• 한국의류학회지
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.982-990
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• 2011

Kenaf fiber can be obtained by decortications of the kenaf plant stem. The properties of the kenaf fiber treated by alkali (NaOH) were investigated by spectrocolorimeter, SEM, X-ray diffractometer, FT-IR and TGA. The kenaf fibers treated by alkali became darker and their Munsell color values changed from Y (yellow) to YR (yellowred) according to an increased NaOH concentration. SEM observation of the kenaf fibers showed that their crimps were developed and their surfaces were cleaned by the removal of protruding ends and impurities after alkali treatments. In the x-ray diffraction analysis, the structures of the fibers were found in the form of cellulose I when treated with a 0-16% alkali concentration and cellulose II when treated with over 20%. It was also confirmed that the crystallinity was lowered according to an increased NaOH concentration. The change of fiber compositions was investigated in FT-IR analysis. Strong band of $1,738cm^{-1}$ and asymmetrical stretching strong bands of $1,630-1,600cm^{-1}$ in spectrum (which represent pectin) were not found in the samples because the pectin was removed by the alkali treatment. Weak bands of $1,728-1,730cm^{-1}$ and peaks of $1,245-1,259cm^{-1}$ (which represent hemicellulose) and peaks of $1,592cm^{-1}$, $1,504cm^{-1}$, $1,462cm^{-1}$ and $1,429cm^{-1}$ (which are related to lignin) were not found or reduced in the samples treated with a concentration over 20%. TGA indicated that the kenaf fiber had the better hydrophilic properties by alkali treatment. The higher Tmax in TGA and the higher thermal stability when treated by alkali with the higher concentration. The fibers treated with an alkali concentration over 30% did not show any changes in Tmax.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.131-135
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• 2011

It is, in general, believed that during the activation process, the proton conductivity increases due to wetting effect and the electrochemical resistance reduction, resulting in an increase in the fuel cell performance with time. However, until now, very scant information is available on the understanding of activation processes. In this study, dominant variables that effect on the performance increase of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) during the activation process were investigated. Wetting, pore restructuring and active metal utilization were analyzed systematically. Unexpectedly, the changes for both ohmic and reaction resistance characterized by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) after initial wetting process were much smaller when considering the degree of cell performance increases. However, the EIS spectra represents that the pore opening of electrode turns into gas transportable structure more easily. The increase in the performance with activation cycles was also investigated in a view of active metals. Though the particle size was grown, the number of effective active sites might be exposed more. The impurity removal and catalytic activity enhancement measured by cyclic voltammetry (CV) could be a strong evident. The results and analysis revealed that, not merely wetting of membrane but also restructuring of electrodeand catalytic activity increase are important factors for the fast and efficient activation of the polymer electrolyte fuel cells.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.477-480
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• 2019

Magnetic 0-D Nd₂Fe₁₄B powders are successfully fabricated using 1-D Nd₂Fe₁₄B nanowire formed by an efficient and facile electrospinning process approach. The synthesized Nd-Fe-B fibers and powders are investigated for their microstructural, crystallographic, and magnetic properties according to a series of subsequent heat treatments. Each heat-treatment process leads to the removal of organic impurities and the formation of the respective oxides/composites of Nd, Fe, and B, resulting in the formation of Nd₂Fe₁₄B powders. Nd-Fe-B fibers exhibit the following magnetic properties: The coercivity (H_ci) of 3260 Oe, a maximum magnetization at 3T of 109.44 emu/g, and a magnetization remanence (M_r) of 44.11 emu/g. This process easily mass produces hard magnetic Nd₂Fe₁₄B powders using a 1-D synthesis process and can be extended to the experimental design of other magnetic materials.

• Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
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• 제63권3호
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• pp.1433-1437
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• 2018

Neodymium-Iron-Boron (Nd-Fe-B) magnets are considered to have the highest energy density, and their applications include electric motors, generators, hard disc drives, and MRI. It is well known that a fiber structure with a high aspect ratio and the large specific surface area has the potential to overcome the limitations, such as inhomogeneous structures and the difficulty in alignment of easy axis, associated with such magnets obtained by conventional methods. In this work, a suitable heat-treatment procedure based on single-step and multistep treatments to synthesize sound electrospun Nd-Fe-B-O nanofibers of Φ572 nm was investigated. The single-step heat-treated (directly heat-treated at 800℃ for 2 h in air) samples disintegrated along with the residual organic compounds, whereas the multistep heat-treated (sequential three-step heat-treated including three steps;: dehydration (250℃ for 30 min in an inert atmosphere), debinding (650℃ for 30 min in air), and calcination (800℃ for 1 h in air)) fibers maintained sound fibrous morphology without any organic impurities. They could maintain such fibrous morphologies during the dehydration and debinding steps because of the relatively low internal pressures of water vapor and polymer, respectively. In addition, the NdFeO3 alloying phase was dominant in the multistep heat-treated fibers due to the removal of barriers to mass transfer in the interparticles.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2012

본 연구는 타이타늄 선삭 스크랩을 진공 아크 용해에 의해 건전한 버튼형 잉곳으로 제조하여 아크 발생용 소모성 전극으로의 재활용을 위해 타이타늄 내 불순물의 거동 및 특성을 평가하였다. 먼저 가스불순물인 산소는 진공 아크 용해에 의해 초기 표면의 산화층에 의해 제거되지만 이후 타이타늄에 고용된 산소는 제거되지 않는 것으로 확인되었다. 타이타늄 스크랩의 대표 금속불순물인 철의 경우 타이타늄과의 증기압 차이로 인해 진공 아크 용해에 의해 최종 20분간 용해시 약 43%의 제거율을 보이며, 최종 제조된 타이타늄 버튼형 잉곳은 ASTM 규격의 순 타이타늄 등급 3에 해당하는 순도를 보여 VAR(Vacuum Arc Remelting)용 소모성 전극의 제조에 가능한 것으로 확인하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.201-207
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• 2000

전통적으로 사용되어 왔던 점토의 숙성과정을 과학적으로 규명하였고, 철환원세균의 농화배양액을 이용하는 생명공학기술을 이용한 개량된 점토 숙성방법을 연구하였다. 전통적으로 사용되어 왔던 수비법에 의한 점토의 숙성은 토착 미생물들이 점토에 함유된 유기물을 분해하는 과정에서 철불순물을 점토로부터 제거하여 색상을 향상시킬 뿐만 아니라 점토의 점성과 가소성 및 강도를 증진시키는 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 점토숙성용 철환원세균 농화배양액을 얻는 방법을 제시하였고, 점토에 탄소원을 첨가한 후 혐기적 조건에서 농화배양액을 이용한 점토 숙성 방법을 제시하였다. 생물공학기술을 활용한 개량점토 숙성법은 전통적인 점토 숙성에서 소요되는 점토의 처리 시간을 약 1/6 수준이하로 단축시킬 수 있었고, 점토로부터 철불순물을 보다 효과적으로 제거할 수 있었을 뿐만 아니라 전통적인 방법보다도 물성이 우수한 점토로 고품위화가 가능하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.395-402
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• 2005

Biologically active recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone (rhFSH) was produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells and purified by a series of chromatographic steps. The chromatographic steps included anion-exchange chromatography (DEAE Sepharose F/F, Q Sepharose F/F), hydrophobic interaction chromatography (Source 15 PHE), and hydroxyapatite chromatography (Macro-Prep ceramic hydroxyapatite type I). A distinctive step of the purification process developed was the use of ZnCl$_2$ for the removal of non-glycosylated or lowly-glycosylated FSH and impurities through co-precipitation with Zn$^{2+}$. Purified rhFSH was identified and characterized by several physicochemical and biological methods such as gel electrophoresis, high-performance liquid chromatography, amino acid analysis, carbohydrate analysis, and biological activity. The overall yield of the purification was ~$30\%$. The rhFSH preparation obtained showed high purity (>$99\%$) and high in vivo potency (>16,000 IU/mg). Carbohydrate analysis suggested that the purified rhFSH contained approximately $40\%$ (w/w) carbohydrate with di­or tri-antennary structure on average, which is somewhat more heavily sialylated than commercially available rhFSH. In conclusion, the results of these analyses established an identity of the purified rhFSH with natural FSH from human pituitary glands, and furthermore, the purified rhFSH preparation showed higher in vivo potency and was slightly more heavily sialylated than commercially available rhFSH.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2021

태양전지용 실리콘은 주로 반도체급 실리콘 제조공정에서 발생하는 규격외 실리콘을 사용하여 왔다. 태양전지의 보급 활성화를 위해서는 보다 저렴한 정제 공정의 개발이 필요하다. 태양전지용 실리콘을 위한 저비용이면서 효율적인 방법은 금속급 실리콘을 정제하여 고순도화하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 금속급 용융 실리콘 중의 Fe를 제거하기 위해 고주파 유도로 중에서 일방향 응고를 실시하였다. 실험조건과 실험결과를 유효 편석계수, Scheil 식 및 Peclet 수로 평가하였다. 시료의 하강속도가 감소함에 따라 불순물의 매크로 편석과 잉곳의 순도가 증가하였다. 이러한 결과는 시료의 하강속도 감소에 따른 유효 편석계수의 감소에 의한 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국토양환경학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.69-73
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• 1999

PCAPS는 토양 간극수를 효율적으로 포집하기 위해서 fiberglass wick의 모세관 잠재력을 이용하여 토양오염을 조사하는 장치이다. Fiberglass에 붙어 있는 불순물은 wick의 모세관 성질과 포집된 시료의 화학적 성질에 영향을 미치게 되므로 4가지 처리방법들 (소각처리, 아세톤처리, 세정제처리, 비세척)을 이용하여 불순물을 제거하였다. Wick은 미국의 PPG Industries와 Manville Company에서 생산되는 제품을 사용하였다. 실험결과로, PPG fiber는 소각처리에 의해 원래 부피의 3.4%정도 손실되었으며, Manville fiber 는 0.6%미만이 손실되었다. 이들 손실은 제작과정에 사용된 유기합성물이 소각되면서 발생하였다. 모든 세척방법들은 비세척 방법보다 모세관의 상승높이가 더 크게 나타났다. 소각이 가장 좋은 세척방법으로 나타났으며 40$0^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 4시간 처리시 불순물의 98~100%를 제거할 수 있었다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.63-69
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• 1999

고밀도 플라즈마 source인 helical resonator의 특성을 알기 위해 Langmuir probe를 사용하여 특성 변수들-플라즈마 밀도, 전자 온도, 이온 전류 밀도-의 값을 측정하였다. 또한 $Cl_2$/poly-Si 시스템에서의 식각반응 메카니즘을 규명하기 위해 Si와 SiCi의 에미션 시그날을 분석하였다. $Cl_2$/poly-Si 식각 시스템계에서는 화학식각에 의한 반응이 물리식각에 의한 반응보다 주됨을 알 수 있다. 또한 폴리 실리콘 내의 불순물 P농도가 증가함에 따라 식각의 화학반응 산출물인 SiCl의 양이 물리식각 산출물인 Si의 양보다 급격히 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 이는 표면 반응중 형성된 Si-Cl 결합을 통해 실리콘 내부의 전자들이 Cl쪽으로 이동함으로써 Si-Cl은 더욱 유동적이며 이온화된 특성을 갖게 되고, 따라서 $Cl_2\;^+$/와 같은 에천들이 표면에 흡착될 확률이 커져 $SiCl_x$의 형성을 용이하게 하기 때문으로 생각된다. 즉 불순물 P농도가 증가함에 따라 표면의 Si를 제거하는데는 물리식각보다 화학시각이 더욱 큰 역할을 하는 것으로 밝혀졌다.