• Membrane Journal
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.142-150
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• 2010

A series of anion exchange composite membranes were prepared and characterized for electrodialysis processes used in the removal of nitrate nitrogen and ions in groundwater. The membranes were prepared as follows; first, fabric substrates were fully impregnated with monomer mixtures of vinylbenzylchloride (VBC), divinylbenzene (DVB), Styrene (ST) and $\alpha,\alpha$-Azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN). Second, they were thermally polymerized to yield crosslinked poly (VBCST- DVB)/fabric composite membranes. Finally, the membranes were treated with trimethylamine (TMA) / acetone to give $-N^+(CH_3)_3^-$-containing poly(VBC-ST-DVB)/fabric membranes. The basic membrane properties such as ion exchange capacity (IEC), electric resistance and water content of the resulting membranes were measured as a function of VBC/DVB and TMA/Acetone content. As a result, the composite membranes showed lower electric resistance and higher IEC than commercial anion exchange membranes (AMX, Astom). Electrodialysis tests using the prepared membranes were carried out for the removal of various ions such as $NaNO_3$, $MgSO_4$ and NaF for 60 minutes. The results showed that the ions were removed below 1 mg/L within about 15 minutes which indicates that the anion exchange membranes prepared here could be applied to the electrodialysis process. as can be seen in the following that the ion conductivity values were almost no change after 15 minutes electrodialysis.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.30 no.12
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• pp.1273-1280
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• 2008

This study sought to establish the optimum operating condition for the recovery of caustic (NaOH) solution from mercerization in textile process. As main factors, the silt density index (SDI) evaluation of ceramic membrane for the application of nanofiltration/reverse osmosis (NF/RO) membrane, the recovery yield measurement of caustic solution for the application of polymeric membrane, the optimum condition of chemical cleaning for the membrane regeneration, the optimum removal condition of total organic carbon (TOC), turbidity, color, and the permeate flux of ceramic membrane/polymeric membrane combined process were investigated. As results, ceramic ultrafiltration (UF) in the first step and nanofiltration (NF) in the second step were found to be suitable for the removal of total suspended solid (TSS), residual organics, turbidity including color, and the recovery of caustic solution from caustic wastewater stream in mercerization process. When only the ceramic UF membrane was used, the rejection efficiency of both of TSS and turbidity was more than 99.0%, and the color and TOC were rejected about 74.7% and 49.2%, respectively. Meanwhile, the combined membrane precess of UF and NF membranes showed even more efficient removal abilities and thus more than 99.9% of TSS and turbidity, 87.7% of color, and 78.2% of TOC were removed. In particular, 91.3% of NaOH was successfully recovered with 83.7% of total volume in the combined membrane process. With this regard, a clean caustic solution was obtained in a high purity, which can be reused for mercerization process, expecting to offer economical benefits.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.187-192
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• 2006

The preparation and characterization of new polymer composite membranes containing polyphenylene oxide (PPO) thin films with hetropoly acid (HPA) are presented. PPO thin films with phosphotungstic acid (PWA) or phosphomolybdic acid (PMA) have been prepared by using the solvent mixture. The PWA and PPO can be blended using the solvent mixture, because PPO and PWA are not soluble in the same solvent. In this study, methanol was used as a solvent dissolving PWA and chloroform was used as a solvent dissolving PPO. PPO-PWA solutions were cast onto a glass plate with uniform thickness. The composite membranes were prepared by casting Nafion mixture on porous PPO-PWA films. The morphology and structure of these PPO-PWA films were observed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). The composite membranes were characterized by measuring their ion conductivity and methanol permeability. The performance was evaluated with composite membranes as electrolytes in fuel cell conditions. The methanol cross-over of composite membranes containing PPO-PWA barrier films in the DMFC reduced by 66％.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.431-441
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• 2021

In this study, PEBAX/GO-PEI and PEBAX/ZIF-8@GO-PEI composite membranes were prepared by varying the contents of GO and ZIF-8@GO in PEBAX, and also the gas permeation characteristics of N₂ and CO₂ was studied. Overall, the N₂ and CO₂ permeability of the PEBAX/GO-PEI composite membrane decreased as the GO content increased, and the CO₂/N₂ selectivity slightly increased. In the case of PEBAX/ZIF-8@GO-PEI composite membrane, the permeability of N₂ decreased, but CO₂ increased to 1 wt% of ZIF-8@GO and then decreased in the content thereafter. The CO₂/N₂ selectivity at 1 wt% of ZIF-8@GO was 92.3, showing the highest selectivity. This is thought to be due to the greatest effect of GO and ZIF-8 with good affinity for CO₂ alongside the effect of porosity ZIF-8 while improving compatibility with PEBAX and dispersing evenly. In addition, PEBAX/ZIF-8@GO-PEI composite membrane improved both CO₂ permeability and CO₂/N₂ selectivity than those of the PEBAX-PEI and PEBAX/GO-PEI membranes, except for ZIF-8@GO 5 wt%. The result was close to the Robeson upper bound.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.447-453
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• 2023

The performance of computer systems and the development of various computer simulation programs have made it possible to analyze chemical systems composed of more complex elements, and accordingly, research using molecular dynamics simulation is being actively conducted. Research on calculating the gas permeation characteristics of polymer membranes by molecular dynamics, which was previously conducted mainly through experiments, is receiving attention for gas barrier membranes used in food packaging and pharmaceuticals. Recently, there has been a report that a gas barrier effect appears when a coating film is made using silk fibroin, and in this study, a study was conducted using molecular dynamics simulation to confirm whether an oxygen barrier effect appears when a composite film is made using silk fibroin. We built a single model, calculated the gas permeation characteristics, and compared it with the experimental value to confirm that the model reflects the actual experimental results. Actual composite membrane models were then built and the gas movement path within the polymer was analyzed. As a result, oxygen molecules were found that they could not pass through and was blocked in the fibroin region. Therefore, the composite membrane with silk fibroin has excellent oxygen barrier property and is expected to be useful in food packaging, etc.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.278-289
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• 2010

A series of composite membranes based on sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) (SPAES) were prepared via addition of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and solution casting method. The morphological structure, water uptake, proton conductivity of the resulting composite membranes were extensively investigated as function of the content of TEOS. By the sol-gel reaction, TEOS molecules were not completely converted to $SiO_2$ particles, but formed only oligomer-type. Also, EDS confirms that the resulting silicon dioxide was homogeneously distributed in the composite membranes. As the content of TEOS increased, the prepared membranes increased water uptake and proton conductivity at high temperature and low relative humidity condition. In particular, considerably high proton conductivity (0.015 S/cm) at $120^{\circ}C$ and 48%RH was demonstrated in the composite membrane containing 200% TEOS, which is 10 times greater than that of unmodified SPAES membrane. Also, the composite membranes were found to have enhanced thermal stability compared to the unmodified membrane.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1992.10a
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• pp.12-12
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• 1992

기체 분리시 분리막에 의한 공정의 최대 결점인 낮은 투과 속도를 개선하기 위해서 초박막화 기술의 도입이 절대적으로 요구되며 동시에 고선택성을 지닌 분리막의 제조가 수반되어야 한다. 따라서 기계적 강도를 유지하기 위한 다공성 지지막의 표면위에 분리하고자 하는 대상 물질에 대해 선택성이 우수한 소재로 매우 얇고 치밀한 활성층을 형성시킴으로써 분리 기능성이 매우 우수한 분리막을 제조할 수 있다. 이러한 관점에서 치밀한 초박막 활성층을 형성시키는 제조기술을 확보하고자 플라즈마 증합법을 도입하여 통상의 코팅 방법의 한계점을 극복하였다.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.54-62
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• 2009

Pervaporation membrane for butanol separation was prepared by hybrid process. Plasma treatment of commercial poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) membrane was attempted and combination of plasma treatment and PDMS solution coating on polysulfone, poly(ether imide) supports were also performed. Plasma treatment of PDMS membrane with hexane and silane group compounds was performed to increase the hydrophobicity of the surface, which enhanced the separation factor upto 12.5 at the expense of flux decrease down to $1.15kg/m^2{\cdot}hr$. Contact angle and relative sorption ratio were also related with hydrophobicity of the memrbane. Increase of PDMS prepolymer composition resulted in dense structure of coating layer with better separation factor. Effects of sequence of PDMS coating vs. plasma treatment were examined. It was found that plasma treatment with butanol and n-hexane plasma followed by PDMS coating showed better performance and vice versa for plasma treatment with hexamethyldisilane and hexamethyldisilazane.

• Composites Research
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.222-228
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• 2019

The proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) system has many potential uses as an environmentally friendly power source. Carbon fiber composite bipolar plates are highly corrosion resistant and have high specific strength and stiffness in acidic environments, however, the relatively low electrical conductivity is a major issue which reduces the efficiency of PEMFC. In this study, electrically conductive particles (graphite powder and carbon black) are applied to carbon-epoxy composite prepregs to reduce the electrical resistance of the bipolar plates. The electrical resistance and mechanical properties are measured using conventional test methods, and a unit cell performance evaluation of developed carbon composite bipolar plates is performed to compare with the conventional bipolar plate.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.48-49
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• 1995

금년에 고도화 사회의 진전을 배경으로 여러분야에서 섬유고분자재료에 대하여 보다 기능성이 요구되고 있다. 그 중에서도 가장 중요한 기증중의 하나인 감성과 정서, 쾌적 기능의 요구와 더불어 기능성 물질의 합성과 추출, 섬유에의 복합화 기능에 대하여 활발한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 기능성 물질의 섬유에의 복합화 가공은 섬유재료와 여러 공정 조건의 복합적 요소에 의하여 좌우되며 기능성 물질의 흡착, 포괄방법에서 일반적으로 흡진, 혼합방사, microcapsule에 의한 봉입처리를 후가공법으로 행해오고 있고 특히 기능성 물질의 안정적 측면에서 microcapsule에 의한 기능성 부여에 대한 연구가 특히 주목을 받고 있다.