• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.230-237
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• 2017

In this study, electrochemical methods were used to determine the optimum protection potential of S355ML steel for the cathodic protection of offshore wind-turbine-tower substructures. The results of potentiodynamic polarization experiments indicated that the anodic polarization curve did not represent a passivation behavior, while under the cathodic polarization concentration, polarization was observed due to the reduction of dissolved oxygen, followed by activation polarization by hydrogen evolution as the potential shifted towards the active direction. The concentration polarization region was found to be located between approximately -0.72 V and -1.0 V, and this potential range is considered to be the potential range for cathodic protection using the impressed current cathodic protection method. The results of the potentiostatic experiments at various potentials revealed that varying current density tended to become stable with time. Surface characterization after the potentiostatic experiment for 1200 s, by using a scanning electron microscope and a 3D analysis microscope confirmed that corrosion damage occurred as a result of anodic dissolution under an anodic polarization potential range of 0 to -0.50 V, which corresponds to anodic polarization. Under potentials corresponding to cathodic polarization, however, a relatively intact surface was observed with the formation of calcareous deposits. As a result, the potential range between -0.8 V and -1.0 V, which corresponds to the concentration polarization region, was determined to be the optimum potential region for impressed current cathodic protection of S355ML steel.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.263-269
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• 2015

It is necessary to investigate the electrodeposition behavior of uranium and other elements on the cathode in the electrorefining process to recover the uranium selectively from the reduced metals of the electrolytic reduction process since transuranic elements and rare earth elements is dissolved in the LiCl-KCl eutectic salt. Study on separation factors of U, Ce, Y and Nd based on U and Ce was performed to investigate the deposition behavior of the cathode with respect to the concentration of rare earth elements in LiCl-KCl eutectic salt. After electrorefining with constant current mode by using Ce metal as a sacrifice anode, the contents of U, Ce, Y and Nd in the salt phase and the deposit phase of the cathode were analyzed, and separation factors of the elements were obtained from the analyses. Securing conditions of pure uranium recovery in the elctrorefining process was investigated by considering the separation factors with respect to $UCl_3$ and $CeCl_3/UCl_3$ ratio.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.12 no.2 s.35
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• pp.167-174
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• 2005

Smaller size and higher integration of electronic components make smaller gap between metal conducting layers in electronic package. Under harsh environmental conditions (high temperature/humidity), electronic component respond to applied voltages by electrochemically ionization of metal and metal filament formation, which lead to short failure and this phenomenon is termed electrochemical migration(ECM). In this work, printed circuit board(PCB) is used for determination of ECM characteristics. Copper leads of PCB are soldered by eutectic solder alloys. Insulation breakdown time is measured at $85^{\circ}C,\;85{\%}RH$. CAF is the main mechanism of ECM at PCB. Pb is more susceptible to CAF rather than Sn, which corresponds well to the corrosion resistance of solder materials in aqueous environment. Polarization tests in chloride or chloride-free solutions fur pure metal and eutectic solder alloys are performed to understand ECM characteristics. Lifetime results show well defined log-normal distribution which resulted in biased voltage factor(n=2) by voltage scaling. Details on migration mechanism and lifetime statistics will be presented and discussed.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.645-655
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• 2014

In order to obtain pure metallic Te from gold concentrate, roasting treatment, hypochlorite leaching, Fe removal and electrolysis experiments were carried out. The contents of Au, Ag and Te from the concentrate sample and roasted sample were much more soluble in the hypochlorite solution than in aqua regia digestion, whereas the metals Pb, Zn, Fe and Cu were easier to leach with the aqua regia than the hypochlorite. With the addition of NaOH in the hypochlorite leaching solution prior to electrolysis, the Fe removal rate achieved was only 96% in the concentrate sample, while it reached 98% in the roasted sample. The results of electrolysis for 240 min, 98% of the metallic copper was recovered from the concentrate sample, while 99% was obtained from the roasted sample due to the removal of S by roasting. The amount of anode slime was also greater in the electrolytic solution with the roasted sample than with the concentrate sample. The results on the anode slime after the magnetic separation process showed the amount of metallic pure native tellurium recovered was greater in the roasted sample than in the concentrate sample.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.395.1-395.1
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• 2014

차세대 디스플레이 소자 기술로 많은 주목을 받고 있는 유기발광소자는 현재 전류효율 향상과 낮은 구동전압과 관련하여 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 음극과 양극 전극에서 유기물 층으로 전자와 정공의 주입이 많아져도 유기발광 층에서 재결합하는 전자와 정공의 균형이 맞지 않으면 전류 효율과 휘도가 낮아지는 문제점이 있다. 유기발광소자에서 홀 주입 층으로 사용하는 자기조립박막층은 일반적인 유기발광소자에서 정공의 이동도가 낮은 단점을 보완하여 발광층에서 전자와 정공의 균형을 향상하여 전류효율을 향상과 낮은 구동전압 특성을 나타낸다. 본 연구에서는 홀 주입 층으로 사용되는 각각의 자가조립박막을 형성할 물질이 용해되어 있는 에탄올 용액에 ITO를 담가 자가조립박막을 ITO 위에 형성 시킨다. 각각의 홀 주입 층으로 사용된 자가조립박막층의 chain group의 길이와 ITO와 결합하는 head group에 따라 달라지는 쌍극자 모멘트에 의한 홀 주입의 변화를 통해 각 소자의 전류효율과 구동전압 관찰할 수 있었다. 자가조립박막층의 chain group의 길이가 길어질수록 전극으로부터 유기물 층으로의 홀 주입을 방해하여 발광 층에서의 전자와 정공의 재결합 균형이 무너짐으로써 전류효율과 휘도가 낮아지는 경향을 볼 수 있었다. 이 연구 결과는 자가조립박막층을 홀 주입 층으로 대체하는 구조로 유기발광소자의 효율 향상에 대한 기초자료로 활용할 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.11b
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• pp.527-532
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• 1996

Fe-Cr-Mn계 스테인리스강을 진공 용해하여 최적 소둔 조건인 1,20$0^{\circ}C$에서 30분동안 소둔 열처리한 후 미세 조직, 기계적 특성 및 부식 특성에 미치는 시효 열처리의 영향에 대하여 실험하였다. 미세 조직 분석은 광학 현미경 관찰, XRD분석, SEM분석, TEM분석 등으로 행하였고, 기계적 시험은 인장 시험, 충격 시험, 경도 시험을 행하였다. 부식 저항성을 평가하기 위해 황산, 염산분위기에서 양극 분극 시험을 행하였다. 시효 열처리에 따른 미세 조직간의 상분율 변화는 거의 없었지만 입계를 중심으로 제2상이 석출되었고, 그 양은 시효 시간이 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 인장 강도 및 연신율은 낮은 시효 온도에서는 시효 온도와 시효 시간에 따라 큰 차이를 보이지 않았지만 고온으로 갈수록 시효 시간이 증가함에 따라 다소 감소하는 경향이 나타났다. 충격에너지는 1시간 시효시에는 시효 온도에 따라 큰 변화를 보이지 않았지만 10시간, 100시간 시효한 경우 시효 온도가 상승함에 따라 감소하였다. 이러한 경향은 고온에서 시효한 경우 입계성장이 가속화되어 나타난 것으로 판단된다. 시효 시간이 증가함에 따라 부식 환경에 관계없이 부식 저항성이 감소하였다. 85$0^{\circ}C$에서 시효한 경우 가장 우수한 내식성을 보였고, $650^{\circ}C$에서 낮은 내식성을 나타냈는데 이는 이 온도 구간에서 탄화물 등의 제2상의 석출에 의한 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.78-82
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• 2005

Display manufacturing process has adopted RCA cleaning, applying to larger area and coping with environmental issue for last ten years. However, the approaching concept of ozonized, hydrogenised, or electrolyzed water cleaning technologies is within RCA clean paradigm. In this work, only electrolyzed anode water was applied to clean particles and organics as well as metals based on Pourbaix concept, and as a test vehicle, MgO particles were introduced to prove the new concept. The electrolyzed anode water is very oxidative with high oxidation reduction potential (ORP) and low in pH of more than 900 mV and 3.1, respectively. MgO particles were immersed in the anode water and its weight losses due to dissolution were measured with time. Weight losses were in the ranges of 100 to 500 micrograms in 250 ml anode water depending on their ORP and pH. Therefore it was concluded that the cleaning radicals in the anode water was at least in the range of 1 to $5{\times}10^{20}$ ea per 250 ml anode water equivalent to $1{\times}10^{18} ea/cm^2$. Hence it can be assumed that the anode water applied to display cleaning from now on $1{\times}10^{10}$ to $1{\times}10^{15} ea/cm^2$ ranges of contaminants are being treated. In addition, it was observed that anode water did not develop micro-roughness on hydrophobic surface while it did on the native silicon oxide.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.7-13
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• 2006

The effects of electrolytes were investigated on the removal efficiency when several different electrolytes were used to change the electrode reaction in an electrokinetic (EK)-Fenton process to remediate phenanthrene-contaminated soil. Electrical potential gradient decreased initially due to the ion entrance into soil and then increased due to the ion extraction from soil under the electric field. Accumulated electroosmotic flow was $NaCl>KH_2PO_4>MgSO_4$ at the same concentration because the ionic strength of $MgSO_4$ was the highest and $Mg(OH)_2$ formed near the cathode reservoir plugged up soil pore to inhibit water flow. When hydrogen peroxide was contained in electrolyte solution, removal efficiency increased by Fenton reaction. When NaCl was used as an electrolyte compound, chlorine ($Cl_2$) was generated at the anode and dissolved to form hypochlorous acid (HClO), which increased phenanthrene removal. Therefore, the electrode reaction of electrolyte in the anode reservoir as well as its transport into soil should be considered to improve removal efficiency of EK-Fenton process.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.196-202
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• 2003

We investigated the effect of both 4 types additives and $0.5wt\%\;Pb_3O_4$ which have been reported to show an improvement on the performance of Zinc anode. And Experimental methods such as corrosion potential measurement, potentiodynamic polorization test and charging-discharging cycle life test were carried out in $40 wt\%$ KOH with $Pb_3O_4(0.5, \;10\;&\;2.0wt\%)$ and 4 types additives $(0.4wt\%\;of\;Ca(OH)_2$, 0.025M of Citrate, Tartrate and Gluconate). Corrosion potential was shifted to high direction and also changed to high and low direction repeatedly with increasing of $Pb_3O_4$ quantity. However by adding $0.5wt\%\;Pb_3O_4$, corrosion potential shifted to low direction and showed stable condition. Furthermore it was well known that corrosion resistance was predominantly increased compared to no addition and improved charging-discharging property with adding additives. By SEM analysis, it was concluded that the morphology of surface in case of only $0.5wt\%\;Pb_3O_4$ addition was nearly the same as that of Tartrate additive and in the other additives such as $Ca(OH)_2$, Citrate, Tartrate and Gluconate, their morphologies showed dendrite growth. Eventually it was thought that the additive of Tartrate indicated comparatively good corrosion resistance effect as well as charging-discharging property improvement among those four types additives.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.569-576
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• 2012

In general, aluminum alloys forms the passive film($Al_2O_3$, $Al_2O_3{\cdot}3H_2O$) in neutral solution. However, the passive film created on the surface will be destroyed by chloride ions contained in sea water so the corrosion will occur. In this study, in order to solve the problem of corrosion under a seawater environment, potentiostatic protection techniques were applied to Al-4.5%Mg-0.6%Mn aluminum alloy in seawater. At polarization experiments, active state were observed at anodic polarization and concentration polarization by reduction of dissolves oxygen and activation polarization were found at anodic polarization. As a results of potentiostatic experiment, calcareous deposit were created much more as applying time increase from the turning point of the concentration polarization and activation polarization and crevice corrosion was partially observed between calcareous deposit and surface of base metal. Overall potentiostatic anodic polarization experiment was difficult to apply potentiostatic corrosion protection technology by occurrence of active state, whereas potentiostatic cathodic polarization experiment examined optimum corrosion protection condition of -1.1 V~-0.75 V within the range of concentration polarization considered various applying time.