• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.145-155
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• 1997

Interview survey and dermatological examination have been performed to investigate the health problems of workers continuously exposed to coal-tar pitch. The phototoxicity of coal-tar pitch was confirmed by the photopatch tests for six healthy adults. The main results are followings; 1. There was no special history of allergic diseases in both the exposed and non-exposed group. 2. The frequency of the phototoxic dermatosis and the coal-tar acne in the exposed group was significantly greate.(p<0.05) than that of the control group. In the exposed group, the phototoxic dermatosis and the coal-tar acne were observed in nine workers(90%) and seven workers(70%), respectively. However, those, disease were not observed in the control group. 3. Five results(83%) were positive to the photopatch test for coal-ta. pitch 48 hours after UVA irradiation. But the lesion was subsiding 72 hours after UVA irradiation. 4. Malignant cancers were not reported among workers ever exposed to coal-tar pitch. In conclusion, it appears that workers exposed to coal-tar pitch have high risks of phototoxic dermatosis and coal-tar acne. A health policy should be provided to prevent phototoxic dermatosis among coal-tar pitch workers. More studies are required to determine malignancy.

• 공업화학
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.328-333
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 PFO와 Coal-tar의 구조와 열 중합 거동 분석을 통해 PFO와 Coal-tar으로 구성된 혼합 원료의 피치 합성 간 제조 특성을 확인하였다. 원소분석과 FT-IR 분석을 통해, PFO와 Coal-tar 각각 0.355, 0.818로 방향족화도 수치를 확인하였다. 또한, PFO와 Coal-tar의 열중량 분석을 통해 질량 감소곡선의 차이를 확인하였으며, 이러한 현상은 방향족 화도와 관능기 함량에 따른 구조적 안정성에 기인한 것으로 판단된다. 피치 제조 특성은 PFO를 원료로 사용한 피치가 혼합원료로부터 제조된 피치보다 평균적으로 낮은 수율과 높은 연화점을 보임을 확인하였다. 특히 유사한 연화점을 가지는 P360 (138.5 ℃)과 B420 (141.4 ℃)을 비교하였을 때, 두 피치의 탄화수율은 각각 29.89, 49.03 wt%로 Coal-tar가 혼합된 경우 약 20 wt% 향상됨을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 다량의 알킬기를 포함하여 높은 피치 중합 반응성을 가지는 PFO와 높은 열적 안정성을 가지는 Coal-tar의 혼합에 기인한 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.276-280
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• 2013

Coal tar is the primary feedstock of premium graphitizable carbon precursor. Coal tars are residues formed as byproducts of thermal treatments of coal. Coal tar pitches were prepared through two different heat treatment schedules and their properties were characterized. One was prepared with argon and oxidation treatment with oxygen; the other was prepared with oxygen treatment at low temperature and then argon treatment at high temperature; both used coal tar to prepare coal tar pitches. To modulate the properties, different heat treatment temperatures ($300{\sim}400^{\circ}C$) were used for the coal tar pitches. The prepared coal tar pitches were investigated to determine several properties, such as softening point, C/H ratio, coke yield, and aromaticity index. The coal tar pitches were subject to considerable changes in chemical composition that arose due to polymerization after heat treatment. Coal tar pitch showed considerable increases in softening point, C/H ratio, coke yields, and aromaticity index compared to those characteristics for coal tar. The contents of gamma resin, which consists of low molecular weight compounds in the pitches and is insoluble in toluene, showed that the degree of polymerization in the pitches was proportional to C/H ratio. Using an oxidizing atmosphere like air to prepare the pitches from coal tar was an effective way to increase the aromaticity index at relatively low temperature.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.612-619
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• 2016

Pitch synthesis reaction was studied based on the effect for chemical composition of feedstock. Feedstock was selected as pyrolyzed fuel oil (PFO) and coal-tar (CT), which are by-products in petroleum and steel industry. Pitch was prepared at $420^{\circ}C$ for 180 minutes on atmospheric pressure by thermal treatment. Thermal stability and softening point (SP) of the prepared pitches were investigated and their molecular weight distribution was analyzed by MALDI-TOF. PFO has various aliphatic compounds and coal-tar has high aromaticity with 3 wt% of primary quinoline insolubles. The thermal property of PFO was enhanced with polymerization reaction during the thermal treatment with increased molecular weight range. But CT was inferior to PFO because of side reaction by hetero elements. CTP was appeared molecular weight by 0~200 m/z.

• Carbon letters
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• 제25권
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• pp.78-83
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• 2018

Pyrolyzed fuel oil (PFO) and coal tar was blended in the feedstock to produce pitch via thermal reaction. The blended feedstock and produced pitch were characterized to investigate the effect of the blending ratio. In the feedstock analysis, coal tar exhibited a distinct distribution in its boiling point related to the number of aromatic rings and showed higher Conradson carbon residue and aromaticity values of 26.6% and 0.67%, respectively, compared with PFO. The pitch yield changed with the blending ratio, while the softening point of the produced pitch was determined by the PFO ratio in the blends. On the other hand, the carbon yield increased with increasing coal tar ratio in the blends. This phenomenon indicated that the formation of aliphatic bridges in PFO may occur during the thermal reaction, resulting in an increased softening point. In addition, it was confirmed that the molecular weight distribution of the produced pitch was associated with the predominant feedstock in the blend.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.293-300
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• 2014

Coal-tar pitch, a feedstock which can be heat-treated to create graphite, is composed of very complex molecules. Coal-tar pitch is a precursor of many useful carbon materials (e.g., graphite, carbon fibers, electrodes and matrices of carbon/carbon composites). Modified coal-tar pitch (MCTP) was prepared using two different heat-treatment methods and their properties were characterized and compared. One was prepared using heat treatment in nitrogen gas; the other was prepared under a pressure of 350 mmHg in air. The MCTPs were investigated to determine several properties, including softening point, C/H ratio, coke yield, formation of anisotropic mesophase and viscosity. The MCTPs were subject to considerable changes in chemical composition due to condensation and polymerization in the used-as-received coal-tar pitch after heat-treatment under different conditions. The MCTPs showed considerable increases in softening point, C/H ratio, and coke yield, compared to those of as-received coal-tar pitch. The MCTP formed by heat-treatment in nitrogen showed isotropic phases below $350^{\circ}C$ for 1 h of soaking time. However, MCTP heat-treated under high pressure (350 mmHg) showed isotropic phases below $300^{\circ}C$, and showed anisotropic phases above $350^{\circ}C$, for 1 h of soaking time. The viscosity of the MCTPs increased with increase in their softening points.

• Carbon letters
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.79-85
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• 2003

MCMB (mesocarbon microbeads) has been synthesized from coal tar pitch, petroleum pitch and polymer compound generally. But yield of MCMB was low about 20~40 wt% and was not above 50 wt%. Neither MCMB was replaced with natural graphite because of economic performance, refining MCMB, and control of the particle size distribution. This study was performed to elevate yield of MCMB and to develop technique of particle size distribution. As the result, yield of MCMB that was synthesized from coal tar pitch increased more than 60 wt% about raw material and particle size of MCMB was restrained according to control of QI (quinoline insoluble) ingredient in raw pitch, heat treatment temperature and time.

• 공업화학
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2024

피치계 활성탄의 수율 향상을 위해 열분해유와 콜타르를 혼합하여 피치를 합성하고, 합성된 피치를 물리적 활성화하여 활성탄을 제조하였다. 피치는 콜타르를 열분해유 대비 0~20%로 달리하여, 380~420 ℃에서 3 h 반응하여 합성하였다. 합성된 피치는 80~260 ℃ 사이의 연화점을 가졌고, 10~40% 범위의 수율을 나타냈다. 모든 합성온도에서 콜타르 혼합비율이 증가할수록 수율이 증가하고, 연화점이 감소함을 확인하였다. 합성된 피치 중 연화점이 230~260 ℃ 사이의 피치를 선정하여 물성을 고찰하였다. 열분해유만으로 제조된 피치에 비해 콜타르가 함유된 피치가 저비점에서 휘발분이 많고, 잔탄량이 높았다. 이는 콜타르와 열분해유의 조성에 따른 차이로, 방향족 성분이 많은 콜타르와 지방족 성분이 많은 열분해유의 영향임을 확인하였다. 선정된 피치를 관형 반응기에서 950 ℃까지 승온하고, 1 h 동안 수증기로 물리적 활성화하였다. 콜타르가 포함된 활성탄이 열분해유만으로 제조된 활성탄에 비해 높은 수율과 미세기공율을 나타냈다. 본 연구에서는 피치 원료 혼합에 의한 활성탄 수율 증가 효과를 확인하고, 콜타르 혼합 비율에 따른 물리적 활성화 특성을 고찰하였다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.22-26
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• 2000

Raman spectroscopy has been used to investigate the structure of coal tar pitch heat-treated up to $3000^{\circ}C$ by using 514.5 run Ar ion laser line. Four critical temperature ranges were found on pyrolyzing coal tar pitch, which correspond to four distinct processes from disordered carbons to the well-ordered graphite structure. The range of heat treat temperature (HTT) below $1000^{\circ}C$ corresponds to gas evolution during the pyrolysis of coal tar pitch. Above the HTT are correlated to rearrangements of enlarged molecules, growth of the molecules along the direction of plane, finally stacking in the normal direction of the plane, in the respective HTT ranges of 1000-2000, above 2000 and $2500-3000^{\circ}C$.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.98-102
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• 1964

As a practical method to produce the carbonaceous binder, the destructive distillation of coal tar has been studied. The optimum condition on binder in various temp. and cutting time were examined and the compositions of pitch were also examined in connection with ${\alpha},\;{\beta}\;and\;{\gamma}$ by solvent extraction. Coke powder was mixed with binder as treated pitch in the proportions of 77% of coke to 23% of pitch, to give a plastic mix which could then be pressed into molding. The properties of baked body after molding was tested. It was found that cutting of the coal tar at 350${\circ}C$, for 30 min., at 300${\circ}C$. for 1 hr., and at 250${\circ}C$. for 8 hrs. were good condition. Particularly, we found that the cutting of the coal tar obtained by destructive distillation at high temp. and in minimum period of time had shown the best condition for utilization of carbonaceous pitch as binder. The above mentioned cutting condition results in good quality of pitch which is available to be used as binder in carbon industry.