• 공업화학
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.696-702
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• 2018

최근 열전지는 우주 및 국방분야에서 활용하기 위하여 고출력 및 고에너지 밀도의 새로운 전극재료가 요구되는 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 성형성과 용량의 한계를 가지는 펠릿 타입의 리튬-실리콘 합금(Li(Si)) 음극을 대체하기 위하여 고밀도를 가지는 리튬음극을 제조하고, 단위전지 및 열전지의 전기화학적 성능에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. 리튬음극은 $500^{\circ}C$에서 안정적인 작동을 위하여 철 분말을 바인더로 사용하였고 리튬 중량별(17, 15, 13 wt%) 단위전지 성능평가를 통해 리튬 13 wt%에서 안정적인 성능을 확인하였다. 또한 리튬음극을 사용한 단위전지의 개회로전압이 2.06 V로 Li(Si) 음극 개회로전압 1.93 V에 비해 약 0.1 V 이상 높게 나타났고, first phase에서 리튬음극의 비용량은 $1,632As{\cdot}g^{-1}$로 Li(Si) 음극의 비용량 $1,181As{\cdot}g^{-1}$에 비해 약 1.4배 정도 성능이 향상됨을 확인하였다. 리튬음극을 적용한 열전지를 상온 및 고온 성능시험 결과를 통하여 Li(Si) 음극 열전지에 비해 전압 및 작동시간 등이 탁월하며, 출력특성 및 에너지밀도가 획기적으로 향상됨을 확인하였다.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.34-45
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• 2016

Global warming and climate change have been caused by combustion of fossil fuels. The greenhouse gases contributed to the rise of temperature between $0.6^{\circ}C$ and $0.9^{\circ}C$ over the past century. Presently, fossil fuels account for about 88% of the commercial energy sources used. In developing countries, fossil fuels are a very attractive energy source because they are available and relatively inexpensive. The environmental problems with fossil fuels have been aggravating stress from already existing factors including acid deposition, urban air pollution, and climate change. In order to control greenhouse gas emissions, particularly CO2, fossil fuels must be replaced by eco-friendly fuels such as biomass. The use of renewable energy sources is becoming increasingly necessary. The biomass resources are the most common form of renewable energy. The conversion of biomass into energy can be achieved in a number of ways. The most common form of converted biomass is pellet fuels as biofuels made from compressed organic matter or biomass. Pellets from lignocellulosic biomass has compared to conventional fuels with a relatively low bulk and energy density and a low degree of homogeneity. Thermal pretreatment technology like torrefaction is applied to improve fuel efficiency of lignocellulosic biomass, i.e., less moisture and oxygen in the product, preferrable grinding properties, storage properties, etc.. During torrefacton, lignocelluosic biomass such as palm kernell shell (PKS) and empty fruit bunch (EFB) was roasted under an oxygen-depleted enviroment at temperature between 200 and $300^{\circ}C$. Low degree of thermal treatment led to the removal of moisture and low molecular volatile matters with low O/C and H/C elemental ratios. The mechanical characteristics of torrefied biomass have also been altered to a brittle and partly hydrophobic materials. Unfortunately, it was much harder to form pellets from torrefied PKS and EFB due to thermal degradation of lignin as a natural binder during torrefaction compared to non-torrefied ones. For easy pelletization of biomass with torrefaction, pellets from PKS and EFB were manufactured before torrefaction, and thereafter they were torrefied at different temperature. Even after torrefaction of pellets from PKS and EFB, their appearance was well preserved with better fuel efficiency than non-torrefied ones. The physical properties of the torrefied pellets largely depended on the torrefaction condition such as reaction time and reaction temperature. Temperature over $250^{\circ}C$ during torrefaction gave a significant impact on the fuel properties of the pellets. In particular, torrefied EFB pellets displayed much faster development of the fuel properties than did torrefied PKS pellets. During torrefaction, extensive carbonization with the increase of fixed carbons, the behavior of thermal degradation of torrefied biomass became significantly different according to the increase of torrefaction temperature. In conclusion, pelletization of PKS and EFB before torrefaction made it much easier to proceed with torrefaction of pellets from PKS and EFB, leading to excellent eco-friendly fuels.