• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.445-449
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• 2012

The activation process of the membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) is important for the mass production of the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. The conventional activation process for the MEA requires excessive time and hydrogen gas and it might become the barrier for the commercialization of the fuel cell. The conventional activation process is based on hydrolysis of ion conducting membrane. In the study, we suggest the cyclic voltammetry (CV) technique as an on-line activation process and the CV activation process consists of two steps : 1) the humidification of the polymer electrolyte membrane and the electrode with 100% RH humidified nitrogen ($N_{2}$) gas, and 2) the removal step of the oxide layer on the surface of the Pt catalyst with CV cycling. The cycling reduces the activation time of the MEA by 2.5 h and use of hydrogen gas by 1/4.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.576-583
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• 2023

This study investigated the possibility of new adsorbent materials made from pig bone-based biomass. To this end, the properties of pig bone-based activated carbon (PAC) prepared from animal biomass were investigated, and its carbon dioxide adsorption performance was examined. KOH was used as the activation agent, and the specific surface area increased with increasing activation temperature, and the adsorption efficiency of carbon dioxide also increased. The sample activated at 800 ℃ exhibited the largest specific surface area of 1208.7 m²/g and the highest CO₂ adsorption efficiency of 3.33 mmol/g at 273 K, 1 bar. However, the specific surface area and the CO₂ adsorption efficiency decreased at activation temperatures above 900 ℃ due to crystallinity changes and overactivation. On the other hand, when the selectivity was calculated using the ideal adsorption solution theory, PAC-900 samples at 273 K and below 0.8 bar showed the best selectivity. These results suggest that the high selectivity of carbon dioxide/nitrogen adsorption at 273 K is due to the carbon dioxide adsorption capacity of hydroxyapatite formed by the decomposition of carbonate when pig bone is activated at 900 ℃ and its crystallinity.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.51-57
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• 2020

Recently, there has been growing interest in the study of removal of harmful and hazardous pollutants emitted by industrial activities. In this study, we have developed porous activated carbon fibers prepared by a water vapor activation method and analyzed the adsorptions of the harmful gases with electrochemical responses of activated carbon fibers. To control the uniformity of pore structures, active reaction areas, and active sites, the reaction conditions of activation temperatures were varied from 750 to 850 ℃ with the predetermined reaction time intervals (30 to 240 min). The SO₂ and NO gas adsorptions of activated carbon fibers prepared by various reaction conditions were analyzed and monitored by electrochemical sensor responses. In particular, the activated carbon fibers prepared at the reaction temperature of 850 ℃ and time of 45 min showed the highest specific surface area (1,041.9 ㎡/g) and pore characteristics (0.42 ㎤/g), and excellent adsorption capabilities of SO₂ (1.061 mg/g) and NO (1.210 mg/g) gases, respectively.

• Bulletin of Food Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.3-19
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• 1995

효소는 생물이 만드는 단백질로서 화학반응을 촉진시키는 촉매이다. 현재까지 알려진 효소의 종류는 약 3,000종이 되며 그 숫자는 해마다 증가하는 경향을 보이고 있다. 이 가운데 산업적 응용 가능효소는 150여종이며 상업적으로 생산되고 있는 효소는 60여종이 된다. 효소의 산업적인 이용은 1894년 소화제인 takaamylase가 Aspergillus oryzae의 배양에 의하여 생산된 이래 $\alpha$-amylase와 동물에서 pancreatin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, 사람의 소변에서 urokinase와 식물체에서 protease등이 공업적으로 생산되고 있다. 효소는 화학촉매보다 많은 장점을 가지고 있는데 온건한 반응조건에서 촉매력과 기질특이성(specificity)이 높고 부산물(by-product)이 적다. 그러나 효소의 폭넓은 산업적인 이용은 아직 많이 제한되어 있는데 대체적으로 열, 화학물질, protease, 반응환경등에 의해 쉽게 불활성화되기 때문이다. 이러한 한계를 극복하기 위해 많은 노력을 기울여 왔고 산업적인 필요성에 부응하여 1993년말 이래 미국, New Zealand, Ireland 등지에서 별도의 학술적인 모임이 열렸다. 본 고에서는 현재 식품산업에서 사용되고 있는 효소와 그의 특성, 효소 개발기술 및 국내외 효소시장 현황을 중심으로 개술하고자 한다.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2014.03a
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• pp.1-13
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• 2014

Potential Energy Surface(PES)를 양자 계산을 통해 알아내는 것은 화학 반응을 이해하는 데에 큰 도움이 된다. 이를테면 Transition State(TS)의 configuration을 알 수 있고, 따라서 reaction path와 활성화 에너지 값을 예측하여, 진행시키고자 하는 화학반응의 이해를 도울 수 있다. 하지만 PES를 그리기 위해서는 해당 분자의 다양한 configuration에 대한 singlet point energy 계산이 필요하기 때문에, 계산적인 측면에서 많은 비용을 요구한다. 따라서 product와 reactant의 구조와 같은 critical point의 정보를 이용하여 최소한의 configuration을 sampling하여 전체 PES를 재구성하는 기계학습 알고리즘을 개발하여 다차원 PES 상에서의 화학반응의 예측을 가능하게 하고자 한다. 본 연구에서는 Barbaralane의 두 안정화 된 구조의 critical point로 하여 이 주변을 random normal distribution하여, B3LYP/6-31G(d) level의 DFT 계산을 통해 relaxed scanning하여 구조와 에너지를 구하였으며, 이 정보를 Support Vector Regression(SVR) 알고리즘을 적용하여 PES를 재구현하였으며, 반응경로와 TS의 구조 그리고 활성화 에너지를 구하였다. 또한 본 기계학습 알고리즘을 바닥상태에서 일어나는 반응이 아닌, 들뜬 상태와 전자 구조가 변하는 화학반응, avoid crossing, conical intersection과 같은 Non-adiabatic frame에서 일어나는 현상에 적용 가능성을 논하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.216-221
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• 2014

A rapid and sensitive voltammetric method for the quantitative determination of Clenbuterol on electrochemically activated glassy carbon electrode has been developed. Using differential pulse voltammetry, the linear response range for the clenbuterol was between $1{\times}10^{-7}$ and $2{\times}10^{-5}M$, and the detection limit was $6{\times}10^{-9}M$ (S/N = 3). The relative standard derivation was 4.3% for $1{\times}10^{-6}M$ clenbuterol. Recoveries of 96% of the clenbuterol (n = 3) were obtained from urine spiked with different amounts in the ranges $5{\times}10^{-7}M$ and $1{\times}10^{-6}M$ by this method.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.241-248
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• 2023

The value of experimentally obtained data becomes highest when they are properly analyzed based on valid logics. Many physical and chemical properties such as electrical and magnetic properties, chemical reaction rates, etc. are known to be thermally activated; thus, a proper understanding of thermally-activated processes is of importance. However, there are still a number of papers published with falsely analyzed data. In this contribution, we would like to revisit the meaning of thermally-activated processes, and then reanalyze a data set published misinterpreted. By showing a step-by-step procedure for the reanalysis, we would like to help researchers who may come across such data in the future not to make mistakes in their analysis.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.343-343
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• 2010

Tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphine(TCPP) 흡착으로부터 그래핀 표면의 기능화에 대하여 방사광을 이용한 광전자 분광법으로 연구하였다. 최근 들어 그래핀을 이용한 소자개발에 있어서 그래핀의 우수한 전기적 특성을 저해하지 않으며 그 표면의 화학적 활성도를 개선하고자 하는 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 따라서 기능성 작용기를 가지고 있는 유기반도체 물질을 이용하여 그래핀 표면의 화학적 활성화를 촉진시킴과 동시에 보호층을 형성시키고자 하는 연구가 보고되고 있다. 그러나 일반적으로 그 유기분자들이 그래핀 표면에 흡착되었을 때 전하의 이동을 유도함으로서 원래 그래핀의 물리적 특성을 변화시킬 가능성을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 6H-SiC 표면 위에 두층으로 에피텍셜 성장된 그래핀에 TCPP 분자를 흡착시킴으로서 그래핀의 고유 특성을 거의 저해하지 않음과 동시에 기능성 작용기의 역할을 충실히 수행할 수 있음을 보여 주고 있다. 이는 valence band dispersion과 일함수 변화 측정으로 관찰할 수 있었다. 또한 TMA를 이용한 TCPP의 수산화 작용기의 반응 과정은 일반적인 실리콘 산화막에 적용했을 때 일어나는 화학적 반응 과정과 다른 메커니즘으로 진행됨을 관찰하였다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.107-114
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• 2024

In order to produce high-yield pitch-based activated carbon, pitch was synthesized by blending pyrolysis fuel oil (PFO) and coal-tar. Pitch was synthesized by varying the amount of coal-tar from 0~20% compared to PFO and reacting at 380~420 ℃ for 3 h. The synthesized pitch had a softening point between 80 and 260 ℃, and yields ranged from 10 to 40%. At all synthesis temperatures, as the coal-tar blending ratio increased, the yield increased and the softening point decreased. After considering the selected pitches (softening points: 230~260 ℃), pitches containing coal-tar were more volatile at a low boiling point and had a higher residual carbon content. This is a difference in the composition of coal-tar and PFO, and it was con- firmed that coal-tar has a lot of aromatics and PFO has a lot of aliphatics. The selected pitch was heated to 950 ℃ in a tubular reactor and physically activated with steam for 1 hour. Activated carbon containing coal-tar showed higher yield and microporosity compared to only PFO. In this study, the effect of increasing activated carbon yield by blending pitch raw materials was confirmed, and the physical activation characteristics according to the coal-tar mixing ratio were examined.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.68-78
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• 2008

Using a Pinus koraiensis and Pinus rigida which are normally being discarded in South Korea, optimal conditions of producing activated carbons have been studied to recycle as a higher value-added product. This study consists of two processes, the production process of charcoals from waste timbers by low temperature pyrolysis and the production process of activated carbons from the charcoals by chemical activation reaction. This paper deals with the production process of activated carbons from the charcoals by chemical activation reaction. As an alkali has been generally used as an activating agent, KOH and NaOH which react well with a carbon were used in this study. As a result of the experiments, it is confirmed that activated carbons made with KOH treatment had superior values in physicochemical properties to NaOH, showing that there was no remain of KOH at the surface of the charcoals while there was $3{\sim}4%$ of NaOH remaining after the experiments. Thus, it is concluded that KOH reacted more actively with a charcoal than NaOH. Moreover, it was also found that values in physicochemical properties when using a Pinus koraiensis are superior to the ones when using a Pinus rigida. The optimal mixing ratio of an activating agent to a charcoal was 400 wt.%. To improve the physicochemical properties, activated carbons were washed out by distilled water after neutralization with SM hydrochloric acid solution. When activated carbons were produced from a Pinus koraiensis in this optimal conditions, value of BET surface area was found to be approx. $2400\;m^2/g$.