• 한국재료학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.102-106
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• 1997

박막형 접촉연소식을 포함한 마이크로 가스센서에서 membrane은 Si식각시 식각정지용으로서 또 센서 소자를 지지하는 층으로서 응력이 없어야 하며 이는 응력이 membrane파괴의 주 원인으로 작용하기 때문이다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 증착조건이 low pressure chemical vapor deposition(LPCVD)법과 sputtering법으로 제작된 $SiN_{x}$과 $SiN_{x}/SiO_{x}/(NON)$막의 응력고 굴절율 변화에 미치는 효과에 대한 실험을 행하였다. LPCVD의 경우 단일막인 $SiN_{x}$의 압축응력 및 굴절율을 나타내었다. Sputtering의 경우 $SiN_{x}$는 공정압력이 1mtorr에서 30torr까지 증가할수록 인가전력밀도가 $2.74W/cm^2$에서 $1.10W/cm^2$으로 감소할수록 응력값은 압축에서 인장으로 전환되었으며 본 실험에서 응력이 가장 낮게 나온 시편의경우 압축응력으로 $1.2{\times}10^{9}dyne/cm^2$가 공정압력 10mtorr, 인가전력밀도 $1.37W/cm^2$에서 얻어졌다. 굴절율은 공정압력이 1motorr에서 30motorr까지 증가할수혹 인가전력밀도가 $2.74W/cm^2$에서 $1.10W/cm^2$으로 감소할수록 감소하여 2.05에서 1.89의 변화를 보였다. LPCVD와 sputtering으로 증착된 막들은 모두 온도가 증가함에 따라 응력이 감소하였으며 온도감소시 소성적인 특성을 나타내었다.

• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 1999년도 The 7th Summer Workshop of the Membrane Society of Korea
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• pp.39-42
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• 1999

Perfluoropolymers represent the ultimate resistance to hostile chemical environments and high service temperature, attributed to the presence of fluorine in the polymer backbone, i.e. to the high bond energy of C-F and C-C bonds of fluorocarbons. Copolymers of Tetrafluoroethylene (TEE) and 2, 2, 4Trifluoro-5Trifluorometoxy- 1, 3Dioxole (TTD), commercially known as HYFLON AD, are amorphous perfluoropolymers with glass transition temperature (Tg)higher than room temperature, showing a thermal decomposition temperature exceeding 40$0^{\circ}C$. These polymer systems are highly soluble in fluorinated solvents, with low solution viscosities. This property allows the preparation of self-supported and composite membranes with desired membrane thickness. Symmetric and asymmetric perfluoropolymer membranes, made with HYFLON AD, have been prepared and evaluated. Porous and not porous symmetric membranes have been obtained by solvent evaporation with various processing conditions. Asymmetric membranes have been prepared by th wet phase inversion method. Measure of contact angle to distilled water have been carried out. Figure 1 compares experimental results with those of other commercial membranes. Contact angles of about 120$^{\circ}$for our amorphous perfluoropolymer membranes demonstrate that they posses a high hydrophobic character. Measure of contact angles to hexandecane have been also carried out to evaluate the organophobic character. Rsults are reported in Figure 2. The observed strong organophobicity leads to excellent fouling resistance and inertness. Porous membranes with pore size between 30 and 80 nanometers have shown no permeation to water at pressures as high as 10 bars. However high permeation to gases, such as O2, N2 and CO2, and no selectivities were observed. Considering the porous structure of the membrane, this behavior was expected. In consideration of the above properties, possible useful uses in th field of gas- liquid separations are envisaged for these membranes. A particularly promising application is in the field of membrane contactors, equipments in which membranes are used to improve mass transfer coefficients in respect to traditional extraction and absorption processes. Gas permeation properties have been evaluated for asymmetric membranes and composite symmetric ones. Experimental permselectivity values, obtained at different pressure differences, to various single gases are reported in Tab. 1, 2 and 3. Experimental data have been compared with literature data obtained with membranes made with different amorphous perfluoropolymer systems, such as copolymers of Perfluoro2, 2dimethyl dioxole (PDD) and Tetrafluorethylene, commercialized by the Du Pont Company with the trade name of Teflon AF. An interesting linear relationship between permeability and the glass transition temperature of the polymer constituting the membrane has been observed. Results are descussed in terms of polymer chain structure, which affects the presence of voids at molecular scale and their size distribution. Molecular Dyanmics studies are in progress in order to support the understanding of these results. A modified Theodoru- Suter method provided by the Amorphous Cell module of InsightII/Discover was used to determine the chain packing. A completely amorphous polymer box of about 3.5 nm was considered. Last but not least the use of amorphous perfluoropolymer membranes appears to be ideal when separation processes have to be performed in hostile environments, i.e. high temperatures and aggressive non-aqueous media, such as chemicals and solvents. In these cases Hyflon AD membranes can exploit the outstanding resistance of perfluoropolymers.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.506-511
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• 1999

The pilot system for radioactive liquid laundry waste was developed with treatment capacity, 1ton/hr and set up in the Yong Kwang unit #4. The system is composed of tank module, RO systems and a UV/$H_2O$$_2$photo-oxidation unit. The RO system consists of the BW unit (low-pressure RO for brackish water desalination) and the SW unit (high-pressure RO for seawater desalination). The BW unit possesses 4 RO membranes and it can reduce the feed water volume down to 1/10. This concentrated feed water can be reduced again up to 1/10 in its volume in the SW unit composed of 4 RO membranes. The UV/$H_2O$$_2$ photo-oxidation process unit was used for the detergent degradation. The operation of the pilot system was carried out and verified in its capability through the continuous operation and concentration operation using the actual liquid waste from the power plant. The design criteria and data for industrialization were yielded. The efficiency of the UV/$H_2O$$_2$ photo-oxidation process and the optimum operational procedure were evaluated. The decontamination factors for radioactive cobalt and cesium were measured. This on-site test showed the experimental result in the DF$\geq$300 and volume reduction factor$\geq$100.

• 멤브레인
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.440-446
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• 2015

다공성 PE (polyethylene) 정밀여과막 지지체 위에 이온교환고분자 물질을 염석법 및 가압법(phase separated and pressurization, PSP)으로 코팅하여 저압용 나노여과막을 제조하였다. 제조한 나노여과막의 코팅유무는 SEM 사진을 통하여 확인하였으며 코팅물질, 코팅시간, 이온세기에 따라 NaCl 100 ppm에서 투과도와 배제율을 측정하였다. PEI와 PSSA_MA의 농도를 동일하게 10,000 ppm으로 하고, 3 atm의 코팅압력을 주어 코팅한 결과, PEI의 투과도는 91.2 LMH, 제거율은 64.6% 이었으며 PSSA_MA의 투과도는 122.7 LMH, 제거율은 38.1%의 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 본 연구로부터 염석법과 가압법을 통해 복합막 제조가 가능하다는 결론을 얻을 수 있었다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.79-88
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• 2024

Modification of Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hollow fiber membranes (HFMs) characteristics and performance were investigated via post treatment using different oxidants. sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and potassium persulfate (KPS). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H-NMR) results revealed no structural differences after post treatment. Cross-sectional micrographs show finger-like structures at the outer and inner walls of the HFMs and sponge-like structures in middle, where NaOCl and KPS post treated fibers exhibited a decrease in finger-like structures in addition to aggregates appearing on the surface, consequently leading to an increase in the surface roughness (Ra) from 48 nm to 52.8nm and 56 nm, respectively. Hydrogen peroxide post treatment only was observed to decrease the water contact angle from 98° to 81.4°. It was also observed that the elongation at break and the modulus deceased after NaOCl post treatment from 34.5 to 28.5% and from 19.3 Mpa to 16.6 Mpa, respectively. Moreover, pure water flux after H₂O₂ post treatment increased from 87.8 LMH/bar to 113 LMH/bar at 0.45 bar, while no changes were detected for the methylene blue dye rejection (74%) between raw and hydrogen peroxide post treated fibers at the same pressure. According to the findings hydrogen peroxide post treated PVDF HFMs have the most uniform surfaces, with almost no alterations in structural and mechanical properties or porosities with enhanced hydrophilicity and pure water flux maintaining appropriate rejection. Therefore, it is considered an efficient surface modifying agent for UF/NF membranes or low-pressure separators.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.97-109
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• 2020

Membrane fouling is the main drawback of membrane technology. Frequent membrane cleaning and membrane replacement are, therefore, required to reduce membrane fouling that causes permeate flux reduction, lower rejection, or higher operating pressure. Studies have proved that the alteration of membrane properties is the key controlling factor in lessening membrane fouling. Among stimuli-responsive membranes, thermo-responsive membrane is the most popular, with a drastic phase transition and swelling-shrinking behavior caused by the temperature change. In this study, the thermo-responsive ability of two commercial membranes, PolyCera® Titan membrane and PolyCera® Hydro membrane, at different temperatures was studied on the antifouling function of the membrane in palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment. The evaluation of the membrane's thermo-responsive ability was done through three cycles of adsorption (fouling) and desorption (defouling) processes in a membrane filtration process. The experimental result depicted that PolyCera® Hydro membrane had a higher membrane permeability of 67.869 L/㎡.h.bar than PolyCera® Titan membrane at 46.011 L/㎡.h.bar. However, the high membrane permeability of PolyCera® Hydro membrane was compensated with low removal efficiency. PolyCera® Titan membrane with a smaller mean pore size had better rejection performance than PolyCera® Hydro membrane for all tested parameters. On the other hand, PolyCera® Titan membrane had a better hydrodynamic cleaning efficiency than PolyCera® Hydro membrane regardless of the hydrodynamic cleaning temperature. The best hydrodynamic cleaning performed by PolyCera® Titan membrane was at 35℃ with the flux recovery ratio (FRR) of 99.17 ± 1.43%. The excellent thermo-responsive properties of the PolyCera® Titan membrane could eventually reduce the frequency of membrane replacement and lessen the use of chemicals for membrane cleaning. This outstanding exploration helps to provide a solution to the chemical industry and membrane technology bottleneck, which is the membrane fouling, thus reducing the operating cost incurred by the membrane fouling.

• 센서학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2012

The existing permeability measurements based on pressure differential between the polymer membrane that is permeable to measure the amount of oxygen used, but these methods must be kept in a vacuum, and the measurement of the membrane with low permeability in the membrane is too time consuming. In recent years by using electrochemical method polymer membrane currents caused by the amount of oxygen is a measure of how much is used. In this study, apparatus consisting of one anode and six cathodes for multi-oxygen permeability tester used the same number of membranes produced by electrochemical oxygen permeation characteristics. In this study, one silver/silver chloride anode electrochemical method with a hexagonal sensor to put various kinds of polymer membranes with the six oxygen permeability for simultaneous measurement in real-time systems. Six cathodes (Pt), and one of the coil-shaped anode (Ag/AgCl) to form a hexagonal one of the polarographic oxygen sensor in a single measurement system by six sensors. Each sensor for making hexagonal specificity of the sensor to compensate for the conditions obtained in a pure nitrogen gas and pure oxygen gas conditions. With this study, self-developed hexagonal sensor capable of measuring sensors and oxygen permeability tester, for a multi-six different oxygen permeability characteristics of the membrane measured at the same time.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.619-626
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• 2007

막을 이용한 분리 공정은 상(phase) 변화가 없고 낮은 에너지 소비, 장치의 간소화, 큰 선택성, 가공의 용이성, 낮은투자 및 운용비용 등 여러 가지 장점으로 인하여 다른 방법들에 비해 분리가 간단하다는 장점 때문에 여러 분야에서 광범위하게 응용되고 있다. 여러 가지 기체 분리 방법 중 막을 이용한 기체 분리는 막 층 내에서의 기체 분자의 투과성의 차이를 이용하여 기체 분리를 할 수 있다. 이러한 기체 투과 특성을 예측하기 위해서 본 연구에서는 PDMS, ${\gamma}-radiated$ PDMS, PTFE, PTFE-X 기체 분리막을 선택하였다. 네 가지 분리막의 기체 투과 실험의 결과를 이용하여 열역학적으로 고찰, 분석 후 실험데이터의 reduction 및 regression을 통하여 온도, 압력등의 외부 조건과 기체 분자의 열역학적 특성값에 따른 기체 투과특성 예측식을 개발하였다. 이렇게 개발된 예측식으로 구한 값과 실험데이터를 비교하여 객관적 신뢰성을 확인하였다. 이로 인하여 분리막이 분리 조건과 각각의 기체의 열역학적 특성값($\sigma$, $\varepsilon/k$)으로 기체 투과특성을 알 수 있으므로 예측식을 여러 분야에서 활용할 수 있다 하겠다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2000

본 연구는 정수처리 공정에서 예상되는 오염물질에 대한 막의 투과성능과 오염현상을 알아보기 위하여 막의 깊이와 운전압력에 따른 압밀화 현상을 검토하였다. 막의 길이와 운전압력이 증가함에 따라 압밀화 현상도 증가하였다. MF막을 오염물질에서 고압(2.0 kg/$cm^2$)과 저압(0.5 kg/$cm^2$)으로 운전할 때, 고압 운전이 막힘현상(clogging)을 가속화 시켜 플럭스를 급격히 감소시키므로 저압 운전이 효과적이다. MF막을 Out-In방식으로 운전하였을 때, 막의 길이와 운전 압력에 관계없이 일정 시간 운전 후 비슷한 플럭스가 나타났다. 미생물 물질에 대한 막오염 현상을 파악하기 위해 중공사막을 강제 오염시킨 후 화학세정을 실시하였다. Biofouling된 막을 화학세정 하였을 때 산화능력이 우수한 $H_2O_2$와 NaOCl이 NaOH에 비해 살균능력과 탈착능력이 우수하다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.85-93
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• 2023

Membrane separation is widely used for several applications such as water treatment, membrane reactors and climate change. Cross-linked organic-inorganic hybrid polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) / Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) was adopted for the preparation of optimized hollow membrane (HFM) for membrane distillation or other low pressure separators for mechanical properties and permeability under varying pretreatment schemes. HFMs were prepared on semi-pilot membrane fabrication system. Novel adopted post-treatment schemes involved soaking in glycerol, magnesium sulphate (MgSO₄), sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), and isopropanol for different durations. All fibers were characterized for morphology using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), surface roughness using atomic force microscope (AFM), elemental composition by examining Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), water contact angle (CA°) and porosity. The performance of the fibers was evaluated for pure water permeation flux (PWF). Post-treatment with MgSO₄ gave the highest both tensile modulus and flux. Assessment of properties and performance revealed comparable results with other organic-inorganic separators, HF or flat. In spite of few reported data on post treatment using MgSO₄ in presence of TEOS, this proves the potential of low cost treatment without negative impact on other membrane properties. The flux is also comparable with hypochlorite which manifests substantial precaution requirements in actual industrial use.The relatively high values of flux/bar for sample treated with TEOS, post treated with MgSO₄ and hypochlorite are 88 and 82 LMH/bar respectively.