• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.329-334
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• 2005

The rocket grade hydrogen peroxide has been widely used as a monopropellant in propulsion systems. Conventional decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, however, requires preheating before feeding into the reactor. In the present paper, we described an experimental study of a catalytic reactor bed that employs multiple catalysts to enhance the low temperature response in the vicinity of the reactor inlet. $K_2MnO_4$ is experimentally chose as the inlet catalyst from the candidates of silver, platinum, $La_{0.8}Sr_{0.2}CoO_3(LSC),\;and\;K_2MnO_4$. We developed new synthesis and coating method using modified alumina sol-gel method to strengthen the adhesion of $K_2MnO_4$ catalyst. from the vaporizer experiment with hydrogen peroxide at room temperature, satisfactory vaporizing performance was measured.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.746-752
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• 2017

High test hydrogen peroxide has been widely developed as green propellant for thrusters. Hydrogen peroxide is decomposed in the catalyst bed to produce the thrust. Catalyst bed design optimization is considered through existing model for catalyst beds. To verify the model, static firing tests were conducted under various conditions using a 100 N scale $H_2O_2$ monopropellant thruster. Temperature and pressure estimations from the model were well correlated to the experimental data. The model is used to obtain optimal design parameters by analyzing the catalyst capacity and pressure drop data for various simulated conditions. Catalyst beds can be optimized from the analysis of the catalyst capacity and pressure drop correlation through catalyst bed modeling.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.347-350
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• 2006

The rocket grade hydrogen peroxide has been widely used as a monopropellant in propulsion systems. In the present paper, we described an experimental study of a catalytic reactor that employs two stage catalyst beds to enhance the low temperature performance of the reactor. $K_2MnO_4$ was chosen as the catalyst for the initial stage of the reactor bed for its superior behavior in the low temperature regime. LSC was used for the catalyst of the second stage of the reactor. The gas generator with combined catalyst beds was built and tested to exhibit high decomposition efficiency over 90% and successful cold-start characteristics.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.10-15
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• 2020

This study is about the changes in mechanical and combustion properties after the production of the combustion catalysts FeOOH and Fe₂O₃ having the same manufacturing method and application to the solid propellant. In order to make the FeOOH and Fe₂O₃ having the same manufacturing method, FeOOH was calcined at 200, 300, 400, 500℃ for 2 h, and the XRD results were confirmed. In addition, after applying the prepared catalyst to a solid propellant, it exhibited change in mechanical and combustion properties. As result of XRD, FeOOH was confirmed to change the crystal phase from Geothtie to Hematite between 200 and 300℃. The stress of the propellant hardly changed as the calcination temperature of the combustion catalyst incredsed, but the elongation increased when catalyst was calcined. the maximum value at 300℃. The burning rate confirmed that FeOOH without calcination was about 3~5% faster than other catalysts.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.299-304
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• 2020

Nanoparticles play an important role as a catalyst in many chemical syntheses. Colloidal nanoparticles were usually synthesized with reducing, capping, and shape directing agents which induce surface poisoning of catalysts. A new green synthesis for silver nanoparticles was developed by utilizing less additives which could be a hazardous waste. A crystallization technique was employed to reduce the amount of reducing and capping agents during synthesis resulting in less surface poisoning of the nanoparticle. The synthesized Ag nanoparticles using monosaccharides and disaccharides as reducing agents could be used as a catalyst for the redox reaction of resazurin and the mechanism of the reaction using Ag nanoparticles was studied.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.1-5
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• 2001

Monomer casting nylons were synthesized by casting anionic polymerization of ${\varepsilon}$-caprolactam. Polymerization rates, molecular weights of the products and the conversions were determined while varying the content of catalysts in the range of 0.2~0.6 mol% and 0.1~1.0 mol% for initiator. The polymerization rates were enhanced as the ratio of catalysts to initiator increased. The maximum molecular weight was observed when the ratio of catalysts to initiator was 0.8, and as the ratio increased the molecular weight decreased. On the other hand, when the ratio of catalysts to initiator was below 0.8, the conversions and the molecular weights were abruptly diminished due to the termination of growing chains.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.85-88
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• 2011

In the trend of world wide environment preservation, researchers tried to find new environment friendly propellant instead of highly toxic propellant, Hydrazine. Among the candidates, ionic liquid propellants have lower toxicity, higher density, and higher specific impulse than Hydrazine. These ionic liquid propellants have high combustion chamber temperature, so catalyst supports such as gamma alumina cannot withstand in that temperature. Therefore, a catalyst that showed stable characteristic in high temperature is needed. Barium dopped alumina can be changed to Hexaaluminate in high temperature, and its characteristic in high temperature is superior than gamma alumina. Barium dopped Alumina is wet impregnated with Platinum and heated up to $1300^{\circ}C$ and $1400^{\circ}C$ for 2 hours. Those catalysts were examined by XRD, SEM, EDS, BET, and Drop test.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.127-134
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• 2016

In this study, Biodegradable masterbatch (M/B) was prepared by different kinds and content of biodegradable catalysts added to oxo biodegradable plastics. The bio film was prepared by adding biodegradable M/B to the polyethylene pellet, and the change of physical properties by UV and heat treatment and the stability as food packaging material were confirmed. As a result of the physical property change, Fe salt and Al salt bio film was superior to Ni salt bio film about a decrease in physical property. However, considering the raw material cost and industrial availability, M/B containing Fe salt was selected and additional experiments were conducted by concentration. The bio films prepared with Fe salt M/B 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 wt% showed excellent physical properties.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.399-402
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• 2009

폴리올프로세스에서 PVP(Poly Vinyl Pyrrolidone) 안정제와 $NaNO_3$ 첨가제를 통해 환원속도를 조절하여 6.8 nm의 나노 큐보옥타해드론을 합성하였다. 투과전자현미경을 통해 백금 나노입자의 격자구조를 관찰하였다. 전기화학적 측정방법을 통해 백금 큐보옥타해드론 촉매가 구형의 촉매보다 우수한 촉매 성능을 나타냄을 확인하였다. 순환전류법을 통해 백금 촉매의 역방향 픽과 순방향 픽의 비율이 더 높은 것을 관찰하였다. 이것은 백금 큐보옥타해드론 촉매가 반응중 생성되는 촉매독에 강하다는 것을 의미한다. 백금 큐보옥타해드론 촉매의 표면은 {111}면과 {100}면이 혼재하며 모서리가 많이 드러나 메탄올 산화반응에 더 우수한 촉매성능을 나타내는 것으로 사료된다. 백금 촉매의 모양을 조절함으로서 백금 촉매의 표면 구조를 조절하였으며 이를 통해 높은 전류밀도를 나타내는 우수한 촉매를 합성할 수 있었다. 또한 0 ~ 0.6 V(NHE) 영역에서 촉매의 안정성을 평가한 결과 더 높은 안정성을 나타냄을 확인하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.92.2-92.2
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• 2011

차세대 에너지로 연료전지가 각광을 받고 있는 현재, 세계 각국에서는 연료전지의 상용화를 위해 노력하고 있다. 그러나 촉매분야에서 백금계 촉매의 사용량의 문제에 따른 매장량 한계점과 귀금속이라는 문제점이 존재하기 때문에 이에 대하여 대책강구가 필요한 시점이다. 이에 백금 촉매의 활성을 증대하고자 나노 크기의 제어 연구가 진행되고 있다. 또한, 촉매의 구조적인 면에 따라 촉매의 활성이 달라지는 점을 착안하여 백금계의 나노 형상 조절 연구와 백금계 촉매를 대체할 비백금계의 촉매 개발 연구가 활발히 진행되어지고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 백금계 촉매 중 Pd을 polyol process에 의한 나노 형상 조절을 통하여 단위 질량당(or 단위 부피당)촉매의 활성을 높이고자 하였다. 여기서 새로이 도입된 환원제는 Glycerol을 이용하였으며, {111}면이 많이 드러난 Pd 나노입자를 형성하였다. 이에 따라 나노 형상 조절이 된 Pd촉매를 이용하여 상용화된 촉매(Pd/C(XC-72R))에 비하여 전기화학적인 특성의 차이와 Pd 촉매의 촉매적 특성의 효과를 보고자 한다.