• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.700-716
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• 2010

This paper examines the development of smelting reduction process in POSCO from 1990 to 2007 with the perspective of post catch-up technological innovation. POSCO paid attention to smelting reduction process as a sort of next-generation iron and steel technology, and implemented COREX (coal ore reduction) by the cooperation with V$\"{o}$oest. In addition to this, POSCO started to develop FINEX (fine iron ore reduction) which can use abundant powder ore, and FINEX was developed through model plant, pilot plant, demo plant, and commercial facility. POSCO came up to innovation leader beyond fast follower by securing almost technologies concerning FINEX. The case of smelting reduction process shows various characteristics including appropriate technological choice, successive scale-up, spiral development system, complementary technological cooperation, long-tenn investment, the existence of top management's leadership, and Korean government's support in early stage. This case can be interpreted as a path-revealing innovation in the middle of technological paradigm change.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.21-27
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• 2003

Smelting reduction technique in arc furnace was applied for the recovery of valuable metal such as V from LD slag. In the present study, the parameters for increasing the reduction rate and the reduction efficiency were selected by changing the oxide additives, melting temperature and basicity. The optimum condition for LD-slag reduction was achieved by $Al_2$$O_3$ addition. The reduction ratio of V was increased in increasing the basicity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.339-339
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• 2004

원자로를 이용하여 장수명핵종(long lived nucleus)을 소멸처리하는 과정에서 초우라늄(TRU, transuranium)과 희토류(RE, rare earth) 금속에 포함되어 있는 소량의 핵분열성(fissile) 물질인 우라늄을 제거할 필요가 있다. 본 실험은 LiCl-KCl 용융염계에서 전해제련법(Electrowinning)을 이용하여 용융염욕에 존재하는 우라늄을 제거하기 위하여 필요한 Cd-Li 양전극 물질을 제조하였고, 제조된 금속을 이용하여 우라늄 및 란탄족(Dy, Ce, Y, Nd, Gd) 금속의 환원 특성을 파악하였다.(중략)

• Resources Recycling
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• v.16 no.2 s.76
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• pp.3-11
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• 2007

It is to review the current status of magnesium smelting. Raw materials for magnesium source, worldwide production and producers of metallic magnesium, Korean magnesium markets and some important extraction technologies were reviewed. The magnesium extraction technologies were described according to the two major reduction methods: the fused salt electrolysis and the thermal reduction method. Also, the research on the extraction of magnesium from magnesite which has been being carried out at KIGAM was briefly introduced with discussing the related topics on the recycling of the chlorine and the hydrogen chloride gas used in the process.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.256-260
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• 2005

마그네슘은 자동차 엔진 경량화재료, 휴대폰케이스 등 기능성 경량재료로서의 용도개발과 함께 수요가 증가하고 있다. 마그네슘 제련법은 원료광의 특성에 따라 달라지는데 크게 용융염전해법과 열환원법 두 가지로 구분할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 염화마그네슘을 사용하여 용융염전해법에 의해 전해 마그네슘을 얻고자 하였다. 전해전압 7V로 일정한 전극침지 깊이에서 두 가지 염욕을 비교 실험하였으며, $KCl/NaCl/MgCl_2$ 혼합 염욕을 $760^{\circ}C$에서 전해한 결과 약 47%의 전류효율을 달성할 수 있었다. 회수된 전해 마그네슘의 순도는 98% 이상이었다. 본 연구를 통하여 용융염 전해장치를 스케일엎하거나 상용화시에 장치설계 등에 필요한 기초 자료들을 축적할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.77-84
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• 2010

Reduction of oxides has been investigated for the volume reduction and recycling of the spent oxide fuel from commercial nuclear power plants. Various oxide reduction methods were proposed and KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) is currently developing an electrochemical reduction process using a LiCl-$Li_2O$ molten salt as a reaction medium. The electrochemical reduction process, the front end of the pyroprocessing, can connect the PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor) oxide fuel cycle to a metal fuel cycle of the sodium cooled fast reactor. This paper summarizes KAERI efforts on the development, improvement, and scale-up of the oxide reduction process.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.343-344
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• 2009

• Resources Recycling
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.74-83
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• 2012

Rare earth metals have been made from rare earth compounds which were prepared from rare earth ore concentrates through successive processes such as leaching(i.e. extraction of rare earth elements to liquid media), separation, purification, precipitation. Here, process for treating monazite and bastnasite ore concentrates were briefly reviewed, and metallothermic reduction and fused salt electrolysis methods were introduced as the extraction technologies for rare earth metals.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.122-122
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• 2009

금속기판과 액체금속의 젖음성은 일반적으로 액적법 (sessile drop)에 의해 고체와 액체간의 접촉각 측정을 통해서 알 수 있다. 이러한 방법에 의한 젖음성 실험결과는 고체와 액체계면에서의 반응이 무시될 수 있는 경우에 적용가는 하지만 연속용용도금공정과 같이 용융된 금속내부로 강판이 인입되는 과정에서 계면반응이 동적으로 진행되는 과정에서의 젖음성을 모사하기에는 이러한 방법의 신뢰성이 떨어지는 문제점이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 실제 용융도금공정과 유사하게 소둔열처리된 저탄소강판이 환원성분위기내에서 Zn 및 Zn-Al 용융도금욕 내부로 연속적으로 인입되는 과정에서의 젖음력 및 접촉각 등의 측정을 통해 실제 도금공정상의 도금성과 젖음성의 연관성을 규명하고자하였다. 연구결과 일반적인 Zn 도금욕의 경우 젖음성이 양호하지만 Al함량이 높은 경우에는 젖음성이 좋지 못한 것으로 나타났다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.50 no.6
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• pp.939-944
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• 2012

The electrochemical behavior of magnesium ions was examined by cyclic voltammetry in a molten $MgCl_2-CaCl_2$-NaCl salt. The reduction potential of magnesium ions was measured and those values were estimated with the variation of the concentration of $MgCl_2$ and the temperature of molten salts. The diffusion coefficient of the $Mg^{2+}$ ions has been determined at 660, 680, 700, 720 and $740^{\circ}C$. The values were $8.79{\times}10^{-6}$, $9.56{\times}10^{-6}$, $1.17{\times}10^{-5}$, $1.4{\times}10^{-5}$ and $1.77{\times}10^{-5}\;cm^2\;s^{-1}$. The activation energy for the diffusion processes of $Mg^{2+}$ ions was found to be $70.28\;kJ\;mol^{-1}$ by using the Arrhenius equation.