• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.792-799
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• 2019

The present study aims to investigate the fluorination of thorium oxide ($ThO_2$) by ammonium hydrogen difluoride ($NH_4HF_2$). Fluorination was performed at room temperature by mixing $ThO_2$ and $NH_4HF_2$ at different molar ratios, which was then left to react for 20 days. Next, the mixtures were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) at the intervals of 5, 10, 15, and 20 days, followed by the heating of the mixtures at $450-750^{\circ}C$ with argon gas flow. The characterization of $ThF_4$ was established using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy-dispersion X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX). In this study, ammonium thorium fluoride was synthesized through the fluorination of $ThO_2$ at room temperature. The optimum molar ratio in synthesizing ammonium thorium fluoride was 1.0:5.5 ($ThO_2:NH_4HF_2$) with 5 days reaction time. In addition, the heating of ammonium thorium fluoride at $450^{\circ}C$ was sufficient to produce $ThF_4$. Overall, this study proved that $NH_4HF_2$ is one of the fluorination agents that is capable of synthesizing $ThF_4$.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1822-1828
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• 2004

Electrochemical, in situ electrochemical scanning tunneling microscope (EC-STM), and attenuated total reflectance-FTIR (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopic methods were employed to investigate the preparation of atomically flat Si(111)-H surface in ammonium fluoride solutions. Electrochemical properties of atomically flat Si(111)-H surface were characterized by anodic oxidation and cathodic hydrogen evolution with the open circuit potential (OCP) of ca. -0.4 V in concentrated ammonium fluoride solutions. As soon as the natural oxide-covered Si(111) electrode was immersed in fluoride solutions, OCP quickly shifted to near -1 V, which was more negative than the flat band potential of silicon surface, indicating that the surface silicon oxide had to be dissolved into the solution. OCP changed to become less negative as the oxide layer was being removed from the silicon surface. In situ EC-STM data showed that the surface was changed from the initial oxidecovered silicon to atomically rough hydrogen-terminated surface and then to atomically flat hydrogenterminated surface as the OCP moved toward less negative potentials. The atomically flat Si(111)-H structure was confirmed by in situ EC-STM and ATR-FTIR data. The dependence of atomically flat Si(111)-H terrace on mis-cut angle was investigated by STM, and the results agreed with those anticipated by calculation. Further, the stability of Si(111)-H was checked by STM in ambient laboratory conditions.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권8호
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• pp.1711-1716
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• 2017

Uranium tetrafluoride ($UF_4$) is the most used nuclear material for producing metallic uranium by reduction with Ca or Mg. Metallic uranium is a raw material for the manufacture of uranium silicide, $U_3Si_2$, which is the most suitable uranium compound for use as nuclear fuel for research reactors. By contrast, ammonium uranyl carbonate is a traditional uranium compound used for manufacturing uranium dioxide $UO_2$ fuel for nuclear power reactors or $U_3O_8-Al$ dispersion fuel for nuclear research reactors. This work describes a procedure for recovering uranium and ammonium fluoride ($NH_4F$) from a liquid residue generated during the production routine of ammonium uranyl carbonate, ending with $UF_4$ as a final product. The residue, consisting of a solution containing high concentrations of ammonium ($NH_4^+$), fluoride ($F^-$), and carbonate ($CO_3^{2-}$), has significant concentrations of uranium as $UO_2^{2+}$. From this residue, the proposed procedure consists of precipitating ammonium peroxide fluorouranate (APOFU) and $NH_4F$, while recovering the major part of uranium. Further, the remaining solution is concentrated by heating, and ammonium bifluoride ($NH_4HF_2$) is precipitated. As a final step, $NH_4HF_2$ is added to $UO_2$, inducing fluoridation and decomposition, resulting in $UF_4$ with adequate properties for metallic uranium manufacture.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.541-548
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• 2017

Uranium metal used for fabrication of fuel for research reactors in India is generally produced by magnesio-thermic reduction of $UF_4$. Performance of magnesio-thermic reaction and recovery and quality of uranium largely depends on properties of $UF_4$. As ammonium diuranate (ADU) is first product in powder form in the process flow-sheet, properties of $UF_4$ depend on properties of ADU. ADU is generally produced from uranyl nitrate solution (UNS) for natural uranium metal production and from uranyl fluoride solution (UFS) for low enriched uranium metal production. In present paper, ADU has been produced via both the routes. Variation of uranium recovery and crystal structure and composition of ADU with progress in precipitation reaction has been studied with special attention on first appearance of the precipitate Further, ADU produced by two routes have been calcined to $UO_3$, then reduced to $UO_2$ and hydroflorinated to $UF_4$. Effect of two different process routes of ADU precipitation on the characteristics of ADU, $UO_3$, $UO_2$ and $UF_4$ were studied here.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.730-737
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• 2010

일반적으로 고농도의 암모니아성 질소, 인 및 불소가 동시에 고농도로 함유되어 있는 반도체 폐수를 처리하기 위하여 사전에 불소를 적절한 방법으로 제거하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 이를 위하여 칼슘을 이용한 제거법이 널리 채택되고 있다. 그러나 불소제거를 위하여 주입하는 칼슘은 암모니아성 질소와 인의 제거를 위한 struvite 반응에 저해를 주기 때문에 최대로 제거할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 불소와 칼슘이 함유된 폐수를 대상으로 struvite 결정화반응을 수행할 때 미치는 영향 인자에 대하여 알아보았다. 불소 농도가 증가할수록 암모니아성 질소와 인의 제거율이 급격하게 감소하는 것으로 나타났으며, 특히 인이 암모니아성 질소보다 영향을 크게 받는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 폐수중의 칼슘 농도 증가에 따른 영향은 칼슘 농도가 500 mg/L까지 struvite의 결정구조와 일치하였으나 침전물의 순도는 떨어지는 것으로 확인되었고, struvite 반응시 칼슘에 대한 영향은 인보다 암모니아성 질소가 더 크게 받는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2021

A calix[4]pyrrole (1) bearing a quaternary ammonium pendant via its meso phenoxy linker has been synthesized as the bromide salt form. It was revealed by ¹H NMR spectroscopic analyses performed in DMSO-d₆ that receptor 1 binds F^- with high affinity and selectivity over other halide anions. The binding of receptor 1•Br^- with F^- and Cltakes place by anion metathesis with the anions including F^- and Cl^-.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권12호
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• pp.4693-4697
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• 2022

Parylene coating was adopted on CdZnTe (CZT) detector as a mechanical protection layer after wet passivation with hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and ammonium fluoride (NH₄F). Wet chemical passivant lose their effectiveness when exposed to the ambient conditions for a long time. Parylene coating could protect the effectiveness of passivation, by mechanically blocking the exposure to the ambient conditions. Stability of CZT detector was tested with the measurement of leakage current density and response to radio-isotopes. When the enough thickness of parylene (>100 ㎛) is adopted, parylene is a promising protection layer thereby ensuring the performance and long-term stability of CZT detectors.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.575-577
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• 1992

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2008

Inorganic chemical treated wood was prepared by impregnation of calcium or magnesium chloride ($CaCl_2$ or $MgCl_2$) solution and immersion in saturated solution of ammonium fluoride ($NH_4F$) as a reactant in order to make an introduction of a refractory fluorides with fungicidal and insecticidal effects in wood. The weight percent gains (WPGs) were increased with increase in concentration of calcium chloride or magnesium chloride solution, and were higher in treatment with calcium chloride than with magnesium chloride. Inorganic substances were produced mainly in the lumina of tracheides. These substances were proved to be the calcium fluoride or magnesium fluoride by the energy dispersive X-ray analyzer in conjunction with a scanning electron microscope (SEM-EDX). The treated wood showed good decay resistance because the weight losses were hardly occurred by the test fungi such as Tyromyces palustris and Trametes versicolor. The fire resistance effect was superior to the treated wood compared with that of the untreated wood.

• 분석과학
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.213-221
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• 1998

Bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrite, nitrate, sulfite, sulfate, perchlorate, chlorate 및 chlorite가 포함된 시료를 capillary zone electrophoresis(CZE)와 indirect UV detection 방법으로 분리하였다. 음이온류의 분리는 running buffer로 5 mM ammonium dichromate, 10 mM ammonium acetate, 20 mM diethylenetriamine, 10% methanol(pH 9.3)을 사용하였으며 전압은 cathode에 15 kV를 공급하였다. 또한 최초로 CZE에서 음이온의 정량이 가능하도록 각 이온들에 대한 regression과 detection limit를 결정하였고, 이 분석방법은 톨루엔을 흡입한 사람의 뇨, 부검 혈액, 폐수 및 폭약 등 시료에 적용하였으며, 음이온의 함량을 ion chromatograph(IC)와 비교 검토하였다.