• Carbon letters
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.180-184
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• 2003

The role of KOH in the one-stage KOH-activation of rice straws was studied using FTIR, XPS, TGA, and DTG techniques. It was found that at the impregnation, KOH extracts to some extent the lignin component from rice straw and reacts with hydroxyl groups. On heat-treatment, the impregnated KOH facilitates intermolecular condensation reaction on one hand but retards the thermal degradation of cellulose molecules on the other hand. The oxygen-containing surface functional groups newly created by oxidation of KOH may facilitate the bulk, not controlled, consumption of carbon atoms so that the effective porosities may not be able to be developed by the one-stage activation process.

• Carbon letters
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.37-42
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• 2007

Carbon nanofiber (CNF) grown catalytically was chemically activated with KOH to attain structural change of CNF. The structural changes of CNF through KOH activation were investigated by using BET and SEM. From the results of BET, it was found that KOH activation was effective to develop particular sizes of pores on the CNF surface, increasing the surface area of CNF. Activated CNF was applied as an anode catalyst support of fuel cell. The effects of different activation conditions including the activation temperature and the activation time on the specific surface area of the CNF activated with KOH were investigated to obtain appropriate structure as a catalyst support. The 60 wt% Pt-Ru catalyst prepared was observed by using TEM and XRD.

• 공업화학
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.649-654
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• 2017

제주도에서 다량 발생하고 있는 폐감귤박을 활성화제로 KOH를 사용하여 활성탄을 제조하였고, 제조된 활성탄의 특성을 검토하였다. KOH 침적비율(100~300%), 활성화 온도($400{\sim}900^{\circ}C$) 및 활성화 시간(0.5~1.5 h)의 조건에서 각 조건이 증가할수록 요오드 흡착능은 증가하였으나 활성탄의 수율은 감소하였다. 그리고 활성화 시간의 경우 1.5 h 이상에서는 요오드 흡착능 및 활성탄 수율에서 비슷하였다. 또한 KOH 침적비율이 증가할수록 비표면적 및 세공부피는 증가하였으나 세공크기는 감소하였으며, 제조된 평균 세공크기는 $20{\sim}25{\AA}$이었다. KOH의 침적비율 300%, 활성화 온도 $900^{\circ}C$, 활성화 시간 1.5 h에서 제조된 활성탄은 비표면적 및 요오드 흡착능이 각각 $1,527m^2/g$ 및 1,246 mg/g으로 가장 높았다.

• 폴리머
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.321-325
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 화학적으로 활성 흑연나노섬유를 제조하여 그에 따른 전기화학적 거동을 확인하였다. 활성화제로 KOH를 사용하였으며, KOH와 흑연나노섬유의 비를 무게비로 각각 0, 1, 2, 4, 및 5로 처리하여 표면과 기공특성을 연구하였고, 그에 따른 전기화학적 거동을 살펴보았다. 활성화된 흑연나노섬유의 결정구조와 표면특성은 각각 X-선 회절분석법(XRD), 주사전자현미경(SEM) 분석방법을 이용하여 확인하였으며, 기공 특성은 비표면적 장치(BET)를 이용하였으며 질소흡착 등온선에 의해 조사하였다. 전기화학적 특성은 10 mV/s의 주사속도로 순환전류전압(cyclic voltammetry)을 통한 곡선으로 고찰하였으며 정전류법(galvanostatic method)으로 측정된 충방전 곡선을 통해 비축전용량을 계산하였다. 실험 결과로부터, 활성 흑연나노섬유의 전기화학적 거동은 KOH 양이 증가함에 따라 향상되었으며, 4 배 처리된 활성 흑연나노섬유가 최대의 비축전용량을 가진 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 KOH 활성화에 의해 활성 흑연나노섬유의 비표면적과 기공부피가 증가하기 때문인 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.408-415
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• 2014

In order to prepare high-quality activated carbons (ACs), coal tar pitch (CTP), and mixtures of CTP and petroleum pitch (PP) were activated with KOH. The ACs prepared by activation of CTP in the range of $700{\sim}1000^{\circ}C$ for 1~5 h had very porous textures with large specific surface areas of $2470{\sim}3081m^2/g$. The optimal activation conditions of CTP were determined as CTP/KOH ratio of 1:4, activation temperature of $900^{\circ}C$, and activation time of 3 h. The obtained AC showed the highest micro-pore volume, and pretty high specific surface area and meso-pore volume. The micro-pore volumes and specific areas of activated mixtures of CTP and PP were similar to each other but the meso-pore volume could be increased. In order to change the degree of crystallinity of precursors before KOH activation process, the CTPs were carbonized in the range of $500{\sim}900^{\circ}C$. As the carbonization temperature increased, the specific surface area and pore volume of the activated ACs with the same activation conditions for CTP decreased dramatically. It was demonstrated that the increased pore size distribution of AC electrodes in the range of 1 to 2 nm plays an important role in the performance of electric double-layer capacitor.

• Carbon letters
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.293-299
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• 2009

Potassium hydroxide activated carbons were prepared from Egyptian petroleum cokes with different KOH/coke ratios and at different activation temperatures and times. The textural properties were determined by adsorption of nitrogen at $-196^{\circ}C$. The adsorption of iodine and methylene blue was also investigated at $30^{\circ}C$. The surface area and the non-micropore volume increased whereas the micropore volume decreased with the increase of the ratio KOH/coke. Also the surface area and porosity increased with the rise of activation temperature from 500 to $800^{\circ}C$. Textural parameter considerably increased with the increase of activation time from 1 to 3 h. Further increasing of activation time from 3 to 4 h was associated with a less pronounced increase in textural parameters. The adsorption of iodine shows the same trend of surface area and porosity change exhibited by nitrogen adsorption, with KOH/coke ratio and temperature of activation. Adsorption of methylene blue follows pseudo-first-order kinetics and its equilibrium adsorption follows Langmuir and D-R models.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2005

OXI-PAN fibers, Kynol fibers and rayon fibers were used as precursorsfor the preparation of activated carbon fibers (ACFs) by chemical activation with KOH at $800^{\circ}C$. The effects of different precursorfibers and fiber/KOH ratios on the final ACFs are discussed. The precursor fibers used are appropriate for the ACFs in a single stage pyrolysis process. The OXI-PAN fibers which were activated with KOH of 2.0M showed a specific surface area of $2328m^2/g$ however, loosed the fiber shape because of low yields. The Kynol fibers and Rayon fibers showed the high yields but the lower specific surface area of $900m^2/g$ and $774m^2/g$, respectively, at KOH of 1.5M. The OXI-PAN fibers which were activated with KOH of 1.5M have a specific surface area of $1028m^2/g$ and higher micro-pore volumes and lower yields rather than Kynol-1.5 and Rayon-1.5 samples. This phenomenon is because of higher chemical resistance of the Kynol and Rayon fibers rather than OXI-PAN fibers. However, the Kynol fibers were the best precursors on KOH activation at $800^{\circ}C$ considered carbon yields, surface areas and micropore volumes.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.577-582
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• 1999

Activated carbon fibers were prepared from stabilized PAN fibers by chemical activation using hydroxide. The variations in specific surface area amount of iodine adsorption micro-structure and pore size distribution in the activated carbon fibers after the activation process were discussed. In the chemical activation using potassium hydroxide specific surface area of about 2545m2/g and amount of iodine adsorption of 2049 mg/g were obtained at the condition of KOH/fiber ratio of 1 and 800$^{\circ}C$ Nitrogen adsorption isotherms for PAN based activated carbon fibers showed the type I in the Brunauer-Deming-Deming-Teller classification indicating the micro-pores consisting the activated fibers.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.321-327
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• 2012

The production of functional activated carbon materials starting from inexpensive natural precursors using environmentally friendly and economically effective processes has attracted much attention in the areas of material science and technology. In particular, the use of plant biomass to produce functional carbonaceous materials has attracted a great deal of attention in various aspects. In this study the preparation of activated carbon has been attempted from rice husks via a chemical activation-assisted microwave system. The rice husks were milled via attrition milling with aluminum balls, and then carbonized under purified $N_2$. The operational parameters including the activation agents, chemical impregnation weight ratio of the calcined rice husk to KOH (1:1, 1:2 and 1:4), microwave power heating within irradiation time (3-5 min), and the second activation process on the adsorption capability were investigated. Experimental results were investigated using XRD, FT-IR, and SEM. It was found that the BET surface area of activated carbons irrespective of the activation agent resulted in surface area. The activated carbons prepared by microwave heating with an activation process have higher surface area and larger average pore size than those prepared by activation without microwave heating when the ratio with KOH solution was the same. The activation time using microwave heating and the chemical impregnation ratio with KOH solution were varied to determine the optimal method for obtaining high surface area activated carbon (1505 $m^2$/g).

• 폴리머
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.756-760
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 콜타르 피치를 출발물질로 하여 KOH로 활성화시킨 슈퍼커패시터용 전극소재를 제작하였다. 콜타르 피치와 KOH의 활성화 비율을 1:4로 설정한 후 활성화 온도를 $600{\sim}900^{\circ}C$까지 $100^{\circ}C$ 단위로 4종류의 활성탄소를 제조한 후 피치계 활성탄소의 전기화학적 성능에 대한 KOH 활성화 온도의 영향에 관하여 고찰하였다. 또한 활성탄소의 형태학적 특성 변화를 흡착등온선과 FE-SEM을 통하여 분석하였다. 실험결과, 활성탄소의 커패시턴스는 전극 내 내부저항의 감소에 따라 증가하였는데, 이는 활성화 온도가 증가함에 따라 활성탄소 내 미세기공이 발달했기 때문이라 판단된다.