• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.213-214
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• 2023

The burden of housing heating costs has increased as energy prices such as global oil prices (28.1%), LNG (38%) and minerals (100%) have soared due to the Ukraine crisis. Accordingly, an electrically conductive cement composites had developed using waste carbon materials such as waste cathode materials, waste CNTs, and waste carbon fibers, and the heat generation performance was evaluated.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.515-521
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• 2023

In this study, waste carbon fiber obtained by pyrolysis of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) was used to produce carbon fluoride through vapor phase fluorination and recycled as a reducing electrode material for lithium primary batteries. First, the physicochemical properties of the waste carbon fiber obtained by pyrolysis were determined, and the structural and chemical properties of carbon fluoride were analyzed to evaluate the effect of vapor phase fluorination on the waste carbon fiber. XRD analysis confirmed that the hexagonal network carbon laminated structure (002 peak) of the waste carbon fiber was gradually converted into a carbon fluoride structure (CF_X, 001 peak) as the temperature of gas phase fluorination increased. The discharge capacity of the lithium primary battery produced using this carbon fluoride was up to 862 mAh/g. This was compared to the discharge capacity of carbon fluoride-based Li-ion batteries made of other carbon materials. These results suggest that carbon fluoride made from waste CFRP-based carbon fibers can be used as a reducing electrode material for Li-ion batteries.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.489-492
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• 1998

흡착 기능을 가지는 소재로서 오래 전부터 사용되어 온 활성탄소는 최근 환경에 대한 관심이 고조되면서 새삼 주목의 대상이 되고 있는 소재이다. 제품의 형태는 사용 목적에 따라 다르지만 보편화 된 것은 주로 입상 및 분말 상이다. 하지만 이러한 형태는 비표면적이 작고 기공분포가 넓은 단점 때문에 미세 오염물의 제거에는 부적합한 면이 있다[1]. (중략)

• Resources Recycling
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.52-58
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• 2022

Silicon carbide powder was prepared from carbon black and silicon recovered from waste solar panels. In the solar power generation market, the number of crystalline silicon modules exceeds 90%. As the expiration date of a photovoltaic module arrives, the development of technology for recovering and utilizing silicon is very important from an environmental and economic point of view. In this study, silicon was recovered as silicon carbide from waste solar panels: 99.99% silicon powder was recovered through purification from a 95.74% purity waste silicon wafer. To examine the synthesis characteristics of SiC powder, purified 99.99% silicon powder and carbon powder were mixed and heat-treated (1,300, 1,400 and 1,500 ℃) in an Ar atmosphere. The characteristics of silicon and silicon carbide powders were analyzed using particle size distribution analyzer, XRD, SEM, ICP, FT-IR, and Raman analysis.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.75-76
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• 2023

In the cement industry, various research initiatives are underway to achieve carbon neutrality. Mineral carbonation is a technology that converts carbon dioxide into minerals for storage, and CO₂ reactive hardening cement is a type of cement that incorporates mineral carbonation technology. In this study, we aimed to manufacture CO₂ reactive hardening cement for reducing carbon emissions in the cement industry by utilizing waste concrete powder generated in the construction sector.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.38 no.11
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• pp.627-634
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• 2016

We investigated the characteristics of heavy metal desorption and recovery from carbon foam after plating wastewater treatment. The heavy metal desorption depends on solution chemistry because desorption occurred in HCl and $H_2SO_4 $ solution but did not occur in distilled water. Heavy metal desorption efficiency was increased using ultrasonication with desorption solution. The higher ultrasonic power and the longer reaction time improve efficiency. The copper plating rinse solution was treated reliably by carbon foam adsorbent during 200 bed volume. The adsorbed copper was dissolved using desorption solution and recovered by DC power supply. After copper recovery, the reuse efficiency of desorption solution was 84.2%.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.53-60
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• 2021

In EAF steelmaking industries, MgO content in slag increases due to the addition of dolomite flux to protect refractory lines of furnaces and improve the desulfurization capability of slag. In addition, coal powder is injected in the molten steel bath to increase the energy efficiency of the process. In this regard, the utilization of waste MgO-C refractory material as a flux was examined because it has high amounts of MgO (>70%) and graphite carbon (>10%). A series of experiments were carried out using industrial EAF slag with added light burnt dolomite and waste MgO refractory material from a Korean steel company. The results for the addition of the two fluxes were similar in terms of slag basicity; therefore, it is expected that waste MgO-C refractory material can successfully replace dolomite flux. In addition, when the waste MgO-C refractory material was added as flux, slag foaming phenomenon was demonstrated because of the reaction between the graphite from the refractory material and iron oxides in the slag.

• Clean Technology
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.203-209
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• 2022

An environmental evaluation was conducted by employing LCA methodology for a mechanical seal manufacturing process that uses recycled silicon recovered from end-of-cycle PV modules. The recycled silicon was purified and reacted with carbon to synthesize β-SiC particles. Then the particles underwent compression molding, calcination and heat treatment to produce a product. Field data were collected and the potential environmental impacts of each stage were calculated using the LCI DB of the Ministry of Environment. The assessment was based on 6 categories, which were abiotic resource depletion, acidification, eutrophication, global warming, ozone depletion and photochemical oxidant creation. The environmental impacts by category were 45 kg CO₂ for global warming and 2.23 kg C₂H₄ for photochemical oxide creation, and the overall environmental impact by photochemical oxide creation, resource depletion and global warming had a high contribution of 98.7% based on weighted analysis. The wet process of fine grinding and mixing the raw silicon and carbon, and SiC granulation were major factors that caused the environmental impacts. These impacts need to be reduced by converting to a dry process and using a system to recover and reuse the solvent emitted to the atmosphere. It was analyzed that the environmental impacts of resource depletion and global warming decreased by 53.9% and 60.7%, respectively, by recycling silicon from end-of-cycle PV modules. Weighted analysis showed that the overall environmental impact decreased by 27%, and the LCA analysis confirmed that recycling waste modules could be a major means of resource saving and realizing carbon neutrality.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2022.07a
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• pp.377-378
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• 2022

본 연구는 폐그물, 폐현수막, 비닐, 캔 등을 활용한 친환경 패션 소품을 제작하기 위한 선행연구로, 패션산업에서의 환경문제와 친환경 패션 브랜드에 대해 분석해보고자 하였다. 이를 통해 친환경 패션 소품 제작에 필요한 기초자료를 얻고자 하였다. 연구는 국내 포털사이트에서 '친환경 패션 브랜드', '패션산업의 환경오염' 등의 단어를 입력하여 검색되는 기사를 중심으로 진행되었다. 패션산업은 생산과 소비 과정에서 수질, 대기오염을 유발하며, 쓰레기 문제 등을 유발하였다. 제조과정 중 엄청난 양의 탄소를 발생시키며, 세탁과정에서는 미세플라스틱을 방출하여 수질을 오염시키는 것으로 나타났다. 친환경 패션 브랜드에 글로베 호프, 프라이탁, 스텔라 맥카트니, 파타고니아, 비건 타이거, 낫 아워스 등이 있다. 광고 현수막, 군복, 안전벨트, 공장작업복, 병원 이불, 보트의 돛, 자동차 방수포 등을 활용하여 다양한 가방, 파우치, 핸드백 등의 패션 아이템을 제작 판매하고 있다. 이 외에도 비건 소재를 사용하고 동물성 소재와 PVC 소재를 사용하지 않는 등 패션업계에서도 환경오염을 줄이기 위한 다양한 노력을 기울이고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.290-296
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• 2019

Lithium-ion batteries are one of the most interesting devices in a number of energy storage systems. In particular, the usage of energy storage devices is increasing due to an increase in demand for renewable energy as a distributed power supply source, stable supply of electric power, and expansion of electric vehicles. Of late, the recycling and restoration technology of waste lithium ion batteries due to the increase in its usage amount as the energy storage system is a socially and economically important research field. In this review, we intend to describe the performance diagnosis, recycling or restoration technology of lithium ion battery and its potential development.