• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.95-101
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• 2016

For a natural gas steam reforming, comparative studies of the performance in a conventional packed-bed reactor and a membrane reactor, a new conceptual reactor consisting of a reactor with series of hydrogen separation membranes, have been performed. Based on experimental kinetics reported by Xu and Froment, a process simulation model was developed with Aspen $HYSYS^{(R)}$, a commercial process simulator, and effects of various operating conditions like temperature, $H_2$ permeance, and Ar sweep gas flow rate on the performance in a membrane reactor were investigated in terms of reactant conversion and $H_2$ yield enhancement showing improved $H_2$ yield and methane conversion in a membrane reactor. In addition, a preliminary cost estimation focusing on natural gas consumption to supply heat required for the system was carried out and feasibility of possible cost savings in a membrane reactor was assessed with a cost saving of 10.94% in a membrane reactor.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.23 no.12
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• pp.184-190
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• 2009

Tri-acetyl-cellulose(TAC) film surface was modified by atmospheric-pressure plasma technique to obtain the hydrophilic functional groups and improve the contact angle. TAC film was modified with N2 plasma ionized in dielectric barrier discharge(DBD) reactor under atmospheric pressure. We measured the change of the contact angle and the surface energy with respect to the plasma treatment conditions such as plasma treatment power, discharge gap and Ｎ2 gas flow rate. As the plasma treatment speed of 100[mm/sec], the plasma treatment power of 1.5[kW], discharge gap 2[mm] and the $N_2$ gas flow rate 140[LPM], the best contact angle and the highest surface energy were obtained. The degree of hydrophilization depended strongly on the plasma-treating time and discharge power.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.9-14
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• 2023

In this work, we developed a Nafion polymer-coated impedance sensor with two gold electrode configurations to measure the ion concentration in solution samples. The gold electrodes were fabricated through the sputtering process, followed by surface modification using Nafion polymer. The resulting sensors enable the prevention of the polarization phenomenon on the electrode surface, resulting in stable measurement of electrochemical signals. Spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy measurements revealed that the thin film of Nafion was coated uniformly onto the surface of the gold electrode. The Nafion-coated sensor exhibited more stable impedance signals than the conventional gold electrode. It showed a highly reliable calibration curve (R² = 0.983) of the impedance sensor using a standard sodium chloride solution. In addition, a comparison experiment between the impedance sensor and a commercial conductivity sensor was performed to measure the ion concentration of artificial tears, showing similar results for the two sensors.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.16-21
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• 2022

The reaction rate of a catalyst for producing hydrogen using the methanol steam reforming reaction was studied. It was prepared by impregnating copper, which is often used in methanol synthesis, as the main active metal, using hydrotalcite, which has excellent porosity and thermal stability, high specific surface area, weak Lewis acid point, and basicity, as a support. Activation energy and Pre-exponential factors were identified. In this study, the activation energy of the hydrotalcite catalyst impregnated with 20 wt% copper was calculated to be 97.4 kJ/mol and the Pre-exponential was 5.904 × 10¹⁰. Process simulation was performed using the calculated values and showed a similar tendency to the experimental results.

• Clean Technology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.102-108
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• 2009

In this study, poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was modified by reactive extrusion with a functional monomer GMA(glycidyl methacrylate), MMT(montmorillonite), and initiator to enhance the melt strength. Each modified PLA was prepared with different amounts of GMA and MMT and was characterized by measuring thennal- and melt-viscoelastic properties. The degree of dispersion of MMT was measured by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). The glass transition temperature($T_g$) of modified PLA-GMA-MMT nanocomposite decreased with increasing GMA content, but was a little affected by the amount of MMT. Surface analysis showed that the nanocomposite became more intercalated than exfoliated as the amount of MMT increases. The complex viscosity and storage modulus of the nano-composite were greatly increased by addition of MMT.

• Proceedings of the Korea Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.44-44
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• 2001

최근들어 환경보호, 자원절약 및 산업의 경제성 확립을 위하여 전세계적으로 자원의 재활 용에 대한 일반 대중의 관심이 고조되고 있으며, 이와 때를 같이하여 각종 재활용 촉진을 위한 법규와 제도가 강화되어가고 있다. 이러한 분위기는 제지산업 분야의 경우 재생펄프 의 사용량 증가로 나타나고 있다. 그 동안 고지를 주된 원료로 사용하던 신문지, 판지 및 라이너지 등의 지종은 고지 사용 비율을 점차 높혀가고 있으며 천연펄프를 주된 원료로 이용하던 고급 인쇄용지와 화장지 분야에도 재생펄프의 사용이 시도되거나 확대되고 있 다. 아울러 전 지종에 걸쳐서 고수율 펄프의 활용 증대를 통한 산림자원 보호 및 경제성 확립에도 많은 노력이 경주되고 있다. 이러한 고지 및 고수율 펄프의 이용 증가 추세는 단 순한 경제적 이유에서 뿐만이 아니라 갈수록 강화되고 있는 환경보전과 자원절감을 달성 하기 위해서 지속되리라고 판단된다. 재생펄프의 이용과 함께 날로 엄격해지는 폐수 배출 규제와 관련하여 제지 공정을 폐쇄 화 방안이 적극 검토되고 있거나 실제로 적용되고 있다. 이에 따라 초지계의 백수 조건이 악화되고 있으며 앞으로 이러한 추세는 심화될 것이 자명하다. 이러한 백수계의 오염은 각종 첨가제의 기능 저하를 유발시키므로 공정 폐쇄화에 대처할 수 있는 새로운 기능성 보류시스템의 개발이 선행되지 않는다면 보류되지 못한 첨가제 혹은 미세분이 초지계를 오염시키는 악순환이 거듭될 것이 자명하다. 따라서 고지 재활용 및 공정 폐쇄화에 적극적으로 대처하기 위해서는 변화되는 원료 및 용수 조건에 능동적으로 대처할 수 있는 새로운 기능성 보류시스템으로서 전분과 마이크 로파티클로 구성된 보류 시스템을 검토하였다. 특히 마이크로파티클 시스템의 구성요소의 하나인 양성전분의 개질에 따른 효과를 평가하기 위해서 다양한 종류의 양성전분을 준비 하고 그 사용에 따른 미세분 보류도, reversibility 등을 측정하였다. 특히 reversibility를 측정함으로써 제지공정상에서의 전단력에 의한 응집에 파괴이후의 재응집 능력을 평가하 였다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.1-14
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• 2017

At high nitrate concentrations, water must be treated to meet regulated concentrations because it results in threat to human health and eutrophication of natural water. However, it is almost impossible to remove nitrate by conventional water treatment methods such as coagulation, filtration and precipitation, due to its high water solubility. Therefore, other technologies including adsorption, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, denitrification, and electrodialysis are required to effectively remove nitrate. Each of these technologies has their own strengths and drawbacks and their feasibility is weighted against factors such as cost, water quality improvement, residuals handling, and pre-treatment requirements. An adsorption technique is the most popular and common process because of its cost effectiveness, ease of operation, and simplicity of design. Surface modifications of adsorbents have been enhanced their adsorption of nitrate. The nitrate-selective membrane process of electrodialysis reversal and reverse osmosis have proven over time and at many locations to be highly effective in removing nitrate contaminating problems in aqueous solutions. Both electrodiaysis and reverse osmosis methods generate highly concentrated wastes and need careful consideration with respect to disposal.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.89-89
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• 2017

가속기 기술을 이용한 재료에의 표면처리기술은 일정에너지를 가지는 이온이 재료표면에 충돌함으로서, 스퍼터링, 이온주입, 미세구조 변화 등의 현상을 이용하여 재료표면의 특성을 변화시켜 기계적, 화학적, 광학적, 전기적 특성 등을 변화시키는 표면개질기술에 활용되어져 왔다. 이러한 이온빔 표면처리기술은 이온의 종류나 시편의 제한 없이 치밀한 원자혼합물을 형성하고, 계면형성이 없고, 또한 저온공정이 가능하므로, 정밀도가 요구되는 부품의 내마모성과 내부식성 등을 포함한 기본적인 표면특성 뿐만 아니라 전기전도도, 친소수특성, 내광성 등 표면에 관계된 특성을 개선시키는 역할을 하며, 이온빔 믹싱, 이온빔 스퍼터링, 이온빔 전처리 후 코팅 등의 복합공정을 통해 보다 개선된 표면특성을 가지는 박막제조공정에 적용될 수 있다. 본 발표에서는 지난 10년간 가속기기술을 응용한 이온빔 장치기술 개발현황을 발표하고, 이러한 장치를 활용하여 이온빔 표면처리기술 사례인 내광성/내스크래치성 향상 고분자, 정전기방지, 초친수 표면처리, 기체투과도제어, 자외선차단 필름, 고속에칭기술 등의 기술개발 현황을 발표하고자 한다. 한국원자력연구원 양성자가속기연구센터에서는 수백 keV급의 이온빔 표면처리 장치 이외에도 100MeV 선형 양성자가속기를 이용하여 2013년부터 다양한 분야의 양성자빔/이온빔 이용자들에게 이온빔 장치와 20MeV와 100MeV 이용시설에서 양성자빔/이온빔 서비스를 제공하고 있다. 2016년 기준 이용자수는 양성자가속기 392명, 이온빔장치 279명이며, 이용자 수행과제는 양성자가속기, 이온빔장치 각각 130여개 과제가 수행되었다. 이러한 이용자들의 빔이용연구를 통해 20여편의 논문투고, 10여편의 특허출원의 성과를 얻었으며, 나노분야, 생명공학분야 등의 다양한 분야에서의 빔이용기술을 통해 활발한 연구가 이루어질 것으로 예상된다.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.925-933
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• 2011

The traditional feedstock for dimethyl ether (DME) has been natural gas obtained by pipeline from a nearby natural gas or oil field. This report focuses on other feedstock: Coal bed methane (CBM). The resource availability and suitability of CBM for DME manufacturing have been investigated. CBM in a short time has become an important industry, providing an abundant clean-burning fuel and also suggesting as a feedstock for gas industry. The use of CBM will have very little impact on the KOGAS' DME process design and economics up to 50 vol% of $CO_2$ in the CBM source. Many of the CBM sources in Asia are high in $CO_2$, but pose no difficulties for the KOGAS' DME plant. Since tri-reformer requires substantial $CO_2$ in its feed, no $CO_2$ removal from the CBM feed is needed. The $CO_2$ in the CBM means that less $CO_2$ needs to be recycled from the downstream in the process.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.463-469
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• 2015

In this study, we synthesized graphene oxide and developed novel spin-spray coating technology. The graphene oxide thin film was uniformly coated on amine-functionalized glass surfaces using spin-spray coating technology. We also stacked up to four layers of graphene oxide on glass substrates in a uniform manner. From the results, we infer that this spin-spray coating of graphene oxide thin film could be a powerful tool for various electronic display coating applications.