• Advances in nano research
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.97-111
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• 2022

In the present article, silica nanoparticles (SNPs) were exploited to improve the tribological and mechanical properties of vinyl ester/glass fiber composites. To the best of our knowledge, there hasn't been any prior study on the wear properties of glass fiber reinforced vinyl ester SiO₂ nanocomposites. The wear resistance is a critical concern in many industries which needs to be managed effectively to reduce high costs. To examine the influence of SNPs on the mechanical properties, seven different weight percentages of vinyl ester/nano-silica composites were initially fabricated. Afterward, based on the tensile testing results of the silica nanocomposites, four wt% of SNPs were selected to fabricate a ternary composite composed of vinyl ester/glass fiber/nano-silica using vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding. At the next stage, the tensile, three-point flexural, Charpy impact, and pin-on-disk wear tests were performed on the ternary composites. The fractured surfaces were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images after conducting previous tests. The most important and interesting result of this study was the development of a nanocomposite that exhibited a 52.2% decrease in the mean coefficient of friction (COF) by augmenting the SNPs, which is beneficial for the fabrication/repair of composite/steel energy pipelines as well as hydraulic and pneumatic pipe systems conveying abrasive materials. Moreover, the weight loss due to wearing the ternary composite containing one wt% of SNPs was significantly reduced by 70%. Such enhanced property of the fabricated nanocomposite may also be an important design factor for marine structures, bridges, and transportation of wind turbine blades.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.155-159
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• 2020

Nanoporous silica aerogel insulation material is both lightweight and efficient; it has important value in the fields of aerospace, petrochemicals, electric metallurgy, shipbuilding, precision instruments, and so on. A theoretical calculation model and experimental measurement of equivalent thermal conductivity for nanoporous silica aerogel insulation material are introduced in this paper. The heat transfer characteristics and thermal insulation principle of aerogel nano are analyzed. The methods of SiO₂ aerogel production are compared. The pressure range of SiO₂ aerogel is 1Pa-atmospheric pressure; the temperature range is room temperature-900K. The pore diameter range of particle SiO₂ aerogel is about 5 to 100 nm, and the average pore diameter range of about 20 ~ 40 nm. These results show that experimental measurements are in good agreement with theoretical calculation values. For nanoporous silica aerogel insulation material, the heat transfer calculation method suitable for nanotechnology can precisely calculate the equivalent thermal conductivity of aerogel nano insulation materials. The network structure is the reason why the thermal conductivity of the aerogel is very low. Heat transfer of materials is mainly realized by convection, radiation, and heat transfer. Therefore, the thermal conductivity of the heat transfer path in aerogel can be reduced by nanotechnology.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.36-41
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• 2020

Recently, due to the development of MEMS technology, researches for the production of effective micro structures and shapes have been actively conducted. However, the process technology based on chemical etching has a number of problems such as environmental pollution and time problems due to multi-process. Various processes to cope with this process are being studied, and one of the mechanical etching processes is the powder blasting process. This process is a method of spraying fine particles, which has the advantage of being an effective process in manufacturing hard brittle materials. However, it is also a process that adversely affects the material surface roughness and material properties due to the impact of the injection of fine particles. In this study, after fabricating micro-channels in fused silica glass with excellent optical properties among the hard brittle materials, we used the nano indentation system to analyze the micro parts using nano-particles as well as machinability and surface roughness analysis of the processed surface. The analysis was performed for the effective processing of powder blasting.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.467-467
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• 2011

Reflecting the growing importance of nanomaterials in science and technology, controlling the porosity combined with well-defined structural properties has been an ever-demanding pursuit in the related fields of frontier researches. A number of reports have focused on the synthesis of various nanoporous materials so far and, recently, the nanomaterials with multimodal porosity are getting an emerging importance due to their improved material properties compared with the mono porous materials. However, most of those materials are obtained in bulk phases while the spherical nanoparticles are one of the most practical platforms in a great number of applications. Here, we report on the synthesis of the core-shell silica nanoparticles with double mesoporous shells (DMSs). The DMS nsnoparticles are spherical and monodispersive and have two different mesoporous shells, i.e., the bimodal porosity. It is the first example of the core-shell silica nanoparticles with the different mesopores coexisting in the individual nanoparticles. Furthermore, the carbon and silica hollow capsules were also fabricated via a serial replication process.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.71-79
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• 2024

Nanotechnology is the latest technology developed by humanity, trying to use the molecular properties of materials found in nature to create devices that solve the problems plaguing humanity and their efficiency. Man is also trying to change the meaning of molecules to nano so that a body made up of these particles has all the properties of these particles. Nanotechnology is not a new field but a new approach in all areas. A new perspective in concrete technology has been created by the use of nanoparticles in recent years. Adding silica nanoparticles to concrete mixes improves its properties and increases its strength. However, different results and reported mechanisms explain the behavior of nanoparticles in the mixture; Therefore, it took much work to generalize the results and predict the behavior of nano concretes. This article is about the construction simulation technology of civil engineering based on artificial intelligence, which deals with the effect of nanoparticles on improving concrete properties. This was demonstrated by analyzing laboratory samples in various mixture configurations and observing how silica nanoparticles affected their microstructure with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Based on SEM measurements, silica nanoparticles have a powerful effect because of their specific surface area. Their increase and decrease must be sought in interacting with the filling and nucleation mechanism and the pozzolanic activity. Each of these mechanisms dominates at different ages of hydration and affects the microstructure and mechanical properties of concrete.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.492-499
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• 2013

The characteristics of abrasive wear of the rubber matrix composites filled with nano sized silica particles were investigated at ambient temperature by pin-on-disc friction test. The range of volume fraction of silica particles tested are between 11% to 25%. The cumulative wear volume and friction coefficient of these materials on particle volume fraction were determined experimentally. The major failure mechanisms were lapping layers, deformation of matrix, ploughing, deboding of particles and microcracking by scanning electric microscopy photograph of the tested surface. The cumulative wear volume showed a tendency to increase nonlinear with increase of sliding distance. As increasing the silica particles of these composites indicated higher friction coefficient.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.174-179
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• 2014

The wear behavior of epoxy matrix composites filled with nano sized silica particles is discussed in this paper. Especially, the variation of the coefficient of friction and the specific wear rate under the various applied load and sliding velocity were investigated for these materials. Wear tests of pin-on-disc mode were carried out and followed by scanning electron microscope observations. The presence of silica filler in epoxy composites was demonstrated significant influence on the friction and wear behavior of epoxy nanocomposites. With the incorporation of silica filler into the epoxy matrix, reduction of the coefficient of friction and specific wear rate were identified. Wear mechanism was discussed by analyzing the worn surface by scanning electron microscope as well.

• 공업화학
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.514-521
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• 2010

Solvent-casting 공정을 통해서 제조되는 전형적인 Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM)과는 달리, 일종의 Bulk-Molding Compounds (BMC) Process와 유사한 공정을 사용하여서 실리카 나노 입자들이 나노 크기로 분산된 PEM을 제조하였다. 즉, 반응성 분산제인 Urethane Acrylate Nonionomer (UAN)와 Styrene, Styrene Sulfonic Acid (NaSS), 실리카 나노입자를 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) 단일 용매에 혼합시키고 라디칼 개시제 존재 하에서 Mold내에서 공중합을 수행하면, 표면 특성이 각기 다른 실리카 나노 입자들이 나노 크기로 분산된 Poly(urethane acrylate-styrene-styrene sulfonic acid) random copolymer Membrane 즉 일종의 실리카/고분자 Nanocomposite Membrane이 제조될 수 있었다. 실리카 나노 입자들의 Membrane에서의 분산성은 TEM을 이용하여서 확인할 수 있었다. 제조된 Membrane은 분산된 실리카 나노입자들의 표면 특성에 따라서 각기 다른 수팽윤도 및 수소이온전도도 변화 거동을 나타내었다. Membrane에 친수성 실리카 나노 입자들이 분산된 경우에는, Membrane의 수팽윤도가 다소 증가되었지만 거의 일정한 수소 이온 전도도를 나타내었다. 그러나 Membrane의 메탄올 투과도는 상대적으로 크게 감소되었다. 반면에 Membrane에 분산된 소수성 실리카 나노 입자들이 분산된 경우에는, 수팽윤도는 크게 감소되었지만 수소 이온전도도는 거의 변화하지 않았다. 즉 소수성 실리카 나노입자들은 소수성 도메인에 분산되어서 친수성 도메인이 팽윤되는 것을 억제시키지만 수소 이온전도성에는 영향을 미치지 않기 때문이다. 따라서 membrane의 수팽윤도와 수소이온전도성을 실리카 나노 입자들의 표면 특성을 이용하여서 자유로이 조절이 가능하다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 흥미로운 것은 실리카 나노 입자를 membrane에 분산시키는 것만으로도 수소 이온 전도성을 유지시키면서 수팽윤도를 현저하게 저하시킬 수 있다는 것이다.

• Composites Research
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.268-274
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• 2020

이 연구에서는 에폭시 수지에 나노 실리카 입자의 농도가 열화 거동에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보았다. 약 12 nm 크기의 실리카 입자를 에폭시 수지에 세가지 무게비로 섞은 나노 복합소재를 제작하여 열중량분석(Thermogravimetric Analysis, TGA)을 이용하여 여섯 가지의 서로 다른 승온률 하에서 열화거동 변화를 분석하였다. 등변환법(Isoconversional Method)에 기초한 Friedman, Flynn-Wall-Ozawa, Kissinger 그리고 DAEM(Distributed Activation Energy Method) 방식으로 활성화에너지를 정량적으로 계산하였다. 계산 결과에 의하면 순수 에폭시와 비교했을 때, 실리카 입자가 함유될 경우 활성화에너지가 상승한다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 그러나 10%와 18%의 활성화에너지 값이 유사함에 따라 반드시 함유랑에 비례하지는 않는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 각 방법에 의한 계산방식을 분석하여 그 결과를 비교하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.360-365
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• 2006

대규모 산업공정을 위한 효소 고정화 담체로서 나노세공 실리카의 상용화 가능성을 조사하였다. 정량반응 시스템을 이용하여 1차 입자의 생성조건을 변화시킴으로써 여러 세공크기를 갖는 나노세공 실리카를 만들었으며, 비표면적, 세공 용적, 공극 크기 등의 물성 제어를 하였다. 실리카와 효소 사이의 원활한 공유결합을 유도하기 위해, 실리카의 표면을 알데하이드기로 개질하였으며, Lucifer yellow라는 형광 dye를 이용하여 표면 개질을 확인하였다. 실리카 위에 목적 효소인 트립신을 각 조건에 따라 고정화 시킨 결과 충분한 고정화를 위해서는 50 nm 정도의 공극 크기가 필요함을 알았고, 표면 차이에 따른 고정화 차이를 통해 고정화에 있어 표면개질의 중요성을 볼 수 있었다. 또 재사용 시 고정화된 트립신의 활성 변화를 관찰, 활성이 90%까지 유지되는 동안 10회 이상의 반복 사용이 가능함을 확인하였다. 이를 통하여 고정화 효소 시스템의 산업적 이용을 위한 가능성을 확인하였다. 실리카의 상용화 가능성을 평가하기 위하여 현재 상용화 되고 있는 지지체와 유사한 조건에서 실험 후 결과를 비교해 본 결과 나노세공 실리카의 효소 고정화용 지지체로서의 상용화 가능성을 발견할 수 있었다.