• 융복합기술연구소 논문집
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.45-49
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• 2013

Spherical active carbon materials have been used for the removal of pollutants in the area of food processing, water treatment, air purification, oral administration. Moreover, they are now expected to make an epoch in the areas of electronics, life science, environmental technology, and so on due to their superior physical properties. Carbon particles should be requested for the edgeless spherical shapes in order to minimize the loss due to the abrasion during the process and/or practical use, but the carbon particles manufactured from petroleum-based pitch do not meet these needs. Nowadays, thus, the spherical active carbon particles carbonized from various spherical polymer beads are studied with thermoplastic and/or thermosetting polymers. In this paper, the synthesis of spherical phenolic beads and furan beads, which are thermosetting polymers, and their carbonization techniques are examined.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.530-536
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• 2023

The theoretical capacity of silicon-based anode materials is more than 10 times higher than the capacity of graphite, so silicon can be used as an alternative to graphite anode materials. However, silicon has a much higher contraction and expansion rate due to lithiation of the anode material during the charge and discharge processes, compared to graphite anode materials, resulting in the pulverization of silicon particles during repeated charge and discharge. To compensate for the above issues, there is a growing interest in SiO_x materials with a silica or carbon coating to minimize the expansion of the silicon. In this study, spherical silica (SiO₂) was synthesized using TEOS as a starting material for the fabrication of such SiO_x through heating in a reduction atmosphere. SiO_x powder was produced by adding PVA as a carbon source and inducing the reduction of silica by the carbothermal reduction method. The ratio of TEOS to distilled water, the stirring time, and the amount of PVA added were adjusted to induce size and morphology, resulting in uniform nanosized spherical silica particles. For the reduction of the spherical monodisperse silica particles, a nitrogen gas atmosphere mixed with 5 % hydrogen was applied, and oxygen atoms in the silica were selectively removed by the carbothermal reduction method. The produced SiO_x powder was characterized by FE-SEM to examine the morphology and size changes of the particles, and XPS and FT-IR were used to examine the x value (O/Si ratio) of the synthesized SiO_x.

• Carbon letters
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• 제19권
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• pp.23-31
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• 2016

Carbon rich fly ash was recently reported to have compositions that are ideal for use as a precursor and catalyst for carbon nanotube growth. This fly ash powder is mostly composed of pure carbon, predominantly present as sp². In this work, the effect of sonication time on the morphology and structural properties of carbon rich fly ash particles is reported. The obtained results show that ultrasound treatment is an effective tool for producing ultrafine particles/fragments with higher porosity, which might be suitable for the adsorption of gasses. Moreover, carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) of this fly ash were produced in parallel using the ball milling technique, and were evaluated as reinforcements for epoxy based composites. These CNPs have almost spherical shapes with particle sizes of around 30 nm. They were found to have strong C=O carbonyl group bonds, which might be generated during the ball milling process. The tensile testing results of a fly ash CNP reinforced epoxy composite showed significant improvements in the mechanical properties, mainly in the stiffness of the polymer. The stiffness value was increased by around 23% of that of neat epoxy. These CNPs with chemically active groups might also be useful for other applications.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.618-623
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• 2020

구형 페놀수지 입자 및 상대적으로 가교밀도가 낮은 구형 페놀-크레졸 공중합체 수지를 페놀, ortho-크레졸, 및 포름알데히드로부터 염기성 촉매인 트리에틸아민(triethylamine)의 존재 하에 98 ℃에서 현탁중합을 통하여 합성하였다. 페놀은 두 개의 ortho 및 한 개의 para 위치에서 포름알데히드와 반응하여 가교구조를 형성하지만 ortho-크레졸은 선점된 하나의 ortho 위치의 methyl 기로 인하여 공중합 시 가교 밀도를 저하시킨다. 그 영향으로 700 ℃ 질소 환경에서의 탄화 시 구형 페놀수지 비드에 비해 구형 페놀-크레졸 공중합체 수지의 경우 겉보기 밀도의 감소와 함께 수축율의 증가 현상이 일어나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 크레졸 올리고머의 분자량이 증가함에 따라 탄화 된 공중 합체 비드의 기공 반경이 감소하여 밀도 및 수축 결과와 일치 하였으며, 크레졸을 이용하여 구형 페놀수지 입자의 가교도를 조절함으로써 탄화과정에서의 밀도 감소율이 약 3~6%포인트 증가되고, 수축율은 약 6~20%포인트 증가함을 확인하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.279-284
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• 2013

암모니아수 또는 트리에틸아민(TEA)을 촉매로 사용하여 페놀과 포름알데히드로부터 구형 페놀수지를 페놀:포름알데히드=1:1~1:4의 몰 비로 $98^{\circ}C$에서 현탁중합을 통해 합성하였고, 이를 $700^{\circ}C$의 질소 환경에서 탄화시켜 구형 탄소입자를 형성하였다. 현탁중합으로 형성된 구형 페놀수지의 열적 특성으로부터 후경화가 필요함을 확인하였다. 현탁중합의 최적조건을 결정하기 위하여 페놀/포름알데히드(P/F)의 몰 비, 촉매의 pH, 안정제의 분자량이 구형 페놀입자의 크기와 수율에 미치는 영향을 나머지 변수를 고정시킨 상태에서 조사하였다. P/F 몰 비에 따라 형성되는 입자 크기는 증가하는 반면 수득율은 감소하는 것을 확인하였고, 촉매의 pH가 클수록 큰 입자가 형성되며, 또한 안정제의 분자량은 입도분포보다는 수득율에 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 후경화를 거쳐 얻어진 구형 페놀수지의 열안정성을 TGA를 통하여 조사하였으며, P/F 몰 비가 높은 경우는 dibenzyl ether의 존재로 인하여 후경화 이후에도 $220^{\circ}C$의 중량감소가 여전히 존재하며, 반면에 P/F 몰 비가 낮은 경우는 $220^{\circ}C$ 이후 $400^{\circ}C$에 걸쳐 꾸준한 중량감소가 일어나는 것으로부터 P/F 몰 비가 1:2인 경우가 열안정성이 가장 우수함을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.413-418
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• 2018

All-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSBs) using inorganic sulfide-based solid electrolytes are considered prospective alternatives to existing liquid electrolyte-based batteries owing to benefits such as non-flammability. However, it is difficult to form a favorable solid-solid interface among electrode constituents because all the constituents are solid particles. It is important to form an effective electron conduction network in composite cathode while increasing utilization of active materials and not blocking the lithium ion path, resulting in excellent cell performance. In this study, a mixture of fibrous VGCF and spherical nano-sized Super P was used to improve rate performance by fabricating valid conduction paths in composite cathodes. Then, composite cathodes of ASSBs containing 70% and 80% active materials ($LiNi_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}O_2$) were prepared by a solution-based process to achieve uniform dispersion of the electrode components in the slurry. We investigated the influence of binary carbon additives in the cathode of all-solid-state batteries to improve rate performance by constructing an effective electron conduction network.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.137-145
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• 2021

Among the non-precious metal catalysts, iron-nitrogen doped carbon (Fe-N/C) catalysts have been recognized as the most promising candidates for an alternative to Pt-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) under alkaline and acidic conditions. In this study, the nano replication method using mesoporous silica, which features tunable primary particle sizes and shape, is employed to prepare the mesoporous Fe-N/C catalysts with different shapes. Platelet SBA-15, irregular KIT-6, and spherical silica particle (SSP) were selected as a template to generate three different kinds of shapes of the mesoporous Fe-N/C catalyst. Physicochemical properties of mesoporous Fe-N/C catalysts are characterized by using small-angle X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms, and scanning electron microscopy images. According to the electrochemical evaluation, there is no morphological preference of mesoporous Fe-N/C catalysts toward the ORR activity with half-cell configuration under alkaline electrolyte. By implementing X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of Fe and N atoms in the mesoporous Fe-N/C catalysts, it is possible to verify that the activity towards ORR highly depends on the portions of "Fe-N" species in the catalysts regardless of the shape of catalysts. It was suggested that active site distribution in the Fe-N/C is one important factor towards ORR activity.