• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.464-470
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• 2009

For the investigation of the oxidation behavior for titanium metal at various temperatures, titanium specimens were heated for 2 hours in the range of $300{\sim}1000^{\circ}C$, individually. And then X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM)/energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopic analyses were carried out. At $300^{\circ}C$, infrared absorption bands on the surface of the titanium specimen were shown in a spectrum by the oxygen uptake of titanium metal(hexagonal). At increased temperature, not only infrared absorption bands but also X-ray diffraction peaks for the titanium oxide were grown and shifted to low wave number ($cm^{-1}$) and angle($^{\circ}$) due to the more oxygen diffusion into titanium metal. At $700^{\circ}C$, $Ti_3O$ (hexagonal phase) was identified by X-ray diffractometer. $TiO_2$ (rutile, tetragonal phase) layer was produced on the surface of the specimen below $1{\mu}m$ in thickness at $600^{\circ}C$, and grown about $2{\mu}m$ at $700^{\circ}C$ and with $110{\mu}m$ in thickness at $1000^{\circ}C$. Above $900^{\circ}C$, (110) plane of the crystal on the surface of rutile-$TiO_2$ layer was grown.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.469-473
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• 1998

The gasoline brands can be determined by gas chromatography. However, determining from the differences in chromatograms is sometimes ambiguous because the gasoline composition is becoming similar from refinery to refinery due to stringent regulations for the protection of the atmospheric environment. To determine the gasoline brands of five refineries in Korea, we have obtained and compared IR spectra of polymeric dispersants which are added to gasoline at several hundreds of ppm levels. Since the deposit control additives used by the five refineries in Korea are different from one another, it is possible to determine the gasoline brands by comparing their IR spectra. A strong and broad C-O stretch absorption peak appears at $1,096cm^{-1}$ for the additives used by A, B, and C refineries, which renders an easy differentiation of the additives from those of D and E refineries. The differentiation of all five gasoline brands are possible due to the characteristic vibrations present in each additive.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.95-101
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• 2012

To manufacture of a completely biodegradable and compostable biomass -based blend polymer film, two types of cellulose acetates(DS=2.4 and DS=2.7) were blended with 5 - 50 wt% of low average molecular weight polylactide(PLA) by mixing each polymer solution having same viscosity in 10 wt% methanol/dichloromethane. Their surface morphology, thermal and mechanical properties were studied. The chemical structures of blend films were confirmed by the fourier transform IR spectroscopy with attenuated total reflection(FT-IR ATR) spectrophotometer. Scanning electron microscope(SEM) photos of blend films of both CAs with less than 5 % of PLA showed homogeneous morphology. On the contrary, the other blends with higher than 20 wt% of PLA content showed a large phase separation with spherical domains. The thermal property of blend films was also analyzed with thermogravimetric analysis(TGA) and differential scanning calorimeter(DSC). The tensile strength of CA/PLA blend films was increased up to $820kg_f/cm^2$ for TAC/PLA and $600kg_f/cm^2$ for DAC/PLA.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.349-349
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• 2012

산화제를 이용 기상중합법을 통해 합성되는 고전도도 Poly (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) 박막은 OTFT, RFID tag, 또는 연성 디스플레이 같은 분야에 다양한 응용 가능성을 가지고 있으며 이로 인해 최근에 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. PEDOT박막의 전극소재로써 가능성은 박막의 중합 정도와 표면 형상에 크게 좌우된다. 특히, Si-웨이퍼 기판 위에 산화제의 균일한 도포 및 산화제 자체의 높은 산도 ($pH{\leq}2$)에 따른 부반응의 억제는 기상중합법을 이용한 PEDOT박막의 합성에 있어 매우 중요하다. PEDOT의 효율적인 중합과 균일한 성장을 위해 산화제에 DUDO 와 PEG-PPG-PEG를 첨가한 혼합 산화제 용액을 제조 기상중합 방법을 통해 PEDOT박막을 제작하였다. 그 결과 산화제만을 사용하여 제작된 박막에 비해 전도도가 최대 3,660 S/cm로 향상된 PEDOT 박막이 합성되었다. 이러한 결과는 PEG-PPG-PEG가 산화제 용액의 균일 도포를 향상시키고 Base Inhibitor로 작용하는 DUDO는 PEDOT 성장 시 중합속도를 조절하고 부반응을 최소화 하여 효율적인 공액 이중 결합의 생성을 촉진한데 주로 기인한다. 따라서 그로인해 조밀하며 마이크로 스케일의 기공이 최소화된 PEDOT박막의 합성이 가능하였다. PEDOT박막의 특성 평가에는 4-point probe, optical microscopy, Field Emission-Scanning Electron Microscope, 등이 사용되었으며 또한 전도도의 향상 원인을 분석하고자 ATR-IR Spectrophotometer를 이용하여 합성된 박막의 작용기를 분석하였다. 이러한 고전도도의 PEDOT 박막이 OTFT의 전극소재로 사용된다면 OTFT소자의 성능 향상에 크게 기여 할 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.137-143
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• 2010

Glass beads (GBs) were modified via plasma polymerization coatings in order to enhance the adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in cigarette smoke and activated carbons (ACs) were also utilized for comparative purposes. First, GBs and ACs were subjected to surface modification via plasma polymerization coating of acrylic acid, acrylonitrile, 1,3-diaminopropane, thiophene or dimethylphosphite with a RF plasma (13.56 MHz) generator. Next, their adsorption behavior was evaluated with a home-made 4-port smoking machine by collecting the total particulate matters (TPMs) on a Cambridge filter pad, followed by the separation of PAHs via solid phase extraction and analysis with GC/MS. Finally, the plasma polymerization coatings were analyzed by FT-IR/ATR to elucidate the adsorption mechanism, while the topology of the modified GBs and ACs were studied by FE-SEM.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.16 no.8
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• pp.865-872
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• 2007

The waterborne perfluoroacylic polyurethane composite (WFPUC) series were prepared by the emulsion polymerization (WFPUC-E) and the physical blending (WFPUC-B). WFPUC-E was prepared by polymerizing perfluoroalkyl ethyl acrylate (FA) and waterborne polyurethane (WPU), and WFPUC-B was prepared by blending FA copolymer and WPU. The structures of the synthesized WFPUC were identified by using FT-IR-ATR. The surface and thermal properties of the synthesized WFPUC were investigated by measuring contact angle, surface energy, and TGA. The surface energy of WFPUC-E was lower than that of WFPUC-B. The thermal stability of the WFPUC-B showed better than that of the WFPUC-E.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.173-180
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• 2001

The physicochemical characteristics such as glass transition temperature (Tg), surface energy, swelling and FT-IR of [P(AA-co-PEGMM)], a copolymer of acrylic acid (AA) and polyethyleneglycol monoethylether mono methacrylate (PEGMM), were evaluated. The Tg of [P(AA-co-PEGMM)] decreased with increasing PEGMM content. [P(AA-co-PEGMM)] with 18 mole% PEGMM had the Tg of about $40^{\circ}C$, the similar physiological temperature of human. Moreover, [P(AA-co-PEGMM)] with lower PEGMM content had higher hydration and expected lower mucoadhesive strengths. To predict the mucoadhesiveness of [P(AA-co-PEGMM)] films, the contact angle of films were measured. With the increasing content of PEGMM of films, the contact angle was increased and the higher mucoadhesive forces was expected. ATR-FTIR studies revealed that the addition of the PEG moiety in AA increased the potential of hydrogen bonding for [P(AA-co-PEGMM)] as compared to cross linking polyacrylic acid (cr-PAA) because the oxygen in the repeat unit of PEG contributed in the formation of hydrogen bonding in the presence of mucin solution.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.109-126
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• 2013

Surface modification by low-pressure ammonia ($NH_3$) plasma on commercial thin-film composite (TFC) membranes was investigated in this study. Surface hydrophilicity, total surface free energy, ion exchange capacity (IEC) and zeta (${\zeta}$)-potentials were determined for the TFC membranes. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of the membrane surface chemistry were conducted by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR FT-IR) spectroscopy. Results showed that the $NH_3$ plasma treatment increased the surface hydrophilicity, in particular at a plasma treatment time longer than 5 min at 50 W of plasma power. Total surface free energy was influenced by the basic polar components introduced by the $NH_3$ plasma, and isoelectric point (IEP) was shifted to higher pH region after the modification. A ten (10) min $NH_3$ plasma treatment at 90 W was found to be adequate for the TFC membrane modification, resulting in a membrane with better characteristics than the TFC membranes without the modification for water treatment. The thin-film chemistry (i.e., fully-aromatic and semi-aromatic nature in the interfacial polymerization) influenced the initial stage of plasma modification.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.507-520
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• 2016

The effect of ZnO on cellulose acetate in the removal of benzophenone-3 (BP-3) was investigated. The benzophenone-3 (BP-3) which is an endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) was completely removed (100%) from the drinking water using Cellulose Acetate (CA) and zinc oxide (ZnO) composite membranes. The membranes were prepared by DIPS method and the filtration experiments were conducted by dead end filtration unit. The macrostructure of the membrane were studied by ATR-IR and XRD Spectra's. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to study the micro properties of the membranes. The laboratory experiments such as water uptake study and pure water flux performed to confirm the increasing hydrophilicity. The enhancing hydrophilicity was confirmed with respect to higher the concentration of nanoparticles. Evaluation of BP-3 removal was carried in different experimental conditions, such as, different Trans membrane pressure and different concentration of feed. The membrane with low pressure showed better performance by rejecting 100% of BP-3. However, 1 ppm, 3 ppm and 6 ppm of feed solution was used and among them 3 ppm of feed solution gives 100% rejection. The ZnO nanoparticales enhances the performance of CA membrane by showing maximum rejection.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.456-459
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• 2003

Polychloroprene(CR) is well known as elastomer commonly utilized in the electrical. It is mainly used for cable jacket and insulator. The irradiation degradation property of polymer materials is very important to prevent unexpected accidents in the Nuclear Power Plant(NPP). The irradiation degradation is caused by the oxidation of polymer materials, and this oxidation is occurred by oxygen radical produced from air. In this study, we evaluate the oxidation properties of CR. CR is irradiated for 200, 400, 600, 1000 kGy radiation dose. The oxidation properties of irradiated CR are investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical properties and FT-IR/ATR. Glass transition temperature(Tg), decomposition onset temperature(DOT), loss modulus and mechanical tan $\delta$ values are compared together. The irradiation limit of CR in the NPP, is known for 500 kGy, and this is exactly matched with investigated results.