• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.171-177
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• 2011

PVA/GLA/$Al_2O_3{\cdot}3SiO_2$ composite membranes were prepared through the reaction polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with glutaraldehyde (GLA) as a cross-linking agent and subsequently adding aluminum silicate ($Al_2O_3{\cdot}3SiO_2$) as an inorganic material. The water uptake decreased as the GDL contents increased due to cross-linking process of PVA with GDL, and the ion conductivity increased as the $Al_2O_3{\cdot}3SiO_2$ contents increased in PVA/GLA/$Al_2O_3{\cdot}3SiO_2$ composite membranes. The cross-linking structure of the polymers was confirmed using IR and the tendency of water uptake. The thermal analysis of the copolymers was carried out by TGA. TGA results showed that PVA/GLA composite membrane were more heat-resistant than PVA due to the cross-linking of PVA, and the heat stability of the composite membranes improved much more as the concentration of $Al_2O_3{\cdot}3SiO_2$ increased. Membranes prepared in this study seem to be have thermal stability and increase a tendency of the cation conductivity up to $60^{\circ}C$, but to be exhibit lower performance tendency at over $90^{\circ}C$. Therefore, it is necessary to do more aggressive effort to explore the possibility of application as an ion-conductive composite electrolyte.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.121-127
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• 2010

In present work, sulfonated poly(arylene biphenyklsulfone ether) copolymers containing hydroquinone moiety were successfully synthesized using 4,4'-bis[(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl]-1,1'-biphenyl(BCPSBP), hydroquinone sulfonic acid potassium salt(sHQ), 4,4'-sulfonyldiphenol and evaluated their characteristics. Three kinds of polymer electrolyte membranes, PBPSEH-HQ00, PBPSEH-HQ10 and PBPSEH-HQ30 were prepared by using mole fraction of sulfonated hydroquinone(sHQ). The structure of the fabricated polymers was analyzed using NMR, IR and GPC. The Mw(weight-average molecular weights) of the polymers were in the range of 62,000-213,000 g $mol^{-1}$, and the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) varied from 1.66-4.04. The thermal analysis of the copolymers was carried out by TGA and DSC. The temperature of Td5% and Td10% was decreased with the mole fraction of sHQ but Tg was increased with the mole fraction. The water uptake, IEC and ion conductivity were increased with increasing the ionic cluster of the polymers. The proton conductivity equal to 9.4 mS $cm^{-1}$ was measured for the PBPSEH-HQ30 membrane at $90^{\circ}C$ and 100% relative humidity. From the observed results it is clear that the prepared hydrocarbon membrane can be considered as suitable polymer electrolyte membrane for the application of PEMFC.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.381-389
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• 2015

In this study, the effects of moisture content and particles size of ground particles of torrefied larch chips on the pelletizing process were investigated depending on torrefaction conditions ($220^{\circ}C$-50 min, $250^{\circ}C$-50 min, $250^{\circ}C$-120 min). The moisture content in the torrefied chip decreased to 0.69~1.75%, while ash content and calorific value increased compared to untreated chip. In addition, weight loss significantly increased during torrefaction due to hemicellulose degradation. The carbon content in torrefied larch chip increased compare to untreated larch chip, while the hydrogen and oxygen contents decreased. The lignin and glucan contents in torrefied larch chip increased with increasing severity of the torrefaction condition, while hemicellulose decreased. In the particle size distribution of ground particles of torrefied larch chip, larch torrefied at severe conditions was found to produce smaller particles (~1 mm) than that of the larch torrefied at mild conditions. Macropore (over $500{\AA}$) in the torrefied particle was produced during torrefaction. During the pelletizing using ground particles of torrefied larch chip, the pressure needed in pelletizing decreased and pellet length increased with increasing moisture content, regardless of the particle size.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.509-515
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• 2012

In this study, ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ nanoparticles were synthesized by using coflow hydrogen diffusion flames. The synthesis conditions were varied with using several oxygen concentrations in the oxidizing air. The particle characteristics of the flame-synthesized $Al_2O_3$ nanoparticles were determined by examining the crystalline structure, shape, and specific surface area of the nanoparticles. The measured maximum centerline temperature of the flames ranged from 1507.8 K to 1998.7 K. The morphology and crystal structure of the $Al_2O_3$ nanoparticles were determined from SEM images and XRD analyses, respectively. The particle sizes were calculated from measured BET specific surface areas and ranged from 25 nm to 52 nm. From XRD analyses, it was inferred that a large number of the synthesized nanoparticles were ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ nanoparticles including ${\theta}-Al_2O_3$ nanoparticles.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.111-118
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• 2007

Global warming crisis due primarily to continued green house gas emission requires impending change to renewable alternative energy than continuously depending on exhausting fossil fuels. Bioenergy including biodiesel and bioethanol are considered good alternatives because of their renewable and sustainable nature. Bioethanol is currently being produced by using sucrose from sugar beet, grain starches or lignocellulosic biomass as sources of ethanol fermentation. However, grain production requires significant amount of fossil fuel inputs during agricultural practices, which means less competitive in reducing the level of green house gas emission. By contrast, cellulosic bioethanol can use naturally-growing, not-for-food biomass as a source of ethanol fermentation. In this respect, cellulosic ethanol than grain starch ethanol is considered a more appropriate as a alternative renewable energy. However, commercialization of cellulosic ethanol depends heavily on technology development. Processes such as securing enough biomass optimized for economic processing, pretreatment technology for better access of polymer-hydrolyzing enzymes, saccharification of recalcitrant lignocellulosic materials, and simultaneous fermentation of different sugars including 6-carbon glucose as well as 5-carbon xylose or arabinose waits for greater improvement in technologies. Although it seems to be a long way to go until commercialization, it should broadly benefit farmers with novel source of income, environment with greener and reduced level of global warming, and national economy with increased energy security. Mission-oriented strategies for cellulosic ethanol development participated by government funding agency and different disciplines of sciences and technologies should certainly open up a new era of renewable energy.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2009.04b
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• pp.49-49
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• 2009

최근 범세계적인 그린에너지 정책에 관련해 화석연료를 대체할 수 있는 수소, 풍력, 태양광 등의 대체 에너지에 대한 관심이 고조되고 있다. 이러한 여러 대체에너지 중에서도 태양광을 전기에너지로 변환하는 태양전지에 관한 연구가 집중되고 있다. 태양전지는 구조적으로 단순하고 제조 공정도 비교적 간단하지만, 보다 널리 보급되기 위해서는 경제성 향상이라는 문제점을 해결해야 한다. 이를 위해서는 기존의 실리콘 태양전지를 대체할 수 있는 신물질에 대한 연구가 필요하며, 그 중에서도 반도체 기술을 이용한 박막형 태양전지는 기존의 실리콘 태양 전지가 가지고 있는 고비용이라는 문제점을 극복할 수 있을 것으로 기대를 모으고 있다. 박막형 태양전지의 박막 재료로는 CIGS, CdTe 등이 연구되어지고 있지만, 아직까지는 기존의 실리콘 태양전지에 비해 에너지변환효율이 낮은 이유로 인해 실용화가 많이 이루어지지 못하고 있는 것이 사실이다. 이러한 박막형 태양전지의 재료들 중에서도 CdTe는 이종접합 박막형 태양전지에 흡광층으로 사용되는 것으로 상온에서 1.45eV 정도의 밴드갭(band gap) 에너지를 갖는 II-VI족 화합물반도체로써 태양광 스펙트럼과 잘 맞는 이상적인 밴드랩 에너지와 높은 광흡수도 때문에 박막형 태양전지로 가장 주목을 받고 있다. CdTe 박막의 제조 방법으로는 진공증착법(vacuum evaporation), 전착법(electrodeposition), 스퍼터링법(sputtering) 등이 있지만 본 연구에서는 스퍼터링법을 이용하여 박막을 증착하였다. 이상과 같이 증착된 CdTe 박막을 화학적기계적연마(CMP, chemical mechanical polishing) 공정을 적용시킴으로써, 태양전지의 에너지변환효율에 직접적인 영향을 끼칠 수 있는 CdTe 박막의 물리적, 전기적 특성들의 변화를 연구하기 위한 선행 연구를 진행하였다. 특히 본 연구에서는 CdTe 박막의 화학적 기계적 연마 특성을 분석하여 정규화를 통한 모델링을 수행하였다. 또한 화학적기계적연마 공정 전과 후의 표면 특성을 관찰하기 위해 SEM(scanning electron microscopy)과 AFM(atomic forced microscope)를 이용하였으며, 구조적 특성 관찰을 XRD(X-ray diffraction)를 사용하여 실험을 수행하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Applied Microbiology Conference
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• 1979.10a
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• pp.244.3-245
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• 1979

1. 수율계수 함수의 영향 : 유가 배양에 있어서 수율 계수가 제한 기질 농도의 함수일 경우에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 사용한 수율 계수 함수는 기질 농도에 대하여 선형 함수였으며 목적함수는 중간 대사 물질의 생산량이었다. 1-가) 수율 계수 함수의 기울기가 음의 값으로 적어짐에 따라 제한 기질의 공급속도가 증가되었다. 1-나) 일반적으로 초기의 얼마 동안은 회분 배양에서와 같이 공급 속도가 거의 없었으며 그후 전환점 이후에 가서야 공급 속도가 증가하였다. 1-다) 전환점 이후에서도 처음에는 대부분의 경우에 공급속도가 음의 값으로 부터 시작하여 증가하기 시작하였다. 1-라) 어떤 경우에는 배양 초기부터 공급 속도가 양의 값으로부터 시작하였으나 곧 감소하였다가 다시 증가하는 비 단조형 변화를 보였다. 1-마) 전환점 이후에서 공급 속도가 증가하는 형태에서도 처음에는 선형 증가를 보이다가 나중에 지수적 증가를 보였다. 1-바) 위와 같은 공급 속도의 변화에 따른 발효조 내의 제한 기질 농도의 변화는 초기에는 가능한 최대치를 유지하다가 전환점 이후에는 갑자기 감소하는 형태를 취하였다. 2. 목적 함수의 영향: 목적 함수가 균체량과 생성 중간 대사물질 량의 선형 결합일 때 대하여 연구하였다. 선형 결합 계수로는 균체량과 생성대사 물질의 상대적인 값어치를 취하였다. 2-가) 허용 최대 균체 농도가 제한되어 있는 상황 하에서 생성 대사 물질의 상대적인 값이 증가 할수록 목적 함수가 증가하였다. 2-나)생성대사 물질의 상대적인 값이 증가할수록 전환점의 위치가 줄어들었다. 2-다) 생성대사 물질 상대적 값의 단위 증가에 대한 목적 함수는 균체량을 감안하지 않은 야마네박사의 결과에 수렴하였다. 2-라) 공급 속도는 상대 값이 커질수록 줄어들었다. 2-마) 균체량의 시간에 대한 곡선은 상대값이 증가할수록 감소하고 전형적인 분기점 형태의 변화를 보였다.변이 뚜렷하여 이로 인한 외임파강내의 염증성병변이 뚜렷이 나타나 있으며 와우관의 특히 기저회전에서의 유모세포의 손실이 심한 것으로 보아 중이염으로 인한 골도의 고음역에서의 손실이 발생함을 알 수 있다.A group), vinclozolin, procymidone, tetradifon cypermethrin, 그리고 fenvalerate(B group)에서는 70% 이상의 회수율을 얻었고, 20%의 ethyl acetate/hexane을 사용하여 분석한 경우는 5%나 10%의 ethyl acetate/hexane을 사용하여 분석했을 때보다 좋은 결과를 나타내어 전체 16종의 농약 중 14종에서 75% 이상의 회수율을 얻었으나, alachlor와 bifenthrin은 매우 낮은 회수율을 보여서 ethyl acetate와 hexane의 혼합용매가 이들 두 농약성분의 분석에는 적합하지 않은 용출 용매임을 알 수 있었다.NO_2의$ 급성 중독증상으로서는 눈, 코를 강하게 자극하고 폐충혈, 폐수종, 기관지염, 폐염 등을 일으킨다. 만성 중독시에는 만성폐섬유와 및 폐수종을 일으킨다. (4) $오존(O_3)$ Ozone은 자동차 배기가스에서 나오는 $NO_2$ gas 및 탄화수소와 작용하여, PAN이라는 자극성 물질을 생성시키는 광학적 Smog의 주요소로 알려져 있다. 자극적인 냄새가 있음으로 불쾌감을 주고 비, 인후점막의 전조감과 두통이 오며 폐기능을 저하시키며 더욱 진행되면 폐충혈, 폐수종 등을 일으킨다 (5) Smog에 의한 건강피해 대표적인 것이 1952.12.5~12.8까지 4일간 영국 Lon-don에서 계속된 Smog사건이며, 이 사건으로 말미암아 호흡기질환 사망율이 사건전보다 사건기간 중 혹은 사건후에 5~10배의 증가율을 보였다. 이때 Smog의 주원인은 연료의 불완전 연소에 의한 연기와 이때 발생

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.173-179
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• 2016

This is a numerical study on the curved channel type of hydrogen reformer using the commercial code of fluid dynamics. We numerically compared the numerical model in a previous study model and the modelling of a tube type curved channel. In the result of numerical analysis on 4 types of curved channel reformers, the methanol conversion efficiency of type 1~4 were 45.0%, 45.3%, 45.6%, 45.6% respectively, and there was hardly any difference by ${\pm}0.6%$. In light of flow characteristics, the rectangle type tube and the type 2 with $45^{\circ}$ turn showed most uniform flow characteristics and concentration distribution of methanol, and the circular type tube and the type 3 with $90^{\circ}$ turn had most un-uniform flow characteristics and concentration distribution of methanol. We concluded that the design for curved channel reformer has to have rectangle type tube with curve of almost $45^{\circ}$ as in the type of curved pipe with $45^{\circ}$ turn.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.51 no.6
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• pp.739-744
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• 2013

In this study, torrefaction was performed to improve fuel properties of Larch. The optimal condition for torrefaction was investigated by response surface methodology. The torrefaction temperature and time ranged $220{\sim}280^{\circ}C$ and 20~80 min, respectively. As the torrefaction temperature and time increased, the carbon content of torrefied biomass increased from 49.36 to 56.65%, while its hydrogen and oxygen contents decreased from 5.56 to 5.48% and from 37.62 to 31.67%, respectively. The weight loss and calorific value increased with SF, while energy yield decreased. At the severe torrefaction condition (SF 7), the weight loss and calorific value were 26.58% and 22.30 MJ/kg, respectively. The energy contained in torrefied biomass increased to 20.41%, when compared with the untreated biomass. As the torrefaction severity increased, the energy yield decreased due to the relatively high weight loss of biomass. Therefore, the highest energy yield was obtained at high calorific value and low weight loss of biomass (SF 5.72).

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.491-498
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• 2010

Humidification of PEM fuel cells is necessary for enhancing their performance and lifetime. In this study, a humidification system was designed and tested; the system includes an air-supply tube (inner diameter: 75 mm) through which a nozzle can be directly inserted and a cyclonic separator for the removal of water droplets. Three types of nozzles were employed to study the influence of injection pressure, air flow rate, and spray direction on the humidification performance. To evaluate the humidification performance, the concept of humidification efficiency was defined. In the absence of an external heat source, latent heat for evaporation will be supplied by the own enthalpies of water and air. Thus, the amount of water sprayed from the nozzle is the most critical factor affecting the humidification efficiency. Water droplets were efficiently removed by a cyclonic separator, but re-entrainment occurred at high air flow rates. The absolute humidity and humidification efficiency were $21.29\;kJ/kg_{da}$ and 86.57%, respectively, under the following conditions: nozzle type PJ24; spray direction angle $90^{\circ}$; injection pressure 1200 kPa; air flow rate 6000 Nlpm.