C(100)/C(001)?5.0) and Equation 2 (1.0?C(101)/C(001)?3.0), where C(001) is a crystalline size in a (001) plane, C(100) is a crystalline size in a (100) plane, and C(101) is a crystalline size in a (101) plane. The positive electrode active material precursor has particle growth of a (001) plane that is suppressed.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a positive electrode active material, which includes: (A) preparing a positive electrode active material precursor which includes a core portion including randomly aggregated primary particles and a shell portion surrounding the core portion and formed of primary particles oriented in a direction from a particle center to the outside and in which a ratio of a crystal grain size in the (100) plane to a crystal grain size in the (001) plane of the primary particles forming the shell portion is 3 or more; and (B) mixing the positive electrode active material precursor with a lithium-containing raw material and firing the mixture, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide has an average particle diameter (D50) that is 0.

Abstract: A rotating gas injection device for preventing damage to a rawinsonde balloon, comprising: a handgrip part; a gas injection tube; a ball bearing module including an inner ring, an outer ring, wherein the inner ring and the outer ring are rotatably engaged by means of the balls; and an outer ring cover positioned outside of the outer ring to form space between the outer ring cover and the outer ring; wherein, after an insertion of a neck of the rawinsonde balloon into the space, a distance between the outer ring and the outer ring cover is controlled to be decreased so that the neck of the rawinsonde balloon makes tight contact, and in response to an external force exerted on the neck of the rawinsonde, the outer ring is allowed to be rotated together with the neck by means of the balls.

Abstract: A rotating gas injection device for preventing damage to a rawinsonde balloon, comprising: a handgrip part; a gas injection tube; a ball bearing module including an inner ring, an outer ring, wherein the inner ring and the outer ring are rotatably engaged by means of the balls; and an outer ring cover positioned outside of the outer ring to form space between the outer ring cover and the outer ring; wherein, after an insertion of a neck of the rawinsonde balloon into the space, a distance between the outer ring and the outer ring cover is controlled to be decreased so that the neck of the rawinsonde balloon makes tight contact, and in response to an external force exerted on the neck of the rawinsonde, the outer ring is allowed to be rotated together with the neck by means of the balls.

Abstract: A cleaning method according to the present invention comprises mounting the metal filter on a jig that is vertically elevatable and horizontally slidable in a cleaning bath so that the opening is faced downward, descending the jig so that a first nozzle installed in the cleaning bath enters the opening, injecting a predetermined amount of water and a cleaning solution into the cleaning bath so that the metal filter is immersed, spraying compressed air through the first nozzle to discharge bubbles of the compressed air toward an inner surface of the metal filter, draining the cleaning bath, spraying water through a second nozzle to remove the cleaning solution from the metal filter, and spraying the compressed air through the first nozzle to dry the metal filter. An apparatus for cleaning a metal filter is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for predicting a drug-drug interaction and a drug-food interaction by using structural information of a drug and, more particularly, to a method for predicting the mechanism of action and activity of a drug interaction through interaction prediction results expressed by a standardized sentence. When using a method for predicting a drug interaction according to the present invention, a drug interaction can be predicted quickly and accurately, and in particular, activity information of an unknown compound can also be predicted by expressing a prediction result by means of a sentence, and thus the method is very useful for developing a drug exhibiting desired activity without causing adverse effects.