• Macromolecular Research
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.596-602
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• 2006

The effect of high-temperature spinning and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) additive on poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) hollow fiber membranes was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction measurement, and scanning electron microscopy, together with the corresponding microfiltration performances such as water flux, rejection rate, and elongational strength. Using high-temperature spinning, porous hollow fiber membranes with particulate morphology were prepared through PVDF crystallization. The particulate structure of the membranes was further modified by the addition of miscible PVP with PVDF. Due to these effects, the rejection rate and strength of the fibers were increased at the expense of reduced water flux and mean pore size, which indicates that high-temperature spinning and PVP addition are vary effective to control the morphology of PVDF hollow fiber membranes for microfiltration.

• 멤브레인
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.212-219
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• 2016

알루미나 분말이 분산된 고분자용액을 비용매 유도 상전이법으로 방사 및 소결하여 알루미나 중공사막을 제조하였다. 용매-비용매의 상호작용 속도에 따른 중공사막 기공 구조 형성을 확인하고, 특성을 분석하기 위해 dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), dimethylacetamide (DMAc), triethylphosphite (TEP) 용매를 사용하여 방사액을 제조하였으며, 고분자 바인더로는 polyethersulfone (PESf), 첨가제로는 polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)를 사용하였다. 알루미나 중공사막의 기공 구조 변화를 확인하기 위해 SEM으로 중공사막 단면을 분석하였다. DMSO, DMAc 용매를 사용할 경우 지상 구조(finger-like structure)와 망상 구조(sponge-like structure)가 복합된 기공 구조가 나타났으며, TEP 용매를 사용할 경우 전체적으로 망상 구조를 가졌다. 기공 구조에 따른 중공사막의 특성을 확인하기 위해 기체투과도, 기공도 및 기계적 강도를 측정하였다. 망상 구조를 갖는 중공사막은 높은 기체 투과특성을 보였으며 지상 구조가 증가할수록 기체투과도가 감소하였다. 반대로 기계적 강도는 지상 구조가 발달할수록 증가하였다.

• Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.2241-2255
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• 2018

RSM methodology was applied to present mathematical models for the fabrication of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) dual-layer hollow fibers in membrane distillation process. The design of experiments was used to investigate three main parameters in terms of polymer concentration in both outer and inner layers and the flow rate of dope solutions by the Box-Behnken method. According to obtained results, the optimization was done to present the proper membrane with desirable properties. The characteristics of the optimized membrane (named HF-O) suggested by the Box-Behnken (at the predicted point) showed that the proposed models are strongly valid. Then, a morphology study was done to modify the fiber by a combination of three types of a structure such as macro-void, sponge-like and sharp finger-like. It also improved the hydrophobicity of outer surface from 87 to $113^{\circ}$ and the mean pore size of the inner surface from 108.12 to 560.14 nm. The DCMD flux of modified fiber (named HF-M) enhanced 62% more than HF-O when it was fabricated by considering both of RSM and morphology study results. Finally, HF-M was conducted for long-term desalination process up to 100 hr and showed stable flux and wetting resistance during the test. These stepwise approaches are proposed to easily predict the main properties of PVDF dual-layer hollow fibers by valid models and to effectively modify its structure.

• Composites Research
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.94-98
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• 2018

Well-defined, monodispersed hollow ZnO nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by a facile one-pot solution method at room temperature. Hollow ZnO nanoparticles were fabricated using polystyrene nanoparticles as seed particles. The removal of core particles via solvent extraction yields hollow nanoparticles. The structures and morphologies of the obtained products were characterized with Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The formation mechanism of the hollow structure of the ZnO nanoparticles was also investigated. The technique developed here is expected to be useful in the preparation other metal oxides and hollow architectures.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.355-365
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• 2016

The improvement of fouling resistance of porous polymeric membrane is one of the most important targets in membrane preparation for water purification in many process like wastewater treatment. Membranes can be modified by various techniques, including the treatment of polymer material, blending of hydrophilic polymer into polymer solution, and post treatment of fabricated membrane. This research proposed the modifications of morphology and surface property of hydrophobic membrane by blending polyethersulfone (PES) with three polymeric additives, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), Pluronic F127 (Plu), and Tetronic 1307 (Tet). PES hollow fiber membranes were fabricated via dry-wet spinning process by using a spinneret with inner and outer diameter of 0.7 and 1.0 mm, respectively. The morphology changes of PES blend membrane by those additives, as well as the change of performance in ultrafiltration module were comparatively observed. The surface structure of membranes was characterized by atomic force microscopy and Fourier transform infra red spectroscopy. The cross section morphology of PES blend hollow fiber membranes was investigated by scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that all polymeric additives blended in this system affected to improve the performances of PES membrane. The ultra-filtration experiment confirmed that PES-PVP membrane showed the best performance among the three membranes on the basis of filtration stability.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.3303-3306
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• 2014

A facile and effective approach has been developed to prepare hybrid hollow microspheres, via consecutive processes of pickering mini-emulsion polymerization for core-shell formation, and calcination of the sacrificial core. The resulting hollow composite particles have mono-layered shells. The morphology and size characteristics of synthesized composite particles were investigated, using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements.

• 폴리머
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.307-312
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• 2003

고밀도 폴리에틸렌 (HDPE)과 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌 (UHMWPE)을 혼합하여 중공사막을 제조하고, 이의 형태구조와 물성 변화를 조사하였다. 분자량 측정과 FT-IR을 이용한 분석 결과, 상품화된 중공사막(Sterapore)은 고분자량의 HDPE로 제조되었으며, 표면은 친수성 고분자인 비닐 알코올/비닐 아세테이트 공중합체로 코팅되어 높은 수투과도를 갖는 이유를 규명하였다. HDPE/UHMWPE 블렌드에서 UHMWPE의 혼합 한계 조성비는 10 wt% 이하이며, UHMWPE의 분산성을 높이기 위하여 혼합과정에서 광유를 도입하여야 할 것으로 판단되었다. 제조된 HDPE/UHMWPE 블렌드 중공사의 기계적 물성과 막 구조는 Sterapore와 유사하였다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.137-142
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• 2008

Blue-emitting BAM:Eu phosphor powders were formed by post-treatment of precursor powders with hollow or dense morphologies. The morphologies of the precursor powders obtained by spray pyrolysis were controlled by changing the preparation conditions and by changing the type of spray solution. The effects of the morphologies of the precursor powders on the characteristics of the BAM : Eu phosphor powders reacted with $AlF_3$ flux were investigated. Precursor powders with a spherical shape and a hollow morphology produced BAM : Eu phosphor powders with a plate-like morphology, a fine size and a narrow size distribution. On the other hand, precursor powders with a spherical shape and dense morphology produced BAM : Eu phosphor powders with a plate-like morphology and a large size. $AlF_3$ flux improved the photoluminescence intensities of the BAM : Eu phosphor powders. The photoluminescence intensity of the fine-sized BAM : Eu phosphor powders with a plate-like morphology was 90% of the commercial product under vacuum ultraviolet conditions.

• 멤브레인
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.158-166
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 PVDF 중공사막을 열유도상분리와 연신의 복합공정에 의해 제조하였으며, 연신비에 따른 분리막의 구조 및 물성을 분석하였다. 이 분리막 제조의 메카니즘은 액-액 상분리에 기초하며, 최종 중공사막은 bicontinuous한 구조와 연신에 의해 fibrill 구조를 가지게 되어, 구정(spherulite)구조를 갖는 고-액 상분리막과 bicontinuous한 구조만을 갖는 액-액상분리막과 차별화된다. 우선, TIPS공정을 통해, gamma-butyrolacton, dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) 등을 단일 혹은 이들을 조합한 혼합 diluent로 사용하여, 냉각조건, PVDF와 희석제의 함량을 조절하면서 중공사막 전구체를 제조하고, 후속공정인 연신에 의해 최종적으로 중공사막의 외부표면을 porous하게, 혹은 dense하게 만들 수 있었다. 연신된 중공사막을 에탄올에 추출, 건조한 후 SEM을 통하여 pore 구조의 변화를 관찰하였으며, 수투과량, 다공도, 기공 크기, 표면 거칠기, 인장강도 등의 변화를 분석하였다.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.368-373
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• 2015

Porous alumina ceramics with two different pore sizes were fabricated using hollow microspheres as the pore-forming agent. The relative density, total porosity, and microstructure of the obtained alumina ceramics were studied. It was found that the total porosity of sintered samples with different amounts of hollow microsphere content, from 2.0 to 4.0 wt%, was 69.3-75.6%. The interconnected and spherical cell morphology was obtained with 3.0 wt% hollow microsphere content. The resulting ceramics consist of a hierarchical structure with large-sized cells, and small-sized pores in the cell walls. Moreover, the compressive strength of the sintered samples varied from 8.3-11.5 MPa, corresponding to hollow microsphere contents of 2.0-4.0 wt%.