• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.15-19
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• 2021

In this study, we studied a facile method for the synthesis of stable and nearly spherical gold nanoparticles using a tyrosine-rich peptide, Tyr-Tyr-Gly-Tyr-Tyr (YYGYY), as both the reducing and capping agent. The peptide coated spherical and polycrystalline gold nanoparticles with diameters from 3 to 15 nm were successfully synthesized by varying the concentration of the peptide and metal precursor under UV irradiation. The nanoparticles were then characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-Vis spectroscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (STEM-EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Furthermore, the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles was confirmed by the reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol, in which the catalytic reaction rate constant was 7.3 × 10-3 s-1.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.119-119
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• 2003

탄화규소나 열분해 탄소는 고온 특성 및 화학적인 안정성 이 우수하여 단미 혹은 코팅재로로 소재의 성능을 향상시키기 위하여 에너지 관련 분야, 반도체 치구 분야, 방위산업 및 항공우주 분야와 원자력 분야에서 다양하게 사용된다. 특히 원자력 분야에서는 고온형 원자로의 노심 요소 부품으로 적용 및 개발을 고려하고 있으며, 대표적인 예로 수소생산용 초고온 가스냉각로의 코팅 핵연료 입자를 들 수 있다. 일반적으로 TRISO라 불리는 가스냉각로 핵연료는 구형 $UO_2$ kemel의 주변을 PyC-SiC -PyC의 삼중 코팅층으로 둘러싸는 구조를 하고 있으며, 이 코팅층들은 kernel물질이 분열하는 동안 발생되는 내부 기체 압력을 견디는 압력용기 역할과 기체나 금속 핵분열 생성물들을 가두는 확산 장벽 역할을 하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 구형의 $UO_2$대신 선행연구를 위하여 구형 ZrO$_2$를 이용하여 증착온도나 시간 및 입력기체비 등의 화학증착 변수로 조절하여 SiC 및 PyC을 코팅하고, 각 변수들에 의한 증착층의 거동을 고찰하고자 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.52.1-52.1
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• 2010

나노금속분말은 기존의 마이크론 입자와 다른 특이한 기계적, 전기적, 자기적 특성을 나타낸다. 나노금속분말 제조에서 가장 중요한 것은 오염되지 않은 고순도의 분말을 균일하고, 고분산된 입자를 제조하는 것으로 전기선폭발법(Electric Explosion of Wire, EEW)은 이러한 요구조건을 만족시킨다. 최근에는 전기선폭발법을 유체 내에 적용하여 분말을 제조하는 공정이 개발되었다. 이로 인해 고순도의 구형의 금속 나노입자를 얻을 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 물, 알코올, 에틸렌글라이콜 등 다양한 유체내에서 다양한 순금속 분말과 TiNi, SUS 등 나노합금분말을 제조하였다. 제조된 금속입자의 특성과 금속입자가 분산된 유체의 특성은 FE-SEM, HR-TEM, XRD, Turbiscan등으로 분석하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Rheology
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.53-59
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• 1990

물량 및 촉매를 변화시키며 TEOS 용액에 대하여 점도를 측정하였다. 염기성 촉매 를 사용한 TEOS 용액은 구형 입자를 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 적은 초기 물량과 산성 촉매 를 사용한 TEOS 용액은 환원 점도의 실험결과로 미루어 선형의 고분자를 갖고 있는 것으 로 보인다. 반면 많은 물량과 산성폭매를 사용한 TEOS 용액은 많은 가지 사슬을 갖는 비 선형 입자를 형성하는 것으로 사료된다. 적은 물량의 산성촉매에서 생성하는 선형고분자 구 조느 삼중규소연쇄의 리본형태로 생각된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.101-102
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• 2003

갈조류의 세포막 또는 세포간물질로 함유되어 있는 다당류인 alginate는 독특한 물리화학적인 특성을 지니고 있어, 식품공업, 직물공업, 의약용, 용수처리, 도료공업등에 널리 사용되고 있으며, 또한 새로운 용도개발을 위한 연구도 많이 진행되고 있다. 식품산업에 이용되는 alginate는 주로 Na, K, NH$_4$$^{+}$, NH$_4$$^{+}$-Ca 및 Na-Ca염형태인데 이들 수용성 alginate는 분자량, Ca함량, 입자형태(구형 또는 섬유상), 입자크기, M(mannuronic acid)/G(guluronic acid)비들에 따라 다양한 물성을 나타낸다. (중략)

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.165-170
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• 2013

An external gelation method in place of an internal gelation method applied to the fabrication process of an intermediated compound of Uranium Oxy-Carbide (UCO) kernel spheres for Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) fuel preparation is under development in Korea. For the preliminary experiments of the UCO kernel sphere preparation using an external gelation method, the carbon black dispersion experiments were carried out using a simulated broth solution. From the selection experiments of various kinds of carbon black through dispersion experiments in a viscous metal salt solution, Cabot G carbon black was selected owing to its dispersion stability, and the homogeneous dispersing state of carbon black particles in our system. For the effective dispersion of nano-size aggregated carbon black particles in a high viscous liquid, the carbon black particles in a metal salt solution were first de-aggregated with ultrasonic force. The mixed solution was then dispersed secondly by the use of the extremely high-speed agitation with a mechanical mixer of 6000 rpm after feeding the Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) in the solution. This results in the broth solution with good stability and homogeneity alongside no further changes in physical properties.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.25-31
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• 2012

In the synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) via wet chemical reduction using tin(II) acetate precursor, the effects of green reducing agents (sugar) and a capping agent (gelatin) on the formation of NPs were analyzed as functions of synthesis conditions and time. When glucose was used as the reducing agent, it was observed that irregular chainlike shapes, aggregates of NPs, were formed during the synthesis at $70-110^{\circ}C$. The NPs were determined as $SnO_2$ from the fast Fourier transform (FFT) pattern. In the synthesis at $110^{\circ}C$ by using sucrose, fine spherical NPs of ~10 nm in diameter were formed after the synthesis time of 3 h. As the time increased to 9 h, the chainlike NP aggregates besides irregularly aggregated spherical NPs were also formed locally. However, the chainlike NP aggregates were only observed when the synthesis was conducted at $130^{\circ}C$. The spherical NPs and chainlike NP aggregates were analyzed to be pure Sn and $SnO_2$, respectively.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.187-194
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• 2012

The strength of particle-reinforced metal matrix composites is, in general, known to be increased by the geometrically necessary dislocations punched around a particle that form during cooling after consolidation because of coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatch between the particle and the matrix. An additional strength increase may also be observed, since another type of geometrically necessary dislocation can be formed during extensive deformation as a result of the strain gradient plasticity due to the elastic-plastic mismatch between the particle and the matrix. In this paper, the magnitudes of these two types of dislocations are calculated based on the dislocation plasticity. The dislocations are then converted to the respective strengths and allocated hierarchically to the matrix around the particle in the axisymmetric finite-element unit cell model. The proposed method is shown to be very effective by performing finite-element strength analysis of $SiC_p$/Al2124-T4 composites that included ductile failure in the matrix and particlematrix decohesion. The predicted results for different particle sizes and volume fractions show that the length scale effect of the particle size obviously affects the strength and failure behavior of the particle-reinforced metal matrix composites.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.772-779
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• 2016

Silver nanoparticles were prepared by reacting silver nitrate and trisodium citrate in an aqueous solution. Their size and shape were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The synthesis was carried with different silver nitrate concentration, addition of TSC, solvent, surfactant, ultrasonication, and dispersing agent. With higher concentration of silver nitrate or TSC, the particles became large or agglomerated. The SEM results showed that the nanoparticles have spherical and pseudospherical shape with a narrow size distribution. The hydrophobic solvent did not affect the dispersibility, but the hydrophilic solvent enhanced it. The addition of HPMC surfactant caused the size to increase (50-100 nm) with non-uniform shapes and partial agglomeration. The dispersibility was significantly improved by ultrasonication for over 3 hours after the addition of a dispersing agent. Complete dispersion was achieved by adding the dispersant, and the nanoparticle sizes were as follows: 30-40 nm (BYK-182) < 42-78 nm (BYK-192) < 51-113 nm (BYK-142). The nanoparticles were 38.45-46.28 nm after the addition of 2-4 wt% TSC in 0.002 M silver nitrate solution.

• Clean Technology
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.238-243
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• 2006

The aggregate properties of chilled converter slag reformed by atomizing liquid converter slag were investigated. The properties of mortars with various replacement of standard sand by chilled converter slag as recycled fine aggregates were investigated. The particle shape of chilled converter slag by atomizing was a sphere with an open cavity which is enclosed with two layers like a bored coconut. Specific gravity, unit weight and fineness modulus increased with increasing the replacement, and solid content had the maximum at the replacement of 75% and water absorption rate had the minimum at the replacement. The hardened mortars with higher replacements have the higher specific gravity and the denser texture.