• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
• /
• pp.64.2-64.2
• /
• 2010

In order to improve the overall power conversion efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), it is very important to secure the sufficient surface area of photocatalytic nanoparticles layer for absorbing dye molecules. It is because increasing the amount of dye absorbed generally results in increasing the amount of light harvesting. In this work, we proposed a new method for increasing the specific surface area of photocatalytic titanium oxide ($TiO_2$) nanoparticles by using an inorganic templating method. Salt-$TiO_2$ composite nanoparticles were synthesized in this approach by spray pyrolyzing both the titanium butoxide and sodium chloride solution. After aqueous removal of salt from salt-$TiO_2$ composite nanoparticles, mesoporous $TiO_2$ nanoparticles with pore size of 2~50 nm were formed and then the specific surface area of resulting porous $TiO_2$ nanoparticle was measured by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method. Generally, commercially available P-25 with the average primary size of ~25 nm $TiO_2$ nanoparticles was used as an active layer for dye-sensitized solarcells, and the specific surface area of P-25 was found to be ~50 $m^2/g$. On the other hand, the specific surface area of mesoporous $TiO_2$ nanoparticles prepared in this approach was found to be ~286 $m^2/g$, which is 5 times higher than that of P-25. The increased specific surface area of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles will absorb relatively more dye molecules, which can increase the short curcuit current (Jsc) in DSSCs. The influence of nanoporous structures of $TiO_2$ on the performance of DSSCs will be discussed in terms of the amount of dye molecules absorbed, the fill factor, the short circuit current, and the power conversion efficiency.

• KSBB Journal
• /
• 제8권5호
• /
• pp.431-437
• /
• 1993

적은 에너지로 적절한 유동충을 유지하기 위한 가 장 좋은 지지체는 bulk 빛 wet밀도가 가장 작은 활 성탄이며 최소및최적유동화속도가각각0.03cm/sec, 0.25cm/sec로 나타났다. 메탄 발효에 대한 유 기물 부하의 증가에 따라 모든 지지체의 CODe, 제 거율은 감소하였으나, 활성탄은 본 실험범위의 유기 물 부하에서 90% 이상의 제거율을 보였다. 이는 매 우 큰 비표면적을 가지는 활성탄에 많은 미생물이 흡착된 때문으로 사료된다. 유기물 부하 $16gCOD_{cr}/\ell.day$16gCODcr/day에서 흡착된 마생물의 양은 157mg/g이다. 천연 제올라이트와 Roast Celite를 비교하면 바표 면적만에 비례하여 미생물의 양이 증가하지는 않음 을 알 수 았으며, 동엘한 비표면적을 가지는 Roast Celite와 부석을 비교하면, 유기물 제거능이 Roast Celite가 우수한데 이로부터 표면의 거칠기가 상대적으로 크고 표면전하가 양전하를 띠는 것이 마생물 흡착에 중요한 것으로 사료된다. 혐기성 유동층 반 응기에 이용할 지지체는 유체의 shear stress를 감소 시켜서 미생물 흡착을 증대시키기 위하여 될 수 있으면 작은 wet밀도와 작은 유동화 속도를 가져야 한다고 사료된다.

• 공학논문집
• /
• 제4권1호
• /
• pp.93-107
• /
• 2002

본 연구에서는 정수장에서 사용후 폐기된 활성탄을 전자파로 조사 capillary 복원 능력을 조사하였고 활성화제의 종류 및 량에 따른 비표면적 변화에 대하여 연구하였다. 수증기를 활성화제로 사용한 경우에는 재생의 능력은 우수하나, 폐활성탄에 함유하고 있는 수분과 반응하여 자동이송에 문제점이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 $CO_2$ gas로 재생한 결과 이송의 문제점도 해결되고 비표면적도 신탄에 비해 10-20%향상된 것으로 나타났다. 전자파의 세기에 있어서는 2.75kw 공급시 제일 좋은 재생효과가 나타났다. 각 변수에 의한 실험 후 반응물을 ASAP, SEM등을 이용하여 분석한 결과 전자파의 세기와 활성화제 종류 및 양에 따라 복원 능력이 다르게 나타났다. 특히 공기를 활성화제로 사용한 경우에는 복원능력의 오차가 심하게 나타났다. 이는 전자파에 의해 활성탄이 가열된 상태에서 공기의 량이 과다하게 투입, 산화, 연소되어 수율이 떨어지는 것으로 확인되었다. Microwave를 이용하여 폐활성탄을 재생시킨 결과 일반적으로 사용하고 있는 rotary kiln보다 우수한 재생효과가 나타났고, 경제성에서도 앞서는 것으로 나타났으나 대량 생산이 어렵다는 것이 단점으로 나타났다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
• /
• 제17권5호
• /
• pp.379-384
• /
• 2010

In the present work, bismuth nanopowders with various particle size distributions were synthesized by controlling argon (Ar) gas flow rate and chamber pressure of a gas condensation (GC) apparatus. From the analyses of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images and nitrogen gas adsorption results, it was found that as Ar gas flow rate increased, the specific surface area of bismuth increased and the average particles size decreased. On the other hand, as the chamber pressure increased, the specific surface area of bismuth decreased and the average particles size increased. The optimum gas flow rate and chamber pressure for the maximized electrochemical active surface area were determined to be 8 L/min and 50 torr, respectively. The bismuth nanopowders synthesized at the above condition exhibit 13.47 $m^2g^{-1}$ of specific surface area and 45.6 nm of average particles diameter.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회
• /
• pp.157-160
• /
• 2007

The catalyst layer of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is a mixture of polymer, carbon, and platinum. The characteristics of the catalyst layer play critical role in determining the performance of the PEM fuel cell. This research investigates the role of catalyst layer composition using a Central Composite Design (CCD) experiment with two factors which are Nafion content and carbon loading while the platinum catalyst surface area is held constant. For each catalyst layer composition， polarization curves are measured to evaluate cell performance at common operating conditions, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), and Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) are then applied to investigate the cause of the observed variations in performance. The results show that both Nafion and carbon content significantly affect MEA performance. The ohmic resistance and active catalyst area of the cell do not correlate with catalyst layer composition, and observed variations in the cell resistance and active catalyst area produced changes in performance that were not significant relative to compositions of catalyst layers.

• 공업화학
• /
• 제10권2호
• /
• pp.263-267
• /
• 1999

사용이 끝난 폐촉매의 NO 제거 활성은 새 촉매의 약 27%로 크게 저하되어 있었다. 폐촉매의 비표면적은 새로운 촉매의 약 63%로서 활성소실의 주 원인은 소결에 의한 표면적 감소, 촉매표면의 활성물질의 농도저하, 중금속에 의한 활성점의 피독 등으로 판단된다. 폐촉매의 재생은 주로 피독 물질의 제거에 중점을 두었는데, $80^{\circ}C$ 물을 이용하여 30분에서 2시간 처리하여 재생한 촉매가 가장 좋은 효과를 보였으며 이는 중금속 K와 Na가 제거된 때문으로 판단된다. 새로운 촉매를 기준으로 하였을 때 폐촉매의 표면적당 재생된 활성은 약 79%이었으나 질량당 재생된 활성은 약 49%이었다.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국원자력학회 1996년도 추계학술발표회논문집(1)
• /
• pp.230-235
• /
• 1996

The new concept of dry area formation based on Poisson distribution of active nucleation sites and the concept of the critical active site density is presented. A simple statistical model is developed to predict the change of slope of the boiling curve up to critical heat flux (CHF) quantitatively. The predictions by the present model are in good agreement with the experimental data. Also it turns out that the present model well explains the mechanism on how the surface wettability influences CHF.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
• /
• 제6권4호
• /
• pp.13-23
• /
• 2003

Organic carbon and nitrogen contents in suspended particulate matter (SPM) and surface sediments in seawater were measured in the Northern East China Sea in summer. The distribution of particulate organic carbon(POC) and particulate organic nitrogen(PON) were in the ranges of 54~481㎍/ℓ and 6~85㎍/ℓ, respectively, with relatively high level of concentrations in the western and southern sides of the study area. Also, there has been a significantly positive correlation between POC and PON, gradually increasing toward the deeper range of depth. Average C:N ratios of POC and PON of SPM were 6 in study area. The ratios of POC to PON of SPM increased as the range of depth increased, indicating nitrogen decomposes more rapidly than carbon and is considered to be influenced by the input of detritus from surface sediments. The distribution of total organic matter(TOM), total organic carbon(TOC) and total organic nitrogen(TON) in surface sediments were in the ranges of 3.1~9.6%, 0.282~0.635% and 0.022~0.069%, respectively, with relatively low range in the western and northern sides of the study area. The ratio of TOC to TON of surface sediments were in the range of 9.8~17.4(average of 13), strongly indicating the active role of the input from the terrestrial organic pollutants.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
• /
• 제4권1호
• /
• pp.41-45
• /
• 2013

Platinum is a well known element which shows a significant electrocatalytic activity in many important applications. In glucose sensor, because of the poisoning effect of reaction intermediates and the low surface area, the electrocatalytic activity towards the glucose oxidation is low which cause the low sensitivity. So, we fabricate a nanoporous PtZn alloy electrode by deposition-dissolution method. It provides a high active surface and a large enzyme encapsulating space per unit area when it used for an enzymatic glucose sensor. Glucose oxidase was immobilized on the electrode surface by capping with PEDOT composite and PPDA. The composite and PPDA also can exclude the interference ion such as ascorbic acid and uric acid to improve the selectivity. The surface area was determined by cyclic voltametry method and the surface structure and the element were analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), respectively. The sensitivity is $13.5{\mu}A/mM\;cm^2$. It is a remarkable value with such simply prepared senor has high selectivity.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
• /
• 제61권4호
• /
• pp.627-634
• /
• 2023

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) has attracted considerable attention since its discovery for its catalysis of water splitting to hydrogen and oxygen under visible light irradiation. However, pristine g-C₃N₄ confers only low photocatalytic efficiency and requires surface cocatalysts to reach moderate activity due to a lack of accessible surface active sites. Inspired by the high specific surface area and superior electron transfer of graphene, we developed a strongly coupled binary structure of graphene and g-C₃N₄ aerogel with 3D porous skeleton. The as-prepared 3D structure photocatalysts achieve a high surface area that favors efficient photogenerated charge separation and transfer, enhances the light-harvesting efficiency, and significantly improves the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate as well. The photocatalyst performance is observed to be optimized at the ratio 3:7 (g-C₃N₄:GO), leading to photocatalytic H₂ evolution of 16125.1 mmol. g^-1. h^-1 under visible light irradiation, more than 161 times higher than the rate achieved by bulk g-C₃N₄.