• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.220-228
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• 2018

This study introduced a carbon-free electrode for $Li-O_2$ cells with the aim of suppressing the side reactions activated by carbon material. Micro-particles of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), a conducting polymer, were used as the base material for the air electrode of $Li-O_2$cells. The PEDOT micro-particles were treated with $H_2SO_4$ to improve their electronic conductivity, and LiBr and CsBr were used as the redox mediators to facilitate the dissociation of there action products in the electrode and reduce the over-potential of the $Li-O_2$ cells. The capacity of the electrode employing PEDOT micro-particles was significantly enhanced via $H_2SO_4$ treatment, which is attributed to the increased electronic conductivity. The considerable capacity enhancement and relatively low over-potential of the electrode employing $H_2SO_4$-treated PEDOT micro-particles indicate that the treated PEDOT micro-particles can act as reaction sites and provide storage space for the reaction products. The cyclic performance of the electrode employing $H_2SO_4$-treated PEDOT micro-particles was superior to that of a carbon electrode. The results of the Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopic analysis showed that the accumulation of residual reaction products during cycling was significantly reduced by introducing the carbon-free electrode based on $H_2SO_4$-treated PEDOT micro-particles, compared with that of the carbon electrode. The cycle life was improved owing to the effect of the redox mediators. The refore, the use of the carbon -free electrode combined with redox mediators could realize excellent cyclic performance and low over-potential simultaneously.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2005

The catalytic activity of precious metals(Rh, Pd, Pt) and nickel catalysts supported on ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3\;and\;CeO_2$ in the partial combustion of methane(PCM) to syngas was investigated based on the product distribution in a fixed bed now reactor under atmospheric condition and also on analysis results by SEM, XPS, TPD, BET, and XRD. The activity of the catalysts based on the syngas yield increased in the sequence $Rh(5)/CeO_2{\geq}Ni(5)/CeO_2>>Rh(5)/Al_2O_3>Pd(5)/Al_2O_3>Ni(5)/Al_2O_3$. Compared to the precious catalysts, the syngas yield and stability of the $Ni(5)/CeO_2$ catalyst were almost similar to $(5)/CeO_2$ catalyst, and superior to these of any other catalysts. The syngas yield of $Ni(5)/CeO_2$ catalyst was 90.66% at 1023 K. It could be suggested to be the redox cycle of the successive reaction and formation of active site, $Ni^{2-}$ and the lattice oxygen, $O^{2-}$ produced due to reduction of $Ce^{4-}$ to $Ce^{3-}$.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.298-303
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• 1988

Kinetic studies on cupric ion ($Cu^{2+}$) oxidation of 1-benzyl- and 1-aryl-1,4-dihydronicotinamides (XNAH) in aqueous solution were performed. In the presence of dioxygen ($O_2$), the reaction followed first order kinetics with respect to both XNAH and $Cu^{2+}$. The oxidation reaction was found to be independent and parallel to the acid-catalyzed hydration reaction of XNAH. The catalytic role of $Cu^{2+}$ for the oxidation of XNAH in the presence of $O_2$ was attributed to $Cu^{2+}/Cu^+$ redox cycle by the reactions with XNAH and $O_2$. The second order rate constants of the Cu2+ oxidation reaction kCu, and acid-catalyzed hydration reaction $k_H$ were strongly dependent on the nature of the substituents in 1-aryl moiety. The slopes of log $k_{Cu}$ vs log $K_H$ and log $k_{Cu}$ vs ${\sigma}_p$ of the substituents plots were 1.64 and -2.2, respectively. This revealed the greater sensitivity of the oxidation reaction rate to the electron density on the ring nitrogen than the hydration reaction rate. A concerted two-electron transfer route involving XNAH-$Cu^{2+}$ complex was proposed for mechanism of the oxidation reaction.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.99-103
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• 2019

A derivative of 1,4-Naphthoquinone coded HBU671 was synthesized and used in addition to activated carbon as composite electrode for supercapacitor application. From the electrochemical properties analysis, a specific capacitance of about $300F\;g^{-1}$ exhibited almost two times of that of activated carbon at a scan rate of $100mV\;s^{-1}$ and a potential window of - 0.2 - 1V. This improvement is due to the inherent redox reaction in HBU671. Cycle test also proved that this composite is still stable even after 1000 cycle within the applied potential window and it is highly recommended for practical application.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1381-1385
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• 2006

Cobalt (cyclam) complex has been successfully immobilized onto SBA-15, and proven to be an active catalyst for the epoxidation of styrene with tert-butyl hydroperoxide as a terminal oxidant. The selectivity for styrene oxide was observed to be up to 66% with 40% styrene conversion after 12h reaction time. The reversible redox cycle between Co(III) and Co(II) couple which was supposed to play key role during the epoxidation reaction was supported by a cyclic voltametry analysis. The textural properties of the catalyst was characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, and TEM analysis.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.260-266
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• 2012

Syngas and hydrogen from the $CeO_2/ZrO_2$ coated foam devices were investigated under simulated solar radiation. The $CeO_2/ZrO_2$ coated SiC, Ni and Cu foam device were prepared using drop-coating method. Syngas production step was performed at $900^{\circ}C$, and hydrogen production process was performed for ten repeated cycles to compare the CeO2 conversion in syngas production step, $H_2$ yield in hydrogen production step and cycle reproducibility. The produced syngas had the $H_2$/CO ratio of 2, which was suitable for methanol synthesis or Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process. In addition, syngas and hydrogen production process is one of the promising chemical pathway for storage and transportation of solar heat by converting solar energy to chemical energy. After ten cycles of redox reaction, the $CeO_2/ZrO_2$ was analyzed using XRD pattern and SEM image in order to characterize the physical and chemical change of metal oxide at the high temperature.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.259-269
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• 2002

A battery based on the lithium/elemental sulfur redox couple has the advantage of high theoretical specific capacity of 1,675 mAh/g-sulfur. However, Li/S battery has bad cyclic durability at room temperature due to sulfur active material loss resulting from lithium polysulfide dissolution. To improve the cycle life of Li/S battery, PEGDME (Poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether) 500 containing 1M LiTFSI salt which has high viscosity was used as electrolyte to retard the polysulfide dissolution and nano-sized $Mg_{0.6}Ni_{0.4}O$ was added to sulfur cathode as additive to adsorb soluble polysulfide within sulfur cathode. From experimental results, the improvement of the capacity and cycle life of Li/S battery was observed( maximum discharge capacity : 1,185 mAh/g-sulfur, C50/C1 = 85 % ). Through the charge-discharge test, we knew that PEGDME 500 played a role of preventing incomplete charge-discharge $behavior^{1,2)$. And then, in sulfur dissolution analysis and rate capability test, we first confirmed that nano-sized $Mg_{0.6}Ni_{0.4}O$ had polysulfide adsorbing effect and catalytic effect of promoting the Li/S redox reaction. In addition, from BET surface area analysis, we also verified that it played the part of increasing the porosity of sulfur cathode.

• 한국에너지공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국에너지공학회 2003년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.51-55
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• 2003

고상법에 의해 제조된 NiFe$_2$O$_4$의 열적거동은 열화학 사이클에 의해 H$_2$제조를 위해서 연구되었다. NiFe$_2$O$_4$의 환원반응은 800 $^{\circ}C$부터 시작하였고 무게감소는 1000 $^{\circ}C$까지 0.2-0.3 wt% 감소하였다. 이 반응에서 NiFe$_2$O$_4$의 B위치의 Fe$^3$이온과 결합된 산소의 방출에 의해 NiFe$_2$O$_4$는 환원되어진다. 환원산화 반응을 위해 NiFe$_2$O$_4$의 구조는 스피넬 구조를 갖는다. 여기서 $H_2O$ 분해반응은 환원된 NiFe$_2$O$_4$의 산화반응에 의해 H$_2$가 제조된다. 그러므로 NiFe$_2$O$_4$는 환원반응시 비교적 낮은 온도에서 산소를 방출하고, 환원산화 반응 중 결정구조의 변화 없이 매우 안정하게 H$_2$를 생산할 수 있기 때문에 열화학 사이클반응에서 우수한 재료로 평가된다.

• 청정기술
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.296-301
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• 2019

본 연구는 습윤함침법으로 제조하여 400 ℃에서 소성한 Pt/TiO₂ 촉매를 이용하여 NO 피독에 의한 CO 산화반응특성에 대하여 확인하였다. Pt/TiO₂ 촉매의 NO 피독영향을 확인하기 위하여 CO + O₂ 반응 중 NO를 주입하면서 반응활성의 변화를 관찰하였으며, 200 ℃ 이하에서 CO 전환율이 급격하게 저하되는 것을 확인하였다. 또한125 ℃ 이하에서 CO 전환율을 나타내지 않았다. 125 ℃에서 NO의 주입을 차단하더라도 초기 CO 전환율의 회복이 확인되지 않았다. 이에 따라 NO 주입에 따른 다양한 분석을 수행하였다. 먼저, TPD 분석 결과, 촉매에 NO의 선흡착은 CO 흡착을 방해하였으며 흡착된 CO에서 CO₂로의 전환탈착을 억제하는 것을 확인하였다. 다음으로, NO가 선흡착될 경우, 촉매의 산소전달능력을 감소함을 H₂-TPR 분석을 통하여 확인하였다. 또한 FT-IR 분석을 통하여, 촉매의 redox cycle (Pt²⁺→Pt⁰→Pt²⁺)을 방해하는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서 Pt/TiO₂ 촉매에서 NO의 존재는 CO 산화반응에서의 피독 인자으로 작용을 하였으며, NO 피독을 방지하기 위해서는 촉매의 산소전달능력의 증진이 필요하다고 판단되어진다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제19권
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• pp.40-46
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• 2016

Nitrogen-atom doped graphene oxide was considered to prevent the dissolution of polysulfide and to guarantee the enhanced redox reaction of sulfur for good cycle performance of lithium sulfur cells. In this study, we used urea as a nitrogen source due to its low cost and easy preparation. To find the optimum urea content, we tested three different ratios of urea to graphene oxide. The morphology of the composites was examined by field emission scanning electron microscope. Functional groups and bonding characterization were measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Electrochemical properties were characterized by cyclic voltammetry in an organic electrolyte solution. Compared with thermally reduced graphene/sulfur (S) composite, nitrogen-doped graphene/S composites showed higher electroactivity and more stable capacity retention.