• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.463-473
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• 2019

Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) has proved to be an effective tool in applied environmental nanotechnology, where the decreased particle diameter provides a drastic change in the properties and efficiency of nanomaterials used in water purification. However, the agglomeration and colloidal instability represent a problematic and a remarkable reduction in nZVI reactivity. In view of that, this study reports a simple and cost-effective new strategy for ultra-small (< 7.5%) distributed functionalized nZVI-EG (1-9 nm), with high colloidal stability and reduction capacity. These were obtained without inert conditions, using a simple, economical synthesis methodology employing two stabilization mechanisms based on the use of non-aqueous solvent (methanol) and ethylene glycol (EG) as a stabilizer. The information from UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy suggests iron ion coordination by interaction with methanol molecules. Subsequently, after nZVI formation, particle-surface modification occurs by the addition of the EG. Size distribution analysis shows an average diameter of 4.23 nm and the predominance (> 90%) of particles with sizes < 6.10 nm. Evaluation of the stability of functionalized nZVI by sedimentation test and a dynamic light-scattering technique, demonstrated very high colloidal stability. The ultra-small particles displayed a rapid and high nitrate removal capacity from water.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권2C호
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• pp.89-98
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 해성점토의 전단강도를 증진시킬 목적으로 철과 알루미늄 전극을 직접 삽입한 후 전극을 분해하여 지반 고결화 효과를 유발하였다. 이를 위해 남해안에서 채취한 실제 해성점토에 대해 실내 토조를 이용한 파일럿 실험을 실시하였고, 각각 철과 알루미늄을 삽입한 후 일정 고전류(2.5A)를 적용시켰다. 고결화에 의한 영향을 파악하고자 실험 종료 후에는 콘관입시험기를 이용하여 비배수 전단강도를 측정하였으며, 위치별 함수비와 pH 및 전기전도도를 측정하여 철과 알루미늄의 전극분해에 의한 고결화 효과를 간접적으로 판단하였다. 철 전극 전기분해 실험 결과, 양(+)극부 근처에서의 함수비는 초기에 비해 35% 감소하였고, 음극부 근처에서는 13% 증가하였으나, 양극부에서 용출된 철 이온과 흙 입자의 고결화 작용에 의해 전체적으로 측정된 전단강도는 초기에 비해 상당히 증가하였다. 또한 알루미늄 전극을 이용하였을 경우, 철에 비해 비교적 균일한 전단강도 증진효과가 나타났으며, 그 개량정도 역시 더 크게 나타났다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.231-241
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• 2018

Atmospheric corrosion is generally an electrochemical degradation process of metal. It can be caused by various corrosion factors of atmospheric component, weather, and air pollutants. Moisture, particles of sea salts, and sulfur dioxide are major factors in atmospheric corrosion. Galvanizing coating is one of the most efficient ways to protect iron from corrosion by zinc plating on the surface of the iron. Galvanized steels are being widely used in automobiles, building structures, roofing, and other industrial structures due to their high corrosion resistance compared to bare iron. Atmospheric corrosion of galvanized steel has shown complex corrosion behavior depending on coating process, coating thickness, atmospheric environment, and air pollutants. In addition, different types and kinds of corrosion products can be produced depending on the environment. Lifespan of galvanized steels is also affected by the environment. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the corrosion behavior of galvanized steel under atmospheric corrosion at six locations in Korea. When the exposure time was increased, content of zinc from GA surface decreased while contents of iron and oxygen tended to increase. On the other hand, content of iron was constant even after 36 months of exposure of GI.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.118-130
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• 2015

Fine dust containing iron compounds is of current interests in metro subway as well as large scale industries including iron manufacturing and smelting works. This work attempts to find a new design of magnetic filter module for iron dust capture. It simulated the vertical rectangular duct with metal mesh which might promote electric fields in the duct space. A lab test using coal fly ash composed of 8.66% Fe with the most form of $Fe_3O_4$ and $Fe_2O_3$ showed capability of magnetic collection. It showed the capture efficiency with 80~93% for $PM_{2.5}$ depending on magnetic intensity. Ferromagnetic wire mesh contributed up to 50% of collection increment.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.375-382
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• 2020

PET/CT is a medical equipment that detects 0.511 MeV of gamma rays. The radiation workers are inevitably exposed to ionizing radiation in the process of handling the isotope. Accordingly, PET/CT workers use syringe shields made of lead and tungsten to protect their hands. However, lead and tungsten are known to generate very high scattering particles by interacting with gamma rays. Therefore, in this study, we tried to find out the effect on the scattering particles emitted from the syringe shield. In the experiment, first, the exposure dose to the hand (Rod phantom) was evaluated according to the metal material (lead, tungsten, iron, stainless steel) using Monte Carlo simulation. The exposure dose was compared according to whether or not plastic is attached. Second, the exposure dose of scattering particles was measured using a dosimeter and lead. As a result of the experiment, the shielding rate of plastics using the Monte Carlo simulation showed the largest difference in dose of about 40 % in lead, and the lowest in iron, about 15 %. As a result of the dosimeter test, when the plastic tape was wound on lead, it was found that the reduction rate was about 15 %, 28 %, and 39 % depending on the thickness. Based on the above results, it was found that 0.511 MeV of gamma ray interacts with the shielding tool to emit scattered rays and has a very large effect on radiation exposure. However, it was considered that the scattering particles could be sufficiently removed with plastics with a low atomic number. From now on, when using high-energy radiation, the shielding tool and the skin should not be in direct contact, and should be covered with a material with a low atomic number.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제6권8호
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• pp.768-778
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• 1996

결정 성장 조절체를 이용하여 수용액 중에서 직접 $\alpha$산화철을 제조하였으며, 염기도에 따른 생성물의 입자 특성과 반응기구, $\alpha$산화철의 생성 과정과 침상형 입자의 생성 반응 기구를 고찰하였다. pH 9.0이하에서는 hexagonalgudxo, pH 10.75-11.75범위에서는 ellipsoidal 또는 rectangular 형태의 $\alpha$-${Fe}_{2}{O}_{3}$입자로 각각 생성되었으며, pH12.50이상에서는 acicular 형태의 $\alpha$-FeOOH입자가 생성되었다. pH 10.75-11.75범위에서 제조된 생성물의 염기도는 결정 성장 조절제의 해리에 의해 생성된 수산기 이온(OH-) 때문에 반응물의 염기도에 대비해 약간 증가하는 현상을 나타내었다. 결정 성장 조절제로 사용한 구연상은 제이철 수산화물에 구연산 음이온(R-COO-) 형태로 흡착되어 생성물인 $\alpha$산화철의 입자 형태를 침상 형태로 유도하였다.

• 보존과학연구
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• 통권22호
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• pp.115-132
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• 2001

No. 3 Tomb of Bogam-ri, in Naju City, Chollanam-do Province, was a site excavated and inspected from 1996 to 1998 and had a various grave forms, including jar-coffins, stone-chambers and stone-cists. Although most of the metal artifacts excavated from it were severely corroded, we could implement microstructure investigation by collecting samples from the iron axes, iron coffin-nails and iron clamps in which the metal parts were remained. The metal structures were inspected by using metallographic microscope and SEM, and fine components analysis was implemented by ICP. To examine the hardness differences in accordance with the structure distribution, we measured the hardness by structures with Vickers hardness testing machine. As a result of the metal structure inspection, most of them were pure iron, ferrite, and also pearlite, cementite and widmannstaten structures were displayed. We could confirm carbonization was formed on the surface of the iron axes-B, iron coffin-nails-B, and iron clamps-A. There was no carbonization in the rest of the artifacts, and it is not certain that whether the carbonized parts were peeled off through extreme corrosion or they were not carbonized when they were made. In the particular part of a blade, the quality of the material was strengthened through processing. Due to the processing re-grain was caused and fine grain particles were formed. As a result of the ICP component analysis, there were no addition atoms because pure irons were used as materials. In the mean time, No. 17 jar-coffin where the iron axes-A are excavated, is chronologically ordered as from the late-fourth century to the mid-fifth century, and No. 1 and No. 2 stone chambers, where the rest of the artifacts were excavated, as the early-sixth century. It was difficult to relate the periodic differences with the manufacture technique artifacts which we inspected because there were no distinct characteristics of the manufacture technique of the metal structures and it is impossible to conclude the artifacts and sites are at the same period although their periods are different.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.180-185
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• 2013

The iron oxides nanoparticles and iron oxide with other compounds are of importance in fields including biomedicine, clinical and bio-sensing applications, corrosion resistance, and magnetic properties of materials, catalyst, and geochemical processes etc. In this work we describe the preparation and investigation of the properties of coated magnetic nanoparticles consisting of the iron oxide core and organic modification of the residue. These fine iron oxide nanoparticles were prepared in air environment by the co-precipitation method using of $Fe^{2+}$: $Fe^{3+}$ where chemical precipitation was achieved by adding ammonia aqueous solution with vigorous stirring. During the synthesis of nanoparticles with a narrow size distribution, the techniques of separation and powdering of nanoparticles into rather monodisperse fractions are observed. This is done using controlled precipitation of particles from surfactant stabilized solutions in the form organic components. It is desirable to maintain the particle size within pH range, temperature, solution ratio wherein the particle growth is held at a minimum. The iron oxide nanoparticles can be well dispersed in an aqueous solution were prepared by the mentioned co-precipitation method. Besides the iron oxide nanowires were prepared by using similar method. These iron oxide nanoparticles and nanowires have controlled average size and the obtained products were investigated by X-ray diffraction, FESEM and other methods.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.161-171
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• 2024

This study aimed to investigate the effect of physicochemical properties and mix ratios of iron ore (oxide feed): coke (reductant) on the carbothermic reductions of iron ore. Coke size was fixed at ≤63 ㎛ while iron ore size varied between 150-63 ㎛ and ≤63 ㎛ respectively. Mix ratios were changed from 100:0 (reference) to 80:20 and 60:40 while the temperature, heating rate and soaking duration in muffle furnace were fixed at 1100 ℃, 10 ℃/min and 1 hour. Particle size analyzer, XRF, CHNS and XRD analyses were used for determination of raw feed characteristics. The occurrence of phase transformations from various forms of iron oxides to iron during the carbothermal reductions were identified through XRD profiles and supported with weight loss (%). XRF analysis proved that iron ore is of high grade with 93.4% of Fe₂O₃ content. Other oxides present in minor amounts are 2% Al₂O₃ and 1.8% SiO₂ with negligible amounts of other compounds such as MnO, K₂O and CuO. Composite pellet with finer size iron particles (≤63 ㎛) and higher carbon content of 60:40 exhibited 45.13% weight lost compared to 32.30% and 3.88% respectively for 80:20 and 100:0 ratios. It is evident that reduction reactions can only occur with the presence of coke, the carbon supply. The small weight loss of 3.88% at 100:0 ratio occurs due to the removal of moisture and volatiles and oxidations of iron ore. Higher carbon supply at 60:40 leads into better heat and mass transfer and diffusivity during carbothermic reductions. Overall, finer particle size and higher carbon supply improves reactivity and gas-solid interactions resulting in increased reductions and phase transformations.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.8-14
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• 1992

${\gamma}-Fe_{2}O_{3}$ 입자의 보자력 특성을 향상시키기 위해 ${\gamma}-Fe_{2}O_{3}$ 입자표면상에 코발트 훼라이트를 결정화시켜 코발트 에피탁시얼 ${\gamma}-Fe_{2}O_{3}$ 입자를 제조하 였다. 피착층인 $Co_{x}Fe_{3-x}O_{4}$의 보자력은 x=1인 조성에서 가장 우수한 특성을 나타내었다. 반응 분위기를 초기 비산화성에서 산화성 분위기로 제어하여 제조한 시료의 자기 특성이 가장 우수하였으며 반응온도 $90^{\circ}C$에서 30분간 반응하면 ${\gamma}-Fe_{2}O_{3}$ 입자표면상에서의 코발트 훼라이트 피착 반응이 완료되었다.