• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.69.1-69
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2006.08a
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• pp.190-190
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• 2006

• Membrane Journal
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.38-49
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• 2024

Wastewater treatment using membrane bioreactors has been extensively used to alleviate water shortage and pollution by improving the quality of the treated water discharged into the environment. However, membrane biofouling persistently holds back an MBR process by reducing the process efficiency. Herein, we synthesized carbon nanospheres (CNSs) with many hydrophilic oxygen groups and utilized them as an additive to prepare high-performance ultrafiltration (UF) membranes with hydrophilicity and porous pore structure. CNSs were found to form crescent-shaped pores on the membrane surface, increasing the mean surface pore size by about 40% without causing significant defects larger than bubble points, as the CNS content increased by 4.6 wt%. In addition, the porous pore structure of CNS composite membranes was also attributable to the CNS's isotropic morphologies and relatively low particle number density because the aforementioned properties contributed to preventing the polymer solution viscosity from soaring with the loading of CNS. However, too porous structure compromised the mechanical properties, such that CNS2.3 was the best from a comprehensive consideration including the pore structure and mechanical properties. As a result, CNS2.3 showed not only 2 times higher water permeability than CNS0 but also 5 times longer operation duration until membrane cleaning was required.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.33-41
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• 2021

Feldspar, along with Quartz, are the most frequently produced minerals in Korea; however, the potential value is estimated to be significantly low because of the scarce research on the development and application of material properties, except for their limited use in manufacturing minerals, glass, and paints. In this study, we analyzed the eco-friendly material and reactivity improvement characteristics of weathered feldspar through activation technique. The joint structural features observed on the surface of the weathered feldspar show that the joint arrangements are irregularly distributed, and the cavities are interconnected. Due to the irregularly connected cavities on the surface of weathered feldspar, the reaction area of the weathered feldspar is increased; hence the weathered feldspar is considered as a highly reactive pozzolan material when combined with cement. As a result of applying the thermal, mechanical, and chemical activation techniques to improve the functionality of the weathered feldspar, the cation exchange capacity, density, and uniaxial compression strength characteristics were improved. It is considered that weathered feldspar by these porous characteristics can be used as an eco-friendly construction material with excellent physical and chemical properties.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.586-592
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• 2009

The preparation of structures with nanosized arrays allows mimicking many different morphologies that exist in nature. In addition, polymer is considered as a material that can be easily applicable to the fabrication of nanostructures and can effectively exhibit nanosize effects since material, synthesis and processing cost is low, and many of polymer structures are well studied. Porous alumina template prepared by anodization of aluminum among nanofabrication methods is the one of promising routes that cost-effectively provides very regularly arrayed nanostructures. In this review, we describe the fabrication of the nanotemplate and template-based polymer nanostructures and their applications.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.152-156
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• 2000

The effect of cupric ion concentration on the throwing power has been studied in the electrodeposition of Cu on the porous reticular electrodes with the electrolytes of $CuSO_4\;and\;H_2SO_4$. Sulfuric acid electrolytes with lower concentration of $CuSO_4$ improved throwing power in electrodeposition of copper not only due to higher cathodic polarizability but also due to higher conductivity of the electrolytes. The increase in conductivity of the electrolytes at low concentration of $CuSO_4$ could be also illustrated by the decrease in viscosity of the electrolytes. It was found that both the throwing power and the limiting current density should be taken into account in the electrodeposition of Cu on the reticular electrodes. According to the experimental results, the electrolyte of 0.2M $CuSO_4$ and 0.5M $H_2SO_4$ was found to be the most appropriate condition at the current density of $10mA/cm^2$.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.249-258
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• 2008

Nanoporous alumina with highly ordered pore arrays, which is prepared based on electrochemical anodization under the controlled conditions, has attracted great attention due to the variety of its applications. In case of porous alumina, the manipulation of nanoporous structures under different electrochemical conditions and their formation mechanisms have been studied for a long time. Recently, its principles have been applied to other valve metals. Especially, there have been a big success in the preparation of titania nanotubes via the anodization of titanium. In this paper, we review the anodization of aluminum and recent trends in anodization of Ti and other valve metals based on the principles of aluminum anodization.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.169-179
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• 2005

Porous materials are useful in a wide range of applications including bio/electronic products. The preparation and processing of these materials are mainly progressed by using an organic solvent, which gives rise to air pollution by its emissions. Alternatively, supercritical fluids are well suited to the production of functional porous materials due to a number of specific physical, chemical, and toxicological advantages. In this review, we will introduce the preparation and processing techniques for the formation of the nano/macro pore structure and their morphology, which can be controled by using supercritical fluids.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2011.10a
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• pp.30.2-30.2
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• 2011

나노 채널 구조는 반응 물질의 빠른 확산 경로를 제공하고, 넓은 반응 활성화 면적을 가지므로, 센서, 촉매, 전지 등의 다양한 기능성 전기 화학 소자용 고효율 전극 구조로서 관심을 받고 있다. 최근 양극 산화법을 이용하여, 자가 배열된 나노 채널 구조의 주석 산화물을 형성시키는 연구가 진행되고 있다. 그러나, 기재위에 도금된 주석 박막이 양극 산화에 의해 산화물로 변화하는 과정에서 내부 균열 및 표면 기공의 막힘 현상이 관찰되고, 기재 위 주석의 산화가 완료되는 시점에서는 기재의 산화 및 산소 발생에 의한 기계적 충격 등으로 인해 산화물이 기재로부터 탈리되는 문제가 발생하여, 그 응용 연구가 크게 제한되어 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 다공성 주석 산화물 합성 시의 구조적 결함이 나타나는 이유에 대해 체계적으로 분석하고, 이를 바탕으로 결함이 없는 나노 채널 주석 산화물을 제조하는 방법을 제시하였다. 또한, 주석 산화물 박막을 기능성 전기화학 소자용 전극 활물질, 특히 리튬 전지용 음극재료로 사용하기 위한 효과적인 전극 제조 방법에 대해 논의하고, 그에 따라 제조된 전극의 충방전 용량, 사이클링 안정성 등을 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.06e
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• pp.53-56
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• 1998

다공성흡음재의 흡음률에 미치는 요소를 실험을 통하여 알아보았다. 흡음재의 두께, 밀도, 공기층, 표면처리, 흡음재의 조합 등에 따른 흡음률의 변화를 측정하였다. 공기층을 두고 시공하면 저역.중역에서의 흡음률이 현저히 증가하며, 유공판, 판상흡음재 등과 적절히 조합하면 보다 넓은 범위에서 좋은 흡음률을 갖게 됨을 알 수 있다. 또한 최대흡음률을 갖는 두께가 λ/4로 예상되지만, 흡음재의 구조에 따라 음의 경로의 유효길이가 늘어나 그보다 작은 두께일 것으로 예상된다.