• Resources Recycling
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.18-29
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• 2021

Platinum group metals (PGMs) are used in a wide range of application fields such as catalysts, electronic devices, electrodes, electrical devices, fuel cells and high temperature materials due to their excellent electrical and thermal conductivity as well as chemical resistivity. Platinum group elements are generally associated with nickel-copper sulfides in magmatic rocks. Depending on the relative concentrations of the PGMs, they are produced either as the primary products or as by-products of the nickel and copper. However, PGMs natural resource deposits are strictly limited in countries such as South Africa and Russia. The annual supply of PGMs is only under 500 t. Considering the limited supply of PGMs, there will be a noticeable increase in the supply risk associated with PGMs in the near future. Therefore, it is extremely important to recover PGMs from secondary resources such as spent catalysts. This paper reviews on overview of PGMs extraction and recycling processes.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.81-84
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• 1967

A simple rotating micro mercury electrode is constructed in such a way that the mercury surface can be renewed quite easily with reasonable reproducibility. It consists of a glass capillary of about 1mm diameter connected to a mercury filled tube by means of a ground joint that allows mercury flow at a particular relative position only, and the electrical connection between the two parts is made by a platinum wire fused in the bottom of the latter. Thus the mercury surface exposed at the tip of the capillary replaces the platinum tip of the usual platinum micro electrode; however, the capillary has to be bent so that the tip directs upwards. It has been found to be a convenient electrode in the amperometric titration in strongly acidic media. Furthermore, it has been advantageously used in the alternating-current polarography because of its smaller electrical resistance than the ordinary dropping mercury electrodes. It also can be used as a stationary mercury electrode in fast scanning polarography.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.59-64
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• 2004

The performance of fuel cell electrode depends on the characteristics of the catalyst support material. This paper deals with the use of CNF(carbon nanofibre) and CNT(carbon nanotube) as platinum catalyst support. The CNF and CNT were synthesized with catalyst treated by mechanochemical process and were prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. The platinum supported on CNF and CNT for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) application. In result, the best I-V characteristic was verified by the prepared MEA(membrane electrode assembly) from twisted CNF that had a diameter of 65 nm.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.44-51
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• 1990

The electrochemical oxidation behavior of phenol on platinum anode had been investigated by cyclic voltammetric method. The initial oxidation potential of phenol was dependent on the pH in acid solution. But in basic solution, it was held 033-0.40V(vs. S.C.E.). The peak current was proportional to the concentration of phenol and the optimum concentration was found to be about 0.1N. The oxidation reaction of phenol was found to be irreversible and controlled by diffusion.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.63-66
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• 2006

A long term deactivation study was carried out with commercial MEA provided by Hyundai Motor Co. The deactivation phenomena were observed only at high voltage region where there is no diffusion-limited reaction. A rapid deactivation was observed up to 40h owing to the sintering of Pt particles. This was followed a gradual increase in the activity up to 300 h, which is probably caused by improvement in the electrode properties in the presence of current during the reaction. After 300 h, monotonic decrease in the activity was observed owing to dissolution of Pt particles especially in the cathode. The presence oxygen is the cause of oxidation and dissolution of Pt. The dissolution rate can be somewhat retarded by generation of current, which reduces Pt ion back to Pt in the cathode.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1997.05b
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• pp.313-318
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• 1997

방사성 금속폐기물을 재활용하기 위한 제염기술로서 SC ( Sulfuric acid - Cerium) 제염의 기본특성을 파악하기 위해 Ce$^{4+}$ Ce$^{3+}$ 이온쌍의 산화환원 특성을 cyclic voltammetry 방법으로 연구하였다. 황산용액 내에서 Ce$^{4+}$ Ce$^{3+}$ 이온쌍의 산화환원 특성 조사를 위해서는 백금전극이 효과적이었다. 이중 실린더형 전해셀의 백금전극에서 Ce$^{4+}$ Ce$^{3+}$ 이온쌍의 산화환원에 대한 전달계수, 확산계수 및 비균일 속도상수 둥을 구하였으며, 각각 0,63 $\pm$ 0.05, (2.09$\pm$0.49) x $10^{-5}$ $\textrm{cm}^2$/sec 및 (2.53 $\pm$ 1.33) * $10^{-4}$ cm/sec 의 값을 나타내었다.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.93-93
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• 1998

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.607-608
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.258-258
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• 2004

전해 가공은 공작물의 기계적 특성과 무관하게, 빠른 속도로 가공할 수 있는 장점이 있으나, 가공 간극이 비교적 넓어 초정밀 가공에는 널리 적용되지 못했다. 최근 Schuster는 초단 펄스를 이용한 전해 가공으로 가공 간극을 수 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 까지 줄일 수 있고 미세 3차원 구조물의 정밀가공에 초단 펄스를 적용할 수 있음을 보였다. 본 논문에서는 초단 펄스를 이용한 미세 흠의 와이어 전해 가공에 대하여 연구하였다. 전극으로는 지름 10$\mu\textrm{m}$ 백금 와이어를 사용하였으며 공작물은 스테인리스 스틸을 사용하였다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.60-60
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• 2001